Dealt With
He shouldn't have been so careless!
Chen Shouyi searched around the entire island and eventually found her by the beach. He had been following after a thread that was left behind in midair.
She was flying at a height of over 100 meters above ground, frantically heading toward the sea. When she saw Chen Shouyi giving chase after her, she was so scared that she flew even higher.
"Come back!" Chen Shouyi was a little anxious. He quickly used the common language that he wasn't familiar with, shouting loudly.
The shell girl threw a glance at Chen Shouyi then continued to fly forward without turning back.
Chen Shouyi was very anxious and immediately used the old method. He quickly took out a glass marble from his pocket.
"Gemstone!" he shouted loudly.
He went to the extra effort of remembering this term as it allowed him to communicate effectively with the shell girl.
The shell girl paused in the air, hesitating. However, she overcame the temptation after a few seconds and continued to fly on.
"Many!"
He quickly rummaged through his pockets, digging out a few more glass marbles that were smaller than the size of green beans. He placed them on his palm and gestured toward her.
The shell girl hesitated once again, not moving in the air.
"Big!" Chen Shouyi continued to try. However, he didn't bring along big glass marbles with him and would need to go and purchase them. He could only make an empty promise now.
The word "big" finally broke down the last bit of struggle in the shell girl's heart. She hesitated for quite a while before finally coming down.
After seeing the end of the nylon rope dropping down, Chen Shouyi quickly held onto it, heaving a sigh of relief.
The shell girl gradually landed on the ground, turning her head away and not looking at him.
Chen Shouyi understood what she wanted. He quickly squatted down and placed the glass marbles on the ground.
However, the shell girl didn't even bother to take a look at these glass marbles. She just kept on shouting, "Big! Big! Big!"
"To hell with 'big'!" Chen Shouyi grumbled.
He only said the word "big" in the common language and the rest in Chinese.
He grabbed onto the shell girl and quickly headed to his encampment.
The shell girl kept on struggling in his hand, saying something loudly and angrily. It was a pity that he didn't understand a word that she said.
Chen Shouyi brought her back near to the space channel's entrance, took out the ropes and tape, bounded her hands and feet, then sealed her mouth. All these were done with great familiarity and then he put her into his briefcase.
"You're pushing it!"
Before he left, he looked at his clothes to check that they weren't stained in blood before he came out from the space channel.
Walking to the streets and looking at the bustling human traffic, Chen Shouyi suddenly had the feeling as if he was cut off from the world. One moment ago, he was still killing someone, being on the verge of death. However, everything was so peaceful right now.
He let out an exhale, and his slightly suppressed feelings also dissipated rapidly.
He went to buy a box of big glass marbles at the very first instant before he returned to the motel he stayed at.
After returning to the room, he let the shell girl out.
She let Chen Shouyi remove the binding on her while she remained expressionless. She didn't move at all and was feeling grumpy.
She was clearly extremely angry, and it didn't take long before tears started to flow down silently.
It made sense. She could have gotten away from the devil's claws, regaining her freedom. It was a pity that she was foolish and couldn't withstand temptation in the end. The most crucial thing was that not only did the other party not fulfill his end of the agreement, but he also treated her even more roughly.
There was no need to say how upset and regretful she was feeling.
Chen Shouyi looked at the shell girl and pushed her down meanly.
She lay down on the bed, looking up at the ceiling with a numb expression.
Chen Shouyi found her hopeless expression funny. However, he didn't tease her anymore and waved his hand in front of her. He then stuffed a marble that was the size of her head into her arms.
The tear-stricken face that had been filled with anger a moment ago immediately cleared up. She looked at Chen Shouyi in great surprise, then quickly hugged the glass marble tightly, not letting go.
Chen Shouyi smiled and picked up the remote control to switch on the television. He changed to the animation channel and left her be.
...
He needed some quiet time to himself.
All this while, he hadn't made any preparations as there weren't any dangers on the island.
To him, the island was just a place for him to practice.
Other than a wooden rod and a kitchen knife that could be considered weapons, he didn't have anything else to deal with the dangerous situations. After all, who'd have thought that there'd be barbarians going to the desolate island?
However, the appearance of the two barbarians instantly destroyed the delusions he had had.
The island wasn't safe. The existence of the barbarians meant that there must be a place where barbarians gathered nearby. It might be an island or a continent.
Two barbarians came today, and there might still be barbarians passing by the next day. No one could guarantee that this would be their last visit.
Chen Shouyi didn't dare to bet his chances that he'd always be this lucky. He must find ways to handle the situations.
At the very least, before he encountered any enemies he couldn't handle, he didn't wish to give up on this island in the Otherworld.
Thankfully, although the country was stricter toward the possession of weapons by non-martial practitioners, as long as one didn't carry a weapon along with them to public places, no one would care.
He immediately took out his phone and went onto the Weapons Treasury website.
This was a professional cold weapon B2C e-commerce website.
Chen Shouyi's old phone loaded the website at snail speed, making him feel extremely anxious while waiting.
It took over one minute before the web page fully loaded. In between, there was even an instance when it hanged.
He felt that it was really time for him to get a new phone.
He immediately searched for a battle bow that weighed over 300 pounds. Amongst the cold weapons, bow and arrows had the highest kill efficiency. It was at a level that no other weapons could compare with.
But he soon realized that he had a lot less money than he had imagined. The price of the battle bow was a lot more expensive than sabers and swords. Even the cheapest one cost over 30,000.
Moreover, a 300-pound battle bow was far too light for him, and the arrows wouldn't be able to shoot out for too far in an environment that had three times the gravity of Earth; thus, the prowess would be limited. Other than to be used for normal practice, it wouldn't be of much use.
He considered the options and decided that rather than buying a 300-pound for martial apprentices, he might as well purchase a powerful bow that was suitable for his strength. He immediately filtered those that weighed 500 pounds or higher. Bows of this weight category belonged to the range catered for martial practitioners.
In the end, after only one chunk of the website had loaded, Chen Shouyi was shocked after seeing the number of zeros on the price tag for every battle bow. This was despite the fact that he had a rough estimation for the prices.
150,000!
This was the price of the cheapest battle bow. And this was when there was a national holiday sale, having a 15% discount.
The mid-range ones would cost about 500,000 to 600,000, and the most expensive ones were over four million.
After getting 110,000 from selling the gold he had gotten, in addition to the 18,000 that Mother Chen had transmitted him, he only had slightly over 120,000 after taking into consideration of his spendings over the past few days. He had thought of himself to be very rich previously.
He hadn't expected that he wasn't even able to afford a battle bow.
He couldn't hold back his curiosity and clicked on the most expensive one. It was an astonishing battle bow that had beautiful lines and was filled with a feeling of science-fiction. Its smooth body was made from carbon nanofiber, and its string was from some mysterious animal of the Otherworld.
According to the shop's description, this mysterious bowstring still showed living characteristics. Therefore, its ability didn't break down on Earth like a non-living object. It was merely in silence. If it was used in the Otherworld, the arrows would gather light, causing the speed and prowess to increase in folds.
Chen Shouyi knew of this phenomenon. It was the same for himself and the shell girl. The abilities of many living creatures from the Otherworld came from their genes, making them applicable for use in both worlds. It was just that they were unable to materialize.
Not only was this battle bow very cool, but it also had great prowess. It was a pity he couldn't afford it and could just secretly crave it.
He held onto the urge to take another look and closed the web page.
He then opened up the site for secondhand cold weapon trades.
The prices here were a lot cheaper, but it was just that there were no assurances on the quality. However, to Chen Shouyi, who was on a tight budget, he couldn't care less.
Very soon, he picked out a shop that had a better reputation and selected a battle bow that was still relatively new, as well as an alloy sword. He chatted with the customer service for a while, repeatedly confirming that he could get his money back if there were quality problems, and then placed his orders quickly.
Chen Shouyi couldn't help but think that money really wasn't something that could last when he saw the total price of 105,000 dollars.
Thankfully, it was easy for him to earn money, so he didn't feel as much pain.
Moreover, the shell girl had put in her utmost effort and collected quite a lot of golden sand for him. Although he hadn't weighed them accurately, he estimated that there was already about half a jin [1].
[1] One jin is equivalent to 0.5 kg.