Dire Waters (5): Rank

They waited until Da Hu and Xiao Hu from the third group arrived, and the people from the second group did not delay any longer. They chose three treasure chests and obtained ten low-level energy crystals, a multifunctional sun hat and a ship that was also preserved as model in glass ball.

However, neither the energy crystallization nor the small boat seemed to be as good as Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian's draw. The host congratulated them, and expressed his regrets while watching the fun. Immediately, the second group of people who arrived looked at Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian, their eyes were wrong.

Da Hu and Xiao Hu also realized from the host's reminder that the draw was not the final result, so when the host shifted the topic to them, they rowed around the island and quickly reported the two selected treasure box numbers and urge the host to open it together.

"The two tourists are really impatient, okay, let's open the treasure chests No. 8 and No. 12 together and see what's inside?" After seeing the contents of the treasure box, the host happily introduced: "Oh, not bad. Oh, the SX-type double boat known for its speed, and a one-night treasure ship rest coupon, congratulations!"

Da Hu and Xiao Hu listened casually, and couldn't tell which one had any effect, but three rewards were always better than two, so they rowed the wooden paddle harder, trying to overtake the second group of people in front.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian listened to a lot of information, no longer delayed, and quickly paddled. They had to fight for the first spot to return to the starting point, otherwise the reward they drew might be someone else's.

The return journey was downstream. Even if the wooden oars were not rowed, the wooden boat would flow downstream along the current, not to mention that Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were rowing vigorously and continuously, and a small wooden board was swept up.

The most troublesome thing they encountered during the return trip was actually the congestion of the waterways.

It was the same waterway that came and went, and it was only more than two meters wide, and it was also crooked. Along the way, they met more and more people moving towards the island. At first, they met two people with one plank, and later encountered many people with one plank.

Obviously, in order to save the time spent practicing two people climbing the plank together, the drowning man who chose to go alone on the road regretted it when he rowed to the point of exhaustion.

In groups of two, you could take turns rowing, and you could take a break when you were tired. But one person going on the road with one plank, when tired, he could only try his best to rely on the water banks on both sides to keep himself from being washed back by the current.

But the shores on both sides were actually unstressed meadows, which were very unreliable, and the single players were frightened.

When there were more people, a waterway of more than two meters wide was not enough. Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian needed to instruct the people on the opposite side to change their positions from time to time, so that the two sides could pass by.

After hearing the situation at the end of this waterway from Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian, many people were willing to cooperate to make way, but also to get to the end faster.

It took nearly two hours to come and less than an hour to go back. Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian's planks were the first to cross the starting line where the city and the dense forest met.

Then they noticed that four platforms were raised in the center of the ramp on the right, and the treasure chests they had drawn were placed on them.

There was no water on the ramp at this time, and the traces that had been washed by the water were also dried and evaporated by the sun, leaving only empty stalls, everything seemed normal and strange.

"The reward is on the slope; can we go ashore?"

Xia Ruize was very happy. Although it was cool to soak in water in hot weather, it was not so refreshing to soak in water all the time.

The two rowed to the shore and tried to climb the east-west ramp. Sure enough, they successfully stood on the ground.

Vigorously kicking, kicking, stomping and stomping, the long legs that had been suffocating for a long time were finally relieved. In addition to being relaxed, the two dragged the planks and wooden oars out of the water and carried them up the slope.

In the existing pool of the original city road outside the starting line, there were still many tourists who fell into the water holding street lamp poles and soaked in the water. They were not willing to scratch any broken boards, and simply stayed in place.

The weird thing they've found was that they couldn't climb to the ground. Even though there was no water on the ramp, there seemed to be some barrier preventing them from going ashore, and they couldn't get up. So, these drowning people could only pass the time by chatting while holding the street light pole.

When Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian first appeared, they thought they were two people who gave up rowing.

It wasn't until Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian climbed ashore that those drowning people who had nothing to do were surprised, and hurriedly swam to the ramp, thinking they could go ashore.

At this time, Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian had already taken their prizes from the small platform. Not surprisingly, the treasure backpack was a space item. There was one cubic meter of storage space.

Ten advanced energy crystals and five lunch boxes were put in first.

Then Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian tried to open the glass cover of the boat model. As soon as the model left the glass cover, it immediately expanded and turned into a small boat that was more than two meters long and one meter wide. It looked more advanced than a wooden boat.

In addition to this, there were also two oars that were also enlarged. The reason why they look stick-shaped was because this was a multi-purpose oar, which was suitable for various waterways.

While the two were studying the newly acquired boat, the still soaked in the water people who tried to get ashore again couldn't help but shouted for help to the two.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian put the gem boat into the glass cover again, and then put them into the backpack. At the same time, they put the wooden board and the wooden oar into the backpack and walked down.

"Brother, how did you climb up? Why can't we climb up?"

"Yes, yes, we also want to climb up, and the skin is wrinkled in the water!"

"Little brother, what did you have in your hands just now? Where did it come from?"

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More than ten people who swam over saw Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian approaching, and a lot of questions were immediately thrown over.

"We rowed the board to the end of the waterway, and then rowed back again. Maybe this is the reason. In short, we can go ashore."

Xia Ruize ignored the other questions and only said one of his own guesses.

When the others heard that they had to row in the waterway before they could go ashore, they immediately asked anxiously:

"How long does it take to come and go like this?"

When asked this question, they remembered that when they were approaching the starting line again, they encountered a person who had been rowing in the opposite direction for an hour.

"Four or five hours."

Xia Ruize replied in an uncertain tone.

It was already one o'clock in the afternoon, and even if they set off now, they would not be able to return until the evening. Many drowning people counted the time and their faces became bitter.

As soon as Xia Ruize's answer spread, those who fell into the water outside the starting line were very distressed. Some people took wooden oars out of the water and tried to paddle. Some people didn't believe Xia Ruize's words and complained about staying in place.

Until the second and third groups came back one after another and landed successfully, some drowning people finally reluctantly rowed over the starting line and entered the waterway.

But these had nothing to do with Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian. The two answered the question and inquired about the situation of Zhuoyuan City quietly, then left the water and climbed the ramp to the top.

After walking through the flat road at the top of the ramp, they looked to the other side of the ramp. The water flow came from that direction at the earliest time, but there was only a road and a quiet building down the slope, and there was no shadow of the water.

However, when the two tried to continue walking, they found that they were just wasting their efforts in place, as if there was an inexplicable barrier preventing them from continuing to move forward, so that they could see but couldn't get close.

Thinking of the drowning people who had been soaked in the water and couldn't climb ashore, Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian did not force it, so they had to go back and forth.

The two found a hotel in the half-slope location, climbed to the top floor through the elevator that was still running, sat on the edge of the building, took out the box lunch they had previously obtained, and ate it while looking at the starting point of the water below, paying attention to the follow-up situation.

Over time, more and more people returned, but only the first ten groups of tourists were rewarded.

The tenth group of tourists didn´t seem to be the tenth group who arrived on the island, but they struggled to surpass the previous group of tourists on the way back and were lucky to get the last gift.

Of course, the person who opened the treasure chest, who arrived shortly after, was not reconciled, and the two groups of four fought on the ramp. At that time, there were not many people who could go ashore, and they were scattered everywhere. It took a long time for someone to finally come to persuade them.

Facts were like Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian's guessed, only those who had fully rowed the waterway could go ashore. Other than that, they were all trapped in the water and could not escape.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian felt that the lunch box in their hands was very delicious. After eating, they felt warm all over, and the fatigue of rowing the boat all morning was gone. More importantly, the amount of food in the small box lunch was unexpectedly sufficient, and the two of them were full.

The two just sat on the roof and observed, watching those who successfully landed wandering around, and finally found that there seemed to be only two roads left in Zhuoyuan City, no, it should be exactly two "half roads".

The original east-west ramp was only left on the side close to the water, and the other side could only be seen and could not be approached.

The original long north-south main road only had a small section below the ramp, and this small section still had an edge. One side was a strange forest waterway, and the other side was blocked by an inexplicable barrier after a certain distance and continued to move forward.

There were many people and great strength, and those who went ashore quickly explored it. After leaving the water, there was only one slope left in their range of activities.

So many people set their sights on the hotel where Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were, and entered the hotel one after another to try to find a suitable room to rest.

But this hotel was not a good place to stay. Without the front desk, no one helped them open the room. Some people tried to forcibly destroy the door of the room, but they all ended in failure. In the end, it was found that they could only stay the corridor of the hotel.

Many people didn't care so much, they sat on the carpet in the corridor and rested greedily.