Chapter 8
The Captain, A Straight Man Who Never Does Dishes

Splash! Splash!

Yang Xu and Yi Ying, both wearing diving gear, surfaced from the sea one after the other.

Then, they returned to the cabin from the ‘Yunfan’ yacht’s wet deck.

Yi Ying checked Yang Xu’s compressed oxygen tank’s remaining capacity.

Only less than 10% was left.

“You were practically playing with death. If your oxygen ran out, you’d drown in the sea. The audience was quite worried.” Yi Ying's words were reprimanding, but her tone was full of concern.

Yang Xu replied nonchalantly, “I was keeping track. I would have come back before the oxygen ran out. I’m not an idiot.”

The previous tense atmosphere in the live stream.

Became much lighter instantly due to their successful return.

【Bro, the video of you rescuing the whale shark underwater was uploaded to Douyin, and it instantly got tens of thousands of likes! This is going to be a hit!】

【Those whale shark babies were so cute. They stayed close to their mom and didn't wander off. The live stream was full of positive energy!】

【But speaking of which… Bro Xu, your initial goal was to catch crabs, but you didn't even bring back a single crab claw 23333】

User ‘Deng Huo Lan Shan’ gifted the streamer 【Super Rocket】*1

User ‘Woods Forever God’ gifted the streamer 【Plane】*5

The video of Yang Xu diving to rescue the whale shark.

Earned many praises on the short video platform, and the live stream content was also heartwarming.

The number of viewers in the live stream had already reached almost 90,000.

This was incredibly difficult for a new live stream that had only been live for two days.

Yang Xu scratched his head and said, “It seems I won’t be able to eat fresh sea crab tonight, but it was worth it to ensure the big whale shark’s safe migration.”

Only when Yang Xu surfaced did he remember that he had forgotten about catching crabs.

Yi Ying laughed and continued, “It’s alright, we’ll reach the Seven Connected Islands tomorrow, and we can go fishing with the local fishermen then!”

The ‘Yunfan’ yacht at this moment.

Was still 50 nautical miles away from the Seven Connected Islands, a treasure island in the South China Sea to the southeast.

Yang Xu nodded, “We’ll set sail tomorrow morning, and we should reach our destination by noon.”

He planned that after reaching the Seven Connected Islands.

The audience should break 100,000.

He’d be able to get another round of rewards then.

Awesome!

At the same time, the system displayed a choice of opening locations.

【Congratulations, Host has triggered the first check-in location, [South China Sea Treasure Island Seven Connected Islands ‘Sea Turtle Conservation Station’] (Upon arrival and check-in, you will receive rich rewards. Host can choose whether to go or not.)】

Yang Xu’s first stop on this trip.

Was the Seven Connected Islands in the South China Sea.

The system also had additional check-in rewards.

Only an idiot wouldn’t accept!

This was also the first check-in location triggered by the [Global Check-In] system.

I wonder if there will be any unexpected rewards.

Thinking of this, Yang Xu was even a little excited.

In the live stream, many viewers were still discussing the whale shark.

They were also looking forward to Yang Xu and Yi Ying reaching the first destination soon.

The moon hung high.

Calm waters and gentle breeze.

The sea breeze at night was exceptionally gentle.

Since they didn’t catch any fish or crabs, Yi Ying prepared a simple dinner.

On the open deck of the two-story yacht.

Yang Xu sipped beer while enjoying the sea breeze. Beside the dining table was new live stream equipment, two small live stream drones.

He spoke to the viewers in the live stream,

“The Seven Connected Islands are beautiful when viewed from above. We’ll use more angles for the live stream footage to showcase the beautiful scenery of the world.”

After saying this.

Yang Xu directed the live stream camera.

Towards the boundless sea.

Apart from the shimmering waves, there was the bright moonlight.

【The moon rises above the sea, and we are united under the same sky! This scene is so poetic! It’s beautiful.】

【Both streamers are so likable. Handsome guy and beautiful girl, and they are both kind and good-natured. Just now, Bro Xu, to put it mildly, risked suffocating to death to save the whale shark. I’m a fan now!】

Yi Ying smiled and interacted with the viewers in the live stream,

“Do you guys know what the next line of ‘The moon rises above the sea, and we are united under the same sky’ is?”

A flurry of “I don’t know” appeared in the comments.

However, with tens of thousands of people, there were bound to be some viewers who excelled in academics.

【I know! It’s ‘Lovers lament the long night, longing for each other all through the night’! Is there a prize for getting it right?】

Yang Xu was fiddling with the drone, muttering and complaining, “I hate memorizing texts. What does the latter half of the poem mean?”

Yi Ying laughed and asked back, “Do you really want to know?”

Yang Xu said impatiently, “Of course.”

Yi Ying smiled sweetly, “If you wash the dishes, I’ll tell you.”

“Go away, no way. How could the captain wash dishes? You want to rebel and usurp the throne.” Yang Xu tapped Yi Ying’s forehead and said.

Yi Ying shook her head, worriedly, “I’m really worried that your personality will make you stay single for life.”

【Hahaha! Bro Xu is confirmed as a straight man. He doesn't understand romance at all.】

【I know what it means. Sister Ying was trying to trick Bro Xu. It’s a pity that she failed!】

【Who says Brother Yang Xu will stay single? If I could, I’d marry him right now.】

Moonlight showered the deck.

Waves crashed against the nearby reef islands.

Yi Ying looked at the moonlight, and softly said, “The meaning of the next line is ‘If I can’t offer you the beautiful moonlit night, I can only hope to meet you in dreams’.”

It was clearly a love poem.

Yang Xu nodded slightly, “I understand what you mean.”

“What? I was just translating ancient poetry.” Yi Ying quickly explained, and the usually carefree her was actually a bit embarrassed.

The viewers understood.

Yang Xu wasn’t ignorant, he was pretending to be ignorant.

This wave… this wave was a counter-trick~

Yang Xu smiled meaningfully at Yi Ying.

Then he said to the viewers in the live stream, “We’ll live stream again tomorrow when we set off. Now, I’m going off stream to sleep!”

The viewers were suspicious…

The live stream went black instantly.

【Can’t you live stream while sleeping? Waaah!】

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(Seeking flowers and evaluation tickets~ Thanks to everyone’s support, this book is doing well, and I’ll continue to write it hard!)