Just as she had seen yesterday, the entire mountain was colorless, as if it had been through a fire. There were only bare branches everywhere, and it was so black that it was impossible to tell what it originally looked like.
Following this trend, even if you reach the top of the mountain, you won’t find anything to eat, but you can take the opportunity to observe the surrounding situation, which is still helpful.
It seemed like the rain had been washed away yesterday. Under the scorching sun, the temperature was rising rapidly. The young conductor in a suit began to sweat after walking for a while.
This [Mobile Floor Heating ] can be called a magic weapon in the severe winter, but after the world and terrain change, it is just a pure trick to prevent heatstroke.
"what…"
Su Xin wiped the sweat off her forehead and flipped up her bangs, revealing her smooth forehead.
The coat on her body had been put back into the space long ago, and the long-sleeved shirt was rolled up by her, revealing the pure black tight suit underneath.
The trouser legs were rolled up into cropped pants, and the middle-length socks were folded into short ones, revealing a small section of white legs, making the thin red rope at the ankles particularly conspicuous.
“..Woo.”
Su Xin was stunned and turned to look behind her, and found that the little fox, who had spoken for the first time today, was staring at her ankle without blinking.
"...Ah, do you like this?" She bent down and gently hooked the rope loop with her little finger.
The little fox looked up at her twice, took two steps closer, and under Su Xin's gaze, gently touched the rope with its wet nose, bringing her a little coolness.
"Well, it seems like you really like it."
Su Xin reached out and touched the little fox's head. When it didn't avoid her, she helped to smooth its fur with a smile until it was satisfied. Then she spoke.
"But I can't give this to you. This is a birthday present from my sister. It's very important."
The little fox tilted its head, looking adorable and ignorant, which made Su Xin nauseous again. Then she rejected him righteously.
"No means no, even if you act cute."
"When there's a chance, I'll make one of the right size for you. This... I really can't give it to you."
The little fox was rejected, but he didn't seem to feel sorry. He hummed and walked past Su Xin and walked to the front. When he saw that she didn't follow him, he shook his tail and turned to look at her.
"Woo!"
Su Xin smiled and said, "I'm coming."
The man and the fox walked upwards for a long time, until Su Xin's sweat completely soaked her clothes, and then they reached the top of the slope.
As expected, there is nothing on the small flat land, only rocks covered by soil are exposed, showing the barrenness of this place.
Su Xin looked around again, but still found nothing. However, she discovered that there seemed to be another island on the sea level in the distance.
"Well...see there's nothing to eat on this island."
Commander Su pinched his clothes and shook them to create some cool breeze while looking at the little fox, "What should I do? You're going to starve."
"...嘤."
"...How about I go catch some fish? There are no animals on the island, but there should be some in the water, right?"
So Su Xin hurried down the mountain, returned to the cave and told Helena about the situation, then turned around and ran out again, ready to find a nearby beach to go into the water.
She could stand and run on the sea, but she couldn't swim, let alone dive. The only way at the moment was probably to fry fish.
"This is easier than climbing a mountain."
Su Xin thought about it, ran to a random area of water, took out a torpedo and threw one into the water.
After hearing the muffled sound of an explosion in the water, she only needs to stand there for a while, and the fish with their bellies turned up should float up. If not, she can just move to another place.
In this unsupervised world, frying fish is not illegal. Anyway, no one will arrest her and put her in solitary confinement, so Su Xin picked up five or six torpedoes and started throwing them around.
After all the explosions were set off, the young commander was still worried about what to do if there were really no fish. Fortunately, there seemed to be more creatures in the water than on land. After waiting for only a few minutes, she had some gains.
It’s just that these fish look weird and don’t look very appetizing, but it’s better than going hungry.
"This... should be edible, right?" Su Xin muttered softly as she looked at the fish in her hand, "...it looks similar to what the royal family cooks..."
"...Ah, am I going to do it later?"
...
"Why not let it go?"
Chapter 494 Cats and Dogs Are Incompatible
Of course, releasing the fish is just talk. After all, you don’t need great cooking skills to fillet fish.
[Helena] There is also oil to supply energy. It doesn’t matter if you don’t eat it. The little foxes probably like to eat it raw, which is easier to handle.
Only Su Xin couldn't accept raw food, so she planned to roast it slightly over fire. Even if it was a little burnt, she would be able to eat it.
"Besides, these fish look so strange... this is a good opportunity to dissect them."
There were many dead fish floating on the sea. Su Xin picked them up very slowly with one hand. Coupled with the scorching sun above her head, she had the urge to jump into the sea to cool down.
Unfortunately, it is not easy to clean after being exposed to sea water. She took a bath in the heavy rain yesterday, and she can't get herself dirty again.
So the young commander endured the stickiness on his body and quickened the speed of picking up the fish, throwing all the dead fish that had died a few minutes ago into the space to preserve them, and then turned around and hurried to the shore.
The little fox squatted on the beach waiting for her obediently, wagging its tail from time to time. It looked calm and composed, which made Su Xin inexplicably think of someone.
"...What are you thinking about?" She shook her head to dispel the messy thoughts, "I'm back, little fox, I brought you...some fish that will probably be delicious?"
"Woo~"
Su Xin looked at the little fox following her legs, thought for a moment, took out a fish the size of two palms, and handed it to the little fox.
"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat now? Or should I help you remove the scales?"
The strong fishy smell hit the little fox's nose, making it take a few steps back. It sneezed several times, shook its fur, and decided not to come any closer.
Su Xin didn't know if it was an illusion, but she seemed to see an emotion called "disgust" in the eyes of a fox.
She hesitated for a moment, and suddenly remembered that there was no water source on the mountain. Even if she brought the fish back, there was no place to deal with them. So Su Xin simply walked back to the sea and cleaned up the dead fish with sea water.
The dagger that was left in her own world seemed to still be there. As soon as she thought of it, it appeared and hung on Su Xin's waist.
But now she only has her right hand to use. No matter how she thinks about it, it is an impossible task to handle the fish by herself.
[Helena]'s injury hasn't healed yet. Although the little fox is smart, it is still an animal after all. It is not like Tom in Tom and Jerry, who can do everything except catch mice.
After thinking it over, she simply took off her clothes and pants, sat on the sea wearing only a tight suit, holding a dagger between her feet and pinching fish meat with her hands, and began to challenge herself.
The fish in this world have a lot of scales, which are fine, dense and hard. The little commander grabbed them and scratched them, and the scales flew everywhere.
The dagger that could even break through ship armor did not distinguish between friend and foe. When Su Xin was still unfamiliar with the weapon, it sharpened her fingers a lot. The wounds were obviously very shallow, but they were incredibly painful.
Su Xin knew that this was because her knife was too sharp and the cut was too small, so the coagulation function was not triggered, causing the nerves inside to be exposed.
But there was nothing she could do about it. At least she now had three cleaned fish, waiting for her to slice or grill them.
After thinking that three fish should be enough to eat, Commander Su washed his hands carefully, cleaned the fish scales and blood on his body, and then walked quickly to the shore.
The little fox waited for Su Xin for a long time. Seeing her coming ashore without any hesitation in a tight suit, he stared at her intently.
The pitch-black suit resembles a diving suit, highlighting every curve of Su Xin's body.
A height of meters is not actually short, but the slimming black clothes and slender limbs make Su Xin look particularly petite.
The two places on the chest have indeed grown, from the flat surface that Mingmiao mistook for the back, to the beautiful shape with a slight curve.
The waist is incredibly thin, which makes the lines of the hips and hips extremely clear. Coupled with the well-proportioned long legs, it is truly impeccable.
The little fox didn't even blink as he watched Su Xin walk over to it and squat down. Her fair little face was so pretty and charming that it suddenly lost its mind.
After turning into a fox, his sense of smell became more sensitive and he could easily smell the light peach scent on the other person. Even the fishy smell was suppressed and no longer so pungent.
The little fox blinked its dark round eyes and subconsciously licked the tip of its nose with its pink, slender tongue.
Su Xin smiled when she saw this, took out the cleaned fish and handed it to the little fox, "Are you hungry?"
The little fox looked at her steadily and responded softly.
"Hey."
"Then eat quickly, I've washed it all, okay?"
The white and tender fish meat looked much better than before, and the clean insides no longer disgusted the fox. Although it was not sliced into sashimi, the little fox was actually not that picky.
It opened its long mouth and was about to take a bite, but it caught a glimpse of Su Xin's scarred hands under the fish. It paused for a moment and suddenly lost its appetite.
"Woo..."
Commander Su couldn't guess, so he could only guess and ask, "Well... is it too big? Then can I cut it into smaller pieces for you?"
Without waiting for her to retract her hand, the little fox stretched its neck and sniffed the hand, causing Su Xin to retract her hand unnaturally.
"Well... I washed it many times, but it still smells, quite fishy..."
"Ah, is that why you can't eat? Then I'll find you a clean stone to use as a plate."
The little fox didn't respond, but took a step forward. Under Su Xin's puzzled gaze, he stuck out his tongue and gently licked the shallow scar on his fingertips.
The soft touch, accompanied by a slight pain at the wound, lingered around the fingertips, but Su Xin only felt numb and itchy. It was very strange, but she was in a good mood.
"Are you feeling sorry for me?"
"Ugh."
"It's okay. I had to deal with it anyway. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to eat it."
Su Xin paused, and seeing that the little fox had no intention of stopping licking, she simply shifted her attention to its tongue.
Unlike cats, dogs have no barbs on their tongues. They are smooth and not rough to the touch, but very soft and smooth.
"Well, if your tongue had barbs like mine, I'd be in a terrible situation right now."
Commander Su smiled and stuck out his cat tongue. The pale white barbs on his face were translucent, not hard and rough like those of real animals. Instead, they were more like some kind of gelatin, slightly rough but not harmful.
Seeing the tongue in front of him that was so different from his own, the little fox silently stopped licking, retracted his tongue, stepped back and closed his eyes, and opened them after a while.
The increasingly deep round pupils seemed to contain a lot of things, but they looked naive. It was a pity that the little fox no longer had the mood to act cute. After staring at Su Xin for a few moments, he turned around and left.
This made the little commander standing there very confused. Why was this fox so hot and cold? Two or three months should not be the rebellious period yet...
Do foxes have a rebellious period?
"...Is it because cats and dogs are incompatible?"
The little commander was still guessing, but when he looked up, he found that the fox was looking at him not far ahead. Its soft and cute expression seemed to be scolding him, which made Su Xin feel better all of a sudden.
"Well, here I come, wait for me..."
Chapter 495 Hum~
"I'm back, are you feeling better?"
Helena, who was leaning against the cave wall in a daze, quickly adjusted her expression upon hearing the voice and responded as if she didn't care, "Not bad."
There was only a small amount of charcoal left in the extinguished fire, and the dust gathered into a small slope.
Without wind, the smell of smoke in the cave would not dissipate for a while. If you had not been out, it would be fine. But once you went outside and came back in, you would smell a strong smell of smoke.
The little fox who was walking in the front sneezed as soon as he entered the cave, and his little body twitched, which made Su Xin who was following behind him very amused.
"What's the matter?"
Su Xin said as she entered the cave. She coughed slightly because of the smoke. She finally understood why the little fox sneezed, so she quickly walked towards Helena.
"You're back so late... uh, wait, what are you going to do?"
Helena, the wounded soldier, didn't even have time to finish her words before the commander grabbed her ankle and dragged her out of the cave with ease, where she was forced to sunbathe.
"...Why did you suddenly arrest me?"
Su Xin pointed inside the cave and said, "The smell is too strong. It's better to come out and get some fresh air."
Helena looked at the commander with a complicated expression and said nothing.
She had seen worse environments before, but since she was a ship girl and she was only thinking about finding someone, she would endure it in most cases.
"I just caught a lot of fish. Although they look different from the ones we have over there, they should be edible, right?"
[Helena] sighed secretly, "Normal people probably can't eat it, but it's okay for you. Food poisoning won't happen to a ship girl."
As if she thought of something, Su Xin paused and suddenly felt a lack of confidence.
But among the two people present, she was the only one who was capable of serving as the head chef, so the little commander encouraged himself and started tinkering with it.
