Chapter 591 - 289: Goodbye Typhoon_3
With the help of torches, the three horses, four people, and six firewoods safely returned to the base.
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That night, the ship base ignited the System bonfire housed within the cabin; Lin Wu and Maya slept in chairs on either side of the fire. The light of the fire kept the mosquitoes at bay and both slept soundly through the night.
At 7 a.m. the next morning, the rain began to intensify along with the wind. By 8 a.m., the system’s broadcast gleefully informed all Hardcore Mode players that the eagerly anticipated typhoon had arrived.
Outside, the fierce storm raged, and the rainwater from the top level flowed down the narrow stairs. Although the ferry’s drainage capacity was excellent, some cabins were still flooded. Maya was more concerned about whether the water level would rise, and if so, by how much? This was a stranded ferry, after all; she didn’t want the two bases to end up drifting in the lake as a mobile base.
Hong Yi reassured Maya, telling her that the current water level was already the highest level of the lake; any water exceeding this level would drain away to the west. Hong Yi had just returned from the sand prevention forest, bringing back two bundles of firewood for smoking meat.
Hearing of Hong Yi’s diligence, Lin Wu could only curse under his breath as he rode Phantom to the sand prevention forest. There was no other choice, as Maya’s attributes weren’t high, making it more dangerous for her to venture out in such severe weather. As a host, she was helping to prepare smoked meat and dry food for him, so as a guest, he should contribute something, right?
Phantom turned out to be stronger than Lin Wu expected; the stormy weather didn’t affect it much. In the end, it was Lin Wu who, fearing he might be blown away, asked it to slow down. On the way back to the base by foot, carrying the firewood, Phantom used its massive body to shield Lin Wu from the side winds. It demonstrated through its behavior that in a typhoon, without a certain weight, creatures should not venture outside lightly.