Chapter 65: Landing on the Island

Chapter 65: Chapter 65: Landing on the Island

Just as the logistics team was about to turn and get busy.

"Wait."

Lin Ji suddenly called out to Su Qingyue.

Su Qingyue stopped in her tracks, a flicker of anticipation flashing in her eyes, thinking Lin Ji had changed his mind and was going to take her ashore.

However, Lin Ji’s next words nearly made her spit blood in anger.

"Su Qingyue, come here."

Lin Ji pointed to his side and said matter-of-factly:

"Come and turn on the air conditioning. It’s too hot here. Cool us down; we need to keep our minds clear to formulate tactics."

"You..."

Su Qingyue felt utterly humiliated!

As the renowned Ice Queen of Haicheng University, who had awakened a Battle Ice-type Talent, she had not only been kicked out of the combat team but was now reduced to a Humanoid Self-moving Air Conditioner?

She trembled with rage, her chest heaving violently as she glared fiercely at Lin Ji.

But in the end, under Lin Ji’s unyielding gaze, she still lacked the courage to defy this domineering Captain.

Su Qingyue snorted coldly and, filled with resentment and anger, walked over to Lin Ji’s side.

As she reluctantly released wisps of Frost Energy, the oppressive, sulfurous heat around them finally dissipated somewhat, replaced by a comfortable coolness.

"Hmm, the temperature is just right."

Lin Ji nodded in satisfaction, ignoring Su Qingyue, who was now serving as the air conditioner.

He turned and began speaking gravely to Gu Yihan and Lin Yurou, explaining how to use their Talent Skills to handle various situations they might encounter after landing on the island.

Soon, two hours had passed.

Lin Ji had already gone over the extremely perilous tactics in detail with Gu Yihan and Lin Yurou several times.

By now, the Level 3 Steam Ironclad was less than one nautical mile from the Magma Floating Island (1 nautical mile = 1.825 kilometers).

As the distance closed, the temperature in the air soared sharply, with the ambient temperature approaching a staggering forty degrees Celsius!

Waves of scorching heat mixed with the pungent smell of sulfur assaulted them, making even each breath feel like inhaling scalding air.

This extreme heat left everyone on the ship feeling intensely uncomfortable, their sweat instantly soaking through their thin clothing.

"It’s so hot..."

Even Tang Ling, who had been enduring the high heat in the logistics team while forging items at the furnace, couldn’t bear it anymore.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead and, like a fish out of water, hurried over to Su Qingyue, who was emitting cold air.

Fortunately, with Su Qingyue acting as the Humanoid Self-moving Air Conditioner, the Frost Energy released by her Ice Affinity barely offset the surrounding sweltering heat, making everyone feel slightly better.

"Whew... finally finished!"

Tang Ling let out a long sigh of relief and carefully placed the last arrow she had just crafted into the quiver.

"Captain, mission accomplished!"

Tang Ling handed the quiver to Lin Ji, her eyes filled with pride.

"I used all the bone spikes and tail tips from those LV2 Mutated Water Rats we killed on the cargo ship earlier!"

"I made over thirty high-strength Armor-piercing Arrows!"

Lin Ji took the quiver and nodded in satisfaction.

The arrowheads gleamed with a cold, sharp light, clearly much more lethal than the ordinary iron arrowheads from before.

Just then, Tang Ling mysteriously produced another long, cloth-wrapped item.

"And this—this is my masterpiece, saved for last!"

She carefully unwrapped the cloth, revealing an exceptionally unique arrow.

The arrowhead was crafted from the tail spike of that Level 3 Shadowstalker Rat King!

Even more bizarrely, the entire shaft was wrapped in an extremely fine layer of gray-black fuzz.

If you didn’t look closely, the arrow seemed to distort and turn translucent in your vision, as if it could vanish into the air at any moment!

"The Concealment Effect is incredible!"

Lin Ji picked up the special Mouse King Arrow, turning it over in his hands, a glint of sharpness flashing in his eyes.

"Not only does it have Level 3 Armor Piercing capability, but it also perfectly inherits the Concealment trait..."

"Firing this at a critical moment would be absolutely unpredictable!"

He casually handed this trump card to Gu Yihan.

"Keep it safe. Don’t use it unless it’s absolutely necessary."

Gu Yihan solemnly accepted the arrow and carefully placed it into her personal quiver.

With the weapons ready, the next step was figuring out how to deal with that madwoman Qin Yao.

Lin Ji calculated in his mind.

The first plan was to use Lin Yurou’s delicate appearance to lower the other party’s guard.

Then, seize the moment to activate [Deep Slumber], forcibly control the opponent, and execute a decapitation strike.

If that plan failed...

Then they’d have to resort to the utterly shameless second plan.

"If we really can’t win, we’ll have to make a deal with her using [Yin-Yang Harmony]."

Lin Ji stroked his chin, sneering inwardly.

"After all, that madwoman is already about to burst from her own A-grade talent."

"To save her life, I don’t believe she can refuse a life-saving skill that both detoxifies and feels good!"

As he was thinking, the ship gave a slight shudder.

"Boom—"

The Steam Ironclad steadily docked at a rocky shore on the edge of the Magma Floating Island.

Now that they were close to the floating island, everyone felt their own insignificance.

This so-called floating island was actually a massive silicic landmass that had risen above the sea due to an undersea volcanic eruption.

It was called a floating island because the enormous active volcano at its center continuously spewed thick black smoke and volcanic ash.

This smoke formed a huge umbrella-shaped cloud crown in the sky.

From a distance, it looked like a black island.

Moreover, the island’s area was astonishingly large!

On the sea chart, it was just a small black dot, but standing on it now, Lin Ji and the others truly felt how tiny they were.

What surprised them even more was that this island, filled with magma and high temperatures, actually supported vast, dense forests!

The tree bark was a charcoal-like color, and the leaves were a deep crimson, exuding an eerie and dangerous aura.

"Tang Ling, time to work."

Lin Ji jumped off the ship and instructed Tang Ling, who was following behind.

"Take all five Steam Cores and your Crimson Sky Forge with you."

"Don’t leave any valuables on the ship!"

Lin Ji wasn’t too worried about someone directly stealing this Level 3 vessel.

Because all vessels were bound to the system, unless the Captain, Lin Ji, was killed, no one else could gain control.

But he had to guard against being robbed.

After all, the ship currently had no defense systems installed. If other survivors managed to board,

they could loot all the supplies inside, and he would suffer a huge loss.

"Got it!"

Tang Ling immediately understood and quickly ran into the Power Chamber to start dismantling the heavy equipment.

Before long, she came running back, panting heavily.

"Whew... good thing you gave me those two Expansion Pouches earlier, Captain!"

Tang Ling patted the bulging bags at her waist, looking relieved.

"Otherwise, just those five Steam Cores alone would have burst my backpack!"

With everything ready, Lin Ji led the women onto the perilous Magma Floating Island.

Since he had already used [Fortune Prediction] once today, consuming a large amount of Spiritual Power, Lin Ji couldn’t accurately detect the specific location of the High-grade Resource Mine.

But based on experience, he judged that the closer they were to the core area of the volcanic eruption, the richer the Fire Attribute Resources would be.

So, he set his sights on a small crater not far from the main peak and led the team straight into the eerie forest.

Despite the shade from the trees, the temperature inside the forest was still absurdly high.

Lin Ji walked at the front of the group.

His left arm naturally wrapped around Gu Yihan’s waist, while his right hand shamelessly rested on Su Qingyue’s slender waist on the other side.

"Pervert!"

Su Qingyue was startled by his sudden move, her delicate brows furrowing as she coldly cursed.

Surprisingly, however, she didn’t fiercely pull away as she had before, only squirming slightly as a token resistance.

Seeing she didn’t resist, Lin Ji grew bolder.

His hands began to roam freely over Su Qingyue’s slender waist and back.