The victorious pythons gathered around Lin Yi. Pointing at the crocodile corpse, Lin Yi said, "You all eat up; it will soon be time to head back."
Watching the pythons feast on the corpses of their own kind, the crocodiles retreated back to the river. If they couldn’t win, they would run; preserving their lives was crucial.
Having successfully scared off the crocodiles, Lin Yi also breathed a sigh of relief. Observing the perilous river surface, he suddenly came up with a method for crossing the river.
Since they couldn’t purchase waterborne transportation and cutting bamboo was a hassle, they might as well buy more Floating Pads. With a sufficient number, they could bind six people together, each holding a Laser Cutting Gun—should any crocodiles dare approach, they’d get a perfect slicing.
[Beep beep beep, Host has successfully purchased 100 meters of Strong Steel Rope, paying 20,000 Heavenly Bead Coins.]
"Nan Yi, come down quickly; let’s get this rope tied up well to prevent us from being scattered when crossing the river."
Before Nan Yi could descend, the satiated pythons directly lifted the off-road vehicle and proceeded towards the river.
"Wait, what are you doing?"
Lin Yi hurriedly called the pythons to a halt, aware that they intended to carry them across the river.
But the river was more than a hundred meters wide, its surface teeming with an endless, uncountable number of crocodiles.
With the enemy lurking in the dark and the pythons in plain sight, once they hit the water, the pythons’ prospects seemed grim.
The python was the forest dominant, but in the water, it was a different story.
However, the pythons did not heed Lin Yi’s command to stop and continued to carry the off-road vehicle forward.
"Wait, wait, I’m coming too!"
After Lin Yi roared twice, the pythons finally stopped, allowing him to leisurely get on the vehicle. He scrutinized his surroundings — indeed, not a single crocodile dared to show itself and provoke them.
But Lin Yi was still worried.
Even if the pythons had the strength to escort them to the opposite bank of the river, on the return trip, they would likely be fatigued, which could easily result in becoming a meal for the crocodiles.
Additionally, with dangers lurking on the river surface, should a fight break out, the off-road vehicle would become cumbersome.
"Nan Yi, come here; feed the pythons some medicine pills, and I’ll think of a solution."
[Beep beep beep, Host has successfully purchased 50 Excitement Pills, paying 200,000 Heavenly Bead Coins.][Beep beep beep, Host has successfully purchased a one-piece large Floating Pad, paying 100,000 Heavenly Bead Coins, and the product has been dispatched to the empty space behind the Host.]
Taking advantage of Nan Yi feeding the pythons, Lin Yi had the large pythons carry over the Floating Pad.
"Nan Yi, Nan Er, get on here. The six of us are already bound together. Each of you has a stockpile of 1,000 rounds of ammunition for your guns. Remember, aim for the crocodiles’ eyes and bellies."
After some thought, Lin Yi couldn’t bring himself to use the Laser Cutting Gun, being concerned about unintentionally killing too many crocodiles in the unseen waters. Most importantly, with the pythons escorting them, the risk of accidentally injuring the pythons was too great.
Once everything was in order, Lin Yi had the pythons bite the corners of the Floating Pad. They then took hold of their submachine guns, ready to set out.
However, the great python gently picked up Lin Yi and the others in its mouth as they were connected by steel wire, hanging like food caught in a spider’s web.
"You—what are you doing? Is it that you’re not even listening to the orders of the Snake King now?"
Lin Yi was dangling uncomfortably with his head down and feet up.
The great python paid no attention to Lin Yi but waited for the other pythons to place the off-road vehicle on the Floating Pad as well before slowly lowering Lin Yi and the others down.
In their eyes, every possession of the Snake King must be preserved.
Having understood the pythons’ intentions, Lin Yi nodded in agreement.
Now that my Nine-Eyed Mall system is in a state where only expenditures are possible, I won’t be able to earn any new Heavenly Bead Coins until a successful upgrade. I can only continue to spend the Heavenly Bead Coins I have.
Heavenly Bead Coins are decreasing every time I spend them, so moving the off-road vehicle there to save some Heavenly Bead Coins is also a good thing.
"Alright, let’s set out. You all must pay attention to safety."
At Lin Yi’s command, four large python snakes jumped into the water. They were the sentinel snakes in the water, sending signals to ensure safety before the other pythons slowly began pulling the large Floating Pad forward.
At this moment, the sun had already risen high in the sky, and the sight of the thirty-odd large python snakes pulling the Floating Pad resembled a mighty dragon boat race.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, causing the Floating Pad to sway. Lin Yi nearly lost his footing, but fortunately, the addition of the off-road vehicle as a counterweight enabled the Floating Pad to stabilize.
After traveling only about 10 meters, the water below suddenly became turbulent, and the python snakes stopped their advance. Immediately after, two more pythons dove into the water.
"Lord Lin, could it be that the alligators and python snakes are fighting in the water?" Nan Yi asked, looking concerned.
As the agitation on the water’s surface grew more violent, Lin Yi’s worry became a reality.
[Ding Ding Ding, the host has successfully purchased 3 tons of fresh beef, one deep water detector monitor. 1 million Heavenly Bead Coins have been paid, and the items have been dispatched to the rear of the off-road vehicle.]
"Nan Yi, come here, hurl this beef as far away as possible, the farther the better. Attract the alligators far from our Floating Pad so we can be safe."
While Nan Yi and his group were in charge of throwing the beef, Lin Yi tossed out the deep water detector monitor to observe the situation underwater.
Sure enough, one python snake was being attacked by a group of five alligators, its body already torn with several gashes.
"Damn it, they dare to touch my python snakes!"
Lin Yi clenched his teeth, aimed his submachine gun according to the monitor’s location, gauged the angle through the Floating Pad, and fired a series of bang bang bang, driving away all five alligators.
Finally, the large Floating Pad slowly returned to calm, the bullet holes causing no significant damage to it.
However, looking at the deep water below, many alligators that had initially intended to attack the python snakes were now attracted by the meat scent nearby, scrambling to snatch the beef.
"Lord Lin, we’ve thrown all the beef."
With the strength of five men, they could easily handle more than 10 taels each, and the consumption was faster with both hands engaged.
But at this point, Lin Yi and his group had not even reached the halfway mark across the river.
The scent of the beef was wafting from the Floating Pad, and if those alligators were to follow the scent and overturn it, the off-road vehicle would be destroyed. Therefore, continuing to throw beef was not a solution.
Besides, Lin Yi had no idea how many alligators there were in this river.
[Ding Ding Ding, the host has successfully purchased 2 tons of pork, 200 live ducks, and paid 200,000 Heavenly Bead Coins. According to the host’s instruction, the merchandise will be delivered to a position 100 meters downstream from the host.]
When chunks of pork and white ducks started falling from the sky, Lin Yi shouted loudly.
"Quick, speed up, this batch of food should keep them busy for a few minutes. And those live ducks too."
"Also, rescue the injured python snake."
Upon hearing Lin Yi’s command, the python snakes swiftly retrieved the injured snake onto the Floating Pad and then, with a burst of energy, dragged the Floating Pad at maximum speed towards the opposite bank. Fınd the newest release on novel fire.net
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