But calling out twice couldn’t wake Li Xiu, it seemed Li Xiu was really too tired and sleeping deeply.
"How long has it been? Not a sound. That thing shouldn’t come back, right? I’m just standing up to move around, just for a few seconds, it shouldn’t be a problem..." Once this thought formed, Chu Jun couldn’t shake it from his mind.
But looking at Li Xiu sleeping there, Chu Jun forcibly suppressed the thought.
At this moment, Chu Jun was like an old smoker suffering from withdrawal, everything felt wrong, his whole body felt like insects were crawling over it, so uncomfortable he almost groaned.
"Just for a moment... ten seconds... no, five seconds... three seconds will do... just need to move a bit..." The devil in Chu Jun’s heart was restless.
But looking at Li Xiu sleeping on the ground, Chu Jun forcibly suppressed that devil again, reaching out to pinch his own leg hard: "Li Xiu has entrusted his life to me, how can I mess it up, in a place , even a one-second mistake could cost a life, even one second is not acceptable..."
"Just one second... one second won’t be a problem... that thing has already left..." The devil and angel in Chu Jun’s heart constantly clashed, making his breathing rapid.
Uncomfortable, itchy all over, body felt extremely hot, although simply squatting there, his body couldn’t stop sweating, the tight white clothes were almost soaked through.
It was unknown how long had passed, Chu Jun’s breathing gradually calmed, and the heat in his heart gradually dissipated.
Chu Jun felt unprecedented tranquility, even his mind seemed much clearer, his body felt much fresher after having sweated.
"That sleep was really too good." Li Xiu finally woke up, sitting up from the ground and stretching lazily.
"You’re finally awake." Chu Jun let out a long breath.
"How long did I sleep?" Li Xiu asked Chu Jun with a smile.
"How should I know how long you slept?" Chu Jun shook his head.
"Next time, remember to mentally note the time, in a place , time is very important." Li Xiu got up and said: "Did you hear that thing come back?"
Chu Jun was first stunned, then shook his head and said: "No, I didn’t hear a sound."
"Then it’s fine, open the door and take a look." Li Xiu said, walking towards the winch, operating it to slowly raise the gate.
Chu Jun quickly lay down, looking outside from the gap under the gate, indeed there was nothing outside. Looking out, only two footprints like humans left barefoot extended outwards, direction leading to the seaside.
Li Xiu raised the gate up halfway, secured the winch, and squatted down to look outside. On the beach, apart from footprints, there were many scattered planks, presumably left over after the broken ship wrecked.
"To be honest, were you pretending to sleep just now?" Chu Jun suddenly asked Li Xiu.
"Why ask that?" Li Xiu replied with a smile.
Chu Jun opened his mouth but seemed at a loss for words, then shook his head: "Forget it, it’s nothing."
Li Xiu smiled silently, summoned the Jedi Knight and Demigod Shana to guard by his side, and then walked out the gate.
On the beach outside the gate, there were quite a few scattered broken planks, but judging by the number of planks, it should only be a small part of the ship, most planks were likely taken back into the Black Sea when the tide receded.
The sand had strong water absorption, the upper layer no longer had traces of black water, occasionally on those broken planks, black water stains could still be seen.
Li Xiu with a thought, Demigod Shana raised a gun and shot at the nearest plank.
The bullet shining with blue light hit the plank, forcing it into the sand, the blue light bullet shattered on impact, producing a metallic sound.
Li Xiu instructed Demigod Shana to retrieve the plank from the sand, the area hit by the bullet had not a single mark.
"Is this wood so hard?" Chu Jun said in surprise.
Demigod Shana brought back the plank, and Li Xiu took the plank, which was less than two feet long, suddenly feeling its heaviness, almost unable to hold onto it.
"This isn’t wood... at least not ordinary wood..." Li Xiu used great effort to stabilize the plank.
Chu Jun came over to try holding it, at first using one hand, eventually having to use both hands to hold it steady, without dropping it on the sand.
"So heavy... this texture... must be metal..." Chu Jun said suspiciously while examining the plank in his hand.
"You cover me, I’ll collect some planks, these might be useful." Li Xiu summoned the Masked Emperor and had Chu Jun ride it to cover him. He summoned other magic companions to help collect planks from the beach, piling them inside the gate.
These planks were shattered pieces, the smallest no bigger than a palm, the largest over three meters long and more than a foot wide, Demigod Shana couldn’t move it alone, Li Xiu had to call upon the Jedi Knight to help, with two magic companions lifting the plank together.
"What’s this?" While collecting planks, Li Xiu saw an item different in color beside a plank.
These planks were gray, somewhat like raw iron, but the color was a bit lighter, and seemed denser than raw iron.
The item beside the plank was black, with a matte feel. The part exposed from the sand appeared like a lid with a semi-circular handle, also of matte black material.
Li Xiu directed the Jedi Knight to grab the semi-circular handle, attempting to pull it out, but even after several attempts, the item didn’t move at all, as if rooted in the sand.
Li Xiu had Demigod Shana join the Jedi Knight in gripping the edges of the black item, trying to lift it.
As a result, the glowing bodies of the two magic companions flashed because of excessive energy consumption, yet the item still didn’t budge.