Volume 3: Star Tower Chapter 23: I want to become the Pirate King?
" I'm going to die!"
After Tang Zheng saw his situation clearly, he immediately shuddered with cold.
If it were any other warrior, they would probably think that this was part of the illusion of the Su Shi Wen Xing Tower, but Tang Zheng had already determined when he came in that this was a real place!
It’s just that the star masters used the power of some rules to make this place more illusory, but in the final analysis, it was built on a real piece of land, so the ocean where Tang Zheng was located was a real ocean.
His mentality has improved greatly compared to when he first came to Xingyao Continent.
When he first came here, he had a vague sense of life and death, and a poor sense of reality. However, from Tangjiabao to Wulong Town, from Wulong Town to Feishi City, and from Feishi City to the capital of Changyuan Leng Family, he experienced so many things that he finally balanced out the sense of illusion caused by his long-term game.
At least, now in the Star-Seeing Tower, he can clearly realize that this is reality!
If he's not careful, he'll die!
"There are several difficulties in surviving on the sea..." Tang Zheng did not rush to swim, but stayed afloat to think clearly in his mind, "Strong light caused by the lack of any shelter, dizziness caused by the waves, water temperature, and lack of food and fresh water."
Compared to the rich knowledge in the game, his real-life knowledge is actually not sufficient.
Only when I was in elementary school, I took one or two fire and earthquake survival drills, and occasionally heard the instructor mention a sentence or two of knowledge about survival at sea, but it was of no use.
The school teaches us a lot about how to get high scores, but it’s good to have two classes per semester on how to survive…
Tang Zheng shook his head and stopped trying to recall the things he couldn't remember clearly.
"Looking back, the purpose of the Star-Seeking Tower is not to kill us." Tang Zheng turned around in the water and observed 360 degrees. "The next place I want to go is the Taiyin Star Eye... Taiyin Water. As long as I can reach the shore, I should be able to see the Taiyin Star Lord."
Considering this stretch of ocean, Tang Zheng was 90% sure that he would soon meet the Lord of the Moon.
He smiled and took something out of his backpack, saying, "Don't play tricks on me this time! If the next person I meet is not the Taiyin Star Lord, I might be tricked to death..."
What he took out from his backpack was exactly a Taiyin Star Needle!
Speaking of which, this thing was made in a casting competition between him and Luo Fei when he was in Wulong Town. As soon as it came out of the furnace, it found a piece of Taiyin pole land.
If his judgment was correct, and the person he was about to meet was indeed the Taiyin Star Lord, then this star-compass needle would lead him straight to the Taiyin Star Lord...
"Okay. Set sail..." Tang Zheng waved his hands like a commander directing a large fleet to set sail. However, after he shouted the word "set sail", there was only a faint sound of splashing water.
Tang Zheng jumped up from the water, star power flowing, and ran alone in the direction indicated by the star needle.
Ten steps, twenty steps...
On the vast ocean, he himself didn't know how far he could run.
It’s like no matter how strong a long-distance runner is, he’s not sure if he can run out of the desert.
…
Half an hour later, Tang Zheng began to breathe heavily.
For some reason, he seemed to feel that the consumption was particularly great in this area of sea.
He used his footwork and martial arts skills to run dozens of laps around the Yisu Academy, but on the water, he could only hold on for half an hour before he felt a little overwhelmed.
Even if the water surface requires more star power than the flat land, the difference should not be that big.
"Huh...Huh..." Tang Zheng fell into the water and recovered a little.
After his sudden movement, he suddenly fell into the cold sea water and felt a tingling sensation in all the bones in his body.
There is strong light above my head, but my body is soaked in cold sea water. In addition, after exercise, the pores on my body are slightly open, which is definitely a sign of catching a cold and having a fever.
However, he cannot get sick yet.
If you fall sick in this remote sea, you will lose the ability to save yourself.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a warm current flowing into the star vein. Although it was only a brief moment, it seemed to make him not feel so cold in the water?
"I want to be the Pirate King... Well, if I can't be the Pirate King, I'll be drowned!" After recovering a little, Tang Zheng jumped up again and continued to use his martial arts skills, flying quickly in the direction of the Compass.
The second time they stopped was nearly an hour later.
The strange thing is that the second time I started, I was not in as good a condition as the first time, but I persisted for a longer time...
Behind him, the constellation of Zijin Tongbao had risen, and the bright moon in the first life palace seemed to be telling him that his direction was correct, and as long as he kept going, he would see the end.
Tang Zheng fell into the sea again.
Another warm current, as if kissing his body, slowly and softly seeped into his star veins.
"Huh..." Tang Zheng's breathing became heavier. Strictly speaking, this was his first time using footwork and martial arts to do such a long-distance run on the water.
Compared to when they were circling outside the Yisu Academy, the consumption in all aspects was really much greater.
Tang Zheng was already beginning to feel that the sunlight in the sky was a bit dazzling.
Because of sweating, the water in his body was rapidly lost, and he couldn't get any replenishment. If this continued, he might really die here...
The most despairing thing is that the ocean is vast and there is no way out.
Tang Zheng rested for a while, then splashed water again, jumped up, and ran in the direction of the compass.
The third time, he ran for an hour and a quarter of an hour before falling into the sea again.
Soon, the familiar warm current flowed in again, and his spirit seemed to be lifted by this warm current , so he did not collapse...
Then, the fourth time he actually ran directly on the water for an hour and a half!
When he fell into the water again, he felt his hands and feet had gone limp, and the waves made him feel a little dizzy, but he touched his head and found no signs of fever.
After a short break, it was the fifth time...
He didn't know how far the road to the Lord of the Moon was, he just vaguely felt that something was wrong.
According to the general rules of the Star-Seeking Tower, as a favored person of the Yin Star, he should reach the eye of the star within half an hour at the very least. It is absolutely impossible for him to run on the water for several hours and still not reach the eye of the star.
However, the star-pointing needle in his hand has been pointing in one direction without any change - the direction where the power of the moon is the strongest.
That's the Eye of the Moon!
"Go on." Tang Zheng knew very well that in this environment, once he gave up on survival, the chance of survival would really slip away.
He used his footwork martial arts for the sixth time.
The sky was slowly getting darker, and the first day in the Su Shi Wen Xing Tower was about to end.
The danger in the ocean at night is several times higher than that during the day. Even Tang Zheng, with his mental strength, was a little nervous .
If he can't reach the shore before nightfall, he may face more unknown dangers!
Two hours later, Tang Zheng fell into the water again.
Layer upon layer of ripples spread out from the place where he fell into the water, and he no longer had any strength to spare.
The warm currents as soft as silk stockings and milk tea were still flowing into his star veins...
But he had lost too much moisture. Looking at the darkening night, and with a lot of questions in his mind, he felt like he had reached his limit...
The compass needle is still pointing forward!
Tang Zheng didn't know how far ahead was.
However, he soon discovered that he was floating on the water like a corpse, and there seemed to be no sign of sinking?
When he first fell into the water, he needed to expend a lot of effort to keep himself floating on the water. But now, thinking about it, the subsequent times he stopped to rest, it seemed that he had to expend less effort each time?
Then, a faint silver light, like a veil, enveloped his entire body...
He subconsciously raised his head and saw a bright moon in the sky!
