My movement on this island—
I'm not bragging—is the most agile of all!
With just a few swings, I carried the person I rescued to a spot at the edge of a cliff, with a great view and clearly audible wind, and stopped there.
The one I saved was Kai Jin Yi (a big-bearded man with black eyes and slightly reddish skin).
The moment I set him down,
he immediately started complaining again:
"Why did you save me! I still have a life-saving treasure."
"A treasure!"
My eyes lit up with surprise,
and I instantly remembered why I saved him.
I started flipping him over and checking him from head to toe.
Kai Jin Yi cried out loudly:
"Don't check my injuries first,
go help me save Xiong Da.
She's the most important girlfriend among my friends—I can't live without her!"
I couldn't be bothered to reply,
just kept my head down, rummaging in his clothes for the strange thing I saw earlier.
As for what he said…
I couldn't understand it anyway,
because I'm only six years old right now—if I understood, that'd be ridiculous.
And the little demon on the side wasn't just standing there doing nothing.
Instead,
it very sensibly found something to do,
skillfully gathering firewood, starting a fire, setting up a pot, boiling water…
Wait a second!!
Hey—!
You little fiend, I didn't save him so you could eat him!
The little demon looked confused:
"Demon Tongue: Huh? Not eating him? He looks pretty fresh, and the manticore already drained most of his blood, so there's no fishy smell if we eat him now."
I patiently took out all the items from Kai Jin Yi's body… while patiently lecturing the little demon.
After all,
this guy used to be some kind of Demon General or whatever before reincarnating,
lived tens of thousands of years and is still unbelievably stupid.
When it comes to human-world stuff, he's adapting slower than I am.
As someone with ideals, you can't just live to eat.
"What's this?" I held up a pair of binoculars and asked Kai Jin Yi.
But at that moment, he had been scared stiff by the little demon boiling water and preparing a pot.
It took him quite a while to react, then he looked at me and said, "Binoculars," followed by a whole explanation.
I only half-understood, fiddled randomly with the binoculars,
and suddenly—click!—a white flash burst out:
================== [Panel Window] ==================
Character: First Wave
Level: 1
Title: Guardian Deity of the Uninhabited Island
(Prefix: Uninhabited Island:
{Effect: Gain a shield equal to max HP for 5 seconds upon being hit})
Suffix: Guardian Deity:
{Permanently bound to contracted beings, sharing all special skill effects with them}
[Always active while HP is not 0]
Strength: 1
Agility: 1
Magic: 1
Health: 24/24
Mana: 10/10
Absolute Defense: 5 (Negates all external attributes and bonus damage, ignores any numbers and fluctuations)
What is this? I was shocked!
Isn't this the panel I've dreamed of?!
I turned to look at the little demon,
it looked back at me…
We stared deeply at each other,
for a long time,
as if something we'd waited for forever had suddenly appeared,
stirring new ripples in our originally calm and dull lives…
Its eyes and mine gradually… began to moisten—
We stared too long,
they got too dry.
"What the hell is written on this interface?"
I asked the guy next to me,
still dazed, still shocked into silence—
Kai Jin Yi.
Shock piled upon shock on his face,
his bleeding increased,
his face grew paler and paler,
his breath weakening…
I had to stop the little demon several times from adding more firewood and continuing to boil water,
and hurriedly shook Kai Jin Yi awake.
Because—
I can't read at all… I've never gone to school.
It?
It's a demon.
What do you expect it to know?
Look, I already speak human language, and it still only knows demon tongue.
Kai Jin Yi,
gradually realizing his time was running out,
finally put down his endless worry about Xiong Da,
and began telling me:
"We were originally one of the strongest pirate crews from Ten-Mile Village, Ten-Mile Fort, Ten-Mile Inn, Ten-Mile Shop, Ten-Mile Slope…"
Pirates!
My heart jolted—
No wonder I felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity and closeness when I saw them.
This is a bond that can't be severed,
even the way they die—just as sudden, just as tragic, just as complete—is the same as mine…
Thinking that I'd encountered "pirates" again…
My already anxious heart sank completely.
This definitely means the island will go back to being uninhabited,
and it'll be just me and the little demon continuing to live on this boring place… continuing to get gnawed on.
Helpless, I listened to him talk about
how hard his life was, how considerate Xiong Da was,
how hard piracy was, how warm Xiong Da was,
how capable he was, how gentle Xiong Da was,
how handsome he was, how Xiong Da…
Wait, wait, wait!!!
I interrupted his reminiscing,
and asked him directly:
What exactly was their purpose in coming here?
What was that white flash and the meaning of the panel earlier?
…And would there be comrades coming later to rescue them?
"Sigh,
we came here for the precious Teleportation Stones.
These stones aren't exactly rare,
but every country has massive demand for them, especially during wartime—
A single costly Teleportation Stone
can teleport an entire thousand-person formation,
allowing them to seize the initiative on the battlefield."
With hands covered in blood,
Kai Jin Yi trembled as he spread out a map
and pointed at a spot marked with a red 'X'.
"We spent a fortune buying two copies of a treasure map from a merchant…
and heard there was a Teleportation Stone mine here… so we…"
Hmm…
I thought to myself,
isn't this like receiving a pillow when you're sleepy?
If I can get this Teleportation Stone,
wouldn't I be able to leave this damned place—
Just as I was
about to imagine my happy life after leaving the island,
Kai Jin Yi continued:
"But what none of us ever expected… was that the guardian deity of this island
would turn out to be… a kid like you, not even six years old…"
I glared at him,
making it clear:
I turned six today.
He ignored me:
"Your panel stats aren't high, but they're extremely rare and special."
He paused, his lips gradually losing color, and continued weakly:
"Uninhabited Island,
this prefix…
is something granted only by the island's deity…
Because your… level is too low, its effects aren't obvious…
But its rarity lies in… it being a growth-type prefix,
it will grow with your level… and attribute bonuses, giving it greater… potential."
Then,
he took a deep look
at that little demon,
who kept secretly tossing in extra firewood to keep the fire steady, making sure the water kept boiling…
"The… suffix,
Guardian Deity,
is also a rare growth-type…
It might even… grow into a Mythic-grade title,
but… in the end… it depends on your own fortune…"
After hearing that, I got excited.
So I really am someone with capability!
These six years of enduring humiliation were worth it!
Do you know how I survived these six years?
By being gnawed on alive, in turns, by every wild monster on this island!
One last question—
he spoke with a distant expression, struggling:
"No… no one else will come here… We actually came with four groups of pirate ships…
all dead now… died at sea… all finished here…"
Suddenly,
Kai Jin Yi grabbed my hand:
"Take the things on me, and the things on the pirates who died earlier. Remember to collect them all."
I asked him why.
"Because,
I hope you…
leave this island… go into a wider world… and take part in… more interesting experiences."
With tears in his eyes—
not sure if it was from the pain—
Kai Jin Yi slowly loosened his grip on my hand.
"I… am about to die… but…"
Before he finished, he spat out a large mouthful of blood. I didn't dodge in time and got splattered all over.
Kai Jin Yi,
with trembling hands raised,
weakly and earnestly
wiped my animal-skin clothing,
soiled by his blood:
"…But… I've never regretted it… I hope you won't let yourself regret either…"
His eyes already dull,
his pale face full of apology:
"Really… sorry… for making you save me… for nothing…"
Before he finished,
he stopped breathing.