Fact proved that the curse from the players was superfluous.

Until Su Ran disappeared from their sight, there hadn’t been any shipwreck incidents, leaving the group of players looking at each other, at a loss for words.

"Strange, why didn’t we see Pet Island?"

After experiencing the thrill of driving the boat at full speed, Su Ran’s excitement began to subside, and he suddenly remembered that when leaving the Deep Sea Fish Island, he had not seen Pet Island!

"Banana, how did Pet Island disappear?"

To solve the doubts in his mind, Su Ran sent Banana a message. As someone involved, he would naturally know the answer.

"Overturning Water brother, I’m also puzzled here. How could such a big island just refresh like that? I haven’t even caught the second pet yet!"

Soon, Banana’s complaining voice came through the chat box, "Also, the system is such a son of a gun, setting up a deep pit for no reason. Isn’t that clearly trapping people? I almost broke my leg, and in the end, I didn’t get a single thing!"

What?

The pit I dug on the mountaintop earlier wasn’t shallow; I didn’t expect it would trap Banana. This is awkward.

If I had known, I would have thrown in some items or equipment there... that way, Banana could have felt a bit more compensated...

"So Pet Island can actually refresh. The system has considered this quite fairly, giving everyone a chance to encounter it."

As for the pit, Su Ran wouldn’t admit anything at all. The more one tries to explain, the darker it gets. It’s smartest to let the system take the blame.

"Never mind that, Overturning Water brother, where are you now?"

"Still searching for Pet Island, which is really hard to find."

Su Ran spoke earnestly: these Pet Islands are numerous indeed, but finding one that suits one’s own attributes is no easy task!

"Brother, did you hire a boat? The one I’m using now is left over from a fisherman on the island, and it’s so slow. Everyone laughs at me when they see it..."

"Send me your coordinates, I’ll come to pick you up."

...

Su Ran made a U-turn and upon arriving at the coordinates Banana provided, he immediately spotted the lad lying on the boat, legs cocked up, drifting with the waves in utmost contentment.

"Big brother, you’ve finally come!"

Banana hurriedly jumped onto Su Ran’s sly boat, continuing to grumble, "This crappy boat, doesn’t do me any favors at all, so slow it could kill me. Might as well chop it up for firewood!"

"Haha, don’t be glum. Their boats are rented from the system, costing 300 gold a day. It would be odd if they weren’t fast!"

Then, Su Ran patiently explained to Banana the classifications and prices of boats, especially when he talked about the purpose of radars, it amazed Banana even more.

"Damn, isn’t the system just encouraging cheating!"

Banana grumbled gloomily, but before he could continue his commentary, he was interrupted by Su Ran.

"Haha, Banana, Wu Qing said she has already found a new Pet Island!"

Su Ran grinned, "Hold on tight, we’re setting off!"

"Ahhh—Overturning Water brother, slow down!"

...

The deep blue glaciers, crystal clear and chilling to the bone.

Xue Wuqing walked on the glacier, curiously surveying this snowy world, feeling as if she had returned home, with not the slightest sense of incongruity. This mysterious sensation made Xue Wuqing feel quite surprised.

"It seems this is precisely the Pet Island that resonates with my element," she said.

After this thought, Xue Wuqing’s eyes filled with delight and warmth, and her mood became incredibly buoyant, leading her to speculate uncontrollably, "I wonder if any pets will voluntarily recognize me as their master..."

"Crack, crack."

The hard ice around her cracked open, leaving only a winding path to guide Xue Wuqing’s way forward.

"Interesting."

Xue Wuqing looked toward the end of the path and walked forward without any avoidance, her sixth sense telling her there lay a smooth road ahead, with no danger at all.

Yet,

things went contrary to her wishes.

Before Xue Wuqing had gone far, the icy ground thunderously collapsed beneath her, and before she could react, she fell into the deep abyss, her fate unknown.

...

"This place is really out of the way. It’s impressive Wu Qing could find it," Su Ran reflected after arriving at the coordinates Xue Wuqing had sent. Only then did he realize that this place was a deep blue glacier emitting bone-chilling cold that made him shiver involuntarily. The closer he got to the glacier, the more he felt as though he was stepping into the depths of winter. In such a harsh environment, Su Ran wrapped himself tighter in his Illusion Demon black robe, as if to add a bit of warmth.

"Haha, this must be an icy Pet Island. She really is lucky, having found an island that matches her element directly. Among the three of us, you’re the only one who hasn’t found one yet, big brother! But it doesn’t really matter. The only thing you’re never short off, big brother, is pets. Getting another one is just icing on the cake," said Banana, chuckling as he looked towards Su Ran. Banana was eager to leap off the boat right after he finished speaking, but before he could make a move, Su Ran grabbed him.

"Banana, don’t rush up there. Something’s not right about this place," said Su Ran, pointing at the radar on the boat, looking seriously at the glacier world in front of him. "The radar is not showing anything, which means this place is not a Pet Island; it’s a special terrain within the sea!"

"What? Not a Pet Island? That’s going to be troublesome!" Banana understood that special terrains were far more dangerous than Pet Islands. There might be opportunities, but you also needed to be alive to seize them!

Then, with some concern, Banana quickly opened the friends interface to check and saw that Wu Qing’s name was still lit up, putting his mind at ease. He hurriedly prodded Su Ran, "Overturning Water big brother, hurry up, Wu Qing hasn’t encountered danger yet; let’s go help her!"

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Seeing Banana so anxious, Su Ran gave him a meaningful look and chuckled, "Okay, you contact her and ask for the exact coordinates. I’ll stow the boat."

"Okay."

Banana, not perceiving anything unusual behind Su Ran’s mask, hurriedly jumped down from the boat. Because the ground was too slippery, he accidentally slipped and fell, crying out in pain as he clutched his backside.

"Sigh, young people these days, always so impatient, never careful!" Su Ran said as he watched Banana’s embarrassing tumble, shaking his head and then lightly hopping off the boat himself, activating the Treading on Air Technique with a grace unmatched.

But to Su Ran’s surprise, within this glacier space, a forbidden airspace had been set up. Consequently, his Treading on Air Technique failed, and Su Ran followed in Banana’s footsteps.

"Slip, thud!"

From the sound of it, Su Ran’s fall was even harder than Banana’s; his head hitting the ground first, ringing his brain like a bell, nearly cracking his skull.

"Hahahaha!"

Banana couldn’t help but burst into laughter, clutching his stomach. Su Ran had just been teasing him, and now karma had struck instantly. Under these circumstances, not laughing would be doing a disservice to his conscience!