I Received Messages From Future Self!
Chapter 497 - 493: Convergence and Plan

Chapter 497: Chapter 493: Convergence and Plan

"Princess Your Highness, I’m back."

The Taotie, who had rowed until his arms were sore, finally returned to his own boat.

"Silly, you’ve worked hard."

Fang Xiaocao said with a smile.

Taotie: No hehe.

Taotie withdrew a "hehe."

"Princess Your Highness, can’t you teach Unhappy something else to say? All the way, he only knows two words, I almost wanted to throw him into the sea."

As soon as the words "silly" were mentioned, Taotie got upset and complained.

"Sure!"

"I’ll start teaching Unhappy to say..."

At this point, Fang Xiaocao paused.

Turning his head to look at Taotie.

Seeing Fang Xiaocao look at himself,

Taotie blinked, showing some hope.

"Handsome man?"

Taotie tentatively asked.

Fang Xiaocao smiled slightly and shook his head.

"Wishing you wealth?"

Taotie tried another guess.

Fang Xiaocao was already smiling and shaking his head.

"None of those?"

"Then what is it?"

"I can’t think of anything."

Taotie scratched his head, puzzled.

Fang Xiaocao’s mouth turned up in a mischievous grin, and he uttered four words: "I’m your dad."

Poof—

Before Taotie could react, Tom couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.

"Huh?"

Taotie exclaimed.

Cluck, cluck, cluck—

Fang Xiaocao laughed like a hen.

Taotie was depressed.

He squatted on the deck, drawing circles.

The honest him got bullied again.

And it was Princess Your Highness who bullied him.

He couldn’t even get revenge.

His own Princess Your Highness, he doted on her.

Not to mention, getting bullied.

Even if he got beaten up, he’d have to take it obediently.

Looking at Taotie’s sullen appearance, Fang Xiaocao and Tom laughed even harder.

Although Unhappy didn’t understand what Princess Your Highness and Tom were laughing about,

he saw Taotie’s unhappy look, and crawled gloomily to Taotie’s side, squatting down next to him, patting Taotie in an attempt to comfort him: "Silly!"

Taotie looked at Unhappy with grief and indignation.

"Get away from me..."

Taotie Baby felt bitter inside.

But Taotie Baby couldn’t express it.

Hahahaha—

The whole deck was filled with Fang Xiaocao and Tom’s joyful laughter.

Perhaps this is the mindset of best frenemies.

Seeing Taotie suffer, Fang Xiaocao and Tom just couldn’t help but laugh.

It’s the kind of laughter that comes from the heart.

Of course, if anyone bullied Taotie, the first to stand up for him would definitely be Fang Xiaocao and Tom, who normally laugh at him the hardest.

An hour passed.

Fang Xiaocao threw away the fishing rod.

"Not fishing anymore."

"Tom, clean up these fish."

"We’ll cook them for dinner."

Fang Xiaocao instructed Tom.

"Yes, Princess Your Highness."

Tom nodded, picking up the fish box.

This box contained Fang Xiaocao’s catches from that day, a booty of dozens of various sea fish, big and small.

Fang Xiaocao had certainly benefited from the newbie protection period. It would’ve been hard for an experienced fisherman to catch so many.

"Taotie, you go and help too."

Seeing Taotie still squatting on the ground sullenly, Fang Xiaocao had no plans to comfort this silly person.

In Fang Xiaocao’s view, Taotie was just idle; giving him some work would be better.

"Okay!"

Taotie responded, heading towards Tom.

Fang Xiaocao smiled slightly.

Sitting on the deck chair, leisurely sipping juice.

——

Three days later!

Fang Xiaocao’s ship arrived at its destination.

Successfully rendezvousing with the Vermilion Bird’s group.

The Vermilion Bird and Mantis boarded the ship.

"Princess Your Highness!"

The two greeted Fang Xiaocao in unison.

Fang Xiaocao smiled and nodded: "Well done."

"Serving Princess Your Highness is no hardship."

The Vermilion Bird and Mantis responded in unison.

Fang Xiaocao smiled slightly: "Did you’ve got a clear picture of the island’s basic situation and layout?"

Fang Xiaocao hadn’t forgotten that drifting at sea for so many days was not for recreation but for serious business, seeking to settle scores with Ragnarok.

"Reporting to Princess Your Highness."

"The outer perimeter has been mostly scouted."

"But we didn’t dare to recklessly enter the inner circle for fear of alerting the enemy."

The Vermilion Bird answered solemnly.

Now several shades darker from the sun, the Vermilion Bird seemed much steadier, at least not daring to be flighty or flirtatious in front of Fang Xiaocao anymore.

"Mm, nicely done."

"Can you estimate how many people are on this island?"

Fang Xiaocao first affirmed Vermilion Bird and Mantis for their cautious approach without rushing, then asked if there were any findings.

"Reporting to Princess Your Highness, we can basically confirm that this island is Ragnarok’s headquarters, with no fewer than three hundred Ragnarok members stationed here, all of whom are elite. A frontal assault would be quite challenging."

"But we can use our brains; with our combat power, we can stealthily infiltrate the island and assassinate these people. To completely wipe out this Ragnarok headquarters is just a matter of time."

Upon hearing Fang Xiaocao’s inquiry, the Vermilion Bird immediately reported the intelligence that he and Mantis had painstakingly gathered.

And offered a battle plan.

After all, the Vermilion Bird was once the head of the Beijing branch of the Blacklist. Though he was somewhat reckless and unrestrained, his intelligence was undeniable.

He could effortlessly draft simple combat plans, which basically aligned with Fang Xiaocao’s own.

Fang Xiaocao nodded in satisfaction.

This gave her a new understanding of Vermilion Bird’s abilities, thinking that upon returning, Vermilion Bird could be given more responsibilities to put his intelligence to use.

"Very well, let’s do just that."

"Rest for today."

"We’ll take action tomorrow."

Fang Xiaocao stated solemnly.

Fang Xiaocao’s original plan was also to infiltrate silently and take out the Ragnarok members on the island one by one.

Now that the Vermilion Bird proactively brought it up,

Fang Xiaocao saw no need to make adjustments.

Might as well give Vermilion Bird a chance to prove himself.

"Yes!"

Tom and the others responded in unison.

"Tom, tell the ship’s kitchen to prepare more delicious food for tonight without worrying about ration supplies. There’s plenty of good stuff on the island, and once we take it over, supplies will be endless."

Fang Xiaocao instructed Tom.

"Yes, Princess Your Highness!"

Tom answered with a smile and a nod.

"Long live Princess Your Highness!"

The Vermilion Bird cheered aloud.

After nearly a month of drifting at sea, the Vermilion Bird and Mantis had been calculating daily their ship’s supplies. Even though they could supplement food by fishing, they were sick of seafood long ago and craved all kinds of meat with white rice.

Along with various fruits and vegetables.

Those were the delicious dreams they yearned for.

Fang Xiaocao smiled slightly.

The Vermilion Bird and Mantis’s reaction was exactly as Fang Xiaocao had anticipated.

She had specifically asked Jiang Xinyan to prepare ample food supplies for this trip, frequently fished to reduce the consumption of the ship’s provisions, all to reward the Vermilion Bird and Mantis.

After all, Fang Xiaocao was no Zhou Bapi.

She was quite considerate of her subordinates.

A few small gestures could enhance camaraderie.

Couple that with boosting their spirits.

This meal of their dreams, with the kindness and favor it brings, could yield results no less effective than those from real gold and silver.