Under Li Yuan's instruction, Avril took on the mission.

No matter what others said, he couldn't do anything else anyway. Even if it meant retrieving three bodies, at least it would earn them 1.5 pearls, which was more profitable than transport.

Avril went to the back and brought back three portraits: a middle-aged man, a middle-aged woman, and two young girls, all standing on a fishing boat, smiling happily.

"Captain, let's go!" Avril returned to the boat and whispered.

...

As they traveled, this time no one noticed the timber behind Li Yuan. They hadn't left the transport route yet, where transport vessels often carried various goods. These goods weren't something people could easily covet, so Li Yuan's timber was naturally assumed to be cargo from the trade market.

After taking on the mission, both Avril and Rookie were excited and full of energy. With the wind at their backs, Li Yuan's speed reached 3 knots per hour.

"Captain, why did you have me take this search and rescue mission?" Avril asked curiously while cranking the hand-propelled device.

"As long as they're not too far from me, I can find them," Li Yuan said confidently. "Besides, we can't get any transport missions."

Avril thought for a moment and said thoughtfully, "Is that how you found me when I fell overboard?"

"Exactly."

Li Yuan's radar had a coverage range of a thousand meters in diameter. As long as they were within this range, he could find lost fishermen, which was why he was eager for Avril to take on this mission.

"By the way, how much timber can one white pearl buy?" Li Yuan asked casually.

"Ten standard logs, each about two and a half meters long," Avril replied. "I estimate this mission was posted by the woman in the portrait. If we find all three people, she'll need to pay us 3 white pearls and 1 pearl to the trade market, which can buy 40 logs, almost enough to build a small fishing boat. That guy Jin Wei said they didn't even have their own fishing boat, so maybe they saved this money to buy one."

"One white pearl can buy 10 logs? Then 3 would be..." Li Yuan suddenly became spirited. If they could find three living people, they could earn 3 white pearls and buy 30 logs, just 30 logs short of his evolution!

"Let's go, speed up!" Li Yuan urged impatiently. "Try to bring them back alive!"

Perhaps because she had recently experienced a shipwreck and lost family, Avril felt particularly sympathetic towards this family. Seeing Li Yuan so anxious, she was moved, "Captain, you're a good person. I really hope they're all still alive. I need to speed up!"

In this regard, Li Yuan and Avril inexplicably reached an agreement.

...

Twenty nautical miles wasn't close for Li Yuan, but after Avril unleashed her primal strength, they reached their destination in just 10 hours.

"Let's take a look around," Li Yuan said while carefully monitoring the radar.

Avril controlled the hand crank while anxiously scanning the sea. Rookie stretched his neck out of the boat, constantly searching.

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At such a crucial moment, Li Yuan was busy trying to communicate with the radar!

"Alarm Clock Bro, what goes around comes around. Now it's my turn to call you. It's my time of need, so hurry up and show yourself!"

"Alarm Clock Bro, wake up! Hey, stop sleeping!"

"Alarm Clock Bro, look at how enchanting the night is. Would you really waste such a beautiful scene? Come on, just give me a sign."

"Alarm Clock Bro..."

After countless calls, a long-lost voice finally echoed in Li Yuan's mind.

[Ding, human detected at 497 meters, northwest 284 degrees.]

"Yes! Got it!" Li Yuan was instantly energized. "Avril, start the boat, I found someone!"

"Captain, how did you find them? I didn't see anything."

"Don't ask so many questions, just start the boat!"

Splash, splash, splash, the boat moved quickly towards the designated location.

Soon, Avril saw a man, exhausted but clinging tightly to a plank. She hurriedly woke him up and threw a lifebuoy down.

The man finally woke up and, with all his strength, climbed aboard. "Thank you, thank you, please, save my daughter!"

Despite shivering from the cold, the man urgently said, "They're nearby."

Avril quickly continued to steer the boat.

Before long, the second person was rescued.

"Dad, Dad!"

"Amin!" The man hugged the girl tightly. "Where's your sister?"

"She was nearby earlier, but we got separated. Please, sister, help us find my sister!" The girl clutched Avril's hand, crying and pleading.

Avril nodded, "We'll do our best. You sit down first."

The vessel continued to sail, and finally, after half an hour, Li Yuan found the last person.

"Ashan!" The man, upon seeing the girl, hurriedly threw a lifebuoy, but Ashan was in poor condition and couldn't get on the boat by herself.

Seeing this, Avril glanced at the other two and, gritting her teeth, jumped into the sea herself.

With great effort, Avril and the middle-aged man, one pushing and one pulling, finally got the barely conscious Ashan onto the boat.

Now, the whole family was on board, but Avril was still in the water. Rescuing someone at sea required immense physical strength, and many strong people could drown themselves if not careful. Although Ashan didn't struggle much, Avril was already exhausted from a day's sailing and the strenuous activity just now, leaving her unable to get back on the boat by herself.

If they sailed away now, perhaps no one would know.

In this era, everyone fends for themselves, and such possibilities can't be ruled out.

The man anxiously checked Ashan's condition. As time passed, Avril's worry grew.

After a few minutes, Ashan's condition improved slightly, and the man finally breathed a sigh of relief. Turning around, he realized Avril was still in the water. He quickly grabbed a lifebuoy and threw it to Avril.

"Miss, I'm sorry, I was too excited and forgot you were still in the water. Let me pull you up," the man said apologetically.

Li Yuan had been watching the whole scene. If they had dared to sail away, he wouldn't have hesitated to throw them all back into the sea.

However, perhaps the Azure Epoch was harsh and selfish, but there were always some humble people who could make different choices.

Not bad, these people were worth saving!

Once Avril was back on board, Li Yuan was already silently calculating his upgrade plan.

Just thirty more logs to go!