Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi flew for a full day, crossing Jeju Island, and finally saw the mainland of the peninsula. Shen Feng immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems my chosen direction was correct!"
"What? Brother Feng, you didn't know the direction and you dared to fly randomly?" Yue Hengyi was startled by this answer. He had thought that Shen Feng, who often flew, must know the direction of flight. But now, he suddenly realized that Shen Feng was actually a novice!
What does it mean to be a novice? It usually describes someone who is skilled in some areas, which is a compliment. But a novice is not like that. It refers to someone who knows a little about certain things but is unaware of it, meaning they are like a half-full bottle that rattles. Now, looking at Shen Feng, who was sighing with relief, Yue Hengyi began to doubt Shen Feng's reliability.
"What do you know? We are at sea! I don't have GPS positioning, how can I know if the direction is correct? Anyway, didn't I bring you to South Korea? You're complaining about this, you're really hard to please!" Shen Feng said irritably.
Shen Feng had not undertaken long-distance flights before, but those were all over the mainland. If he couldn't find the direction, he could still land. Especially when Shen Feng flew from Dabie Mountain to Hanzhong, there was the Yangtze River as a reference. Flying along the Yangtze River was always correct.
But now, they were flying over the sea. The sea was vast, and even at an altitude of more than three hundred meters above the sea surface, the visibility was not very good. Without any reference points, they could only fly in a general direction. Shen Feng's ability to find the land of South Korea within a day using a compass was already quite remarkable.
"Alright, alright, I don't know anything. Tell me, what are we eating tonight? All the steamed buns we brought are gone. If we can't find anything to eat tonight, we'll have to go hungry!" Yue Hengyi said helplessly.
Shen Feng thought for a moment and replied, "Let's stop in an open area so we can take off easily tomorrow. As for what to eat, we'll see what we can find!"
Shen Feng flew over the mainland and slowly lowered the glider, looking for an open area to land. Finally, by the sea, he found an abandoned road and landed the glider on it. Thus, the two completed their first day of flying.
Shen Feng thought for a moment and said to Yue Hengyi, "I'll stay here to guard the glider. You go and find food. It's getting late, so hurry back. Follow the road, and you'll most likely find a village or town!"
Yue Hengyi asked, confused, "You're fast, why don't you go find food?"
"Nonsense, I'm guarding the glider. If there's a critical moment, I can escape and protect the glider. If you guard it, hehe, with a gravity field, the glider will fall apart. Who do you think is guarding the glider?" Shen Feng retorted.
Yue Hengyi nodded helplessly and said, "Alright, alright, I'll go find food, and you stay here. But we have an agreement, you can't leave me behind, or I'll never be done with you!"
"Don't worry, what kind of person am I? I, Shen Feng, have always been trustworthy. If I say I'll wait for you here, I will definitely wait for you here!" Shen Feng shrugged.
Yue Hengyi immediately set off, sprinting along the road, increasing his speed, and in a blink of an eye, he had covered a long distance.
Shen Feng also walked around the road, wanting to find some mutated beasts. It would be great if he could hunt, but unfortunately, Shen Feng couldn't see any mutated beasts, so he gave up.
"It's really a desolate place, it's too barren here, not even mutated beasts can be found!" Shen Feng couldn't help but mutter to himself.
With nothing to do, Shen Feng found some firewood in the woods by the roadside. Seeing that night had fallen, he lit a fire and lay down, waiting for Yue Hengyi to return. However, Shen Feng guessed that Yue Hengyi would have a hard time finding any food, so they would likely go hungry tonight!
After waiting for more than an hour, it was completely dark. Shen Feng checked his watch, it was already half-past eight. In the distance, Yue Hengyi was running towards them with a sack on his shoulder, his speed not slowing down at all.
While running, Yue Hengyi excitedly said, "Brother Feng, I found food, enough for us to eat our fill!"
Shen Feng's impression of Yue Hengyi changed greatly. He didn't expect Yue Hengyi to be useful at a critical moment, and he actually brought back food.
When Yue Hengyi arrived by the campfire, he threw the sack on the ground. The woven bag was torn, and several ears of corn rolled out.
"Damn it, is this the food you're talking about? It's all corn, how did you get it?" Shen Feng had thought Yue Hengyi had brought back something good and was happy for a moment. But when the sack was thrown on the ground, Shen Feng realized it was all corn. Although it was food, it was too rough!
"I walked along the road and found a city, I don't know its name. The city gate was already closed, so I climbed over the wall. But I didn't have any money, so I had to borrow a sack of food from a wealthy family's kitchen!" Yue Hengyi explained.
"You!" Shen Feng poked Yue Hengyi's forehead with frustration, saying, "You stole it, couldn't you have stolen something better? Stealing a sack of corn, do you think you're feeding livestock?"
Shen Feng felt that Yue Hengyi was not smart, and couldn't even do a good job of petty theft, which was speechless!
Yue Hengyi also felt wronged and defended himself, "I wanted to steal something delicious, but there wasn't any! I searched around the house of this wealthy family in South Korea, and besides a lot of kimchi, there was pickled bean sprouts, pickled eggplant, and not even rice or flour. Apart from that, there were only wild vegetables! Looking around, only corn on the cob was edible!"
Hearing Yue Hengyi's explanation, Shen Feng couldn't help but pat his head and reflect, "It's my fault. I only thought about you bringing back food and forgot what kind of place this is. This is South Korea, so we can only find corn cobs! Fortunately, there are still corn kernels on these cobs!"
Shen Feng was also confused, actually expecting to find decent food in South Korea. In fact, when a country treats kimchi as a state banquet for guests, it can be seen that this country is really terrible, especially in the culinary industry. It's already a blessing to have kimchi, but even kimchi is copied from China.
Thus, Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi could only gnaw on corn cobs, piercing them with sticks and roasting them over charcoal. Soon, a charred aroma wafted out. Although the taste of roasted corn was just so-so, the aroma was quite strong.
Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi were both powerful ability users, which also meant they consumed a lot of energy. With only corn cobs to eat, they couldn't be picky.
Yue Hengyi eagerly finished a tender ear of corn, casually threw the remaining bare cob on the ground, and asked, "Brother Feng, I heard that we call people from South Korea and North Korea 'bangzi' because they eat the corn along with the cob, so we use 'bangzi' to refer to them. Is that right?"
"No! The term 'bangzi' has been around since the Song and Yuan dynasties! Corn was only introduced to China and South Korea during the Qing Dynasty. This term has spanned hundreds of years, so how could it refer to corn cobs? Although they do have a custom of brewing tea with corn cobs." Shen Feng said indifferently.
South Koreans have a strange habit of brewing tea with corn cobs, and in times of famine, they even eat corn cobs. You know, even livestock don't like to eat corn cobs, yet these people can eat them. This can be considered a powerful ability.
"Then why are they called 'bangzi'?" Yue Hengyi continued to ask.
Seeing Yue Hengyi's persistent questioning, Shen Feng knew that he had to explain this matter clearly. He directly said, "Actually, it's a phonetic translation! The term used hundreds of years ago was actually 'bangzi', similar to a derogatory term in northern China, which included the term 'lao bangzi'. It's like comparing people to lowly things to express contempt. Later, as it was passed down, the tone changed, and eventually, it was simply called 'bangzi', which actually means the same thing!"
"Oh, I understand!" Yue Hengyi suddenly realized and said, "From now on, when I see these people, I'll have a way to address them. For elders, I'll call them 'lao bangzi', for children, 'xiao bangzi', for men, 'nan bangzi', and for women, 'nv bangzi'!"
Yue Hengyi was now gloating over his newfound knowledge. Shen Feng asked, "Why do you insist on calling them 'bangzi'? Do you have any grudges with them?"
Yue Hengyi shook his head. Seeing that the roasted corn in his hand was ready, he took a bite and explained, "I have no grudges with them, I've never been here before! It's just that they have offended me too much. Confucius is theirs, Bai Juyi is theirs, the Dragon Boat Festival is theirs, traditional Chinese medicine is theirs, and they still have the nerve to apply for world heritage status. These clowns dare to be so presumptuous. How can I not insult them!"
Hearing this, Shen Feng could only shrug helplessly. He didn't expect Yue Hengyi to be a potential nationalistic youth with such strong national pride.
"Actually, I think there's a protagonist from a Chinese novel who is from South Korea. Guess who?" Shen Feng asked with a smile.
"Who?" Yue Hengyi asked, confused.
"Of course, it's Sun Wukong, because his weapon is a 'bangzi'!" Shen Feng burst into laughter, and Yue Hengyi couldn't help but laugh too, filling the air with a cheerful atmosphere.
In fact, many countries in the world hold a negative attitude towards South Korea. The reason is simple: the people of this country have a distorted sense of self-esteem. Not to mention anything else, just the cheating incidents at the Olympics are enough to make people feel disgusted. Whether it's ice skating or football, they always find ways to cheat, and then they act innocent, which is extremely laughable!
Thus, there was a mockery online: The world is ours, the world is yours, the world will eventually be South Koreans'!
Fortunately, Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi were not eating old corn, but tender corn. After roasting, it was juicy and not entirely unpalatable. It was good for filling the stomach, but it was unimaginable to eat it for a long time. This thing was more suitable for making feed.
"Alas, I remember eating corn rice for a month, it was torture. But who made corn high-yielding? It was good enough to have something to eat back then!" Shen Feng couldn't help but recall the days of poverty. Back then, besides eating corn rice, there was no other choice.
After eating their fill, the two found a patch of grass, lay down, looked at the starry sky, and felt sleepy, then began to sleep.
However, in the dead of night, figures appeared in the distance, approaching stealthily. They came to the campfire and looked at the many gnawed corn cobs on the ground with greedy eyes. Looking into the grass, these two were motionless, clearly asleep.
Then, these more than a dozen figures immediately began to pick up the corn cobs on the ground. So many corn cobs were enough for them to have a good meal.
But at this moment, figures in the distance approached the glider on the road, and couldn't help but try to untie the rope, seemingly wanting to take the glider away.
"You can pick up trash, but stealing is wrong!" Suddenly, Shen Feng sat up from the grass and shouted at the person untying the rope.
In fact, Shen Feng was awakened the moment these people approached. His vigilance was very high. In the moonlight, he discovered that these guys were a group of children. Picking up the corn cobs on the ground was one thing, but they also wanted to steal his glider, which Shen Feng could not tolerate.
As soon as he spoke, it was like a thunderclap in the silent night, startling all these children. They immediately grabbed the corn cobs and fled, not daring to stay here.
Yue Hengyi was also woken up and sat up from the grass, asking, "What happened? What happened?"