《Forbidden Island》


 Chapter001

    In the high seas of the Indian Ocean, a medical ship with a displacement of thousands of tons is anchored on the rough and dark sea.

    The searchlight on the observation tower swayed in the fierce storm, like a devil''s eye, continuously scanning the wet and shaking main deck.

    On the main deck, eight fully armed mercenaries, wearing heavy black raincoats, struggled to move along the side of the ship in the raging rainstorm.

    Holding rifles, they continued to shoot at the dark sky, and the dense gunshots and thunder intertwined, as if protesting against the bad weather.

    However, this was actually an attempt to shock my fragile psychological defense line with gunshots after they could not find me.

    I was lying prone on a corpse near the observation tower platform at this moment.

    I used my frozen hands and relied on my survival instinct to quickly take off the raincoat on the corpse.

    This raincoat not only provided me with a little warmth, but also prevented me from becoming a conspicuous target on the deck on a rainy night.

    However, I was no longer able to push the body into the sea.

    I let the blood gushing from the carotid artery of the body mix with the cold rain and flow to the main deck. I could only pray that the mercenaries who only cared about playing with women and stayed away from the battlefield would lose patience in this bad weather and ignore these details.

    I knew that staying on this ship for one more second was dangerous.

    Because this medical ship is actually a ship engaged in human organ trafficking on the high seas.

    Once I fall into their hands again, my organs will be transplanted to dying patients in a hospital in Indonesia in a short time.

    In order to ensure the vitality of the organs, no anesthetic drugs will be used during the operation. They will draw out one-fifth of the blood from the human body, putting the person in a semi-shock state, which can effectively prevent the person whose organs are taken from moving around.

    At the same time, they will use bandages and tapes to tightly bind the victim''s torso and limbs to ensure the smooth operation.

    The reason why I was able to escape this nightmare was entirely due to this sudden storm.

    The storm caused the ship to shake, making the operation impossible.

    I took the opportunity to touch a small scalpel, cut the bandages and tape, and broke free from the cold operating table.

    However, I was extremely weak at the moment. Even though I had been a top mercenary and agent in the underground world, experienced wars such as Syria and Donbass, and had a will of steel, I was like a critically ill patient at the moment, and even standing up was a bit difficult.

    I could only stand for a short time and then lie on my side on the floor of the operating room to ensure normal blood supply to the brain and avoid sudden fainting that would cause the escape plan to fail.

    In order to maintain the last consciousness of survival, I supported myself tenaciously.

    During the short time I stood, I found two blood bags that were originally extracted from my body in the cryogenic storage box next to the operating table.

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    I touched my clavicle, accurately located the position of the superior vena cava, and then inserted the blood transfusion needle.

    Although there are risks such as vasoconstriction, joint pain, angioedema, and even acute heart failure, I have no choice.

    I needed to urgently recover my strength and ability to walk, and then escape from this ship.

    As the cold blood was injected into my body in an orderly manner, my heart rate began to speed up.

    However, I still didn''t dare to stand up rashly, lest the brain be deprived of blood supply.

    At the same time, I was also very worried that the shaking of standing up would attract the doctors smoking outside. They were like the gods of death to me at this time. Once they found me, I would fall into the abyss of hell again.

    After the first blood bag was injected into the heart, the second one followed.

    The feeling of weakness in the body was gradually dissipating.

    I know this is far from restoring my peak physical strength, but at least it makes me feel no longer as sick as before.

    I pulled off the bottle of glucose injection from the IV stand, cut the plastic bottle with a scalpel, and drank it eagerly.

    After drinking it, the thirst from excessive blood loss was greatly relieved.

    I still didn''t stand up, but rolled behind the door, trying to give my body enough time to recover.

    I sat up with my back against the corner of the wall, feeling the state of my body''s recovery, and squeezed the scalpel in my hand hard, feeling the strength of my fingers.

    I tried to use force and quickly swipe across the wall to adapt to the current state of physical attack. So as not to make fatal mistakes when attacking the target due to lack of full understanding of my physical state.

    I began to take slow deep breaths to increase the blood oxygen content in my body.

    After waiting for about three minutes, one of the doctors left for some reason. The remaining doctor squatted outside and lit another cigarette.

    Maybe he felt bored, so he stood up and looked at the operating table through the window of the operating room, and found that I was no longer on the operating table.

    He immediately walked in hurriedly, but did not notice me squatting in the corner behind the door.

    I swung the sharp titanium scalpel in my hand violently, cutting his leg tendons from behind, making him lose the ability to stand instantly.

    His fat body fell forward.

    This is my only chance to escape the clutches of death, I must not let it slip away.

    At this moment, my fighting spirit was completely aroused, and a large amount of adrenaline rushed to my brain.

    I pounced on him like a hungry wolf, and the cold scalpel in my hand directly cut his carotid artery and throat.

    The hot blood spurted out and stained my hands and face.

    I did not make any extra movements and did not even look at the doctor.

    Because the blood in the aorta will soon spray out, and the cut throat will also cause a lot of blood to be sucked into the lungs. He had no chance to make a sound or stand up to escape, and could only cover his neck which was spraying blood like a high-pressure water gun.

    I rushed out of the operating room and ran to the deck with my naked body shaking.

    I just wanted to dive into the embrace of the sea, even if the sea at this moment was a boiling oil pan, I didn''t mind.

    It was much better to die in the sea than to die on a dirty operating table. At least I wouldn''t feel the despair of being controlled by people who were also human beings.

    However, the alarm on the ship sounded soon.

    It was probably that the doctor who had left originally came back and found his companion lying in a pool of blood.

    The mercenaries who had been stationed on the medical ship for many years immediately searched the ship frantically like wild beasts just out of the cage after hearing the alarm.

    I was still very weak and was no match for them at all. I could only hide in another room where other "human pigs" were held to be slaughtered.

    There was a girl from South Korea and a female politician from the United States whom I knew.

    The female politician was a victim of political struggle.

    In fact, I had a lot to do with her being caught here.

    Because I was a secret agent trained by the politician who opposed her at a high price. I had destroyed her political activities many times and created a very unfavorable situation for her.

    But I didn''t expect that I would be betrayed by the politician in the end. As soon as he came to power, he immediately cleaned up all the black history and opponents that were unfavorable to him, including me.

    If I want revenge, I must take her with me, because then I will have a better chance of revenge.

    So I used the bloodstains to lead the mercenaries to the main deck, creating an opportunity for the two ladies to jump into the sea and climb onto the speedboat that transports human organs.

    Of course, I also made a backup plan.

    If those two women had driven away in the speedboat without waiting for me, it would have definitely attracted the attention of the mercenaries on the ship.

    And I would take this time to put down the lifeboat and escape from the other side.

 Chapter002

    As an underground agent, although the missions I perform are often in the gray area, I always adhere to a principle: never put my own safety in the control of others.

    Therefore, I am not afraid of the possibility that Catherine and Zhu Ya may drive the speedboat away without authorization.

    Because only if Catherine and Zhu Ya act according to my instructions can they successfully escape from this high seas medical ship full of illegal transactions and blood, and only I can take them away safely.

    The bloodstains I deliberately left successfully attracted the attention of the mercenaries, so that they gathered on the side of the ship and searched for my traces on the sea.

    On the dark sea, the speedboat was like a fallen leaf falling into a turbulent stream, constantly rising and falling and hitting the hull of the big ship, making a dull sound, intertwined with the sound of waves hitting the hull, as if the god of death was constantly hitting the human skull with a sickle.

    "Did he jump into the sea and be swept away by the waves?" One person asked in confusion.

    "That would be much more boring!" another person responded.

    "This guy was able to escape, he is really capable." Another person said.

    "How could the Canglang Organization''s killer number zero not have means? I just didn''t expect that he could escape after losing so much blood." One person added.

    "In such a big storm, in his current state, jumping into the sea is undoubtedly a way to death!" Another person asserted.

    "No matter, he won''t survive anyway." Everyone said.

    I hid behind them beside the windlass, listening to their conversation silently.

    Obviously, they already knew my identity and how I was betrayed by the politician and sent here.

    I swore in my heart that if I could go back alive, I would definitely take the politician''s head!

    They soon lost their patience and returned to the warm cabin in boredom.

    My weak body finally waited for the opportunity for them to leave the deck, which was exactly what I planned.

    I quickly walked to the side of the ship, glanced at the speedboat tied below, and found that the two women had not arrived yet.

    However, I jumped into the sea without hesitation!

    The freezing cold seawater swallowed me instantly!

    I had already put on the life jacket taken from the dead sailor, which quickly lifted me up from the bitter seawater.

    In order to avoid being swept under the bottom of the boat by the waves or hitting my head against the hard hull, I grabbed the rope on the edge of the speedboat as soon as I surfaced, and tried my best to lift my body out of the water and flipped into the speedboat swaying in the waves.

    I had no time to breathe, and immediately took out the crucial scalpel and cut the rope connected to the medical ship.

    I had already told Catherine and Zhu Ya to go to the corridor on the second deck within the specified time and look for an opportunity to jump into the sea or onto the yacht deck. If they failed to arrive in time, I would not wait for a second longer!

    This ray of life that I fought hard for would never be delayed for a moment by anyone!

    Just as the last rope was cut, the two naked women jumped into the sea like loaches.

    The jump from the second-floor corridor was not high, and Catherine and Zhu Ya soon surfaced. I immediately threw a rope for them to grab.

    Although Catherine and Zhu Ya were a little weak due to hunger, they quickly climbed onto the speedboat driven by the desire to survive.

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    "Hurry up and sit down!" I shouted, and then started the speedboat.

    Amid the roar, the speedboat quickly disappeared under the night of stormy waves.

    A few minutes later, the occasional lightning that broke through the sky vaguely exposed the outline of the speedboat, which loomed above the waves, like a protruding rock on the hills of an island on a rainy night.

    I can imagine the scene when the people on the illegal medical ship found that the three of us were all gone, they were furious.

    But I concluded that they did not dare to risk their lives to follow us in a lifeboat, because in their eyes, the three of us would definitely die.

    Even if they had such courage, the lifeboat did not have such ability.

    After escaping from danger, I did not relax at all, because I knew that the real challenge had just begun.

    I could not determine the exact location of the medical ship, but judging from the climate and temperature, it should be located near the latitude of the Tropic of Capricorn and close to Australia and the islands in Southeast Asia.

    Because among the human organs, the organ with the shortest storage time after removal is the heart. After leaving the body, the heart can only survive for 4 hours after being injected with electrolyte solution and stored in an oxygen-free environment at 4 degrees Celsius.

    Beyond this time, the chances of a successful transplant will be greatly reduced. Therefore, the ship will not be more than 4 hours away from the land, and even 3 hours will reach the nearest coast.

    The hospital there will have an illegal patient in the operating room waiting for the arrival of a healthy heart for immediate suture.

    The maximum speed of this speedboat is 60 knots, but it can only reach 55 knots under normal circumstances.

    Then 3 hours is about 165 nautical miles, or 305 kilometers.

    However, in the heavy rain and pitch-black sea, I can''t tell the direction at all. It is my limit to keep the speedboat from capsizing in the turbulent waves.

    Moreover, I am extremely weak and may faint at any time.

    Therefore, after rushing away from the medical ship, I immediately handed the rudder of the speedboat to Catherine.

    "Mr. Rosen, are you okay?" In the dark, we couldn''t see each other clearly, but Catherine could feel my weakness when she grabbed my hand.

    "I need to rest. You drive the boat, keep going straight, and don''t stop after you get out of the storm!" I shouted weakly, and pressed Catherine''s hand on the steering wheel, then staggered to the seat in the cabin that was almost filled with water and lay down.

    My body was as heavy as if it was filled with lead, and I soon fell into a deep sleep.

    The window of the awning had no cover, just a window frame. Rain and sea water rushed in desperately as if they had found a target.

    Zhu Ya rested my head on her snow-white thighs, keeping me away from the sea water under the seat, and used her thin body to block the sea water pouring in from the window.

    Zhu Ya''s curled body blocked most of the sea water for me, and my face was pressed against her gentle embrace.

    Lying on Zhu Ya''s legs, I felt that the swelling and pain in my head was much relieved.

    Although I didn''t want to fall into a coma, my body was out of control, and I finally fell asleep in Zhu Ya''s arms.

    In the dream, someone kept calling my name.

    When I woke up, the speedboat was still floating on the sea, and I could no longer hear the sound of the engine.

    Obviously, the speedboat had exhausted all the fuel, but it had not yet reached the coast!

    The water in the cabin had been cleared out, and the sun was shining outside. The light came in from the window, bringing me a little warmth.

    The seats in the cabin had all been laid flat, like a car seat bed.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya were lying on my left and right. They were obviously tired all night, with no blood on their pale faces and bruises all over their naked bodies.

    Catherine is known as a beautiful politician in the media. Her figure and appearance are both first-class. She perfectly shows the sexy figure of European and American women, and now she is naked, which makes people who see her constantly desire.

    Zhu Ya is thin and has relatively few bruises on her skin. It can be inferred that she was not detained and tortured for too long before she was caught on the boat.

    At this moment, I naturally have no interest in these two women.

    It''s not because Catherine and Zhu Ya were abused and violated by mercenaries before, which I don''t mind at all, but because I am too weak now.

    Even if I have an idea, I can''t react.

    At this moment, I am extremely hungry and thirsty, and I urgently need to replenish fresh water and food.

    As for warmth, it is not too important in this sea area during the day, because as long as you are not soaking in the sea water, it will not feel cold here, and it may even be hot.

    After Catherine drove the speedboat out of the storm last night, we should be approaching the equator. If the wind and waves don''t blow us too far, we should be within the Tropic of Capricorn.

    However, there is nothing to be thankful for, because we may have entered the South Equatorial Current and be washed towards Port Louis in the direction of Africa.

    It is difficult to encounter islands in this area of ????the sea.

    Although there will be some routes passing by, I don''t think we will be so lucky to encounter them. Even if we really encounter a passing freighter or other ship, the sailors on those freighters will not stand on the deck to enjoy the sea view like passengers, so it is difficult for them to find our relatively small speedboat.

    This speedboat itself is illegal, and there is no GPS or radio on it.

    It is impossible to get in touch with the duty room of the freighter.

    Of course, I still need to continue to observe and record the navigation log to infer the specific location.

 Chapter003

    I got up from my seat with difficulty. Although my fatigue was alleviated, I was still in a sub-healthy state.

    Because the life jacket and raincoat were uncomfortable to wear, I took them off and placed them on the seat.

    At present, I was in the same situation as Catherine and Zhu Ya, naked.

    We were all human tools that were about to be pushed onto the operating table and lacked extra clothes.

    Especially Catherine and Zhu Ya, they may have been stripped of all their clothes before being escorted here, because the male kidnappers would tear off their clothes before the transfer.

    After all, Catherine and Zhu Ya are both stunning beauties in the metropolis, and they are undoubtedly lambs to be slaughtered for those vagrant mercenaries who do not go ashore.

    In the lawless place of the high seas, the dark side of human nature is infinitely magnified.

    In their eyes, we, the people trafficked here, are like livestock.

    Dignity is gone.

    Although I hate the politician who betrayed me, the more pressing issue at the moment is survival.

    The will to take revenge was like withered weeds, which could hardly take root and sprout in an environment lacking nourishment, just like a patient lying on a sickbed groaning in pain, only hoping that the condition would get better as soon as possible, and never daring to have any unrealistic thoughts.

    The fragility of human beings lies in the fact that even hatred needs strength and breathing space.

    My action woke up Catherine and Zhu Ya. They looked at me, and I could clearly feel their tired state at this time, and my state was not good either, and I could only barely support my body.

    I also looked back at Catherine and Zhu Ya.

    In such a harsh living environment, we had long lost our sense of shame, so we did not feel the slightest embarrassment.

    As for the luxurious demand of sexual desire, it was even more insignificant in the face of survival.

    We were like three primitive people in distress, supporting our tired bodies and trying to find a ray of hope in this vast ocean.

    "What should we do?"

    Catherine asked me, her blue eyes, as beautiful as the ocean, looking at me expectantly.

    Our lips were both severely chapped, and speaking would only accelerate the loss of moisture.

    I did not respond, but opened the storage box under the front deck.

    When I saw the red plastic shell of the ship''s emergency rescue box inside, I was excited, and even a little grateful that the kidnappers had equipped this speedboat with a rescue box.

    I dragged it out with great effort and opened it to check, and found that most of the emergency items were there, such as survival tools, medicine boxes, etc., which had not been used.

    There was even a wireless walkie-talkie, but the battery was expired and could not be used.

    Most importantly, there was food and two bottles of drinking water inside, including two packs of energy bars and a pack of raisins.

    Raisins should be the owner''s inventory rather than standard, because they are easy to deteriorate if not stored properly.

    Although raisins are not as helpful to us as energy bars, they have other uses for me, so I put them back in the box first.

    These energy bars can provide most of the nutrients needed by the human body, but the quantity is obviously not enough for the three of us to consume for a long time.

    Especially these two bottles of drinking water with only 500 ml.

    Judging from the weather, it is unlikely to rain in the near future, so this water will become our lifeline.

    The rainwater on the deck last night mixed with seawater and was undrinkable.

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    "Water!"

    Catherine and Zhu Ya said at the same time.

    I immediately cast a stern look at Catherine and Zhu Ya.

    "If you want to survive, food and water must be distributed by me!" I said mercilessly, my voice was hoarse but revealed an unquestionable momentum.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya nodded. They knew that if it weren''t for me, they would still be on the high seas medical ship waiting to be sent to the operating table and deprived of their organs.

    I asked Catherine and Zhu Ya to come closer, let them kneel in front of me, and I poured water for them to drink. Of course, this is not to insult them, but to clearly tell them that I am the leader on this speedboat.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya had no power to resist at this time. They knelt in front of me obediently, raised their heads, opened their thirsty mouths, and looked at me expectantly.

    I twisted the bottle cap with great effort and took a big sip first.

    The fresh water like a spring moistened my dry mouth and throat, making me feel like I was reborn.

    I have never been so thirsty for water as I am now. Instinct drove me to drink the whole bottle of water.

    But reason told me that if I finished drinking it, I would just wait to die.

    Therefore, in the battle against instinct, reason finally prevailed.

    I slowly poured more than ten milliliters of water into the mouths of Catherine and Zhu Ya, and the water line was as thin as a silk thread, dripping into their mouths. They were afraid of wasting a drop of fresh water, and they carefully stretched out their tongues to catch it.

    This reminded me of those sexy women standing in the window in the Netherlands. As long as you give a certain amount of euros, they are willing to please you in any posture you like on the warm bed of the hotel.

    I tightened the bottle cap again.

    Seeing this, Catherine and Zhu Ya''s eyes revealed endless pity, and they looked at me again with begging eyes, hoping that I would give them some more water to moisten their throats.

    Obviously, I can''t do this.

    Even if Catherine and Zhu Ya are willing to use their bodies in exchange, I will directly refuse.

    I told Catherine and Zhu Ya that it was not that I didn''t want to give them water, but that we must control the consumption of fresh water and prolong the hope of survival as much as possible.

    As for the energy bar, I only gave one to Catherine and Zhu Ya.  I also warned them that they could only bite a small piece and put it in their mouth to dissolve, and not chew it and swallow it directly.

    Because digesting food consumes water, which will aggravate the dehydration crisis.

    I also made a very important request to Catherine and Zhu Ya. If they don''t do things according to my arrangement, I will not give them anything and water.

    I know that when people are extremely hungry and thirsty, it is difficult to control the amount of food and water they drink. Therefore, I must speak to Catherine and Zhu Ya in a threatening tone.

    The reason why we were dehydrated quickly was entirely because we did not have enough fresh water to replenish when we were on the medical ship on the high seas.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya seemed to be more rational. Under my threat, they consciously retreated to the side and lay down to rest to ensure that their bodies would not consume excess energy.

    I took out the compass and sextant in the rescue box, dragged my tired body out of the awning, and came to the rear deck of the speedboat.

    Use the compass to determine the direction of travel.

    The speedboat is drifting to the west.

    As I expected, we are in the South Equatorial Current.

    I used the sextant to measure the solar altitude.

    Then I took out the astronomical calendar from the rescue box and found today''s declination (the latitude of the point where the sun is directly above the sun). Using the formula for the solar altitude, I could calculate the current latitude.

    This method can be used repeatedly to record navigation and calculate the latitude deviation at sea.

    The calculation results showed that we were about fifty nautical miles above the Tropic of Capricorn.

    But the longitude cannot be measured, which puts me in a dilemma.

    Without longitude, I can''t know exactly how far I have advanced.

    Because the northern part of the South Equatorial Current flows from east to west, and we must be very far away from the African continent. Drifting west here, the probability of death will be extremely high!

    However, I can''t row eastward, because that is going against the ocean current!

    Not to mention that we don''t have the physical strength, even if we did, we can''t offset the speed of the ocean current with our hands alone.

    If I knew the longitude, I could know my coordinates accurately, and then control the direction of the ship''s drifting with my understanding of the Indian Ocean, and there would still be a chance to reach the shore.

    Now we are like seagulls with broken wings, standing on a floating rotten wood, leaving our fate to the ocean current and the sea breeze.

    "How is it? Where are we?" The girl Zhu Ya asked when she saw me writing and drawing.

    I sighed heavily.

    "We can only leave our lives to miracles, and try to maintain our physical strength. If it rains before the fresh water runs out, we may be able to survive tenaciously, because we can get food from the vast ocean, so there is no need to worry about this." I said to Zhu Ya, but I didn''t tell her the worst case scenario.

    Because if we keep wandering in the sea, we will never drift to the land!

    Even if we don''t wander, it will take a year to drift to Madagascar in Africa!

    Even if our willpower is strong enough, our bodies may not be able to withstand it.

    Because if we only survive on food and rainwater from the sea, our bodies will gradually lose important nutrients as time goes by, and most importantly, it is difficult to replenish sufficient vitamins.

    Moreover, eating a lot of dried fish or sashimi may cause us to suffer from parasitic diseases.

    Now we must make plans and mental preparations for a long drift.

    I told Catherine and Zhu Ya to follow my arrangements, otherwise it would be difficult to survive for a long time in extreme environments.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya knew nothing about navigation.  Therefore, after I showed my ability to survive, they knew that I was the only one on this speedboat who could give them hope of survival!

    Catherine and Zhu Ya will certainly obey my orders.

    Even if necessary, I believe that Catherine and Zhu Ya would think of using their bodies or other behaviors to please me!

 Chapter004

    I placed the thick black canvas raincoat on the front deck and took out the climbing rope from the rescue box.

    Then, I used the rope and raincoat to make a "water sail". This "water sail" is shaped like a kite, with four corners tied tightly with ropes and tied to the main rope in the middle.

    Then, I threw it about five meters away from the bow, and the turbulent ocean current would directly hit the water sail, dragging the speedboat forward.

    Compared with the ocean current directly hitting the speedboat, this method is faster and more stable in direction.

    After that, I only need to lock the right full rudder to make the boat move accurately to the northwest. If there are wind and waves or other emergencies, I only need to use the compass to correct the direction.

    In theory, as long as we can survive, the ship will be able to land somewhere in eastern Africa or the southeastern Middle East in about a year.

    Of course, I would rather be close to the sea with many islands than a random place!

    After completing all this, my body is exhausted again.

    Obviously, in this environment, it is extremely difficult for my body to fully recover, and I must try to replenish my nutrition.

    Otherwise, I may die on the ship due to malnutrition, low blood pressure and low blood sugar before the ship docks.

    So I replenished some water and ate an energy bar.

    The food entered the empty stomach, gastric acid began to be secreted, and the hunger became stronger.

    In fact, this energy bar is enough to support my body in a low-energy state for a long time. The hunger signal received by the brain is just a physiological reaction. As long as it can be tolerated, it will be fine.

    It is mainly psychological problems that are at work.

    Experiments have shown that extreme hunger not only affects physical health, but also seriously interferes with a person''s thinking, psychology and other aspects.

    For me, hunger and the negative psychology it brings can be overcome.

    Because when I was serving at the base, I had received hunger training tasks.

    The feeling of torment is unforgettable, like a mark engraved on a steel plate, which can never be erased.

    Even today, I still feel scared when I think back to that experience.

    However, that hard training gave me extraordinary willpower.

    But for Catherine and Zhu Ya, the situation was much more difficult.

    As time went on, hunger would torture Catherine and Zhu Ya''s psychology, causing them to lose their minds, become anxious, fearful, and even extremely aggressive. All I had to do was to isolate them from all objects that could become weapons.

    As long as we survive the first five days, the problem would not be too serious.

    Because as long as we keep eating regularly, the stomach and brain will soon adapt to this extreme eating habit, thereby adjusting the body''s state and maximizing the body''s vitality.

    These five to seven days will test Catherine and Zhu Ya''s willpower!

    I hid in the awning to avoid being exposed to the sun, and at the same time leaned against the exit to the front deck to prevent Catherine and Zhu Ya from running to steal food while I was asleep.

    "I have lost too much blood and am very weak. I need a lot of rest."

    "You should pay attention to passing ships, nearby islands, seabirds in the sky, and mushroom-shaped cumulus clouds. These are signs that can bring us hope."

    "Once we miss them, our only remaining life and good luck may disappear quickly!"

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    I said to Catherine and Zhu Ya with a serious look.

    The two women immediately perked up after hearing this.

    I know that Catherine and Zhu Ya are far from reaching their limits. It''s just that the body stays in a comfortable environment for too long, which will constantly send fatigue signals in extreme environments. Let them rest so that the body can recover to its best condition.

    Just like overcoming the habit of not taking a nap, when the overdraft state becomes the norm, Catherine and Zhu Ya will have stronger endurance.

    "Why can mushroom-shaped cumulus clouds also bring us hope?"

    Zhu Ya asked me with a dry throat.

    Obviously, she is very curious, or the desire to survive begins to burst out.

    "During the day, the temperature of the island land will rise, higher than the sea temperature. The surrounding air will carry water vapor to the land, and then rise to high altitudes to form clouds. Most islands are irregular round land, so a group of clouds like that will form in the sky."

    I barely moved my lips, just opened my mouth slightly and explained briefly.

    Zhu Ya''s eyes brightened instantly when she heard this. "Apart from what you just said, are there any other ways to identify land? I know how to observe seabirds. Seabirds will fly back to the island to rest at dusk, so just follow them."

    "You''re pretty smart." I was a little relieved, and I said generously: "You can also observe the impurities in the seawater to distinguish, or even by observing the types of fish schools near the shore."

    "How to distinguish impurities in seawater?" The girl was thirsty, but she couldn''t help asking.

    I gave her the task of observation.

    So, I plan to teach her more survival knowledge.

    Perhaps, it is my little patience at this time that can save all of us at some point in the future.

    I told Zhu Ya that if we find floating rotten leaves, seaweed, branches, etc. on the seawater, or the seawater turns brown, it proves that we are not far from the shore.

    "But what if it''s at night? We can''t see anything at night, how do we know there is land around?" Zhu Ya is very careful and thoughtful.

    "Don''t worry at night, if you get close to the land, there will be mosquitoes. Because the heat from our bodies will attract mosquitoes in the air. Once we find mosquitoes, we have to observe carefully."

    I explained.

    But there are some more difficult identification methods, which I didn''t tell Zhu Ya.

    Because some things require experience.

    Moreover, I can''t tell Catherine and Zhu Ya the specific method of how to find the direction of land after discovering this information.

    I have to be reserved and can''t trust these two women completely.

    If Catherine and Zhu Ya didn''t have me, even if they found those information, it would be difficult to find land.

    So, when Zhu Ya asked me how to find the direction of land, I didn''t tell her, but asked her to pay attention to the information left to us by nature, and leave the rest to me.

    Catherine listened quietly beside her and learned a lot of survival knowledge.

    With Catherine and Zhu Ya observing the environment, I rested at ease. I slept until noon, and the scorching sun was almost directly above my head.

    It is early winter now, and the sun is almost directly above the Tropic of Capricorn, so at noon the sun is directly above our heads.

    If there is no sextant, I can also determine my latitude by the position of the sun and the surrounding temperature.

    Or estimate the latitude through observable stars.

    For example, in the northern hemisphere, you can observe the North Star, and the angle between the North Star and the horizon is your latitude.

    In the South Pole, you can judge by observing the angle between the position of the Southern Cross and the horizon.

    I went to the storage room on the front deck again and took out a pack of energy bars and a bottle of water.

    The reason why I didn''t always carry these things with me was that I was worried that Catherine and Zhu Ya would steal them when I fell asleep.

    I returned to the awning, and Catherine and Zhu Ya had already looked at the water bottle and food in my hand with expectation.

    I gave Catherine and Zhu Ya more water and food than in the morning, because they consumed more calories and water at noon.

    "We must reduce our activities to prevent our bodies from consuming more water."

    I said with my cracked lips open.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya nodded, and they had no extra energy to speak.

    After drinking water, Catherine and Zhu Ya opened their legs slightly, and then rested in the awning.

    Of course, this was not Catherine and Zhu Ya hinting at me to do something. I noticed their movements. They did this entirely to prevent the wounds on the inside of their legs from sticking together. These wounds were left by the rude and disgusting mercenaries on the ship before.

    In the morning, Catherine and Zhu Ya lay on their sides with their legs slightly open, because when they closed their legs, they would feel the pain of their wounds being torn.

    I couldn''t use precious fresh water to clean Catherine and Zhu Ya''s wounds, but the heavy rain last night had washed them clean. Otherwise, the pollutants on the wounds would make their wounds worse.

    I took out a bottle of potassium permanganate and a few cotton swabs from the medicine box.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya understood my good intentions, so they took the initiative to spread their legs and show me their wounds. They couldn''t see the whole picture of the wounds themselves, so they had to ask me for help.

    I soaked the cotton swabs in potassium permanganate solution, then took them out and carefully disinfected Catherine and Zhu Ya''s wounds. They bit their lower lips, endured the stinging pain, and didn''t say a word.

    Because the wounds were relatively hidden, I needed to insert the cotton swabs soaked in potassium permanganate solution to ensure that all the torn wounds were disinfected.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya were not embarrassed about this.

    After all, even survival is difficult now, what could be more embarrassing than this situation?

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    After completing the wound treatment task, I carefully returned the potassium permanganate solution to the medicine box for safekeeping.

    At this time, Catherine and Zhu Ya also gradually recovered from the pain and breathed a sigh of relief.

    I suggested to let the wound be exposed to sunlight moderately to promote the healing process. When the wound scabs, it is expected to be much better by noon tomorrow.

    After hearing this, Catherine and Zhu Ya nodded in agreement with expectation.

    At noon, the temperature was extremely high, and the fresh water supply was scarce. Continuing this state is very likely to cause heatstroke.

    I chose not to go into the water, mainly because of the possible presence of sharks in this area.

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    Due to the serious lack of water intake, I did not feel the urge to urinate.

    The same is true for Catherine and Zhu Ya.

    Although urine contains a certain amount of water, we lack a collection container unless we sacrifice a bottle of drinking water.

    We resolutely avoid mixing precious fresh water with urine, because even a small sip of fresh water is purer and sweeter than urine, not to mention that its thirst-quenching effect is far better than a large bottle of urine.

    Drinking urine should be the last resort, because urine contains many components, which will increase the burden on the kidneys and liver after ingestion, and thus consume more water.

    In addition, due to insufficient drinking, urine is highly concentrated. Drinking it is not only useless, but may cause discomfort or even vomiting, exacerbating the survival crisis.

    It was around two or three in the afternoon, the sky was still clear and cloudless, and the only sound of waves and sea breeze was in my ears.

    As far as I could see, there was only the blue sky and the blue sea and the lonely boat we were in. This environment easily made people feel unreal, because humans usually confirm their existence by perceiving information about the external environment.

    The current environment provides extremely limited information.

    Therefore, as time goes by, this feeling becomes stronger and stronger, as if I am in a dream.

    This psychological feeling is similar to sensory deprivation. For humans with normal senses, it is very easy to cause negative emotions such as despair and depression.

    If these emotions accumulate to a certain extent, the individual''s spiritual world will face the risk of collapse.

    We have only drifted on the sea for one day. As the drifting time increases, the despair and pain we feel will increase exponentially.

    Among them, the most tormenting is hunger and thirst.

    It will repeatedly torture our spirit and body in the next five days, just like the withdrawal reaction of drug addicts.

    The survival test has just begun.

    I have to guide Catherine and Zhu Ya to adjust their mindsets and spend the next five days together.

    Time seems to be frozen, and the sunlight reflected on the sea is extremely dazzling.

    I lay down and stared at the top of the awning with a dull look. The light spots reflected by the sea surface are like distorted and deformed strange light and shadow.

    We observe these lights and shadows boredly, imagining them as enlarged cells or a dream world inhabited by creatures from other dimensions.

    Although we are hungry, bored, miserable, exhausted, and powerless at this moment, our brains are still in a highly excited state.

    This makes it difficult for us to fall asleep for a long time.

    Perhaps the brain is trying to get us out of the predicament, running around like a rat in a cage, repeatedly looking for an exit. Only when it realizes that this is an unsolvable predicament or when it is exhausted will it stop this futile state of excitement.

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    This feeling is not unfamiliar to me, because I have been trained to be hungry and I have experienced it before.

    In the dark room, I will also lie on the wet ground like now, staring at the palm-sized skylight in a daze.

    Dazing is a mental protection mechanism of the human body, which allows us to temporarily empty our minds to kill this long, boring and tormenting time.

    We must control the excitement period of the brain, because it will make us restless and cause the body to be hot, thereby consuming a lot of physical energy and water.

    I could handle that situation just fine, but it was more difficult with Catherine and Zhuya.

    Especially for the young woman Zhu Ya, the excitement of her brain made her restless like a rat in a cage, causing her to sweat. I taught her to distract her attention and calm her brain to adapt to the current living environment.

    Catherine also listened carefully and put it into practice.

    Finally, we made it to the evening.

    However, all favorable signs of survival had not yet appeared, and we were still drifting alone in the endless sea.

    I once again distributed equal amounts of water and food to Catherine and Zhu Ya, and told them that as long as they hold on for five days, their bodies will gradually adapt.

    If it rains in the next few days, we will have enough fresh water and we will be able to eat and drink enough.

    Now, I started to prepare for fishing.

    The sun is strong during the day, and fishing will consume a lot of energy, which I can''t bear.

    Moreover, the fish caught cannot be eaten immediately, and are mainly used to make dried fish for backup. We can only eat enough food when there is enough fresh water.

    Otherwise, due to lack of water in the body, the food will be difficult to digest and may cause severe stomach cramps.

    That kind of pain is unbearable for ordinary people, and the sweating caused by the pain will further consume our water and physical strength.

    We must accurately and miserly calculate every bit of consumption of the body.

    Otherwise, when hope comes, our body may miss the last chance of survival due to the lack of that little energy!

    I came to the front deck and sorted out the fishing line and lure fishing rod taken out of the rescue box.

    Then I went back to the rear deck, picked the barnacles attached to the propeller blades, smashed them with the small hammer in the rescue box, and took out the soft meat from the shells as bait.

    I stood on the rear deck, and because the light came from the bow, I could see the underwater environment at a certain depth.

    We actually entered a coral reef area.

    This area has a wide variety of aquatic organisms, so the fish are densely populated.

    Although it is good that there are many fish here, it is often accompanied by potential dangers.

    The coral reef area has become a hunting ground for various marine organisms because of its abundant food.

    Therefore, in order to survive, most of the fish here have evolved powerful self-protection methods, such as toxins, in a natural environment where the fittest survive.

    Even some conchs carry toxins.

    If we catch these poisonous creatures and we don��t know how to distinguish them, and grab them with our bare hands in the joy of harvest, that behavior is very dangerous, and we will lose our lives if we are not careful.

    The cool sea breeze blew on the face of my weak fishing veteran, and I threw the baited hook into the water.

    As the boat moves, the bait sinks farther behind the boat.

    I carefully fixed the fishing rod to the fishing slot on the rear deck and tied it to the side of the boat with a rope to prevent the fishing rod from being dragged away by the fish.

    I looked back at Catherine and Zhu Ya in the awning. They were no longer lying down, but leaning against the window to feel the evening sea breeze.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya''s beautiful eyes were now filled with confusion, worry and a glimmer of hope. Suffering did not erase their desire to survive.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya''s willpower exceeded my expectations. If they were ordinary urban women, they would have been restless and fighting for food and fresh water in this situation.

    I know something about Catherine.

    As a female politician, the outside world calls her a beautiful politician, she is much stronger than she looks.

    In her political career, Catherine has experienced many hardships. Not long ago, she was even kidnapped to a medical ship on the high seas and faced the risk of having her organs dug out, but she still persevered.

    This made me admire her in my heart.

    If I had not stood on the side of the politician who took the stage at that time, perhaps Catherine would have a better future.

    It is even possible that she would be elected.

    But it is meaningless to say these now. If we can escape, Catherine may be able to regroup.

    Our enemy is the same. If I save Catherine, my chance of revenge will be greater.

    After the barnacle meat was smashed by me, the fishy smell spread in the sea water, and soon a school of fish caught up and bit the hook.

    I couldn''t see what kind of fish there were in the school, but the fishing line was instantly taut, and it was obvious that a fish had taken the bait!

    I didn''t dare to delay and immediately reeled in the fishing rod.

    I held the bent fishing rod tightly with one hand and quickly turned the axle wheel with the other hand!

    I felt the huge pulling force from the other end of the fishing line!

    It was certain that it was a big fish that bit the bait!

    I was both excited and nervous, fearing any accidents. I tightened my muscles and leaned back to prevent myself and the fishing rod from being dragged into the sea!

    Catherine and Zhu Ya in the awning also came out excitedly when they saw me bending over and exerting force and being nervous.

    Catherine immediately came forward to help me hold the fishing rod, and Zhu Ya also came to help.

    The three of us pulled the fishing rod with all our strength.

    At this moment, my adrenaline surged, and I turned the axle wheel tirelessly.

    "Oh my God, this must be a big fish!"

    Catherine shouted excitedly, holding the fishing rod tightly with both hands, her feet in a lunge position, and a rare joy on her face.

    Zhu Ya was even more excited.

    After all, this meant that there was fish meat to eat!

 Chapter006

    Ten seconds later, the fishing line was recovered to only two meters, and we could clearly see the huge figure in the sea.

    "Is this a tuna?" Zhu Ya asked, staring at the gray monster in the sea with her bright eyes wide open.

    "This is not a tuna! Hold on tight!" I didn''t have time to say anything more. I quickly fixed the axle and took out a small dagger from the rescue box that I had prepared long ago.

    Now is the time to use it.

    I tied the rope around my body, turned over the side of the boat without hesitation, and held the dagger tightly, like holding an ice pick, and quickly stabbed the gray creature in the water.

    This is a gray broken-tooth shark.

    In theory, it should not be attracted by my bait, because the bait is too inconspicuous, and I only intend to catch a small fish.

    However, the shark in front of me weighs at least 30 kilograms.

    Fortunately, the broken-tooth shark is not a social species.

    Otherwise, the blood flowing from the shark at this moment will surely attract more sharks, cruelly taking away the fruits of our labor.

    I stabbed the shark repeatedly, feeling that I was about to lose the side of the boat. When my strength was about to run out, I turned back to the deck and turned the axle wheel again.

    Soon, the broken-toothed shark was dragged out of the water, and the fishing rod was bent like a bow arm, but it had not yet reached the critical point of breaking.

    Catherine tried to reach out and pull the fishing line to pull the shark closer.

    "Don''t be impulsive, the tight fishing line is extremely sharp!" I immediately stopped Catherine, and at the same time stretched out my arm and stabbed the dagger into the shark''s heart.

    This time, the shark finally stopped struggling violently.

    I turned my wrist, hooked the shark with the dagger, and dragged it to the deck.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya smiled excitedly, and Zhu Ya even cheered.

    I was also very happy. I didn''t expect to catch such a big fish this time.

    I know that there is a lot of luck involved.

    If it weren''t in this coral shallow sea, we would never have caught a fish so quickly.

    I sat down and gasped for breath, and reminded everyone not to get close to the sharks because we were all naked, so as not to be bitten or have our feet pierced by the fins.

    Especially as a man, when I squatted, my exposed male organs were particularly dangerous. Once I was hit or hooked by the fins, the consequences would be disastrous.

    The broken-toothed shark was not completely dead, and its body was still struggling from time to time.

    Its tenacious vitality supported it to continue struggling, and I was not in a hurry to dissect it, leaving it to struggle in the blood pool on the rear deck that had been stained by its blood.

    The rear deck was a sunken pool with fishing spots on both sides. Obviously, the original owner of this speedboat was a fishing expert.

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    The smell of blood that just flowed into the sea would definitely attract more sharks.

    I reminded Catherine and Zhu Ya to stay away from the side of the boat.

    After resting for a while and drinking water, I began to dissect the broken-toothed shark.

    There was a coral fish in the shark''s belly, and it was it that swallowed the bait and was then swallowed by the shark.

    It may be that the coral fish attracted the broken-toothed shark when struggling, so I caught this gray beast.

    In order to facilitate drying, I patiently cut the shark meat into slices, some of which were only about five millimeters thick, and the rest were thick fish pieces.

    The thin slices can be completely air-dried tonight and quickly dried and eaten tomorrow; the thick pieces were strung together with ropes and hung on the steel structure on the top of the awning. Using the sea breeze blowing in from the window, they were completely air-dried within two days.

    At the same time, I also carefully cut the fish liver, fish fat and other parts with extremely high nutritional value and placed them on the front deck.

    These foods are rich in nutrients, including various vitamins, and are also the favorite of seabirds.

    If there are seabirds in the sky, they will be attracted to us, and we will pay attention to the creatures in the sky.

    For the fish viscera that are inedible and have a strong fishy smell, I did not throw them into the sea, but planned to dry them and use them as bait.

    However, I don��t like shark meat, because shark blood contains a lot of urea, and the osmotic pressure is higher than that of seawater. Seawater will continue to penetrate into its body, thereby maintaining the body��s acid-base balance.

    Therefore, shark meat and blood are salty.

    Unless it is absolutely necessary, I don��t want to eat shark meat at all, but since it has been caught, I won��t waste it.

    After dissecting this broken-toothed shark, the moon was already high in the night sky.

    Exhausted, I lay on the front deck to catch my breath, looking up at the vast starry sky, and my heart got a moment of peace.

    In order to reward Catherine and Zhu Ya for their efforts, I allocated some extra water and energy bars to them tonight.

    We had finished one bottle of water. I told Catherine and Zhu Ya that we only had one bottle of water left and we had to hold on until it rained, so we needed to reduce the amount of water we drank tomorrow.

    After hearing this, Catherine and Zhu Ya''s faces suddenly showed worry. Today''s water intake was their limit, and they had to reduce it further in the future, which was undoubtedly a huge challenge.

    Faced with such a predicament, everyone''s heart was filled with fear.

    The three of us only had one bottle of water left, which was a bargaining chip for gambling with the god of death. If we lost it, we would lose everything.

    Of course, as a gambler, I would always find a way to find a bargaining chip.

    If I drank this bottle of water, before I was seriously dehydrated, I would not hesitate to cut the blood vessels of either Catherine or Zhu Ya and absorb their blood.

    Although blood is not as good as water in quenching thirst, in that environment, fresh blood can indeed replenish my nutrition and water.

    In the face of survival, humanity and morality can only take a back seat.

    In that situation, no one would feel guilty about it. Guilt is something that will happen after survival.

    When people are in desperate situations, they are no different from wild animals. Hungry crocodiles or lions will not feel guilty when they eat other animals.

    Human civilization is built on abundance, while hunger and poverty are often accompanied by violence and blood.

    This is an eternal truth.

    Of course, drinking human blood is the last resort. I have another way to get fresh water. Although the amount is small, it is better than nothing.

    It is not a distillation method because we lack sufficient tools.

    I walked to the front deck, took out the raisins I had collected before, and put them into the bottle little by little until it was two-thirds full.

    Then fill the bottle with bitter sea water.

    "Uncle, what are you doing?" Zhu Ya looked at my actions in confusion, thinking that I was washing the raisins, but how could I wash them with sea water?

    Besides, in this environment, is it necessary to be so particular?

    "The skin and fiber of raisins can filter seawater. When it is full of water, I will eat it." I explained briefly.

    Zhu Ya suddenly realized. "Then why don''t we use this method repeatedly?" Catherine also came over and asked.

    "After squeezing out the water once, the fiber of the raisins has been destroyed. The second time it absorbs mostly seawater and cannot be reused." I replied.

    A trace of disappointment flashed across Catherine and Zhu Ya''s faces.

    If Catherine and Zhu Ya knew that I was ready to drink their blood, they might be even more "disappointed".

    I must fish again to get some fish blood to quench my thirst. But I can''t fish here, because it seems that there are many sharks in this area, and even the fish hooks may be swallowed.

    Although the probability is small, I am not willing to take this risk.

    After all, this is our only fish hook.

 Chapter007

    At night, on the sea without light pollution, the stars in the sky are particularly clear and bright.

    We pushed the door of the front deck outwards, and everyone could lean out half of their body to watch the starry sky and feel the cool sea breeze.

    During the day, we gazed at the changing light and shadow on the water, and at night we looked up at the starry sky to calm our hearts.

    Compared with being on the medical ship, the moment of peace and freedom we enjoyed at this moment seemed particularly precious.

    However, our physical strength could not support it for too long, and we soon returned to the awning to rest again.

    I closed my eyes, listened to the whistling of the sea breeze and the sound of waves hitting the hull, and gradually fell into a deep sleep.

    I still slept at the entrance and exit of the front deck, and the only bottle of water was placed on my waist, sandwiched between my waist and the small steps on the front deck.

    If the thirsty Catherine and Zhu Ya wanted to come in the dark to take the bottle of water, they would definitely be discovered by me.

    Due to physical and mental exhaustion, we all fell asleep quickly.  Although I woke up several times due to hunger during the night, I still managed to fall asleep with my body curled up despite hunger.

    We woke up at sunrise the next day. The fog on the sea evaporated quickly as the sun rose.

    "Damn it!"

    Looking at the disappearing fog, my heart was filled with torment.

    These fogs are actually precious fresh water!

    No, I must find a way to collect these fogs tonight.

    Using a net with very small mesh is the most ideal way to collect them, but I can''t find a net on this speedboat with scarce supplies.

    Maybe I can use a raincoat, but the guiding role of the raincoat is equally important. The amount of water collected by a raincoat for a whole night will not be too much, and it may also cause loss of direction or even serious deviation.

    I looked at the fog and felt extremely anxious.

    However, when my eyes fell on the arched awning, a sudden light flashed.

    This awning is made of plastic, with many neat hemispherical protrusions on it, like a massage board.

    It was fixed to the hull with screws. After a night of fog and water baptism, it was wet, but the water droplets could not gather, just like the water sprayed on the ground, which looked wet but could not quench thirst.

    However, I was extremely excited.

    These hemispherical protrusions may be decorations by designers, or have other impractical uses.

    But at this moment, they gave me a second life!

    They are like the backs of the "fog beetles" in the Namib Desert on the west coast of Africa. The backs of those beetles are covered with protrusions. At night, they will stick up their buttocks to make the carapace on their backs form a slope. When the humid air from the east blows in at night, the fog will be "captured" by these protrusions and flow into the beetle''s mouth along the carapace.

    I just need to remove the screws on one side of the top of the awning and let it tilt down, and those protrusions can collect a lot of fog for us!

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    The question now is, what tools can be used to collect this fog?

    It is definitely not possible to let them slide directly into the cabin. First, the plastic chairs in the cabin will block it. Second, the collected water will quickly evaporate on the deck of the cabin. Third, the water quality may be polluted!

    But this problem is not difficult for me.

    That rescue box is a good water collection container.

    I just need to pour out the contents tonight and use it to collect fog water.

    Of course, the top cover of the awning needs to be unscrewed at three corners, and the rescue box is placed under the lowest horizontal corner.

    In just one night, it should be possible to collect enough drinking water for three people for one day.

    In addition, in order to improve the collection efficiency, I will apply the wax of the two candles in the rescue box on this top cover to enhance its hydrophobicity.

    After I shared this wonderful idea with Catherine and Zhu Ya, their originally distracted eyes suddenly brightened up.

    The most abundant thing on the sea is fog, especially in the tropics at this season.

    Winds from both the northern and southern hemispheres will rush to the tropics, and with direct sunlight, a large amount of seawater can be evaporated. When the temperature drops at night, the moist air cannot rise, and fog is naturally formed.

    In this ocean with huge evaporation, if there is no fog one day, it means that it may rain soon!

    Therefore, before the rain, we will be able to get a very stable source of fresh water.

    Although it will not be too much, it will not be too little. About one to two liters of water can be collected in one night.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya were very excited after hearing my reliable method.

    Zhu Ya, this girl, hugged me directly and kissed me on the face.

    Her soft body rubbed against my strong chest, and the two fairly full breasts made me a little restless, but now my energy is limited, so naturally I can''t do anything to her.

    Catherine also looked at the sky with tears in her eyes, clasped her hands in front of her chest, as if thanking God.

    I am an atheist, but when people are in desperate situations, yearning for miracles may be the last self-deception, but it is also a source of motivation.

    At least when they die, they will be full of joy and gratitude, thinking that they can finally return to the arms of God, instead of dying in extreme pain and unwillingness like atheists.

    In this world, who can say for sure whether there is a so-called God?

    After all, the existence of human beings and the existence of the world itself is a huge mystery. Those unknown areas are far less than one ten-thousandth of what humans have touched.

    Whether it is the Western God or the Eastern Shiva, as long as we can survive, I will not mind silently praying a few times.

    "Let''s get through today first."

    I was in a good mood, but I still couldn''t take it lightly, so I reminded the two women and went to see how the grapes soaked last night absorbed water.

    Zhu Ya was very active. She got into the awning and took out the bottle of grape water placed on the edge of the seat.

    I asked her to pour it directly on the life jacket, which was better than pouring it directly on the deck.

    Zhu Ya sat on the reclined chair with her legs apart, and the life jacket was spread out in front of her.

    She pinched the bottle cap open, turned it over and poured out the sea water first, then poured the raisins that were soaked in water onto the life jacket little by little.

    Catherine and I also sat next to it, and couldn''t wait to pick up a grape and put it in our mouths to chew.

    The slight saltiness on the surface of the raisin was completely unable to resist the fresh water mixed with sugar in the raisin.

    One bite, just like biting into a sugar-water ball, the sweetness of the raisin instantly moistened my taste buds, made me secrete saliva, and played an excellent thirst-quenching effect.

    It is not as sweet as saccharin that makes people thirsty, and the sweetness is just right.

    I took out the gauze from the first aid kit and asked Catherine and Zhu Ya to take the raisin to the gauze to absorb the sea water on the surface, and try not to ingest sea water.

    After absorbing the surface of the raisins, the three of us were as happy as children, sitting cross-legged under the awning and dividing the raisins according to proportion.

    Of course, my portion was the largest, and Catherine and Zhu Ya had no objection to this. They knew that if it weren''t for me, they would not be able to eat these raisins full of fresh water.

    These raisins were our breakfast.

    Zhu Ya ate one and immediately burst into tears. She said that she had never thought that raisins could be so delicious and so tasty.

    Catherine was the same, with a happy smile on her face.

    Happiness suddenly became so simple that each of us felt incredible.

    After eating, I stuffed the remaining raisins from yesterday into the bottle and soaked them in sea water again.

    Wait until the evening to pour it out and eat it.

    As for the remaining bottle of water, it is enough for the three of us to drink 100 ml today.

    Although we have found a way to collect fresh water, no one dares to drink all the water in the bottle before collecting it.

    We still strictly controlled our fresh water intake.

    After breakfast, we lay half asleep in the cabin awning again, trying to reduce consumption as much as possible.

 Chapter008

    As time approaches noon, it is the hottest time of the day. Although we are hiding in the awning, we still feel the heat and the wind blowing in is warm.

    The most frustrating thing is that we are almost naked, and the skin directly exposed to the outside becomes sticky due to sweat.

    In order to reduce the risk of water loss and heat stroke caused by sweating, we simply jump into the sea, grab the rope on the edge of the speedboat and drift with the waves.

    Although the air above the sea is still hot, it is extremely cool to soak in the sea water. The vast sea surface easily disperses the heat of the sun.

    We even dived our heads into the water and soaked our bodies.

    We didn''t want to get up after soaking in the water. It was so comfortable. This was a rare moment in the day that made us forget hunger and thirst.

    Everyone''s mental state was also very good, which may be related to eating soaked raisins.

    After all, we replenished enough sugar, at least we would not feel dizzy due to hypoglycemia.

    The private wounds between Catherine and Zhu Ya''s legs had almost healed last night. They might still feel a little uncomfortable after soaking in the sea water, but it was not a big deal, and the injuries were not serious.

    "Will there be sharks here?" After soaking for a while, Catherine and Zhu Ya were worried, so they asked me.

    "This area should be a deep sea area. Sharks usually appear in shallow waters or waters near islands and reefs. Of course, there is also a kind of shark called six-gill sharks, and their hunting grounds are all over the tropical waters."

    "But you don''t have to worry. Six-gill sharks usually swim close to the sea surface and will not suddenly bite from underwater. Once they are found, we have enough time to get on the boat."

    I explained to them.

    After listening to my explanation, Catherine and Zhu Ya felt much more at ease, and they enjoyed the coolness of the moment to the fullest.

    We would go on the boat to rest for a while every hour, and when we felt the heat again, we would jump into the sea again and cling to the boat to cool down.

    In this way, time came to dusk.

    After getting on the boat, while there was still afterglow, I removed the three corners of the roof, tilted the roof cover, and then applied a layer of wax on it as planned to increase its hydrophobicity.

    Then, I poured all the contents of the rescue box onto the deck of the cabin, leaving the red plastic box empty.

    I placed the box at the lowest corner of the cover in the horizontal position, hoping to collect enough fog water.

    Catherine, Zhu Ya and I were all looking forward to it.

    However, since the awning was removed, the space below was much smaller, so the three of us had to sleep together.

    The temperature at night was actually quite cool, and with the fog hitting our bodies, the three of us didn''t feel hot sleeping together.

    It was just the contact and friction of the body that involuntarily caused me to have some physiological reactions, and my lower body slowly stood up.

    But Catherine and Zhu Ya didn''t seem to care much.

    After all, everyone''s condition is much better now than when they just escaped from the medical ship, and it is normal to have physiological reactions.

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    Catherine even wanted to help me, but I refused flatly because I was too weak to withstand any tossing, especially after losing so much blood, it would take a long time to recover.

    Tonight was as calm as last night.

    After drinking water and energy bars, we began to rest.

    The raisins were already soaked, but we decided to eat them tomorrow, after all, they were the only plant fruits we could eat.

    If we were destined to die in the next few days, Catherine and Zhu Ya said they hoped to die with these raisins in their mouths.

    I woke up once in the middle of the night, reached out and touched the sun visor, and found it was very wet. I was looking forward to the harvest of the next day, so I continued to sleep peacefully.

    At night, I had a beautiful dream.

    I dreamed that Catherine, Zhu Ya, and I landed on an island, where there was endless sweet stream water. The two women and I took a pleasant bath in the cold stream pool, and then caught a lot of fish there.

    But when I woke up in the morning, the boat was still rocking on the sea.

    There were still no clouds in the sky, and there were no islands around. I was not surprised, after all, there were few islands in this area.

    All my hope now was in that rescue box.

    I hurriedly got up to check how much mist water was collected in the box.

    In the early morning, the visibility on the sea surface was less than 30 meters, and the temperature was cool.

    However, this comfortable environment was limited to one hour after the sun rose.

    I took two steps to the rescue box. When I saw the water reflecting at the bottom of the box, I was so excited that I couldn''t control myself and immediately squatted down to check the amount of water.

    I stretched my finger to the bottom of the water tank and found that the collected mist water actually covered my index finger!

    I tilted the box and visually measured the amount of water. It was definitely not less than 1.5 liters!

    I couldn''t suppress my inner joy, and immediately shouted to Catherine and Zhu Ya with excitement: "Hey, get up quickly, we have water to drink!"

    My excited shout woke Catherine and Zhu Ya from their dreams.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya rubbed their sleepy eyes, and seeing my excited look, they knew there must be good news!

    Zhu Ya opened his dry and bitter mouth and asked, "Uncle, is there water?"

    "Yes, there is about 1.5 liters. As long as we use this method to collect more fog water, even if it doesn''t rain, we can still survive!"

    I said excitedly, and couldn''t help but reach into the box, scooped out a mouthful of water with one hand, and sucked it into my dry mouth.

    The cool and sweet feeling immediately spread throughout my body like an electric current!

    Seeing this, Catherine and Zhu Ya were also very excited and imitated me to drink fog water!

    Everyone''s chapped lips were originally peeling white skin, and now the white skin on the lips was softened by the water, and the lips became plump and rosy again.

    This time I didn''t limit the amount of water that Catherine and Zhu Ya drank, because everyone''s body needed to recover.

    Saving is to survive continuously, but if the body is in trouble, even if there is enough fresh water in the future, the body may not be able to recover. Therefore, this kind of saving is meaningless. You must know how to reasonably distribute fresh water to ensure your health.

    The three of us drank a total of 500 milliliters of water.

    This amount of water is not much, but we have learned to restrain ourselves.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya were also afraid of returning to the days of dehydration, so they knew to restrain themselves without my reminder.

    I was very relieved.

    I once again gave the task of handling the raisins to Zhu Ya.

    Zhu Ya was more skilled this time, and quickly poured out the raisins that were full of water, and used gauze to absorb the seawater on the surface.

    Then she consciously divided the raisins into three portions.

    We sat on the front deck and put them into our mouths one by one with great care. We really didn''t want to finish these precious raisins like gems so quickly.

    But we need calories and sugar, and these raisins have been soaked. If we don''t eat them, they will go bad soon.

    In this way, we ate them one by one like chickens pecking at rice.

    We all lived in big cities before, and never had any awareness of cherishing the food around us. Even if we did, it was just the effect of education and propaganda, and there would be no deep understanding at all.

    "It''s delicious. I will always remember the taste of these raisins." Zhu Ya licked her lips and said, as if she had eaten some delicious food.

    Catherine also swallowed her saliva with reluctance.

    "Let''s try our best to survive, and there will be more delicious food waiting for us in the future." I said encouraging words.

    Now Catherine and Zhu Ya''s hearts are obviously more confident than before, which can be seen from their determined eyes.

    Despite this, we still didn''t eat enough. Under such conditions, eating and drinking enough is a very luxurious thing.

    I got up and reinstalled the awning and took it down at night.

    Today is similar to yesterday, the only difference is that we started to eat shark jerky.

    The nutrients and fiber in the energy bars are extremely difficult to obtain from the sea, so these energy bars must be carefully distributed.

    So the staple food was changed to shark meat.

    Although shark meat is a bit salty, our fresh water is no longer so scarce.

    So, what we should consider is nutritional balance.

 Chapter009

    At noon, I continued to soak in the sea until four o''clock in the afternoon, when the sun was no longer so hot, and I started fishing.

    We were lucky that we didn''t encounter that kind of big fish or sharks again, and only caught some pomfret and snapper.

    These pomfret are very common and always appear in groups.

    Whenever I encounter them, I can basically catch one or two, enough for us to make enough dried fish.

    In this way, we drifted boringly on the sea for five days.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya were lucky that they didn''t experience the severe hunger period in the first five days, and they already had water and enough food.

    During these five days, my body gradually recovered.

    Of course, this is still a long way from the normal state, but I am already very satisfied.

    If the days go on like this, I believe that the three of us will definitely survive.

    However, on the sixth day, I compared the data recorded by the navigation and found that our latitude did not rise much, and it seemed to have been hovering near the Tropic of Capricorn.

    It is not surprising that this happened, because we are in the middle of the South Equatorial Current, where the direction of the ocean current is not as obvious as in the north and south, and may even change due to changes in wind direction.

    What I am most worried about is whether the speedboat is spinning in the middle of the South Equatorial Current. If this is the case, we may drift for months and cannot escape from this sea!

    But from the observations of the past few days, the situation seems to be true.

    A sense of despair surged into my heart like a wave, making me feel extremely uncomfortable.

    Although there is no shortage of food and water now, long-term drifting on the sea and a single food will gradually cause problems in our body and mind.

    "Mr. Rosen, what''s wrong with you?" Catherine asked worriedly when she saw my silence.

    I glanced at Catherine, and her face looked much better than a few days ago.

    Seeing that I responded with silence, Catherine''s face became more worried, but in a few seconds, her worry turned into determination. She looked at me and said, "Mr. Rosen, tell me, we can bear it. Nothing is worse than being on a medical ship."

    "Yes, uncle, no matter what the future holds, we must persist to live to the end. We will not give up until the last moment!" Zhu Ya also saw the bad result from my gloomy face.

    Seeing Catherine and Zhu Ya so optimistic and strong, I was also deeply touched.

    Yes, nothing is more important than living!

    In an extreme survival environment, losing faith is equivalent to losing life.

    This is not a superficial word to encourage people, but a real survival skill.

    People will be killed by their own psychological suggestions, and they will also create miracles by their own psychological suggestions.

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    Finally, the death row prisoner really died.

    This is caused by psychological suggestion causing physiological effects on the human body.

    In fact, this is not just psychological damage.

    The prisoner is suggested that he will die from bleeding, and the warm water and dripping sound released from the tube constantly stimulate and strengthen this suggestion, causing the death row prisoner to continue to have extreme fear, thereby causing excessive physiological reactions and increasing adrenaline secretion.

    This will reduce the blood supply to a certain part of the body, thereby ensuring that the muscles get enough blood to enhance muscle efficiency, so that ordinary people can burst out with super strong fighting and escape abilities at the critical moment of life and death.

    But this situation should not last long.

    Death row prisoners have been in this situation all the time. Due to the reduced blood supply, the oxygen transported by red blood cells is also reduced accordingly.

    Once the capillaries are deprived of oxygen, plasma will penetrate into the tissues around the blood vessels, resulting in reduced blood flow and low blood pressure, affecting the organ function of blood circulation in the body, and eventually leading to death in a vicious cycle!

    Psychology directly affects the physiological level, which is an irrefutable fact!

    "Yes, we should try our best to survive, and we believe that we can survive!" I took a deep breath and looked at Catherine and Zhu Ya with a firm gaze.

    In this environment, we are always encouraging each other, and it really works.

    "So, Mr. Rosen, can you tell me what happened?" Catherine asked.

    I told Catherine and Zhu Ya truthfully that we are probably in the middle of the Indian Ocean now, which may be very far away from the land, and we are still wandering.

    "If we are lucky, we will drift westward and it will take about a year to reach Port Louis; if we drift northwestward for half a year, we can reach the British Indian Ocean Territory, that is, the Chagos Islands... But this is just a lucky situation..."

    I told Catherine and Zhu Ya this heavy news, and their optimism disappeared immediately.

    Obviously, Catherine and Zhu Ya did not expect the outcome to be so serious.

    The worst outcome that Catherine and Zhu Ya could imagine would be drifting for one or two months, right?

    With water and food, drifting for one or two months for ordinary people is indeed close to the limit.

    "Misfortunes only pick on the unfortunate", I have deeply experienced this at this moment.

    Death will not relax until it strangles the throat of our fate.

    "Don''t be too discouraged, maybe we can encounter one or two small islands. Those small islands are so small that they will not be recorded on the map, but they can give us more living space."

    This time, it was my turn to comfort Catherine and Zhu Ya.

    I knew that Catherine and Zhu Ya''s willpower and optimism were given by ignorance. I really shouldn''t have told these two women this desperate information. I overestimated their ability to bear.

    "Such an island must not be high, can we see it?" Zhu Ya asked worriedly.

    I nodded and told Zhu Ya that as long as it was within five kilometers, we would have a chance to see it.

    Moreover, there are usually seabirds living on such small islands, where you can find a lot of food, but there is also a risk of being drowned.

    The lagoon water on the island is basically seawater, but don''t worry too much. Once you get on the island, you will have more opportunities to obtain fresh water resources.

    I painted a picture of a vibrant future for Catherine and Zhu Ya, which gave them a lot of confidence again.

    In fact, only I know that the probability of this is very small, and it will almost never happen.

    In this way, we spent another two days with extremely slim hope.

    Everyone''s spirit became more depressed.

    On the seventh day of drifting on the sea, the sky was not so clear that night, and there were many cumulus clouds like the previous two days.

    But it didn''t rain, or it rained in other places, and we just missed it. After all, it is common to rain in tropical waters.

    We have collected a lot of water now, and even if it doesn''t rain, it won''t be too bad for us.

    Of course, a little rain would be better.

    But the most feared thing is the storm.

    Our speedboat can no longer withstand the wind and waves. Once it capsizes, it will be difficult for us to turn it back over.

    At that time, we can only drift on the belly of the boat, not only risking sliding into the sea, but also being exposed to the sun. At the same time, we can no longer collect fresh water.

    At that time, we are really not far from death.

    "Look!"

    Just as Catherine and I were lying on the deck bored, Zhu Ya, who had been sitting on the edge, suddenly shouted, as if she had discovered something new.

 Chapter010

    It was impossible to see any islands in the middle of the night.

    However, we were still stimulated by Zhu Ya''s excited shouts and quickly got up from the deck.

    "Look, the sea water is glowing! It''s everywhere!" Zhu Ya pointed to the sea water around the speedboat and said excitedly.

    Under the water surface, there is a large area of ??blue fluorescence!

    It was the first time I witnessed such a beautiful scenery. If it weren''t for the knowledge in my mind telling me what was going on, I would have the same idea as these two women and thought I was in heaven.

    These glowing things in the sea are jellyfish! We should have come to a shallow sea area, and the air was hot and there were signs of rain, so these jellyfish floated up.

    Their light illuminated the originally dead sea water. So, there was this beautiful scene in front of us.

    Ignorance makes people happy, this is indeed the truth. I couldn''t be as excited as Zhu Ya when I saw this phenomenon.

    However, I was not completely indifferent, because jellyfish have the behavior of flowing with fresh water. If there are islands nearby, these jellyfish will swim towards the land before the rain.

    This is why a large number of jellyfish can be found on the beach after the rain.

    However, judging from the situation in the sky, this rain will not be heavy.

    I told Catherine and Zhu Ya not to put their feet in the water to avoid being stung by jellyfish.

    At the same time, I started to secure the roof back on to prevent strong winds from blowing away the roof of the speedboat on which we depended for survival.

    Now we cannot afford any loss.

    It is as fragile as a hemp rope that is about to break at any time. Only the last thread is left. Any external force will break it!

    Sure enough, in less than a quarter of an hour, it began to rain.

    The rain sprinkled on our faces, which felt a little cold, but it brought us a pleasant sense of reality!

    I used the rescue box to collect rainwater.

    As I expected, it was just a moderate shower, and we collected about one liter of rainwater until the rain stopped.

    If I hadn''t put away the roof, I should have been able to collect more rainwater.

    However, I didn''t need to take this risk, because with reasonable planning, I had stored enough fresh water.

    No one can guarantee that this rain will not suddenly blow up a storm, so putting away the roof is a risk-avoiding behavior, which is reasonable.

    More jellyfish floated on the sea after the rain.

    The dense jellyfish with blue light made Catherine and Zhu Ya feel like they were in a fairy tale world.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya, the two women, had just been rained on, and their bodies had become less fragile after adapting in the past few days, and their spirits were better than a few days ago.

    Seeing this scene, Catherine and Zhu Ya were full of energy, as if they were about to be rescued, with smiles on their faces. They kept saying words of thanks to God.

    Perhaps during these days of drifting, Catherine and Zhu Ya have begun to believe in the invisible God, thinking that this is God''s instruction.

    At noon on the eighth day of drifting, we ate a few pieces of dried fish and an energy bar, and dried the seaweed caught in the shallow sea area a few days ago, then soaked it in fresh water, rolled it into a ball and stuffed it into our mouths to chew and eat.

    These seaweeds contain a lot of vitamins and minerals, such as calcium, iron, magnesium, selenium, iodine, etc., as well as nutrients such as protein, cellulose, multiple amino acids, and polysaccharides.

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    In addition, it is also rich in chlorophyll, which can help the body detoxify and resist free radical damage.

    It can be said that it is one of the few foods that can balance the body''s nutrition during our days of drifting on the sea.

    At sea, once we encounter seaweed, we will never let it go.

    In order to better catch the seaweed that is free in the seawater, I wove the hemp ropes on both sides of the boat into a net and threw it into the sea. At the end of the day, we can catch some seaweed.

    If I come to a shallow sea area, I will even venture into the sea to collect some seaweed.

    While chewing the fishy and salty seaweed, I walked out of the awning and came to the front deck.

    A large amount of sea breeze blew from the west, which gave me an uneasy premonition.

    I looked at the sea level in the west, and there was a thick and huge cumulus cloud above it.

    The huge cumulus cloud, like gray-white ink splashed on the blue screen, occupied most of the sky in front. This spectacle gave people a great sense of shock!

    The bottom of the cumulus cloud was pitch black, with lightning and thunder!

    How could there be such bad weather suddenly? The weather at sea is really unpredictable!

    Catherine and Zhu Ya were also amazed when they saw this scene. They couldn''t believe the meteorological wonders they saw!

    But I couldn''t be amazed.

    There was a sunny sky above our heads. This sunny feeling paralyzed our consciousness!

    "Damn it!" I cursed, and immediately reached out to collect the hemp rope net thrown into the sea, and quickly untied the knot on it to restore it to a strip shape.

    "What''s wrong?" Catherine and Zhu Ya asked at the same time.

    "Hurry up and put away the sails. There is a storm eye over there. Do you see it? It''s rolling towards us!" I shouted loudly, and Catherine and Zhu Ya realized the seriousness of the problem.

    Zhu Ya quickly put away the sails thrown into the sea, and Catherine also put away the supplies in the cabin and stored them in the storage room on the front deck.

    And I used the extremely safe Bollinger knot to evenly distribute the removed ropes on the starboard side, a total of five places.

    The ends of three of the ropes were tied to my body. I used three Bollinger knots to tie them around my waist and the roots of my legs, forming a triangular safety knot.

    The Bollinger knot will not shrink due to the amount of force applied, and can protect my body well. No matter how big the storm is, it will never separate me from the hull.

    At the same time, I tied the ends of the remaining two ropes to Catherine and Zhu Ya, forming a single waist knot.  Although this knot is not as safe as the "triangle knot" on my body, it can also protect them.

    After all, there are only so many ropes, and I must prioritize my own safety. As long as I can survive, Catherine and Zhu Ya will have a greater chance of survival; on the contrary, no matter which of the two women survives, they can''t save any of us.

    "When the storm comes, we must gather in the middle of the boat. If the boat capsizes, we must swim out immediately and hold on to the ropes on our bodies tightly. Don''t be thrown away, and don''t try to pull the ropes to get close to the speedboat, because the wind and waves will keep overturning the speedboat."

    "If you get too close to the boat, your body will be hit by the hull and you will pass out. Do you understand?" All I can do now is to remind Catherine and Zhu Ya as much as possible. Once the storm comes, they will not be able to hear me even if I shout loudly.

    At that time, we can only rely on Catherine and Zhu Ya to deal with all the difficulties!

    The waves are getting bigger and bigger, and our hull is shaking up and down with the waves, like a capsule floating on the water.

    Sitting under the awning, we grabbed the handles on both sides, feeling extremely nervous.

    No one was seasick, maybe because we are all used to the days of shaking on the boat, or because of the nervous psychology, the body has overcome this dizziness.

    The wind that poured into the awning rushed out with a lot of rain. The strong wind mixed with rain was like small hail, hitting our cheeks painfully.

    I noticed the huge storm, the dark cumulus clouds were like a huge tornado, and it seemed that there were unknown creatures stirring in this storm!

    Of course, how could there be such a huge creature? It must be the eye of the storm!

    We were like helpless and weak bacteria, lying on floating objects, looking at the dark sky and ocean covered by the storm outside!

    Waves came one after another, and even the seawater poured into the cabin with the crest of the wave. We were instantly submerged by the seawater!

    The boat did not sink. After a wave passed, the backflowing seawater was discharged from the windows on both sides of the awning.

    We struggled to pop our heads out of it like a groundhog, and immediately breathed heavily, ready to welcome the backflow of the next wave of waves!

    In a few seconds, the repeated sea wolf attacked again!

    We were like a little man hiding in a jar, swallowed by the rushing water!

    This wave of backflowing seawater has not been discharged in time, and the next wave is coming again!

    We held the handle tightly with both hands and stretched our necks to the top of the awning to make our mouths and noses contact the air as soon as possible.

    Just took a breath, and immediately felt the hull "falling" rapidly downward! Yes, it was a feeling of falling into the air like falling down a waterfall!

    I know that this is not falling, but being at the bottom of the huge waves! I have some experience and know that the next wave will come soon, so I am mentally prepared.

    We endured the torture of the storm with the determination to die, and there was only one wish in our hearts, that is, we hope that the hull will not sink! Once it sinks, we are not far from death!

    Although I have tied five ropes on the starboard side now, I can use some clever strength to turn the boat over after the boat capsizes, but this can only be achieved after the storm passes.

    The question is, after the hull capsizes, can we survive until the storm ends?

    At this moment, our spirits and bodies have been greatly impacted.

 Chapter011

    Facing the ravages of nature, we were helpless, like ants struggling desperately in a turbulent river, biting fallen leaves to escape, and could only pray to God, hoping that the raging storm would subside soon.

    Perhaps only in this way can we survive, but it may be just a psychological effect.

    However, God did not seem to intend to let us, the three survivors who had suffered so much, go. As if to test our will, after we struggled for an hour, another huge wave came!

    This time, we were not so lucky!

    The hull was at the top of the wave, with the top of the head covering the sky and the sun, and the bottom was the bottomless valley!

    The speedboat was instantly overturned by the huge waves, and the entire hull was immediately swept into the sea, rolling violently on the seabed like a drum.

    Countless bubbles with white foam kept emerging from around the hull and surging upwards!

    The three of us were like a toy boat that fell into a washing machine. We were in the cabin and felt dizzy, just like passengers who were thrown out of the cabin without seat belts in a car accident. The only consciousness was to try to stay awake!

    It took us ten seconds to surface from the bottom of the sea!

    At this moment, the dizzy head made me unable to think. A lot of seawater poured into my nasal cavity, and my body seemed to be torn apart.

    I think the three of us might die!

    My heart was shouting-God, let us go! Let us suffer less!

    However, God did not seem to be satisfied. When the hull was washed out, the rope threw the three of us out of the sea.

    Then, we were teased by the waves again!

    If it weren''t for the ropes on our bodies, no matter how hard we swam, we would never float up from the bottom of the sea with undercurrents.

    It was the rope I tied before that saved our lives!

    Zhu Ya kept choking on water beside me, while Catherine, who was in good physical condition and familiar with water, gasped for air after floating up.

    I saw that Zhu Ya was struggling to tread water, so I took off the only life jacket on my body and let her wear it.

    This was the item I used to escape from the medical ship. If I didn''t give it to Catherine and Zhu Ya, they would naturally have nothing to say. I am not cold-blooded, but I just don''t want to be responsible for them with my life.

    But at this moment, I need to help Zhu Ya and let her recover.

    Zhu Ya put on the life jacket I gave her. On her painful face, her eyes, which were red from choking on water, were full of gratitude in the dim light.

    "Hold on, I believe we will get through it soon." I grabbed Zhu Ya''s hair, lifted her face, and shouted at her.

    The storm will not calm down because of prayer, and it will continue to torture us!

    We hugged each other tightly and fought against the ruthlessness of the sea together!

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    I cursed again in my heart - damn God, we will not submit to you, let alone become your devout believers! You are just a clay statue with a false reputation! You are a coward!

    However, the storm did not intensify or subside because of my curse.

    The three of us were like dust that accidentally fell into the water, inconspicuous in front of the sea.

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    I don��t know how long we resisted the storm, how many times we were choked, and the feeling that even breathing seemed a luxury made us feel desperate.

    Our physical strength had long been exhausted. After the storm gradually subsided, we used our last strength to grab the edge of the overturned hull.

    At this moment, the speedboat was like a huge gourd ladle falling into the water, constantly floating up and down in the sea.

    I don��t know how long this lasted.

    It wasn��t until the gray cumulus clouds on the horizon were pierced by a ray of sunset light, and sprinkled on the surging and dark sea like holy light, that I saw hope!

    "Hurry, help me turn the boat over!"

    I climbed up to the bottom of the boat with difficulty, and then turned to the other side.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya did the same.

    We stepped on the other side of the bottom of the boat, and while sinking one side of the boat, we leaned our bodies and pulled the rope like a sail.

    With the momentum of the waves, the three of us pulled hard at the same time as one side of the boat sank, and the speedboat miraculously turned over.

    We almost used up our last bit of strength to climb onto the wet deck.

    I lay on the rear deck, gasping for air, breathing in the precious air.

    I don''t know how long I rested like this, but the fatigue on my body was hard to dissipate. The hull kept shaking up and down, making us feel drowsy.

    When I recovered a little, I found that the awning of the speedboat on which we depended for survival had been swept away by the wind and waves, leaving only six broken plastic pillars standing bare on both sides of the hull.

    I didn''t care about my fatigue, and immediately turned over and climbed to the front deck. Seeing the intact small door of the storage room, my hanging heart finally relaxed a little!

    The three of us drank the fresh water in the rescue box before entering the storm because we needed to put the life-saving supplies in it.

    So, fresh water will now become the biggest crisis.

    The water collected in the middle deck is mostly seawater and cannot be drunk.

    While it was still raining, I quickly opened the storage room and took out the raincoat that I had used as a water sail.

    I opened the raincoat and hung it on the broken pillar to form a new awning roof.

    The rain kept falling on the raincoat and slowly gathered in the middle.

    The outer layer of this raincoat is waterproof, and the inner layer is canvas, which is very durable.

    It was used as a water sail in the water before, and it was not damaged, but the inner canvas was covered with seaweed and some barnacles, making it look like an old piece of clothing that had been soaked in the sea for a long time.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya looked at the sky and cried. This time I didn''t stop them from releasing their emotions.

    After this disaster, each of us was filled with mixed emotions. None of us had the joy of surviving the disaster on our faces.

    The reason is that this "rest of life" is not a real "life".

    We have only survived a catastrophe, but as long as we remain in this vast and merciless ocean, catastrophes may occur at any time, and we may all die in the end.

    Negative emotions, like the haze of death, began to shroud everyone''s soul.

    In the evening.

    The rain stopped and the storm was far away from us.

    I poured the collected rainwater back into the rescue box.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya were exhausted and lay under their raincoats to rest. Their faces were as pale as paper and their lips were wrinkled with white wrinkles. Their naked bodies had been drifting on the sea for too long and were a little dark.

    I was also exhausted and had no extra energy to do anything else. So I also lay between Catherine and Zhu Ya to rest.

    When I woke up, it was already midnight.

    Because I couldn''t know the exact time, I felt hungry and thirsty after waking up, so I started to distribute food and water to everyone.

    Without the roof of the speedboat, the only way to collect dew was to rely on raincoats, but the raincoats could not collect much.

    And without the water sail, the speed of moving purely by the ocean current was very slow.  If the raincoat is made into a sail, its area is too small and it will not be very useful.

    The cramped environment put me in trouble again.

    Looking at the clear night sky, I was full of helplessness.

    Physically and mentally exhausted, I began to recall the life I had lived, ponder the origin and meaning of life, and fantasize about the origin of the universe and the world outside the earth.

    Thinking about these is just a psychological protection mechanism to find comfort for death, so that the body thinks that it will exist in another form after death.

 Chapter012

    I looked at the starry sky, and for the first time, my thoughts broke free from the shackles of the world and the tense survival crisis, and flew to this silent and vast universe. My heart had never been so calm.

    This is a kind of relief.

    I know very well that this is an emotion released by the psychological self-protection mechanism, which makes me no longer afraid when I am on the verge of despair, and even begins to look forward to death.

    However, this kind of thinking may weaken our desire to survive! But who can assert that people will not go somewhere else after death?

    If the law of conservation of energy is absolutely correct, then people can also exist as energy bodies, and they will not be destroyed after death, but will continue to exist in another form of energy, right?

    Shouldn''t we be surprised by this? People start from a cell and can develop into a complex life form in just ten months.

    If we look at it from a microscopic perspective, the process of life development is no less than a cosmic war and evolution.

    With such a complex creative process, how can life be meaningless?

    Are we going to disappear so easily in this lonely sea?

    I closed my eyes, trying to retract my scattered thoughts and concentrate on dealing with the crisis in front of me, so as not to be dragged into the abyss by such thoughts and never be able to cheer up again.

    I stood up and adjusted the roof of the raincoat, making it high on one side and low on the other, tilted at a 45-degree angle, so that the fog collected at night can accumulate in the lower place.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya had just drunk water and eaten an energy bar, but they did not cheer up as before, but lay there like two salted fish, motionless, eyes open, staring at the night sky dully.

    I think Catherine and Zhu Ya may have been affected by the emotion I just had, and even more seriously! They kept muttering in their mouths that maybe there really are gods and immortals, and the world is hell, and they can reach the paradise after death.

    After saying these words, Catherine and Zhu Ya showed a look of relief and "enlightenment" on their faces. Compared with the harsh environment, psychological destruction is more fatal to us now.

    The wind stopped, and the dark sea was dead silent, without any sound, even the sound of the waves and the wind disappeared.

    I think a normal person''s dream should not be so empty, right?

    The brain lacks more environmental information feedback, which makes people feel lonely and fearful. The unreal feeling, like a dream, lingers in our minds again.

    This feeling is particularly terrible, especially since we have been drifting for so long.

    This dreamlike feeling makes us begin to doubt whether we have died long ago, and everything now is just our souls drifting on the sea.

    Whenever this feeling comes, I will touch the skin, lips and facial features of the two women and listen to their breathing.

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    This real information is fed back to the brain, prompting our body to produce physiological reactions, so as to confirm that we really exist.

    But I didn''t continue to do anything with Catherine and Zhu Ya, because our current physical strength and condition could not support what we wanted to do.

    Just then, something hit our ship, making a slight collision sound on the starboard side.

    It was definitely not a fish, because the sound was too obvious, and it was definitely not coming from the bottom of the water, but the sound of a floating object hitting it.

    I immediately went to the starboard side to check!

    I found the location where the sound came from, and in the night, I saw a group of floating objects with feathers.

    This was definitely not seaweed or other debris, and those things would not make a sound when they hit the ship.

    I subconsciously thought that this might be the body of a bird.

    So I quickly reached down, grabbed its soft feathers, and pulled it out of the sea.

    "What is it?"

    Zhu Ya and Catherine also came over, they were full of curiosity, and didn''t notice that their soft and elastic breasts were pressed against my left and right arms.

    I didn''t care about the wonderful feeling of skin-to-skin contact, and threw the thing I picked up onto the deck, making a dull sound.

    With the bright moonlight, we finally saw the true face of this guy, it was a big bird.

    From the striking red throat sac on its neck, it can be seen that this pheasant-like guy is a male frigate bird!

    "It''s a bird! It''s a seabird! Uncle, didn''t you say that if we see a bird, we can find the island?" Zhu Ya said excitedly.

    Catherine was also excited, and the empty eyes just now became bright. Obviously, this bird gave them hope!

    I carefully examined the body of the frigate bird and did not find any wounds. My heart sank to the bottom of the valley, because the most worried thing happened!

    This is a frigate bird that died of exhaustion.

    The frigate bird is a bird with extremely strong flying ability, usually only active around the island.

    Moreover, unlike other seabirds, it can rush into the water at high speed to catch fish for food, but is used to snatching food from the mouths or nests of other seabirds for a living, so it has the title of "seabird bandit".

    This habit is mainly due to the lack of oil in its feathers, which makes it difficult to dry once it gets wet.

    Therefore, I speculated two possibilities: first, the frigate bird''s feathers were wet by the rain, and it could not fly back to its habitat, so it died of exhaustion on the way; second, the frigate bird was completely lost!

    The former situation is still optimistic, because it proves that there are indeed islands nearby. But if it is the latter, it means that there are no islands within at least 500 nautical miles nearby!

    "Yes, this proves that there will be islands nearby!"

    I did not tell Catherine and Zhu Ya, who were full of expectations, about the worst possibility, so as not to dampen their desire to survive.

    "Great, let''s take turns on duty now, so as not to miss the islands we pass by!" Zhu Ya suggested.

    Catherine also nodded in agreement.

    "Okay, then I''d like to trouble you two to take the shift first, how about that?"

    I know they must not be able to sleep now, so why not let them take duty first.Catherine and Zhu Ya readily agreed.

    And I went back to the cabin with mixed feelings and lay down to rest. In fact, I also had difficulty falling asleep at this time. Like the past few days, I fell into deep thought again.

    When drifting on the sea, the most abundant thing is time.

    I can have enough time to review my past life, even to the feeling of the first kiss with my first love.

    This kind of memory, like a replay of death, can make people constantly reflect and feel whether their life is fulfilling.

    If you are not a person with rich experience, it doesn��t take seven or eight days at all. Just one day will have nothing worth remembering.

    Like most urban people, living mechanically and numbly has long erased the meaning of life, and the memories before death are blank.

    Such people often feel extremely regretful before they die, and feel that they live like poultry.

    But I have no regrets. Because people like me have long put life and death aside.

    I have experienced countless escapes from death in my life, and every time I survived, I regarded it as an extra gift from the god of death.

    So, like other mercenaries on the battlefield, I would party every time I was out of the war, and live my life in every possible way without any regrets.

 Chapter013

    I am a Chinese-Mexican hybrid.

    When my mother was still a teenager, she and her father, my grandfather, secretly climbed onto a train heading north in an attempt to sneak into the United States.

    However, when entering the country, she accidentally got separated from a group of illegal immigrants.

    The helpless girl rushed into the hotel where the Chinese businessman lived in a panic. And this Chinese businessman was my father.

    My father gave the girl some US dollars and advised her to return to Mexico, because the United States is not a paradise, especially for those who entered the country illegally.

    However, my mother revealed that almost all the houses and land in Mexico were occupied by gangs, and my parents and brothers had also sneaked here. If I go back, I can only use my body to earn money for the gangs in the alleys of Mexico.

    The kind-hearted Chinese businessman could not ignore the girl, so he rented a basement for her in Houston, paid the rent for half a year, and left some living expenses.

    Of course, the father''s kindness was also rewarded with the girl''s enthusiasm and warmth.

    Half a year later, when my father came back to visit her, she was already six months pregnant, and the thin pregnant woman looked very pitiful.

    My father took her back to Mexico, bought a house, and hired someone to take care of her until my mother gave birth to me.

    A few years later, in order to let my mother and I return to China to live, my father married her.

    I grew up studying in China from the age of seven to eighteen.

    At the age of eighteen, I went to study in Russia.

    Because of my youthful vigor, I accidentally killed a bully schoolmate in a fight.

    Therefore, from the age of nineteen to twenty-three, I spent time in a Russian prison.

    In order to get out of prison as soon as possible, at the age of twenty-three, I participated in the mercenary recruitment, and with my strong physique, I successfully joined the Wagner Mercenary Corps.

    Later, I participated in the Syrian War for two years and the Donbass War for three years.

    In addition, I have been active in dozens of countries such as the Central African Republic, Libya, Mali, Venezuela, etc. for many years until I successfully reduced my sentence and retired.

    However, when I left Wagner and prepared to return home, I was intercepted by American agents. They took me away from the train and took me to the land of the Indians by plane.

    I was sent to a secret base and received six months of training. Because they threatened the safety of my family, I had to work for them for a year until the politician succeeded in coming to power.

    After that, I was taken to the illegal medical ship by them.

    Recalling the past, my heart could not calm down. I missed my father, mother, and two sisters.

    We haven''t seen each other for thirteen years.

    Now, my sister should have graduated from college long ago, and my father and mother must be worried about me all the time.

    The thing I regret most in my life is manslaughter in Russia.

    This incident completely changed the trajectory of my life and the lives of my parents.

    Originally, I should have married and had children like most people and lived a happy life.

    Thinking of this, I, a man of iron bones, also shed tears of regret.

    In the early morning, the cool sea breeze blew across the calm sea and gently brushed my face.

    The morning light penetrated my eyelids, and a blood-red light appeared in front of my eyes.

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    I subconsciously covered my eyes, and then slowly opened them.

    The thirst made my mouth bitter and unbearable.

    I sat up and found Zhu Ya sleeping next to me.

    Catherine sat on the rear deck, holding the pillars of the awning, looking at the surrounding sea and sky with tired eyes.

    "Eat something and start to rest, I''m going to go fishing." I patted Catherine''s shoulder and said.

    Seeing that I was awake, she smiled and nodded.

    We still had a pack of energy bars, which only contained ten bars. Together with the dried fish hidden in the storage room, these energy bars were enough for us to eat for ten days.

    The rainwater collected in the rescue box was also enough for us to sustain for ten days.

    In fact, there was no need to worry too much about the rain problem in tropical waters. It was just that we were unlucky a few days ago and always missed the rainy area.

    I divided an energy bar into three parts, like a large piece of chocolate. The portion each person got was about the size of two fingers put together.

    Zhu Ya was still resting, so I didn''t wake her up.

    Sleeping is the lowest consumption method, and it would be more blissful to wait until she wakes up hungry before eating.

    I plucked the feathers of the frigate bird, cut its skin and flesh, picked a piece as bait, and started fishing.

    I stared at the fish bladder in a daze as usual, using this method to maintain my spirit and physical strength, and at the same time to pass the time.

    Zhu Ya woke up at noon.

    Seeing that I had caught a few fish, which had been cut open, cleaned and hung up to dry, she came up to help with other things.

    Not long after, Catherine woke up.

    Because the weather was too hot, we jumped into the sea as usual, tied the boat and our bodies with ropes, and soaked in the water to enjoy the coolness.

    We spent five more days like this in torment.

    We have been drifting in the sea for thirteen days.

    These thirteen days can be said to be the longest time in our lives.

    Our bodies have become much thinner, and the skin of the two women has turned bronze. Most of the original feminine delicacy and aura in them have disappeared.

    The three of us looked like war refugees who had walked hundreds of kilometers.

    My beard was half an inch long, and my hair was messy like a savage.

    My whole body was tanned, and the tips of my fingers, which were originally rough due to long-term busy work, were now cracked like tree bark.

    "What''s going on over there?" Zhu Ya lay on the side of the boat, pointing to the north.

    There were a lot of white splashes on the water, as if a lot of small stones were scattered from the air to the calm sea.

    Soon, the white splashes moved horizontally towards us! Accompanied by a lot of splashing sounds!

    Only then did I see clearly that it was a group of flying fish!

    "Oh no, get on the boat quickly!" I shouted, climbed on the boat quickly, and immediately reached out to pull Zhu Ya and Catherine on board.

    The flying fish came to us in the next moment, hitting the hull, raincoat and pillars like bullets.

    The dense collision sound instantly rang in my ears.

    The three of us lay in the cabin, using the edge of the boat that was more than 20 centimeters higher on both sides as a cover to avoid this wave of impact.

    Just after this wave of impact, there was a dense sound of birds calling in the sky. I looked up and saw that it was a group of boobies and frigate birds!

    These boobies flew over our heads and immediately swooped down to the water like arrows! They were catching schools of fish underwater! The frigate birds in the sky couldn''t go into the water, so they attacked the flying fish that flew out of the water!

    Some of the splashes we saw just now were caused by flying fish jumping out of the water, and some were caused by boobies rushing into the water!

    The flying fish collectively flew out of the water, proving that there were also sea creatures chasing them underwater!

    As expected, killer whales quickly passed through the visible sea surface, chasing the flying fish in front of them!

    "Oh my God, is this a seagull?!" Zhu Ya and Catherine asked at the same time.

    "It''s a booby!" As soon as I finished speaking, a group of killer whales actually jumped out of the sea and plunged into the sea again.

    "Those are killer whales. I recognize the white spots behind their eyes and on their abdomens!" Zhu Ya said excitedly.

    Catherine also recognized killer whales. This killer whale of the dolphin family is very smart. Although it is not big, blue whales and sharks are not their opponents.

    I was thrilled by the sightings of killer whales and birds.

    The reason for my excitement is not because they brought us food such as flying fish, but because killer whales and boobies live near the coast and islands.

    Their large-scale appearance proves that there must be islands nearby!

    However, since it was morning, we could not follow the direction of the killer whales to find islands, which was very disadvantageous to us.

    If it is evening, they will rush to the coast in a straight line. At this time, chasing them and heading in their direction will have a very high probability of finding the island.

    During the day, although they flew out from the island, I don��t know how many directions they turned in the middle.

    Therefore, we must not blindly go in the opposite direction to find land, which will waste our physical strength and opportunities.

    I told Catherine and Zhu Ya the news. They were more excited than me, and their weak bodies burst into vitality again.

    I immediately took out the sextant and began to measure the solar altitude angle.

    "22 degrees south latitude." I was not surprised by this measurement result, because during this period, the results I have measured were between 18 and 22 degrees. The previous storm sent us two or three degrees south.

    Unfortunately, without longitude, I can''t determine the specific location.

    Even if I only have a watch with accurate time, I can calculate the longitude and then determine the specific direction of the nearest land or island!

    But I am not discouraged. No matter what, I have to take a gamble.

    I took the emergency plastic paddle that was fixed to the bottom inside the boat and gave one to Catherine.

    "Keep going!"

 Chapter014

    The oars must be used at the most critical moment, after all, we can''t afford to waste our physical strength.

    That''s why I haven''t used the oars.

    It''s necessary to do this now, because it''s just dawn, and this group of boobies shouldn''t fly far. Even if they turn in multiple directions, we only need to paddle five or six kilometers, and we should be able to see the island nearby!

    I encouraged Catherine and Zhu Ya while paddling hard. The speedboat wobbled northward.

    I asked Zhu Ya to take the compass to make sure we kept heading north, and asked her to stand up and observe the surrounding islands.

    As the sun gradually rose, the surrounding vision became wider.

    The outline of the island five or six kilometers away can be seen clearly with the naked eye, which is very beneficial to us.

    "Uncle, I can''t see the island. Should we chase the clouds in the sky to find the island?" Zhu Ya said anxiously.

    "Definitely not. It''s morning now, and the temperature on land is still very low. The sea breeze last night has already blown the clouds away from the land. If you want to see the clouds, you can only see them in the evening." I explained.

    I then said, "Pay close attention to the darker edge of the horizon in the distance. Some islands are too low to be seen."

    Catherine and I paddled while observing the surrounding environment.

    Although we only paddled for a few minutes, it was very strenuous for us survivors who were seriously lacking in physical strength. We were sweating all over and our limbs began to ache.

    Catherine was in a more serious condition and her hands soon lost strength.

    But we did not give up. We paddled mechanically with willpower.

    Catherine really couldn''t paddle anymore, so she changed to Zhu Ya to continue paddling.

    Although Zhu Ya was slender, she unexpectedly showed amazing willpower. After paddling with me for a few minutes, she changed to Catherine again.

    My endurance was much stronger than that of Catherine and Zhu Ya, and I had mastered the paddling technique, so I could keep going.

    About twenty minutes later, we finally saw other flocks of birds. Following the direction of the flocks, we finally saw a long "black line" floating on the sea surface.

    "Island! It''s an island!"

    Catherine and Zhu Ya shouted almost at the same time. The feeling of being enveloped by the light of hope instantly stimulated their adrenaline and burst out with amazing strength.

    The island was about five kilometers away from us!

    We were going to drink all the fresh water and eat all the food. Although the food was still being digested, our bodies seemed to be full of strength.

    We paddled tirelessly.

    But our speed was not very fast, just slightly faster than the speed of human walking.

    It would take at least an hour to paddle five kilometers away!

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    Fortunately, it was not at night, otherwise we would definitely not be able to find the island.

    The sun is still high and it will take a long time for it to set. Now we just need to keep our eyes on the island and move forward.

    If we are not in a hurry to land, we can rest and paddle at the same time, and it will take two or three hours to get there.

    However, after thirteen days of drifting, each of us is extremely eager to land. Even if we are too tired to move, we have to continue paddling with numb hands, and we are even unwilling to take our eyes off the outline of the island, for fear that the island will disappear from our sight in the blink of an eye.

    Excitement and hope merged together, impacting our tortured body and mind, and bursting out an unimaginable desire to survive.

    As we slowly approached the island, we could see a large number of birds moving in the blue sky.

    At this moment, those flocks of birds representing hope are so kind and beautiful, like light in the dark, illuminating our already silent souls!

    Regardless of the fatigue and numbness of our muscles, we kept paddling with our hands.

    The boat swayed, moving towards the destination, towards hope.

    The tenacious vitality inspired by the desire to survive shone on the vast ocean. Even if it was as small as an ant paddling a fallen leaf surfing on a river, it would still be favored by the goddess of luck and the attention of God!

    Halfway through, I handed the paddle to Zhu Ya and replenished food and fresh water.

    Because the outline of the island was becoming clearer and clearer, we didn''t need to keep food and fresh water at all.

    After I finished my share of food, I paddled again.

    Although the numbness of the muscles and the pain in the palms did not disappear, it still couldn''t stop my determination to move forward.

    There were still about 300 meters to the island. Each of us was exhausted, but looking at the lush forests on the island, the golden beach, and the reefs protruding high on the coast, the excitement in my heart was indescribable.

    It was as if God had stretched out a hand and pulled us up from the abyss of hell.

    What came into view was the side of the island facing south, which was about three kilometers long, but we had no idea how big the back of the island was.

    What I could see was that there was a mountain with an altitude of about 100 meters behind it, surrounded by fog, gray and difficult to see clearly from a distance.

    As the distance got closer, I vaguely saw that there seemed to be something like a radar on the top of the mountain.

    From my current distance, the visual size was as big as a fingernail, so the actual size must be very huge. It was definitely not a radar or an aviation satellite antenna, but most likely a radio telescope.

    The first thought that flashed through my mind was that this was probably a military base or an astronomical observatory!

    There are people on the island, we are saved!

    Zhu Ya and Catherine also saw the instrument and pointed at it excitedly and shouted: "Hey, look, there must be someone on the island!"

    "Fifty meters more!" I estimated the distance and shouted excitedly.

    We were seriously exhausted and had already seen stars and felt dizzy. With the last consciousness, we paddled forward numbly.

    We could clearly hear the sound of waves hitting the reefs. The waves hitting the reefs on the seemingly calm sea were more than two meters high, which showed how turbulent the undercurrent was.

    I reminded Catherine and Zhu Ya not to jump down in a hurry when the speedboat was not completely docked at the shore, so as not to be swept away by the undercurrent or hit the underwater reefs.

    Once injured, the risk is immeasurable on this island where there should be no medical conditions.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya nodded heavily, their pretty faces were filled with joy of surviving the disaster, and their originally dull eyes became full of hope.

    Finally, the hull, with the help of the waves, hit the beach next to the reef.

    We couldn''t wait to drag our tired bodies and jump from the front deck to the soft beach.

    Due to the long-term shaking on the ship, when we just jumped onto the beach, we felt dizzy, our legs were weak, and we fell to the ground!

    "Oh God! We are finally rescued!"

    After falling, Catherine and Zhu Ya wanted to stand up excitedly, but they fell to the ground again.

    I didn''t suppress Catherine and Zhu Ya''s joy, and let them enjoy the ultimate pleasure of surviving the disaster.

    I also lay quietly on the wet beach, panting heavily, half of my face pressed against the soft sand, I closed my eyes, opened my arms and hugged the earth.

    Feeling the thickness it brings to me, and greedily sniffing the smell of sand, I grabbed the sand with both hands, grabbed and released, released and grabbed again, repeatedly feeling the reality of the earth.

    The wet sand was all over my hands. They were like unpolished diamonds in the sun, reflecting various colors. I never realized that these sands were so charming.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya lay on the beach, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, trying and greedily to feel the sense of security that the earth gave them back.

    We were so tired that we even fell asleep like this.

 Chapter015

    When I woke up, it was already noon, and the scorching sun made my back hurt.

    I had recovered a lot of my strength, so I got up from the ground.

    I looked at Catherine and Zhu Ya, who were also sleeping on the beach, with the tide at their feet. The beach they were lying on was saturated with water, thick and solid, and it was cool and comfortable to lie on it sideways.

    I stood up with the help of the reef next to me and tied the speedboat to a protruding reef.

    Then, I returned to the boat again and took down the rescue box on it.

    The survival supplies in it can also be used on the island, such as daggers, ropes, saw blades, flints, waterproof matches, and signal guns!

    Including first aid supplies in the medical box, such as potassium permanganate pills, potassium permanganate solution, cotton swabs, gauze, antibiotics, water purification tablets, needles and thread, etc.

    I carried the box to the shade under a coconut tree and took a look at the dense forest behind me.

    The smell of the forest is unique and fresh, but I know that the forest of the tropical island is full of dangers, and those dangers do not come from animals, but from various poisonous insects.

    I don��t know how big this island is yet, but what is certain is that as long as it is not as big as Madagascar, the number of wild animals must be limited.

    So, if we plan to live on the island for a long time, our staple food is still dried fish, coconuts and other seafood.

    Of course, I don��t plan to live here for a long time.

    There must be people on this island. Looking at the instrument on the top of the peak, we can know that such a large instrument must be guarded by soldiers, and there should be maintenance personnel, and supplies will be delivered regularly.

    At that time, the three of us can leave here with their ship and return to the original world.

    I took out the signal gun and immediately fired one into the sky.

    With a bang, the signal flare exploded in the sky.

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    The small parachute opened, causing the red light and smoke to slowly descend from the sky.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya were awakened by the sound of the flare and walked towards me excitedly.

    "Uncle, will anyone come to rescue us?" Zhu Ya had just seen the instrument on the top of the peak and came over to ask excitedly.

    Catherine was also very happy. There must be people on this island. After all, there are modern facilities!

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    I decided to pick some coconuts and eat them to make sure I have enough energy to travel when the rescue arrives.

    The top of the mountain is not far from us. I believe that if they see the flare, they will come here within three hours.

    So we don''t have to build any shelters.

    Building a shelter requires sufficient strength and spirit. Obviously, for us, the weak survivors, we definitely don''t have the energy to build a shelter today.

    If the rescue doesn''t come, we''ll just stay on the speedboat at night.

    As the tide rises, we can move the speedboat higher on the shore, so that the speedboat will no longer shake and we can sleep on it with peace of mind.

    However, we must be careful of mosquitoes, so we have to build a bonfire on the shore.

    I picked up the saw blade and took a look at the plump coconuts on the tree. I was already thirsty.

    I took a lot of effort and finally sawed the coconut tree with the saw blade.

    With a snap, the tall coconut tree fell on the beach, and clusters of coconuts scattered all over the ground.

    I took out the dagger and cut a coconut first.

    The shell inside was still soft, and the dagger easily poked a hole.

    I raised it and drank it in big gulps.

    The sweet coconut water was so delicious that I felt much more energetic after drinking it.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya couldn''t wait and kept swallowing their dry throats.

    Only when people reach their limits can they truly realize the importance of food.

    How beautiful is the gift of nature, it can make us feel how gentle the hand of the goddess of luck is!

    At this moment, life seems to have been sublimated unprecedentedly!

    A real feeling of surviving a disaster, like a spring that makes people sweet to the heart!

    That kind of persistence in life and yearning for beauty are all the roots of our strong will!

    At this moment, we know how lucky we are!

    I love this wind, this sea, this sunshine, this beautiful beach, this forest...

    I am so moved even when I see an ant foraging for food after surviving!

    This is the meaning of life!

    I gave the dagger to Catherine and told her to use it carefully and not to cut her hand.

    Now we just need to wait to find out if there are other people on the island.

    After eating and drinking on the beach, we sat in the shade of the coconut tree to recover our strength.

    Because we were full and drunk, we had strength and started chatting, releasing the joy of being rescued.

    Zhu Ya smiled and told everyone that after she returned home safely, she would write a novel about survival and publish it, because she was the prototype of survival, and she would definitely make a lot of money by then, so that she would have tuition fees and pocket money for college!

    She also imagined that many reporters would come to interview her and many fans would pursue her!

    She described everything vividly, as if she had become a great writer at this moment.

    That smug look made Catherine and I laugh.

    I asked her how she got on the ship, and she started crying.

    She said she was originally going to Thailand for fun, but was tricked into getting on a black car and transported to Myanmar, where they forced her to commit fraud. But she didn''t know how to cheat, so she was abused by them.

    Later, they found out that she had a rare blood type, so they sent her to a medical ship, waiting for someone who needed a replacement organ, and then took her to have her organ removed!

    Zhu Ya shivered when she thought about it now, and it tortured her like a nightmare. Fortunately, she was strong, otherwise, she wouldn''t have been able to hold on until now.

    This experience might become a shadow of her life. Of course, if she could get through it, this experience would be the opposite, and it would become the most brilliant and heavy stroke in her life. She would be extremely strong in the future when encountering anything, because she had experienced a darker existence!

    Zhu Ya, this innocent and lovely girl, suffered so much, it was really heartbreaking.

    But after she finished speaking, she quickly wiped away her tears, looking strong.

    "Don''t worry, I am an indestructible cockroach. They can''t kill me, and the ruthless sea can''t kill me either. I will never be defeated by them. They are the darkest people in this world, rats living in the sewers, and I am an upright college student with a bright future. They can''t destroy me!"

    Zhu Ya said this true feeling in her heart with tears in her eyes and in a stable mood.

    She is encouraging us and herself!

 Chapter016

    I reached out and gently stroked Zhu Ya''s head. This strong girl made people feel pity.

    I told her: "Your dream will definitely come true. The whole world will witness your legendary experience, and even affect those mice who live in the dark corners."

    Zhu Ya heard my encouragement, and her young face bloomed with an extremely bright smile, saying: "Thank you for your encouragement, uncle!"

    "I will support you too," Catherine also supported, "As long as I go back alive, I will also become the focus of the world, and I will make those in power step down."

    "Aunt Catherine, you must win!" Zhu Ya said.

    "I must win. With the help of Mr. Rosen, I will definitely not lose." Catherine looked at me and said, obviously she also cared about my thoughts.

    I assured Catherine: "Don''t worry, he is also my enemy. We are now on the same front. As long as we go back alive, I will definitely not let him go."

    Catherine nodded and looked much more relieved.

    We chatted for two hours without realizing it. We recovered our strength, but we still didn''t see any rescuers coming to rescue us.

    This made us confused. Didn''t they see the flare I fired?

    No, if there were people on the top of the mountain, they would definitely see it. The mountain was only about 100 meters high, and the sound of the flare and the red light would definitely attract their attention.

    But they didn''t show up, which made us even more confused.

    "Uncle, there won''t be no one on this island, right?" Zhu Ya asked worriedly at this time.

    "Whether there are people or not, the modern facilities on this island show that there were people living here. You stay here and wait for rescue. I''ll go up the mountain to see what''s going on." I said to the two women.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya had no objection and thought that this was the only way at present. After all, not everyone could go together, and there were people left waiting for rescuers who didn''t know whether they existed or not.

    "If I haven''t come back in the evening, you can rest on the boat. If there is no accident, I will definitely come back before the evening." I picked up the knife and said to the two women.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya also stood up and gave me a big hug. Since we were both naked and our strength had almost recovered, my little brother raised his head again in such close contact.

    But Catherine and Zhu Ya smiled and didn''t mind.

    "Mr. Luo, you must be careful." Catherine said with concern.

    "Don''t worry, nothing will happen. Generally, there are no scary animals on such islands. It''s just that some small insects are annoying. I''ll go up in a raincoat, no problem." I said to Catherine and Zhu Ya.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya nodded, and like two women from primitive tribes, they watched me, a warrior, walk into the forest.

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    Because there are no shoes, it is easy to step on hard and protruding objects, or step on snakes, ants, etc. when walking in the forest, so I have to be especially careful when walking.

    On the way, I picked up a dead branch and used it as a pathfinder stick, so that I can drive away some harmful snakes and insects hidden in the bushes.

    I walked about 100 meters in the forest and felt pain on the soles of my feet.

    The uneven ground had many small stones and irregular branches, which could easily hurt my soles.

    I had to pull a finger-thick vine next to me, then sat on a clean rock and started weaving rattan shoes.

    I sat here weaving rattan shoes, feeling the breath of the surrounding primitive tropical rainforest.

    Although there were many mosquitoes and it was very stuffy wearing a raincoat, the fresh breath of the trees gave me a strong sense of security, which was much better than floating in the sea.

    This may be the feeling that humans like to be down-to-earth.

    The most abundant thing on tropical islands is this kind of vine. There are many buttress trees around, and there are also many trees like those in Xishuangbanna.

    It still looks very primitive.

    I skillfully used vines to weave a pair of rattan slippers. Add a buckle strap to the back of the rattan slippers, and it becomes a rattan sandal.

    I tried it on. Although it was not very comfortable, it was much better than stepping directly on the uneven ground.

    I stood up again and continued on my way.

    The road was not far, but as soon as I walked into the jungle, I couldn''t see the mountain because the surrounding trees completely blocked my view.

    I could only keep going forward.

    I should be in the valley now, because there are hills on both sides, and some mossy rocks in the middle.

    Birds kept singing in the mountains and forests.

    This gave me an illusion that I was a mountaineering tourist who came here to travel, and this feeling was very comfortable.

    I also enjoyed the tranquility of this hiking trek.

    I once thought that one day I would leave the organization and buy a forest villa somewhere in the world, so that no one would disturb me, and I could feel the rest of my life in this tranquility.

    After walking for 30 minutes, I took off my raincoat.

    Because it was so hot and stuffy, I would rather be bitten by mosquitoes than sweat sticky and smelly.

    How I wish I was wearing a linen shirt and pants worn by tropical fishermen, how comfortable it would be!

    I walked naked in the forest holding a raincoat like a primitive man.

    I sighed a little, because I had never gone out naked, not to mention being naked for fifteen days before, and now I was walking naked in the primeval forest.

    It was tiring to walk, but fortunately the coconuts I ate at the beach gave me enough energy.

    I feel full now, and that kind of down-to-earth feeling is like a wandering child finally returning to his parents.

    The panic and confusion I felt when I was hungry before has completely disappeared, but because I have been hungry for too long, I always have an illusion of food shortage, which makes me want to reach out and pick wild fruits in the forest to eat.

    This reminds me of the famine that my grandfather''s generation experienced. Some people of that generation would keep stuffing food into their mouths after the famine, and they were unwilling to stop until they could not eat anymore.

    I heard from my grandfather that many people at that time kept eating and died of bloating.

    Now I also feel the feeling of being hungry for a long time, and then wanting to keep eating when I find food.

    Speaking of this, I think of my family again.

    Since I joined the mercenary group in Russia in order to be released as soon as possible, I haven''t seen my parents for a long time.

    When I was in Russia, my grandfather was still very healthy. Now more than ten years have passed, and I don''t know if he is still alive. My family has racked their brains and worried about my affairs.

    Sometimes I really regret my impulsive behavior when I was young, but regret is useless. Now I have been involved in various struggles, which is more despairing than being imprisoned.

    But I must go back to my country. No matter how my relatives are now, I must go and see them. Now I also see this hope.

    I am a little worried that once the American authorities know that we are still alive, they may kill us. After all, we know too many of their conspiracies.

    Especially when a well-known politician like Catherine disappears, her reappearance will definitely cause a sensation worldwide.

    As I walked and thought, I unknowingly came to the foot of the mountain.

 Chapter017

    The rattan shoes on my feet made it easy for me to walk on the flat ground, but it was a bit difficult to climb the mountain.

    I had to try my best to hold the ground with my toes to get enough grip.

    Therefore, I had to climb up the mountain with difficulty, relying on the surrounding trees. Since the raincoat was a bit of a hindrance, I hung it on a tree.

    Then, I walked up the mountain naked like a primitive man.

    Along the way, I found that this place was very primitive. Even the roads that humans had walked on before were covered with bushes and weeds.

    If you don��t look carefully, you can��t tell that there used to be a road there.

    I followed this former path and walked up the mountain with difficulty. About thirty minutes later, I finally saw the open flat land on the top of the mountain.

    This flat land was not formed naturally, but was dug out by someone.

    Obviously, large-scale engineering had been carried out here. After careful observation, I found that this was actually a helicopter landing pad, surrounded by several dilapidated container houses.

    In front of those container houses, there is indeed a huge radio telescope-like device, which is supported by a set of iron frame buildings.

    I saw some signs in the building below, which said "SSR", which is the abbreviation of "Secondary Surveillance Radar".

    Secondary radar is a type of ground radar. It sends an inquiry signal to the aircraft in the air. After receiving the inquiry signal, the secondary radar transponder on the aircraft will send back a reply signal containing its own identification code and altitude information. After receiving this reply signal, the ground secondary radar will display the relevant information of the aircraft on the radar screen.

    Secondary radar is an important part of the air traffic control system. It can provide information such as the altitude, speed, and direction of the aircraft to help controllers monitor and command the aircraft.

    However, this place has obviously been abandoned.

    Generally speaking, this abandoned secondary radar installation site may be because it is not suitable for use here, or there is a more suitable place for installation.

    This proves that there are other islands nearby!

    Secondary radars are usually built in places such as military bases or airports.

    However, there are also English and American flags on the iron plate here, which indicates that other nearby islands may also be American bases.

    And Catherine and I are both enemies of the politicians in power. Once they find us, the consequences may be fatal!

    Fortunately, the flares were not seen by people on other islands, otherwise there would definitely be speedboats approaching! In any case, it is better to be careful now.

    There is really no one on this island.

    I walked to the nearest iron house and pushed open the shabby door. It was full of all kinds of sundries.

    I found a box of clothes in one of the container houses, which were several jumpsuits.

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    I looked at the factory date on it, and it turned out to be fifteen years ago. However, these sets of clothes were wrapped in plastic bags and well preserved.

    I quickly found a large size and put it on.

    Although the clothes were well preserved, they still had a strong musty smell, just like they were found in an old wardrobe. But it is better than having no clothes to wear.

    After being naked for half a month, the feeling of wearing clothes for the first time actually gave me an inexplicable joy.

    I think if Catherine and Zhu Ya wore these clothes, they would be very happy.

    Although this place is nice, there is no water or food on the top of the mountain 100 meters high, unless there is a helicopter to deliver supplies.

    Otherwise, it is impossible for us survivors to survive well here. Just carrying water up the mountain is an impossible task.

    Even if you cook at the foot of the mountain, go up the mountain at night and down the mountain during the day, and do nothing all day, the calories absorbed by the body in a day can be consumed just by climbing the mountain.

    Then the meaning of eating can only be used for climbing the mountain, not to mention finding food and completing other tasks.

    No survivor would be stupid enough to live here.

    This mountain is not the highest peak on the island.

    I looked over and found that there were higher peaks in the north, and the end of the island could not be seen at a glance.

    In good weather, the naked eye can see the coast five kilometers away. It is already the limit, and I can''t see the surrounding coast at all.

    This makes me sigh that such a large island is very likely to have indigenous people on it.

    As for the secondary radar military base, it should not be on this island.

    First, they did not see my flares; second, if the radar is rebuilt within a few kilometers, there is no need for it, at least fifty or sixty nautical miles away.

    I didn''t think much and continued to collect supplies here.

    I found a lot of daily necessities used by the maintenance personnel who had been stationed here, such as stainless steel dinner plates, stainless steel spoons, stainless steel kettles, and even some canned food from 15 years ago.

    Of course, all those canned food had expired.

    In addition, I found a stainless steel engineer shovel, but there was nothing else of value.

    I also found some polyethylene synthetic ropes, which are very durable. Even after 15 years, they are still very tough.

    I used these ropes to tie up all the supplies I collected and prepared to carry them to the beach when I returned.

    I found a new path on the other side of the mountain, and I walked down the mountain along this path with the prepared supplies on my back.

    Halfway down, I found a dense bamboo forest below, and there was a gurgling sound of flowing water in the bamboo forest.

    "It''s a stream!"

    I was very excited.

    I hurriedly carried the supplies and walked down.

    If someone who didn''t know the situation saw me, they would think I was a rag collector in this deep mountain forest.

    After passing through the bamboo forest, I soon came to the side of the stream.

    The sound of flowing water just now was a waterfall on a pool. The water flowed from north to south, and the clear stream ran forward happily.

    The stream rang, and the jumping water droplets splashed on the rocks by the stream, soaking a large area of ??the rocks.

    Such a beautiful place, just looking at it makes me feel relaxed and happy.

    I really want to build a shelter here immediately and live here with two women for a long time. Maybe this kind of secluded life is what I want.

    But I quickly denied this idea.

    Living on a deserted island for a long time is just a yearning. Our descendants will not be able to adapt to it unless we are willing to endure decades of loneliness.

    Obviously no one can bear this boring life for decades, and loneliness will continue to invade everyone''s soul.

    I walked along the stream to the seaside.

    The environment here is really good, but there is no stable food source. We still have to settle down by the sea until we find a more stable food supply.

    With the protection of rattan shoes, I walked directly in the stream.

    The gravel in the stream did not hurt my feet. On the contrary, the cold stream made my tired feet feel unprecedented relaxation and comfort.

    After walking for about forty minutes, I finally reached the seaside.

    The place where this stream flows into the sea is a large reef beach, and the stream is well hidden in this reef.

    There are rocks of different heights where it enters the sea, and the stream shuttles through these rocks.

    There is a very beautiful rock pool in front. The rock pool is about one meter deep. The stream water is clear and transparent. I really want to jump in and take a good bath.

    I think if Catherine and Zhu Ya came here, they would definitely jump for joy.

 Chapter018

    I jumped to the rock pool and scooped up a stream of spring water to splash on my face.

    The cool feeling dissipated most of the fatigue on my face, bringing me a refreshing feeling of returning to nature, and turning all the sufferings of drifting on the sea into beautiful memories of bitterness before sweetness.

    I couldn''t wait to tell Catherine and Zhu Ya the good news as soon as possible.

    It was only about one or two hundred meters away from the landing point. Walking along the beach, you will pass a bay and a cape.

    Our previous landing position was behind the cape.

    As long as I ran along the fine beach, I would soon see two women who were waiting for my return with full expectation.

    The beach here was very fine, so I took off my rattan shoes directly and let the sensitive skin of my feet directly touch the soft sand.

    Walking on it was simply a pleasure.

    I was heading west, and it was already dusk.

    The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the sea, and the whole world was dyed golden. The waves gently hit the beach, making a crisp sound.

    Standing on the island, feeling the sea breeze gently on my weathered face, watching the sunset gradually sinking, the clouds in the sky were also dyed orange-red, and the seabirds in the distance were circling in the air, their wings shining in the afterglow of the setting sun.

    The scenery in front of me is like a beautiful painting.

    In this quiet dusk moment, all the troubles and fatigue are left behind, leaving only inner peace and gratitude for life.

    I have never felt that dusk is so beautiful.

    Soon, I walked along the soft beach to the cape, stood on the reef at the cape, and saw Catherine and Zhu Ya next to the speedboat. They were naked, like the daughters of fishermen, squatting there and smashing coconuts with stones.

    I should leave the knife to them, so that their slender fingers will not become rough because of smashing coconuts.

    I shouted to them from a distance: "Hi, girls." I shouted loudly, like a vendor on a busy street.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya looked at me when they heard the voice. Because I was wearing a brown overalls, I looked like an electrician who came to the island to repair the circuit.

    If it weren''t for my familiar voice, my unkempt hair and full beard, Catherine and Zhu Ya would have found it difficult to recognize me.

    When Zhu Ya saw me, she was stunned for a moment, and then immediately ran towards me excitedly, like a girl flying a kite on the beach, looking back at Catherine from time to time.

    Catherine was also excited, and she couldn''t help jogging towards me.

    Because they had no clothes to wear, they swayed their bodies, and their plump breasts rose and fell, which was simply a beautiful scenery in the evening.

    Zhu Ya quickly ran to me, her excited face full of surprise smile.

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    "Uncle, did you find the clothes you are wearing on the mountain? Did you find other people?" Zhu Ya asked in surprise.

    At this time, Catherine also came to me.

    I told Catherine and Zhu Ya that no one was found on the island. It was just an abandoned radar base. But there might be a new radar base nearby, but it was American after all.

    The two of us have special identities. Once they find us, not only will they not send us back, they may also kill us directly.

    "For the time being, we can''t be exposed. At least we have to wait until I have a clear investigation before we can take the next step."

    "Zhu Ya, you are now involved in the matter between us, so even if you find American personnel, don''t expose yourself." I said to Zhu Ya.

    Zhu Ya was a little disappointed, but still nodded.

    "Don''t be depressed, follow me, I will take you to a good place!" I said to Catherine and Zhu Ya with a smile.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya rarely see me smile, and they know that when I smile, it must be really good things.

    Two beautiful women followed me. Zhu Ya took the rattan shoes I woven and looked at them, as if she had never seen such primitive shoes before, with a look of novelty on her face.

    The girl''s desire for exploration and curiosity did not diminish because of these hardships. This is a rare innocence.

    I took Catherine and Zhu Ya over the cape and entered the bay, and soon came to the reef beach.

    The beach of this reef beach has a lot of gravel, not as soft as the beach when we came.

    Zhu Ya directly put on the pair of rattan shoes I woven. Her feet were very small, as funny as a child wearing adult shoes.

    Catherine and I walked barefoot, carefully picking those pieces of beach without gravel, leaving clearly visible footprints on the beach.

    "Uncle, where is the good place you mentioned?" Zhu Ya asked in a tender voice.

    "Do you see the reef in front? It''s just behind!" I said to her.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya looked at me expectantly, and their eyes at this moment were like girls expecting a surprise from their boyfriends.

    I quickened my pace and walked in front, leading them to the pile of rocks, and soon I heard the sound of gurgling water.

    Behind this one-and-a-half-meter-high smooth rock is the stone pit.

    This stone pit is only two or three meters away from the waves. When the tide rises, the sea water should rise here, and now it is a little close.

    Next to this stone pit, the supplies I moved down from the top of the mountain are placed.

    As soon as Catherine and Zhu Ya arrived here, they were immediately amazed by this stone pit.

    "Uncle, is this the good place you mentioned?" Zhu Ya asked in surprise, "It can be made into a natural bathtub!"

    "Yes, that''s right, you can take a bath here, but it''s better to clean up the gravel at the bottom of the pool to avoid getting hurt." I said to Catherine and Zhu Ya.

    Zhu Ya was not polite either, she squatted directly from the side into the water, and the cool stream water flowed over the girl''s body and her snow-white and slender neck.

    There was a lot of salt frost on Catherine and Zhu Ya''s messy hair, which could actually be cleaned up well.

    Catherine was also moved by this place. She cast a grateful look at me. "Mr. Luo, did you move those supplies from the top of the mountain?" Catherine asked curiously.

    "Yes, there is nothing else useful on the top of the mountain, but the few dilapidated container houses on it can still be lived in, but there is not enough food supply on it, and we can''t live on the top of the mountain for a long time." I said.

    "The seaside is definitely better than the mountains. There are very few animals on this island, and it is impossible to survive on it. But it is different at the seaside. The food in the ocean is very rich."

    "As long as I give you enough time, I will let everyone live a good life here. When we get well, we will seek other ways out." I said.

    Catherine nodded, and then asked: "Should we send a distress signal here?"

    "I think it is unnecessary. There are few fishermen passing by places like this with radar bases, and the ships that come to the radar base to supply materials must be from the United States."

    "We can''t let them find us now. Of course, if we find their supply ship, we can find a way to rob their ship." I said.

    Catherine understood my future plan after hearing what I said.

    With my current physical fitness and physical fitness, there is no way to rob a ship or detect the surrounding environment. Only when you get well will there be more hope!

    "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Luo." Catherine said gratefully.

    "Don''t thank me, Catherine. Your current miserable situation is largely caused by me. Don''t worry, I will make up for the bad things I did before."

    After I finished talking to Catherine and Zhu Ya, I took off my clothes and prepared to take a good bath.

 Chapter019

    Perhaps because the three of us had gotten used to being naked during our drifting on the sea, we did not feel embarrassed at all while soaking in this cool stream pool.

    Although there were no cleaning supplies, the stream water was enough to help us wash the dirt off our bodies.

    It was just that our backs could not be cleaned by ourselves, so we could only rely on each other.

    Because there was a lot of dirt on our bodies, everyone washed here for more than half an hour. After a wash, my body was completely renewed, like a sweet potato just fished out of the stream.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya looked at me. For some reason, their eyes were full of temptation, and then they lowered their heads involuntarily, with a little red on their faces.

    But I didn''t think so much. There was no need to say more about this kind of thing. I had no other thoughts about Catherine and Zhu Ya for the time being.

    "We can''t build a shelter tonight, so we still have to sleep on the speedboat. After taking a shower, we will put on our clothes and walk back. These supplies will stay here and don''t need to be taken away." I put on my clothes and said to Catherine and Zhu Ya.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya nodded in agreement, still with shyness on their faces.

    Seeing the two women like this, I thought that maybe next time when we take a shower or do other private things, we need to avoid each other.

    After all, we have no choice but to see each other naked on the sea. Now that we are on the island, if conditions permit, we should take a bath separately.

    It''s just that I was careless just now and didn''t think of it.

    "Uncle, do we need to eat something tonight?" Zhu Ya raised her little face and looked at me standing on the rock.

    "We don''t have any other food, do you still want to eat coconut?" I asked.

    "I want to eat, but my cheeks are too sore and I can''t chew it at all. It would be nice if I could eat something else." Zhu Ya said expectantly.

    "At this time, coconut crabs may come out to look for food. If we can catch one or two in the middle of the night, we will have a good feast." I didn''t want to disappoint her, and even looked at her with some pampering.

    "Great!" Zhu Ya excitedly made a victory gesture.

    After washing, the two women''s skin was very smooth. Although the color of the skin was a little darker due to the sun, it was still full of attractive breath.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya did not need to wear heavy makeup. The gentleness and elegance in their eyes and movements were their natural charm.

    "I''ll go back first. Come over after you take a shower and get dressed." I left after telling the two women.

    I returned along the original route, observing the original coconut forest along the way.

    There should be coconut crabs here without much human intervention.

    It is not difficult to catch coconut crabs, as long as you understand their habits.

    These greedy guys like to pick coconuts from trees and drag them back to the cave to enjoy.

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    I just need to split a coconut and nail it into the soil with a wooden stake. They can''t bring the coconut back to the cave, so they can only eat it on the spot.

    I can catch the coconut crab while it is eating coconut.

    Of course, these seafood and game cannot be used as staple food.

    To survive on the island for a long time, starchy food must be found as staple food.

    Otherwise, it would be difficult for us to adapt to life without starch and it would be difficult for our bodies to recover.

    I returned to the landing point, picked up a knife and went into the forest, preparing to cut some tree trunks to make wooden stakes, and then opened three or five coconuts and nailed them in the forest.

    Since there was no flashlight, I had to put the coconuts on the top of the stumps. In this way, when coconut crabs climbed up the stumps to eat coconuts, I could find them by the faint moonlight.

    If they were nailed to the ground, even if I found them, the frightened coconut crabs would quickly flee, and I would definitely not be able to catch up without a flashlight.

    After I fixed the stumps, Catherine and Zhu Ya came over.

    I was about to open the coconuts, and the sun was about to fall to the horizon.

    The two women in clothes were even more beautiful and charming, perhaps because I was used to seeing Catherine and Zhu Ya without clothes, and this feeling of returning from the primitive state to the civilized era was unique.

    Although both sets of clothes are men''s clothes, after Catherine and Zhu Ya tightened their belts, the female curves immediately appeared. Especially Catherine, the hip-waist ratio of European and American women is particularly plump, which is pleasing to the eye.

    Zhu Ya also has a good figure. Although she is Korean, she is also hot and her hip-waist ratio is very in line with my aesthetics.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya put their freshly washed hair on their shoulders, but the hair did not dry quickly, so they could only keep fiddling with the ends of their hair with their hands to let the moisture evaporate as soon as possible. When they saw me walking into the forest with coconuts and wooden stakes, they came forward to help.

    I was not polite and gave a few coconuts to Catherine and Zhu Ya.

    I came to the protruding rocks in the forest.

    These rocks are of different heights, and the gaps at the bottom eroded by sea water are often the hiding places of coconut crabs. If I reach out to fish them out, I will definitely not be able to fish them out.

    Because the gap under the stone is not big, and the coconut crab can easily break some ordinary branches with its two powerful claws, and can also hide in deeper places.

    Once frightened, they may not come out for a long time.

    I nailed the wooden stakes to the land next to the rocks with stones, and only picked up a coconut and hit the top of the stakes hard until the stakes were firm.

    The strong impact smashed the shell of the coconut in an instant.

    Of course, before doing this step, I must first remove part of the fiber skin outside the coconut to expose the hard shell inside.

    The coconut juice in the smashed coconuts keeps flowing along the stakes to the ground, and the fragrance will drift to the nearby caves. When it gets dark, those guys will crawl out following the fragrance.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya are very curious about my method of catching coconut crabs because they don��t understand the principle. It wasn��t until I told them that they suddenly realized it.

    "Tonight, in order to catch coconut crabs more efficiently, we all have to go together. We can catch as many as we can, and enjoy the fun of catching coconut crabs." I said to Catherine and Zhu Ya.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya are now very interested in all this. On the one hand, it is because of the need for survival. On the other hand, the thirteen days of drifting on the sea are too boring. They can''t wait to participate in anything new and fun.

    I don''t mind telling Catherine and Zhu Ya these interesting knowledge, so that they can share this part of the work in the future.

    Soon, five traps for coconut crabs were made.

    However, although they are called traps, they have no attack ability and are just bait to lure coconut crabs.

    When we walked out of the woods, the sun had completely fallen below the horizon, and the sky was soon shrouded in darkness.

    However, this sky with alternating night and day is like a transparent piece of jade.

    The moon and colorful clouds hanging in the sky seem to have become patterns on jade, which is beautiful.

    The three of us were in a good mood all day, and the scenery we saw was particularly beautiful. We lay on the speedboat and looked up at the beautiful sky.

    Naturally, everyone couldn''t fall asleep, and they were all looking forward to enjoying a delicious coconut crab dinner in the evening.

    Lying next to me was Catherine. After taking a shower, she exuded a strong scent of female hormones. Her eyes looking at me became particularly gentle.

    Maybe Catherine was expecting me to take the initiative, so that we could do something more pleasing to each other on this beautiful and memorable day, the first day of landing on the island, such as having sex with her.

 Chapter020

    Although I noticed Catherine''s intention, I did not take action because I knew that she just wanted to do some physical release. Although I also wanted something to happen, I knew it was not the right time.

    The first thirteen days of drifting on the sea were not only physical torture, but also mental torture. In addition, I was weak and my nutrition could not be fully supplemented.

    Therefore, I was not interested.

    However, women are different.

    As long as women feel happy and safe, they can release themselves without pressure. This is determined by genes.

    Of course, if I were still in my eighteens and twenties, my hormones would be at their peak, and I would naturally have no concerns.

    Now, I am thirty-two years old. Whether it is physical strength or spirit, I can''t be compared with myself in my twenties. The only thing that surpasses my youth is the precipitation of thoughts.

    Women over thirty years old often have just awakened their bodies, and their desire for men may even exceed that of their youth.

    This originated from ancient times. In order to prove their value in the tribe, the older women, in addition to giving birth, are labor.

    Men prefer young women. If older women do not take the initiative, they will lose their reproductive rights and thus lose the protection of men.

    In order to survive, hormones stimulate women to become more proactive and thus gain higher value.

    Catherine thought I did not understand what she meant. She gently stroked my abdominal muscles and slowly groped down. Her red lips were close to my ears. Her plump body lay on her side, tightly pressed against my strong arms. Her round and slender legs were also bent and pressed against me.

    "Catherine, stop."

    I whispered, then stood up and said, "I''ll go pick up some firewood."

    I deliberately avoided Catherine, but I did not want to hurt her self-esteem.

    "Uncle, can I follow you?" Zhu Ya could not sleep at all, and immediately straightened up. Obviously, she was always in high spirits.

    "Then follow me!" I did not refuse, and patted Catherine by the way.

    "Catherine, do you want to go pick up some firewood with us?" I asked.

    "I''m sorry, I''m a little tired, you guys go." Catherine refused us.

    I didn''t say much, I agreed, and then went back to the beach with Zhu Ya.

    There were many dry coconut leaves next to the coconut trees on the beach, and there were many other plant leaves further in.

    I suggested that Zhu Ya should not go any further in.

    Because tropical islands often hide poisonous creatures, such as scorpions, poisonous frogs, poisonous snakes, poisonous spiders, poisonous ants, etc.

    These are very common in tropical islands.

    Usually, the islands that people travel to are specially treated, so the islands that everyone sees are different from real deserted islands.

    Not only are there dangers in the island forests, but there are also various poisonous creatures on the beaches and reef beaches, such as sea snakes, scorpion fish, blue-ringed octopuses, anemones, poisonous scorpionfish, and various stranded jellyfish.

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    In the absence of good medical conditions, we must avoid contact with these poisonous creatures.

    We picked up a lot of dry coconut leaves on the edge of the beach. I asked Zhu Ya to pile them together and light a bonfire to roast them after harvesting coconut crabs.

    Zhu Ya was very excited.

    It was as if we didn''t come here because of a disaster, but came here to travel, camped on the beach at night, and now we were about to have a bonfire party.

    She danced happily on the beach.

    Innocent girls are particularly easy to drive my emotions, because this innocence and brilliance will always belong to children and girls.

    For me, such childhood happiness will never be experienced again.

    So seeing Zhu Ya''s excitement, even if she did nothing, just watching her happy appearance, I would be very moved.

    At Zhu Ya''s age, she should have lived a carefree life.

    Or have an unforgettable love with her peers to make life more memorable, instead of experiencing these hardships.

    She reminded me of someone.

    On the battlefield in Ukraine, the kind girl Alina dragged me, a seriously injured foreign mercenary, into her shelter basement, gave me food and medical treatment, and saved me from the brink of death.

    At that time, I asked her if she knew that I was a mercenary from the enemy country.

    She said she knew.

    I asked her, aren''t you afraid that I will wake up and kill you?

    She stared at me with her big and beautiful eyes. I knew she was afraid, but she probably didn''t think there would be such a result.

    She was innocent, but she made me see the glorious moment of human nature.

    After a long time, she told me that she just didn''t want anyone to die. She wanted to go back to the time before the war so that she could go to high school and spend happy time with her teachers and classmates on campus.

    She asked me when they could go back to school.

    Asked me when the war would end.

    Asked me if her brother would die in the war.

    I couldn''t answer her, and she herself shed tears while asking questions.

    I don''t know why, at that moment, my nose was sore, and I wanted to protect her and her two younger brothers.

    But I couldn''t do anything.

    We lived together for two months, but the war didn''t end. My wounds healed, and we parted ways.

    When I left, I left her three thousand dollars, enough for them to spend for a while.

    Alina said goodbye to me in tears. She asked me if I could come to her if the war was over. She wanted to marry a man like me.

    But I don''t know when the war will end.

    And when I returned to the town again half a year later, the basement where she lived had been bombed flat.

    I don''t know if she and her two younger brothers are still alive.

    Thinking about it now, I still can''t calm down. I really hope they are still alive, in some aid country in the world.

    This is the emotion and pain that I buried deep in my heart.

    Perhaps, it''s because I have a special feeling for Alina, which is placed on Zhu Ya.

    So, she always makes me feel happy and touched from time to time.

    I looked back at Catherine on the speedboat. Under the moonlight, her figure curled up. I knew she was lonely.

    This is human nature.

    Each of us is born lonely. Many people spend their lives looking for a partner, in fact, to solve loneliness.

    And I have long learned how to get along with loneliness.

    Even if I am alone and stranded on a deserted island, I can live alone.

    Seeing that I was a little dazed, Zhu Ya called me twice, then hugged my arm with both hands and asked me if I could go catch coconut crabs.

    I said that the coconut crab may have come out, but it has not yet concentrated on eating coconuts. Going now will alarm it. We have to wait until it is eating vigorously and suddenly catch it.

    Zhu Ya had to sit on the beach and try to control her curiosity, looking at the sea and the brilliant starry sky.

    And I sat next to her.

    Zhu Ya always had endless questions. She asked me why I was a mercenary in Russia and why I went to the United States as an agent.  She also said that she had been to China and said that China was beautiful and fun. If possible, she wanted to settle in China.

    When it came to herself, Zhu Ya was very depressed and said that her country was full of shadows of various chaebols.

    Ordinary people could not stand up at all, even officials were the same.

    Students like Zhu Ya had only two ways to go, either study hard to become a tool of the chaebols, or become an entertainment star and a toy of the chaebols. If they wanted to do business on their own, small businesses could not survive at all.

    Her father had already obtained Czech nationality through hard work.

    Strictly speaking, Zhu Ya is now a Czech.

    We talked a lot more, and I saw that the time was almost up, so I began to quietly enter the woods with Zhu Ya to prepare to catch coconut crabs.

    The little girl''s face was full of expectations, just like the scene when I went to my grandmother''s country with my father for the first time when I was a child, holding a flashlight to catch frogs in the fields. I was really happy at that time, and even the noisy insect sounds at night were cute and exciting.

    The emotions during the harvest are beyond words, and even now, I still remember them vividly.

 Chapter021

    We lacked flashlights and did not light torches. The moonlight tonight was particularly bright, and the moonlight through the gaps in the woods allowed us to see clearly.

    We moved very lightly to avoid making noise and disturbing the coconut crabs that were enjoying the coconuts.

    Zhu Ya wore the rattan shoes I had woven before, while I was barefoot.

    The tools in our hands were neither buckets nor bags, but several ropes I had woven with coconut leaf fibers.

    These ropes were particularly tough.

    After catching the coconut crab, we could directly tie its claws and then tie it to the wooden stakes together with the food.

    Soon, we came to the first wooden stake.

    Unfortunately, there was no coconut crab next to the first wooden stake, and Zhu Ya''s excitement, which had just ignited, was instantly extinguished by half, but she was not discouraged.

    Then, she and I went to the second stake, which was just under the moonlight. We could clearly see a big and fat coconut crab, which was using its strong and sharp claws to knock the meat on the coconut and put it into its mouth.

    Zhu Ya was so excited that she almost cried out. She quietly approached and came behind the coconut crab.

    I once warned Zhu Ya to be careful of its claws. Once it was caught by the coconut crab, the consequences would be disastrous.

    But Zhu Ya was not afraid. Perhaps she was overwhelmed by excitement, or perhaps she was born a brave girl.

    To be safe, I also ambushed nearby to prevent the coconut crab from escaping so that I could catch it in time.

    I won''t compete with her for the fun of catching coconut crabs.

    Zhu Ya came quietly behind the coconut crab like a tiptoeing kitten. The silly coconut crab had no idea that it was about to become someone else''s meal.

    Zhu Ya slowly stretched out her hands forward, staring at the coconut crab on the stake, as cautious as a little leopard cat.

    When she was sure that the prey could not escape, Zhu Ya suddenly grabbed the back of the coconut crab with both hands.

    After Zhu Ya caught it, she immediately lifted it up.

    The coconut crab bared its teeth and claws, like a huge spider, and looked quite scary.

    ��Haha, uncle, I caught it!"

    Zhu Ya shouted excitedly.

    "Be quiet, don''t scare away the coconut crabs next to the other three stakes, otherwise you won''t have anything to eat." I reminded the excited beautiful girl.

    "Oh, uncle, tie up its two claws quickly." Zhu Ya whispered.

    I was already prepared. First, I tied the rope into a slipknot, put it around its claws, and then pulled hard, one claw was tied up, and then tied the second claw of the coconut crab in the same way.

    Finally, I tied its waist with a main rope, and then tied it tightly around the stake.

    I pulled the stake out of the ground and carried it directly on my shoulder.

    After completing this step, Zhu Ya and I smiled at each other excitedly, and I was as happy as a child.

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    Then, we continued to walk to another hunting spot.

    With the experience of last time, when we were about to reach the next stake, we walked very slowly and observed carefully.

    Sure enough, there was also a coconut crab next to this stake.

    There are a lot of coconut crabs on this undeveloped tropical island.

    Zhu Ya was still very excited, and she used the same method to catch it. But this coconut crab was smarter.

    Before Zhu Ya got close, the coconut crab shrank down and prepared to escape.

    However, it didn''t know that its retreat had been blocked by me.

    I took a step forward and held down the huge coconut crab.

    Zhu Ya was too involved and rushed over, almost hitting my head. Fortunately, I dodged quickly, and she jumped into my arms in an instant.

    I hugged the girl''s soft body in my arms, and my other hand was still holding the huge coconut crab.

    Zhu Ya raised her head, a little shy, and finally mustered up the courage to kiss me on the mouth.

    I don''t know what happened, I pushed Zhu Ya away, and she sat on the ground, but she actually showed a naughty expression on her face.

    And I shook my head helplessly and pressed the coconut crab to the ground.

    "Come and catch it quickly."

    I reminded Zhu Ya like an elder.

    Zhu Ya smiled and agreed happily, and quickly cooperated with me to subdue the coconut crab.

    Using the same method, we caught another coconut crab next to the two wooden stakes at the back.

    Today we harvested three, no more, no less, just enough for each of us three.

    When we came back with three plump coconut crabs, Catherine also got off the speedboat.

    She saw the three coconut crabs we caught and was surprised. She seemed to have never seen coconut crabs, so she didn''t know that this kind of crab would grow very big.

    I took out the flint from the rescue box and started to light the collected firewood.

    I put a little tinder under the flint, and then kept scraping the blade of the flint. A lot of sparks fell on the tinder and ignited it all at once.

    I held it and came to the firewood pile.

    I fanned it a little and soon a bonfire was lit.

    It wouldn''t take long to burn these coconut leaves, so I took the torch and went into the nearby forest, found some dry firewood and started a vigorous bonfire.

    The two girls gathered around the bonfire and grilled the coconut crabs on the flames.

    Although it tastes better when grilled over charcoal, high-end ingredients often only need simple cooking to be delicious. We don''t have any other seasonings at all, and eating them directly after grilling can satisfy our bitter taste buds.

    I opened the coconut for everyone, and when the coconut crabs are grilled, we can drink coconut juice while eating coconut crabs.

    People in the city can''t experience such a life.

    Although we are now stranded on a deserted island, as long as we change our mindset, we may become tourists on vacation.

    When we roasted the shell of the coconut crab into charcoal color, the meat inside was almost cooked.

    I went to pick a few large leaves and came back, put them on the beach, and then put the roasted coconut crab on them and cracked it open.

    In this way, we can eat delicious coconut crab meat.

    This is also the first time we have eaten cooked food since we escaped from the illegal medical ship. That unforgettable feeling is simply indescribable.

    This reminds me of "Robinson Crusoe". I remember that after Robinson drifted to the island, he ate cooked food on the sixth day of his arrival on the island.

    He ate a goat washed ashore by the waves, while we ate delicious coconut crabs, and we caught them by ourselves.

    The faces of the three of us were filled with extremely happy smiles. This is probably the feeling of happiness.

    It is simply the best to escape from despair and enjoy a delicious meal.

    "Mr. Luo, thank you for the delicious food." Catherine thanked me very politely.

    I smiled and said, "You should thank Zhu Ya, she caught all these."

    Hearing this, Zhu Ya showed a smug look and proudly puffed out her chest.

    We didn''t eat it in a hurry, because this was the first cooked food we had in half a month. We all hope to savor it carefully, enjoy it slowly, and have a good memory in the future.

    "By the way, Mr. Luo, how big is this island?" Catherine asked while eating.

    "It''s not clear yet, unless I climb the mountain in the north to observe it. That mountain is at least three or four hundred meters high. If I climb it, I should be able to roughly observe the size of this island."

    I continued, "When we have a stable residence and our physical strength is fully restored, I will continue to observe on this island. The people who were stationed here before must have built a lot of secret buildings here."

    Generally speaking, the staff on this kind of base are relatively bored. They will build some breeding sheds on the island and raise some pigs, sheep, chickens and other livestock in them.

    After migration, they usually don��t have time to take these livestock with them, so they will be released into the mountains and forests to fend for themselves.

    If you are lucky enough, you may find the descendants of these livestock on the island. Of course, this is just my guess, and I don��t know if there are any.

    My guess is based on facts. For example, some occupations such as sewage treatment plants, island soldier stations, and forest garden caretakers have this habit, which has a lot to do with their occupations.

 Chapter022

    We sat by the sea, feeling the sea breeze and bathing in the bright moonlight.

    Around the campfire, we ate the first cooked food we made since fleeing.

    There were coconut crab shells scattered on the ground, but we didn''t care. We just sat on the beach contentedly, looking up at the sky, enjoying this rare tranquility and happiness.

    After a while, I put out the campfire with sand, and we walked back to the speedboat along the beach in the moonlight.

    Lying on the speedboat, with a full stomach, we felt particularly at ease.

    Catherine fell asleep quickly, probably because she was too tired.

    Zhu Ya was so happy about today''s activities that she hugged my arm and fell asleep slowly after a while.

    At night, I had a beautiful dream that we were carefree on the island. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, political struggles and cruel wars, on this isolated island, I even wanted to give up revenge.

    But I know that sometimes I can''t give up just because I want to.

    Because Catherine and I escaped from the illegal medical ship, the politicians in power will definitely get the news.

    And we have his deadly intelligence in our hands, he will definitely not let us go, and he may have sent people to search for us in the sea.

    But the sea is so wide, it is not so easy for him to find us, it is just like looking for a needle in a haystack.

    Of course, unless we take the initiative to expose our position, such as approaching a nearby radar base, they will immediately know our whereabouts.

    So we must be careful not to be discovered by the members of the radar base unless we take the initiative.

    I no longer think about these things, because we still have to worry about food tomorrow.

    There are many coconuts on the island, which can be used as our staple food. Coconut juice and coconut meat have a lot of nutrients, such as protein, fructose, glucose, etc., and the oil content of coconut meat is also high.

    If there is enough time, I can also boil some coconut oil and use it for cooking.

    But these must be prepared in advance, otherwise we will not be able to go out to hunt in windy and rainy weather.

    The next morning, I took Catherine and Zhu Ya to pick coconuts.

    In order to protect the coconut tree, I did not saw it off, but made a tree climbing ring, put it on my feet to increase friction, and climbed up like a frog.

    I took the wooden stake tied with a knife, climbed up the coconut tree, and cut the coconuts in clusters.

    I told Catherine and Zhu Ya that we should collect as many coconuts as possible, crack the coconut meat open and air-dry it, cut it into small pieces, and eat it at any time, or use it to make soup.

    After we have stored enough food, we can build a comfortable shelter.

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    If we find a suitable cave, we can also be like Robinson, but caves are not easy to find.

    I spent the morning picking coconuts, started processing coconuts at noon, and put the processed coconuts on the reef beach in the afternoon.

    After a busy day, I was exhausted.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya were sweating and went to take a shower in the pool. This time I didn''t join them, but went back to the forest to get a raincoat.

    I was worried that it would rain tomorrow, and the coconuts that had been dried should not get wet. The raincoat could protect the coconuts from getting wet.

    Moreover, the awning on our speedboat was gone.

    It was not enough to just protect the food from getting wet, we also had to protect ourselves from getting wet to avoid getting sick.

    But today there was no time to build a shelter.

    So I planned to pick some larger leaves from the forest, weave them together to form a shape like banana leaves, and then tie them together and tie them to the top of the speedboat to form a temporary awning.

    After taking a shower, Catherine and Zhu Ya came out dressed, clean and exquisite. Compared with me, a bearded man, it was like a savage meeting a modern man.

    I also realized that it was time to shave.

    In the evening, we changed several places to catch coconut crabs.

    Zhu Ya had experience, so I didn''t participate and let her and Catherine do the work.

    But I was not idle either. I used the screwdriver in the toolbox to remove the ignition battery and front headlight of the speedboat.

    These can be used to call for help and send signals to ordinary cruise ships or fishing boats.

    For example, the light signal of SOS is three short, three long and three short, and three short and three long means stop approaching. If you need help, the signal of V is three short and one long.

    This battery is not very big, about the same size as the battery of an ordinary electric motorcycle. There is a safety switch, so there is no need to worry about the risk of electric shock.

    For safety reasons, I burned the unused plastic plates on the speedboat and sealed the interface with melted plastic, which can also be waterproof.

    As long as the safety switch is turned on, the electric light can be used directly.

    However, the power supply is limited, so I will not use it all the time, and only take it out at critical times.

    Everyone was very busy today, and time passed quickly.

    We returned to the boat, and with the leaf canopy, we couldn''t see the starry sky when we lay inside.

    But we could stick our heads out to see, and it wouldn''t affect our "quality of life".

    We didn''t have a watch, and we didn''t know the exact time at night.

    When we felt it was about time, we went to the woods to catch coconut crabs.

    But Zhu Ya and Catherine put the trap in the wrong place, and didn''t catch a single coconut crab tonight.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya came back dejected.

    I told Catherine and Zhu Ya that the trap should be placed three or four meters away from the big rock, or in a pile of rocks, under a coconut tree, and on a coral reef.

    "Uncle, what are we going to do tomorrow? Are we going to pick coconuts again?" Zhu Ya asked in a crisp voice while lying next to me.

    "We don''t need to pick coconuts tomorrow. The coconut meat we picked today will be enough to eat for a long time if we dry it." I said.

    Zhu Ya turned sideways, her little mouth almost touching my cheek, and I could feel the hot air she exhaled.

    On the other side, Catherine also lay on her side, wanting to hear my plan for tomorrow.

    I was sandwiched between the two women and could smell their fragrance.

    In fact, this fragrance is not a real fragrance, but the hormones released from their bodies to attract the opposite sex, just like the courtship animals in nature.

    I told them that it is easy to rain on tropical islands, and we are just lucky that it hasn''t rained in the past two days.

    Once it rains, it may be continuous.

    By then we won''t have enough dry firewood, and if there is a strong wind, the speedboat docked will also be blown into the sea.

    So we have to consider building a shelter tomorrow, and find a place to store firewood, which should be dry and cool to improve our quality of life.

    "Uncle, what about our speedboat?" Zhu Ya asked.

    "Don''t worry about that." I said, "The wind and waves will drag it back to the sea, but it doesn''t mean it will be blown away. It just won''t be as stable as it is now on the shore for us to rest. When the wind and waves stop, we can still drag it ashore. The key is that we need a new shelter."

    Maybe because I rejected Catherine last night, she didn''t take the initiative today like she did last night.

    Zhu Ya is more innocent. Although she hugged me to sleep, she didn''t do anything that crossed the line.

    And I still need some time to recover my health. I can''t waste my energy on women, otherwise I will be exhausted all day.

 Chapter023

    It was particularly quiet tonight, but it started to rain in the second half of the night. Although the rain was not heavy, it was accompanied by the wind, blowing rain into our cabin, and even the leaf canopy I fixed on the speedboat was rustling.

    We were all awakened by the rain and huddled tightly on the other side that was not wet by the rain.

    Two soft bodies were pressed against my left and right, and I opened my arms to hug Catherine and Zhuya into my arms.

    At this moment, the three of us were like little birds in a bird''s nest wet by rain, huddled together, pitifully resisting the cold.

    Although the temperature on the tropical island is not low at night, it can still be felt in the wind and rain, and the body is soaked.

    Holding Catherine and Zhuya, I couldn''t help but think of the days when I was 18 years old and studying in Russia, especially the Moscow girl named Anna, who can be said to have changed my destiny.

    Anna is my first love. She has the sexiness and unrestrainedness of most Moscow women, and she is also an art student.

    We met because I was short of money, so I applied for a position as a nude model in an art class.

    This position paid well, earning more than 20,000 rubles an hour. If I worked for five hours, it would be enough to support my expenses for two months.

    Since few Chinese were willing to be nude models for art students, and I had a strong body and a well-defined appearance, I was successful as soon as I applied.

    At that time, I had not completely let go, and I had not even been in love, which would be laughed at by Russian students.

    For money, I became a model, and Anna was one of the art students.

    She was beautiful and always smiled at me. I didn''t know why she smiled, but some girls in the class deliberately exposed their white skin to tease me, causing me, the model, to react directly while sitting there.

    I still remember clearly that the art students in the class were all making fun of me, but for money, I had no choice.

    At that time, I was in a rebellious period. I had a quarrel with my family and was unwilling to use my father''s money.

    So because of rebellion and money, this also indirectly led to my later imprisonment.

    Anna was very bold. During the break, she took the initiative to find me and did something that I will never forget in my life in the school bathroom. She actually took my first time with her mouth.

    I never thought that a girl could be so bold, and she made me unforgettable in my life.

    My memories of her are all good.

    She did that because she was worried that I would react again in the next class and be laughed at by my classmates, but in fact it didn''t work.

    In the second half of the class, I kept recalling what happened in the school public toilet and was in an excited state.

    Anna later learned that it was my first time, so her actions did not have a better effect.

    But instead of blaming her, I should thank her for giving me such a wonderful experience.

    Anna told me that the boys in the class laughed at me just out of jealousy because I was stronger than them. The girls in the class did not laugh at me, but admired me and wanted to make friends with me.

    During that time, Anna and I went in and out of the hotel every day, changing various positions and having crazy sex, which was really cool.

    Anna seemed to be very experienced in sex, and she always made me feel so good, which was why I could not forget her. Moreover, she was my first love, my first time.

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    My first love was undoubtedly beautiful.

    But once, we met the bullies in the school. They wanted to show off their power in front of me and take Anna away in front of me.

    They expected that we would not dare to resist and would only keep quiet.

    However, they did not know that this aroused my bloodiness and I challenged them.

    But unfortunately, I had learned Sanda for several years and my physical condition was also excellent. I actually beat him to death with one punch.

    It was because of this incident that I was sued in court.

    My parents also came to see me at that time, but Anna never appeared again after that incident.

    I don��t know if she still remembers me now.

    I also paid a heavy price for my impulse.

    Later, I learned from my classmates that it was Anna��s father who did not let Anna see me.

    Thirteen years have passed, and I am now a man over thirty years old. Maybe Anna has become someone else��s wife now.

    But she will never know how much hardship I went through because of that incident to become who I am today.

    Life is really unpredictable.

    Thinking of this, my eyes are always wet.

    Zhu Ya felt the tears on my face and thought it was rain. She quietly pressed against my chest, and I hugged her tightly in my arms, just like I hugged Anna back then.

    The drizzle continued until dawn, and it gradually stopped when the sun rose from the horizon.

    The three of us hugged each other for a night, and our feelings had already warmed up. After all, we have been through thick and thin together until now, and have long become each other''s spiritual sustenance.

    So when we woke up in the morning, we didn''t feel embarrassed with each other, but just felt that it was quite warm to sleep together last night.

    Because it rained, we also wanted to have our own shelter more urgently.

    After all, it is impossible to live on the speedboat forever. If there is another storm one day, this speedboat will not be able to withstand it, and we will become the poor survivors who lose their homes in the storm.

    We returned to the reef beach together, found a flat rock, spread out the raincoat, and spread out the coconut meat inside to dry in the sun.

    I asked Catherine and Zhu Ya who was willing to stay here to prevent seabirds and coconut crabs from taking away the fruits of our labor.

    Catherine was willing to stay, and Zhu Ya and I walked upstream along the stream. After walking for 20 minutes, we came to a bamboo forest, but this was not the one I had seen before at the pool below the hill.

    It was more than ten minutes away from the pool.

    The terrain of this bamboo forest was relatively flat, and we could build a shelter here. It was easier to use bamboo to build a shelter.

    This was a thorny bamboo forest. The bamboo was very thick, and there were many thorn-like bamboo branches on the bamboo joints. They grew very densely.

    If you use a knife to cut it, you can''t cut a few in a day, and you will hurt your hands. Fortunately, I have a tough and sharp saw blade. It is small enough to fit in my pocket, but it is very useful.

    I first selected a piece of vacant land, cleaned it, and drew the specific area to be built and what type of shelter to build.

    With these plans, I had to calculate the size of most of the bamboo, so that I could handle it more efficiently without having to measure it repeatedly every time.

    After I calculated the bamboo I needed and the various sizes, I started to cut a lot of bamboo.

    At first, it was quite easy to saw with the saw blade, but as the workload increased, I felt that my fingers were particularly tired and painful.

    At this time, I wished I had an axe or a hook knife used by woodcutters, so that I wouldn��t have to work so hard.

    Zhu Ya was not idle either. She picked up a flat stone and used it to knock off the bamboo branches every time I cut a bamboo, trimming a bamboo to be bare.

    When we were hungry, we took out coconut meat from our pockets to eat, and when we were thirsty, we drank coconut juice in bottles.

    After a busy morning, we were all sweating profusely.

    Zhu Ya didn��t complain about the hard work. She touched the sweat on her face and forehead with her hands, revealing a smiling, red face.

    "Uncle, do you think there are fish in this stream?" We sat on the rocks beside the stream to rest, chewing coconut meat in our mouths, and Zhu Ya''s bright eyes kept staring at the gurgling stream.

    I smiled and told her that there must be fish in this primitive stream, but looking at the flow of the stream, most of those fish should be small fish.

    During the break, I cut a lot of bamboo strips, which will play a big role when we build a shelter.

    In addition, I collected some small rattan strips to weave rattan shoes.

    Although these rattan shoes will not last long, they will be enough to last until I collect enough hemp plants and dry them.

    Beside the stream, I collected a lot of hemp plants. After drying or baking, those hemp fibers are the materials for making hemp ropes.

    Of course, I didn''t use them to make ropes, but to make a few pairs of suitable straw shoes, which can protect our feet.

    At noon, Zhu Ya and I collected hemp ropes everywhere and took them to the reef to dry.  You can also roast it next to the fire at night, but be careful not to burn it.

    In one afternoon, we collected a lot of hemp plants, but Zhu Ya had bumps on her body from caterpillars and mosquito bites. So I didn''t let her come with me in the afternoon, and let her stay with Catherine on the reef beach.

    In the afternoon, I continued to cut bamboo.

    There was no way to build the shelter today.

    Just cutting down the bamboos needed and repairing them cleaned up, all the time was used up.

 Chapter024

    Because I was drawn too much blood by the black doctor on the illegal medical ship, my physical strength is not as good as before. I did a lot of things today and my eyes were black from exhaustion. Of course, this is also related to malnutrition.

    I dragged my tired body back to the pool on the reef beach, and saw Catherine and Zhu Ya were there collecting the dried coconut meat today. When they saw me coming back, they greeted me.

    I waved to Catherine and Zhu Ya weakly, told them that I was going to take a shower, and then walked to the rock pool, took off my one-piece work clothes, and revealed my body with obvious muscle lines.

    It was covered with scars of all sizes, all traces left by the war.

    Zhu Ya folded a set of clean work clothes and placed them on the clean rock next to me. At the same time, she was holding a piece of cloth that came from nowhere.

    She stood aside and said to me, "Uncle, let me wash your back for you."

    Zhu Ya was very proactive and I didn''t refuse because I was very tired and couldn''t move at all.

    I nodded in agreement.

    In order not to get her clothes wet, Zhu Ya also took off her clean work clothes. Her smooth skin was shining like a young girl. Obviously, she had just taken a bath.

    She walked into the pool, took the palm-sized cloth, and rubbed my back gently.

    She knew what I did before and how I got the scars, so she didn''t ask much, but carefully rubbed my back, using her slender little hands to gently touch the scars on my body, as if listening to the story behind the scars.

    Sometimes, she couldn''t help asking me, wouldn''t you be afraid when you go to the battlefield?

    I told her that the children in those Middle Eastern countries live in fear of artillery fire every day, and their adults also live in war and bloody hell. They have no choice, and I have no choice either.

    Fear is certain, but over time, there is only helplessness and anger.

    After Zhu Ya washed my back, she wiped my thick arms and even washed my lower body without my consent.

    Zhu Ya''s technique was not very skillful, which made me feel uncomfortable down there, but my little brother still stood up uncontrollably.

    I grabbed Zhu Ya''s fair little hand in the water.

    Zhu Ya blushed, but I didn''t blame her.

    I looked at Zhu Ya in the water. Her delicate face was flushed and her eyes were so shy that they were about to drip water.

    I know she did it on purpose.

    This little woman still has some small thoughts.

    If it were in the past, I would definitely press her down on the beach without delay, give her the most violent impact, and let her feel my bravery!

    But now I really can''t do it, I''m really too tired, I can only shake my head helplessly.

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    This may be a secret competition between the two women.

    In fact, Catherine would not take Zhu Ya seriously at all, because as a female politician, she knew very well that people like me would not be bound by so-called love.

    But Zhu Ya naively believed that as long as she pleased me, I would become her boyfriend or other roles.

    In this closed environment, it is not surprising that she has such thoughts.  And she doesn''t know that the adult world is not as simple as she imagined.

    She may think that I can only choose her or Catherine. In fact, I will not choose anyone. It''s good to get along like this. There is no need to develop that kind of entangled relationship.

    Once she returns to the civilized world, Zhu Ya will still live her original life, and I will never have any intersection with her again. On the one hand, it is to protect her, and on the other hand, we are people from two different worlds.

    Catherine has tied the coconut meat in her raincoat.

    Looking at us in the pool, she smiled happily and said, "Xiao Ya, you have taken a bath twice, be careful not to catch a cold."

    "Oh." Zhu Ya responded in a low voice with a red face.

    At this time, I also took a shower, stood up, and sat directly on the clean rock next to me, waiting for the water drops on my body to fall off. Then I put on the clean overalls that Zhu Ya prepared for me.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya couldn''t help but look at me. When their lives became a little more stable, their minds were full of thoughts about matters between men and women.

    And I didn''t relax for a moment.

    On the one hand, my body was still very weak, and on the other hand, our living environment was still very poor. There was no illness or storm now, so we looked quite comfortable.

    In fact, as long as there was a problem in one link, we might have a very difficult life, and we might even lose our lives on the deserted island.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya had no such safety awareness at all, and they didn''t prepare in advance for all possible unexpected worries and thoughts.

    Now I have to hurry up to build the shelter, and then prepare enough food and firewood, and make plans for long-term survival. Then find time to scout the environment of this island.

    "Let''s go back. Hurry up and make traps to see if there will be any harvest tonight." I said to Catherine and Zhu Ya while putting on my clothes.

    I worked in the bamboo forest during the day, and Catherine and Zhu Ya were not idle either. They collected enough firewood and dry leaves and piled them on the beach, waiting to catch one or two coconut crabs to satisfy their cravings at night.

    Since eating a cooked meal yesterday, Catherine and Zhu Ya have been thinking about eating it again all the time.

    It''s normal to have such thoughts. After all, we haven''t eaten normally for half a month, and our taste buds have been hungry and thirsty.

    Even if we think of any delicious food, we will drool uncontrollably.

    Even if it''s just an egg, a bowl of hot noodles, a freshly baked bread, or even a bowl of broth or a bowl of porridge, it can make us so greedy that we can''t sleep all night.

    Yes, I also urgently want to improve the current food.

    It was just that due to time constraints, I didn''t have more energy and time to make salt, catch fresh fish to make fish soup, make stoves, etc.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya have actively walked into the coconut forest, preparing to carefully select several suitable trap locations.

    And I didn''t intervene in this matter, after all, I was very tired during the day. Some things do require division of labor and cooperation, otherwise a person will be exhausted.

    Before it got dark, I climbed up a high reef in the west.

    The sea breeze blew on my wet short hair, trying to help me evaporate the moisture on my hair, which was also one of the purposes of climbing here.

    I took some bird eggs on the reef.

    At the same time, I observed another beach behind this cape reef.

    This beach is longer than the beach on our side. I think it is necessary to get up at night to observe the beach over there, maybe there will be unexpected gains.

    I thought so, and then blew my hair on it for twenty minutes, and walked back with a dozen bird eggs.

    Catherine and Zhu Ya saw me coming back from the cape reef in the west, holding something in my hand, and they came towards me curiously.

    "Uncle, what are you holding in your hand?"

    Zhu Ya''s voice arrived before her, and her hearty laughter and childish voice always make people feel happy.

    This may be the general character of Korean girls.

    But I still like her very much. She chirps around me like a little bird, which always makes me feel at ease.

    It''s hard to describe this feeling, it''s an indescribable atmosphere of fireworks in the world.