【16】

After the three of them carried the oil barrels to the boat, Lin Wu signaled Yuan Ning to start the speedboat and prepare to leave. He planned to turn back with Ximan to rescue You Xi. Although she threatened with an open flame, once she turned around and left, she was not threatening at all.

The advantage is gone.

However, as soon as they jumped off the speedboat, they saw You Xi walking towards here quickly, dragging a barrel of oil with difficulty with both hands.

"I threatened them and threw the speargun. Now they are coming around. Let's leave quickly!"

"Okay!" Lin Wu took the portable bucket from her hand and pushed her onto the speedboat. Although there were still three barrels of oil left on the roof, the most important thing in this situation was to be able to keep most of the fuel and leave safely.

of.

Several people got on the boat one after another, and Yuan Ning turned around and rushed out of the gas station area as fast as possible.

Behind them, another harpoon was projected, and it passed the tail of the speedboat and fell into the water. It turned out that the wooden boat behind also had a harpoon. Because it retreated early, now it is chasing faster after detouring.

Lin Wu was glad that he did not hesitate or worry about the remaining diesel.

Two wooden boats came out one after another, one on the left and one on the right, but after all, they were hand-rowed boats and their speed was too slow. However, in an instant, the speedboat left them behind.

On the way back, You Xi's heart was still beating fast, and Ximan also sat in the upper cockpit without speaking for a long time. On the one hand, it was because of nervousness, and on the other hand, it was because it was too cold after being in the water and he still hadn't recovered.

"Drink some hot water." You Xi handed him the thermos bottle prepared by Yuan Qi. She didn't lack this kind of material, so it would be better to give it to those who need it most.

Ximan took a few sips of hot water to warm up a little: "Are those survivors from Wanghai Mountain just now?"

"Probably not. They came here in wooden boats. Wanghai Mountain is too far away and they wouldn't risk rowing so far."

Yuan Ning stared at the water ahead and carefully walked through the buildings. "Island L is so big, there must be survivors elsewhere. Now everyone knows that there will be no rescue in the short term, and they will become more and more unscrupulous for supplies."

You Xi nodded: "We found so much fuel this time that it is not safe to store it on a speedboat."

When Lin Wu heard this, he said, "Then we won't wait any longer and will leave today."

Lin Wu and Ximan each brought backpacks when they came out. Because they left together and the room was not safe, they brought all important food, water and medicine with them. Therefore, they could go directly to the B&B area without going back to the hotel area.

On the side of the mountain, pick up Yuan Qi and leave.

You Xi said that he didn't leave anything in his room, and carried all the important things with him in his backpack. So it was finally decided that You Xi and Yuan Ning would stay on the speedboat, and Lin Wu and Ximan would be responsible for picking up Yuan Qi, mother and son.

"There are a lot of branches in the room. Bring all you can with you. In this temperature, only a fire can ward off the cold. Also remember to take the plastic wrap that you exchanged before." Yuan Ning reminded them.

The return trip went smoothly. Under Ximan's instructions, the speedboat docked on the side of the mountain closer to the B&B area. There are slopes here and the water is very shallow.

Lin Wu put down the already fully inflated rubber boat, took two oars, and went up to the mountain shore with Ximan.

No one has walked on the road here, and no one has cleared the snow. They simply made non-slip soles out of tree branches and fixed them on their shoes. They used paddles to shovel the snow on the slope and slowly walked up.

Yuan Ning used the walkie-talkie to contact Yuan Qi, telling her to pack her things and keep Yuanyuan warm until Lin Wu and Ximan came to pick her up.

Afterwards, she and You Xi went to the boat cabin to count the fuel. There were 11 barrels of 30-liter diesel and 22 barrels of 50-liter diesel. However, one barrel of 50-liter diesel had just been added to the speedboat's fuel tank, and there were currently 21 barrels left.

The two men carried a barrel of 30 liters and a barrel of 50 liters to the fuel tank and filled up the entire tank. All the empty barrels were tied with ropes and hung on both sides of the speedboat.

The fuel is barely enough at the moment, and even if it really isn't enough by then, it shouldn't be too far from the mainland, and you can row a rubber boat there without getting stranded at sea.

The only thing I'm worried about is the weather. I just hope that we won't encounter the severe snowstorm in the sea a few days ago.

Two hours later, Lin Wu and Ximan successfully brought back Yuan Qi and her son. Yuan Ning adjusted her direction and set off north.

They have used transparent plastic film and ropes to make simple windshields for the semi-open-air driving platform on the upper level. The driving platform originally has a roof and metal poles around it. They only need to use ropes to fix the plastic films on the left, front and right sides.

There is no need to drive in the cold wind and low temperature.

A simple door curtain is also made of thick film at the rear gangway. Although it needs to be untied and fixed to enter and exit, it will be much warmer.

In addition, Lin Wu and Ximan packed up all the branches that Yuan Ning picked up and brought them. They were tied tightly and stacked neatly on the left side of the bridge.

They also took the fire pot with them, and when they left, they exchanged food with the hostess for two more large pots.

One of these three pots is for spare use, and the other two are placed on the bridge and the other in the cabin below. When it is particularly cold, you can burn branches to keep warm.

Because the cabin needs a fire for heating, most of the thirty barrels of diesel were moved to the open air at the rear of the speedboat, and a small part was moved to the fence at the front of the speedboat. They were first fixed with ropes, then covered with thick film to block it, and finally the thick film was tied together.

tight.

The cabin of the boat is not big, with two rows of seats on the left and right, and a row of cabinets and portholes in front of it. The aisle in the middle is quite spacious, so when Lin Wu went to pick up Yuan Qi, he packed up all the quilts and blankets in the room and took them away.

Yes, I made a bed on the floor at night and could barely sleep.

Yuan Ning's wounds haven't fully healed yet, so she won't be able to drive for a long time every day, so she taught You Xi and Ximan one by one how to drive a speedboat and how to read the dashboard.

Of course, she is the one who checks and identifies the direction.

Yuan Qi and Yuanyuan stayed in the cabin below. She spread plastic film and quilts on one side of the aisle and let him lie on it and draw. She used a solid alcohol stove on the cabinet to cook some noodles or some food for everyone.

Hot porridge.

Naturally, the noodles are instant noodles. Add some grated carrots and ham sausage to the porridge, and pair it with biscuits and vacuum-packed bread. It will fill you up and warm your stomach. After all, you can tolerate food for a while while you are at sea.

You Xi was worried about the water problem at first. Later, Lin Wu opened the cabinet door in the cabin. Inside were seven or eight 5L barrels of mineral water, a box of instant noodles, a 50-jin bag of rice, and a box of rice.

Canned luncheon meat, a box of canned fruit, a box of chocolates, and a small box of solid fuel.

Not to mention water, there is enough food to feed everyone for more than a week.

Only then did You Xi understand why Lin Wu didn't come back with Yuan Qi and Ximan when he went to the supermarket that day. He had planned from the beginning to secretly store a batch of water on the speedboat.

There can't be only one staircase in such a big shopping mall. He should have learned from Seaman another faster route to go upstairs, so the whole box of unopened food was probably obtained from the warehouse.

That's why he asked everyone on board to take a limited amount of it, no more than one luggage bag, because he had to allow for the load-bearing capacity of these supplies.

"Sorry, I didn't tell you that time." Lin Wu told her that storing water on the speedboat was a way out after discussing with Yuan Ning and Ximan. He didn't expect that it would be used in the end.

It was too risky to go to sea on his own. If the situation hadn't deteriorated rapidly, he wouldn't have taken such a risky move.

You Xi didn't care about this. It was normal for her to meet them by chance and have a secret. In comparison, she had more secrets.

Under such natural disasters, as long as the other person has no intention of harming others and does not have a holy motherly attitude that feels good about himself and can save everyone, he can be regarded as a companion.

If everything goes well, assuming they travel 10 hours and 400 nautical miles per day, they will see land in three days.

They set off at noon. After driving north for five hours in the afternoon, some floating boats and building debris slowly appeared on the endless sea. After stopping the boat to rest and have dinner, You Xi took over and set sail.

It was already past six o'clock in the evening, the sky was gray and dim, and the visibility was getting lower. Ximan and Yuan Ning were with them, helping to check.

After driving again for more than an hour, more and more building debris floated in the sea. Yuan Ning asked her to adjust her direction slightly and drive around the sea area in the one o'clock direction.

Soon after, some dark shadows appeared at the ten o'clock direction of the speedboat. The shadows were high and low, staggered, and there were dancing firelights in the middle of some shadows.

"What's in front?"

"Capital Island, or the Capital Island buildings that have not yet been submerged in the water."

Ximan stood on the edge of the fence and looked at the once prosperous island through the plastic film with a sad expression. "The area of ​​Capital Island is much smaller than that of L Island. There are no mountains as high as Wanghai Mountain on the island, and the buildings are also small."

Mainly high-rise buildings.”

Therefore, when a tsunami comes, the impact on Capital Island will be greater.

Ximan was in a sad mood. The entire sea country was almost destroyed.

Not long after the speedboat sailed through the waters near Capital Island, the star house system, which had been silent for a long time, broadcast in You Xi's mind.

[World Mission 1: Escape from L Island has been completed, the host received 10 star coins. Number of star coins: 10]

At eight o'clock in the evening, the speedboat stopped in a relatively calm sea area for the night.

This was the first time You Xi spent a night at sea. He was nervous and worried, and couldn't sleep for a while, so he went on duty on the first shift, mainly staying on the bridge above to pay attention to weather changes.

She was bored during duty hours, so she took out her picture album and pen, and drew the remaining capital island she had just seen, as well as their tiny speedboat on the vast sea.

It got even colder at night, so she lit a brazier, opened some plastic film curtains to let some air in, put two warm stickers on her clothes, and wrapped them with a blanket to feel better.

There was a thermometer next to the bridge. She leaned over and took a look. It was minus twenty degrees Celsius. Strictly speaking, it was just an ordinary low temperature. But this was in tropical waters. It was unimaginable that when the speedboat went all the way north and entered the subtropical and northern temperate zones, the temperature would be lower.

To what extent.

After Youxi, Ximan and Lin Wu were on night duty respectively.

At five o'clock in the morning, while You Xi was still catching up on his sleep in the cabin, Yuan Ning, who had rested all night, was already continuing to drive north under the light of dawn.

Since her departure, the weather has been stable, but she doesn't know how long such calm weather can last. Naturally, the sooner she arrives on land, the better.

In the next two days, the speedboat started and stopped. In addition to ensuring 10 hours of sailing every day, the engine was also given a moderate rest. Lin Wu knew mechanics and would check the condition of the speedboat every day without daring to relax at all.

There were also other sporadic islands in the sea they passed along the way, but without exception they all looked like they had been ravaged by tsunamis. Occasionally, when the speedboat drove close to the islands, other ships or small boats would be seen.

But they have always been very cautious, and they would immediately go around and avoid it if they saw it from a distance. They have few people and many supplies, so there is no guarantee that they will not encounter people like the Speargun Man again.

However, on the night of the third day, they still had to face an important problem - they were running out of fuel.

"There is less than a tank of fuel left. We can drive for more than two hours at most, but we are still far away from the land. It will take at least four to five hours, or even more."

During dinner, Yuan Ning informed everyone of the current situation one by one, "In addition, this speedboat is not equipped with a satellite phone, and currently there is no signal for mobile phones."

"Understood." Lin Wu nodded: "Let's drive as far as possible. There is really no way to deal with the remaining distance, so we will row a rubber boat over there. The closer we get to the coastline, the greater the chance of encountering other ships. As long as there is no problem with the direction, we will definitely be able to

arrive."

"Yes, we have to be optimistic. The two and a half days have passed smoothly, and there is only the last half day left. We will definitely arrive smoothly!" Seaman encouraged everyone at the right time.

Yuan Qi took out some canned fruits and chocolates and asked everyone to help open the cans: "It's already dark, let's take a good rest today, and then check the oil barrels early tomorrow morning to see if any barrels have not been emptied."
To be continued...