When the setting sun was completely blocked by the sea level, everyone on the traffic boat who was busy fishing with human flesh put away their fishing gear and handed it back to Hawks.
During this entire afternoon, not only did they gain nothing, they even consumed all the slightly disgusting bait.
If there is no harvest, there will naturally be no food to eat. As for those cans stored in thermal buckets, it is obviously not the time to use them yet.
Each smoked a cigarette and drank some water as dinner. The two prisoners were also tied to the bow and stern of the boat with ropes by Hawkes, and their smoking tools were collected.
"Victor, you can rest normally!"
Captain Sterling shook a shiny silver sailor's whistle in his hand towards the guard fire in the life raft, "Hawkes and I are on duty at night. If we encounter any situation, we will blow the whistle!"
"be safe!"
Wei Ran shouted a reminder, and then tied the last corner of the awning firmly to the life raft's grip.
After taking an extra seasickness pill he found in his survival bag, Wei Ran lay on the slightly damp hammock and closed his eyes with relief, silently fighting against an unexpected new enemy - hunger.
On the next boat, Sterling and Hawks, who were sitting back to back, each lit a hand-rolled cigarette and chatted quietly about their plans for tomorrow. However, the two tied captives were already snoring loudly.
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Near midnight, a rumble of thunder woke up everyone on the two boats. Immediately afterwards, there was another heavy downpour overhead. On the awning made of parachutes, rain accumulated in a very short period of time.
A large amount of precious fresh water.
Wei Ran was the first to react. After filling the two water bottles on his waist, he took out the bucket from the metal book and filled two of them.
On the other boat, Hawks was doing the same thing. Not only did he help the injured Moose and the two captains who were also injured fill the water bottles, he even did not leave behind the Japanese officer's water bottles of the two Japanese soldiers.
, all filled with cold, thirst-quenching rainwater.
"call!"
Almost at the same time that the two of them finished their work, the large triangular sail made of parachutes and paddles was blown extremely full by the cool and moist sea breeze!
Captain Evans, who had just lit a hand-rolled cigarette, was the first to react. He reached into his pocket and took out a compass, looked at it, and then used a flashlight to shine a beam of light at the satellite while shouting, "Victoria."
Kedo! Can you hear me?!"
"You can hear it!" Wei Ran, who had just put away the bucket a second ago, immediately shouted in response.
"Pull the rope!" Evans yelled. "My flashlight will stop!"
"Understood! Pull the rope! Stop when the flashlight flashes!"
Wei Ran recited the other party's instructions loudly, stumbled to the edge of the life raft, untied the parachute rope connected to the jib from the handle, and tightened the rope with force. At the same time, his attention was also focused on the jib.
flashlight beam.
Almost at the moment when the light beam started to flash, he immediately stopped pulling the rope. At this time, the two boats tied together had already started to move on the water driven by the wind.
"Tie the rope tight!" Captain Evans shouted and issued a new order.
"Tie the rope tight!"
While Wei Ran repeated this, he tied the rope tightly as quickly as possible, and then shouted, "The rope is tied tight!"
"Sterling! Ship speed!"
Before Evans finished speaking, Sterling at the stern of the boat had already thrown half of the oar with the paracord tied to it on the sea. He slowly released the roll of paracord in his hand. And Hawks next to him raised the
The aviation watch seized from pilot Akira.
After a while, Sterling pulled the rope to retrieve half of the wooden oar that had been thrown out before. He first wrote a set of numbers on a notepad, then threw the oar out again and started to put the rope.
After doing this three times, Stirling retracted the rope for the last time, made some calculations with a notepad and shouted loudly, "The fastest speed of the ship is less than three knots! If the wind speed continues at this speed, it will take us about four to five days."
Only then can we see the land.”
"Nothing good like that will happen"
Evans paused and shouted, "Put a raincoat on the moose! Fold up the awning, maybe we can go faster!"
The captain spoke, and the others, including Wei Ran, naturally started to carry out the task without even thinking about it. After a lot of busy work, all the awnings built with umbrella cloths and oars on the two boats were put away.
The wind resistance was reduced, and the ship's speed was significantly higher. After some measurements and calculations, the speed reported by Stirling only changed from less than three knots to less than four knots.
Although speeding up is better than nothing, it still gives everyone some hope. Of course, it's just a little hope.
After sailing against the wind for less than an hour, as the rain became heavier and heavier, the surrounding waves became bigger and bigger, and even the wind became stronger and stronger.
"Reef the sail!" Evans shouted, "Victor! Let go of the rope!"
"What?!" Wei Ran shouted in response.
"Reef the sail! Loosen the rope!"
Hawks and Sterling shouted together, while Captain Evans simply used a flashlight to initiate a light signal.
At this time, Wei Ran, who could only hear the sound of the rainstorm, finally understood, and immediately stumbled to the side and untied the rope.
At the same time, in the middle of the traffic boat, Sterling, who was already prepared, immediately turned the oars that served as masts with the help of Hawkes and tied the ropes tightly with ropes that had been blown by the wind.
A round triangle sail.
Without the power provided by the sail, the boat, which was about to be overturned by the wind, immediately stabilized a lot.
At Evans's signal, everyone once again used paddles to prop up the awning made of parachutes at the bow and stern of the boat, and curled up to hide inside.
In the life raft, Wei Ran, who also used a paddle to hold up the awning, helplessly shook off the water in the center of the hammock, wrapped himself in a soaked blanket and lay on it. He also used the lock on the parachute to secure his belt and
The grab handles on the life raft buoyancy bags are connected together.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! That night, the violent storm seemed to never stop. From time to time, Wei Ran, who was lying in the hammock, could even experience a terrifying feeling of weightlessness for a few seconds, and above his head
Although the parachute made of silk can block the pouring rain and the terrifying waves, it is inevitable that lines of water will flow down from everywhere, turning the small space inside the awning into a water curtain cave in Huaguo Mountain.
It was extremely difficult to survive until the next morning, but the rain outside showed no sign of stopping. On the contrary, the waves on the sea had calmed down a lot. However, correspondingly, the heavy rain that was almost falling straight down also hinted that they were not there at all.
The most needed wind.
Sighing secretly, Wei Ran first pushed down the accumulated rainwater on the awning above his head, then took out his camera and replaced it with a wide-angle lens, taking a photo of the traffic boat opposite that was also shrouded in rain.
Putting away the camera, Wei Ran carried a waterproof survival bag containing various medicines on his back, and swam little by little while holding on to the rafter frame between the two boats.
Before he climbed onto the boat, he smelled the smell of tobacco. When he climbed onto the boat, he immediately saw Captain Hawkes and Captain Sterling in the stern awning, each holding a hand-rolled cigarette.
At the same time, he was busy scooping water out with his helmet.
Looking at the bow of the ship, Captain Evans and Sailor Moose were each holding a cigarette and seemed to be chatting about something. Even the young pilot captive had a hand-rolled cigarette in his hand.
"You're finally here"
Hawkes came over in the rain, "We are all waiting for you to have breakfast together! By the way, I have just given them medicine."
"Did you catch a fish?" Wei Ran asked curiously.
"No." Hawks pointed to the life raft on which Wei Ran was riding, "The chief is going to open a can to let everyone replenish their strength."
"Go get it yourself, and remember to close the lid of the thermos bucket."
As Wei Ran spoke, he had already taken off the belt hanging diagonally on his chest and handed it to Hawks along with the pistol hanging on it.
After taking the pistol, Hawkes immediately flipped into the water outside the traffic boat, held on to the rafter and swam to the life raft on the opposite side.
After the other party climbed onto the raft safely, Wei Ran walked to the bow of the ship, bent down and got into the awning and asked Sailor Moose with a smile, "Is it still burning?"
The moose wearing a raincoat showed a simple smile, "Thanks to your help, I felt much better in the middle of last night."
Hearing this, Wei Ran simply handed the burn ointment to the other party, "In this case, you can do the application of the ointment yourself. Remember to use it sparingly."
"No problem." Sailor Moose took the burn ointment and carefully applied it on the burns with his fingers.
At the same time, Weiran also helped Captain Evans change the medicine.
After he helped the moose check his wounds again and help him deal with the scratches he had suffered on the boat, he walked slowly to the stern of the boat.
However, he didn't notice until he got closer that the captive Akira was still tied to the engine at the stern of the ship. There was even a piece of parachute cloth stuffed in his mouth, and the injured foot was also tied to the engine.
He was tied tightly to the side of the boat. When he saw Wei Ran approaching, he immediately began to struggle crazily.
Glancing at the snot on the other person's face and the remaining tears in the corners of his eyes, Wei Ran asked in a very positive tone before Vice Captain Sterling could speak, "Is he addicted to drugs?"
“It started this morning”
Sterling pointed to a tooth mark on his arm and said nonchalantly, "I was worried that he would hurt someone, so I blocked his mouth."
"Such a scumbag will be killed immediately."
Wei Ran encouraged him while helping him change dressings for the wound on his head, "Not only will he waste our food and medicine, but he is also in danger of hurting people at any time."
"This kind of thing needs to be decided by the chief."
Sterling said nonchalantly, "Besides, this person is still useful, so after you change his medicine, give him some crazy little pills!"
"What's the use?" Wei Ran asked while busy.
"Yesterday afternoon, we reached an agreement with the young pilot."
Sterling paused, and seeing that Wei Ran was not in a hurry to express his position, he continued, "We will give them the status of two crew members and equal treatment as much as possible. In exchange, the young pilot is willing to help us fish, and
Hawkes also dives for fishing. He said that he grew up as a fisherman by the sea and is confident enough to help catch fish, and even if he can't catch fish, he is willing to do whatever he can."
"This is not a good deal," Wei Ran reminded calmly, "We have to pay for two people, but we can only get one and a half laborers."
“It’s true”
Sterling lowered his voice slightly and said, "But last night, our engine could no longer start, and all the fuel in the tank had leaked. Victor, we need sailors to row the oars. Otherwise, even if we push them
If we go down, our supplies may not be enough to get back to the shore."
Wei Ran helped the other party put a waterproof condom on his head, and asked with a smile, "Are you worried that I will do something to them?"
"I believe you are a sensible person," Sterling said with a smile.
"Don't worry, I won't kill them."
As Wei Ran spoke, he took out the bottle of unique product from his bag, shook out one pill, pinched Akira's cheek, pulled out the silk rag that had already been wet with saliva, and popped the small pill in.
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He used a unique medicine to soothe the humanoid animal who was about to start work. Then he removed the condom on the other person's foot and helped him change the medicine.
After he finished his work, Akira finally returned to normal.
"Put the wound on yourself"
Wei Ran pointed to the condom he had just taken off at his feet and asked Akira, "You can do whatever I ask you to do. You can get one pill every day. Do you have any objections?"
"No! No objection, but...but...can you give me two tablets a day?" Akira asked with a look of gratitude and shame, "I..."
"Then two pieces," Wei Ran said nonchalantly when Sterling nodded, "I hope you can play your due role."
Before he finished speaking, Hawkes swam back with a tin can only as big as a palm and handed it to Evans.
Opening the can, Evans took out a few citrus-flavored candies wrapped in cellophane and gave two to each person. At the same time, he said with a smile, "If we can't catch fish today, this is what we will have for the whole day."
Food.”
"If the rain doesn't stop, it may be difficult for us to catch fish." Hawks said with a grimace, and at the same time he tore open the two candies he had received and threw them into his mouth.
"Fishing and cleaning up the water is my and Sterling's job"
Evans smiled and said to Weiyan and Hawkes, "The paddling work will be left to you and the two pilots."
Hearing this, the young pilot captive nodded silently, stuffed the candy into his mouth, and immediately picked up the oar. Seeing this, Akira immediately stuffed the candy into his mouth and picked up the boat.
paddle.
Seeing this, Wei Ran put the two candies he was given into a waterproof survival bag, took the pistol from Hawks, and swam back to the life raft.
First he stuffed a candy into his mouth, then put another candy into the kettle, and Wei Ran also picked up the oar.
Under the command of the sailor's whistle blown by Vice Captain Sterling, the people responsible for the oars also began to work in the rain.
Unfortunately, there was no food in the stomach after all, so the energy provided by the two candies did not last long, and everyone lost strength. Naturally, the rowing speed became slower and slower.
It was finally noon when the raging rain finally stopped. The triangular sail in the center of the ship that had been re-opened was so loose that there was no sign of stress. And in the steaming awning, including two prisoners
But everyone inside was too hungry to move.
But even so, each of them still holds a fishing line board in their hands, and the fishing line sinking into the water is shaking.
On the inflatable life raft, Wei Ran took out the British army's water bottle, took out a lump of solidified grease from the inside with his fingers and smeared it into his mouth.
Wei Ran tightened the lid again and took back the metal book. He smashed his mouth and swallowed the energy-replenishing oil bit by bit. Then he took out the camera again, and under the cover of the awning, he took another picture for the people on the traffic boat.
A photo.
Putting away the camera, Wei Ran put on the toad glasses again and posed as if staring at the ship on the opposite side. In fact, he leaned against the thermos bucket and closed his eyes in relief.
When he woke up again to the sound of the whistle, only half of the setting sun was still floating on the sea. In the middle of the traffic boat, on the top of the jib mast made of oars, stood a sail that was being stretched.
Wings of frigate bird.
On the traffic boat, Hawks was gesturing at himself to shoot, while the two captains, Sterling and Evans, were pointing at the frigate bird.
After coming back to his senses, Wei Ran immediately pulled out the 1911 pistol from his chest. After slowly loading the gun, he walked around to the other side of the thermos barrel, held the gun with both hands on the lid of the barrel, and aimed at the frigate bird.
"boom!"
Accompanied by the crisp sound of gunfire, the hot bullet shells hit the damp hammock, and the frigate bird also dived down, fluttering its wings and fell into the water between the two boats.
Almost at the same time, Hawks also jumped into the water and picked up the frigate bird after cheering.
"Victor! Your marksmanship is good!" Hawkes grabbed the frigatebird's huge wings and shouted loudly, "The bullet hit its wing!"
"Thank you for the compliment, but we can't make a fire at all!" Wei Ran reminded, looking at the joke, "We can't burn the oars, right? Or eat them raw?"
"At least we finally have bait. At least sea fish can be eaten raw."
After Captain Evans finished speaking, he turned to Hawkes and said, "Tonight we may try to use a flashlight to attract the fish."
"Indian Rules"
Hawkes said, pulling out three black tail feathers from the frigate bird and handing them to Evans.
"I'm not really a chief"
Although Evans said this, he still took the three black feathers, "This is a good gift."
"If we can catch a frigate bird every day, maybe I can make you an Indian crest."
Before Hawkes finished speaking, he had already broken the neck of the frigate bird. Then he pulled out his sailor's knife and cut the bird's neck, and quickly took out the bird's internal organs.
Without any need to say hello, everyone on the boat picked up some offal and undigested small fish, hung them on the hooks, and threw them into the water one after another.
Perhaps the bait this time was fresh enough. Soon, the fishing line held by Akira was the first to start shaking.
Amidst his subconscious cheers in jabbering Japanese, an unknown sea fish that was only ten centimeters long was pulled up first.
Before he could take the fish off the hook, the hooks in the hands of Evans and Hawks also reacted one after another.
Immediately afterwards, the fishing lines in the hands of Sterling and the silent young pilot also felt pulling!
"Quick! We have encountered a school of fish!"
Hawks shouted in surprise, hurriedly picked off the catch on the fishhook and threw it into the sailor's bag. He immediately threw the fishhook back into the sea again. He even mixed the remaining frigatebird offal in the helmet with some seawater.
Fell down.
Lured by the fishy smell, everyone soon made another harvest, but they completely failed to notice that Wei Ran, who was on the life raft behind them, had already taken out his camera and pressed the shutter button towards them.
When everyone dropped the fishhook for the fourth or fifth time, there was no feedback from the fishing line board in their hands.
Fortunately, at this time, the sailor bag in the cabin already contained nearly 30 not-so-large sea fish.
"The fish are gone," the young pilot who didn't like to talk took the initiative to say.
"Do you know what kind of fish we caught?" Hawks asked.
"Herring." The two captive pilots gave the same answer in unison, "A fish for the poor."
"We are poor now"
Hawks said, pulled out his sailor's knife again, reached out of the boat and rinsed it randomly in the sea water, grabbed a fish, cut off the head on a dinner plate, and then deftly peeled off the skin of the fish.
Cleaned the internal organs.
After dipping into the sea water to rinse it again, Hawks handed it to Captain Evans.
"Thank you." When Captain Evans took the small fish, Hawks had already started to handle the second fish.
"Victor, come over for dinner!" Sterling greeted Wei Ran loudly.
"Right away!" Wei Ran said, already flipping into the water.
By the time he climbed onto the transport boat with Sterling's help, Hawks had already given a processed herring to each of the two prisoners.
Taking the latest small fish that the other party had prepared, Wei Ran imitated Hawkes and rinsed it in the sea water outside the boat to add some saltiness, then put it into his mouth and took a bite.
The taste of raw fish is naturally not as good as that of cooked fish, but at least it is countless times more delicious than the canned herring that is still little known today, not to mention that the fish is fresh enough.
He hadn't even finished the fish. The captive Akira took the initiative and said, "Can... let me handle the fish? My hometown has a very long tradition of eating raw fish. I know how to make these fish
It tastes better."
Seeing Hawks subconsciously looking at him, Captain Evans glanced at Wei Ran who had already drawn his pistol, and finally nodded with a smile.
Taking the sailor's knife handed by Hawkes, Akira carefully washed his hands in the sea water, then took out a fish, cleaned the internal organs, skin and head, and cut the tender fish meat into small pieces.
Finally, carrying a little bit of sea water, he took the initiative to return the sailor's knife to Hawks, and then handed over a dinner plate filled with sashimi.
As the plates were passed around everyone's hands, except for Wei Ran who clearly expressed his refusal, the others did not refuse. However, looking at everyone's lack of interest, one could tell that in the absence of seasonings, just
Sashimi just dipped in some sea water doesn't taste much better than the fish provided by Hawks.
In contrast, the two devils, while enjoying the sashimi made by themselves, were talking to each other in Japanese that no one could understand.
In the joy of the harvest, everyone ate two herrings each, filling their stomachs for the first time since the disaster.
The remaining dozen fish were not wasted. They were hung directly on the side of the boat together with the sailor bags that trapped them. Even the frigate bird was cut into pieces by Hawks and tied with paracord.
Weared it and hung it on the simple mast of the jib, hoping to have a chance to dry it into dried meat. Even the herring offal and the remaining frigatebird offal were hung on the fishhook again by the well-fed people.
And turned on the flashlight, hoping to use the phototaxis of fish to replenish some food reserves.
Wei Ran, on the other hand, gave Akira a piece of his own medicine after eating, and then changed the medicine for everyone's wounds before returning to the life raft he was responsible for.
However, less than two hours later, as stars appeared overhead and were replaced by clouds, Wei Ran felt his stomach begin to feel uneasy!
