This small island is surrounded by the vast sea, and apart from a few coconut trees, there are no buildings.
The two of them looked at each other, with a desperate thought in each other's hearts. What should they do?
At this time, Lin Xiao found some people lying on the beach not far away. They seemed to be injured, and their clothes were stained red with blood.
He and Yu Xilin rushed over and helped them up. They turned out to be crew members and craftsmen.
Although their ship was completely destroyed by the storm, luckily at least half of the crew and craftsmen were still alive!
"Do you know which island this is?"
Lin Xiao asked an older crew member.
The crew member shook his head:
"I don't know, I've never been to this island before"
"Then how far is it from the mainland?"
Yu Xilin asked again.
"This is probably more than a hundred nautical miles!"
The older crew member hesitated for a long time before finally speaking out.
"so far!"
Lin Xiao and Yu Xilin gasped at the same time.
To leave here smoothly, you must build several strong and huge rafts!
Otherwise, the small raft would not be able to hold it for more than a hundred nautical miles!
It seems that we need to make long-term plans!
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao secretly sighed and said to everyone:
"Don't be discouraged, everyone. We have more people and more strength. We have a chance to leave this island. As long as everyone works together..."
Before Lin Xiao finished speaking, the older crew member suddenly spoke:
"More than a hundred nautical miles, this is also my rough estimate. As for how many nautical miles it is, no one knows. You are just a noble son from the capital, what can you know?!"
The older crew member is called A Hai, who is in his thirties. He is an old crew member. He has been making a living on the ship with his parents since he was born. He has rich sailing experience. Zhou Ting specially assigned him to Lin Xiao with the purpose of being Lin Xiao's assistant.
But this Ah Hai relied on his age and rich experience to look down on Lin Xiao, thinking that she was just a pampered young man who had no idea about the hardships and dangers of the sea!
Lin Xiao's face suddenly darkened. This Ah Hai was too rude!
The most important thing at this time is unity. We must not be destroyed because of internal conflicts!
"Ah Hai, I know you can't stand me, but don't forget that we are grasshoppers on the same line now. We both prosper and suffer. I don't care about anything else. I just ask you, should we continue to stay on the beach?
, or find a safe place to rest for the night?”
Lin Xiao's tone was calm, but it conveyed a powerful majesty.
When Ah Hai heard this, a look of deep disdain appeared on his face.
He snorted:
"Where can you find a safe place? If you want to survive, from now on, please put down your noble young master's temper and obey my orders obediently. Otherwise, you will not survive tonight!"
After hearing these words, Lin Xiao almost laughed out loud.
She really couldn't understand how Ahai could be so arrogant and domineering and self-righteous?
However, she was too lazy to talk to Ah Hai:
"In that case, let's each find a place where we feel safe to live!"
Although Lin Xiao's tone was gentle, it was full of undoubted toughness, making people dare not disobey.
Ah Hai was slightly stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Lin Xiao's attitude to change so quickly. There was an ominous premonition in his heart, but he still said stubbornly:
"Can!"
After that, he looked at the craftsmen and crew:
"What do you think? Should you follow me to enjoy the hot and spicy food, or should you follow the noble gentlemen and stay here to feed the fish?"
The craftsman and the crew looked at each other and saw the hesitation in each other's eyes.
Lin Xiao saw their reactions and knew that their choice was the former.
Sure enough, under Ah Hai's coercion and inducement, everyone except Yu Xilin agreed to follow Ah Hai.
When Lin Xiao saw this, he couldn't help but shook his head, and then said to Yu Xilin:
"Let's go!"
Yu Xilin looked at Lin Xiao, then at the group of people, and hesitated:
"But they."
"It doesn't matter!"
Lin Xiao smiled slightly and said:
"Let's take care of ourselves first!"
Lin Xiao did not look for a place to stay first, but walked along the beach with Yu Xilin to survey the topography of the island.
This is a small island, surrounded by water, and the center of the island is surrounded by dense forest.
These trees need fresh water for irrigation, so it can be seen that there must be lakes in the forest!
However, this also means that there are dangerous jungles in the forest, and there are even many dangerous beasts. If you enter rashly, you will definitely escape death!
"Xiao Linzi, are you okay? Otherwise, let's give in to A Hai..."
"If you have to be subdued, you can go by yourself. I definitely won't go!"
Lin Xiao interrupted Yu Xilin angrily, and then walked towards a hill by himself.
"Oh, don't be angry, I'm just afraid that you will be brave!"
Yu Xilin shouted after Lin Xiao, but Lin Xiao ignored him and walked straight towards the hill.
Yu Xilin had no choice but to follow Lin Xiao towards the hill.
The hill is not big and it is easy to climb up.
Lin Xiao stood on the top of the mountain and saw a cave not far away. A flash of joy flashed in his eyes, and then he immediately ran to the cave.
This is a cave formed by nature. The walls of the cave are very smooth, the rocks inside are blue-purple, much like gems, and the air inside is very fresh.
The entrance to the cave is very wide, and three people standing side by side don't feel crowded inside.
Lin Xiao quickly made a simple torch and took out the fire stick in his arms to light it. Fortunately, the fire stick had been baptized by sea water and could still be used.
She held a torch and walked into the cave. The cave was very spacious and could accommodate a dozen people walking side by side.
"Well, it's nice here, let's live here!"
Lin Xiao is very satisfied with this hole.
"This place is not close to the seaside or the forest. Do you really want to live here?"
Yu Xilin asked worriedly.
There is a certain distance from the seaside and the forest, which means that it is inconvenient to find food and fresh water.
Moreover, such a big hole might be the nest of some wild beast. If they occupy the magpie's nest, would the wild beast agree?
The more Yu Xilin thought about it, the more scared she became.
When Lin Xiao saw this, he felt funny in his heart. This guy was a bit too timid.
She pulled Yu Xilin's sleeves to the entrance of the cave and said towards the sea not far away:
"Although it's calm here now, once the storm starts, our cave will be the best shelter!"
"really?"
"You will know if you try it. Even if the entrance of the cave cannot block the wind and rain, the inside of the cave should be able to, right?"
"But...what if this hole is..."
"You're worried that this hole is a beast's lair, right?"
Faced with Lin Xiao's frankness, Yu Xilin scratched her head in embarrassment:
"That's not what I meant..."
Lin Xiao took Yu Xilin back to the cave, carefully illuminated the cave with a torch, and then said:
"After checking clearly, there is no animal feces in the cave. It can be judged that there are no wild animals in this cave. Now you can relax, right?"