After Jiao Ba finished speaking, Mai Lao said calmly, "It's not impossible. This desert island should not be far from where we went to sea. It's just that the weather was quite bad at that time. Because of the storm, we couldn't see it.
It’s a small island, but I’m not sure whether this is the next stop.”
Jenny flatly denied it, "How could this be the next stop? It's just a desert island. I still don't believe it. I think it's better for us to find a way to get out of here."
Jiao Ba nodded and smiled and said, "This is just a guess. What about Li Xin? What do you think?"
Li Xin said with a cold face again, "I don't know, I haven't thought about this problem."
Chang Shan suddenly interjected at this time, "I think what Jiao Ba said makes sense. After experiencing so many weird things, we can't infer according to common sense. If we analyze according to common sense, after we are involved in the entrance of the cave, we will all have to
If you die there, there is no possibility of living, but what about now?"
"Yes, we have almost all come back to life. Chang Chang is right. We cannot analyze it according to normal conditions." The big man curled his lips and nodded. In fact, he is the least good at thinking among our group. He is almost
He didn't think about anything.
"I don't think there's anything to think about. It's better to leave as soon as possible." Steamed Bun poured cold water on him again. He was now extremely emotionally unstable.
Mai Lao signaled everyone to calm down, "Even if we want to leave now, it's not that easy. Without a boat, we can't leave this desert island at all."
"We can build our own boats." I looked at Mr. Mai and said.
"Building a ship? How to build it?" Jenny's eyes shone, as if she had found hope again.
I ignored her words, but looked at everyone and said, "Now let's make a decision. Whether we want to leave or stay, more people will have the final say." Since some of them want to leave and some want to stay, then
The only thing we can do is to be more democratic and have the minority obey the majority.
"Get out of here." Jenny was the first to speak.
"I stand with Jenny." Mr. Mai would actually say that, which surprised me.
Finally, everyone expressed their opinions. There were eleven people in total, including Jenny, Mai Lao, Mantou, plus Lao Wang and the maintenance worker Xiao Huzi. Five of them agreed to leave here.
Five people including Jiao Ba, Shun Zi and I agreed to stay. This was a decision we made after secretly exchanging ideas with Jiao Ba, because Jiao Ba seemed to have discovered something.
But there is still one person missing, and that is Li Xin. She never spoke, and I don't know what she is thinking. "Li Xin, it's just you. Now you alone can decide whether we stay or go."
I looked into her eyes and said, we are even, except for her crucial vote.
"Li Xin, let's go." Jenny pleaded.
Li Xin took a deep breath, as if she was making a difficult decision. Everyone was waiting for her. After about a minute, she suddenly said, "Let's go."
"That's great, thank you Li Xin." Jenny happily hugged Li Xin.
Jiao Ba and I looked at each other, and I felt a little helpless, but Jiao Ba secretly said in my ear, "It's not that easy to leave here."
My heart skipped a beat. I didn't understand what he meant. Could something bad happen? Jiao Ba didn't even look at me, as if nothing had happened.
Mai Lao said, "Since you have decided to leave, you have to find a way to leave. Zhongyi, you just said you can build ships, is it true?"
I looked at the surrounding environment and said, "Well, we should be able to build a larger raft. There are more trees here, and we can take advantage of this."
"Ah? It's a raft? Is that okay?" Lao Wang actually opened his mouth. He didn't say anything during the whole journey.
"There is no other way but to build a raft and rush out. As for whether we can be rescued, it depends on our luck. If we encounter a ship on the way or float to land, then we will be out of danger. If we can't, we will be able to escape."
The ship is very likely to drift in the sea for a period of time, and it is also possible to encounter wind and waves again. Whether it will live or die depends on everyone's fate and everyone thinks about it." I pointed out all the disadvantages, and the raft was in danger.
In the sea, it is very likely that it will be washed apart by the sea water, and you can only rely on luck.
When everyone heard this, they started to get a little commotion again. After all, this was also a jam. "Are you sure you can build a raft?" Jenny looked at me and asked.
I considered it carefully and said, "Probably... almost."
"Well, as long as there is a little hope, we have to give it a try. We can't spend the rest of our lives on this desert island." Jenny was still so determined.
"I also insist on Jenny's point of view, we must leave this **** place." Mantou cursed again, it seemed that he was very depressed.
"Okay, then it's settled. I'll make arrangements early tomorrow morning and we'll start work."…
After the matter was settled, everyone was ready to rest. Their clothes were dried. After changing their clothes, everyone lay down around the fire. There was enough firewood to keep them burning until early tomorrow morning.
Mr. Mai suggested that we men take turns to stand guard. After all, this is a desert island, and we don’t know if there is anything that could threaten our lives in the primitive jungle, so someone must guard it.
Not counting the two women Jenny and Li Xin, there were nine of us in total, divided into four groups. One group consisted of three people. The big man took Lao Wang and Xiao Huzi to stand guard, and the rest were in groups of two.
On average, one shift takes one and a half hours, which not only ensures everyone's safety, but also allows the fire to be filled with firewood anytime and anywhere, keeping a constant fire source.
Jiao Ba and I were in charge of this first shift. I did this for a purpose. While I was on guard, I could ask him about what happened before.
The others all leaned together and fell asleep around the fire. Jiao Ba and I were walking back and forth near them. Since we were standing guard, we had to be responsible. This was related to the life and death of the eleven of us.
About half an hour later, everyone else was almost asleep, and some faint snoring could still be heard. I quietly gestured to Jiao Ba, telling him to come with me. The two of us walked to the side, which was a few meters away from the fire.
If the pile is more than ten meters away, they shouldn't be able to hear it.
After I glanced at the other people who were sleeping soundly, I asked Jiao Ba in a low voice, "Lao Ba, do you have anything to say? Also, what did you mean by what you said just now? What do you mean you don't want to leave here?
so easy."
Jiao Ba said with a heavy face, "Brother Yi, I feel that things are really not that simple. The more I think about it, the more I think it is wrong. It shouldn't be a coincidence that we landed on this island."
I glanced at him and said, "You and I have an idea together. How can there be so many coincidences in the world? Tell us what you think."
Jiao Ba looked around and said, "Do you know what that thing we ate just now was?"
"Damn, I didn't know. I didn't ask you before I knew it. What? Do you know?" I felt like Jiao Ba knew something inside.
Jiao Ba said with a stern expression, "I don't know if that's true, because after all, it's just a legend, and no one has seen it with their own eyes. Legend has it that there is a fruit that can make people immortal, called Millennium Ginseng, and its appearance is very shaped.
It's like a human being, about the size of a palm. After peeling off its outer skin, there is a red fruit inside, which looks like a blood clot."
"It is said that people who eat this thousand-year-old ginseng will not only live forever, but also have greatly increased strength and abilities beyond what ordinary people can imagine. However... once this kind of thing is eaten, it will change according to the human heart. Kind-hearted people
People will become more and more kind, while evil people will become more and more evil."
Jiao Ba is once again unacceptable to me? Immortality? It’s a bit of a stretch, “Lao Ba, I can still accept the things you said before, but this immortality...isn’t it a bit too unreliable?
Isn't it just a pretense?"
Jiao Ba said seriously, "I'm not joking with you. What I said is true. Back then, Qin Shihuang sent Xu Fu to lead a large number of troops across the ocean to search for the elixir of immortality. Unfortunately, once Xu Fu left, he would never be seen again.
He has never come back. No one knows whether he is dead or alive, and whether the elixir of immortality has been found? To this day, this is still a mystery."
I said dismissively, "Damn, it's just a rumor. How can this person live forever? Humans have to live, grow old, get sick, and die. Besides, the fruit we eat is filled with liquid, not blood clots."
Jiao Ba flashed a hint of coldness and said, "I suspect that this is a thousand-year-old ginseng that has not grown yet."
I patted his arm and said, "Old man, you're overthinking it. You just said it, it's just a legend. It's unbelievable. Don't scare yourself. There's no medicine for immortality in this world."
, If there were, those emperors would have gone crazy looking for them long ago. These are all fools. Not to mention immortality, how many people can live a hundred years?"
Jiao Ba said calmly, "I hope my worries are unfounded. I have one more thing to tell you, which is the underwater cave before. I feel that Chang Shan is right. This is probably a link channel. We are
It was thrown out by the hole on the other side, and this passage leads to the next station, but the navigation chart is incomplete and we can't see it."
What Chang Shan said is very crucial. Recently, this person has always been able to say some amazing words and hit the nail on the head. It is not unreasonable for Jiao Ba to agree with him.
In fact, I have thought about it before, but no one can tell whether it is true or not. Maybe... only the two men in black know the truth here, but judging from the current situation, it is impossible to tell who is the black man.