Chapter 54: Manchineel Forest, Robbery

The poison guava is actually a shrub, but it can grow up to more than ten meters high and can hold on to the sand tightly, preventing it from being washed away by floods.

The whole plant is poisonous, but the leaves, sap, bark, flowers, smell, and fruits are the least toxic parts.

There are many kinds of toxins in the sap of the manchineel tree, among which the one that is most harmful to humans is called phorbol ester.

If this substance comes into contact with the skin, it will cause very serious blisters similar to burns, which looks like leprosy, so this tree is also called "leprosy tree".

Moreover, this substance is easily soluble in water. Just like before, they were corroded by the rain falling from the poisonous guava tree.

Burn the manchineel tree. The manchineel tree will release smoke when burning. This smoke will irritate the eyes, causing inflammation and even temporary blindness!

The poison of the poisonous guava is so strong that even standing under its shade can cause poisoning. It is also recognized as the most dangerous tree in the world in the Guinness Book of World Records. It is also known as the tree of death. There is currently no effective antidote to detoxify it.

Jiang Si looked up the only available information and found only one folk remedy: if one is contaminated with a small amount of toxins or eats a small amount of fruit, one can drink a large amount of milk to detoxify.

But this is just a folk remedy and has no actual clinical basis. If you survive it, your life will be saved. If you can't, you will die.

Regardless, everyone has to give it a try.

There is no fresh milk in the space, so everyone can only drink prepared milk powder.

As the milk went down my throat, the burning sensation all over my body was indeed reduced a lot.

But it has only decreased.

Everyone drank two large buckets of milk powder in a row. The irritation and burning sensation in Jiang Si's mind gradually disappeared, and he was finally able to breathe calmly.

This shows that milk is indeed effective.

Lu Zhifeng's condition was the most serious, and his reaction to drinking milk was the most obvious. The blisters on his face were also much smaller.

In the middle of the night, everyone rushed into the toilet and felt that the toxins in their bodies were completely discharged.

Jiang Si came out of the bathroom refreshed, and everyone felt like they had survived a disaster.

This also serves as a reminder to everyone that any plant in Doomsday should not be touched lightly.

Niuniu cried even more and said, "Niuniu will never eat fruit again."

She thought it was all her fault that Lu Zhifeng was injured so seriously.

Everyone tried to comfort Niu Niu, and Qin Shen adjusted the direction of the yacht, trying to stay away from the increasingly dense poison guava forest.

But no matter which direction you go, there are many drug dealers' pomegranate trees.

After traveling for dozens of meters, the yacht was blocked by several tall guava trees.

As long as they don't come into contact with the guava tree, they are safe.

However, as the rain increased, water gradually flowed into the cabin.

These stagnant waters are all washed down from the manchineel trees and are poisonous.

In order to prevent Dahei and Xiaohei from accidentally eating the food and getting it on their feet, Qin Shen turned the yacht around while everyone was trying to find a way to block all the gaps around the cabin.

With everyone's cooperation, Qin Shen finally managed to turn the boat around.

I discovered that the boat path, where there were no poison guava trees when I came here, was now densely covered with branches more than half a meter high.

At first, they were able to crash through, but soon, the surface of the water was completely covered with manchineels.

The growth rate is really too fast. If it blooms, the whole forest will surely emit a strong toxin.

Jiang Si's face was heavy as he said to Qin Shen, "We still have a chance to crash through now. Once these seedlings grow quickly, the yacht might even be penetrated. Choose a direction to crash into them!"

The direction Qin Shen chose was against the current and against the wind. Everyone had to cooperate with him to go to the deck and open the sails so that the wind would blow on the sails, generating a diagonal forward force, so that the yacht could move forward.

After all, it is not a real sailboat, and everyone is not familiar with the control of the sail. Now going to Class A, there are poisonous guavas all around your head, and there must be certain risks.

But the longer you delay here, the greater the risk.

Jiang Si and Jiang Linhai put on thick protective clothing and came to the deck, while Lu Zhifeng and Jiang Chengwu were responsible for conveying Qin Shen's commands.

The bow of the boat turned, sometimes to the right, sometimes to the left, sailing forward against the wind, passing through the overlapping poisonous guava forests. When it was about to leave these dangerous waters, the sky cleared.

Everyone was very happy, but at this moment, two fishing boats appeared in the field of vision ahead.

The fishing boats were emitting steam. These were two steamboats, so there must be people on board.

To prevent them from accidentally entering the poison guava forest, Jiang Si tried to wave a flag to warn them, but two fishing boats suddenly shot flaming arrows at them.

Jiang Si pulled Jiang Linhai to dodge, but the arrows were aimed at the poison guava trees around them.

The juice of the manchineel is like gasoline, it ignites easily.

Seeing the poisonous guava forest on fire, the two steam fishing boats retreated quickly, fearing that the poisonous smoke would affect them.

These people obviously knew the toxicity of the manchineel and wanted to kill them with the thick smoke.

Jiang Si and Jiang Linhai rushed back to the cabin and led everyone to find the oxygen cylinders and oxygen masks in the warehouse.

Jiang Si carried the oxygen tank and put on the oxygen mask, then quickly went to help Qin Shen, who was still driving the boat, put it on too.

The poisonous smoke billowed, blurring the glass at the front of the cabin.

The sparks also ignited the sails.

If they couldn't escape in time, the home they had built with so much difficulty would be burned down.

Shen Baoying even grabbed Jiang Si's hand and wrote on her palm: Go in.

Letting her hide in the space and live alone would be better than dying together.

Jiang Si shook his head and comforted her with his eyes, saying that everything would be fine.

They were so close to being completely out of the manchineel grove that the yacht would definitely be able to escape.

Jiang Si's prediction was correct. The yacht quickly passed through the thick smoke and gradually sailed away from the dangerous poison guava forest.

The two steamers that had threatened them came into view again.

Because the glass windows were covered with ash, the people on the two steamers could not see their situation clearly.

Through the special observation hole, Jiang Si could clearly see that an iron chain was pulled between the two ships, as if they were trying to stop their yacht.

These people's bandit-like behavior is probably not the first or second time.

Jiang Si has always adhered to the principle of "I will not offend others unless they offend me". If he wants their supplies and their lives, he will have to pay the price for it.

Jiang Si reported the situation to everyone, "They will definitely approach and board the ship. Once they are on board, we will kill them in one fell swoop."

Shen Baoying was a little worried: “What if there are a lot of them?”

Jiang Si distributed weapons to everyone: "This is just a small test. No matter how many people there are, we will kill them all."

Jiang Si's words were cruel, but there was really no other way.

In the future, they may encounter more dangers. If they can't even get through this one, how can they survive?

Jiang Si's movement of loading the gun was heroic, and his sharp eyes were full of ruthlessness in protecting his family.

Niuniu suddenly realized that she shouldn't be afraid. She gripped the pistol tightly with her trembling little hands, raised her little face, and said to Lu Zhifeng with forced calmness, "I will protect Daddy and everyone else, too!"