After witnessing what had just happened, none of Bai Wei and his group had the courage to go down the mountain again.

And I really didn't dare let them go back easily at this moment, because who knows if these barbarians would come to attack again in the middle of the night.

The cave wasn't very big to begin with; a few women slept on the grass beds, and with me, it was just the right size.

But now, with the addition of Bai Wei's group of female colleagues, there's simply no place for me to stay in the cave anymore.

I pulled a few male colleagues along, and we stayed by the campfire to keep warm.

The cave was packed with people. Although it looked a bit crowded, it finally put everyone's minds at ease.

The campfire burned continuously, and in the latter half of the night, I personally used my homemade clay stove to stew a pot of soup with dried fish and sun-dried shellfish meat, along with my refined sea salt. The aroma was irresistible.

Several of my colleagues, including the female ones, looked quite satisfied with their drinks.

Chen Jian couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Sihai, you're really amazing! You were able to extract salt and find so many wild vegetables. The herbs you gave Brother Wang before were especially effective. He ate some every day and his wounds really didn't get infected. We all really owe you a lot."

Chen Jian's flattery made me feel very comfortable, so I couldn't help but put two more pieces of scallop meat on his plate.

Chen Jian grinned, revealing his teeth but not his eyes.

Wang Ping remained silent, while several male colleagues who weren't very familiar with me shrank back.

Bai Wei's face turned pale and then red, after all, it was he who started the conflict with Lin Xubo, forcing us to leave the camp that had already been set up.

Fortunately, we didn't die, and we even found such a wonderful place.

Furthermore, with my skills and the combined efforts of several women, we managed to keep this life going.

If I hadn't been soft-hearted and given that ghost ship to Bai Wei and the others, they would probably be dead by brown bears or eaten by wolves by now.

But since things have come to this point and so much time has passed, I no longer want to argue with them.

Moreover, with so many troublesome things looming ahead, only by working together as one can we overcome this difficulty.

I looked at Bai Wei and handed him a bottle of wine that Xu Wei and the others had made by soaking schisandra berries and apples.

"Mr. Bai, although you weren't very nice to me at the company, and your attitude was even worse when we were stranded on the desert island, we are still acquaintances. I believe you are not a bad person at heart. So now I think we should put aside all our prejudices and come together, just like this fire. A fire with three pieces of wood together won't burn for long, but a fire with 300 pieces of wood together can burn day and night. If we keep adding branches and firewood, the fire will never go out. I hope you can put aside your prejudices, and I won't hold a grudge. Let's be more harmonious until the rescue team arrives."

Bai Wei listened to what I said and looked at me properly.

"Zhao Sihai, don't try to bribe me with these small favors. I know all my colleagues in the company are following your lead, but I am still the company's boss. I'm just stranded on a desert island now. Don't even think about enslaving me, and I won't listen to you!"

But Bai Wei paused for a moment when he got to this point.

After a long while, he sighed, somewhat melancholy: "But if we can't go back, we'll still have to rely on you to make a living."

Bai Wei had finally given in, and I nodded, finding it somewhat amusing.

People who care too much about their image really like to put on a show of wealth even when they're not.

But I'm too lazy to pay attention to him right now.

Xiao Qiang and the others were already exhausted. Before going to bed that night, Xiao Qiang tugged at my hand, pulled me to the cave entrance, and whispered something in my ear.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that Bai Wei's face looked very ugly, but I felt even more relieved.

At the company, everyone thought Xiao Qiang was being kept by Bai Wei, but after Bai Wei's one-sided love for so long, Xiao Qiang finally belonged to me completely. What an honor this is.

Xiao Qiang looked at me with a worried expression: "Since all these male colleagues are here, why don't you let them keep watch and you get some rest?"

I touched Xiao Qiang's hair: "No, it's too dangerous at night now, so I won't sleep. I'll just take a nap if I get too tired. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Xiao Qiang offered me a few more words of advice, and I patted her on the shoulder, telling her to go back to sleep quickly.

She pouted and reluctantly lay down on the straw bed, but kept staring at me, which made my heart flutter.

If it weren't for this situation where we're surrounded by enemies, I would have dragged her up the mountain and executed her on the spot.

I didn't sleep well all night. Chen Jian and Wang Ping took turns keeping watch, along with several other male colleagues.

I managed to get a full night's sleep.

The next day, as soon as it was light and visibility improved, we immediately descended the mountain.

Firstly, Bai Wei and his ilk cannot live in my cave forever. Otherwise, once they have benefits, they will become complacent and turn into a burden to me.

Secondly, I also wanted to see what was going on with those foreigners.

Xu Wei was the best at English among our group. I took Xu Wei with me, carrying a gun, and carefully walked to the side of the foreigners' boat.

I did save their lives yesterday, so this time when these foreigners saw me, their hostility was much less.

However, each of them wore a trace of sadness on their face.

I know that one of their companions was dragged away by that barbarian yesterday. Now that I think about it, even if that man hadn't died then, he certainly wouldn't be alive now.

Xu Wei spoke with them in English for a while, and then, looking pale, she told me that the group of barbarians had appeared last night.

The stick he was holding when he arrived here must have been an attempt to steal something.

The weapons they held appeared to have metal tips, and were extremely sharp; a scratch from them would cause cuts and bleeding.

Moreover, this group of barbarians were not afraid of guns at all. They walked into the ship's cabin like they didn't care about their lives, talking incoherently.

But the foreigners couldn't understand a word. After two attempts, they still couldn't understand what the other was saying and couldn't communicate. The barbarians got impatient and rushed into the ship's hold to pull at the foreigner who had been dragged away the day before.

At that moment, the foreigner was both scared and nervous, and he shot the barbarian who was tearing at her in the shoulder.

As a result, the barbarians went berserk and used the metal-tipped stick in his hand to stab the foreigner to the ground.

Then I stepped in to help, but the foreigner was still dragged away.

There was still blood left on the deck from yesterday, which was a shocking sight.

Xu Wei's face was pale. Although she hadn't seen what happened yesterday, just thinking about it made her realize how dangerous and intense the situation was, with blood still remaining on the deck.