"What are you panicking about? Let's go and take a look."
The captain walked out of the restaurant with a group of people, and Chu Yao and Xiaoran followed behind.
She looked at Gong Xiaoran: "Did you see clearly what it is?"
"It doesn't look like an alien insect, but more like a shark. They should be able to deal with it." Xiaoran withdrew his spiritual sense.
"Well, we don't have to do anything."
Nowadays, when going out to sea, in addition to being careful of storms and sharks, you also have to be careful of strange insects in the water.
However, without the command of a "leader", the Zerg will not attack anything larger than themselves, which is very similar to sharks.
This is the experience people have gained from their long struggle with alien insects, so as long as the tonnage of the ship is large enough, there is no need to worry about alien insects in the sea.
The shark circled around the fishing boat a few times and then left, causing a false alarm.
Chu Yao and his team chose a safer route. There are usually ships traveling between the two places on this route, so there is no need to worry about safety issues unless they are extremely unlucky.
The ship sailed on the sea for nearly a week. On the morning of the sixth day, land appeared where the sea and the sky met, and they finally saw the island.
The fishing boat was anchored at the port, and the crew was busy replenishing supplies. Chu Yao and Xiao Ran came to the small town on the island to investigate the situation.
This is the largest part of the Yaxiu Islands and the main island here. The name of the town is Haicha.
There were no orbiters, no robots, and only the occasional car or two parked on the roadside. Simple, two- or three-story houses lined the streets, a world behind the bustling city of Injustice.
Chu Yao and Xiao Ran split up. She walked around the street a few times and noticed that there were almost no young people here, only hunched elderly people.
In front of a small house, an old woman was squatting on the steps, using her rough hands to spread strips of black stuff neatly on the cement road.
She was drying something that looked like kelp.
Chu Yao walked over and said, "Auntie, aren't there any young people on this island?"
"You're from outside the island? You're a rare visitor," the old woman answered slowly. "All the young people have left the island and gone to the city, leaving only us old men and women... But I still have a grandson who stays in town. He lives on the beach over there. You can ask him if you have any questions."
"Thank you very much."
Chu Yao thought that finding a young person might be able to explain it more clearly.
The town was not big, and it didn't take long for Chu Yao to find the beach the old man had mentioned.
A small wooden house stands on the mottled beach. Outside the house, a young man is sitting in front of a drawing board.
Chu Yao walked over gently and noticed that the young man had a broken hand. He had finished his painting and was sitting there staring at it in a trance.
"What's that?"
"My disappearing dream."
Chu Yao laughed. This guy's words were quite interesting.
She cast her eyes on the painting - in the pitch black, dots of light of different colors were scattered on it, which was intoxicating.
It looks like a painting of a starry sky.
"Why do you say that?"
"This largest, pale white star is the closest star to us, Wandering Star," the young man pointed at the drawing board with his good right hand, holding a paintbrush. "The other slightly smaller white star is Lu Ye Star. Continuing upward, the pale blue one is Bo Qu Star."
He pointed his brush upwards: "The almost invisible red dot at the top is the Longdi Galaxy, 2.7 light-years away from us."
Chu Yao listened to him silently.
"But I'd rather never know this." The young man put down his paintbrush. "When I was a teenager, I too had longings and fantasies about this beautiful starry sky, imagining what these mysterious points of light really looked like, what kind of people lived there, and what kind of lives they were experiencing."
"But now I can even count their names. The footprints of our compatriots are spread across the stars, and the traces they left behind fill every corner. People sing praises to the pioneers, but have forgotten the awe and respect they initially had.
"The spacecraft unveiled the mysterious veil of the starry sky, but also shattered people's dreams," the one-armed youth said softly.
"You don't have to be so depressed. The universe is very big." Chu Yao continued from the side.
"Yes, the universe is huge. But the universe I can see is only the night sky in front of me, which can be contained in a painting." The young man put away his emotions, stood up, and stretched out a hand to Chu Yao:
"Yu Chen, acting mayor of Haicha Town. Which old man asked you to come to me?"
"Chu Xiaoye, CEO of Maowei Company." Chu Yao shook hands with him. "Are you the mayor?"
"To be honest, I don't really want to be one." Yu Chen smiled bitterly, "But as you can see, there are almost no young people on this island, so I'm the only one left."
"Have they all fled to the big cities inland?"
"Yes. The Yaxiu Islands are too small, and the industry is very limited, leaving almost no room for young people to develop. After the insect plague, the original fishing industry was hit hard, and due to various factors, more people left." He skillfully put the painting away with one hand. "So, if President Chu wants to invest, he must think carefully."
Chu Yao laughed dumbly: "I'm not here to invest."
“For sightseeing, I recommend the small islands a short distance to the east, which can be reached by boat in just a few minutes. From the highest point, you can see vast expanses of coral reefs, which are very beautiful.”
"I... am not here for tourism either."
"Then what are you doing here? You came all the way here to watch me paint?" Yu Chen showed a surprised expression.
"I'm here to find a place." Chu Yao decided to go straight to the point.
She took out her cell phone and showed the marked map to Yu Chen.
"Here..." Yu Chen hesitated for a moment. "Why are you looking for this island?"
Judging from his appearance, he probably has something hidden.
"I found a treasure map in my hometown." Chu Yao lied very well and spoke without hesitation.
Yu Chen smiled, obviously not believing what Chu Yao said. He picked up the scroll and walked towards his cabin.
"Why, isn't it true that people are not allowed to go here?"
"Indeed." Yu Chen quickly walked out of the wooden house. "The area in the northwest corner is not under the management of Haicha Town. It was designated as a restricted area decades ago. Just ask any old man in the town and you will know."
"Restricted area?" Chu Yao was stunned. "If it was decades ago, then it should have been the policy of Yali Company? But now Yali Company is gone."
"It's not Yali... I've forgotten the specific name of that company. The people there never contact the main island." Yu Chen shrugged. "If you really want to find out, maybe we can go to the town library. They should have some information from that time."
"You really are a laid-back mayor." Chu Yao teased, "Shall we go there now?"
"good."
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