Chapter 266 Exclusively Published on Jinjiang Literature City: Island Territory Expansion
Inside the submarine.
Bai Xuefeng tried her best to ignore the awkward situation just now, and thanked Lu Xuan with a flushed face: "It's a good thing you came, otherwise I really thought I would have to stay in the sea until the storm stopped."
I'm a professionally trained person; I don't usually laugh unless I can't help it, *pfft*.
[To avoid being swept away by the current, he actually got himself stuck in a crevice between the rocks. That's some seriously ingenious idea, haha!]
To survive, one must not stoop to shame.
[The streamer is a bit naughty; he actually let the Bai family and the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion see it. Just thinking about it makes me feel embarrassed for Bai Xuefeng.]
[It's to the point where they can't wait to leave this planet.]
Lu Xuan said unhurriedly, "I went to rescue people, how did it become my problem? I was there to let the Bai family and Xie family confirm Bai Xuefeng's safety as soon as possible."
Perhaps the two families will laugh at Bai Xuefeng about this incident later, but compared to saving his life, that little bit of teasing is nothing.
After thanking him, Bai Xuefeng recounted her experiences over the past few days without waiting for Lu Xuanhe to ask any questions through the still-connected communicator.
"One of the two kayaks I had capsized in the waves, and the other was caught in a waterspout. If it weren't for me and the others putting on diving gear beforehand as a precaution and jumping into the sea at the critical moment, it might have been torn to pieces by the waterspout, just like that kayak."
"My communicator was also accidentally knocked off at the time."
Without the communicator, he could no longer contact the outside world to let his family know about his situation. He didn't know if his family could find him, and all he could do was try to hold on as long as possible.
However, the wind, waves, tornadoes, and whirlpools at sea have a great impact on the seabed. The currents within a depth of 100 meters are very rapid, and he was constantly being tossed around by the currents, making it impossible for him to maintain his balance.
The deeper areas are relatively safe, but the excessive water pressure makes it impossible to stay there for long.
Is it that at a depth of 100 meters, one has to surface every half hour, and each surfacing takes an hour or two, or is it that at a depth of 30 meters, one has to surface every two hours, and each surfacing takes only 15 minutes?
Bai Xuefeng naturally chose the latter, because the former was too challenging to the limits of the human body, and he knew he couldn't withstand that kind of intensity.
After all, there was almost no time to sleep during that period.
If they don't encounter any other dangers at sea for three or four days in a row, they will probably die from mental exhaustion.
If it's two hours, find a place to settle down and at least catch up on some sleep, even if you don't sleep soundly and are woken up several times by sudden bursts of water.
Bai Xuefeng said with a sad expression, "It's not easy to surface and change the oxygen tank. The waves up there are too strong. It takes three to five attempts each time before I can successfully change it."
During this time, they also accidentally dropped five, six, seven or eight oxygen cylinders.
Even taking nutritional supplements and drinking water must be done during the ascent, a process that is equally difficult.
If he hadn't developed the habit of stockpiling after the disaster began, habitually preparing some of everything, he might have been forced to lose his life due to insufficient equipment.
Even so, he was swept along a considerable distance during the back-and-forth breathing process.
The place where Lu Xuan found Bai Xuefeng was a vast distance away from where the fishing boat had originally encountered trouble.
If Bai Xuefeng didn't have a locator on him, even if Lu Xuan were incredibly strong and possessed many high-tech items from the Star Alliance, he wouldn't be able to find a living person whose whereabouts were unknown in the vast ocean.
Bai Xuefeng himself was aware of this, and his face was full of lingering fear.
When the fishing boat broke down, he was with more than a dozen people, but as the kayaks were destroyed one after another, everyone fell into the sea and was separated from the others in less than half an hour.
Without the help of others, Bai Xuefeng has to make all the decisions himself, and he has to find a way out on his own when he encounters danger.
He had encountered attacks from large fish several times in the past few days, but he managed to get through them unscathed thanks to his superpowers and protective shield.
Looking back now, Bai Xuefeng feels dazed, unsure if he could persevere again if the same situation happened once more.
Bai Xuefeng couldn't help but mutter to himself, "I'm really amazing..."
Lu Xuan took out the treatment device to examine Bai Xuefeng's body and found that he not only had a mild concussion, but also countless bruises on his body, red, purple and black, and the colors showed the time difference between the bumps.
Bai Xuefeng's father and Xie family, who had initially found Bai Xuefeng's behavior of blocking them, lost their teasing and their faces showed concern for Bai Xuefeng.
The concussion and bruises were quickly treated with the medical device, but Bai Xuefeng's current location is quite far from the Western Continent.
After discussion, both sides decided to let him stay on the cruise ship in Yunlu Village for a few days, and then the Bai family would send someone to pick him up after the storm outside calmed down.
Back on the cruise ship.
The villagers welcomed Bai Xuefeng warmly, and many of the young men were curious about his experiences over the past few days.
However, the fatigue that had accumulated since Bai Xuefeng relaxed overwhelmed him, and he had slept the whole way back. He kept dozing off on the cruise ship as well, so everyone could only tell him to get some sleep first and that they could talk about it after he had rested.
Bai Xuefeng slept for a full day and night.
The viewers in the live stream and the villagers were worried that the person might have passed out in their sleep. It was only after Lu Xuan went to check and confirmed that the person was indeed sleeping that he felt relieved.
On the morning of the third day, Bai Xuefeng finally appeared at the restaurant.
"You're finally awake." Miao Jinfeng warmly invited Bai Xuefeng to sit down. "You must be starving after sleeping for so long. Come and have something to eat with us."
As she spoke, she asked Li Tuo to go to the kitchen and get Bai Xuefeng an extra serving of porridge and steamed buns.
After a hot and delicious breakfast, and the warm care and concern from Granny Lin, Aunt Chen, and other women, my anxiety and fear of the past few days were finally relieved.
After the hunting team finished their morning training and gradually arrived at the restaurant, Bai Xuefeng told them about his experiences, which caused a stir of tension, amazement and sighs.
For the next few days, Bai Xuefeng mostly stayed with the hunting team.
Besides going to the training room for physical and superpower training, they also help each other pick vegetables in the garden, collect eggs at the farm, and milk cows. When they get tired from the work, they can relax in the indoor hot pool or go go-karting to relieve stress.
The cruise ship, sailing smoothly under the protection of the city's protective shield, almost made Bai Xuefeng forget the wind, rain, and thunder outside.
Sitting in the lounge with its large floor-to-ceiling windows, looking out at the dim light and the thunder and lightning, Bai Xuefeng held a cup of hot milk tea and sighed, "You guys are living too well. I don't want to leave."
The young men at the table laughed and said, "Then stay. There are plenty of empty rooms on the cruise ship. We won't miss you."
If Bai Xuefeng were willing to marry any unmarried woman in their village, those families would probably be laughing in their sleep.
However, they also knew that this was impossible.
As expected, Bai Xuefeng simply smiled and shook his head.
If it were just him alone, he would definitely have stayed, but the Bai family has a large extended family, and he couldn't possibly bring the entire Bai family to join Yunlu Village.
He could only take advantage of these few days on the cruise ship to relax.
Two more days passed.
The storm finally subsided, and the sky, which had been overcast for more than ten days, was illuminated by a ray of sunlight. As the dark clouds dispersed, the dazzling sun reappeared in the sky, and the turbulent waves completely calmed down. The boat that the Bai family had come to pick up the people also arrived.
On his way back, Bai Xuefeng bought a lot more goods from Lu Xuan, especially diving equipment, and also exchanged a lot of the energy stones that he had used up in the past few days.
As for Bai's father and Xie Heng, who came to pick them up in person, they exchanged a small submarine with Lu Xuan on behalf of both families. The submarine could only carry four people.
In this way, even if someone encounters a similar situation again, they won't be left to sit idly by like they were this time.
After Bai Xuefeng left, the villagers, who had been cooped up on the cruise ship for more than ten days, couldn't wait to see the fishing boats or kayaks go out for some fresh air.
Whether it's sea fishing, catching fish by hand, or simply taking a ride on a jet ski, you can just enjoy yourself to the fullest.
After nearly three days of revelry, everyone finally calmed down a bit.
It was at this moment that Lu Xuan discovered an island on the cruise ship's radar coordinates.
Lu Xuan deployed a drone to survey the area and found that apart from some pheasants and small flocks of sheep, there were no other creatures or signs of human presence.
It's likely an undiscovered desert island.
After confirming that no one was on board, the cruise ship sailed directly over, and the villagers set foot on land again after more than half a month.
As soon as Lu Chen, Zhang Dafu and the other children got ashore, they couldn't wait to run around everywhere.
Aunt Zhang, Miao Jinfeng, and other elders called out from behind, "Don't go too far. We don't know if there's any danger on the island."
Others, however, were not too worried.
As long as there are no other strangers on the island, even if there is any danger, nothing serious will happen.
When Li Tie, Wu Cheng, Grandpa Zhang and the others saw the deserted island, an idea popped into their minds. They were especially excited when they discovered that most of the area was flat land suitable for planting and even for building safe houses.
Li Tie looked at Lu Xuan with shining eyes and said, "Xuan, do you think we can stay here?"
No matter how spacious a cruise ship is, or how comfortable the room is, it's not land, and it's not as spacious as land. After a while, you'll still feel cramped.
This feeling is especially strong in situations like the one a few days ago when we couldn't even get off the deck.
It's not impossible to find a place on the western continent to live with other disaster victims.
But the villagers were used to living with only their own people, and the thought of living with many disaster victims, having their every meal and drink observed, made them feel uneasy.
It's different here.
There was no one else around except them, and no one knew what they were doing.
Although the island doesn't look very big, cultivating a few hundred acres of land shouldn't be a problem.
The forty-odd acres of land on the cruise ship are still too little.
Lu Xuan nodded and said, "Of course."
The islands in the open sea do not belong to anyone; whoever discovers them owns them.
To put it bluntly, the new emperor's rule doesn't even extend to this place.
If they were so inclined, they could easily break away from the Central Plains and establish themselves as mountain kings here.
Lu Xuan took out a small radar device, which clearly showed two islands not far from here.
It's even larger than this area.
As expected, the situation on the other two islands should be similar to this one. They can take over those islands as well, expanding their farmland and relocating their ranches, further increasing the range of activity for both people and animals.
As soon as Lu Xuan shared his idea, the eyes of the surrounding villagers lit up.
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