◎Happy 134th Day: But she called me baby◎
Perhaps to prove that they were not spirits, Xiaobai and the others actually agreed to the deal and happily brought back three rabbits, one big and two small, for Captain Yu.
When Xiaobai and his friends were jumping around outside with Captain Yu to collect rabbits, Professor Chen, who felt tired and needed a rest, had already settled down in the small cave.
The cave is not big, and you can see their kayaks below the mountain from the entrance.
The cave was relatively dry, with a distinct fishy smell of animals and a lot of blood inside. It was obvious that the original owner of the cave had entered the stomachs of Xiaobai and the others.
Professor Chen lay down and fell asleep. Although the others were tired, they were still strong enough to hold on. They did not lie down to rest immediately, but just stayed in the cave to get some peace and quiet.
Gao Liang and Zhou Fei picked up some dead branches and leaves to make a fire, set up a number of racks next to the fire, hung clothes on the wooden racks to dry in the fire, and hung a kettle to boil some hot water.
Tang An got an inspiration and started another fire at the entrance of the cave. He asked several people to take off their shoes and socks and put them beside it to dry.
Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen simply stuffed the boots of their waterproof boots into their trouser legs and then tied their trouser legs tightly with straps. They didn't get wet much along the way and are both in good condition now.
Gao Liang was unlucky. The shafts of his rain boots were not high enough, so they would easily slip out even when stuffed into his rain pants. His feet were wet almost the entire day. Even though he had taken off his shoes before sleeping the previous night, the soles of his feet were still soaked white. He was seizing the opportunity to enjoy the dry air by the fire.
Gao Liang couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought that he might not even have the chance to warm himself by the fire.
Why did I agree to it on impulse?
Life on the road was much harder than he had imagined.
They have come this far and haven't encountered any real danger yet, but these little things in life are enough to torment them.
Captain Yu found a large protruding rock and set up a simple rain shelter under the rock. He was then roasting a rabbit over a fire with his three dogs and a python.
Chu Buwen came over to him with a broad-bladed dagger, and the two of them shaved their beards with knives facing the reflection of the blade.
When Chu Buwen came back, he brought a rabbit leg for Jiang Muyun.
Jiang Muyun knew as soon as he smelled the rabbit legs that spices were applied to remove the fishy smell. He took a bite and found that the taste was indeed good.
"Mr. Chu, you still have seasonings on you right now?" Jiang Muyun was amazed at Chu Buwen's exquisiteness.
Chu Buwen unscrewed the kettle and handed it to Jiang Muyun: "I made this seasoning powder myself, it doesn't take up much space. If we can find any wild food on the road, it will taste like this if nothing goes wrong."
Jiang Muyun took a bite of the rabbit leg and sipped his water, praising it contentedly, "This is the taste! I can eat Master Chu's cooking for three months without getting tired of it."
Jiang Muyun is a person who understands sustainable development. She enjoys her meal and does not forget to tear off a few pieces of tender meat and put them in the bowl to share with Chu Buwen.
Chu Buwen said that he was not hungry after eating, and Jiang Muyun said that it had nothing to do with hunger. She simply thought the rabbit was delicious so she wanted to share it with him.
This one sentence coaxed the chef into submission, and he even began to think about whether he had brought enough seasonings, and how to bribe Xiaobai to catch more food in the future to give him room to show his skills.
After the snack, Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen began to study the map by the firelight again, and Captain Yu also came back with the remaining rabbits.
Captain Yu specially left half a tender little rabbit for Professor Chen. After Chen Cheng and others divided the rabbit meat, they gathered around and discussed the future route with Jiang Muyun in a low voice.
"It's almost time." Jiang Muyun looked at his watch and called Professor Chen to get up at seven o'clock. After everyone finished eating, they packed their luggage and continued their journey.
Unlike the previous two days, today they had to walk on flat or even low terrain from the route to the destination.
At the same time, you cannot stay too far away from tall buildings or hills, at least you cannot let water fill your field of vision.
This way you can avoid places where survivors gather, avoid unnecessary trouble, and ensure that you have the opportunity to find a high place to land and take refuge when you encounter danger.
Finally, the place they chose to settle down was Ba County, a county town under the jurisdiction of a fourth-tier city north of Hai City.
The county town was less than sixty kilometers away from where they rested last night, but they had to bypass cities and hills along the way.
This not only means that they need to spend more time on the road, but also means that the probability of them taking the wrong road during multiple turns will be greatly increased.
Especially as the terrain becomes lower and lower, there are fewer and fewer landmarks exposed above the water, and it becomes increasingly difficult for them to locate themselves.
Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen had to spend a lot of time and energy on determining their location along the way, and even had to use Chen Cheng's little parrot as a biological compass to detect their direction of travel in real time.
It was obvious that the terrain in front of them was becoming flatter and flatter, so the water flow should have slowed down here.
However, just two hours after setting out today, Jiang Muyun noticed that the water flow had become faster.
"I don't know if something happened upstream." Jiang Muyun put down the telescope and said to Chu Buwen with a frown.
Chu Buwen raised his head and listened attentively to the sound of raindrops hitting the awning for a while. "At least the rain here hasn't gotten any heavier. The source of the rapid flow is in the upstream area, so it's not bad news for us."
Captain Yu had Chen Cheng hold the steering wheel and pointed his gun at a tall building in the distance that hadn't collapsed. He replied, "If the current is just getting faster, that's not a problem. If there are waves coming from west to east, we'll have to run for our lives."
Captain Yu's voice was quite loud, and everyone on both ships laughed.
Even if those present did not experience the tsunami firsthand, they had all heard how the news of the tsunami reached the Nanshan rescue center.
If they all got here and found that a tsunami was coming, they would not know where to hide.
However, compared with the invisible tsunami and the unknown situation in the upstream area, the biggest impact of the current change in water flow rate on the few people is that it will make it difficult for them to judge their current speed.
There are very few landmarks on the water surface, and some high-rise buildings may not always have relevant information found on the map. Even hills of similar heights may have several in the same area.
They were unable to accurately calculate the altitude of every mountain they encountered on the road, so naturally they had no way of determining which mountain they encountered was the one on the map, and they could not determine their own position based on the mountain's location.
In the absence of reference points, they cannot estimate their own speed, making it even more difficult to determine their current location.
Jiang Muyun simply found a small mound that was almost submerged in water and asked everyone to stop the boat.
"What happened?" asked Gao Liang from the boat next door.
Jiang Muyun stuck his head out and waved to the little lazy boy underwater: "Tang An, have you measured the little lazy boy's height?"
Tang An was stunned for a moment by the question, then thought for a moment before saying, "I haven't measured it, but I remember Chen Cheng did, didn't he?"
Chen Cheng nodded and replied, "I measured Little Lazy. If you stretch Little Lazy out, from the top of its head to the tip of its tail, it's 27 meters."
The maximum length of an ordinary golden python is only seven meters when it grows up. Xiaolan has stretched himself almost four times longer.
Jiang Muyun was shocked.
She knew that after the mutation, the size of the little lazy python was incomparable to that of an ordinary golden python, but she didn't expect that the little lazy python, which usually rolled itself up like a mosquito coil, would be so long after stretching out.
This was much longer than when they first encountered it in the underground garage.
But for them now, the taller Xiaolan is, the more convenient it will be for Jiang Muyun to act.
"Come, come, where is the parrot? Parrot, tell us a direction." Jiang Muyun waved his hand, and the pink-feathered little parrot found the north with ease.
Jiang Muyun smiled gently at Xiaolan, gesturing to it as he spoke: "My dear, in a moment you will half float on the water. Try to stretch yourself as straight as possible and draw a straight line in this direction. Can you do it?"
Xiao Lan tilted his head and followed the direction Jiang Muyun pointed, trying to stretch himself into a straight line, only twisting slightly when trying to maintain balance.
Although this request is very difficult for She, she calls me baby!
Jiang Muyun praised, "That's right! Keep it up! Our sweetheart is so smart! Swim a little further, and stop when the tip of your tail is two meters away from us."
Captain Yu saw that Xiaolan was a crooked creature that moved crookedly, but was tricked by Jiang Muyun into bending itself into a line. He immediately understood what Jiang Muyun wanted to do.
"You're really amazing." Captain Yu was impressed by Jiang Muyun's broad thinking.
Jiang Muyun had no remorse for enslaving the innocent snake. After tricking Xiao Lan away, he naturally instructed Gao Liang and the others, "We'll sail over later. Start timing from the moment the bow passes the tip of Xiao Lan's tail and end when it passes over Xiao Lan's head. Everyone must keep track so the data is more accurate."
Jiang Muyun said seriously, "Let's try to succeed this time. Don't let Xiaolan get tired. It's very hard for him to maintain that state."
Tang An chuckled glumly. Gao Liang and the others weren't familiar with Jiang Muyun, so they were too embarrassed to speak. Only Captain Yu was merciless: "You know how hard it is. If a capitalist heard this rhetoric, they would ask you to write a book and teach a class."
Jiang Muyun said confidently: "Don't waste time, we have to hurry up and finish the test as soon as possible so that Xiaolan can rest."
Captain Yu wanted to roll his eyes to the sky, but he still had to listen to Jiang Muyun and find the right direction to start the outboard motor.
Four kayaks cut through the water, their speed stabilizing just as they neared the small sloth. They passed over the golden python, which half-floated on the surface. The waves behind them carved a white line on the water, nearly parallel to the pale golden small sloth.
"Xiao Lan, let's go!" Jiang Muyun called out.
In order to save oil, they simply did not stop halfway. Jiang Muyun called out on the boat, and the light golden lines on the water immediately twisted twice with an extremely exaggerated amplitude, and Xiaolan jumped up and caught up.
The people on the boat reported the time data they had just recorded one by one. Chu Buwen wrote down a few equations on a piece of paper and then said to everyone, "Our speed just now was about 18 kilometers per hour."
Jiang Muyun withdrew his hand from the water. "It's not surprising. The water is flowing from east to north, almost the same direction we're heading. Now that the water is flowing faster, our boat will naturally be pushed along."
Jiang Muyun's focus was no longer on flow rate.
The key point is that the direction of the water flow has actually shown some signs of moving slightly northward.
It seems that the rainy season in the north may have passed?
Jiang Muyun touched the rafts under him, worried about their fate in the near future.
After measuring the speed, Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen's positioning work finally became smooth.
But even though they were now speeding up, they still arrived at the original rest area much later than expected.
The straight-line distance of less than 60 kilometers should have been completed in three or four hours, but because they took detours repeatedly, they didn't finish until three in the afternoon.
If Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen had not repeatedly confirmed their location along the way to make sure they had not deviated from their original route, they would not have dared to believe that they had reached the urban area of Ba County.
The county town has been completely flooded.
Now the entire county town is covered in water, and there is no trace of any buildings.
Only a few tall buildings in the distant city, and the feeling of the oars occasionally hitting hard objects that seemed to be on top of buildings when a few people rowed into the waters that might be the original Ba County urban area, proved that Jiang Muyun's positioning was correct.
"Let's stop here and sleep on the boat tonight." Jiang Muyun said to them.
This should be a residential area, and all the buildings have attics.
Jiang Muyun saw that the pointed corners of many attics around were still slightly exposed above the water.
They sleep here at night. They can tie the parachute ropes to the surrounding buildings to secure the boat, and add the parachute anchor. With the experience of spending the night on the water the night before, it should not be difficult for everyone to fall asleep peacefully tonight.
While the others were busy stabilizing the ship, Captain Yu stared at several tall buildings in the distance through his binoculars for a long while. "Tonight's night watch will be in groups of two. The one in charge of the distant area, please pay attention to the situation in those buildings. There are people inside."
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