Chapter 467: Encountering a call for help
The exterior of the submarine was a little more worn than before, but the inside was fine.
Xia Xiaoman put the submarine into the ring space, and then swam towards the shore with Maodan and Qin Shuyan.
After swimming out of the water, Xia Xiaoman was hit by the waves and thrown onto the shore before she could react. Seeing that the waves were about to roll her back, Maodan quickly pressed down her body and pushed her up with his head.
Qin Shuyan was not so lucky. She was hit by the waves twice before she got ashore with the help of Maodan.
Back on shore, Xia Xiaoman took out the submarine and checked the fuel tank. There was still a lot of fuel left in the tank, enough for their ship to sail for at least four days.
Xia Xiaoman had people pump out the oil from the tank and transfer it to the ship, then put the submarine back into the space and asked Xie Yi to prepare to sail back to the floating city.
The wind and rain were so fierce that Xia Xiaoman and his crew dared not raise the sails and could only slowly sail the boat forward. When the wind and waves grew stronger, they immediately dropped the anchor and waited until the wind died down before continuing to sail.
The crew members on the ship had no complaints about Xia Xiaoman's risky behavior. No one wanted to see a teammate who had been with them day and night for several months die because of a small shrimp.
Zhang Can moved to the restaurant to live. Luo Menglin watched over him 24 hours a day, keeping an eye on his condition. At the same time, he continued to conduct experiments, trying to find an antidote from the pile of aquatic plants.
Zhang Can is currently very weak, with less awake time and more sleep time. Everyone feels bad when they see him like this, and they wish they could return to the floating city immediately.
Xia Xiaoman walked out onto the deck to look for Maodan who was taking a break. As soon as she went out, she saw Maodan lying on the railing staring outside.
Xia Xiaoman walked over and scolded, "Maodan, get down! The boat is shaking so badly and you are still leaning on the railing. If you fall into the water, don't expect me to save you!"
"Awoo! Awoo!" There are several bipeds nearby! Maodan pointed his claws outside the railing.
Seeing this, Xia Xiaoman walked to the guardrail. A few people on the top of the mountain above the water not far away were waving at them, and seemed to be shouting something, while a boat half the size of their ship was stuck upside down on the shore.
The enemy ship had signs of being struck by lightning and also of being dropped. It was probably hit by a tornado and thunderstorm like them.
Xia Xiaoman thought about it, then went to the cockpit to inform Xie Yi, who was driving the boat, to head towards the hill where those people were.
When those people saw the ship approaching them, they danced with excitement and didn't care even if they rolled on the ground due to the wind.
As soon as the ship docked, the few people were eager to climb on board, but Wang Shijin kicked them all down, "Who are you? You just got on the boat as soon as you saw it, without even asking the owner's opinion."
Hearing this, one of them smiled awkwardly and said, "Sorry, sorry, we were so excited that we forgot to ask for your opinions."
"Hello, I'm Yuan Bing, the captain of the second mining team in Sand City. When we were out looking for minerals, we unfortunately encountered a tornado and a thunderstorm. All my teammates died, and only the four of us are still alive."
They were also lucky. When the thunderstorm came, they were counting supplies in the supply compartment at the bottom of the ship. When they heard a loud thunderstorm, the people who were counting supplies with them ran out to check the situation.
At this moment, another lightning bolt hit the ship. No one knew how strong the lightning was, but the person who ran out of the supply cabin touched the iron hatch and was electrocuted to death on the spot.
Yuan Bing and his team were lucky. They had put a blanket on the floor of the cargo hold to prevent it from getting damp. The blanket isolated the electricity and they were not electrocuted.
Later, the ship was swept up by a tornado, and they tied all the soft things in the cargo hold to themselves to resist the impact. They survived until the tornado dropped their ship on this hill.
Although they survived, they couldn't go anywhere. The lifeboat on the ship had been swept away by the tornado, and the ship was stuck upside down on the mountain. Even if the ship hadn't been stuck upside down, they couldn't drive the ship, and the electronic equipment on the ship was destroyed by lightning.
Yuan Bing and his four companions were trapped on the top of the mountain. Fortunately, there were some food and oxygen cylinders in the ship, otherwise they would have died long ago.
Sun Qing lost her good impression of them when she heard that they were from Sand City. Last time, people from Sand City occupied the entire mine without giving them any room for negotiation.
Xia Xiaoman didn't think too much and asked, "Do you have any gasoline on the ship?"
Yuan Bing nodded and said, "Yes, yes, there is still half of the gasoline on the ship. You can take as much as you want. As long as you can get us back to Sand City safely, you can even take the whole ship."
Hearing his boastful words, Sun Qing rolled her eyes. Why did he occupy the mine when he was so rich? He didn't even leave some for them.
Xia Xiaoman originally came for this ship. She turned to look at Sun Qing and asked, "Can our ship tow this ship?"
Sun Qing nodded. "Okay. Adding another boat will increase the weight, so the boat won't be overturned so easily by wind and waves. But if we do that, the fuel consumption will increase again."
"It doesn't matter. They still have oil in their boat. Use their oil."
Seeing that Xia Xiaoman was really going to take their ship away, Yuan Bing said, "This ship is stuck in the soil, it should be difficult for you to take it! How about we forget it?"
Xia Xiaoman raised his eyebrows, released the submarine from the ring space, then put the small boat that was stuck upside down in the soil into the space, put it on the water, and then put the submarine back into the ring space.
Yuan Bing and his three teammates were stunned, "Is this the space?" A gleam of light flashed in Yuan Bing's eyes.
Xia Xiaoman did not answer him. He asked someone to pump out the oil from the small boat and put it away, and then add more oil when their boat ran out of oil.
After pumping out the oil from the ship, Xia Xiaoman did not forget to have people collect the supplies inside the ship and put them into the space, and then had people tie the small ship with several iron chains as thick as arms.
"Okay, let's get on board!"
After hearing this, Yuan Bing and his companions headed towards Xia Xiaoman's boat. After taking only two steps, they were stopped by Mao Dan.
Yuan Bing looked at Xia Xiaoman and said, "Didn't you ask us to get on board? This..."
Xia Xiaoman pointed at the small boat and said, "I want you to get on this boat, not our boat."
"This ship is already broken..." Yuan Bing said in embarrassment.
Xia Xiaoman said as a matter of course: "This ship can't start sailing, but it's not uninhabitable. Don't worry! Food, oxygen and water are already prepared on the ship, so you won't be hungry or thirsty."
The situation was stronger than the people, and the other side had more people, so Yuan Bing and his companions could only climb back onto their boat in shame.
After those people left, Sun Qing asked in a low voice: "Are you really going to send those people back to Sand City?"
Xia Xiaoman glanced at her and said, "Didn't you hear what Yuan Bing just said? He is from the second mining team, which means he has the address of the mine. It would be a pity not to bring such a talent back to Fucheng for a thorough interrogation."
Sun Qing suddenly realized, "I was wondering why you were so easy to talk to this time, so this is what you were planning."
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