Chapter 56 Encountering a Wolf
"Have you located the latitude?"
Zhan Lingfeng stood up suddenly, and was so excited that he almost tripped over a chair.
Zhan Yi, who was standing next to him, was surprised to see this scene.
Ever since Gu Nanyan disappeared, Master Zhan started to be a little weird.
How could this happen?
Didn't Master Zhan dislike Gu Nanyan? He has only been home for two or three days, but he cares about her so much.
What kind of magic power does this Gu Nanyan have?
Zhan Yi suppressed the doubts in his heart, stepped forward calmly, and supported Zhan Lingfeng.
"Master Zhan, the exact latitude has not been located, only the approximate range." The staff member replied.
After hearing this, Zhan Lingfeng realized that he had misunderstood. He was really worried and confused.
He stood still with the help of the table and ordered calmly: "Continue to locate the island."
Then, he turned to look at Zhan Yi, and said in a serious tone, "Zhan Yi, you continue to look for Meng Li's traces, and fully monitor Meng Li's subordinates. If there is any unusual movement, report it immediately."
On the island, the two teams of Teacher Chen Tianqi had already merged.
They stored rainwater, had iron pots, fishing rods, and wooden tools, so survival was not a problem.
Next, they started looking for grass balls.
Unfortunately, they searched for a long time but couldn't find any. Everyone even suspected that there were no grass balls on the island. It was not until three days later that they barely found 5 grass balls.
Song Ze was so tired that he sat down on the ground. "No more looking, no more looking. This grass ball is too hard to find. Didn't they only drop a dozen grass balls? It will take forever to find it."
The nine people were all covered in dust. Five days of living on the deserted island had completely made them lose their celebrity elegance.
Their clothes were all dirty and smelled of sweat.
"Do you think it's possible that the grass ball is in the center of the island?" Zhou Qinian asked.
In the past few days, they have been walking along the edge of the island and have not gone to the center of the island.
After hearing what Zhou Qinian said, Chen Tian frowned, "There are wild beasts in the center of the island, it's too dangerous."
"We have to go even if it's dangerous." Zhou Qinian's eyes were firm, "We must find the grass ball. It hasn't rained in the past few days, and the rainwater we have stored is almost used up. If we can't find a new water source, we will die of thirst."
Everyone was silent.
They knew Zhou Qinian was right, but they really didn't have the courage to go to the center of the island.
Yang Tongtong was scared and said weakly, "Maybe, maybe it will rain in two days."
"What if it doesn't?" Zhou Qinian asked back, "How long can we last in such a hot day without fresh water? Instead of praying to God, we might as well go deeper while we still have the strength to spare.
We now have 5 grass balls in our hands. Even if we can't find a water source, we can go to a store to exchange for fresh water.
However, the premise of all this is that we have to go to the center of the island."
Everyone discussed for a while and finally decided to go to the center of the island. They couldn't stay here forever.
And they had 9 people, and bows and arrows, so they could deal with common wild beasts if they encountered them.
After making up their minds, everyone carried their things and slowly walked to the center of the deserted island.
The grass balls were indeed inside, and they found two more in just half a day.
Teacher Qi encouraged everyone: "Everyone cheer up, maybe we can find a store before dark. With these grass balls, we can stay in the store for one night, so we don't have to worry about wild animals."
"Yes, let's do it!"
Everyone was very energetic, using sticks to dig through the grass and search in all kinds of places, not missing any corner.
"Hey, look, what is this?"
Sister Sa found a scratch on a tree trunk.
Everyone came over to look, but they didn't know what it was. After studying it for a long time, the twin sister suddenly changed her face and shouted: "Oh no, this is a tiger's claw mark. It's marking its territory. Let's go."
Hearing the word tiger, everyone was so scared that they turned around and ran away, panicking.
After running for more than half an hour, everyone leaned against the tree trunk to rest.
"Wuwuwu."
The twin sisters cried bitterly. They ran too fast just now and the younger sister lost her shoes.
Now she is barefoot all the time, and her soles are cut by stones and branches. She gasps in pain.
Everyone only brought one pair of shoes, and there was no extra shoes for her. In the end, she could only find a thicker coat, wrap it around her feet, and walk with difficulty.
The elder sister felt sorry for her younger sister and said, "Teacher Qi, Brother Chen, why don't we light a fire and cook here? We are all tired all day, and my sister's feet can't walk anymore."
"This..." Chen Tian shook his head, not knowing what to say.
Teacher Qi was also silent.
Song Ze didn't care and refused directly: "No, it's too unsafe here. If there are wild animals coming, we won't be able to escape."
Shuangjie's eyes were red.
Shuangjie grabbed her sister's hand and shook it, comforting her, "I'm fine, I can walk."
Seeing this, Zhou Qinian said, "How about this, Shuangjie, Shuangjie and Teacher Qi stay to cook, and the remaining 6 people will be divided into two groups and go in two directions to see if they can find a suitable place to stay overnight.
If we can't find it, we will come back here to camp before dark.
Light fires around, and it should be safe."
This arrangement is good, and others agree.
After the distribution, everyone dispersed.
Unfortunately, they didn't have Gu Nanyan's good Qinggong, nor did they have a tiger to walk with. There were weeds all around, so they couldn't walk far.
In the end, they had to return empty-handed and returned to their original place before dark.
There was nothing much for dinner, only three fish stewed with wild vegetables and some wild fruits.
Nine people couldn't eat this little, but there was nothing they could do about it, so they had to endure it. They were far away from the sea now, so they couldn't fish and could only eat the fish they had saved before.
They didn't know when they could find a store, so they didn't dare to waste food and had to eat sparingly.
It was dark, the girls went to sleep in the tent, Zhou Qinian and Song Ze watched the fire, and the remaining three men lay down beside the fire. It was warm now, and the hams would warm the ground, so they would not catch a cold.
Zhou Qinian watched the first half of the night, and Song Ze watched the second half.
Song Ze was half asleep when he felt someone pushing him.
He thought it was his turn to watch, and just as he was about to speak, Zhou Qinian covered his mouth with his hand: "Hush, keep your voice down, what do you see?"
Song Ze squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of Zhou Qinian's finger, and saw a pair of green eyes.
It was a wolf!
He shuddered suddenly and woke up instantly.
Zhou Qinian didn't know what the wolf meant, nor how many there were. He didn't want to alarm them, so he asked Song Ze to add fuel to the fire and make it burn more vigorously, while he went to quietly wake up Teacher Qi and the others.
After a while, everyone woke up, and the branches they picked up were all lit, forming a circle of fire around them.
Everyone huddled together and shivered.
Yang Tongtong cried, "They, they won't come over, will they?"
"Don't be afraid, wolves are afraid of fire."
As soon as Teacher Qi finished speaking, a group of wolves came out of the woods, more than a dozen of them, staring at them with their dark green eyes.