Raft Survival 5
The whole afternoon passed peacefully, and Xu Dongdong caught quite a few sea fish. Chu Yun, as usual, pretended to put some of them into the storage ring.
Chu Yun took inventory of his supplies. Besides the twenty-odd fish he'd recently brought in, he also had ten 3L buckets of drinking water, a box of instant noodles, and a box of bread. They both had some water and dry bread in their backpacks. Xu Dongdong didn't have any extra food, so Chu Yun kept it all. The food was a bit limited, but the quantity was quite plentiful.
Chu Yun and Xu Dongdong had grilled fish for dinner as usual. They gave two to the newcomers as a reward for their work today.
After dinner, everyone began to rest. As they got used to the operation of launching tasks in the evening, everyone was alert and the night patrol was divided into 3 groups.
After everyone was assigned their night watch duties, they began to rest.
There was no lighting here, no other light except the faint moonlight. There were no electronic communication devices, and at night there was no entertainment other than sleeping. So, apart from the occasional whisper, there was no other sound on the wooden boat.
Even Xu Dongdong was feeling a bit down. He always appeared cheerful and lively in front of others, like a shining sun. But in adversity, even the most optimistic person would lose their mind under the torment of day after day.
Xu Dongdong asked: "Do you sometimes feel this way, feeling inexplicably lonely, as if you are the only one in the world?"
Chu Yun: "Yes, everyone has bad days, and everyone encounters setbacks. But that's life. Life can't always be smooth sailing. What we can do is live in the present, not dwell on the past, not fear the future, and live up to the rest of our lives."
"Yeah, no matter what happens tomorrow, I will live in the present."
Xu Dongdong let out a breath of frustration and felt his mood suddenly brighten up.
The players around were also encouraged by Chu Yun's words. They had been depressed for many days, working hard every day just for a little food. They felt that life was not worth it and had wanted to end their lives many times.
But they didn't know where they would go after their lives ended, whether they would truly die or be transported by the system to another, even more terrifying game. No one dared to put it into practice, so they all suffered from both inner and physical torture.
Everyone assumed some monsters would spawn and attack them that night, but they didn't. The patrol team spent the entire night in trepidation, their minds tense about the unknown dangers they were about to face. It wasn't until the next morning, when everything was peaceful and clear, that they realized they had truly gotten through the night safely. Everyone's nerves finally settled.
Day 4 of the game.
Except for a few new players who arrived yesterday and seemed a little restrained, the other players on the wooden boat adapted well and did what they were supposed to do.
The new arrivals yesterday also had their own way of survival. They lacked fresh water, so they picked up the plastic bags that Chuyun no longer used and hung them on the railings of the boat. After waiting all night, the plastic bags collected a lot of morning dew.
Xie Jia even more astonished her by constructing a simple distillation apparatus using two mineral water bottles. One bottle was filled with seawater, and the other, empty, was connected end to end. By heating the seawater-filled bottle, water vapor formed. This vapor, circulated through the air, reached the other empty bottle, where it cooled and turned into liquid water. Although this process was slow and laborious, she managed to collect several bottles of fresh water throughout the day.
Unlike Chu Yun, they did not have storage rings. In order to facilitate movement, they could not carry much dry food and drinking water in their backpacks. Now, because the wooden boat overturned, more than half of the supplies were lost, so they had to rely on this method to collect fresh water.
Xie Dongliang and his group were running low on fresh water, so they traded a fish they'd caught for a bottle of water with Xie Jia and his group. They each got what they needed, and the cooperation was pleasant. Taking advantage of this opportunity, they no longer harbored such strong hostility towards Xie Jia and his group.
"Xie Jia, you are really amazing. You can even think of this method."
Xie Jia operated confidently and was not afraid of outsiders learning from him. He even patiently answered their questions.
She was able to manage the team quickly and was proficient in a variety of survival skills. Chu Yun couldn't help but look at her twice.
Xie Jia smiled: "Not bad, I was a chemistry teacher before I entered the game, these are just small experiments."
Everyone: “…”
Many people would never have thought of these little experiments, but she demonstrated them so generously. She is indeed a respectable people's teacher.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, everyone had just finished lunch and was busy with their own things, some were patrolling, and some were taking a nap.
Chu Yun stood in front of the wooden boat for his daily inspection.
Suddenly her expression changed and she noticed that the direction of the water flow in front was a bit strange. They were originally heading straight forward, but no matter how the rowers changed direction, they seemed to tend to move sideways.
There was nothing on the sea before, but now Chu Yun saw that there were more floating plants on this side of the ocean, and they were all attracted to gather in a direction in front and to the side.
Now there are two directions of water flow, one forward and the other sideways. The wooden boat is like at the tangent point of a circle. They want to escape from the circle and move in the direction of the tangent, but a pulling force rolls them towards the circle.
Chu Yun observed that the pulling force in front and to the side was greater than the pulling force in the straight line. This was a sign that a vortex was forming, and they seemed to be about to be sucked into the vortex.
Whirlpools are most common where the river's course suddenly changes. A sudden narrowing or widening of a river can also cause whirlpools. When the bottom of the water is uneven or has large rocks, the changes in the speed and direction of the water, combined with the force of the water impacting the soil, can cause whirlpools.
The presence of a whirlpool means that there are rocks on the seabed ahead. The place where rocks appear means that the land is not far away. If they pass through the whirlpool, they will be able to see the land and escape.
"Everyone, pay attention! There's a whirlpool ahead. Use the tools you have to adjust the boat's direction and try to slide away from the left front."
Chu Yun's shout startled the player who was lying on the wooden board taking a nap and stood up.
They were overwhelmed and began to experience anxiety.
Xie Jia and Xu Dongdong said nothing. Following Chu Yun's instructions, they picked up all the tools they could and started rowing the wooden boat.
Chu Yun took over the position of the helmsman. She rowed without stopping for a moment, trying to get away from the whirlpool.
The rest of the people also began to react. They followed suit. If they didn't have oars, they used wood. If they didn't have wood, they used their hands. They paddled the sea again and again. Cold sweat broke out on their foreheads. They didn't dare to look directly at the ocean to their left, as if there was a deep-sea monster watching them all the time, ready to devour them alive.
The pulling force from the front left was getting stronger and stronger, and everyone felt it. They tried their best, but the boat still ran to the front left uncontrollably. This uncontrollable situation made them feel timid.
No, more force, more force. They didn't dare to stop for a moment, sweat soaked their foreheads, and the few strands of hair that fell into their eyes didn't even bother to wipe them.
But this game seemed to be against them, and no matter how hard they tried, they could not change the power of nature.
"Everyone, if you have a life jacket, put it on. If you don't have one, hold on to something that floats easily. We are ready to jump into the sea."
Chu Yun made a quick decision, and upon realizing the wooden boat couldn't escape the whirlpool's pull, he decisively issued an order. Larger and heavier objects were most likely to fall to the bottom of the whirlpool, while lighter objects would spin with it, finding a way out as long as they didn't sink.
So now, they need to abandon the wooden boat and escape.
She and Xu Dongdong had found two life jackets in the supply bag they'd picked up earlier. The air bladders in the life jackets helped them stay afloat. She finally realized the purpose of the supply bag; there really wasn't a single drop of waste. They quickly put them on, and Chu Yun signaled Xu Dongdong to dump the fish from the foam box into the sea. She took the opportunity to store a lot of them, leaving only a few out as a cover.
Everyone felt pain in their hearts when they saw Chu Yun pouring a whole basket of fish into the sea. That was food for many days, and it was just wasted!
Then Chu Yun quickly disassembled the foam box, and the large foam box was broken down into 6 small pieces.
"Everyone grab a piece of foam and jump out of the boat immediately." Although foam is not as useful as a life jacket, it also has good buoyancy. She provided them with supplies, and the rest was up to them.
Then, regardless of what others wanted to say, she handed Xu Dongdong a piece of foam and jumped with him into the seabed.
Everyone lost their composure when they saw Chu Yun jump into the sea so swiftly. The wooden boat was pulled by the whirlpool and was traveling faster than Chu Yun and his friends. After only 5 seconds of thinking, Chu Yun and Xu Dongdong were more than 20 meters behind them.
The second group was Xie Jia. She decisively shook off her teammate's arms that were holding her back, and followed Chu Yun's footsteps and jumped into the sea.
The remaining few were still hesitant. They looked at each other, unsure whether they should listen to Chu Yun this time. Abandoning the ship meant they would have to fight alone, and it was understandable how insecure they would feel.
But what Chuyun said was indeed correct. Now Chuyun was more than 70 meters away from them. With the two teams in front setting an example, they also hesitated and picked up the foam and jumped into the sea.
But in the end they were still a step too slow. They were now very close to the center of the ocean whirlpool. The moment they jumped into the sea, the heavy wooden boat was attracted by the centripetal force and rotated rapidly in a circular shape.
One circle, two circles, getting closer and closer to the center of the circle, and the speed is getting faster and faster. Finally, several people watched the wooden boat being sucked into the bottom of the whirlpool in front.
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