The guide had anticipated their return and smiled slightly, saying, "Please follow me, everyone."
The guide walked slowly through the forest, the trees seemingly shifting with his steps. As he walked, a salty, damp sea breeze swept over him.
The sea is now in sight.
The white waves gently surged onto the beach, and as the tide receded, several fish and shrimp leaped and thrashed about on the sand.
Besides the grove where the group had come out, there was a coconut grove not far away, with brown coconuts heavily packed on the trees.
"This is another foraging spot for the residents of Bird Island, but because seafood is troublesome to handle and sometimes dangerous, not many people come here. The weather is excellent today, so you can visit and enjoy the scenery in the morning, and experience the beach's unique activities in the afternoon."
After the guide finished speaking, he slowly retreated back into the woods, his figure disappearing into the forest.
Xia Chuhe ignored the sea fish and shrimp on the ground; she wanted to drink coconut water.
Xia Chuhe wandered around under the coconut tree, vaguely remembering seeing others pick coconuts before, wearing special shoes to climb up the tree.
Xia Chuhe tried to climb the coconut tree by clinging to it, but the coconut tree had no branches to use as footholds, so he couldn't climb it at all.
Lu Dangui suddenly shoved Xia Chuhe hard, causing her to fall to the ground.
Before Xia Chuhe could ask, a large coconut hit her between the legs. Judging from where the coconut fell, if she were still in the tree, her head would definitely be cracked open.
Xia Chuhe picked up the coconut in a daze: "Great, we can drink coconut water!"
Xia Chuhe took out a dagger, peeled the coconut, and opened it.
Not far away, the group of four also arrived at the beach, staring coldly at Xia Chuhe and the others.
Zhao Maomao sighed with worry.
Li Qiusheng gestured with his fingers towards the group of four: "Strange, why do those two men seem to have gotten a little shorter?"
Xia Chuhe finally managed to crack open the coconut, but there wasn't a single drop of water inside. Disappointed, she shook the coconut: "You're bullying me, revenge coconut."
Lu Dangui pulled Xia Chuhe up from the ground: "Don't separate, look after each other. I'll go lure those people later and see if I can only lure one or two of them, then we can take them down one by one."
Li Qiusheng was the first to agree: "Okay."
Bu Yi confidently declared, "Don't worry, the beach is our lucky place. Today's divination result is moderately auspicious. As for the auspicious result..."
She was about to say that she hadn't made any mistakes when she suddenly remembered the unpleasant things that happened yesterday, and immediately shut up.
Lu Dangui's idea was wonderful, but the group of four was also very cautious. Even when Lu Dangui broke away from the group and pretended to act alone, he couldn't coax them back.
...
In the afternoon, the guide arrived on time and led everyone to experience a unique beach activity—a bamboo raft ride.
The guide brought five small bamboo rafts, each about two meters long and a little over one meter wide.
The guide took out a bamboo raft for demonstration.
A rope is tied to one end of the bamboo raft, and the other end of the rope is tied to a tree. The raft is pushed into the sea, and people can lie or sit on it, drifting with the waves, which is very comfortable.
The guide stood on the bamboo raft, drifting along. A very sharp wave crashed over, tossing the raft up and slamming it hard onto the sea.
The guide breathed a sigh of relief: "Exciting!"
He pulled himself back to the beach by the rope on the bamboo raft.
“It’s fun and safe.” The guide lifted a rope that was almost as thick as his forearm and tugged hard. “Bird Island will not endanger the lives of its residents.”
"Sometimes when the residents are tired or bored, they come to play on the bamboo rafts, so you can try it out too. Of course, if anyone doesn't like it or feels it's unsafe, they don't have to participate. But please keep an eye on the bamboo rafts, after all, they are the common property of the residents of Bird Island."
"Alright, I won't disturb everyone's fun any longer. Please make yourselves at home."
The guide gave a strange smile and left again.
Xia Chuhe had long forgotten about taking revenge on the coconut, and clapped his hands, laughing, "This is fun, I want to play this."
Lu Dangui stopped her, saying, "It's not safe."
Li Qiusheng said in a low voice, "Wouldn't it be inappropriate not to play the games that the islanders have treated us to?"
Lu Dangui calmed down and summarized the changes in everyone:
Xia Chuhe has gone mad.
Li Qiusheng became indecisive.
Zhao Maomao became anxious and sensitive.
I've become... impulsive and irritable.
As for Bu Yi, Lu Dangui was not familiar with her and had not yet noticed any changes in her.
In the end, only Xia Chuhe and Li Qiusheng were willing to play the game of wandering bamboo rafts.
The other three didn't forcefully stop them; they also wanted to know what would happen if they played the game. If they didn't play, they might miss some clues.
Fearing for their safety, Lu Dangui ordered Xia Chuhe to bring out several more ropes to reinforce the raft and the trees.
With extra precautions, Xia Chuhe and Li Qiusheng finally went into the sea. The other three stayed on the beach to keep an eye on them and watch the bamboo raft.
On the other side, only one man and one woman from the group of four chose to play the game. Their minds seemed unaffected; instead, they actively chose to complete the test instance of the game.
Everything is normal.
Because bamboo rafts are heavier than surfboards, sometimes when waves come, the bamboo raft can't even lift up, which does make it seem safe.
Most of the time, the sea was calm, and Xia Chuhe lay on it, swaying with the waves.
Sunshine, beach, sea breeze...
Even though Xia Chuhe had slept soundly, she still felt waves of drowsiness washing over her. She lay down on the bamboo raft and slowly closed her eyes.
...
On the beach, Lu Dangui and his companions, who had been watching intently, felt their eyelids growing heavier and heavier.
When they woke up, they were each on a bamboo raft, lying on the sea, seemingly having drifted a great distance.
The sun had disappeared, the sky was pitch black, and the sea was black too. Everything around was dark; the sea and sky were indistinguishable.
Even with night vision, all Lu Dangui could see was darkness.
Lu Dangui turned on the light on his wristwatch, and the bright beam was instantly extinguished by the darkness.
Lu Danggui squatted on the bamboo raft. Apart from the small patch of dark green bamboo raft barely illuminated by the lamplight, everything else seemed to have been swallowed up.
The bamboo raft swayed with the waves, and Lu Dangui could hear the sound of the flowing water, and...
The crunching sound some creatures make when they eat.
This sea area harbors predators.
Lu Dangui suddenly remembered the lighthouse in the wasteland.
The Lighthouse is the most famous and powerful rebel group in the wasteland, and even their base reflects this, as their base is located by the sea, encompassing a vast area of ocean.
The base has considered eliminating the lighthouse, but so far, no one has been able to compete with it in the ocean.
Lu Danggui slowly lay down on the bamboo raft, carefully feeling the edge of the raft.
If the guide wasn't completely lying, she would definitely be able to touch the rope used for safety.
Lu Dangui stopped her groping hand; she had found it.
A sticky tentacle.
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