“We don’t need water or food, we just need to take more of what we don’t have and some consumables,” Lu Wuyai said.
The women all understood what Lu Wuyai meant. The so-called consumables were materials similar to large "band-aids" and seeds.
"Let's begin."
Soon, everyone began to move about. There were countless shipping containers on this beach. Yesterday, due to time constraints, Lu Wuyai only opened a few containers.
Lu Wuyai took no action. The island's vegetation was extremely dense, so he kept a vigilant watch.
Soon, several boxes were opened one after another, and the heavy sound of the doors opening echoed in the air.
It must be said that this unexpected event brought them a large amount of supplies, which made everyone extremely happy and lucky.
In the blink of an eye, the first batch of supplies began to be loaded onto the trucks.
Lu Wuyai saw that Su Xi was holding a down jacket. For them, who had lived on the deserted island for three years, this was indeed more important. The previous layers of clothing were no longer very warm.
"Just change your clothes," Lu Wuyai said.
So quickly, the old clothes were discarded on the beach, and the brand-new down jackets were already neatly worn, so that more clothes could be taken away.
In addition, Yu Mengrou also found a small number of fireproof inflatable boats, and they took some with them, which just filled the cab space of a pickup truck.
"Lu Wuyai, come and help me."
Gu Yuxin's voice came from a great distance. Lu Wuyai walked towards the source of the voice and soon found a white shipping container in front of him, filled with complex machines.
At this point, Gu Yuxin seemed a little excited, because these machines were much more advanced than those in the laboratory.
“These machines should be from a pharmaceutical company. With these machines, I can continue my research on plant extracts,” Gu Yuxin said. “But these machines are quite large, and there might be some difficulties during their transport to the suburbs.”
But no matter what, seeing the determination in Gu Yuxin's eyes, these machines had to be moved.
More importantly, Gu Yuxin also told Lu Wuyai that with these machines, she might be able to research something about patients with conjunctivitis.
"No matter what, you have to find a way to get these instruments into the pile of rocks for me." Molloy pouted and stared at Lu Wuyai for a long time.
Lu Wuyai shrugged, and finally had no choice but to compromise, starting to load some easily portable equipment onto the pickup truck. After all, transporting so many instruments in one day was impossible.
Over time, other women also found some everyday items and canned food. Regardless of the priorities, food and fresh water were not among the options for everyone gathering supplies that day.
As for the medicine, Yu Mengrou found a container containing not only common cold medicine, but also a large quantity of anti-inflammatory drugs and injection reagents. This box of medicine alone was incredibly exciting.
In addition, Gu Yuxin and others also found several boxes containing steel. Although they wouldn't use much, it would still be very necessary in a critical moment.
As time went by, Lu Wuyai gradually lowered his guard and stopped being as defensive as before.
However, accidents often happen at this time.
With a bang.
There was a loud thud, which Lu Wuyai mistook for the sound of a bullet coming out of a gun barrel.
"What happened?" The other women nearby exchanged bewildered glances; the noise had been really loud.
With a bang.
After another loud bang, Lu Wuyai and the others immediately stopped what they were doing and began to gather together.
"Where is Jin Xilu?" Lu Wuyai quickly realized that Jin Xilu had disappeared from the crowd.
"Jin Xilu".
Everyone shouted on the beach near the island, but received no response. Instead, the sound of crashing was heard again.
"Search separately," Lu Wuyai decisively ordered, instructing everyone to split up and search.
As a result, in less than a minute, they saw Kim Hee-ro, but she was holding her breath, her face was flushed, and her body was pressed against a container. The sound of the collision came from inside the container.
Seeing this, Lu Wuyai immediately ran over and blocked the iron gate with his arms, allowing Jin Xilu to catch his breath.
With a whoosh.
Finally able to breathe, Jin Xilu knelt on the ground. She had been holding her breath the whole time. Once she opened her mouth, she no longer had the strength to close the door.
Lu Wuyai saw that the safety bolt of the container was not completely destroyed by the bullet; half of it was still firmly stuck to the door frame.
At this moment, other women also ran over and surrounded Jin Xilu.
"What happened?" Lu Wuyai asked, but the next second, he felt a huge impact on his arm.
"What's in the box?" Lu Wuyai finally understood that the reason Jin Xilu hadn't dared to speak earlier was because she was holding her breath.
After all, with her meager strength, it would be difficult for her to withstand the impact of the shipping container. Even Lu Wuyai was almost knocked away.
“I don’t know either.” Kim Seok-rok shook her head. By this time, she had stood up from the ground, her face not looking good. She said, “I missed, and the things in the box started banging against the door.”
Hearing this, Lu Wuyai and the others were very curious, but none of them dared to open the door. They simply took a steel plate and stuck it to the door of the box, so that even if the safety bolt broke completely, the contents inside wouldn't immediately escape.
“They’re not human at all,” Lu Wuyai said. So much time has passed, and the things inside still haven’t spoken. They are clearly not human.
In this situation, instead of continuing to stand guard outside the container, they continued to look for supplies nearby.
Before we knew it, dusk had fallen, and everyone began to close their car doors, preparing to leave the island as soon as possible.
Before leaving, they also plugged the previously opened container with steel to prevent the remaining materials inside from being contaminated.
Ten minutes later, the convoy left the island. Lu Wuyai sat in the driver's seat, still able to hear the banging sounds.
That evening, the convoy returned to Shiqiu after 9 p.m. Everyone worked tirelessly to unload the supplies, but their expressions didn't show much joy, because the trap at the cave entrance had clearly been triggered.
However, the sight of bloodstains on the pristine white snow indicated that the trap had worked.
In response, Lu Wuyai suspected that the foreigners he had let go had returned.
Lu Wuyai was a little worried and a little regretful. He knew he should have killed the other person.
“He didn’t intend to hurt you in the first place. Killing someone is ultimately wrong.” Song Xiaoyou shook his head.
However, if it really is that person, these traps are unlikely to have the same effect.
Lu Wuyai inspected the area and discovered that the trap that had caused the injury was indeed an animal trap. There was tender meat and something that looked like bone hanging from sharp teeth.
"At least in the short term, they shouldn't come back to cause trouble again."
Lu Wuyai nodded, putting the matter aside for the time being and preparing to get a good rest tonight. Tomorrow would probably be another busy day.
The next day, a blizzard blanketed the deserted island. Lu Wuyai and the others decided against going out. After all, the environment wasn't suitable for venturing out, and they had no worries about food or clothing in the cave. Safety was their top priority.
The snow drifted in and out with the wind, and the weather was freezing cold. The temperature on the deserted island reached a new low at night.
"If this continues, many people will die this winter." Lu Wuyai returned from outside, his neck hunched. The thermometer showed that the temperature on the deserted island was only minus five degrees Celsius when the sun went down.
Inside the cave, it was warm as spring. Most of the women wore close-fitting sweaters, their breasts full and their figures incredibly good.
Lu Wuyai sat next to Song Xiaoyou. From his position, he could see the other's collar. The deep white made one's mouth water.
After a simple dinner, Lu Wuyai went to the laboratory, took a shovel and steel, and prepared to build an entrance to expand the laboratory space.
Most of the equipment that Gu Yuxin was interested in was so large that it was almost impossible to enter the cave from the original entrance.
After much deliberation, Lu Wuyai finally decided to build a separate entrance and exit for the laboratory, so that it could accommodate new equipment in the future.
The snow continued for three days, piling up a thick layer on the deserted island. People could hear it squeaking as they walked on it.
Over the past three days, the expansion of the laboratory and the construction of new entrances and exits have been completed. The passageways have been reinforced with steel bars. It is estimated that even an earthquake might not be able to destroy it.
"The snow has stopped." Su Xi ran back from outside, holding a shovel in her hand.
Lu Wuyai said, "Then let's set off and try to come back after dark."
More than four hours later, the speeding convoy came to a stop. In front of them was a small island covered in snow.
After parking the car, everyone put on a gun and looked fully armed.
It had been a few days since I'd been to the island. Looking at the massive number of shipping containers, everyone was eager and full of energy.
Soon, everyone dispersed, and Lu Wuyai followed Gu Yuxin to the container full of instruments and began to carefully move the materials inside.
To make it easier to carry, Gu Yuxin designed a huge handcart that was hung on the back of the off-road vehicle, so that more machines could be taken away at once.
However, during the transport, Lu Wuyai heard Jin Xilu's exclamation and remembered the strange container from last time, so he immediately rushed over.
Sure enough, when he arrived at the container, the door had already been opened, and the steel bars that had been lying on the ground were still scattered on the ground, but they were completely twisted.
"It must have been shot from inside." Lu Wuyai looked at the empty container, which was covered in blood. His first impression was very bad.
The box had many scratches, which looked like they were left by an animal.
“Something seems wrong,” Lu Wuyai said. He realized the danger and wondered where the original animals had gone and whether they were still in these densely packed boxes.
"Everyone, don't scatter. Gather immediately and move the equipment," Lu Wuyai said.
After that, everyone busied themselves disassembling the machines and taking them away as quickly as possible. Of course, not all cars are convenient for carrying machines.
Lu Wuyai walked on the snow, opening the containers as quickly as possible. He was carefully checking the supplies, searching for what they were lacking.
It must be said that even small cargo ships have a considerable carrying capacity. If so many containers were opened one by one, it could keep them busy all day.
However, half of the containers were frozen in the sea. For Lu Wuyai, these containers on the beach were his target.
"Sure enough, there's diesel here too." Lu Wuyai looked at the blue bucket in front of him, with its familiar shape and label. Undoubtedly, this was exactly what they desperately needed.
Soon, several off-road vehicles that couldn't carry the machinery were brought over to load diesel fuel.
In addition, Lu Wuyai also found gasoline, but it was stored in a plastic box about the size of a suitcase. It wasn't very big, but it was enough to fill a tall cabinet.
“These things must be moved as soon as possible,” Lu Wuyai said. Compared with other things, diesel and gasoline are real consumables with low usage.
Although there is a lot of diesel fuel in the cave, it will eventually run out, so there's no harm in storing more.
Lu Wuyai has decided to stay up all night and transport all the diesel and gasoline from those two containers away overnight.
At three o'clock, the convoy returned. Lu Wuyai stood at the end of the road, looking in the rearview mirror, feeling somewhat uneasy.
That night, while the others were unloading the cargo, Lu Wuyai, along with three women—Su Xi, Song Xiaoyou, and Yu Mengrou—drove four cars toward the island.
As dusk fell and snowflakes danced in the air, Lu Wuyai ate green fruit to maintain his night vision.
As they approached the island, Lu Wuyai slowed down and turned on his hazard lights for a moment to warn others of what might happen ahead.
Then, the snowflakes started falling even harder.
Upon arriving at the beach, the four parked the car. Lu Wuyai led Su Xi to open the container and begin loading diesel and gasoline.
"Take it slow, the wind and snow are too strong," Lu Wuyai sighed. When they left, they and the guards told them that if the wind and snow were too strong, they might have to sleep outside tonight.
The four vehicles consisted of an MPV, an SUV, and two modified pickup trucks, all intended to take away more resources.
In less than an hour, the car was packed full, with plenty of other supplies, such as band-aids, squeezed into the gaps.
On the return journey, the heavy snowfall forced the vehicles to stop midway, as the accumulated snow could impede their movement. Continuing would have easily led to an accident.
So everyone immediately decided to spend the night in the cars, with the four cars parked side by side so they could see each other.
Su Xi and Lu Wuyai slept in the SUV, while You Li and Yu Mengrou lay in the MPV. They turned on the air conditioning and opened the windows to prevent the risk of suffocation.
That night, none of the four of them slept well. It wasn't until the next morning, when they all pushed their tired bodies open the car door, looked at the white world, and set off again.
The snow was thick, and the vehicles were moving very slowly. Lu Wuyai and the others had to stop again and take out several pieces of iron that they had prepared beforehand.
These iron sheets come in all shapes and sizes, but they all have one thing in common: they are bent.
Moreover, each of the iron plates has an inlay device that can be hung on the front of each vehicle.
"Is everything installed?" Lu Wuyai asked.
At this point, all four vehicles had a metal panel on the front. When the vehicles started, the curved side could be used as a snowplow.
Although it cannot move up, down, left, or right, it can still help the car move forward in the snow.
"Stay close to me, don't panic."
Although everything around was white, the deserted island must be right in front of us.
After several hours of stopping and starting, the convoy finally reached the beach. A sense of security made everyone feel incredibly at ease.
The snow lessened along the way due to the forest. The car sped up and we arrived at Shishan around noon.
Upon hearing the horn, the people inside the cave immediately came out.
"Why did you come back?" Su Xi asked.
Su Xi said with a smile, "The snow is falling too heavily, it's making people anxious."
Although Lu Wuyai and the others had mentioned the possibility of spending the night outside when they left, in fact, none of the people in the cave slept well all night, because they were all worried about each other.
Soon, everyone began unloading supplies from the truck, and large amounts of diesel and gasoline filled the excess space in the pit.
"Looks like we'll have to dig a few more tunnels." Lu Wuyai sighed. With the increase in supplies, the original space was clearly not enough.
During the day, the women who had rested in the cave the night before resumed their work, carrying diesel and gasoline. As for Lu Wuyai and the four others, they took shovels and baskets and began digging new cave spaces in a large underground area near the deadwood forest.
The reason that location was chosen as the new storage space was because it was relatively secluded. Apart from a few open entrances, the rest of the area was blocked by dense, dead branches, and few people came to visit.
So, around noon, they cleared a space the size of a basketball court, and plastered it with cement on top, bottom, left, and right. Only the front and back remained dirt, making it easier to expand later.
Around 2 a.m., the convoy slowly came to a stop in front of the dead wood forest, braving the wind and snow.
Under the cover of heavy snow, there was almost no need to worry about the tracks along the road being discovered by others, so this time, Gu Yuxin and the others used all the cars, including the two gasoline cars from earlier.
Seeing the plastic buckets on the convoy, Lu Wuyai could only continue to crawl deeper into the hole, trying to expand the underground space as quickly as possible.
And so the convoy went back and forth until late at night, when everyone finally returned to the cave at the foot of the rocky mountain, and only then could they truly begin to rest.
"Take a break while you can, we'll be moving supplies again tomorrow morning," Lu Wuyai told everyone. The island hadn't been discovered yet, and they needed to get enough supplies as soon as possible.
After digging the pit all day, Lu Wuyai was exhausted. He anticipated that the next few days would be like this every day.
The next day, snowflakes were still falling, which caused considerable trouble for the convoy traveling in the snow.
As the leader, Lu Wuyai attached a huge iron plate to the front of the vehicle, almost twice the size of the vehicle itself. He used it to shovel snow, and it was very efficient.
However, no matter how efficient it is, this piece of iron cannot move continuously. After traveling a certain distance, it still needs to stop and shovel snow.
"If the wind were stronger, the snow conditions might be better," Lu Wuyai thought.
A few hours later, when they returned to the island and were about to park their car to deliver supplies, Song Xiaoyou suddenly said, "There are people in the woods."
These words immediately made the others tense. They each drew their pistols, stood together, and warily looked at the deep forest opposite them.
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