Chapter 086 Chapter 86
He comes with ill intentions.
This thought popped into Ji Yang's mind the moment he saw the ship.
After the natural disaster, she always subconsciously took precautions with the greatest malice towards strangers, especially at this time when it was extremely hot, life was difficult, and there were no other ships on the vast ocean, only the two of them.
If the other party has murderous intentions, this is a very good opportunity.
When they first arrived at the sea, Ji Yang and Xie Muchi tried to choose places where there were no other survivors, such as Dongmen Island. This was not only for space, but also for safety.
Only when there is no one else around can you be truly safe.
Seeing this person coming straight towards them, the two exchanged glances. Xie Muzhi was in charge of collecting the anchor, while Ji Yang returned to the cabin, put on a bulletproof vest and helmet, took out his weapon and loud speaker, and pointed it at the bow, shouting, "Please don't come over!"
After the sound, the ship on the opposite side continued to approach this side.
Ji Yang adjusted the muzzle of the sniper rifle and spoke again: "If you come any closer, I'll take action!"
Then he pointed the sniper rifle at that side and could clearly see the situation on the opposite side. This was also an ordinary fishing boat. The large wooden structure made it look a little weathered. On the deck, several men with foreign faces were looking at this side, seemingly discussing something.
However, because of Ji Yang's warning, and probably because they saw the weapon in her hand, they did not force their way closer.
At this time, the two sides were not far apart, and the other side also shouted at the top of the voice with a loud speaker: "Save us! We have no gas! We can't go back, please save us!"
It was a foreign language, so Ji Yang could understand it.
But I don't believe it.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, she would not let the other person get close to her.
It just so happened that Xie Muchi also collected the anchor and immediately started the boat.
Soon their ship began to move in another direction.
Ji Yang saw that the people on the opposite boat noticed it and said a few anxious words. Then they approached again. In this case, Ji Yang did not warn them again. Three times is the limit, and it is the third time. He can take action now.
She didn't really want to kill anyone, as she was not sure how many weapons the other party had. If the other party tried to kill them, they would still be in a passive position. Therefore, she aimed at the top of the other party's head and then pulled the trigger.
"Bang--"
The bullets flew out quickly.
Brush past the opponent's head.
Finally, it hit the rear of the ship.
"!!!"
Almost at the moment the bullets hit, the people on the boat quickly lay down, and some of their excited shouts could be heard without the need for a loudspeaker: "Stop! Quick!"
"They have snipers! Stop!"
The ship, which had just started, stopped again.
On Ji Yang's side, the speed of the boat also increased, gradually distancing itself from them.
Seeing that she didn't make a move, the people over there climbed back to the cabin one by one. Soon there was no one else on the deck, and then the ship moved again.
This time it came towards them even faster.
As if they knew they were not easy to mess with, the group of people did not show any weakness and fired a shot into the air. Then, one after another, loud gunshots came through the waves, carrying a clear deterrent.
Are they really being targeted?
In this case, she doesn't need to hold back.
He quickly ran back to the cabin, and when he came out again, Ji Yang was holding a large, heavy thing. He took the thing to the deck, and without further ado, he pointed the huge muzzle directly at the ship chasing them, and at the same time took out the walkie-talkie and said to Xie Muzhi who was driving the boat, "Drive slower."
Xie Muchi cooperated by slowing down slightly.
The distance between the two sides was shortened again until they were within the firing range. The enemy's bullets also tried to shoot towards this side, hitting the ship with "bang, bang, bang". The intact and new ship instantly had several bullet holes.
Ji Yang lay on the deck, quickly adjusted the muzzle, and fired immediately - "Bang!"
The shell was fired directly, forming a graceful arc in the air, and landed on the stern amid the panicked roars from the opposite side. The attack radius of this shell was more than 20 meters, and this time, it exploded the moment it fell.
A hole was blown in the boat instantly.
"ah!"
"Help--"
"Water is coming in! The boat is taking on water!"
This time they were really doomed. A huge hole was blown in the hull, and the seawater rushed in wildly. The huge hull sank at a speed visible to the naked eye. Everyone tried to escape as soon as possible, completely losing the arrogance they had just when they were chasing their prey.
At this time, even an ordinary kayak is the target of everyone's competition.
No one would have thought that such an ordinary-looking yacht could actually be equipped with such a cannon weapon!
It seems slow, but in fact it only takes a dozen seconds.
The fishing boat sank.
Countless people escaped, but without a boat, they could only float on the sea, instinctively shouting for help.
Ji Yang changed back to the sniper rifle, aimed at the target, and shot one by one. Bang, bang, bang. In just two minutes, the sea was calm again.
——
It was just after three in the afternoon, so it was still early.
But after this incident, the two of them lost their sleepiness.
The sea is dangerous.
It's not just the various horrific natural disasters and the dangers posed by those huge marine creatures, but more importantly, it's human beings.
They still have too little capital at sea. If they encounter foreign warships, it will be difficult for them to return.
After bypassing the sea area where several bodies had just been buried, the two stopped the boat several dozen miles away. Xie Muzhi looked at Ji Yang and asked, "Wait a little longer or go back?"
Ji Yang glanced at the sky, thought for a moment, and said, "Wait until the sun sets. If they still haven't appeared, we'll leave."
"Okay." Xie Muzhi nodded. There were still three or four hours before the sun set. With so much time, he said, "Then should I make some barbecue?"
"Sure!" Ji Yang immediately perked up. They had just caught so many fresh seafood. Although it was for a small sea area, they still had to eat it. With just the two of them, they wouldn't eat up all the seafood.
As for the frozen seafood in the space... keep the ones that can be eaten by dolphins, killer whales, and sharks, and consider selling the rest later.
After all, if you can afford the freshest seafood, why go out and eat frozen food?
"Let's make seafood barbecue, I'll peel the garlic!" As he said that, Ji Yang had already started to take out the ingredients, including fresh oysters, scallops, sea urchins, starfish, abalone, mussels, crabs... and also charcoal-grilled hairy crabs and garlic king crab legs!
But king crabs are only frozen, and her skills are not enough to catch king crabs.
“Okay.” Xie Muzhi nodded: “Take a little more, you can roast it and save it, and eat it directly when you want to eat it later.”
Ji Yang nodded naturally. The temperature was high now, and he was worried that the seafood would go bad before he could process it. So he took out basins of ice and put the seafood on the ice to keep it warm. He then took out a bunch of ingredients, such as onions, ginger, garlic, etc.
These all need to be processed.
After taking it out, Ji Yang also took out the tablet to watch a variety show. He worked while watching TV. Xie Muchi was not interested in these, but Ji Yang loved to watch it, so he accompanied him.
Many seafoods need to be served with garlic and chili peppers. Since they had to process more, the two of them simply peeled half a basin of garlic cloves and minced garlic with a garlic grinder. After a while of busy work, the high temperature melted the ice layer of the seafood, and Xie Muchi immediately began to process the seafood.
The charcoal basin specially used for barbecue is taken out, and the processed scallops are placed directly on it to start roasting. Then the oysters, shrimps, and crabs are added. Garlic paste with a little salt, chili rings and other seasonings are poured on top. The charcoal fire underneath makes a sizzling sound, and the aroma of garlic immediately fills the room. However, as these ingredients are cooked soon, the deliciousness of the seafood becomes more obvious.
Xixi had originally run away due to the smell of raw garlic, but now when she smelled the fragrance, she came back with a shy face and sat next to Ji Yang with an expectant look on her face, waiting for her owner to feed her at any time.
These things have a strong smell, so Ji Yang won't give them to the dog, so he just stuffs a piece of boiled meat into the dog's mouth.
Xixi didn't dislike it. She looked at the delicious barbecue and ate the boiled meat with gusto.
Soon the scallops were cooked and were brought to her by Xie Muchi. Ji Yang took it and took a small bite. The scallops were roasted directly with garlic without adding vermicelli. The tender scallop meat tasted like tender tofu melting in the mouth, with the unique sweetness of seafood.
Really delicious!
Just after finishing one, another oyster came. Thinking about how Xie Muchi had been busy for a long time, Ji Yang picked up the oyster meat, carefully held the garlic and chili peppers on it, and brought it to his mouth: "Here, I'll give you a bite."
Xie Muzhi ate it in one gulp and said vaguely: "Thank you, Madam, for the reward. I will work hard tonight."
Ji Yang suddenly felt his waist ache, and snatched away the second oyster he tried to take: "Forget it."
Xie Muzhi withdrew his hand with regret, and put five more oysters on the shelf: "Don't grab them, there are enough for you to replenish."
Ji Yang: “…”
The two of them joked around, and the amount of baked food was increasing. They couldn't finish it all, so Ji Yang took up space while it was still hot and made room to continue baking fresh food.
We grilled all the seafood in the big bucket and finally ate two big crab legs to finish the dinner.
It took two hours in total.
Ji Yang put away the charcoal basin, touched his face which was roasted hot, and was just thinking about cleaning up the mess together when Xie Muchi suddenly asked, "Listen, is there any movement outside?"
Xixi seemed to have noticed it as well, and quickly ran outside, then ran back, happily pulling Ji Yang out.
When Ji Yang was pulled out, she saw a whale a few meters smaller than her boat looming on the sea.
This is……
Gray whale?
Ji Yang used her limited knowledge of the ocean to guess who this creature was. When she was wondering, she saw a gray whale approaching. Her face changed slightly and she looked around, thinking that if it didn't work, she would just run away.
"Hmmmm--" a familiar chirping sounded.
Ji Yang was stunned for a moment, and then he noticed that there were many killer whales around the gray whale. Some of them were wandering around, and some seemed to be under the gray whale. Looking at the floating gray whale, its tail was motionless.
Dead?
"Oh oh oh——" a familiar call sounded.
Ji Yang wiped her sweat. She could understand why they had given her so many fish and shrimps, and even sharks, dolphins and other top-notch foods on killer whales’ diets. But now they were giving her such a big gray whale?!
This is living expenses, right?!
It must be!
Although encountering this group of guys would really bring bad luck to other marine creatures, Ji Yang understood what they meant and couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.
It is worthy of being called a treasure of the sea, so cute!
Ji Yang said something to Xie Muchi, and without even bothering to change into his swimsuit, he went straight into the sea.
As soon as she went down, a familiar killer whale swam over, skillfully lifted her body from the bottom, and carried her to the gray whale.
Ji Yang cooperated by reaching out her hand, and the huge gray whale entered her space.
It turned out to be dead.
Directly entered the static space.
It’s okay, just treat it as reserve food.
"Hmm~"
When the killer whales saw that she had collected them, they happily circled and jumped in the water. Ji Yang tilted her head and looked at them, saying, "Even though you don't understand, I still have to tell them that I'm leaving. Let them see you one last time."
After saying this, he waved his hand amid the confused looks of several killer whales.
Several killer whales from her small area appeared in front of her.
“Boohoo!!!”
The surrounding killer whales pounced on them excitedly.
The killer whale that had just moved to another place also excitedly pounced towards the group.
However, this group of killer whales was really huge. Ji Yang, a human, was staggered by the waves they casually raised and fell directly into the water. Fortunately, she could swim and returned to the shore safely.
Everyone was happy to be reunited with the tribe.
Killer whales have high IQs and mostly live in groups, which is somewhat similar to human society. Killer whales will even provide care for other whales in their old age, in order to allow the group to survive better.
They will still be sad.
Ji Yang held on to a fat killer whale that looked steady to steady his body, and quietly watched them playing together in the sea. At this time, the sun was already halfway down, and when it got dark, it would be time for them to leave, so it would be better to give them some more time to say goodbye.
only……
As Ji Yang watched, he discovered that this ethnic group had grown larger.
Before, there were only a few dozen killer whales.
But as they communicated, it seemed that there were more killer whales around, perhaps hundreds of them, so densely packed that at a glance, they were all fat tigers in black and white.
Clear and ethereal chirping sounds continued to ring in Ji Yang's ears. He looked at everything in front of him in amazement. It seemed as if they were really communicating.
Maybe they are still saying, “I didn’t suffer any hardship over there!”
“There’s food falling from the sky!”
"The water is very cold..."
“But it’s very small over there…”
As we watched, the group of killer whales that had been released came back. There were two strong adult killer whales, followed by a group of young killer whales, and two thin killer whales on both sides.
etc……
Ji Yang counted the small killer whales in the middle, and his mouth twitched. Aren't there five? How come it became eight? !
Don’t you know how to count?!
They seemed to have communicated enough, and they all ran in front of her and looked at her expectantly.
Ji Yang was helpless, but still reached out and took them in one by one. After the last one was taken in, the group of killer whales let out a unison cry, as if they were saying goodbye.
Then the killer whale that had been protecting Ji Yang sent her back to the boat.
Ji Yang climbed onto the boat and waved to them. The killer whales didn't understand what he meant, but they didn't come close and flew around the boat. Seeing this, Xie Muzhi said, "How about waiting a little longer?"
"It's not necessary." Ji Yang suppressed the reluctance in his heart, "I can't take them all with me, and I can't live on the sea forever. We will have to say goodbye eventually. At worst, I can bring them back later. Let's go, sail."
"Okay." Xie Muchi rubbed her head and asked her to change her clothes first while he went to collect the anchor.
When Ji Yang finished washing up and came out, the boat had just left.
The killer whales are still swimming here, reluctant to leave the boat.
After driving for only a dozen minutes, a few calls were heard in the distance. The killer whales following the boat called out twice reluctantly, and then stopped one by one.
——
There are not many ships at sea.
When Ji Yang and his team went back, they headed straight towards the West Sea Base. There was no need to take a detour, they just followed the compass, and the journey went very smoothly. They even encountered an official patrol aircraft carrier on the way.
After confirming that they were compatriots, he pointed them in the direction and told them to go back quickly.
On the eleventh night, the two men bypassed the densely packed group of ships and, relying on their fragmentary memories from before, found a remote place and successfully went ashore.
Still driving the electric scooter back.
It was late at night, and it was the time when the survivors were active. There were quite a lot of people along the way. The two finally got down to earth. They had no interest in these things at all. They didn't even look at them a second time and went straight back to the community.
When they opened the door, the neighbor who had traded seafood with them earlier ran over to take a look.
Seeing that it was them, the neighbor breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "You are back. I thought you were thieves."
"No, no, thank you for your help." Xie Muzhi smiled and waved his hand, passing by to offer a cigarette. The other party took it and became more enthusiastic. His voice became louder and louder, "There really was a thief. It happened about a week ago. However, your car alarm was too loud, which alarmed the security guard. When he ran over to take a look, the thief was scared away."
"Thank you even more!" Xie Muzhi looked even more grateful when he heard it: "I also have to thank the security guard..."
They exchanged greetings, and Ji Yang quietly opened the door and went in.
The surroundings were brightly lit and everything in the car was intact.
There were thieves, but they didn't get past their defenses.
That's good.
After the inspection, Ji Yang got into the car with confidence. He turned on the air conditioner immediately and put a few ice buckets in the car to cool it down. After a while, Xie Muchi came back and took out two large cabbages.
He was the one who always took care of the social matters. Ji Yang felt relaxed and happy. He quickly went into the space, washed himself all over, and came out feeling comfortable. The temperature in the car had just dropped.
Xie Muzhi came back, and Ji Yang said, "You should take a bath first."
"Yeah." Xie Muzhi smiled and nodded, saying, "I asked, and the official fishing boats haven't come back yet, so you can rest assured."
"That's good." Ji Yang was also relieved. They hurried as fast as they could, fearing that the fishing boat would come back early.
With such a high temperature, those deep-sea seafood cannot stay for long and have to be sent to the small sea area as soon as possible. It would be a waste if they die. There is no shortage of dead seafood in her space, only live ones.
While Xie Muchi was taking a shower, Ji Yang changed the bed sheets. The carriage had not been occupied for several days, so it was always a little dusty. After a simple cleanup, she lay down. After a while, Xie Muchi came out.
The lights in the carriage were bright. When Ji Yang looked up, he saw Xie Muchi's dark skin. After retiring and staying at home for a while, his skin became a little whiter, but now it was even darker than when he was the darkest!
It’s really sunny at the beach.
It's not hot, it's pure sunshine.
Ji Yang quickly took out a mirror and looked at his face.
After more than half a month of tossing and turning, especially the ten days of drifting on the sea, she is now completely dark!
She took the mirror back in dismay, and thought, forget it, she would not look at it and just pretend she didn't know. Everyone is so dark now, she can fit in better this way!
Without the mirror, Ji Yang felt comfortable.
He closed his eyes and looked at the situation in the small sea area. It was just time for them to have lunch. Worried that the killer whales and sharks would starve to death, Ji Yang also fed them three meals a day. According to the information he found, he fed them between ten to twenty or thirty kilograms.
Gray whales have a lot of meat. Ji Yang cuts off about 100 to 200 kilograms every day for feeding. It is estimated that it can feed for several days.
In addition to gray whale meat, she also has some of her own frozen seafood, as well as some freshwater seafood.
I don’t know whether they like it or not, but they eat it every time she feeds them.
The small sea area is not very spacious. Now several killer whales have entered, as well as dolphins, sharks, etc. It can almost be said that their living circles are overlapping, but maybe she forced them to hunt each other before, so these big guys are living well now.
The scene is a bit bizarre, but overall, it's pretty good.
The two of them also caught a lot of various seabirds. For this reason, Ji Yang planned to transplant two coconut trees there so that they could drink coconut water in the future and the birds would have a habitat.
After checking them one by one, all the big and small ones were alive and well, the plants in the sea were also surviving very well, and there were many more kelp. Finally, new fresh water was put in for the birds. Ji Yang was about to leave the small sea area when she caught a glimpse of something buried on the beach. She carefully went over to take a look and saw several eggs wrapped in the sand, lying quietly.
This egg...
Ji Yang thought about it and suspected it was from a sea turtle. The information said that sea turtles lay eggs by burying them in sand.
There are no eggs in the sand on Dongmen Island. With the high temperature now, the eggs laid there will be ripe immediately, not to mention hatching. It may be that the turtles that need to reproduce just happened to encounter the small sea area.
Everything is just right.
——
They would live here temporarily and wouldn't have to travel far, so they decided to reverse the time difference.
It was still early, so they were not in a hurry to go to bed. They took out a highly rated political drama before the disaster and cast it on the screen to watch. As they were watching, they heard the sounds of sales and hawking outside.
Once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. Although they were not the ones who were bitten last time, at this time, the two of them tacitly agreed not to pay any attention.
After a while, the neighbor's voice was heard: "Xie brother, do you want to buy fresh water? The price is good, we are old acquaintances, and the water is clean."
The two were stunned for a moment.
Ji Yang had never lived here in his previous life. No, this place was not like this in his previous life either, so he hesitated for a moment: "I guess there is not much shortage of fresh water here. Let's buy some, otherwise it will be hard to explain."
"Okay." Xie Muchi stood up.
Ji Yang patted him on the shoulder and consoled him sincerely: "Thank you for your hard work."
Xie Muzhi raised his eyes: "You can work hard somewhere else."
It is not right to lie flat all day.
Ji Yang immediately looked at the TV and pretended not to hear. What a joke! If she could be lazy, she would be lazy. Fortunately, there was a diligent person between her and Xie Muchi.
After a while, Xie Muchi came back and took two large buckets to collect water. Before leaving, he said to Ji Yang, "He really is selling water. It's one of the many businesses of the owners of this community."
Ji Yang was speechless: "It's good that it's not what we thought."
People can live in peace with each other, and no one wants to be suspicious of each other all day long.
Since there was no shortage of fresh water, Xie Muchi didn't hesitate and directly bought 100 liters and filled the water tank half full. Of course, the cost was still not small. Converting seawater into fresh water using solar energy does not require much cost, but it is troublesome, and transporting it is another crime, so one liter of water requires twenty points.
Most people in the villa area buy directly here.
The price is actually not expensive, at least much cheaper than that of Changnan Base.
However, buying water delayed them for quite a while. The neighbor next door was really welcoming. Ji Yang could hear him chatting loudly in the car. From the sound of his voice, he was from Northeast China. I heard that he also had a house here. His family was trapped here for the winter, and later they gritted their teeth and ran here in order to survive.
It turns out that we still have to live by the sea.
After listening to it, Ji Yang turned his attention back to the TV series.
It was almost four o'clock in the morning when Xie Muchi came back. It was also the time for the survivors of the base to eat and rest. He took another shower, went to bed, hugged Ji Yang, and talked about what had just happened.
There was nothing special about it, just daily chats and some information about the base that was revealed.
Except for one piece of news—
"That eldest brother happens to have a relative who works for the government. He said that the number of survivors here has increased quite quickly recently. In the few days since we left, hundreds of people have come here to survive. There are also many who couldn't get into the base and were directly recruited by private bases. They all came here in groups, and most of them died on the way. Only about one-fifth of them made it here alive..."
An unprecedented horrific tsunami once broke out at the seaside, causing the survivors on the seaside to be evacuated on a large scale. Most people who pay a little attention to the news at the base know this information.
But even so, the survivors still ran over in such hot weather.
All I can say is that the situation inland is becoming increasingly severe.
After knowing the news, they both drove out for the next two days and when they came back they brought a lot of dried fruits and vegetables to the redemption office to exchange points.
By the way, ask about the situation of the inland base.
It is still much better than Ji Yang thought. There is a river running through the entire inland. Even if the temperature is high, the rivers will not dry up. As long as the rivers are still there, they will not be desperate. The base has enough transportation equipment for them to travel back and forth and help each other, so they can always hold on.
But this is only for the entire base.
These difficulties would be a disaster for a single survivor. When the environment cannot be changed, he or she will naturally choose a better place to live.
The survivors who can make it here are also lucky, as the living environment here is relatively much more relaxed.
Due to the natural disasters, a large number of humans died, and the remaining humans are not enough. Human resources are in short supply, and the survivors who migrated here are still a rare commodity. Almost as soon as they arrive here, they can find various jobs, among which boatmen and seafood processing jobs are the most popular.
Their skinny faces were filled with wrinkled smiles because of the pitiful harvest they received every day.
At ten o'clock in the evening on the third day, Ji Yang finally received the news—the official fishing boat was back!
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