Chapter 237 Supplies in the Sea
About ten minutes later, the loyal assistant woke up first. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw the dead fish eyes and was frightened. He let go of the driftwood in his hand without knowing it. Without the protection of the driftwood, his body suddenly sank. The loyal assistant was so frightened that he immediately hugged the driftwood and looked around in shock.
Looking around, all he saw were dead fish and debris. The loyal assistant suddenly remembered the scene when he was swallowed by the tsunami. Now it seemed that he had saved his life again. "Su Cheng!"
Su Cheng was holding the driftwood behind the loyal assistant. When he heard the loyal assistant calling him, he was very moved. He raised his foot and kicked the loyal assistant: "I'm behind you, turn around and look!"
The loyal assistant immediately turned around and saw Su Cheng holding the driftwood and looking at him with a smile, his eyes sore: "It's great that you are alive."
"Don't worry, we're lucky, we're all alive," Lu Xingtang said. The loyal assistant's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked around. Sure enough, everyone was there, not a single one missing, but they were all in a mess, swarmed by dead fish and debris. There were even a few corpses in the distance.
So everyone woke up the others together. When they saw the environment they were in, they were shocked, especially when they saw the fish with dead eyes rolled up, they almost vomited.
Soon everyone understood their situation. Seeing that everyone was alive, unharmed, and in very good health, everyone sighed, "We are so lucky to be squeezed in here without a scratch!"
Song Hongmu's eyes were red. "I don't know how much good deeds we must have accumulated in our previous lives to be so lucky. Normally, it would be difficult for us to survive a tsunami. Even if we did survive, we wouldn't be unscathed."
"God bless me! I hope the apocalypse will end here!" Teacher Cao prayed.
Lu Xingtang joined in the celebration, then poured cold water on them: "Don't be too happy, everyone. Our truck has been swept away by the tsunami and sunk to the bottom of the sea. We will be living at sea for a while. Without food or water, we don't know how many days we can last."
Su Cheng also said: "There are a lot of fish in the sea. We can eat the fish that died in the tsunami to survive. But there is no fresh water, and we are soaking in sea water. Our bodies will definitely be severely dehydrated. We are all doctors, and we should know the severity of the consequences without telling us."
Long-term exposure to seawater is harmful to the human body. Seawater contains a high amount of salt and has a higher osmotic pressure than body fluids. This can cause skin wrinkling and severe dehydration. Microorganisms, bacteria, and viruses in seawater can easily come into contact with or attach to the skin, leading to illness, viral infection, and skin problems.
This is not only a personal risk, but also the dangers posed by the ocean. The ocean is home to 2.1 million species of marine life, and they could be targeted and killed by dangerous creatures like box jellyfish, blue-ringed octopus, sharks, moray eels, lionfish, and pufferfish.
Lu Xingtang affirmed Su Cheng's statement, "So now we must find a way to survive in the sea, find the coast, and avoid the dangers in the sea."
Everyone sighed helplessly, and then continued to look for a solution. Seeing a lot of debris in the sea, except for the three old teachers who did not move, everyone swam to the pile of debris to find a way to get them out of the sea.
Under Lu Xingtang's guidance, they found a small package among the sundries. When they opened it, they found two old kayaks and an air pump. They immediately opened the kayaks and took turns pumping them up. The pumps were difficult to inflate, and since they were at sea, they all took turns pumping. It took an hour to fill the kayaks, and everyone's hands were so tired that they felt weak.
With the kayak, the three teachers were immediately asked to sit on it, and then they searched for useful supplies among the sundries. After passing by Bala, they finally found a pile of hemp ropes, two worn backpacks, five foam boards, plastic bags, fishing nets, glass bottles, etc. They connected the five foam boards together and asked the girls and those who were very exhausted to go on the foam boards to rest first. After they had rested, the others would go on to rest.
The three teachers had opened two worn backpacks, which contained five bottles of fresh water, a few worn-out clothes, and a pile of small sweet potatoes, some of which were cooked.
With a little water and food, everyone can take a bite and survive for several days.
Then Ji Yanmo took a few people to find a bunch of dead fish. Because they found two fruit knives with broken blades in their backpacks, they ate the raw fish meat. After they got ashore alive, they looked for medicinal herbs to nourish their bodies.
There was not much food, and not all fish were edible. Many fish had already rotted. They chose fish that had died relatively freshly, all of which were fish found by Ji Yanmo.
There wasn't much food, and it was gone in one bite per person. After a short rest, everyone continued to search for supplies in the garbage dump. They found five propellers, a pile of hemp ropes, and were luckier as they picked up a medical kit.
Unfortunately, the medical kit had been soaked in water for too long and had been damaged, and the medicine inside had rotted. Even if it hadn't rotted, the medicine would have been expired a long time ago.
Lu Xingtang felt heavy-hearted when he saw everyone searching for supplies in the garbage dump in order to survive. The secret of the space could not be exposed, and they could also keep draining water to release the supplies they needed.
So he swam to Ji Yanmo and Su Cheng and whispered for a while. Ji Yanmo and Su Cheng nodded with complicated expressions. Then, Ji Yanmo and Su Cheng were luckier and found two old kayaks. These kayaks were used or looted when they were in the imperial capital.
Now there are four kayaks. Originally, one kayak can only seat four people. After squeezing together, one kayak can seat seven people. Four kayaks can seat 28 people. There are 34 people in their group. The remaining six people are temporarily resting on the foam boards. The foam boards look dangerous, but they can be laid down after being connected together, but people sitting in the kayaks cannot lie down.
The conditions are like this now, and no one complains. It’s a blessing to be alive.
Before dark, everyone kept searching in the garbage dump, hoping to find a few more kayaks. Lu Xingtang didn't dare to leave the kayaks in one place. Seeing that it was getting dark, Lu Xingtang released two more old kayaks, which were found by Su Cheng.
There were two extra kayaks. One kayak could seat five people, and there was one extra person. Lu Xingtang arranged the extra person in the thinnest kayak so that it would not be crowded. Lu Xingtang, Ji Yanmo and three teachers were in one kayak.
After dark, everyone sat in the kayaks and looked at the night sky on the sea. The moon was very round today, so round that everyone could see each other's faces and the sparkling sea in the distance.
Lu Xingtang knew that everyone was very tired and wanted to leave this sea area immediately. "We will stay here for a day tomorrow to see if we can find other supplies. No matter what supplies we can find, we will leave this sea area the day after tomorrow and look for the coast!"
(End of this chapter)
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