This place is truly perfect, so perfect that it amazes all of us.
After looking around, Wang Ping and Chen Jian were extremely excited. Chen Jian immediately turned back to my side, his face full of eagerness.
"Brother Sihai, I think we should go back quickly and tell them the good news. Besides, we can't stay in that place anymore. We've found this location, so why not move here as soon as possible to prevent any other unexpected changes."
Wang Ping, unusually impulsive, nodded in agreement after hearing Chen Jian's words.
"Yes, there's not much left in the camp now, but we should still have some useful things from our old camp by the sea. So if we're really sure we want to move here, we should go back and get some more things first, time is of the essence."
I nodded. In that case, the sooner the better.
The three of us immediately marked the area around us and then hurriedly returned to our current cave camp as quickly as possible.
When I returned, Bai Wei and a few foreigners were guarding the door. Hearing the noise, Bai Wei seemed very excited. He stood up with a gun in his hand, and the moment the dark muzzle of the gun was pointed at me, I felt a little uneasy.
After all, Bai Wei's marksmanship was absolutely terrible.
Bai Wei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was us returning.
Chen Jian quickly leaned closer: "Did something strange happen while we were gone?"
Bai Wei shook his head after hearing this: "No, there was no wolf pack outside. They circled around for a while, so our plan to go out and find some more food fell through. Xiao Qiang said she was worried that you might encounter the wolf pack and be in danger when you came back, so she asked us to come here to meet you. But why did you come back so late?"
Chen Jian was a quick talker, and he immediately told Bai Wei about our discovery of the new camp.
Bai Wei was also excited after hearing this: "Really? Does that mean we can move out right away?"
I nodded: "If nothing unexpected happens, we can leave tomorrow."
The news that we might have to move to a new camp quickly spread among us.
Wang Xiaoxiao and the others were very excited, but Xiao Qiang seemed depressed.
I asked Xiao Qiang what was wrong, and she sighed softly, "The situation outside is unclear, and although the people from the Uetas tribe haven't come over recently, I have a feeling that this is the calm before the storm. It's okay for us to stay here, but if so many people go out, their movements will inevitably leave a lot of traces and noise. What if we encounter the people from the Uetas tribe or those pirates who ambush us? Are you confident that you can lead so many people to escape?"
To be honest, I hadn't expected Xiao Qiang to have this concern.
Because I was determined to get everyone out of this place first.
But now that I think about it, Xiao Qiang is right. If we were to be ambushed by the Etas tribe on the road, we would be completely helpless. How could we possibly ensure everyone's safety?
But I really can't stay here any longer...
“Of course I know your concerns and worries, so I think it would be better if we moved in parts. This way, we can minimize the risk. The women can stay behind and go ahead to scout out the area…”
Upon hearing Xiao Qiang's words, Wang Ping immediately shook his head: "That won't do. Even if we're leaving, we absolutely can't leave the women behind. If they're discovered, the people of the Etas tribe will inevitably track us down. How will you women resist then? I think you should leave first and leave the men behind."
But all of my colleagues seemed very eager to leave; no one wanted to be left behind.
If they could really leave this place, who would want to continue taking risks here?
Half a day later, a foreigner came over first, looking at me somewhat awkwardly.
Through this period of contact, his Mandarin has become very good, though he still speaks with a stutter.
"Zhao, we can wait until the end, it's okay."
At first, our relationship with this foreign bearded man was the most tense, but after getting to know him, I realized that he was actually a very easy person to get along with. Perhaps when we were first stranded on the desert island, everyone was very tense, which is why we acted that way.
After hearing his words, I hesitated for a moment, but still nodded. No matter what, I couldn't let Xiao Qiang and Wang Xiaoxiao take such a risk with several young children here.
Moreover, Wang Ping and Chen Jian already know about that place. Once the first group leaves, Chen Jian and Wang Ping can escort the women, along with our group of male colleagues, to go first.
I, on the other hand, plan to stay here with these foreigners.
Also, we need to go back to our previous campsite by the sea, pack up everything usable there, and then move to the mountain campsite we've prepared.
Only then could we start afresh and reopen.
When Wang Ping learned of my plan, he initially disagreed, but I eventually persuaded him to agree.
The next morning, Wang Ping and his team immediately left the place with their female colleagues and the few pots and pans they had left.
Wang Ping and his group left while it was still dark. According to our previous calculations, if they didn't stop, it would only take three hours to reach that place.
Then, as planned, Wang Ping and Chen Jian would send a colleague back to inform us of the situation on their end.
Then we will continue our journey from this place.
But after waiting for a long time without seeing Wang Ping and the others return, I started to get anxious.
Even the foreign bearded man, looking puzzled, said in broken Mandarin, "We have people guarding the area outside, and we haven't found any of the indigenous people. Why haven't they come back?"
I know what he means; he's saying that if Wang Ping and his men hadn't been ambushed, they should have returned by now...
"You all stay here and don't wander off. I'll go check it out."
The bearded foreigner nodded. I handed him the gun that Bai Wei had given me earlier and told them not to go out, as it should be safe to stay in this camp.
I carefully followed the path through the woods and quickly ran back to the mountain campsite we had discovered.
By the time I got there, it was already broad daylight and the sun was high in the sky, but I got lost in the vicinity because there was an unusually thick fog around.
It was pitch black all around, and even the marks we had drawn earlier were nowhere to be seen.
Everything around us was a vast expanse of white.
My anxiety grew. The sun was high in the sky, and its rays could reach right into the woods, so there was no way the fog could exist.
But anything can happen on this deserted island, so I didn't have time to think about why the fog was still shrouding the place. I hurriedly called out the names of Wang Ping and Wang Xiaoxiao.
But no one responded even after calling out more than a dozen times.
Finally, I had no choice but to take out the pocket watch and let it guide me again. When I stumbled and ran to the entrance I had found earlier, I saw Wang Xiaoxiao and the others lying on the ground, all with their eyes closed and unresponsive...
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