Several people followed behind carrying the food. After entering the house, they placed the food on the table and then sat down to wait for them to speak.
An Shuheng waited for his wife to come in, then added rice to her bowl before eating and saying, "We just arrived on the island yesterday and encountered a wild boar. We managed to kill it together and even found some other things."
"But today is different. Maybe it was bad luck. We encountered a tiger, and one of them was injured. Fortunately, it wasn't serious. It's too hot, and it's inconvenient to take an injured person with us, so we decided to rest on the cruise ship for the night."
"This island is really dangerous. Compared to all the dangerous places we've been to before, they're nothing. That tiger is several meters tall. If a bullet hits it, it'll only scratch the skin."
But no matter how dangerous it is, we have to continue. We can't have come all this way for nothing, and it would be difficult to explain to our superiors. In any case, we have to bring something back with us, at least to make do.
Xia Hua said, "Big brother, it's relatively safe for you to go to that small island. There are only tigers and the like on it. If it were the small island on the right, there would be dinosaurs, and you would be in a much worse situation."
"If it really doesn't work, then you can go up there, but don't bring those burdens with you. You can bring the plants back with you. That's fine too. But Wanwan should try not to go up there."
"Actually, you're quite lucky. You're only on the outer perimeter. If you go further in, there are even more animals inside. With so many of you, your body odor will be very strong, and those animals can smell it too."
"No matter how fast you climb, they will find a way to bring you down. Otherwise, wait a while until the weather is cooler before going up to the island. It won't be hot to walk there, and you won't smell as bad."
In this weather, even if you don't exercise, you'll smell awful after being outside all day. No wonder the animals would smell it.
“We can’t leave them out. You still have to go to the island. It’s their job, no matter how hot it is. Just bear with it. If we can get out after a while, we won’t be able to find anything. Not only will they be unable to complete their tasks, but we will be in the same boat.”
He didn't want to bring them, but if those people stayed on the cruise ship, his sister and the others couldn't go to the island.
Xia Hua nodded, "You're right. And I suspect that the entrance to this island will disappear in the future. When Shu Shu asked me yesterday, there were too many people, so I didn't say anything. The light is getting fainter and fainter. I don't want people to be able to get in but not be able to get out."
People had been here once before, then stumbled in a second time, and now it's the third time, but the light is getting dimmer and dimmer. Even if the light reappears, they will absolutely not come in.
An Shuheng looked at her and said, "I'm sure. If that's the case, we have to take the things back with us this time, otherwise we won't dare to come in again."
"I'm not sure. We can only wait for the next appearance of the blue light. If it's weaker than yesterday, then there's no doubt that the blue light won't appear. Even if it does appear, it will face the problem of being unable to get out."
"Let's wait until the blue light appears before we talk about it. In the meantime, let's search more. It's just hot, so we'll bring plenty of water. By the way, how's your search going?"
“We didn’t find much: some yams, potatoes, he shou wu (Polygonum multiflorum), ginseng, cherries, and sweet potatoes. There are many varieties, but not much. However, we have a lot of cherries. Would you like to have one?” Xia Hua said.
Now that we're already on this island, and my sister-in-law has seen those things, it's fine to take some out, as long as he doesn't know about the warehouse.
"Sure, take a few to try."
"I'll go get it!" An Shuyi got up, opened the door and went out, returned to their room, took one and put it in a basin, then carried it back to her room.
"Brother and sister-in-law, have a taste. These were picked today, they're especially fresh and sweet." She said, picking up two and handing one to her husband.
Yang Yahan looked at the cherries in the basin and said, "They look similar to plums, and they're already so red they're almost black. You guys are really amazing; you found so many things with just a few people."
"We're no match for them. There are over thirty of us, and we've found very little. But I did find a ginseng root. It's so big! I've never seen a ginseng root this big before." He then picked up a cherry, took a bite, and found it sweet.
Compared to ginseng, she thought finding fruit would be better, not only because she could extract its components, but also because she could eat it. How wonderful! However, out of all the people there, they couldn't find a single one.
An Shuyi said, "As long as you stay on the island long enough, you can find it too. We're looking on the outer perimeter, and we haven't gone inside yet, but it's too hot to bear."
"We only searched in the morning today. In the afternoon, we went to play in the sea and found some seafood, which was huge. We had sea urchin rice for dinner. It's a pity you came too late and couldn't get any."
If you know they'll be back tonight, save some for them so they can have a taste.
An Shuheng said, "Didn't they say there are sharks and piranhas in the sea? Why are you still going down? Aren't you afraid of getting bitten?"
These guys are really bold. He said that when they came up, they could smell a particularly strong fishy smell. It turned out they had found seafood.
Unfortunately, he never imagined that the fishy smell was from the seafood they were drying, since they had already packed their things away when they learned that the seafood was going to board the cruise ship.
"Don't worry, big brother. It's just me and Yu Bai. Hua Hua and the others are watching up there, so nothing will happen," An Shuyi said.
"Even so, we can't be careless. Yu Bai, you can't go along with her fooling around. If those sharks bite you, you two will be finished."
Xiao Yubai nodded, "Don't worry, big brother, I'll keep an eye on her from now on. But don't worry, with me here, nothing will happen. If we really encounter a shark, we'll kill it and eat it."
He would rather get into trouble himself than let his wife get into trouble, but his older brother cares about them, so we have to listen to him.
"Brother, now that we've finished talking, you and sister-in-law should get some rest. We'll head back to our rooms; you still have to go to the island," Xia Hua said, standing up. The other three also stood up.
"Alright, you can go back now!" An Shuheng didn't try to stop them. After all, his wife hadn't slept well last night, and she needed to get a good rest tonight since there was a bed available.
The group nodded, left the room, returned to their own rooms, washed up, and went to bed early.
On the morning of the twentieth day, the group got up early because they were going to take their older brother and the others to the island on the cruise ship. They also needed to go out to sea, so they had to get up early.
"Huahua, Daqiang will stay on the cruise ship. Please take care of him and bring him some food when he eats," An Shuheng instructed.
Xia Hua nodded, "Big brother, we understand. Don't worry, be careful and call us if anything happens."
"Understood!" He then led his men onto the inflatable boat and left. Although the researchers were unwilling, they had no choice but to follow.
Watching them leave, Xiao Yubai steered the cruise ship back to its previous position. "Shushu, you and Huahua stay up here and take care of cleaning. Yumo and I will go down to find seafood."
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