Chapter 73
Lookout Island is very large, even larger than the previous Island B, and the forest is dense. If they go in without a compass to guide them, getting lost is the least of their problems, but if they end up getting themselves lost somewhere, it will be troublesome.
"This little compass is spinning like crazy, what should I do?" The little monk was very troubled, and his round face was full of bitterness again.
"I remember the director team announced that three groups of people had arrived first. We didn't see them here, which means they had already gone in. How did they solve the problem of the compass failure?" Su Huaichen was very curious about this.
"Maybe they don't even care about the compass!" Chu Huaiqin laughed. Then he looked at the drone and said to the director, "Your compass doesn't work here. What's the point of having it?"
The drone was flying innocently, with the two cameras on its front, which served as eyes, moving around, making it look very cute.
"Brother, this drone doesn't even respond. Should I shoot it down?" The little monk was furious. He still hadn't recovered from yesterday's emotions and was fuming towards the director team!
Upon hearing this, before Chu Huaiqin could say anything, the drone flew away with a whoosh.
"The compass is malfunctioning, which means the geomagnetic field here has been affected. We must be careful." This island is very large, and it is hard to say what is inside. Chu Huaiqin reminded everyone of this.
The four of them nodded repeatedly.
"Let's rest for another night!" Chu Huaiqin suggested. He knew the direction of the sun during the day, and he would be more confident if he observed the stars at night.
"Huaiqin, actually I think the watchtower is not very far away. We can definitely get there if we go straight." Su Huaichen expressed his opinion.
"That won't do. If we don't know the direction, we'll easily get lost if we encounter a detour," the little monk objected immediately. "Besides, this place always makes me feel uncomfortable."
"You've talked about it from AB Island to now. At the beginning, we watched from afar, and you were dazzled and said you were scared. I forgive you, but now that we're here, why are you still saying such things?" Lin Zhinan glanced at the little monk. She was a person who believed in science, so she didn't believe what the little monk said.
"It could also be due to magnetism." This also has a scientific explanation. The Earth's magnetic field doesn't match the human body's magnetic field, which can indeed make people feel uneasy. "Don't worry, I'm here!"
Since they decided to stay another night, Chu Huaiqin thought it would be better to store some food and find a water source. They had used up some water yesterday, so it would be best if they could replenish it.
So everyone divided the work and cooperated. Xia Entang continued to fish. In the words of the live broadcast room, he was almost a fisherman. Chu Huaiqin and Lin Zhinan went in to find food, while Su Huaichen and the little monk went to find water. But first, they had to make breakfast.
It’s still seafood stew, but they can’t bear to eat the potatoes, so they keep them.
That day, they failed to find food or water. The only thing they gained was knowing the direction of the watchtower. They used wood ash and the strip of cloth that Xia Entang had torn from his blanket to draw a map and marked the center point.
Even though he'd drawn it himself, everyone was still happy to have the map—except, of course, Xia Entang. When Chu Huaiqin asked him to take out the strips of cloth, Xia Entang blushed. Perhaps because he didn't want Chu Huaiqin to know what he'd done, Chu Huaiqin wanted to take this opportunity to thank him, but seeing Xia Entang's blushing face, he decided against it, fearing that if he did, Xia Entang would get upset and angry again.
The next day, the five of them got up early, picked up a lot of seafood on the beach, got some dried fish, some dry food for the day, and baked three potatoes before setting off.
The ecological environment here is even more primitive than the previous islands. The five people walked according to the direction marked on the map. The dense woods were cooler, and Chu Huaiqin benefited the most. After the five people walked for a while, they learned from the drone announcement that the Sheep Country had finally set off. In the afternoon, they heard the lists of several other teams setting off one after another.
"Hey, why are they crowded together?" asked the little monk curiously.
"Since we know the boat is most likely inside the cave, we just need to search there," Chu Huaiqin said with a smile. He thought of the raft he left on the beach and continued, "Maybe they used our raft to look for it."
Live broadcast room: I can’t even call you narcissistic because it’s true.
Two days ago, after Chu Huaiqin and his men set off, the remaining teams on the island began to panic. Knowing where to look would make it easier. The team that had stolen Chu Huaiqin's raft immediately set out, searching for possible caves. Those who couldn't find any cut down trees to make their own rafts. The three teams that had lost three swords, accustomed to being bandits, set their sights on the Sheep Nation's ship.
The people of Sheep Country were always different from Chu Huaiqin and his team. They knew this was the true face of wilderness survival that had lasted for several years, and they also knew that they would not mass-murder people in front of the camera. However, they would use any means to delay time, whether it was preventing the boat from launching or causing trouble, which was always annoying. If they wanted to fight, they didn't have the strength of Chu Huaiqin and his team. The team had three trained masters, all of whom were real talents, and their strength had been forged in a brutal environment.
While the two foreign players from Sheep Country were certainly skilled, they were no match for the dozen or so players, ultimately having to agree to use a speedboat to take them to a speedboat. There was another reason these three teams could be so shameless: their country's entertainment industry was underdeveloped, and they didn't stand out much in the international entertainment world. Furthermore, their fans were known to be somewhat unreasonable, believing that as long as their team won, they won, regardless of how. Consequently, these stars put in all their effort to act like a show, believing that if they won, they wouldn't be criticized back home and would secure the coveted international screenplays. It wasn't just a double-edged sword.
In fact, they are similar to some half-baked and ten-tier celebrities in China. They have a similar idea that I don’t care whether they are famous or not, as long as they are famous, they are the king.
With so many things happening outside, Chu Huaiqin could think of a few things, but the little monk and his sister didn't quite understand. Xia Entropy didn't care, but the only one, Actor Su, knew everything, so he smiled at Chu Huaiqin.
Xia Entropy: ...
The person who was walking on the left suddenly moved to the right, and Chu Huaiqin looked at him strangely.
Chu Huaiqin and the others were calm, but the people in the live broadcast room were furious. They didn't know what else to curse except shameless.
"They owed their brother a beating."
"Yes, ahhhh, I'm so angry. When you see your brother, you must complain. You must complain!"
The people in the live broadcast room roared at the top of their lungs.
Chu Huaiqin's progress was relatively smooth. As they still had plenty of time, the five of them were not in a hurry to travel, saving their energy to defend against possible accidents. In addition, there were bushes and thorns along the way, which had to be cut with a knife in some places, which also hindered their progress. Therefore, the five of them did not walk very far until almost four o'clock in the afternoon.
"Let's take a break!" Chu Huaiqin stopped everyone. It was raining heavily and they still had to build a tent at night, otherwise it would be very troublesome to catch a cold.
When we heard we were going to rest, we found a better spot, where the grass wasn't so tall and dense, and sat down, unwilling to move. Because of the thorns, several people had cuts on the backs of their hands. When we lifted our trouser legs, we saw that they were also red and bleeding.
"I and the seniors will go find water and food. You three can stay here, okay?" Chu Huaiqin asked for their opinions.
"Let the little monk go with you, and Su Huaichen stay." Xia En couldn't let a person with physical problems go out with Chu Huaiqin. It would be troublesome if something happened.
"Yes, let the little monk go. I'm tired and want to rest." Su Huaichen also knew that if something happened, he might hold Chu Huaiqin back, so he said this.
"Okay, let me know if anything happens," Chu Huaiqin said without hesitation. He took a few empty coconut shells with him. They had brought thirteen coconut shells with them, and four had already been used. If they didn't add more water, it would be troublesome. "By the way, watch out for snakes and the like."
As they walked along today, they found all kinds of lizards and snakes, which were wrapped around trees and nested in the grass. The occasional unknown bird calls were also quite scary.
After giving the instructions, Chu Huaiqin took a knife and set off with the little monk. They were also looking for food while they were on the road today, but unfortunately they didn't see any, so Chu Huaiqin didn't have much hope this time. Water was the most important thing, so Chu Huaiqin walked along the way according to the moisture level of the trees, grass and land.
"Brother, tomato." The little monk was extremely excited when he saw a small red fruit huddled in a plant. This was the first food they had found on land in three days.
As soon as he finished speaking, he bent down and reached out to pick it. Chu Huaiqin turned back, but his pupils shrank and he shouted, "Don't move."
But it was too late. The 'Tomato' moved. It stuck its head out from the plant and was about to bite the one who disturbed its sleep when a knife came flying towards it. The 'Tomato' that was about to fly over was knocked to the ground and turned into a red and black snake.
The little monk was also pulled away by Chu Huaiqin at this time. Looking at the fallen snake, the little monk almost cried. He knew this thing, a purple-gray rat snake. If it bit him, he would have to go to see the Buddha.
The two men and the snake confronted each other for a while. The snake left, and Chu Huaiqin picked up the knife and began to teach the little monk a lesson. He scolded him repeatedly, and he kept admitting that he shouldn't have picked the tomato without hitting it with a stick, and that he shouldn't have had poor eyesight and couldn't tell the difference between a snake and a tomato...
In short, the little monk was taught so much that he wanted to be reborn as a human being and must have a smart head in his next life.
This accident made Chu Huaiqin more vigilant. He not only began to pay attention to water sources and food, but also to medicinal herbs. Generally, where there are snakes, there will be roadblocks. As the most common Chinese herbal medicine, roadblocks are not difficult to find.
In the process of searching for water, Chu Huaiqin found a lot of plants, some still growing, some dried up. The little monk carried out the basket, which was filled with dry and wet plants.
After walking around, the two of them did not dare to go far, for fear that they would not be able to find the way back when it got dark. When they were almost ready to go back, they finally saw bananas. The banana tree was not tall, so Chu Huaiqin could pick it. So he asked the little monk to stand still and he went to pick it.
The little monk was quite obedient. He had been frightened just now and was much more timid. However, the little monk was very curious. While waiting for Chu Huaiqin to pick bananas, he looked at something in the distance and saw what seemed to be a cave. The little monk remembered that the caves he had seen before had water, and for a moment he was a little happy. He opened his mouth to call Chu Huaiqin, but when he saw him chopping bananas, he decided to go and see for himself.
Carrying the frame on his back, the little monk took a stick and walked very obediently, knocking on it as he went. From time to time, he looked at the grass. When he was about two or three meters away, he saw something seemed to be moving in the dark hole.
The little monk got goosebumps instantly and instinctively took two steps back. Just as he was about to leave, he saw a pair of eyes flashing with strange light appear in the black hole. They were alive, and the eyes slowly stretched out...
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