Chapter 79
"Brother, you said you were going to chop off his hands, is that true?"
After the people were driven away, the little monk hurried forward to take the banana from Chu Huaiqin, put his nose close to it and smelled it. The sweet smell made his mouth water.
"you guess."
Chu Huaiqin smiled friendly at the little monk, but it frightened him so much that his eyes widened. He was clearly smiling, so why did he feel so creepy? He decided to eat a banana core to calm his nerves.
The water theft was over. Chu Huaiqin checked the water reserves. After a day of distillation, they still had enough for two coconut water bottles, not just for drinking. It wasn't much, but it was enough for them to set off. That evening at dinner, Chu Huaiqin announced the news, and everyone agreed.
Everyone went to bed early that night. The next day, in addition to breakfast, we also grilled some dried fish and shrimps to make food for the day. After packing up, we set off.
Water and food are still the most important things, but the island has always maintained its design of having little food. Until six o'clock in the afternoon, they didn't see anything.
"Let's rest here tonight!" Chu Huaiqin put down his backpack, his back was completely wet, and he sat down leaning against the tree trunk, not wanting to move at all.
"Drink some water," Xia En poured the water into the coconut bowl. He watched Chu Huaiqin drink it before pouring some more for himself. "Don't go out to look for water today. I'll take Su Huaichen with me."
"Okay, don't go too far. It's already six o'clock and it will be dark soon." Chu Huaiqin was so hot that he felt all his strength was draining away and really didn't want to move.
Xia Entang responded, and after Su Huaichen left, the young monk began clearing the area, clearing away dead leaves and branches. Lin Zhinan went to gather firewood for the fire, while Chu Huaiqin rested for a while, then recovered enough to find something to cover the shed they would sleep in tonight. The three of them busied themselves getting the fire going, clearing a large area for rest. They took out the grilled fish they'd brought from the beach this morning and placed it by the fire to warm it up. They also took the bananas out of the basket. Everything was ready, waiting for Xia Entang and the others to return.
"I'll go pick up some more firewood." Lin Zhinan saw that there was still not enough firewood, so he wanted to pick up more for backup before it got completely dark.
"Okay, don't go too far, let's choose here." Chu Huaiqin was studying the map, thinking that they should be very close.
Food was sufficient, and finding water was the only problem. The only issue was the water source. The production team was being too careless. While food was scarce, they could still find bananas. But according to Chu Huaiqin, clean water sources were probably nonexistent.
Even though this is about survival in the wild, it still counts as an entertainment variety show. How can the show be filmed if the people can't really survive? Did he overlook something about the water source?
"ah!"
Suddenly, Lin Zhinan's terrified cry was heard in the dim forest. Chu Huaiqin kept his eyes on her. When the sound came out, he saw Lin Zhinan took two steps back in fear, and the firewood in her hand fell to the ground in an instant.
Chu Huaiqin instantly jumped up from the ground and ran towards Lin Zhinan. The little monk who was grilling fish followed Chu Huaiqin. In just a few seconds, the two of them came behind Lin Zhinan. The horrible scene in front of them made them gasp.
Under the dense bushes, several naked bones appeared in front of the three people. None of these bones were intact. Some had uneven bite marks on them, and some were broken, as if they had been bitten off by something with sharp teeth.
"What's going on? Why are there bones?"
"Oh my god, are they human bones?"
"That's impossible. How could there be human bones in a place like this?"
The people in the live broadcast room were also shocked and were guessing what it was.
Chu Huaiqin pulled Lin Zhinan behind him and pushed him to the little monk. He picked up a stick from the ground and picked up the bones aside. Then he reached into the bushes. After a while, one bone after another was taken out, some thin and some thick. It was obvious that only one kind of creature died here.
"Brother, are they human bones?" The little monk grabbed Lin Zhinan, his hands shaking constantly, and he looked even more scared than Lin Zhinan.
"No, the small ones should be lizards or something like that, and the big ones should be wild boars." Chu Huaiqin picked up the bones here and there and divided them into two piles.
"Brother, why are there so many bones? What bit them?" Lin Zhinan was so scared when he heard that they were animal bones that many of them disappeared.
Chu Huaiqin shook his head, looked around, and listened carefully, but he could only hear the faint sound of the waves. "Be alert when you go to bed tonight. We'll talk about it tomorrow if there's anything."
Chu Huaiqin threw away the stick and took Lin Zhinan back to the camp. He dialed the communication on his watch and breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Xia En's voice. He asked the two to come back immediately.
The appearance of the bones startled Lin Zhinan and the little monk. The occasional sound of the wind made their hair stand on end. Even Xia En's return scared them so much that they almost jumped up.
"What's wrong?" Xia En looked at the little monk and Lin Zhinan curiously.
"Bones, bones, good, bones, a lot of them..." The little monk stuttered and couldn't speak clearly.
Xia En looked at Chu Huaiqin. After listening to him tell about the discovery of the bones, he turned on the light of his watch to check it out. Then he came back and said, "I'll keep watch tonight."
Chu Huaiqin nodded, "Alright, you guard the first half of the night, and I'll guard the second half."
Xia En immediately objected, "No, you're not feeling well. I'll watch over you for the second half of the night, and the little monk will watch over you for the first half."
Chu Huaiqin shook his head. "Xia Entropy, you are very important. You must maintain your physical and mental strength, so..."
"I'll keep watch for the second half of the night!" the young monk said hurriedly when he saw the two people arguing.
"Okay." Xia En and Chu Huaiqin said in unison, and the word "Okay" came out almost the moment the little monk finished speaking.
Little Monk: ...
Something always feels wrong.
The appearance of the animal bones set the mood tonight off, making even the director's crew nervous. They'd always had someone on guard, but tonight they had two more. It was the first time any guns other than the □□ had appeared, and the atmosphere was different.
Chu Huaiqin wondered, since the director team was so nervous, what else should they be nervous about?
So that night, no one from the Gun Gun Team was on guard.
Director Team: ...
Is there a bit of variety show spirit?
After a night of sleep, Xia En and Chu Huaiqin slept the best. The other three woke up with dark circles under their eyes and looked listless. Chu Huaiqin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Their only defensive weapon was □□, but the director team had a variety of defensive weapons. If they were still not at ease, how could they continue filming this variety show?
After getting up, they only roasted two potatoes, ate a little to fill their stomachs, and then refilled their bellies with bananas. Su Huaichen counted and found they only had six potatoes left, along with a few cassava sticks. Carrying cassava sticks in a place without water was a burden, but they couldn't throw them away either. Who knows, one day there might be water but no food!
After breakfast, the five of us set off. This time, we were much more cautious. Whenever we passed through dense bushes, we would throw stones first. If we didn't see any movement after hitting them a few times, we would pass through. After walking for about ten minutes, the five of us froze.
A bay blocked their path, and the only way to reach the opposite island was through a channel formed by barrier reefs, where saltwater crocodiles lay leisurely basking in the sun. To Chu Huaiqin's surprise, the five members of the camel team were also there. They stood two meters away from the bay, holding a long branch with a vine tied to it. The other side of the vine was hanging down in the bay, as if they were fishing.
Seeing Chu Huaiqin, the five members of the camel team were stunned at first, then quickly threw away their fishing rods and hugged their fishing nets, looking at Chu Huaiqin vigilantly, as if they were afraid that he would come and snatch them at any time.
Chu Huaiqin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He could barely see from the gaps that there were food and coconuts, three large boxes in total, which was really tempting.
"The two teams with the most food have met. I'm looking forward to what sparks will come out of this clash."
"Anyway, there won't be any situation where people rob people."
"Pfft, I'm thinking about the camel team using green currency to buy coconuts from the Rose Country and the Philippines. I wonder if they'll use green currency to buy something from Chu Huaiqin and the others this time."
"My dear brother, I don't have anything to sell now. After a day, I only have one coconut bottle of water left, and all I have left is a few potatoes and half a bunch of bananas. Cassava is still a burden."
"Yeah, maybe Chu Huaiqin bought something from them!"
"How is that possible? I think it must be the camel team and my brother who bought it. As for what they bought, it's hard to say. Toll?"
"The one in front is the one who talks more. I think so too. And maybe the green coins are thrown out in stacks."
"Pfft, from memory, camels are known for being generous, so this is really possible."
There is now a new atmosphere in the live broadcast room. Chu Huaiqin seems to be able to solve anything. Even when facing the ferocious saltwater crocodile in the bay, known as the man-eating crocodile, he is still so confident.
Seeing these crocodiles, Chu Huaiqin probably understood why those bones appeared in the camp last night. Now that he knew what caused them, he felt relieved.
"Brother, what should we do? There are crocodiles everywhere. Do we really have to pass through here?"
"Brother, that's Director Huang, I didn't expect him to be filming a camel team."
The little monk's and Lin Zhinan's voices rang out one after another, but their focus was completely different. The former was terrified, his legs weakening at the sight of these behemoths, while the latter was happy to see a familiar face.
"This should be the only way." In order to avoid gossip, Chu Huaiqin did not greet Director Huang. After all, he and the filming team were competitors. The two just nodded at each other from a distance.
"No way!" Su Huaichen's throat moved. Looking at the three tons of saltwater crocodiles sleeping on top, the hairs on his back stood up. Instinctively, he touched the back of his neck, feeling that his neck was not big enough to bite. "Why are the directors making such a big deal? Is this really okay?"
"But how are we going to survive?" The little monk frowned, looking worriedly at the three crocodiles. Then he shook his head and an idea flashed in his mind. "Brother, I got it! Can we catch them? We can even use them as food!"
Xia Entropy: "Food?"
"Yes, after the domestic competition, my brother and I went to the supermarket and saw crocodiles for sale. Unfortunately, I have never eaten them." As a monk who wants to open a restaurant, the little monk is very interested in all kinds of fresh food. He was scared of the crocodile just now, and when he thought of this thing in the supermarket, his fear was gone in an instant. Since it can be caught, it must not be very powerful.
"That's a captive crocodile. Wild crocodiles can't be eaten, especially this one, a saltwater crocodile." Xia Entang rolled his eyes at the young monk and said calmly, "Saltwater crocodiles, also known as gulf crocodiles, live in wetlands and bays for years, feeding on lizards, large fish, and other animals. They have incredible chewing power and can weigh several tons. They can crush a hard turtle shell with one bite. Just look at those wild boar bones last night and you'll realize how terrifying they are. How are you going to catch one?"
As soon as Xia En's words came out, not only the people at the scene were worried, but even the live broadcast room was worried.
What should I do?
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