Shen Bing thought for a moment: “Why don’t we move all the cargo from the cargo hold here, and then transport it back to Volcano Island in batches.”
After pondering for a bit, Lu Zhe touched the reef under his feet with his hand, then picked up a barnacle and handed it to Shen Bing: “Take a look at this?”
Shen Bing took it and examined it. There was still seawater inside the barnacle.
She understood.
It was low tide now. The fact that there was still moisture inside the barnacles on the reef meant that they would be submerged during high tide.
That meant this coral reef was not always exposed above the water. It should be inundated during high tide.
“Putting the goods here still runs the risk of being flooded or washed away by currents!”
“That’s right!”
“Then first move all the supplies up here, stack them high and tie them down. Then dismantle the raft into two. We’ll split into three groups - two people at the Volcano Island camp, two watching the goods, and the other two delivering batches of goods back to the camp?”
“That could work! But it's also very risky...”
Lu Zhe was still a little reluctant to separate from the girls. If anything happened to the group he wasn't with, he wouldn't be able to help them in time.
But other than this plan, he couldn't think of a better solution.
With no other options, they would just have to proceed like this.
But even so, they had to try to maximize the safety of the two groups as much as possible.
Especially the group staying on the reef to watch the goods.
He looked at his watch: “Low tide will start again at 4am. At that time the water should be at its highest point. We'll see then how much of the reef gets submerged.”
As he spoke, he pulled out a piece of spare bamboo from the two bundles and inserted it vertically into a crevice in the rock.
Then he set an alarm for 4am.
That would give them a clear picture of the water levels.
Shen Bing poured out some fresh water and soaked a towel in it: “Let me wipe you down, then hurry up and sleep.”
Lu Zhe nodded: “Thanks for the hard work, Sister Bing!”
Shen Bing smiled: “All in a day's work for the people!”
After a simple wipe down to get rid of the seawater and sweat, Lu Zhe fell asleep with his head in Shen Bing's lap.
At 4am, the alarm rang on time and Lu Zhe sat up yawning. Looking around, the raft was drifting on the open sea. The reef was nowhere to be seen.
Fortunately, 3 meters from the raft, the bamboo pole was still standing tall and erect, just like him in the early morning!
"You were right, the reef is completely submerged."
"How much is submerged?”
"It’s less than half a meter above the highest point of the reef, just over the knees." As she spoke, Shen Bing shook the slender bamboo pole in her hand.
"Okay, the tide should start receding soon."
Lu Zhe marked the bamboo pole.
Clearly, if they stacked goods directly here, they would get soaked again.
Some say, they've already been soaked for so long, what's a few more days?
But it really does make a difference!
Before, the clothes were stationary underwater, squeezed together in suitcases, which reduced exposure to seawater but made it easier for bacteria to breed and salt to stick on. Some clothes were ruined.
At this point, if they were carefully soaked in fresh water with lemon, then washed with soap and hung out to dry, the fabric could still regain its original elasticity.
But after two months of saturation, going through another 2-3 days of seawater immersion could cause the fabric to rot directly. Even if they didn't rot, lifespan would still decrease drastically.
That's why clothes picked up from the beach often fall apart after wearing them for a short period.
The shirt Lu Zhe had on now was full of holes.
"If only we could separate the wet and dry!"
At this moment, Tang Xiaoguo groggily got up: “Lu Zhe, do you need to use the restroom?"
As she spoke, she took off her skirt and sent up a flurry of splashes towards the water.
She didn't treat Lu Zhe like an outsider at all.
Shen Bing reminded: "Hey, aren't you afraid of attracting sharks?"
"Sharks?"
Tang Xiaoguo rubbed her eyes and suddenly screamed: "Wait, why is it all water? Where's our island?"
"It got submerged during high tide!"
"Huh?"
"This is a coral reef. It's normal for it to be flooded during high tide."
"It can do that?"
Luckily, no sharks were attracted over.
But Tang Xiaoguo's words made Lu Zhe think of something!
He remembered when they first arrived at the camp, Tang Xiaoguo had suggested building a hut on the sea as their camp!
He had firmly rejected it back then.
But now, he had new insight!
What if he did build a hut on the sea here?
Firstly, companions staying here wouldn't have to worry about drifting away, and supplies could be temporarily stored on the hut. They wouldn't have to suffer being tossed around on the sea either.
Materials?
The spare bamboo carried on the raft could be used for the basic frame.
After transporting some supplies back, they could get more bamboo to continue expanding.
Obtaining supplies, temporary storage, transport back to camp, wash and hang dry.
So they would build a bamboo hut!
Lu Zhe shared his thoughts with Shen Bing and Tang Xiaoguo. Tang Xiaoguo shrieked excitedly.
Her cries woke up the other three girls.
After hearing Lu Zhe's plan, they also gave unanimous approval.
August 24th, the 76th day shipwrecked on a deserted island, Wednesday!
Lu Zhe started on his new plan!
1. Salvage another batch of supplies.
2. Use the spare bamboo to build the basic frame for the offshore hut on the coral reef.
3. The whole team will take the boat back to Volcano Island with the current supplies.
4. Leave two people at the camp to settle in.
The remaining four will take lots of bamboo and fresh water back to the coral reef.
5. Expand the bamboo hut offshore as a temporary storage for supplies and rest stop.
6. Salvage all retrievable supplies from the plane onto the offshore bamboo hut and drain water.
7. After simple processing, the supplies can then be transported back in an orderly fashion.
The plan was set!
Lu Zhe piloted the raft away from the coral reef!
By now, the mist had cleared, and day had started to break. The girls were in high spirits, even Shen Bing who had been up all night was energetic.
Soon, the raft returned to the sunken plane!
But this time, besides suitcases and backpacks, there were two other things Lu Zhe had to retrieve!
The gun and mailed supplies!
The gun could help the girls staying at the camp avoid disturbance from wildlife.
Basically, apart from crocodiles, all the island’s creatures would be threatened and deterred by the gun.
Lu Zhe felt it was very necessary.
Shen Bing took out the key and gave detailed descriptions of where the gun was stored.
In the safe in first class!
Following the instructions, Lu Zhe took the key and went underwater!
Entering the first class cabin again, it looked noticeably different from last time.
Light green moss had grown on the four walls of the cabin, and some small fish had moved in, swimming freely inside.
Lu Zhe felt around for the safe’s location.
Behind the flight attendant’s seat. If Shen Bing hadn’t told him directly, no one would have thought to look there.
He moved the flight attendant’s dedicated seat aside and found a small circle. Prying it open revealed a keyhole!
After struggling for a while, he finally managed to turn the key and yanked it open forcefully.
A stream of bubbles rushed out, and a passing fish was instantly sucked in by the sudden negative pressure.
nce】【Lighthearted Comedy】【Ultimate Gentleman's Novel】【Viewer Discretion Advised for Under 16】 The mightiest human hero, Sharen Morian, is resurrected after a thousand years by his wife—the Demon King. This is not your typical hero-vs-demon-king tale.
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
