Ning Shu asked, "What should we do next?"
Lu Zhe thought for a moment: "Captain, gather all our supplies that can fit into backpacks into backpacks, and bundle together anything that can't fit. I'll carry them!"
Ning Shu made an "OK" gesture with her hand: "No problem!"
"Yao Yao, take good care of the fire in the can, try your best not to let it go out! If we get cold tonight, we'll all huddle around it."
Jiang Yao nodded: "Got it!"
"Guo Er..."
Tang Xiaoguo had been badly frightened, her tearful little face still sobbing!
Lu Zhe reached out and wiped away the teardrops on her face: "Scared?"
Tang Xiaoguo sobbed with a nod.
Lu Zhe knew that the once delicate young miss, who could now pick up sticks to beat sharks, had already come a long way: "Guo Er, you were very brave just now!"
Tang Xiaoguo raised her dirty little face: "Really?"
"You drove away several sharks and even dared to snatch things from a shark's mouth! Although you didn't get it!"
Tang Xiaoguo said, "I was this close, and at that moment I thought, I would fight it to the end no matter what... Afterwards I don't know why, I just got scared!"
Lu Zhe comforted: "That's normal! In times of crisis, the human body secretes more adrenaline, which allows one to ignore pain and danger! But next time let's be more careful, we can make another paddle but if we lose Guo Er, who will distill fresh water for us!"
Hearing Lu Zhe say this, Tang Xiaoguo pursed her lips proudly and nodded.
She twisted her body: "Well, what else do you need me to do now?"
"You and Qian Qian check the raft for any loose spots, and tell me so I can re-tie them tight!"
Tang Xiaoguo and Lin Qianqian looked at each other and said in unison: "Don't worry!"
The four girls worked very diligently while Lu Zhe focused on repairing the loose spots on the raft!
Two hours later, the raft was finally repaired, although it was smaller than before, it could still barely hold the weight of five people!
Tang Xiaoguo helped Lu Zhe repair the raft and happily said, "Done! We can set off again now!"
But Lu Zhe shook his head helplessly.
"We can't go?"
Lin Qianqian sighed, "Do we even know which direction to go in?"
"How could we not know, isn't it towards..."
Tang Xiaoguo was about to point in the direction of the volcanic island, when she suddenly realized a problem!
The sun had long set, and the vast endless sea was pitch black without a shadow of any islands visible!
Both the volcanic island ahead and Egg Yolk Island behind were now hidden in the deep night.
Lu Zhe frowned as he looked up at the sky!
Trying to find a recognizable constellation to determine their bearings!
But the faint mist rising from the water surface obscured the entire sky.
Lu Zhe took out his homemade compass!
Yet here, the compass spun around haphazardly, completely unable to accurately determine direction!
Was there a magnetic field nearby?
Or were the waves too turbulent?
All this was beyond any survivor's anticipation!
However, this was not even the most critical issue!
The most critical thing was that they now lacked reference points, unaware if they were stationary or drifting aimlessly along the currents!
Perhaps when sunlight returns tomorrow, they would discover they had already drifted hundreds of miles into the Pacific, that would be disastrous!
They had to think of a way to secure the raft to prevent drifting along the currents!
Easier said than done though, how to go about it?
Even if MacGyver and Bear Grylls came, they would be helpless!
Just then, his sharp vision glimpsed something floating on the water surface!
Slightly smaller than a walnut, pitch black!
Curiously he reached out and fished it out, instantly receiving a system prompt in his mind: "Congratulations Host for obtaining 1 Soursop Seed!"
Soursop...Seed?
Wasn't that from Qianqian's pee...
Great, he thought there was no chance anymore. Unexpectedly he got it back!
Soon he discovered another soursop seed!
Then after a while, he picked up an empty bottle!
Ning Shu recognized this bottle, it was the one they had lost not long ago. Strange to get it back at this time, considering such a small object adrift with the raft, due to factors like resistance and buoyancy, should not be able to intersect. Unless...
In a flash, Lu Zhe suddenly realized something!
There was fog, meaning no wind!
The raft was still able to collide with soursop seeds and such, meaning they were not too far from the shark attack location!
Moreover, within dozens of miles around small islands, there were usually hidden reefs and tiny islets!
If they could find one, they could secure the bamboo raft. Wait for the fog to clear tomorrow before continuing towards Volcano Island!
Suddenly, Lu Zhe thought of a solution!
He immediately began twisting the three ropes together to make them thicker and sturdier, then connected and lengthened them!
"Lu Zhe, what are you doing?"
"A boat anchor! We'll use it to secure the raft!"
So saying, he tied one end to the stone axe handle and threw the axe into the water.
"I'm going to use this to feel around for underwater reefs. If the raft moves and hits any reefs, the axe will get stuck and act as an anchor!"
Lin Qianqian praised: "What a great idea!"
Jiang Yao worried: "What if we run into sharks?"
"Sharks will usually avoid hard objects like rocks. Even if they bump into it, it shouldn't anger them as long as they think it's a natural object!"
After speaking, Lu Zhe sighed again: "Too bad the anchor rope isn't long enough to directly hook the seabed. We can only rely on luck to hit a submerged reef!"
Ning Shu wondered: "Would there be such hidden reefs around here?"
"Don't know, but nature works in wondrous ways. All sorts of geological structures are possible! We'll be lucky if there are any, can't miss them if so!"
So saying, Lu Zhe tied the other end of the rope to the back of the raft and submerged the stone axe!
All set!
Everyone was also exhausted!
"So tired..." Tang Xiaoguo stretched out a long lazy waist!
Lin Qianqian and Jiang Yao weakly leaned against each other.
Ning Shu opened a bottle of distilled water and portioned out some fish jerky and dried coconut meat to everyone.
"Nothing else we need to do now right!"
"No more tiring tasks, but there are still some easy ones!"
Ning Shu asked: "What's an easy task?"
"Just use your eyes to look." Lu Zhe thought for a bit then assigned roles:
"Captain, you can lie prone and closely observe underwater conditions!"
"Underwater?" Ning Shu peered into the pitch black waters through the gaps in the bamboo raft: "Can't see anything leh?"
"Even if you can't see anything still keep watch. Report any conditions to me immediately!"
Jiang Yao asked: "What about us?"
"Yao Yao you can lie down and observe the sky. If you spot any stars or the moon, tell me right away!"
"That's easy!"
Lu Zhe passed fishing spears to Lin Qianqian and Tang Xiaoguo. "Qian Qian, Guo Er, you two lie on your sides and watch the water surface. Use the spear to retrieve any floating bottles, coconuts etc that drift by!"
"Mm, what if we fall asleep?"
"Then just sleep. Rest is also important. I'll keep first watch!"
"No way, that's too tiring for you!"
"Then we'll take turns keeping watch!"
"I agree!"
...
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
] [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!"
