Chapter 180: Leave a way back
"We have to build a strong house. Otherwise, we won't be able to survive here!" Lu Ming said solemnly.
His first job as he survived on the nameless island was to build a sturdy hideout. At that time, shelters were built not only to protect them from the weather, but also to prevent other players from posing a threat to their safety.
When Lu Ming and Lin Huan knew that this island was the original "survival live broadcast venue" of the Babbitt Company, they first thought of building a solid shelter.
However, due to the complex composition of the refugees, the lack of unity of thought, and the fact that they had just arrived on the island and had not yet realized the importance of establishing a shelter, Lu Ming did not express his thoughts.
What happened that night also confirmed that these people had no basic understanding of the harshness of survival on a desert island.
The facts have taught them a serious lesson.
The makeshift base they had set up yesterday was easily destroyed by a small storm.
When Lu Ming made this suggestion, although those refugees continued to mourn, they also knew that they had to do what Lu Ming said.
Soon, the construction team members of the house were selected.
There are many tall, straight trees in the surrounding area that can be used as materials for building houses.
It's just that their tools are limited.
At present, there are only six fire axes and a few shovels, nearly ten large and small knives and some fire ropes.
But this is also much better than Lu Ming's conditions when they fell into a plane crash and fell on a nameless island.
"We first chose a few trees to make pillars and cut them halfway up. Put beams on top of the pillars. Then cut down the tree and add it to the beams of the house as the ridge of the roof. By digging a drainage ditch around the house and laying floors in the house, you can create a strong shelter. Lu Ming explained his thoughts to the refugees. Then he led the people to choose a place to build the house.
They have chosen two sites in the camp and are going to build two houses for the male and female refugees.
The island is in the tropics, and now it's the rainy season, so everyone is suffering from the storm, so let's get started.
Cut down the tree, cut the tree, clean up the site.
Eliza led the women with machetes to search for large leaves such as plantains and palm trees to make the roof.
It just so happened that Liang Shaoyang and Mo Bing led George and other seven crew members back to the camp.
These strong, grown men are more powerful and workable than the usual pampered tourists.
George exerted his natural command ability, and his cheerful language and diligent behavior impressed everyone.
Soon, they cut down several trees more than ten meters high, cut off the branches, stripped off the bark, and erected them on the thick trunk that was used as a pillar.
Because there was no iron, in order to increase stability, Lu Ming also made a mortise and tenon structure on the beams and pillars, and tied them up with a rope.
Next, they began to build herringbone ridges on either side of the beams using tree trunks the thickness of the bowls. More than thirty pieces of wood were used on each side of the ridge.
These timbers are spaced half a foot apart and are staggered on both sides.
One end is attached to the beam, which is fastened to the beam with ropes, and the other end is inserted in the trench dug and buried with soil. On the outside of the corner. A half-meter-deep gutter has been dug. In this way, the rainwater that runs down the ridge of the roof will flow down the ditch and not into the house.
Although the structure of this kind of house is simple and crude, it is for this group of refugees who were killed and stranded on the island. But it's the most practical and simple shelter.
Everyone has had enough of the hardships of camping, so they are very energetic. They don't want to be soaked in the rain for a day, and they want to be able to move to such a shelter as soon as possible.
Nearly 50 people worked together, so in less than half a day, a large shack with a height of more than two meters, a width of six meters, and a length of 15 meters had been built.
The next step is to throw those big leaves on the roof of the herringbone slope.
Eliza is very good at this. She was originally a botanical scholar who understood the nature of these broadleaf plants and was very hands-on.
She taught the women to tie the chopped leaves into fans with strings made from torn sheets, each nearly a square meter in size. Then spread these leaf fans on the roof from top to bottom, and tie them tightly, pressing them in rows.
The work was much more laborious than the men building the frames of the wooden houses.
But Eliza seemed confident.
After resting in the shade of the tree for a while at noon, Lu Ming led people to build a small wooden house.
This wooden house is simpler than it was built in the morning, with only four pillars,
And there is no wall on it, just a big shed on the roof.
And on the pillars at the four corners, another layer of mud was painted.
Lu Ming wants to build a kitchen.
More than 50 people need to cook and boil water, and three cauldrons are not enough.
Once the kitchen is built, you don't have to worry about the stove being doused by the rain.
The cut branches are spread out on the grass to dry, and the tropical sun is strong, and the dried branches can be used as firewood in the kitchen.
It's not just the women. None of the men on the luxury cruise ship had done heavy work. Their hands were quickly worn out, and they were drenched in sweat.
To avoid burning their skin from the scorching sun, they could not take off their shirts. And the head is also covered with a turban like an Arab.
Although their image is ruined, because they know that this is to create for their future life, they have a clear goal, although they occasionally complain, but there is no conflict.
In the evening, one hut was finally covered, and the skeleton of the other was built, just waiting to gather enough leaves to cover the roof.
Just top it tomorrow.
Lu Ming first instructed everyone to move the grain reserves to the wooden house, and then made two rows of hammocks with ropes and sheets at both ends of the wooden house.
When Lu Ming led everyone to build the camp, Liang Shaoyang and Mo Bing did not participate in it.
Mo Bing checked the live broadcast equipment that Ren Hongyi had brought back.
Those instruments are waterproof though packaged. However, due to the long immersion in the water, there is still some dampness, and some instruments have also entered the water.
While secretly scolding the manufacturer for not being of good quality, Mo Bing could only take those instruments to the secret camp for the live broadcast host to dry.
That satellite phone still has a battery life. And it is usable.
But Mo Bing didn't dare to open it.
The second officer and his gang ran to the cruise ship at the risk of drowning, just to find the phone.
So she strictly ordered George and Ren Hongyi not to tell the whereabouts of this mobile phone.
"Mo Bing, if the live broadcast equipment can be used, can we inform the outside world of our location?" Ren Hongyi once asked Mo Bing, but Mo Bing did not answer in the affirmative.
This is partly due to the fact that the island was not eventually used by the Babbitt Company, so no satellite dishes were built.
On the other hand, she is also wary of Babbitt Company.
"If Smith had saved us, I'm afraid our ship would have been discovered long ago!" she said to Liang Shaoyang in a gloomy voice.
Liang Shaoyang also affirmed Mo Bing's statement.
After all, if they go missing or die. For Babbitt, the best outcome is possible.
In this way, no one will threaten Babbitt with the Nameless Island incident anymore.
At best, Babbitt lost some of its personnel, and even their bonuses were not paid. Not to mention Mo Bing's equity in Babbitt Company worth hundreds of millions of yuan.
"Now I've changed my mind. Do you remember when we were in the hospital, I once contacted a friend in the same industry, and if she could get my signal, she would definitely spread the word about it and report it. Mo Bing said with a deep groan.
"Yes. Liang Shaoyang looked at Mo Bing thoughtfully.
"However, each company's channel is different. I hope to be able to find her signal and send it to her. Mo Bing said.
"But how to solve the problem of antennas?" Liang Shaoyang asked with some difficulty.
Although there is a global positioning system and powerful communication equipment on the cruise ship, these instruments have been destroyed by the second officer. Although Lu Ming is an engineer in this area, he is also very difficult. Because it is not easy to repair these high-precision equipment, and he also lacks testing instruments and replacement components.
"Hmm. We always have a way. Perhaps, a ship or a plane will pass by. As long as they accept our signal, they can forward it. ”
"Hmm. Liang Shaoyang hummed and didn't speak again.
He knew that the island was not on normal course. The odds of what Mo Bing said are too small.
But after all, there is a glimmer of hope. So they can't give up. You can only prepare.
Except for Liang Shaoyang and Mo Bing, no outsiders knew about this secret camp.
Even the loyal Ren Hongyi, Mo Bing didn't plan to tell.
Because they don't know how long they will stay on a desert island and what kind of situation they will encounter.
The experience on the nameless island made Mo Bing deeply understand the unpredictability of people's hearts.
She had to give herself a way back.
In the event of an unpredictable and dangerous event, this camp may be the last resort for her, Liang Shaoyang and others.
In order to avoid the suspicion of others, Liang Shaoyang and Mo Bing did not stay here for too long. Instead, after storing the equipment, he hid the doorway and walked towards the shelter camp.
Liang Shaoyang did not go directly back to the camp. Instead, they circled around the camp. He has another task.
The second mate and his gang must have returned to the island on a life raft.
Now they are hidden.
Perhaps this survivor camp is being coveted in the shadows.
Without a cell phone to contact the accomplices, they would not have left the island.
He had to use his expertise to take precautions.
For setting traps and guards, Liang Shaoyang is too familiar to be familiar with.
But he was still careful and tried to be as strict as possible.
Because they are not just facing enemies from outside.
And inside the camp, it is likely that there are also accomplices of the second mate.
Talking about the lost Mike near the port. Henry prevaricating on a cruise ship. And the enthusiastic and happy George.
For Mike and Henry, Liang Shaoyang didn't pay much attention to it.