Chapter 31: Drifting on the Sea
At this time, Qian Buzhan and Bai Qiuxian had already boarded a lifeboat with a group of people and began to sail into the distance, and the follow-up three search and rescue boats also continued to be boarded by pirates. Mu Xiaobai searched around the railing, and there were no lifeboats in the air.
The next few full lifeboats also sailed quickly into the distance.
They were abandoned on board.
Mu Xiaobai didn't expect them to come to the rescue, in times of crisis, it was already very good for these pirates not to fall into the ground.
The ship's hull was pouring more and more.
Without hesitation, the three of them jumped into the water.
"When the ship is sinking, there is an attraction and we need to get away from this area as soon as possible. β
The three of them swam bravely into the distance, and after swimming for a long time, they stopped, and when they looked back, they saw that the oil tanker of considerable tonnage was now only the tip of the stern exposed in the sea, and it was soon submerged.
In the vicinity of the wreck, something constantly floats on the surface of the sea.
"We can't swim like this all the time, we need to find something to levitate to help us. β
The three of them swam back again, and began to collect as much as they could levitate around the shipwreck.
Mu Xiaobai thought in his heart that floating on the vast sea, it was best to find a wood felling and let people stay on it, otherwise even if people stay in the sea for a long time, it is easy for the skin to ulcerate, and it is easy to become dehydrated.
In the sea shipwreck, there are many people who do not die when the shipwreck, but die on the way waiting to be rescued, the biggest reason for death is because of a long time immersed in seawater, resulting in body dehydration, some people are very thirsty, will not be able to help but drink seawater, that will only die faster.
Between the many things that were floating, Mu Xiaobai found a long strip of things, about two meters floating on the surface of the sea. Mu Xiaobai swam over quickly, and saw that it was a recliner, the outer frame of the recliner was made of aluminum alloy, extremely light in weight, and there were many very good quality fabrics wrapped around the outer frame.
Mu Xiaobai looked familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he remembered that this was the one that Qian Buzhan was lying on the beach before. This length and width are the best materials for making a raft. The chaise longue can only carry one person suspended above the sea, and it needs to be modified to expand the force area when it comes into contact with the seawater, so that it can carry the weight of three people without capsizing.
Busy, Mu Xiaobai kept combining the materials that the three of them had collected that could be suspended in the water, buckets, boots, and inflatable dolls used by pirates to comfort his lonely body and mind, empty plastic bottles, etc., and then he used a cable to tie them together firmly, watching them gather together, just like the hundred family clothes worn by rural children in the past, colorful and different shapes.
Then he laid the chaise longue directly on the large pile of hoverboards and fixed it, and a life raft that could carry three people was made.
Lin Qingqing and Maggie Lau watched Mu Xiaobai busy in the water for a while, and after a while, a lifesaver appeared in front of them, and the two were pleasantly surprised.
"Xiaobai, you are too great. β
"Xiaobai, I love you so much. β
The three of them boarded the life raft, and the draft of the life raft was only one-third of the height of the raft, which was more than enough to carry three people.
"Ding-dong, the host solves a survival puzzle and gains a few achievement points. The host earns a total of 18 achievement points. β
Mu Xiaobai threw the remaining plastic bottles and an airtight empty box on the life raft. In this way, the three of them sat on the life raft with their backs and sailed away from the sea.
Lin Qingqing looked at the empty sea and asked confusedly, "Where are we going?"
"Follow the currents and leave it to your fate. β
Mu Xiaobai looked up at the sky indifferently.
Maggie Lau looked at the iceberg in the distance and asked, "Xiaobai, do you think we are in the North Pole or the South Pole now?"
"It's impossible, if we were in the extreme region, we would have frozen to death if we were so thinly dressed, but we didn't feel cold. β
"Then why did you meet the iceberg?"
"I don't know this, there are many things in this world that can't be explained. β
"If I return to shore in the future, I will definitely write about this adventure. β
Mu Xiaobai asked curiously: "Then you will definitely write me, then what will you write me like?"
Maggie Lau smiled mysteriously: "I need to think about this." β
Lin Qingqing said excitedly: "Sister Manyu, you must write me as a lovely beauty." β
Mu Xiaobai had a smile on his face, but a voice kept coming out in his heart: "Can we still go back?"
βHelpβ¦.β
"Help...."
Almost simultaneously, all three heard someone shouting for help.
Looking for the voice, in the sea not far away, there were three people waving their arms desperately in the water.
"They don't look like pirates, can we save them?"
Maggie Liu looked at Mu Xiaobai with an inquiring gaze.
Mu Xiaobai hesitated for a long time, and seemed to have made a big determination to say: "Our life raft can't carry so many people. Bringing them with us will only make our chances of survival even slimmer. We can't save, just go. β
Letting the cries for help come from their ears, the three chose to turn a blind eye and walked away.
The cries for help became softer and softer, and their ears gradually became clearer, but the hearts of the three of them became more and more panicked. Especially the decision-maker Mu Xiaobai's forehead at this time with beads of sweat running straight out, and his heart was extremely anxious and uncomfortable. The uneasiness of conscience churned like a wave in his stomach and made him nauseous.
Maggie Lau's heart is as careful as hair, where can she not see the pressure in Mu Xiaobai's heart, so she gently patted Mu Xiaobai's shoulder and said: "I know that you don't save them for our good, but even if we survive, it will make our hearts unpeaceful for the rest of our lives, and we will always be condemned by our conscience, we should be different from pirates, choose to do good things, and the rest will be predestined." β
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Two women and one man floating in the water. Seeing the life raft go farther and farther, his eyes were full of despair.
But after a while, they saw the life raft go and return, and the three people on board kept paddling the water with their hands.
The life raft stopped in front of them, like the arrival of a Noah's ark, filling their hearts with hope.
"Welcome to our team. Mu Xiaobai stood on the board, looked at the three people in the water and said happily, and then plunged into the water, ready to help the three people who were a little out of strength to get on the life raft.
The two people on the boat also stretched out their hands, ready to answer.
It's just that as soon as Maggie Lau stretched out her hand, she froze, and then asked in surprise: "Why are you?"