Chapter 511: Pursuit and Pursuit
Xu Wenlong was anxious and full of anger, and he identified the northwest direction where the pirate submarine was far away, and rowed the lifeboat rhythmically one by one. Fortunately, the lifeboat is made of special materials, as Captain James said, and is lightweight and structurally strong. Although it is less than one meter wide, it has a unique shape and very little wind resistance, especially the small and solid light steel bracket at the bow, which puts the oars up and rows up to create the wind, which is very stressful.
The sea breeze is light, the microwave is rippling, and under the cold moonlight, a narrow lifeboat is just like a leaf, and like a small grass, sliding alone on the vast and vast sea, driving unswervingly towards the ethereal goal. Not for anything else, just for a belief, a dedication, a promise, a love!
Row and row, row and row...... As the dawn dawns in the east, the morning dawns and the dark sea gradually becomes clearer. Not long after, a round of blood-colored sun jumped out of the water, and thousands of rays of light spread all over the sky, driving away the cold sea breeze, illuminating every corner, and making the lonely drifter on the sea warm, and the whole body was very comfortable.
"It's dawn, it's time to get up!" Yu Wenli, who was in a daze, jumped up and almost fell into the sea in a daze. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and grabbed Xu Wenlong's arm, which narrowly stabilized her body. She had escaped death several times last night, frightened, tired and hungry, and had already become languishing and sleepy, and even though she was soaked and the evening breeze was blowing, she still fell asleep in a trance. What's even more commendable is that she didn't have a cold, no fever, not even a trace of strange feelings, and she was still alive and energetic when she got up. This may have a lot to do with the fact that she used to live on the streets and sleep in the wild. Because he was accustomed to the wind chill, especially the cold wind chill that penetrated his bone marrow like Shangjing, he was not afraid of the cold of the summer night in the Pacific Ocean. Even if you get soaked in seawater. After Yu Wenli stabilized herself, she found that she was no longer on a luxury mail ship, but a miserable drift on the boundless ocean. There is no delicious breakfast, no refreshing drinks, and no idea of the freedom to go anywhere. She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, frowning and staring at the brocade-like sea without moving.
Xu Wenlong's face was haggard, and his eyes were bloodshot. This sleepless night, rowing non-stop in the middle of the night, especially the grief and sadness all the time, made him look more than ten years old in a trance. However, what is even more worrying is that he has barely eaten a drop of water or rice since last night, and he is already hungry and thirsty. His stomach growled, and his throat almost smoked. Except for most of the bottles of water on the lifeboat, there was nothing edible at all. What can I do? The sea is vast, except for the water. There are a lot of fish, but whether they can be caught or not is a big problem. Even if she catches it, it doesn't matter if she eats it alive, but can that girl eat it? Won't you vomit all your intestines? Forget it, let's wait until she's hungry to a certain point and then find a way to catch it, and she won't be able to eat it when the time comes. Now while I still have the stamina, I have to row as many dinghy as I can, as far as I can. He silently glanced at Yu Wenli, who was in a daze, sighed softly, and then rowed the dinghy endlessly.
"Aren't you tired? Do you want to change me for a while? Yu Wenli stood for a long time, and finally sat back on the dinghy, drooping her head and asking Xu Wenlong in despair.
In order to boost Yu Wenli's confidence, Xu Wenlong tried his best to pretend to be relaxed and replied: "Don't be tired, you just sit well." Don't think too much and don't move around easily so as not to drain your stamina too quickly. ”
"Liar! It's been a night, and you dare to say that you're not tired? Yu Wenli was disgusted in her mouth, but she didn't really want to take over the rowing boat for him. What she is most anxious about now is how to dry the clothes on her body, after all, it is so wet and clinging to her body, which is embarrassing and uncomfortable. But she didn't dare to take off her clothes and wring them out in front of Xu Wenlong, so that she wouldn't be ashamed to death, but there was no other way. In desperation, I had to give up, planning to wear it like this to let the sea breeze dry and let the sun dry. After a while, Yu Wenli grabbed the combat bag at her feet as if she remembered something, and reached out to touch it. While touching it, he asked Xu Wenlong inadvertently, "Then are you hungry?" Would you like to eat something? ”
"Not hungry! Besides, we don't have anything to eat! Are you hungry? If you're hungry......" Xu Wenlong said as he spoke, and suddenly he felt a flower in front of him, and a huge flat tin can had already appeared under his nose.
"Eat a can, and then have the strength to row." Yu Wenli pulled the clothes that were clinging to her body, blinked her eyes and looked at Xu Wenlong with a smile and said.
"Canned? Canned beef? At first sight, Xu Wenlong's eyes lit up, and his face suddenly showed an indescribable state of ecstasy. He wiped his eyes vigorously, turned his head and asked in an incredulous tone, "You, you...... Canned beef! Where did canned beef come from? Hahaha, that's great, it's so good! ”
Yu Wenli replied proudly: "In the pirate backpack!" Originally, there were five cans, but I couldn't fit too many things, so I threw three cans. Now that I think about it, I was so extravagant and wasteful. After she finished speaking, she slapped her head hard, and her face showed a look of remorse.
Xu Wenlong grabbed the canned beef under his nose, looked at it upside down for a long time, and praised it again and again: "Good, very good!" It's good to have two cans that will make you survive for at least three to five days! Maybe then we'll find a base for pirates, so we won't have to starve. ”
Yu Wenli was very happy, and immediately urged Xu Wenlong: "Then you should eat quickly, it's good to row after eating." ”
Xu Wenlong shook his head, solemnly stuffed the canned beef back into Yu Wenli's hand, and said to her with a serious expression but infinite joy: "This is reserved for you to eat!" I'm not hungry, I don't want to eat, and I can't eat. Otherwise, what will you eat then? Can't starve to death? ”
"What? Leave it for me to eat? So what do you eat? How can you row a boat if you don't eat? How can you save Sister Shiqi if you don't row? Yu Wenli was anxious, counting Xu Wenlong in her mouth like a machine gun, and she insisted on returning the can to him in her hand.
Xu Wenlong shook off Yu Wenli's hand and said to her patiently: "I can survive better than you, and I can bear hunger better than you!" If I can't hold on anymore, I can think of other options. In short, you don't have to worry about what I eat! ”
"No! No matter how much you can boil and carry it, you have to eat! ”
But where would Xu Wenlong listen, and asked Yu Wenli to put away the canned food and save it for the hungriest time to eat. As for himself, he didn't need her to worry at all, and he still had the physical strength to row.
Pushed back and forth several times, and finally Yu Wenli was annoyed, and said sadly with tears: "If you insist on not eating, what will you do if you starve to death?" Just leave me alone in this vast sea? Will I be able to live? How long will I live? Especially in the dark night, it scared me to death. Therefore, if you don't eat it, I will resolutely not eat it, and everyone will die together! It's better to die together, and there is a companion when you go to report to the Hades Palace, and you won't be bullied by other imps. ”
Xu Wenlong wiped away the tears from the corners of Yu Wenli's eyes, and gently comforted her: "Don't worry, I won't die, at least I won't leave you to die first." There are fish in this sea, and when you are hungry, why not catch a few to satisfy your hunger? ”
When Yu Wenli heard this, she couldn't help but say excitedly: "Grilled fish?" That's a good idea! But...... But how to eat without condiments? Can you eat without oil and salt? By the way, we don't have a fire, so what are we going to roast? Alas, I would have collected all the scattered wood from the mail ship if I had known about it. In this way, we can bake whatever we want. ”
Xu Wenlong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "No, it's raw!" After a simple processing of the fish, it can be eaten directly. No need to roast or boil, it can not only satisfy hunger, but also quench thirst, killing two birds with one stone, very good. ”
"Ahh After a while, she stammered, "You mean...... You mean to just swallow the flesh of the belt in the stomach with blood? Can you eat it? No...... Won't you spit it out? ”
"No, get used to it, I've eaten a lot in the army. In addition to fish, there are frogs, mice, snakes, etc., and sometimes even cockroaches and grasshoppers eat them. In short, when you are very hungry, you can eat whatever you can catch and don't think about anything else at all. ”
"Oh my God, your troops are too poor. I don't even have to eat, how can I fight? Besides, can such a thing be eaten raw? Don't you feel disgusted? Wow...... Wait a minute...... Wow...... Let me vomit for a while......" Yu Wenli said as she spoke, only to feel her stomach tumbling, and she couldn't help retching "wow, wow, wow".
"It's not poverty, it's not that there is no food, it's a routine training subject for our troops." Xu Wenlong silently looked at Yu Wenli, who was vomiting endlessly, and his heart became more and more heavy and uneasy. This little girl, as soon as she heard that she was eating raw fish, she vomited like this, but what should she do when the canned food is finished? Even if the emperor opens his eyes and a miracle appears, he can be lucky enough to find a desert island in a day or two, but there is no fire and he can't make a fire to cook, what will she eat? What is there for her to eat? Will this still survive?
Yu Wenli vomited for a while, and she was dazzled and burst into tears, but nothing came out. When her stomach felt a little better, she wiped away the tears on her face, frowned and asked worriedly: "There are indeed a lot of fish in the sea, but we don't have any tools, can we catch them with our bare hands?" Speaking of tools, she couldn't help but move, and her eyes couldn't help but turn to the backpack that lay in the lifeboat and was picked up from the dead body of the pirate.
"If you can't catch it, you have to catch it! Whatever you do, you have to catch it! Otherwise, we won't be able to last a few days! Xu Wenlong looked at the glittering and sparkling sea, and said in a firm tone.
Yu Wenli thought about it carefully before realizing the seriousness of the problem. Isn't it? At the moment when the mail boat exploded, she was afraid to rejoice, but she actually felt a little proud in her heart. thinks that rowing and drifting in the sea with Xu Wenlong should be regarded as a happy thing. For example, when the sun is rising and the sun is shining, when the moon is like water and the stars are shining, isn't it very warm, romantic and meaningful for two people to row a boat together? Who cares about such small things as what to eat and drink? However, cruel facts have proved that in the days of drifting on the sea, eating and drinking is actually the most important and deadly thing! Thinking of this, she hurriedly urged Xu Wenlong: "Then what are you waiting for?" Hurry up and find a way to catch fish. I'm going to ...... when I catch it. I'm going to taste it too...... Wow wow...... Give it a taste...... Canned food is ...... Wow wow...... Canned food will be saved for last resort......"
"Good, good! It's good if you have that determination! Where there is determination, there is hope! But now I have to row more and travel more while I still have the energy. It's not too late for us to catch fish in a while! Xu Wenlong saw that although Yu Wenli vomited a lot, she was still full of confidence to taste the taste of raw fish. immediately thought of the scene when she first joined the army and ate raw beef, although she didn't react as violently, but she was also vomiting when she heard it, and she was also vomiting endlessly. But didn't you get used to it later? And it tastes pretty good. Fresh and sweaty, with a long aftertaste, and very resistant to hunger.