Chapter 68: No Humans
The heading of the moving island is due east.
Because of the unique situation that arises in the northeast direction, it is not going to sail in that direction at all.
But there are things that can be encountered.
The place I had just seen through the telescope was beyond the reach of Mars and Lawrence's eyes.
In other words, at the current speed of moving the island, it is estimated that it will only be possible to reach it in the afternoon.
So there's no rush.
After coming down from the high platform, Mars continued to catch fish in the shallows, which were used as raw materials to replace the biogas.
And in the direction of due west of the moving island, Mars already knew what to do.
Originally, there were not so many sea reefs, Mars could only build little by little, but now he was about to come to the vicinity of a group of sea reefs, so Mars could use those reefs directly.
In this way, the expansion of the mobile island becomes much easier.
Mars spears fish in the shallows with a stone harpoon, and at the same time he picks up some seashells, which he intends to use for food.
When Mars replaced the fish he had caught, he returned to the pavilion on the moving island.
Then Mars found out that his father was still on it.
There was a telescope on the high platform, so Lawrence found it really useful.
Something he was able to find, but he couldn't be sure because he didn't see it, but with this telescope, Lawrence was able to see it.
Now he's looking at an island.
It is called an island because it is large, at least with a telescope, and most importantly, it is home to trees and other kinds of plants.
When Lawrence discovered the island, he had been looking at it in detail.
As he took a closer look, Mars was looking up at his father who was still using his telescope to observe.
So Mars climbed up again.
Mars's movements were slight, but there were only as many people on the platform as two people could crouch down.
So Mars came up and let Lawrence find out.
At this time, Lawrence turned to Mars and said, "Mars, I found a small island not far from the reef group, which looks many, much bigger than this one of us. ”
"Father, discovered the island?"
Mars heard what his father had said, and asked excitedly and uncertainly.
The island is a good thing, either it is inhabited by people, or it is not patronized by humans.
If it weren't for the human patronage, wouldn't it be possible to empty the entire island by itself?
"See for yourself!"
Lawrence's hand did not leave the telescope, which was to fix Mars so that Mars could see it directly when he looked at it.
Mars looked at his father's actions, and he should have been sure.
So Mars stepped forward.
Sure enough, when Mars went to look, parts of an island appeared in the telescope's eyepiece.
At this point, Mars began to control the telescope, and then wanted to see more clearly.
Lawrence, who was on the side, watched the stone-made telescope change, and withdrew his hand for Mars to control.
Mars took a serious look at everything he could see about the island.
It can be said that this small island is very charming.
Because except for the exposed sea reef, the rest is actually green.
This is arguably the most fascinating part of the world.
"On such a large island, there is not a single human shadow. ”
Mars could only see part of the island, and most of the other half was blocked by himself.
But even so, Mars found no signs of humans on the island.
"Yes, I also carefully observed it just now, and it is true that I did not see any traces of human activity, but this is normal, if there are human beings, the trees and plants on this island are used by people in their lives. ”
Not all people can use stone as tools, so if they are lucky enough to come to an island, then any tool that can be used on the island will be used.
Then an island was bare, with only humans left on it.
It is an island that has not been cultivated by humans.
"Father, I took a look at this island, right next to our course, not far from the reef group that I had discovered earlier. ”
Mars stopped looking, and then he and Lawrence stood opposite each other to discuss the matter.
"It's not that far away, but we still have to look at it specifically. You must know that there were humans living in this area when we sailed eastward before, but there were no people here, and they were not found by those persecuted humans, so we still have to observe more. ”
"Don't worry, father, I'm just interested in the trees and other plants on the island. ”
"Hmm!"
Lawrence, of course, understood what Mars meant, so at this time, he said something to tell Mars not to be in a hurry.
The goal was to keep Mars from being too impulsive.
When you encounter danger, you choose to face it well, but you still have to observe first, and you have to be sure before taking risks.
Either way, it's better to be careful.
The moving island continues to sail forward, and Mars and Lawrence go together to observe.
The sun passed noon and then headed towards the west.
With the awning, no matter how much sun there is, it will be very comfortable here, plus there is a sea breeze, in fact, everything is very good except for not being able to lie down and rest.
An island, an island with no people.
Countless reefs, unowned reefs.
These will be their own!
Mars thought so.
Then I felt like my moving island was finally going to be bigger.
As Mars estimated, the reef was visible to his own eyes as he continued his voyage to the island, and as he continued his voyage, the island came into view.
The contrast between the green and blue of the sea is so striking that you can see it at a glance.
And all the thoughts in their hearts: go there!
Lawrence has always been rational, he does not have the same ambition as Mars to occupy the whole island as his own, but observes his surroundings to see if there is anything else he has not discovered about this place.
"Father, let's stop at the edge of those reefs, I need those reefs to make our island bigger. ”
"Hmm!"
Lawrence found nothing, and the island of green vegetation was so attractive that no human would say no to it.