Chapter Forty-Seven: Downstream
When broke free of their hands and pushed me hard, I realized that he was hiding it too well, he must have taken advantage of the rest just now to secretly break open the belts on his hands, but he didn't show his face, and at the critical moment, he suddenly made a move.
I was defenseless, and I was pushed by a, and I suddenly lost my balance. At this time, I was extremely annoyed, my body fell to the ground, and while rolling down towards the dark river, I grabbed the left ankle of the.
There were water stains by the dark river, it was very slippery, I desperately dragged the, both of them had an unstable center of gravity, and fell into the river one after the other. The cold water flooded overhead, and I threw my flashlight away, struggling to poke my head out of the water.
I was still holding on to the, and as soon as the two of them fell into the water, they were immediately swept down by the turbulent river. The anger in my heart was indescribable, I grabbed the with one hand, held the knife in the other, and stabbed him with all my strength.
However, as soon as the knife was struck, the sober reason in the subconscious stopped itself. Now I kill the, I don't think there is much of a problem, but if I kill him, I have a bad anger in my heart, what should I do next? With my own water nature, I certainly won't be able to last long in this icy river.
I have to keep him alive.
I withdrew the knife and clung to him. My body rose and fell with the river, and my heart panicked and struggled hard. But after such a struggle, the situation became worse and worse, not only did not relieve himself, but dragged the and sank downward.
"Don't! Don't be nervous...... spat out a mouthful of water and shouted to me breathlessly, "Relax...... Just relax...... Otherwise, we're ...... will all die ......"
Now that I can't care about complaining about him anymore, I hold back the anger in my heart and do my best to adjust my emotions and let my body gradually relax. As soon as you relax, the situation is a little better, although it will still rise and fall in the water, but it will not drown.
knew that I would definitely not let go, so I didn't talk nonsense, the lives of the two of them hung by a thread, and he had to try his best to find a way to go ashore. The last time we fell into the water, we were washed out by the water for a long time, but it was only luck that we grabbed a protruding stone next to the river, but this time, the good luck was gone, at least for more than 20 minutes, and the two of them had nothing to do.
I could feel that the were desperately trying to swim towards the bank of the dark river, but with me, and the current was too fast, he couldn't do it. We went down the river, the situation got worse and worse, the cold water took away the body temperature, and gradually, from the feet and the whole body, it was cold without a trace of temperature. I have a very bad hunch, if it goes on like this, after a long time, even will not be able to hold on.
Time is blurry again, I don't know how long it has been, I can't hold it anymore, my head is groggy, and the are choked enough, half dead.
Just when I was about to lose consciousness, I suddenly felt the shrink their bodies and make a sigh in their mouths. My mind was sluggish at this moment, and before I could react, I felt empty all of a sudden.
There was a drop in the course of the dark river, which should have formed a small waterfall, and the two of us fell straight down. There was a distance of less than ten meters up and down, and it fell back into the water with a pop.
But the current below the drop zone is quite gentle, the current is gentle, there is hope of climbing to the shore, and my consciousness that is about to be scattered involuntarily sobers up. The paddled vigorously in front of the water, swam for a while, and finally swam to a place where they could go ashore, and I used my last strength to pick up a few slimy and slippery stones and turn over to the shore.
As soon as the two of us came ashore, we didn't have the strength to move, and we lay there gasping for air. There was no light around me, and I just lay down, fearing that I would suffer in this environment, and took out a spare flashlight from my body.
From the moment pushed me down the river, we have completely torn our faces, and we no longer have any worries, either you die or I live. I'm younger than him, my body is stronger than him, and my strength recovers faster, and when I turn on the flashlight, I crawl in front of the and point a knife at him.
"Don't ...... Don't make a fuss......" were tired and half dead, facing the knife, they were powerless to dodge, and they gasped and said, "It's all time...... What's the ...... about?"
I didn't answer, I untied the belt from the, and tied his hands behind his back, this time, I tied it very carefully and strongly.
After tying up the, I finally felt a little more steady, lay crookedly, and took out a piece of chocolate from my body. I don't usually eat this kind of stuff because I think it's too sweet, but at this time, a piece of chocolate can quickly help me replenish the necessary energy.
"Give it to me...... Give me some points......"' nose was very smart, and when she smelled the sweet smell of chocolate, she twisted her body and said to me, "Half a piece is fine......"
"When you're full, you have the strength to make trouble, and I don't want to get into trouble."
"Dude...... You won't do me any good to starve me here......"
"If you want to eat, you can too." I broke off a piece of chocolate and said, "I'll ask you a few questions, and if you answer honestly, I'll give it to you." ”
"What's the problem?"
"What are you doing this time?"
"Not just now...... Didn't I tell you everything...... I'm here for...... In order to do the land to put the top ......"
"Let's talk about chocolate when you're done." I wrapped the broken chocolate and put it back in my pocket, ignoring what the said, closing my eyes and recuperating.
I lay down for about an hour, recovered a lot, and dragged the up, planning to walk around here first to see what was going on. From the time we went ashore until now, I could vaguely see that the dark river met the drop terrain and then merged into a large waterhole, and we lay on the bank of the waterhole for more than an hour.
may not have rested well, and I was very reluctant, so I pushed him forward. The waterhole is so large that it took at least 20 minutes to walk most of the circle. The water of the waterhole comes from the dark river, and in the southeast direction, there is a gap of about twenty centimeters or so at the edge of the waterhole, and the gap is very long, and if the water in the waterhole is abundant, then the excess water will flow down the gap. There is no external influence, and the water flow of the waterhole is relatively gentle, so it feels like a stagnant water when you look at the flashlight.
Walking here, I felt like I had fallen into an ice cellar, cold to the bone. The crack in the southeast corner of the waterhole is only about 20 centimeters wide, and people can't get through. However, the drop of the dark river is 8 to 10 meters high, and it is not easy to climb up against the current. and I are trapped in this place.
I could think of the predicament in front of me, and could certainly think of it, and involuntarily glanced into my pocket. All the provisions of the two of them are on me. In fact, there wasn't much to eat either, just a few high-energy compressed cookies and chocolate.
There is water in the pool, I have heard people say, only drink water and do not eat, normal people can last about half a month. But without food, after three days people will have no strength, and in such a place, losing physical strength is actually equivalent to death.
As soon as I thought about it, I didn't dare to think about it anymore.
I insisted on walking where I had not finished the last bit, and then, about ten meters in front, the beam of light of the flashlight reflected the three boats that were buckled upside down on the ground.
As soon as my eyes lit up, there were boats in this place, which proved that someone had come.
The three boats were not big enough to accommodate five or six people. The Northwest gives people the impression that the desert Gobi is desert and uninhabited, in fact, there are also rivers and lakes here, and from a long time ago, people who live on rivers and lakes have mastered the skills of fishing by boat, just like fishermen in the mainland. From the outside, these three boats have a strong local character.
The three boats must have been a long time ago, and if the ships were to be anti-corrosion and waterproof, they had to be painted, and they had to be painted a dozen times before they could be launched. Two of the boats are generally well preserved, with the outer layer of anticorrosive paint playing a key role, and the other is probably the reason why the paint is not in place, and it has decayed. My clothes and were not dry, we were wet and frozen to death, and as soon as we saw these three boats, proposed to dismantle the fire to keep warm.
I dismantled the ship, which was about to rot, and made a fire. When the warm fire burns, crouching next to the fire feels like entering heaven.
I took off my coat and put it by the fire to bake slowly, and at the same time pondered, although these three boats are not big, but to transport them from outside to this place, it also takes a considerable amount of time and manpower, the natural environment in the northwest is not good, population growth has always been limited, the countries along the ancient Silk Road recorded in the historical classics, if they are put in the interior of the Central Plains, it is about the same as the population of a county, so manpower is also a very precious resource here.
I believe that in that era when productivity and technology were quite backward, if it were not necessary, no one would have bothered to transport three ships to this place for so long.
Obviously, the purpose of bringing the ship here is to enter the waterhole. I think that when you go into a waterhole, you may be looking for something, but you can't be fishing.
What to look for?
We're stuck here, and we have to find a way out. But these three small boats piqued my interest.
I now look closely at the waterhole, and there is no light, no moving air, no microorganisms, and not even the simplest food chain. The water is so clear that when you stand by the waterhole and shine a flashlight, you can see the light at the bottom of the water.
I wanted to push down a boat and go to the center of the waterhole, but I didn't worry about. I unfastened the' belts again, removed his belts and coats, and tied them together solidly, and tied the to a large piece of wood that had been removed from the broken boat. With such a large piece of wood on his body, he couldn't run even if he wanted to.
"Not as torturous as you." stared, but he knew that it was useless to resist, so he could only roll his eyes vigorously.
I ignored him, freed my hands, and slowly pushed a small boat to the edge of the pool.