Episode 4 Isle of Tribulation (6)
When I touched the woods, I didn't dare to go inside, for fear that there would be a big mouth waiting for me to throw myself into the net. The first step is immediately as if you have entered another dimension. The towering trees look from their upward perspective, like giant thorns piercing the sky, enclosing the sky into a limited circle, even if it is daylight outside, but once you enter this forest, it is equivalent to returning to the boundless night, and although it is already night, the darkness in the forest has not penetrated a trace of moonlight, it seems to be the color of hell. The darkness plunged my heart back into a valley of terror, crisscrossing strange branches like the claws of a blood-sucking monster, enveloping me fiercely, and gradually, the heavy depression made it difficult for me to breathe, and a strong illusion told me that I was about to turn into a giant cocoon......
A spirit, I returned to reality, and after peeing, I staggered back, but strangely enough, they all woke up, and they all stood out of the tent, and even walked towards my lodgings. Before I could ask, I heard Noodles ask in annoyance, "Where have you been?" We didn't dare sleep! Keeping you away, but not letting you go so far! You can't hear us shouting, and we don't dare to let go of our voices and shout ......" Although these words are vicious, they are very cordial, some caring, and some coquettish, I realized for the first time that I am still very important in their hearts, at least because of the selfishness of survival.
Tofu also said abruptly: "You scared us to death, and I thought you were taken by some animal......
Chili stroked his long hair: "Just him?" Which animal will eat him? "I couldn't help but feel sad in my heart, to be honest, although they were all bad to me, and Pepper hated me the most of them, I had to admit that I liked her very much, she was highly educated and beautiful, and even if she had an obvious bad temper, it still didn't change my admiration for her. Every time she expressed her disdain for me, she tore at my heart once.
Leek beckoned everyone to go back and continue to rest, and suddenly turned back and said politely: "Thank you Xiaoxiang, you have worked hard today." "She downplayed my credit as much as she could, as if she thought that being warm about people would diminish her prestige as a leader.
I wasn't entirely stupid, I could understand, and I hurriedly said, "That's how it should be." Sister, don't worry, I will definitely support your work, let's get through the difficulties together! ”
She probably thought my statement was disgusting, waved her hand in disgust, and left.
I think it's actually a good start, and although we are not fully integrated, we are well on our way in this direction.
Readers, if you are still willing to read this far, then please continue to believe me. The point I want to talk about is not the desert island remnant, but ......
The next day, although Leek still forcibly arranged my eight-hour workschedule, his attitude was softer than before: "Xiaoxiang, you go and get something to eat, pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, and take out your unique skills, everyone has the strength to work when they are full." "I thought to myself, what kind of work have you done, and it is true that you have the strength to arrange for me to work only after you have eaten enough.
I know that it's not good for their health to eat meat all the time, so they should get some vegetables. It's just that I can't tell what plants can eat and what can't be eaten, and even if animals can eat certain plants, it doesn't mean that people can eat them too. Suddenly, a thought came to me: "If you don't eat meat, you can eat fish!" There is nothing else here, there is no shortage of fish! ”
I sharpened two pieces of wood, tied them to a thick branch, made a simple harpoon, and took the square barrel I had made to the beach.
At the southwestern end of the waves, there is a majestic giant granite, like the ridge of the submarine mountain range jutting out of the water, and for the past few hundred million years, the wind and waves have been like a cold and sharp saw, destroying this granite to the point of bruising. The oxide on the rock left three reddish-brown patches on the cliff, like blood clots that had clotted into the inside of the stone wall in a slaughterhouse, and the colorful damp shells and pebbles embedded deep in it, as if the rotting lung lobes and heart, as if someone had just been cut open. The moldy scarlet ringworm plant is enough to remind the imaginative of a murder scene. This may not seem unusual in normal times, but among the hitomi of shipwreck survivors, the scenery here is already indescribably sinister.
On the side of the beach near the highest cliff, there is a narrow bend, the terrain is so blessed that the many reefs are equivalent to a huge net, and many fish swim here, blocked by the reef, and hit by the waves, and the speed is much slower to go back and forth.
As soon as I reached the water's edge, a familiar chill rose from the soles of my feet and instantly flowed through my body. The turbulent times here are abrupt, the current is divided into countless small branches, and one of the largest reefs is full of more than 20 large fish, which seem to have just been hit, but these fish have no wounds, and it can't be a collective suicide?
Or is this the same as yesterday's logging, something gave it...... Could it be that this time it was also "it" that wanted to fish, but suddenly something left for a while, and once again let me pick up a ready-made bargain?
I can't think about it, what the hell is going on on this island? Why do I need to build a house, I have ready-made wood, I need to eat fish, I have ready-made fish? I'm afraid that the grouse I caught last time and the lake water found by chance during the handling process are not as simple as a coincidence. Is someone trying to help me? Is it my own person who is helping me, one of the four of them (which is impossible based on the testimony of their presence and personal ability), or is it someone else, or is it not human at all? Maybe it's not helping me, but some kind of conspiracy? Who can have the ability to get ahead of me, knock down so many big trees, and catch so many fish?
I don't think it's good to wait any longer, no matter what. I hurriedly packed up the fish, but I couldn't fit the barrel I brought, so I could only pick the eight largest and fattest fish to take away. Any one of them would be enough for each of them to eat.
On the way back, I became more and more worried, but I tried to adjust my mentality as much as I could, at least not show it on my face, because it would greatly affect their confidence. Back on the beach where the plane crashed, I had already circled the island for most of the time, and even if I didn't do anything, it would take me 50 minutes to walk back and forth at the fastest, and I think they must be very hungry.
Even though I was relatively familiar with the island, I was cautious to sprinkle pebbles as a marker and walk back from a distance, like my brother in Grimm's fairy tale "The Candy House". My heart sank: You can't doubt my abilities, do you? But I quickly and keenly captured the keyword: aerial monsters. It turns out that they are still haunting the giant flying fish that caused the plane crash, yes, what is that thing? But this is nothing compared to our situation.
When they saw me, they were silent again, but Leek criticized me for being too slow.
Pepper asked, "What animal did you take away this time?" ”
I didn't want to argue with her, so I put the barrel down: "Grilled fish for everyone tonight." ”
Everyone felt refreshed. In addition to Chili, the other three of them were getting better and better towards me, and Leek even happily patted my dirty shoulder with her noble and white hand, and said, "Xiao Xiang, I usually think you ...... I don't think you're good, when it matters, you're really a man! ”
Tofu smiled and said, "Brother Xiang is very powerful, and people can't look good." ”
Noodle didn't want to praise me directly, so she said in her way, "You really don't see it?" Tell me, how did you catch these eight big fish? It's hard to catch professional fishermen, huh? When she said this, everyone looked at me suspiciously, and I could only explain awkwardly that it was luck, luck.
I pretended to be nothing, and because I was so ugly, people didn't like to look at my face, so they didn't notice anything wrong with me. I thought to myself, it's not a problem to go on like this, and one day the two skeptics of Chili and Noodles will break the ship. Only Tofu is the one who can talk to, but she is a vulnerable group among the four women and is not in power.
After I had eaten enough, I did not wait for them to hurry, but after briefly thickening the weeds, I took my harpoon and javelin and walked to my lodgings. Occasionally, when I turned around, I found that except for Chili, the other three people were all standing at the door staring at me from afar, with some indescribable meaning in their eyes.