Chapter 26: Detective
After Li Suyun and Jiang Jianlong returned to the cabin, Jiang Jianlong lit a fire in the cabin again, and then put the eggs into the fire one after another, roasting them one by one, just when Jiang Jianlong roasted the birds' eggs, Li Suyun suddenly said: "My mouth is a little thirsty, have you ever seen water when you go to the island to the woodland?" ”
Jiang Jianlong said: "No, but when I climbed into the woodland of the island to collect eggs, I found that the highest part of the island was sparsely covered with some white material, I believe it is likely to be some ice cubes, or some unmelted snow, and when we go to explore, we will go to the highest point of the island, and we can collect those ice and snow by the way." ”
Li Suyun said: "Actually, we have another way to get water. ”
Jiang Jianlong asked, "What method?" ”
Li Suyun said: "Distillation, we need to find an iron pot or something, and then take some seawater from the sea, put it in this fire and roast it all the time, when the seawater is roasted for a long time, it will keep boiling and steaming, and the steam is actually no different from the pure water we drink." ”
After hearing this, Jiang Jianlong suddenly realized: "Yes, such a simple truth, why didn't I think of it." ”
After Jiang Jianlong finished speaking, he began to look around for items that could replace the iron pot, at this moment, he thought of a tool box in the recessed trough cabinet under the cabin, the tool box was actually an iron box, Jiang Jianlong had accidentally seen this iron box when he turned over his luggage last time, Jiang Jianlong thought of it, and immediately came to the cabin to open the recessed trough cabinet, and then took out the iron box, Chiang Kai-shek opened the iron box and found that there were some wrenches and screws inside, Screwdrivers and other maintenance tools, and there are some oil stains and dirt inside. When Jiang Jianlong saw it, he smiled and said: "This is a little dirty, but it is really very good to use it to make an iron pot, I will take it to the beach to wash it." ”
After Jiang Jianlong finished speaking, the wrench, screws, and screwdrivers in the iron box were all empty, and then took them to the beach, and used sand to constantly rub them in the tool box, and the oil stains inside were all rubbed clean, and then continued to rinse with seawater, and when he was rinsed clean, he used the iron box to scoop a box of clean seawater from the sea, and then returned to the cabin again, and after returning to the cabin, he came to the shore to pick up a few relatively flat and smooth stones, and then stacked them on both sides of the fire in the cabin. It was a simple stove, and finally he put a box full of seawater on the simple stove he built, and began to add dead wood to make the fire burn more and more, when the sea water began to boil, and steam came out, Jiang Jianlong closed an iron lid on the iron box at a 30-degree angle, and after the lid on the iron box was covered at a 30-degree angle, the steam from the boiling sea water was all adhered to the iron lid, and as the steam on the iron lid increased, Little by little, it was gathered into a drop of distilled water, Jiang Jianlong saw this, and then turned out his own water cup in his luggage, and put it in the place where the distilled water was collected under the stove, just like that, Jiang Jianlong and Li Suyun watched with joy as the distilled water continued to fall into the cup.
Although this is a good way to get water, but this speed is too slow, Jiang Jianlong and Li Suyun burned the eggs, and after eating, half an hour passed, the distilled water, less than a few tens of milliliters, that is, we usually drink a small sip, which made the two of them wait very painfully, Jiang Jianlong listened to Li Suyun keep shouting thirsty, he endured his thirst, and handed the distilled water to Li Suyun, Li Suyun took the water cup and couldn't help but take a small sip, although she still didn't quench her thirst after drinking a sip at this time, But he still handed the remaining half of the water to Jiang Jianlong and said, "You can drink a little too, we will have to explore later, the road is still long, and the two of them must support each other to get through." ”
When Jiang Jianlong heard her say this, he reluctantly took the water cup and drank all the water inside. Then, Jiang Jianlong put the baked eggs that had not been eaten into his pocket, and after finally extinguishing the fire and pouring out all the seawater in the iron box, he said to Li Suyun: "Okay, now let's go." ”
Jiang Jianlong and Li Suyun then began their journey to explore the island.
When they reached the low shore of the island, all they saw was some unsheltered area of moss and dwarf wood. In the middle of the island, you can begin to see some deciduous beech forests and a small plain covered with herbaceous plants. As Jiang Jianlong expected, when they walked for four or five hours, they climbed to the island and were about to reach the peak, they did see a small piece of ice and snow, these ice and snow were either in the cracks of the stones, or in the sparse grass, the two of them were extremely thirsty, when they saw these ice and snow, they began to pick up the ice and snow on the ground and stuff it into their mouths without care, although they could feel the cold in their mouths, but compared to thirst, the cold and cold feeling in their mouths was something they could fully bear.
When they had quenched their thirst, they ate some of the hard-boiled eggs they had brought with them, and after half an hour of rest, they set out again for the summit of the island.
The more they go up, the steeper and steeper the ground becomes, and the wind is getting stronger and stronger, as they get closer and closer to the peak, there is more and more ice and snow on the ground, and it is getting thicker and thicker, and when they fully reach the peak, the ground is almost completely covered with ice and snow, and at this time they look down at the peak, and there is a vast sea in the distance, at this time Jiang Jianlong has been convinced, this is not the mainland, nor is it the island of Estados, this is a desert island, maybe no one has ever reached the desert island, Because Jiang Jianlong had checked the information of Estados Island before preparing to travel, Estados Island has 541 square kilometers, although it is also a deserted island, but there are many animals and plants on the island. There was also a lighthouse, and now the island they saw, looking around, was less than 40 square kilometers, and there was no shadow of any other animal on the island, except for a few seabirds flying around the sky, and they could see almost everything on the island at the peak.
After Li Suyun saw all this, she suddenly cried in despair: "Where are we, I don't think we will ever be able to go back." ”
Jiang Jianlong sat paralyzed on the top of the mountain, and after listening to Li Suyun's words, he began to say to himself: "This is destined by God, God is destined for us to die on this desert island, yes, this is our grave, we are destined to not be able to go back." ”