Xingyu was busy for two days, and the drifting boat was finally refitted. Now I see that the original white steel pipe pole has been dismantled by Xingyu and stored in the underframe of the oil tank for later use. The original white steel tube of the truss was converted into a straight shaft of the rudder. The rudder of the small sailboat is divided into two parts, which are connected to the upper and lower ends of the white steel pipe. The new rudder was installed in the position of the original pole, which turned the original bow into a stern. The original stern became the bow. And the new pole, attached to its own underframe. Mounted in the middle of the boat, slightly in the forward position.

Xingyu did not lose the hull of the catamaran either. A drifting ship converted from an oil tank, the bottom frame is too heavy. Most of the oil tanks sank into the sea. From a distance, the drifting ship looks more like a submarine floating on the surface of the sea, which also slows down the drifting ship because the resistance of the oil tank in the sea is too great. In addition, the platform was too close to the waterline, which caused waves to splash into the cabin when the hatch was opened. So Xingyu pulled the hull into the sea and installed the hull under the bottom frame of the tank. This is the hardest part of the whole conversion job. The hull itself is buoyant, which is why the capsized catamaran has been floating on the surface of the sea. To pull the buoyant hull into the sea, you can only use the rope method used to pull the drifting raft on the small container before, and pull the hull down the bottom frame little by little. When it was completed, the drifting boat was only about 30 centimeters higher. However, these 30 centimeters have greatly increased their psychological security.

After all the refit work was completed, Xingyu and Mia excitedly prepared for the sea trial, and the converted drifting boat. Xingyu taught Miya to operate the rudder, it is not difficult to operate the rudder, just swing the tiller from side to side.

After that, Xingyu ran to the pole and pulled the rope of the pole and began to raise the sails. This sail is much larger than the one they sewn from mattress cloths, plus the waterline drops and the drag is reduced. The boat is now a notch faster than before. Mia, who was steering for the first time, grabbed the tiller excitedly. But Mia soon found that there was nothing in front of her to stop the voyage in the vast sea. It's okay for her to let go. Miyale let go of the tiller and leaned against the railing, enjoying the oncoming sea breeze.

At this time, the two saw an orange ball in the distance. The two looked curiously, and Xingyu soon knew that what was floating was an old lifeboat like a flying saucer. Before the invention of inflatable lifeboats, ocean-going vessels were equipped with such hard-hulled lifeboats. This old-style lifeboat was very seat-occupying, so it was eliminated after the invention of the inflatable lifeboat. At that time, however, most ocean-going vessels were capsule-type hard-hulled lifeboats. Like the UFO-type lifeboat in front of me, it was used much earlier. Almost all of these lifeboats end up in museums or garbage dumps.

Although it is an old-style lifeboat, it is still a former shipwreck artifact anyway. So Xingyu didn't care whether they used this lifeboat or not. Xingyu still drove the drifting boat towards the lifeboat. When the drifting boat approached the lifeboat, Xingyu immediately lowered the sail and slowed down. Let the drifting boat slide to the lifeboat. When the two were about to walk out of the platform, the hatch of the lifeboat was suddenly pushed open quickly. A shotgun came out from behind the door, and Mia, who was frightened, immediately jumped into the cabin of the drifting ship, and immediately rushed to get the gun, regardless of whether she fell from a high place or was injured. Miya knew that Xingyu was afraid of the shotgun going off the rails and usually didn't load bullets. So Mia could only pick up the pistol and run in the direction of the ladder, wanting to climb up, and handed the gun to Xingyu. This Miya wondered in her heart, why Xingyu didn't jump into the cabin with him.

Before, when Mia jumped into the cabin, Xingyu wanted to jump with him. But when Xingyu saw the hatch of the lifeboat clearly, he changed his attention. Behind the hatch of the lifeboat, there stood an old man in his sixties. Although the old man was holding a shotgun at him, there was no murderous aura on his face. Instead, there was a worried look on his face. Heung-woo's intuition told him that the old man was not a murderer. And most importantly, Xingyu saw a little girl about thirteen years old hiding behind the old man, looking at him with fear and curiosity. Xingyu's intuition felt that the little girl regarded the old man as a dependent, which reassured Xingyu. If the little girl also showed a look of fear of the old man, then Xingyu was ready to give it a go.

The old man saw Xingyu standing calmly, without showing a look of fear, and did not want to escape. So he asked Xingyu coldly: "Why did you drive over?" Your ship is better than mine, and there is nothing you need here. Let's go! At this time, Xingyu raised his hands to let the old man see clearly that he was not holding a weapon. After Xingyu released his goodwill, he said: "We have no malicious intent!" Just saw the lifeboat, so curious to sail over. As you can see, we don't need your stuff. After saying that, Xingyu slowly lowered his right hand and slowly bent down to take the pistol that Mia stretched out from the hatch. Xingyu twisted his handshake, the barrel of the gun went down, and slowly raised his hand. After Xingyu let the old man see clearly that he had a gun, he slowly inserted the gun into his waist. Then let go of his hand and looked at the old man.

The old man understood that this was Xingyu's goodwill, and also said that he was not afraid of fighting, but he just didn't want to fight. So the old man lowered his muzzle and turned it down, facing the sea.

The two continued to talk. Xingyu understands that the old man has a little girl. In this troubled world, we must be wary. And Xingyu didn't want to take the liberty of living with strangers. So Xingyu proposed to let the two boats drift together and take care of each other. But if you don't board my ship when it is not necessary, I will also board yours. Do not interfere with each other.

The old man also understands that in the vast sea where there is a lack of food and drink. Who would want to take in the elderly and children except for robbery. When Xingyu said this, he was already taking care of them. So I agreed. After that, the two of them returned to their cabins, observing the non-interference of each other.

The next morning, Heung-woo and the old man were fishing in their boats. Heungwoo stood on the platform, ready to fish. The old man's lifeboat, which looked like a flying saucer, was surrounded by a 30-centimeter-wide walkway. The old man stood on the walkway fishing. The two were surprised to see that they were both fishing with the lure fishing method. The star-to-eye smiled and went fishing. When lure fishing fala hook fishing, you don't need a quiet environment. So Heungwoo and Mia try to talk to the old man. At the beginning, the old man just asked and answered, but he was still very wary. But slowly, Xingyu and Miya's harmonious expression infected the old man. The old man also slowly opened the chatterbox. The three of them got to know each other during their conversations. Heungwoo and Mia want to know what happened in this world. Unfortunately, the old man did not know. The old man was a retired sailor whose hometown was on an island. The old man's children have all gone to the city to work, and they wanted to take the old man out. However, the old man has been dealing with the sea all his life and is reluctant to go to the city to live. So I stayed on the island to live alone. Later, the daughter-in-law gave birth to a daughter, so she handed her over to the elderly to take care of.

At this time, the little girl who had been hiding in the cabin was also attracted by the sound of conversation. The old man standing in front of the hatch saw his granddaughter walking to the hatch, and he also introduced his granddaughter heartily: "This is my granddaughter, Xijia." ”