This narrow open area is like a dividing line, and in front of him, a dense mangrove forest.

The tropical desert islands in the Pacific Ocean, most of which have mangrove forests, are a special ecosystem that transitions from land to sea, adapts to seawater, and usually grows near the sea.

Ye Xuan knew that this mangrove forest was connected to the sea, and it didn't make much sense to continue to move forward.

So, he turned back and walked up the dividing line.

The jungle inside the island is exceptionally silent, except for the sound of waves in the distance.

The ground around the mangrove forest is covered with soft silt, and in some places, the mud will sink directly to your knees if you step on it.

After walking for about ten minutes with difficulty, Ye Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up, because he had finally discovered fresh water!

Just ahead, about three meters from the mangrove forest, there is a puddle of water.

Walking forward quickly, Ye Xuan squatted down and carefully looked at the puddle.

The puddle was not large, less than half a meter in diameter, and there were many dead branches and leaves floating on the surface of the water, as well as a few dead bugs. In addition, the water is also very turbid, yellowish-brown, which makes people look like they don't want to drink it, and it also has a strange smell.

Seeing this scene, he did not express a look of disappointment, all this was expected.

You must know that the water source of the pond mainly comes from rainfall, and the water in the pit cannot flow, and it is 100% stagnant. In addition, unlike lakes, ponds have complex and intact ecosystems, so even if the water is not flowing, the lake's self-purification ability can inhibit the growth of bacteria and germs.

He now has the tools, he has a campfire, and he is completely sure that the water from the puddle is safe to drink.

Pointing to the puddle, Ye Xuan said, "The water in this must not be drunk directly." But after filtering and then boiling, it can still barely be drunk. ”

Hearing him say that the water in it was drinkable, the audience suddenly had black question marks on their faces.

"I don't read much, don't lie to me. ”

"Can you drink this TM?"

"Calm, after all, it's the patriarch. ”

"With all due respect, this TM is orange juice!"

"Not to mention, the color really looks like orange juice. ”

"2333, a stroke of the old brother's show. ”

"Anyway, if it's boiling, I don't dare to drink it. ”

Glancing at the barrage, Ye Xuan ignored them and continued to speak: "However, what I'm worried about now is another issue. ”

Mainly because the pond is close to the mangrove forest, and the sea water will flood the mangrove forest every night when the tide rises, and he is worried that the pond will be mixed with seawater.

As he spoke, he reached for some water and took a sip.

"Poof!"

Just after tasting it slightly, Ye Xuan squirted out all the water in his mouth.

His fears came true, and as he had expected, the water was salty.

Wiping the corners of his mouth, Ye Xuan frowned, and sighed helplessly: "The water in the puddle is rainwater, but it is too close to the mangrove forest here, and after the tide rises at night, some seawater mixes in. I tasted it just now, and it was salty and bitter, indicating that there was too much mixed seawater to drink at all. ”

If you just mix in a small amount of seawater, you can barely drink it, but there is too much seawater mixed in it, and the concentration is almost the same as that of seawater.

He has no shortage of food, and the main purpose of exploring the desert island is to find fresh water. Now that fresh water has been found, but he can't drink it, he is a little depressed.

"It seems that we have to find a way to collect fresh water. Let's go back first, there's still a lot to do. ”

Ye Xuan stood up, looked at the puddle regretfully, and returned to the original way.

He had said before that if there was no fresh water on the island, there were ways to collect it, but these methods were too inefficient.

By the time he returned to the beach camp, it was already more than 11 o'clock at noon, and the number of people in the live broadcast room began to grow gradually.

The midday sun was particularly strong, and the scene on the beach in the distance was distorted by the heat.

Sitting in the grass shed, Ye Xuan held a coconut and drank a sip of sweet coconut water, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and then said: "Survival in the wilderness is like this, it is impossible to be happy with everything. In fact, my current conditions are already very good. While the sun is not at its strongest, you have to rush to the reef area to get some food, there is still a lot to do in the afternoon. ”

Drinking the coconut in his hand in one go, Ye Xuan stood up and walked quickly towards the reef area.

There are no tricks in lunch, and what you can eat depends on luck.

If you're lucky, you'll be able to pick up a fish or two, and if you're unlucky, you'll have to eat some hermit crabs and oysters. As for going to the sea to fish, he hasn't thought about it for the time being, mainly because the risk is too high, and there may not be a catch.

Staring at the scorching sun, when Ye Xuan was halfway through, his footsteps suddenly stopped, and the whole person froze in place.

Because at sea level ahead, there is a ship!

The ship was far away, and it looked like it was just a small blurry black dot with a faint outline. Visual inspection alone shows that the two sides are at least twenty nautical miles apart.

This is already the limit distance, and it cannot be further. At sea level, when the light, air and temperature are optimal, the far-sighted distance is only 27 nautical miles. Once you exceed this distance, you can't see anything.

This distance is not short, you know, nautical miles are different from kilometers, 27 nautical miles is equivalent to 50 kilometers.

At this moment, Ye Xuan was extremely excited, pointed to the black dot in the distance, and said in surprise: "Ladies and gentlemen, have you seen it?

Through the live footage, the audience also spotted the boat. However, they didn't want Ye Xuan to be rescued so early, the live broadcast had only started for two days, and it would end before it was enjoyable, of course they didn't want to.

"No, get out!"

"Where's the ship?"

"Patriarch, you're hallucinating. ”

"Don't worry about these details, let's have lunch first. ”

"Wake up, stop daydreaming. ”

"Good boy, you guys are too showy!"

"Haha, the laughing old man has a sore kidney. ”

"Look at you paralyzed, Lao Tzu can't see anything. ”

He was not in the mood to pay attention to the barrage at the moment, if a ship passed by, it meant that he could be rescued, thinking of this, where could Ye Xuan take care of any lunch, spread his legs, turned around and ran back to the camp.

The bonfires lit in the early morning have been extinguished, but there are still some flickering embers.

Holding the only remaining firewood on it, Ye Xuan puffed out his mouth and began to blow.

Soon, a thick smoke rose up, followed by a flash of fire that rekindled the bonfire.

"Haha!"

Ye Xuan laughed out loud and threw the slippers he had picked up in the morning into the bonfire. Suddenly, a black puff of smoke, accompanied by a scorching smell, rose from it.

However, the smoke is not big enough, and it is certainly not visible from such a distance. So he took out his dagger again and cut off some fresh branches and leaves from the nearby tree, still on the campfire.

For a moment, a thick black smoke rose into the sky.

Today, the sea breeze is not strong and intermittent, so this black smoke rises more than ten meters high. He believed that such a strong smoke, if there was a will, would definitely be discovered.