Chapter 5: Midnight Terror
The midday sun is high overhead, and the hot alternating seasons of spring and summer during the day make people a little irritable. The weather is good, and there is no noise in the ears, which is a little good of Tana, but at the same time, the silence will not make people feel nervous, after all, there may be countless dangers hidden behind this silence, so you can't help but be on guard at all times.
Jack and Tex search for suitable dead wood and branches to make a simple raft to go to sea, while they also have to guard against orangutans that might pop up out of nowhere. There are so many amazing things in this continent that you can't say if you don't have a bird monster falling from the sky.
Turks didn't say a word here, like a child who was concentrating on playing with toys, Jack shouldn't laugh at him, his serious performance made Jack feel a little panicked - I really don't know what kind of powerful character the "shark" in Turks' mouth is.
Turks didn't speak, and Jack had to think alone.
Ancient books record that a thousand years ago, Garland's ancestors fled the Old World to the ocean because of the nuclear radiation left over from the war, and then the people who returned to the Old World also died tragically, but they have never heard rumors about the specific effects of any radiation, but it is often said that radiation changes the genes of animals and plants, and no one says what the effects of radiation are.
But now in the territory of Tana, a thousand years have passed, the vegetation is luxuriant, and the soil is fertile, which is understandable, after all, in a thousand years, stones can be ground by wind and sand, not to mention the influence of radiation. It's always been a mystery. Perhaps, it is orangutans, river whales, and other animals that have been changed by radiation.
The ten-year covenant was close at hand, and the seemingly peaceful frontier of Tana was full of murderous aura in Jack's eyes.
"No," Jack thought suddenly. He felt that there were countless "ambushes" and "hidden weapons" hidden in these things. First of all, since Gabo has the divine power to create a country, and this divine power is obviously more than one, in other words, in the case of only one divine power, and the divine power "Spirit of Wisdom" has long been missing, the Missu country can be said to be an ant in the hands of the Vedic country, and Gabo can do it immediately if he is willing to destroy his country. Can you think that the origin of Gabo's hatred could be related to the appearance of the "Spiritual Power of Tana" a thousand years ago?
Dusk had quietly come, and the raft had been quickly made, and Jack and Turks dragged the raft into the water, jumped on it and jumped a few times, the raft was so strong that the average wind and waves must have been able to withstand it.
Everything is in place, only the southeast wind is owed, but fortunately, this season, the wind direction is stable, which is the southeast wind they expected. The route they planned was to head east from the sea, avoiding the shallow reefs and swamps along the way, and then drift in the direction of the southeast wind, which would take four days if it was unimpeded.
Turks, who hadn't spoken a few words all afternoon, spoke up at this time: "Jack. Jack thought that Tex had found out of conscience and wanted to talk to him about going to sea tomorrow, but Tex continued, "Let's go get something to eat." Jack's face was black: "Gorillas don't eat it!
It is said that when he was in Garland, Jack's fishing skills were superb, whether it was a shark or a small shrimp, he could clearly understand its habits. "I'm going to get some fish to grill!" Jack volunteered.
The sea is still a bit cool near night.
Now is the time when the tide is ebb and low, and the fish are most likely to run aground. Jack went to a relatively flat tidal flat and dug some large holes, stacking small slopes around the perimeter so that the mud mounds around the mouth of the cave were trumpet-shaped with their backs to the sea, and when he was done, he just waited for the sea to pour back when the moon rose. It's still relatively simple to think about, after all, such things have been experienced a lot at sea, although there is no beach there, but the reason for the rise and fall of the tide is the same. Jack couldn't help but admire his wit and ability.
The sea breeze brushed his cheeks, and Jack leaned against the stones on the shore, whistling softly with his eyes closed. Jack couldn't help but laugh at the thought that the harvest would be very rewarding later—Garland's twenty years had not been in vain.
The moon is gradually rising and the tide is rising. Jack stood up straight in delight, waiting for the moment when the fish fell into the "trap".
By the way, what about Tex, there are too many fish to take. Jack suddenly remembered that he had just dragged the raft into the cave to check the reinforcement, he should have done it a long time ago, and he had already talked about catching fish together, what about people?
Before Jack reached the cave, he saw the raft on the ground that had been casually thrown aside, and there was no trace of Tex.
This guy won't be missing again!
Jack didn't dare to shout, for fear of attracting a gorilla, and lowered his head to follow Tex's footprints to find him. However, there was not a single footprint, and it was as if Turks had evaporated from the world!
Although Tex is still a very mysterious figure, his performance these days is enough to prove that he is a reliable partner, no matter what, he will not abandon Jack alone, will he...... Captured and killed by an orangutan!?As soon as Jack thought about it, he immediately strangled this terrible thought into a group of dead brain cells. Will...... I'm stupid enough to actually go hunt for gorillas, I'm just angry. Thinking of this, Jack couldn't help but quicken his pace.
The woods by the sea were searched, and there was no trace of Tex, nor any blood or fragments of Tex's clothing to prove his life or death.
Jack is like this, he is not afraid of life or death, he is afraid of not knowing life and death, which will make him break down inside. I had no choice but to go back to the cave first, and it was not advisable to stay outside for a long time, so stay in the cave and pray for Tex!
Jack wasn't a ruthless man, he was weighing it wisely.
As the night wore on, Jack tossed and turned in the cave and couldn't sleep. How can he sleep, this continent is full of dangers, as long as it is a person, basically he can't live for ten days, Turks doesn't seem to be a god, the flesh is just a mortal, the dark night, not only dead?
At this moment, there was a sudden "squeak" sound of feet stepping on the fine sand at the entrance of the cave! Jack lay motionless on the ground in the darkness alertly, looking at the situation outside.
It was two dark shadows! sneaky looks, the moonlight shining down from behind them, and it was impossible to see what they looked like. Jack had no tools at hand to defend himself, so he reached out and touched a long wooden stick, which was used to stun the sea fish swimming around in the water when collecting fish. He clutched the stick tightly, waiting for the danger to come.
As the dark shadow approached, Jack's heart beat faster and faster, and he thought that what he was going to see next might be another monster on this continent.
"Jack!
The voice, to which Tex-Jack responded, "Who, Tex?"
The black shadow said "um", and the alarm in Jack's heart was turned off, and he was afraid that Tex would laugh at his cowardice: "Tex, why didn't you speak earlier, I almost knocked you unconscious!" Jack got up and approached, casually threw away the wooden stick in his hand, and looked at the moonlight at the entrance of the cave, Jack saw clearly, it was indeed Tex, but there was a strange creature as thin as a monkey standing next to him!
Jack was so frightened that his body hair stood on end: "Ahh
"Jack, let me introduce you, this is Maury, my good buddy." Jack's eyes widened as he looked at this "good buddy" Morry, who was clearly an ordinary black dog! It's just that Jack hadn't seen a familiar creature for so long, and he would definitely be surprised when a family-raised dog suddenly appeared on the ground.
"Scared me to death, isn't this just a 'little black'. Jack wiped his cold sweat after speaking. When Mauri heard the word "little black", he seemed to be enraged, and the hair on his body stood upright, rising with a red light, and with the sound of "roaring" in his mouth, a fire instantly rose around the hair, burning the sand under it to become black. Jack was really scared silly.
"Maury, he's my friend", Turks seemed to reassure, "Be polite to him, say hello". The red flame was extinguished as soon as Tex finished speaking, and Maury wagged his tail quietly like a puppy—though he looked like a dog.
Jack was surprised to know what words to use to describe what he was seeing, he rubbed his eyes and asked Tex, "Just that fire, is it it!?" Tex nodded.
Turks apologized to Jack and said that when Jack went fishing, Maury came running over, so he took him into the woods to find food to treat him, and he was sorry for not having time to say goodbye. Jack waved his hand, it's okay, anyway, the uncooked fish is not delicious. In fact, Jack wanted to ask where this dog came from, but he was so frightened that he wanted to go to sleep as soon as possible.
It was soon dawn, and Jack quietly walked out of the cave with two black circles under his eyes, following behind him because he was afraid that Maury would suddenly become beastly and bite him on the ass. He thought the dog had a bad temper, but he couldn't tell Tex.
"Turks, where did it come from?" asked Jack for the night.
"Maury? Oh, from Missours. Turks didn't look back.
"Could it be that you came from the Sacred Ape Country?"
"Not so. There's no place Maury can't go, and there's no place Maurie can't get out. ”
After hearing this, Jack immediately stood in awe of this little black, if what Tex said was true, and Mauri's skills were obviously much greater than ordinary dogs, just looking at the skills of this thousand-mile seeker, it was natural to overshadow all creatures, let alone ride through the level from the monkey country.
Of course, what is more practical at the moment is that Jack asks Maury to go into the water to help him fend off the perhaps very vicious shark he is about to face, it is obvious that Maury's anger last night is just one of its most ordinary skills, obediently, this little black, maybe like a mythical beast, has the ability to go to heaven and earth?
Jack was beautiful when he thought about it, and couldn't help but reach out and touch Murray's head, but Murray suddenly turned around and let out an angry "roar" at Jack from the depths of his throat. It turned out that the dog didn't like people to touch his head. When Turks saw this scene, he couldn't help but laugh, and whispered, "Maury, be good", which made this Maury immediately change from a vicious dog to a docile little teddy. Jack reluctantly continued to walk behind them, dispelling the absurd idea of pinning his hopes on a little black dog, muttering that Murray was "little black".
The weather is good, suitable for going to sea, Tex took Maury to laugh all the way, completely without yesterday's melancholy, which made Jack very surprised: This Tex is so calm, is it possible, is this the magic soldier invited by Tex?