Chapter 22: The First Exploration

Jeon Ho didn't want to do anything with it in the first place. It is not easy for a sea turtle to grow so big, and I heard that only one in a thousand baby turtles can reach adulthood. With such a small chance of being hit by it, it can be seen that it is lucky, Quan Hao has not killed a few, let him deal with a creature about the same size as him, I don't know how many years old, he can't do it. Besides, people have already dedicated their children and grandchildren, is it a little too much to ask them to dedicate themselves?

He was simply reluctant to give up the spoil. This turtle is the largest one he has seen since he came to the island. Even if you can't play with it, it's good to look at it twice. He planned to trap it for a while, the turtle was tenacious and had no natural predators, and there was no danger in staying on the beach. It's just the right time to be his companion. If it weren't too heavy, he would have moved it to camp.

After circling the turtle twice, Quan Hao still approached from the tail that was the least vulnerable to attack. The turtle saw that he was going to come to his side, and he was anxious. Raise your claws and try to attack. Fortunately, the belly is facing the sky, and there is no accurate head at all. After getting close, Quan Hao pushed the back armor at the edge of it, and turned the turtle's body one hundred and eighty degrees, turning it into a posture with its head facing the shore and its tail facing the sea. The head is high and the tail is low, so that even if the tide is high, the tide will not flood the turtle's jaws and beaks.

Then he picked up a few bunches of aquatic plants on the beach. First I tried to feed it to the turtle, but when it ignored it, I put grass on its belly carapace, and hung the rest of it from its mouth. If it's hungry, turn its neck and eat it. I heard that sea turtles are omnivores, and I hope this one is not picky.

After doing this, Quan Hao returned to the camp with confidence. Breakfast was naturally turtle eggs, and he had a bit of trouble when lighting the fire. Because of the heavy humidity on the island, his leaves were damp, and it took him four times to burn. There was also billowing smoke, which made people cough.

The whole twenty eggs were buried by him in the ashes at the bottom of the fire, because Quan Hao felt that it was definitely not possible to burn them directly, so he could only use this primitive method. Cooked turtle eggs are a bit fishy, chewed harder than eggs, and not too tasty. But if it's not delicious, you have to eat it, and today's plan is to explore the whole island, and you can't do it without a body. His solution was to sprinkle a little salt into it, and it would be easy to swallow when it had a salty taste.

I ate seven turtle eggs in one go, and I felt a feeling of fullness in my abdomen. By this time it was already dawn, but the fog was still heavy. You can't see the mountains in the distance, and you can't see the sun. But Quan Hao didn't want to wait, now that the temperature is right, it's time to hike if it's lukewarm. He put his backpack in and stuffed a dozen turtle eggs into it, ready to make rations at noon. A finger-thick rope was tied around his waist, and he held the dagger in his hand to defend himself.

The road to the hill is not easy. It's nothing else, it's just that the line is all monotonous sandy beaches, and there are no references, so it's hard to discern the direction. After the coast was also in the fog, Quan Hao could only listen to the sound of the sea with his ears and try to move in the direction away from the sea. I don't know if I took a detour or not, and after walking like a fly for a while, the outline of the mountain finally appeared in front of me.

Coming to the foot of the hill, Quan Hao realized that the mountain was even steeper than he imagined. It is like a wall chiseled by a knife and an axe, with almost no slope. It was difficult to find a place to stay, and some of the uneven spots were covered with moss, and he was quite slippery to the touch. It's obviously unrealistic to want to climb through here unless you have professional climbing equipment.

I had to find another place. The hill runs roughly east-west. Quan Hao walked along the mountain in the direction of the sun, and the sand under his feet had turned from sand to gravel. After walking for about two kilometers, I finally found a gap. This gap is only about 20 meters high, which is much shorter than the surrounding cliffs. It seems to have collapsed for some reason, and there are scattered gravel all around, just making a road with a slope of about 40 degrees.

Jeon Ho climbed to the top of the slope from here, and a vibrant world appeared in front of him.

Green, full of green. This side of the hill is a gentle slope with many kinds of green shrub trees. Unknown flowers bloom on the grassy ground, and birdsong occasionally comes from the forest. Even the air here is different, and the smell of grass obscures the saltiness of the sea. In the distance, the green stretches along the mountain until it is obscured by the mist.

The two sides of the island turned out to be completely different worlds. The beach over there is a blue sea, and here there are green trees. It's amazing. Quan Hao felt that it might be this small hill that caused this qiē. It is precisely because it is steep on one side and gentle on the other that it creates a very different environment on both sides. Perhaps many years ago, there was an earthquake in Haiti that caused the other half of the mountain to collapse into the sea. Its height also blocks the flow of sea sand, causing a large amount of sea sand to accumulate and gradually form a sandy beach. On the other hand, because of the gentle slope, it can store rainwater, and plants can grow in abundance. to form a green world.

No one knows what the truth is. The more important thing for Jeon Ho is to explore the jungle and see if there is anything worth exploiting. After a series of searches, he found a small stream with fresh water in it. Chop down a few thumb-thick, slender branches. Sharpening the ends of a branch can be used to make speargun fishing, or it can be used as a short spear for self-defense. The dagger is still a little shorter. There was also a shrub that looked like a banana, but unfortunately the fruit was green and small, and it was not edible at all. But he didn't look at the fruit, but the broad leaves of the banana tree. The blade is long enough and more than 30 centimeters wide. It's a great way to keep out the sun and rain.

When the sun came back on the spot, the fog was gone. Jeon Ho climbed to the highest point of the hill. This time he finally saw the island in its entirety. The only hill on the island stretches from east to west, and to the north is the sandy beach from which he came. To the south, the island is very long, and the southernmost coastline is probably twenty kilometers away. The width gradually narrows from the hill, like a snake's tail winding into the sea. Most of the South Peninsula is covered with woods, and only offshore areas are white sand beaches. There is also a river on the island, which follows the terrain to the south, and disappears in the glade between the trees. The stream of Jeon Ho Hyun should be one of its sources. The river meets the sea through an estuary located at the tip of the snake's tail and runs through almost the entire southern peninsula.

Looking farther away, the space-time gate to the north still stands on the sea. In addition, the east, west, and north directions are all endless oceans. Only 10 to 15 kilometres due south-east, there are a few small islands scattered here and there. They are all very small islands, and they add up to less than one-fifth of the island at Quan Hao's feet. Looking beyond a few smaller islands, further to the south, rolling hills can be faintly visible. But it's too far away to estimate the distance.

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