"There's actually a path!"
"A path leading to the opposite island!"
At dawn, the earliest risers spotted this clear thoroughway at a glance.
News spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred.
Soon, a large crowd gathered at the entrance of the residential complex.
"If you ask , this is just the low tide."
"Who would have thought there'd be such a long 'sea-foraging highway' here, directly connecting to the island opposite."
"That island is much larger; the resources on it must be far more abundant."
The island being discussed by the crowd was precisely the one located east of the residential complex.
This island wasn't the largest in the vicinity, but it was certainly much bigger than the tiny islet they currently stood on.
The island was covered in trees, and one could even see seabirds taking off and landing.
The islet beneath their feet and the island opposite both lay along this straight isthmus line.
Further north of that island, about one or two kiloters away, was the largest island in this archipelago, one that even had small hills.
"This low tide has a ti limit; it's just unclear whether it's a diurnal tide or a semi-diurnal tide here," murmured a resident who had lived by the sea.
After inquiries from those who didn't understand, they learned that tides differ depending on the terrain.
A semi-diurnal tide experiences two cycles of high and low tide in a day. Each cycle of high and low tide combined lasts about twelve hours.
A diurnal tide, however, experiences only one cycle in a day, with the combined high and low tide lasting around twenty-four hours.
But so speculated, "We might not even be on Earth anymore. Forget a twelve-hour low tide; a twenty-four-hour low tide is entirely possible."
"How long it will last is hard to say, but it's probably not a semi-diurnal tide. The tide hadn't receded yesterday evening; we only saw it recede this morning, indicating a longer tidal cycle."
Qin Ziwen was also sowhat surprised. After pondering for a mont, he made a decision. "First, assemble an elite team to go check out the opposite island and gather intelligence. Once we confirm the tidal cycle, we can proceed with large-scale exploration."
With the node in place, once safety is confird over there, the node can be opened directly.
He wasn't the only one with this idea.
Seeing this scene, Zou Jianghe quickly turned to ask Huang Tao, "How's the boat construction going?"
With the Alliance's developnt, and thanks to the first-mover advantage of the Carpenter's Hut, Huang Tao had established his position within the Alliance regarding carpentry.
Any cards related to or complenting this field had basically been acquired by Huang Tao through various ans.
Thus, the shipbuilding task had also been assigned to Huang Tao by Zou Jianghe.
"One boat has already been built," Huang Tao said hesitantly. "But initially, we prepared a five-ter-long boat, intended for fishing and sailing near the island's coast. Sailing such a long distance might involve significant risk."
Zou Jianghe replied, "It's fine. Having a boat is better than having none. First, prepare a group who can swim. Don't make the group too large; let's go check out the situation on the other side first."
While everyone was discussing, so bold individuals had already left the islet and stepped onto the exposed mudflats.
Shells and starfish were scattered everywhere on the mudflats, and small fish were trapped in so of the puddles.
In the sky, a few puffins circled, occasionally swooping down to snatch silver fish from the puddles, strutting with an utterly arrogant gait.
Seeing more and more people heading down to the sea, many who were still observing couldn't hold back any longer.
As the main crowd moved down and the number of residents on the mudflats increased, Qin Ziwen thought for a mont and instructed Jia Liangcai to have people watch for the incoming tide. At the first sign of the tide rising, those on the mudflats were to return.
Afterwards, Qin Ziwen led his team, stepping across the mudflats to reach the opposite island.
Upon landing, they found the island to be roughly five to six tis the size of their residential complex. A few coconut trees stood on the outer sandy beach, and the central area was a dense forest.
Within the central forest, the trees were densely packed with bird nests.
Sensing the approach of people, a swarm of puffins flew out from the nests all at once, crying out warily.
Animals on the island seed sowhat scarce. Besides the puffins, so people discovered a few taipan snakes by the shore, along with so other nearshore aquatic creatures.
They didn't dare get close, having heard that this type of snake possesses extrely potent venom.
After circling the island and arriving at the northern beach, Qin Ziwen stopped.
His gaze fell upon another island to the north.
On the beach opposite that island, another group of people stood facing them from a distance.
"So they are indeed on that island."
Upon noticing Qin Ziwen's group, those people didn't greet them or wave. They simply stared. A few individuals from their group retreated, disappearing into the forest behind them.
Qin Ziwen frowned slightly and took out the binoculars he carried with him.
As the lens zood in.
The faces in the viewfinder gradually beca clear.
He noticed that the expressions on these people's faces were indescribably cold. So looked towards his group and licked their lips.
The weapons in their hands were a motley assortnt, clearly showing signs of being homade, though so appeared to have been processed or refined.
"So this is the other residential complex," Zou Jianghe said, hearing the commotion. He walked over and stood not far from Qin Ziwen.
...
"That's right. It seems that's the opposing side," said a tall young man on the beach, wearing a white shirt, with narrow, upturned eyes, and holding a long spear. He turned to look at the burly man behind him. "We discovered their complex was still on that isolated reef yesterday, and this morning they dare to get this close to us. If there wasn't a stretch of sea between us, I'd really want to charge over and finish them all off!"
Yang Long glanced at the sowhat crazily speaking young man in the white shirt, his brow furrowing almost imperceptibly. "Pu Jia, don't underestimate them. After all, they are opponents who, like us, have passed through two maps."
The corners of Pu Jia's lips lifted. "So what if they passed two maps? They were just lucky enough to be matched with us. Once our ships are ready, it will be their doomsday."
"In my opinion, competing with them on task points is the stupidest thod. The best way is to charge straight over, kill all the n, and bring all the won back."
Hearing Pu Jia's words, the group of young and strong n and won following him, regardless of age, all let out ambiguous, knowing laughs.
Yang Long turned around, waved to the team mbers behind him, and then led them towards the other side of the island.
A team mber following Yang Long whispered, "Brother Long, it feels like the people from Blood Script are all a bit... not normal."
Another team mber nearby chuckled. "You need to 'feel' it? Isn't it obvious? I thought our urban village was already high-pressure enough, but the people from these office buildings are basically all like lunatics. I heard many of them inside have eaten..."
"Enough," Yang Long interrupted the team mber. So things should be said, so things shouldn't.
"First, cooperate with Blood Script to get the ships built. Then, we'll find a way to test the opponent's strength. I have a feeling this opponent isn't as simple as they seem." A shadow of gloom flashed through Yang Long's eyes.
Unlike the arrogance of the Blood Script group, Yang Long rembered one thing.
The geographical positioning for both sides this ti was adjusted based on the point comparison from the previous map.
If his feeling wasn't wrong, their geographical position seed to be slightly more advantageous.
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