Chapter 1160: Chapter 1158 The Vanished Ship
Although the island is not large, it still spans several square kiloters and has an irregular shape, making it difficult to find Daphne.
Wang Dadong also did not dare to rescue her rashly, fearing that it would be detrintal to Daphne.
He believed that as long as he did not make any extre moves, the other party should not harm Daphne.
Thus, Wang Dadong and the leader’s group each occupied half of the island’s territory, minding their own business.
Since the other party’s food and fresh water needed to be supplied from Wang Dadong’s side, the fresh water was manageable with mountain springs flowing continuously, but the food beca increasingly scarce.
Everyone had to spend a lot of ti catching fish, barely managing to et the consumption needs.
Furthermore, recently, the weather has been particularly blistering, the sand and stones on the ground heated like branding irons, causing several people to get sunburned and peel.
In the first couple of days, everyone gritted their teeth and endured, but gradually, so could no longer bear it.
The girls were relatively fine because they had received special care from Wang Dadong. Although it was tough, they did not express much dissatisfaction, but Tu Gang and several other n were sowhat displeased.
"Why should we work hard to catch fish while they get to sit back and enjoy it? I’m done!" Tu Gang threw down his fish spear, his face full of displeasure as he spoke.
Daphne was the one who got captured, it had nothing to do with him. He could get food and water himself, so there was no need to suffer with Wang Dadong.
"Tu Gang, can’t you be a little more conscientious? If it weren’t for Brother Da Dong, would we even have made it here alive? Now that Brother Da Dong needs help, how can we just sit back and do nothing?" Guo Ting’s delicate brows furrowed. Even during such difficult tis, Wang Dadong didn’t give up on everyone, so what Tu Gang said was indeed a bit much.
"Yes, I admit, he has helped , and I’m very grateful to him, but haven’t we also been helping him these days? Can’t you see that the other party is being like vampires, asking for more and more food, more and more fresh water, and recently, the fish around here have clearly decreased? Are we supposed to starve ourselves?" Tu Gang said angrily.
Although Wang Dadong’s thod of catching fish was relatively easy, it required the presence of fish. With everyone hunting, the fish around the deserted island had noticeably decreased. Sotis, they had to wait hours for fish to swim into the small pits.
"You’re right, we are like vampires, so do you want to beco one of us?" As soon as Tu Gang finished speaking, the leader and a burly man appeared in everyone’s sight, their faces carrying faint smiles.
Tu Gang looked at Wang Dadong, then at the leader, swallowed, and said, "I, can I really?"
"Of course, anyone who wants to join us is always welco," the leader said with a smile.
The leader’s words tempted quite a few people.
If they joined the leader’s group, they could sit back and enjoy, only needing to stay cool in the cave, with ample food and fresh water delivered daily.
But following Wang Dadong ant enduring the scorching sun.
"Don’t go over there, have you forgotten the lessons learned from those people before?" Xiao Qing frowned and spoke as she saw several people wanting to go over.
"Miss, what are you saying? What do you an by ’those people before’? We tried our best to help them, but there was nothing we could do when we encountered a wave on the way. They were washed away, and what could we do about it? Losing them pained us too," the burly man beside the leader feigned heartache and said.
Xiao Qing was montarily at a loss for words. Indeed, she hadn’t seen with her own eyes that the other party abandoned or did sothing inhumane to those people.
Ultimately, Tu Gang and the other three n couldn’t resist the temptation and chose to join the other party’s camp.
Poor Wang Dadong was now almost left with just a group of won.
As a result, the tasks beca even more burdenso, and Wang Dadong spent almost the entire day in the sea.
"Brother Da Dong, take a break," Guo Ting said, feeling deeply concerned.
It was noon, and the sun hung overhead like a furnace, making it unbearable for the girls to fish in the sea, forcing them to hide in rock crevices.
Wang Dadong signaled Guo Ting not to worry about him and continued working in the sea.
By nightfall, Wang Dadong and Xiao Qing appeared simultaneously at the hot spring.
Moving aside so camouflage made of bushes, a pyramid-shaped object about five ters in diater and three ters high appeared before them.
"Is it finished?" Xiao Qing looked in surprise at the pyramid. Wang Dadong had said he would build a boat with stones, but was this a boat?
Wang Dadong nodded and said, "Almost, after refining fish glue once more tomorrow, it’ll be complete."
In fact, the extre lack of food in those days wasn’t just due to the extortion by the leader’s group, but also because Wang Dadong secretly used so of the fish to refine into a gel-like substance.
This substance had strong adhesive properties and was waterproof, which Wang Dadong used as an adhesive.
This oddly-shaped pyramid object was a boat he made using volcanic foam.
Volcanic foam isn’t wood and can only be made into this shape to avoid being scattered by the waves.
The inside of the pyramid is actually hollow, and when turned upside down in the water, it can be used as a boat. This shape of the boat has strong wind and wave resistance.
Although it might not necessarily be used, it’s essential to be prepared for any eventuality.
As the two discussed the details, Wang Dadong suddenly heard a rustling sound and shouted, "Who’s there?"
"It’s... it’s ," Murong Xue hurriedly responded.
Seeing it was Murong Xue, both Wang Dadong and Xiao Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother Da Dong, did I hear correctly that the sea might flood the island?" To their surprise, Murong Xue had overheard their conversation.
Wang Dadong nodded, "Yes, but it’s also possible a rescue team will find us before that happens."
"But, what if the rescue team doesn’t co?" Worry was evident on Murong Xue’s face.
If the deserted island got flooded, the implications were clear without needing further explanation.
"Don’t worry, your Brother Da Dong already built a boat, so if the island does get subrged, this boat will at least give us a little more ti to survive, and maybe we can find a new island," Xiao Qing pointed to the strangely shaped boat and said.
Murong Xue’s eyes also fell on the object referred to as a boat, filled with astonishnt.
This type of boat was sothing she was seeing for the first ti.
"Xiao Xue, don’t tell anyone about this for now. If those people find out, we’re done for. This boat can only accommodate a maximum of fifteen people," Xiao Qing warned Murong Xue.
Murong Xue nodded, indicating she understood the importance of discretion.
However, the next day, when Wang Dadong and Xiao Qing returned again, the boat was already gone!
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