Chapter 776 Storm in the Dark Night
There is no moon today, and the dark waves are heaving.
There are no ocean currents in the South Pacific after entering the interior. Any waves indicate that there is a strong wind on the sea, sweeping across the entire ocean .
Yesterday there was still a large half of the moon, but tonight it disappeared without a trace. This does not conform to the basic law of the moon's appearance, so something else appeared in the sky and covered it.
The only things that can cover the moon in the sky are dark clouds.
Strong winds, dark clouds, and slightly stuffy and humid air.
Any experienced sailor can easily tell that a storm is coming.
Bifang sat on the bow of the boat, gnawing on a shark patty and taking small sips of water from a wooden cup. He would only dare to eat such a large amount of food if he had enough water. He had to eat, as a tough battle was coming.
The sails were lowered early.
It was pitch black all around, without any light, and it was impossible to determine the direction.
The stars were invisible and everything else was blurry, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of you.
Bifang didn't dare to gamble that he wouldn't be blown to some unknown place while pulling the sail. If he was lucky, he could travel a thousand miles overnight. If he was unlucky, several days of hard work might be wasted.
The atmosphere was unusually quiet. Even the Bifang eating meat did not make the slightest sound. It seemed like the solemnity before a war, or the calm before a storm. Oh, no, this was the calm before a storm.
[What should I do? I'm already starting to panic]
[Don't panic, hold Fang Shen tightly]
[I want to go on an adventure with Fang Shen, and be held in his arms and comforted by him when I'm in danger (heart eyes), ah, I'm dead]
[What a Mary Sue plot! ]
[Now is fantasy time, bubbles are endless]
[Is there a possibility, I mean possibility, that Fang Shen will treat you as a reserve food (dog head)]
[Shipwreck cannibalism case, right?]
[What is this?]
"A classic case of a shipwreck." Bi Fang swallowed a mouthful of shark meat. He had been paying attention to the comments. "In 1884, a cruise ship named 'Mignonette' set sail from Southampton, Central Country, to the sea."
"More than a month later, on July 5, when the cruise ship was sailing to the northwest of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, it encountered a storm and soon sank."
"Four crew members escaped to the only lifeboat. The living environment at sea was very bad. The crew members lacked food and water. They did not eat for the first two days of drifting. On the third day, they were so hungry and thirsty that they opened the canned carrots they caught when escaping and shared them."
"On the fifth day, they caught a turtle and survived on it and the remaining canned food. For the next eight days, there was no food or fresh water. They could only survive by using oilskin ponchos to collect rainwater occasionally."
"On the sixteenth day, two crew members began to fall ill. On the nineteenth day, 17-year-old crew member Richard Parker fell into a deep coma. In desperation, the captain made a difficult decision. He suggested drawing lots to decide whether to exchange one person's death for the survival of others."
"One of the crew members refused, and the proposal to draw lots was rejected."
"But the next day, they still saw no hope of being rescued, so one of the crew members, Stephens, suggested sacrificing Parker at the captain's suggestion."
"After praying, Stephens held down the unconscious crew member, and the captain stabbed the crew member's throat with a knife, ending his life. Afterwards, the three of them ate the flesh and blood of the dead crew member for four days, and were fortunately rescued by an approaching ship."
Bifang put the empty wooden cup into the card slot, covered it with the water-blocking cover, and tapped it lightly with two fingers.
"This is a very famous maritime disaster case. Basically, anyone who studies law knows something about it, and professional survivors are also aware of such historical events."
“I remember word for word what the judge said after the case.”
"While we reject the notion that motivation can ever excuse a crime, we should never forget the motivations in this case: how terrible the circumstances were, how unbearable the suffering was, how difficult it was to exercise good judgment and good behavior."
"We are often forced to establish standards that we ourselves cannot reach, to lay down rules that we ourselves cannot obey. But no one has the right to claim that inducements are excuses for crime, even if he himself may succumb to such inducements; nor does he have the right to try to change or weaken the definition of crime because of sympathy for the crime."
Bifang turned the water-blocking cover and tightened it to prevent it from being lost in the upcoming storm, and then added some sea water into the barrel.
This evaporation device is Bifang's masterpiece. It is polished very smoothly and is made by hollowing out . It is almost a whole.
Seawater accumulates at the bottom of the barrel. After evaporation, it falls into the wooden cup in the center under the action of a water-blocking cover that looks like an inverted bamboo hat.
The weather is still hot now, and a lot of fresh water can be accumulated every day during the day, and sometimes there is even some surplus.
Bifang wrapped the shark meat with palm leaves and then wrapped it with canvas. Finally, he took out a piece of hemp rope from the bow and tied some of his tools and supplies to the hull, and reinforced the connecting platform between the Viking and the aircraft carrier.
Although the hull of the aircraft carrier is not deep, it is not empty. There are some logs and planks inside, which are fixed on it with ropes wrapped around several circles. Those are substitute materials in case of accidents.
"It is actually extremely difficult for normal people to survive. Without sufficient knowledge and ability to act, they will encounter obstacles and setbacks everywhere. Every step they take is like walking on thin ice. With very few supplies, they don't know whether what they are doing is right or not, and whether they are delaying death or accelerating it."
"It's normal for them to be afraid, it's really normal. Everyone will be afraid when facing death, especially meaningless death. It's normal."
"Your heart is beating like crazy, your brain is lacking oxygen, your thoughts seem to be frozen, your hands are shaking when you try to make some simple tools, you want to make a harpoon, but you don't have the materials, you make mistakes when making it, and you even cut your fingers, bleeding profusely, the intense pain stimulates your brain, making you even more desperate."
"No food, no water, no companions, no hope."
“These are the norms for survival.”
[What’s up with this damn immersive feeling? ]
[Why do I feel so involved? (crying)]
"I have demonstrated many, many techniques. They seem easy. I can always get out of danger. I have never encountered a truly desperate situation. But you need to understand one thing. That's me, not you."
"The storm is coming."
Bifang stood up, his face solemn.
In the dark world, a branch-shaped lightning grew rapidly in the clouds.
There was a brief silence.
There was a loud bang in my ears.
