Others try to survive on an island, I try to survive on a raft?

Chapter 145 The World Where the Cold Wave Arrives

Chapter 145 The World Where the Cold Wave Arrives

Exploration is difficult, but returning is easy.

With the Traveler's Soul Scroll markings, Su Jin skillfully avoided areas where marine life congregated on his return journey, arriving back at Forest Island before nightfall.

Unlike the scene he saw at Mu Qing's place, when he returned, he saw Sun Daqing chopping down trees, covered in sweat.

The rows of firewood piled up on the ground were all the result of his hard work. Clearly, this chubby boy had not slacked off at all in the work that Su Jin had assigned him.

Su Jin raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but give the fat man a thumbs up in his mind.

Look, what do you mean by a gap?

Mu Qing's group of more than a dozen people are always making excuses and even engaging in internal strife.

Then look at Sun Daqing. He works hard all by himself without complaining or slacking off. His execution ability is the dream worker in the eyes of capitalists.

"Hey, Daqing, take a break!"

Su Jin jumped off the boat, casually took out a green wild pear from his pocket, wiped it on his clothes, and tossed it over.

"Next, here's some imported cargo that the captain brought back from hunting. Have a taste."

Sun Daqing caught the pear in a flurry, not even bothering to wipe his sweat, and took a big bite. The juice, which was only sour and not sweet, burst in his mouth, and then—the fat man cried.

"Thank you, Captain—but this stuff is so sour, waaaaah—"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but shudder, a sign that he was so jealous he got goosebumps.

Su Jin took a bite, somewhat skeptical, and then his face almost caved in.

"Hiss—this thing needs to be ripened faster. These guys picked the pears before they were ripe."

Lin Xuan blinked beside her, then took the pear from Su Jin's hand and bit into the spot Su Jin had bitten without any disgust.

"Ugh, it's so sour. I'll try to find a way to ripen it in the lab later, or maybe I should just extract it into a liquid and drink it all at once as a nutritional supplement."

"I'll leave it all to you." Su Jin waved his hand dismissively; this stuff was definitely not something an ordinary person could eat.

He then coughed lightly, patted Sun Daqing on the shoulder, looked at the large pile of firewood on the ground, and said in a rare gentle tone, "You did a good job today, exceeding the target. Alright, put down the axe and get ready to go home."

Nearby, Li Yuanyuan had already set up a large pot on the beach, and today she was cooking seafood soup as usual.

Although the ingredients are still the same old sea fish, today we've added some new elements.

Shen Qiaoqiao washed the potatoes she had borrowed from Mu Qing, and without peeling them, cut them into thick slices.

When the milky white fish soup started bubbling, she poured all the potato slices in.

The combination of starch and fish soup instantly creates a rich aroma, a unique allure of carbohydrates.

Sun Daqing finished the last bite of the pear, wiped his mouth, and began his work report in a very honest manner: "Captain, I didn't slack off. I chopped about 120 units of firewood today, and it's all here."

"in addition----"

He paused, then pointed to the coral reef in the distance, shimmering with emerald light, and said with some tension, "Something's not right over there. When I was cutting down trees this afternoon, I kept seeing movement on the surface of the water."

"Those large, transparent crabs, the crystal crabs you mentioned, peek their heads out every now and then, but thankfully they haven't come ashore—"

"Sometimes it seems like there's blood on the surface of the sea, but I don't know what's going on."

Su Jin stroked his chin, his brows furrowing slightly: "The Crystal Crabs, barring any unforeseen circumstances, are fighting amongst themselves—"

It seems they saw that the seedlings had grown up, and they guess the next disturbance is not far off.

Su Jin turned to Sun Daqing and said, "Be careful in the future, don't get too close. Those things' shells are as hard as rocks now, you can't even cut them with an ordinary iron axe without some strength."

"If you encounter them, hide in a tree or bury yourself beforehand. When we come back, we'll have cannons to clear them out."

Then he suddenly changed the subject, raising his voice slightly: "Everyone."

Upon hearing this voice, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Su Jin.

"We're doing alright now, we have fish to eat and barbecue to cook with. But have you ever thought about what the world will be like when that so-called cold wave actually arrives?"

"It'll definitely be just like in disaster movies!" Shen Qiaoqiao put her empty soup bowl on the sand and exaggeratedly made a big circle with her hands in the air: "The blizzard is raging, the whole world is white, and the cold air that can freeze you into an icicle in a second will suddenly swirl over."

"Forget about people, even the fish in the sea will be frozen into specimens. We'll be walking around like ice sculptures, with nothing growing. It's absolutely miserable!"

"Watch fewer disaster movies, they're all special effects." Shen Ruying helplessly reached out and rubbed her daughter's head, saying, "Who knows what it will actually be like? Maybe it'll just be a bit colder than now, at most we'll just have to wear a down jacket. Sea monsters are cold-blooded animals, they'll probably all find a place to hibernate when it gets cold."

She draped her dried coat over herself, her thoughts rather optimistic: "If all the sea monsters are fast asleep, wouldn't we be in luck?"

"Like our ancestors, we can raid their nests in winter. They can't move, but we can. We can bring back a few big, frozen fish – that's like picking up a bargain."

"But—" Li Yuanyuan shrank her neck, warmed her hands by the campfire, and muttered softly, "What if it's really really cold? Like tens of degrees below zero? If the sea freezes over, won't our boat be frozen in the sea and unable to move? Wouldn't we become sitting ducks?"

Lin Xuan pushed up her glasses and frowned: "What Yuanyuan said is very likely. I don't mean to be pessimistic, but I'm most afraid that it simulates the extreme climate of the Cretaceous period, and the entire ecosystem comes to a standstill."

"If the temperature drops so low that even microorganisms stop moving, it's not just a matter of cold; it's a world with nothing but ice."

At this point, she looked at Su Jin: "If it really comes to that, shouldn't we consider finding a sheltered harbor, stockpiling enough supplies, and simply sealing up the ship for hibernation?"

Su Jin shook his head and said, "Hibernation? That's just waiting to die."

"You need to think about it from the perspective of ecological cycles. The name 'cold wave' sounds scary, but in the rules of this world, it may just be winter."

"Nature doesn't go extinct for the sake of extinction; it may just be a change of seasons."

He looked up and felt the night breeze; it was indeed much cooler than when he had just landed. The temperature was probably only in the teens now, but it would likely drop further later.

"It's certain that it will be freezing cold, and it's also highly likely that marine animals will hibernate. Logically speaking, finding a cave or harbor, stocking up on enough food and water, should be enough to comfortably get through the winter."

"but----"

Su Jin's tone shifted abruptly, his eyes sharpening: "Staying put here is, in my opinion, a pure waste of time!"