Chapter 15 Unexpected Discovery
The island looks big, except for the row of sandy beaches along the coast, there seems to be a mountain on the other side.
If there are people on the island, we can ask for help repair the boat as soon as the boat is docked, and we will be able to move freely.
But before I could tell everyone the good news, Siyan said depressedly: "It seems that there is no one in this island."
I said no, can there be no one in such a big place? So I took a telescope and looked around the east and west sides of the island. As Siyan said, let alone people on the island, there are not even a few living creatures.
In disappointment, Professor Wu and I discussed going up and taking a look first. At least we can take a good rest and add some fresh water.
Even if you are lucky enough to float back the same road, you don’t know how long it will take, so it’s okay to store more fresh water.
I woke up the sleeping shipowner and asked him to find a way to dock.
Obviously, the shipowner was also very surprised by the place in front of him, so he hurriedly got up to control all the available equipment. Fortunately, it was a good wind at this moment, and under the influence of the wind, we leaned steadily on the west side of the island.
Everyone climbed ashore excitedly. After the wind and waves last night, everyone felt extremely intimate about this "land" in the vast ocean.
The shipowner dropped his anchor and insisted on staying on the boat. He was afraid that if something happened again, his treasure ship would be completely out of the blue, so he had to stick to his own responsibilities no matter what.
We didn't think he was joking, so we didn't force him. We just told him to pay attention to safety.
Han Sen also left his signal gun to him, allowing him to signal us when he was in danger.
Then we lay on the beach on the shore for a while, and Professor Wu asked Siyan and I to go out to find water. Jinhu and Han Sen were responsible for guarding around us to prevent wild animals and other animals from suddenly coming out to attack.
Siyan and I walked slowly on the island with a large bucket of water. The surroundings were surprisingly quiet. On the west side of the island were large subtropical jungles, and on the east side of the island there were several extinct volcanoes.
Siyan said that from a geographical point of view, this sea area is on the edge of the Pacific Rim volcanic earthquake zone. Although we drifted on the sea overnight, the general range should still be in the Taiwan Strait.
I asked him, "Can you find this island on the map?" He replied, "I'm not sure about this. As far as I know, the islands in the Taiwan Strait basically have populations. Even if they don't have troops, they will be stationed. Even if they don't have troops on this island, they must have not been developed."
If this is true, our situation will be a bit subtle. As we all know, the Taiwan Strait is more sensitive. It would be easy to say if we were hit by our own people, but if we encounter the other side, it would be a little trouble.
On the other hand, our food was only enough for a week and the boat broke down again. If we were not rescued in the future, the situation would be unimaginable.
Seeing that I was frowning, Siyan comforted me and said, "Look, we are still fine now. Find the water first. If there is no water, it is harder to get hungry."
I thought to myself that it was useless to do it in a hurry. Everyone should think of it together, so I focused on finding water with him.
Siyan is worthy of studying geography. In a short while, he found a freshwater source based on the direction of landforms and plants.
We filled the buckets we brought. Just as we were about to leave, Siyan suddenly said, "Look at what that is?"
I looked in the direction of his finger and saw a stone tablet standing more than ten meters away from the water source, with words on it.
I hurried over and took a closer look, and saw three words engraved on it in small seal - Luoyan Island.
Our Xu family's children have to study small seal scripts in private schools since they were young, so I am very sure that I have read it wrong.
This made me excited. Could this be the rock island Professor Wu was looking for?
Siyan said strangely after hearing this, it was a coincidence that it was a coincidence. He arrived at the destination while floating, which was simply a coincidence!
So we both put down the bucket and ran back to the temporary camp. When Professor Wu saw us coming back in a panic, he hurriedly came up to ask what had happened.
I told him excitedly that the water source was found and Luoyan Island was also found!
Professor Wu was shocked, grabbed my arm and asked, "Luoyan Island? Where is it?"
I stepped on the sand on the ground and told him, "It's here, we're on Luoyan Island now!"
Others were also surprised to hear the news, and they all thought I was making fun of them.
I immediately took them to the water source and let them witness the discovery between me and Siyan.
Professor Wu looked at the stone tablet carefully and said excitedly: "Is it really such a coincidence? Did we come to the right place by chance?"
Everyone was excited now, as if this was not Luoyan Island but Golden Island.
Then Professor Wu and Lin Qian took out professional tools for archaeology and cleaned up the surface of the stone tablet. However, due to the sea salt that has been deposited over the years, the other contents on the stele were completely invisible except for the deepest engraved words "Falling Island".
In addition to the field of archaeology, Professor Wu also has special research on stone tablets. Based on the shape and corrosion of the stele body, he concluded that this stele was a boundary monument used to indicate the boundary of the Qin and Han Dynasties. Therefore, to some extent, it proved that this place was the rock-land island we were looking for.
Uncle Long said impatiently: "Since you have come to the right place, then start doing serious business. Anyway, you can't leave for a while. It's not too late to find a way after finding the ancient tomb we are looking for."
Professor Wu naturally agreed and immediately asked everyone to drive the camp to the water source, settle down and then go to find the ancient tomb.
When everything was brought over, it was already noon. Xiaoqian took out the cooking utensils and cooked some porridge, and then mixed it with canned lunch meat for us to eat.
Since we went out to sea, we have not eaten hot food, so we immediately ate it voraciously.
After dinner, Professor Wu asked us to take a walk everywhere to observe the terrain. If we find any, we will gather and agree to contact us using a whistle.
The sun at noon was very poisonous, and the sun was so hot that people couldn't open their eyes. I walked slowly with Siyan and Jinhu, trying not to sweat on my body, and walked all the way to the vicinity of the other volcano.
In front of us is an extinct volcano with no sign of activity. Siyan said that the entire Pacific Rim volcanic seismic zone is the region with the most frequent crust movement in the world. The number of volcanoes is very large, accounting for 80% of the global total.
According to his estimate, the volcano has a possibility of recurrence, but at present, the probability of this happening is very small, so we have enough time to move here.
So we ran to the foot of the volcano and found that there were volcanic rocks everywhere, not to mention the ancient tombs, even grass did not grow.
Jin Hu had been engaged in tomb robbery and fighting before, so I asked him to use his own means to find some clues.
He glared at his eyes and said with an extremely serious expression: "Comrade Xiao Xu, what are you kidding? Finding a tomb and acupuncture points is not as simple as treating guests to dinner. If it was so easy, could there be still a leftover of the ancient tomb on the earth? It would have been dug up all of them long ago!
Besides, in addition to volcanic rocks and volcanic rocks, how do you ask me to find this place?"
I teased him and said, "Don't people with great abilities just look at the terrain and then smell the soil on the ground to know if there is a tomb? How did you do this before?"
When Siyan heard this, she smiled secretly, and then looked at Jinhu's face changed instantly: "Are you trying to get angry with me on purpose? Just this broken place makes me smell the volcanic ash, can I find something?"
Just as we were quarreling, a few whistles suddenly came from a distance. Professor Wu and his team went to the jungle and behind the volcano separately. Could it be that they had discovered something?
The three of us hurriedly followed the whistle and heard that the direction seemed to be coming from where Uncle Long had just gone.
After walking a few steps, I saw Uncle Long's bodyguard Awei blowing a whistle in the distance. It was a high ground in the middle of the jungle. Thick bushes covered the surface, and the tall redwood trees around almost obscured the scorching sunlight.
Professor Wu and Qin Xuanling had already arrived there first, as if they were making things happen.
Chapter completed!