There were a total of six people on the boat heading south.
Yuan Xing Guo, who was good at cooking. Aphra, who was frank and enthusiastic.
Delhi, a young and handsome American guy. He had a standard European appearance and was attractive with blond hair and blue eyes.
Delhi was a new friend that Aphra had made and his parents were entrepreneurs in the United States, mainly dealing with cash crops such as food and cotton. Their family assets were tens of millions of dollars. He was a son of a wealthy second-generation family.
In fact, almost no passengers on the Seidel were poor. After all, the poor could afford a ticket that cost nearly 10000 dollars.
In this busy modern society, a long voyage that would take forty-five days could cut off most ordinary middle-class people's thoughts of experiencing it.
Although Yuan Xing Guo was old, he used to be the head chef of the state banquet and was hired as the head chef of a high-end hotel. One must come early to make a reservation if one wants to eat the dishes he creates. They have a queue of three months.
As early as 20 years ago, Yuan Xing Guo's annual income had already exceeded one million yuan.
Although he had already retired, he owned three hotels of various sizes in the United States and had assets of tens of millions of dollars.
Aphra's parents were investors in the jewelry industry, and their family owned a diamond mine.
That's right, a real diamond mine.
Although her family was far from being the top in the industry and the diamond mine they owned was not a big mine, no ordinary people could afford it.
In addition to the three, there were two other explorers from the United States.
Mr. Suncis and his wife, Mrs. Susan.
They were explorers from Latin-America. They went to the most dangerous places in the world to explore and then posted their experiences on the internet.
In the circle of explorers, the couple was very famous. They had often been interviewed by magazines and TV stations and had even participated in several exploration-related programs.
The reason why they took the Seidel to tour the world was to celebrate their third wedding anniversary.
The last one was a Japanese from Japan, Ichiro Murakami.
Compared to the other prominent people, Ichiro Murakami seemed very ordinary.
He was a middle-aged man who was still unmarried at 40 and worked in the financial industry.
He was on the Seidel cruise because he had recently completed a big project and received a 300000-dollar bonus and a two-month vacation.
Ichiro Murakami's life was very regular. Other than his job, he had almost no special hobbies.
If there is, it is to admire the splendor and glory of the Warring States period of Eastern Japan and the Three Kingdoms era of China, longing to be able to choose a wise master and conquer the world as the heroes of these troubled times.
He spent almost all his spare time collecting items from the Three Kingdoms and the Warring States period and studying the history of the Three Kingdoms and the Warring States period. For this reason, he also specially learned Chinese characters and spoken languages, even ancient classical Chinese. Although it could not be compared with the Japanese and English he had mastered, he could already have a smooth conversation.
The reason the six of them had chosen to leave the station in a lifeboat was definitely related to the riot last night.
Although the refugees didn't see the appearance of those fierce beasts, nor were they affected by the battle at the west sea last night, they had no choice but to accept the fact that the beasts had roared non-stop all night and the terrifying thunderous sounds.
The danger here was far beyond their previous expectations. Although the beach was a good place to wait for rescue, and they could observe at any time if there were any rescue ships, it was no longer safe.
Especially in the morning, when many sea beast corpses floated by the beach along with the current, some were washed to the beach.
The strange-looking beast made all the victims tremble in fear.
They realized that if they didn't find a more suitable place to live as soon as possible and a place where they could harvest food and water, they might not survive until the rescue team arrived.
Although they came from different countries, had different beliefs, and were even of different races, everyone's interests were the same in the face of life and death, everyone's interests were the same.
Some people suggested a feasible plan.
They would look for other victims along the beach and find a more suitable place to live.
As for the dense forest behind the coast ...
It wasn't that no one had thought about it. Some people had already taken action a few days ago.
The result was two deaths and one injury.
One of them was dragged away by a fierce beast. No one even saw what kind of beast it was, only a shrill scream was heard, and they found half of the arm that had been bitten.
One had been bitten by a venomous snake and died before he could even reach the camp.
For unknown reasons, the injured one was still lying in a public area, unconscious and half-dead.
The dangers of the dense forest were visible to the naked eye, so some people proposed to set off by sea and walk along the coastline. This way, they could avoid the threat from the deep sea and increase the possibility of escaping to the shore in case of trouble.
The most important thing was that they could carry more supplies, which was far more convenient than walking on land.
After the proposal was proposed, some people took the initiative to stand up.
Yuan Xing Guo and Aphra were the same.
Mr. Suncis and his wife were too took the initiative.
As for Ichiro Murakami, he was a temporary addition.
The lifeboat was moving along the coast with the current on the rippling blue sea.
Ichiro Murakami held the oars in his hand and slid gently to provide power for the lifeboats.
He looked at the island of unknown size and did not have the slightest worry about facing a difficult situation. Instead, he was in high spirits, as if he had become younger by more than ten years.
Ichiro Murakami did not sleep at all last night. He always felt that he was hovering between life and death.
Looking back on his life, he remembered how he admired warriors when he was young, his desire to become a powerful warrior, to punish evil, and promote good. The desire for the warring states period when he was young, the desire to make achievements, serve a wise Lord, and leave his name in history. When he was older, he would face the pressure of life and see the truth of reality. He would give up on these fantasies and start to work honestly.
He was now 41 years old and had a few girlfriends, but they all broke up for various reasons. He was still single.
Ichiro Murakami did not want to comment on who was right or wrong because it was meaningless.
He suddenly realized that he had not been living the life he wanted for the past twenty years.
And now, he had a choice.
So, when Aphra and the others had already set out to sea, he chased after them.
It was not for anything but to see the outside world, be a warrior for once, and do something willful for once.
The lifeboats followed the coastline to the south. No one knew how far they had traveled, but the encampment had long since been left behind, and they could not see it.
"Wow, what a beautiful bird."
Aphra's cry of surprise broke Ichiro Murakami's contemplation.
He followed Aphra's gaze and saw a beautiful and holy bird hovering above the lifeboat.
It was half a meter long, and its feathers were like that of a peacock's, bright and colorful. The bird's long tail feathers were longer than its body, and they floated behind her like colorful ribbons. They were stunning. The wings spread out, and the green feathers seemed to be able to emit light. Speckles of light scattered from the wings like gorgeous fireflies.
"It's too beautiful," Ichiro Murakami's eyes blurred as he exclaimed.
He had never seen such a beautiful bird. It didn't look like a creature from the mortal world at all. It was like an Immortal bird from the legends.
The bird was the Qing Luan.
When everyone saw her, Qing Luan swooped down from the sky like an eagle hunting its prey. Its speed far exceeded the limits of what the human eye could capture.
In a breath's time, Qing Luan had already landed at the lifeboat's stern. A pair of sharp claws that looked like gold and Jade entered the side of the ship.
Everyone was nervous when they saw the bird's speed. It was as fast as lightning.
Mr. Suncis and his wife even touched the daggers hanging on their legs and stared at the bird vigilantly.
Qing Luan didn't care about everyone's small actions at all. Like a fairy from the ninth heaven, she coldly glanced at everyone. Her beautiful eyes were filled with spiritual light no different from humans, and she said indifferently, "You have trespassed the borders of the Great Xu nation. Do you know your crimes?"