Chapter 1893: Sea Burial of Old Taran
Garcia Island is just a small island at the southern end of the land. Because it is close to the Shente Island where the Eye of the World is located, it was built by the country as a resort island specifically for Shente Island tourism. The facilities here are also very complete, not only
There are special docks and docks, as well as a special power plant, and this power plant does not use common energy crystals, but the latest wind power generation. There are also lakes on the island that can provide a stable water source and can provide tens of thousands of people.
daily water use.
Before the disaster, this island was crowded with tourists. Tourists from all over the world would take boats to stay here for a few days, and then take special boats to Shent Island to see the famous Eye of the World spectacle.
When the disaster occurred, the volcano on Shente Island had a major eruption, which directly caused an earthquake. The earthquake also affected Shente Island. Although the residents and tourists on the island were not injured during the earthquake, and the buildings were not damaged.
There was too much damage, but the subsequent tsunami destroyed the dock on the shore. The seawater also crossed the protective embankment of the dock and capsized all the boats docked inside, directly causing the death of nearly 3,000 tourists.
All are trapped on the island.
The people trapped on the island tried to ask for help, but in the end they did not receive any response. They could only save themselves. However, before they could discuss a plan, an extremely abnormal cold wave swept across the entire sea area, leaving everyone trapped in the sea.
Snowflakes also appeared on Garcia Island, which had never experienced winter, and it was only then that the people trapped on the island realized that something was wrong.
When the island's rulers originally built the island into a holiday island, they did envision some possible disasters, such as typhoons, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, etc., and even considered man-made disasters such as pirate attacks, and in order to cope with those
We prepared a small amount of supplies for the disaster, which was considered extremely thorough, but we never thought about the disaster caused by the extremely cold climate. In other words, it is possible for anyone to think that an island in the cold zone with year-round cold weather would have such a disaster in winter.
climate.
As a result, the order that was originally stable before the disaster became turbulent due to the lack of cold-proof supplies. Before several battles broke out for supplies, the people who survived on the island were still alive.
There were only about 8,000 people left, including not only tourists, but also the residents of the island and employees of various tourism companies. A large tribal society was finally formed under the island.
Although the people who came to the island also repaired the ship that arrived at Fang Yuanyang, and sent people to the land to ask for help, but the people sent out did not come back in the end. After trying several times and not taking over, the island
The person who downloaded it never tried it again.
We just discovered before that as long as we are a little further away from our island, the surrounding climate will slowly cool down, and the icebergs overseas will also hide. Even if the people under the boat will freeze to death, the ship will also be hit by the collision.
There were icebergs hidden under the sea, so people at that time believed that the cold zone in the south was not so hot yet, and the temperature in the north was probably even higher. Abnormal people would definitely be able to survive in that extremely cold environment, so
We retreat to the idea that those of us may not be the only survivors of that world.
In fact, the survivors on the island did not know that the reason why Garcia Island was not covered by extreme heat, but only maintained at the same level of heat as the winter here, was entirely because the Shente Island volcano was far away from us, although it was covered by
The extremely cold weather in the entire world is quite overbearing, but it still cannot suppress the temperature of the Shente Island volcano, as if this wonder of the eye of the world has no tangible power and cannot withstand the approach of the cold wave.
It is precisely because Shente Island continuously radiates cold energy to its surroundings that the temperature of the sea around Shente Island is much lower than that of other places. Many fish live and breed there, which makes Garcia in the distance
The people on the island can still meet their daily needs through fishing before the food is exhausted.
According to the currency regulations set by the administrator, all items produced after the disaster on the island must be traded in currency, so there is no problem for Old Taran to use the accumulated money to buy the sailboat made after the disaster.
"You have a very weak body," Old Taran interrupted the curator and said in a deep voice, "What you are talking about now is about buying a boat. Does it have anything to do with your body?"
The boat was traveling very slowly. It took only half a day and it had not yet reached the edge of the warm sea area. Old Taran could clearly feel the temperature drop, but I did not lower the sail, but continued to sail very slowly.
Heading towards the warm sea area at a fast speed.
"Yes," Old Taran nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "Can the money be used?"
Before leaving Garcia Island, I confirmed the route closest to the land, fully unfolded the sails, and sailed slowly in the chosen direction.
Thinking of this, I felt extremely excited because returning to land under the island is everyone's lifelong wish. It has not even been written into the basic constitution of Garcia Island. It is just blocked by the extremely cold temperature.
None of the attempts have been successful.
"Let him ask!" Old Taran said as if you could understand: "You are waiting for news outside. Although you are very healthy, the time is still a problem."
Before uncorking the bottle, I raised the bottle low, said a toast to myself, then raised my head to the mouth of the bottle and took a small sip, and then spit out all the wine I drank.
The expected bad sense of ritual was broken, and there was no way for Old Taran to make up for it. I could only suppress my anger, walked out of the cabin again, returned to the steering wheel, held on to the steering wheel, and decided that I would always control the steering wheel.
, until the extremely high temperature froze me to death, freezing me and the steering wheel together, which would prevent my soul from being with the ship. It is said that one day I will be able to return to the land shore in the form of a ghost ship.
"Can it sail for a long time? That is exactly what you want." Old Taran showed a satisfied smile and said: "Your hometown does not have the custom of sea burial, and that ship is perfect for sending off your old man in the post-disaster world.
"
The curator grunted in his heart, but did not say anything else, and said in a businesslike manner: "After all, the ship has been treated as a cultural relic. Whether it can be bought or sold is your decision. You need to
Ask below."
Just like that, the survivors of Garcia Island spent nearly a hundred years, and the population also multiplied for eight or seven generations. The original population of only 8,000 people has been reduced to less than 7,000 people now. When the disaster struck, there were still 7,000 people left.
The original survivors on the island have also died one after another, and now there is only one original survivor left. That survivor is not more than forty-four years old. I was only a few years old when I came to the island. I came to travel with my parents. My parents died on the island.
I was lucky enough to survive the tsunami, and was not injured during several turmoils on the island. I have survived until now. Because of my luck, people on the island call me Lucky Taran.
The most prestigious person on the island.
Although the population of the island is only less than 7,000, and daily necessities are bartered, the founders and successors of the island system all believe that currency should be retained, because we feel that the existence of currency is
It represents civilization, and it means that we are still a civilized race, but a group of barbarians, so the island will still pay wages, and will use currency to perform transactions on specific occasions, such as haircuts, and purchasing certain inventory of post-disaster clothing, etc.
, in short, the managers of the island are working hard to maintain the operation of the currency.
Old Taran was not familiar with that sailboat. When I was young, I used to go fishing in Shanghai with the owner of that sailboat a few times. Although very rarely, I was responsible for pulling the net, and many times I personally drove the boat.
But for me, the experience of driving a boat is not enough. I don’t think I can really drive under the land, because as long as I sail out of the warm sea area, the extremely cold temperature will freeze the boat and destroy it.
If I kill, it is destined to be an endless route.
Driven by that idea, I spent my life savings and decided to buy the first sailboat on the island that was still intact and built after the disaster. That sailboat was being treated as a cultural relic and placed on the island.
In the Museum of Civilization under the island.
"Can you ask, what do you want to buy that boat for?" The director of the museum still wanted to save the only remaining post-disaster sailboat, and said: "Although the boat has been repaired, due to the material,
The repairs are not too bad, and there is no way it can sail under the sea for too long. If you definitely want to buy that boat and go to sea, maybe..."
But now, the extremely cold temperature under the sea seems to have not disappeared, so our long-cherished wish can be realized. Thinking of this, the will to die in Old Taran's heart dissipated, and I immediately turned the bow of the boat and cautiously
Avoiding the icebergs and reefs in the sea, driving the ship back, I want to tell the people on the island that important news.
With the belief that he must die, Old Taran drove the ship with all his attention. As the number of icebergs under the surrounding sea surface increased, I knew that the ship had left the warm sea area formed by the volcano on Shente Island, which could easily freeze any living creature.
Extremely cold temperatures that turn into ice cubes will come, and I cannot be prepared to face death.
The curator of the museum is also very shy about this. Although I really want to sell the boat to Qiu Yuanzhe, if I agree, once the incident is spread, it will definitely cause a fatal blow to the current strong monetary system, and everyone will do it.
I think even the currency in Lao Taran's hands can be used, so that the currency in our hands can be used more effectively. If the time comes, I will be questioned or even punished by the subordinates.
Just when Qiu Yuanzhe was still surprised by the scene before his eyes, a man fell from the sky and stood at the top of my sail mast. He asked Old Taran above, "Excuse me, who is there outside?"
Not far away from Shente Island?" "Do you want to buy the Barracuda?" The director of the Civilization Museum looked at Qiu Yuanzhe in surprise, then looked at the box full of currency placed in front of him, and asked in a confirmation manner.
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Seeing Old Taran's attitude and what the curator was saying, I got up and left the office, and actually went to the management building under the island to report the situation and let the superior in charge of the building decide what to do.
A few days ago, Lao Taran moved the sailboat to the seaside, and then moved several prepared materials and tools under the boat. Then at noon one day, he gathered his relatives and friends and held a party.
At a banquet, in front of everyone, he distributed his property on the island to his relatives and friends. Before that, he boarded and disembarked the boat in front of his relatives and friends, and drove the old sailboat and hurried away from the island.
The only pier below.
Although Taran enjoys a high status on the island and is loved, I am not depressed because I have been having the same dream. In the dream, I returned to my childhood home.
Even though I am very old at this time and have not remembered what the Qing family was like, I still dream about my childhood home and the scenes of my parents who were not dead long ago living at home.
"Is the climate getting warmer?" Old Taran immediately made a bold guess after seeing that scene.
I have had that dream since I was very young, but it was only intermittently. I would have it once every few months. But in the past half month, I have been having that dream, and it is
The content in the dream became more and more turbid, and every time I woke up from the dream, I felt that my body was becoming less tired. Although the doctor’s examination showed that my health was very bad, I could feel that I was leaving.
Death is getting closer and closer, so the thought of leaving the island, returning to the land, and returning to my home in the past is getting weaker and stronger.
However, Old Taran's luck seemed to be too bad. When the ship was about to leave the extremely cold sea, a huge iceberg nearby suddenly broke off. The iceberg fragments fell into the sea and set off huge waves, pushing them in all directions.
As the iceberg retreated, the wave pushed another iceberg straight towards the sailboat, and Qiu Yuanzhe had no way of turning to avoid it.
The curator was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Then he thought of the recent rumors on the island and comforted him: "Have you seen a doctor here? The doctor said that your health is very bad, but you don't have a cold.
, is it a small problem..."
After a while, the curator returned to the office and told Old Taran that he rejected my request to buy a sailboat.
However, what surprised Lao Taran was that the expected extremely cold temperature did not appear. Although the surrounding temperature was much higher than that in the warm sea area, the high temperature was still within the abnormal tolerance range of human beings.
, and the careless Qiu Yuanzhe also discovered that the surrounding icebergs seemed to be melting and collapsing. Just a few pieces of melted iceberg fragments fell into the sea beside the ship, causing a wave of waves and shaking the ship this way and that.
Before fixing the steering wheel, I returned to the outside of the cabin and took out half a bottle of wine from the few supplies I had prepared. That half bottle was not the first bottle of wine brewed after the disaster on the island. I have kept it until today.
Are you reluctant to drink it? Now I think it’s time to take it out and drink it.
Seeing that the iceberg was about to hit the sailboat, when old Taran thought he was doomed that time, the huge iceberg just cracked into countless ice shavings behind my eyes, mixed with a gust of cold wind, and fell from the sky.
It spilled up and swept over the sailboat without causing any damage to the ship.
Chapter completed!