It was impossible to see any islands in the middle of the night.
However, we were still stimulated by Zhu Ya's excited shouts and quickly got up from the deck.
"Look, the sea water is glowing! It's everywhere!" Zhu Ya pointed to the sea water around the speedboat and said excitedly.
Under the water surface, there is a large area of blue fluorescence!
It was the first time I witnessed such a beautiful scenery. If it weren't for the knowledge in my mind telling me what was going on, I would have the same idea as these two women and thought I was in heaven.
These glowing things in the sea are jellyfish! We should have come to a shallow sea area, and the air was hot and there were signs of rain, so these jellyfish floated up.
Their light illuminated the originally dead sea water. So, there was this beautiful scene in front of us.
Ignorance makes people happy, this is indeed the truth. I couldn't be as excited as Zhu Ya when I saw this phenomenon.
However, I was not completely indifferent, because jellyfish have the behavior of flowing with fresh water. If there are islands nearby, these jellyfish will swim towards the land before the rain.
This is why a large number of jellyfish can be found on the beach after the rain.
However, judging from the situation in the sky, this rain will not be heavy.
I told Catherine and Zhu Ya not to put their feet in the water to avoid being stung by jellyfish.
At the same time, I started to secure the roof back on to prevent strong winds from blowing away the roof of the speedboat on which we depended for survival.
Now we cannot afford any loss.
It is as fragile as a hemp rope that is about to break at any time. Only the last thread is left. Any external force will break it!
Sure enough, in less than a quarter of an hour, it began to rain.
The rain sprinkled on our faces, which felt a little cold, but it brought us a pleasant sense of reality!
I used the rescue box to collect rainwater.
As I expected, it was just a moderate shower, and we collected about one liter of rainwater until the rain stopped.
If I hadn't put away the roof, I should have been able to collect more rainwater.
However, I didn't need to take this risk, because with reasonable planning, I had stored enough fresh water.
No one can guarantee that this rain will not suddenly blow up a storm, so putting away the roof is a risk-avoiding behavior, which is reasonable.
More jellyfish floated on the sea after the rain.
The dense jellyfish with blue light made Catherine and Zhu Ya feel like they were in a fairy tale world.
Catherine and Zhu Ya, the two women, had just been rained on, and their bodies had become less fragile after adapting in the past few days, and their spirits were better than a few days ago.
Seeing this scene, Catherine and Zhu Ya were full of energy, as if they were about to be rescued, with smiles on their faces. They kept saying words of thanks to God.
Perhaps during these days of drifting, Catherine and Zhu Ya have begun to believe in the invisible God, thinking that this is God's instruction.
At noon on the eighth day of drifting, we ate a few pieces of dried fish and an energy bar, and dried the seaweed caught in the shallow sea area a few days ago, then soaked it in fresh water, rolled it into a ball and stuffed it into our mouths to chew and eat.
These seaweeds contain a lot of vitamins and minerals, such as calcium, iron, magnesium, selenium, iodine, etc., as well as nutrients such as protein, cellulose, multiple amino acids, and polysaccharides.
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In addition, it is also rich in chlorophyll, which can help the body detoxify and resist free radical damage.
It can be said that it is one of the few foods that can balance the body's nutrition during our days of drifting on the sea.
At sea, once we encounter seaweed, we will never let it go.
In order to better catch the seaweed that is free in the seawater, I wove the hemp ropes on both sides of the boat into a net and threw it into the sea. At the end of the day, we can catch some seaweed.
If I come to a shallow sea area, I will even venture into the sea to collect some seaweed.
While chewing the fishy and salty seaweed, I walked out of the awning and came to the front deck.
A large amount of sea breeze blew from the west, which gave me an uneasy premonition.
I looked at the sea level in the west, and there was a thick and huge cumulus cloud above it.
The huge cumulus cloud, like gray-white ink splashed on the blue screen, occupied most of the sky in front. This spectacle gave people a great sense of shock!
The bottom of the cumulus cloud was pitch black, with lightning and thunder!
How could there be such bad weather suddenly? The weather at sea is really unpredictable!
Catherine and Zhu Ya were also amazed when they saw this scene. They couldn't believe the meteorological wonders they saw!
But I couldn't be amazed.
There was a sunny sky above our heads. This sunny feeling paralyzed our consciousness!
"Damn it!" I cursed, and immediately reached out to collect the hemp rope net thrown into the sea, and quickly untied the knot on it to restore it to a strip shape.
"What's wrong?" Catherine and Zhu Ya asked at the same time.
"Hurry up and put away the sails. There is a storm eye over there. Do you see it? It's rolling towards us!" I shouted loudly, and Catherine and Zhu Ya realized the seriousness of the problem.
Zhu Ya quickly put away the sails thrown into the sea, and Catherine also put away the supplies in the cabin and stored them in the storage room on the front deck.
And I used the extremely safe Bollinger knot to evenly distribute the removed ropes on the starboard side, a total of five places.
The ends of three of the ropes were tied to my body. I used three Bollinger knots to tie them around my waist and the roots of my legs, forming a triangular safety knot.
The Bollinger knot will not shrink due to the amount of force applied, and can protect my body well. No matter how big the storm is, it will never separate me from the hull.
At the same time, I tied the ends of the remaining two ropes to Catherine and Zhu Ya, forming a single waist knot. Although this knot is not as safe as the "triangle knot" on my body, it can also protect them.
After all, there are only so many ropes, and I must prioritize my own safety. As long as I can survive, Catherine and Zhu Ya will have a greater chance of survival; on the contrary, no matter which of the two women survives, they can't save any of us.
"When the storm comes, we must gather in the middle of the boat. If the boat capsizes, we must swim out immediately and hold on to the ropes on our bodies tightly. Don't be thrown away, and don't try to pull the ropes to get close to the speedboat, because the wind and waves will keep overturning the speedboat."
"If you get too close to the boat, your body will be hit by the hull and you will pass out. Do you understand?" All I can do now is to remind Catherine and Zhu Ya as much as possible. Once the storm comes, they will not be able to hear me even if I shout loudly.
At that time, we can only rely on Catherine and Zhu Ya to deal with all the difficulties!
The waves are getting bigger and bigger, and our hull is shaking up and down with the waves, like a capsule floating on the water.
Sitting under the awning, we grabbed the handles on both sides, feeling extremely nervous.
No one was seasick, maybe because we are all used to the days of shaking on the boat, or because of the nervous psychology, the body has overcome this dizziness.
The wind that poured into the awning rushed out with a lot of rain. The strong wind mixed with rain was like small hail, hitting our cheeks painfully.
I noticed the huge storm, the dark cumulus clouds were like a huge tornado, and it seemed that there were unknown creatures stirring in this storm!
Of course, how could there be such a huge creature? It must be the eye of the storm!
We were like helpless and weak bacteria, lying on floating objects, looking at the dark sky and ocean covered by the storm outside!
Waves came one after another, and even the seawater poured into the cabin with the crest of the wave. We were instantly submerged by the seawater!
The boat did not sink. After a wave passed, the backflowing seawater was discharged from the windows on both sides of the awning.
We struggled to pop our heads out of it like a groundhog, and immediately breathed heavily, ready to welcome the backflow of the next wave of waves!
In a few seconds, the repeated sea wolf attacked again!
We were like a little man hiding in a jar, swallowed by the rushing water!
This wave of backflowing seawater has not been discharged in time, and the next wave is coming again!
We held the handle tightly with both hands and stretched our necks to the top of the awning to make our mouths and noses contact the air as soon as possible.
Just took a breath, and immediately felt the hull "falling" rapidly downward! Yes, it was a feeling of falling into the air like falling down a waterfall!
I know that this is not falling, but being at the bottom of the huge waves! I have some experience and know that the next wave will come soon, so I am mentally prepared.
We endured the torture of the storm with the determination to die, and there was only one wish in our hearts, that is, we hope that the hull will not sink! Once it sinks, we are not far from death!
Although I have tied five ropes on the starboard side now, I can use some clever strength to turn the boat over after the boat capsizes, but this can only be achieved after the storm passes.
The question is, after the hull capsizes, can we survive until the storm ends?
At this moment, our spirits and bodies have been greatly impacted.