The rattan shoes on my feet made it easy for me to walk on the flat ground, but it was a bit difficult to climb the mountain.
I had to try my best to hold the ground with my toes to get enough grip.
Therefore, I had to climb up the mountain with difficulty, relying on the surrounding trees. Since the raincoat was a bit of a hindrance, I hung it on a tree.
Then, I walked up the mountain naked like a primitive man.
Along the way, I found that this place was very primitive. Even the roads that humans had walked on before were covered with bushes and weeds.
If you don’t look carefully, you can’t tell that there used to be a road there.
I followed this former path and walked up the mountain with difficulty. About thirty minutes later, I finally saw the open flat land on the top of the mountain.
This flat land was not formed naturally, but was dug out by someone.
Obviously, large-scale engineering had been carried out here. After careful observation, I found that this was actually a helicopter landing pad, surrounded by several dilapidated container houses.
In front of those container houses, there is indeed a huge radio telescope-like device, which is supported by a set of iron frame buildings.
I saw some signs in the building below, which said "SSR", which is the abbreviation of "Secondary Surveillance Radar".
Secondary radar is a type of ground radar. It sends an inquiry signal to the aircraft in the air. After receiving the inquiry signal, the secondary radar transponder on the aircraft will send back a reply signal containing its own identification code and altitude information. After receiving this reply signal, the ground secondary radar will display the relevant information of the aircraft on the radar screen.
Secondary radar is an important part of the air traffic control system. It can provide information such as the altitude, speed, and direction of the aircraft to help controllers monitor and command the aircraft.
However, this place has obviously been abandoned.
Generally speaking, this abandoned secondary radar installation site may be because it is not suitable for use here, or there is a more suitable place for installation.
This proves that there are other islands nearby!
Secondary radars are usually built in places such as military bases or airports.
However, there are also English and American flags on the iron plate here, which indicates that other nearby islands may also be American bases.
And Catherine and I are both enemies of the politicians in power. Once they find us, the consequences may be fatal!
Fortunately, the flares were not seen by people on other islands, otherwise there would definitely be speedboats approaching! In any case, it is better to be careful now.
There is really no one on this island.
I walked to the nearest iron house and pushed open the shabby door. It was full of all kinds of sundries.
I found a box of clothes in one of the container houses, which were several jumpsuits.
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I looked at the factory date on it, and it turned out to be fifteen years ago. However, these sets of clothes were wrapped in plastic bags and well preserved.
I quickly found a large size and put it on.
Although the clothes were well preserved, they still had a strong musty smell, just like they were found in an old wardrobe. But it is better than having no clothes to wear.
After being naked for half a month, the feeling of wearing clothes for the first time actually gave me an inexplicable joy.
I think if Catherine and Zhu Ya wore these clothes, they would be very happy.
Although this place is nice, there is no water or food on the top of the mountain 100 meters high, unless there is a helicopter to deliver supplies.
Otherwise, it is impossible for us survivors to survive well here. Just carrying water up the mountain is an impossible task.
Even if you cook at the foot of the mountain, go up the mountain at night and down the mountain during the day, and do nothing all day, the calories absorbed by the body in a day can be consumed just by climbing the mountain.
Then the meaning of eating can only be used for climbing the mountain, not to mention finding food and completing other tasks.
No survivor would be stupid enough to live here.
This mountain is not the highest peak on the island.
I looked over and found that there were higher peaks in the north, and the end of the island could not be seen at a glance.
In good weather, the naked eye can see the coast five kilometers away. It is already the limit, and I can't see the surrounding coast at all.
This makes me sigh that such a large island is very likely to have indigenous people on it.
As for the secondary radar military base, it should not be on this island.
First, they did not see my flares; second, if the radar is rebuilt within a few kilometers, there is no need for it, at least fifty or sixty nautical miles away.
I didn't think much and continued to collect supplies here.
I found a lot of daily necessities used by the maintenance personnel who had been stationed here, such as stainless steel dinner plates, stainless steel spoons, stainless steel kettles, and even some canned food from 15 years ago.
Of course, all those canned food had expired.
In addition, I found a stainless steel engineer shovel, but there was nothing else of value.
I also found some polyethylene synthetic ropes, which are very durable. Even after 15 years, they are still very tough.
I used these ropes to tie up all the supplies I collected and prepared to carry them to the beach when I returned.
I found a new path on the other side of the mountain, and I walked down the mountain along this path with the prepared supplies on my back.
Halfway down, I found a dense bamboo forest below, and there was a gurgling sound of flowing water in the bamboo forest.
"It's a stream!"
I was very excited.
I hurriedly carried the supplies and walked down.
If someone who didn't know the situation saw me, they would think I was a rag collector in this deep mountain forest.
After passing through the bamboo forest, I soon came to the side of the stream.
The sound of flowing water just now was a waterfall on a pool. The water flowed from north to south, and the clear stream ran forward happily.
The stream rang, and the jumping water droplets splashed on the rocks by the stream, soaking a large area of the rocks.
Such a beautiful place, just looking at it makes me feel relaxed and happy.
I really want to build a shelter here immediately and live here with two women for a long time. Maybe this kind of secluded life is what I want.
But I quickly denied this idea.
Living on a deserted island for a long time is just a yearning. Our descendants will not be able to adapt to it unless we are willing to endure decades of loneliness.
Obviously no one can bear this boring life for decades, and loneliness will continue to invade everyone's soul.
I walked along the stream to the seaside.
The environment here is really good, but there is no stable food source. We still have to settle down by the sea until we find a more stable food supply.
With the protection of rattan shoes, I walked directly in the stream.
The gravel in the stream did not hurt my feet. On the contrary, the cold stream made my tired feet feel unprecedented relaxation and comfort.
After walking for about forty minutes, I finally reached the seaside.
The place where this stream flows into the sea is a large reef beach, and the stream is well hidden in this reef.
There are rocks of different heights where it enters the sea, and the stream shuttles through these rocks.
There is a very beautiful rock pool in front. The rock pool is about one meter deep. The stream water is clear and transparent. I really want to jump in and take a good bath.
I think if Catherine and Zhu Ya came here, they would definitely jump for joy.