Seeing this paragraph, the mysteries in my heart gained some answers. Indeed, Peggy was not an ordinary person. Despite the lingering heartache, I felt her determination through her words. She had reasons she couldn't stay. Perhaps, she didn't tell me the island's secret, either because she didn't know it herself or didn't want me involved, to protect me.

My intuition told me that the island's secret might be far larger and more complex than I had imagined, seemingly beyond the reach of ordinary people like us. For a moment, I felt lost, realizing my insignificance and powerlessness. I had considered ignoring everything and searching for Peggy, but what about the other girls?

Peggy was right; searching for her might be a death sentence. Still, I made another choice, a more courageous yet foolish decision.

I decided to first make a bamboo raft and send the other girls out to sea. As for myself, I would stay on the island, jump into the spring water, and follow Peggy's trail. If Peggy could do it, why couldn't I, as a man? Perhaps, I had ten thousand reasons not to search for Peggy, but I had one reason to go after her, and that was enough.

That reason was my responsibility as a man.

After making this decision, my heart became calm, burying the pain of Peggy's departure deep within. So, the next day, Su Jie and the others saw a vibrant version of me. Currently, our camp had increased by one person, but thanks to the food we found from Du Feng, we were not lacking in supplies.

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Thus, I began to lead everyone in earnestly making the bamboo raft. Our goal was to create one large enough to accommodate around ten people. Although our numbers were far from ten, the raft needed to carry additional supplies, not just passengers.

I had a few girls look for flax and make ropes. Concerned about the strength of the ropes, I decided to compensate with quantity. As for the task of cutting bamboo, I entrusted it to myself alone because the island had many old bamboo shoots, making it an ideal choice.

The bamboo raft's creation was not too difficult, and it took us about seven days to complete. However, that didn't mean we could set sail immediately. The first test indeed failed; the raft floated, but the carrying capacity was far from enough. Despite multiple attempts, it still didn't work. I felt it might be due to the different bamboo species on the island, with a smaller hollow area, reducing buoyancy.

This setback hit us hard. Nevertheless, we didn't give up. I proposed a new solution, planning to tie some hollow plants, such as gourds, around the raft to increase buoyancy.

But I couldn't find gourds on the island, so I had to look for other plants as substitutes, which took a considerable amount of time. In the end, after three days of effort, we found a type of hollow vine and used it to tie around the raft, successfully creating a raft capable of sailing!

On this day, we were excited like children, cheering and jumping on the beach!