flstandardbreds Chapter 1031
Chapter 1031
The electricity used on cruise ships today is solar-generated, which is a huge advantage during daylight hours.
But when they left the mother ship, the ship loaded two tons of coal for them just in case.
Qi Mingyu then said that he wanted to exchange some coal for fuel with the other party.
Coal is not important to them at present, but it will be a very important fuel for the survivors if there is no solar power generation.
Especially at sea, fish skins used to be used as fuel, but since the fish became extinct, they don’t even have fish skin fuel.
Chief He was indeed very surprised and agreed immediately.
Qi Mingyu thought to himself that the other party should have an offshore oil field, so they didn't care too much about the fuel.
He Chengshi patted his chest and laughed heartily, "We're all trying to make a living in the apocalypse. What's a little help? We still have a few barrels of spare fuel left on the ship. I'll have someone send them over to you right away."
He turned around and winked at the follower behind him, who immediately turned around and ran back to his cruise ship.
A small pot of fuel was soon delivered, enough for them to drive for two hours.
"Thank you, Chief He." Qi Mingyu was very grateful. He took the fuel barrel and motioned Mu Mu to refuel.
He stayed and talked with Chief He.
Chief He did not stay either. He waved to his men, and the group quickly went back along the wooden board and disappeared behind the hatch of the mottled cruise ship.
Not long after, a light gray smoke came out of the ship's chimney, the engine made a dull roar, and it slowly turned and headed southeast.
On the deck, He Chengshi stood at the stern and waved to Qi Mingyu, signaling them to follow.
Qi Mingyu turned and walked towards the cockpit. As soon as he stepped onto the stairs, he heard the door of the lounge being gently pushed open.
Zhou Shuwan, her parents and the other two came out, followed by Zhou Jianghai, his brows furrowed.
Obviously, they had eavesdropped on almost everything that happened in there.
Zhong Tiyun's face turned pale. "Xiao Yu, are we really going to follow them? The people on that ship... I always feel weird... We can't trust them easily."
Zhou Jianghai also said in a deep voice, "Just now I looked out the window, and the eyes of the people on their boat were all strange. They were staring at our boat like hungry wolves. And that Chief He, his smile was so fake. How could a leader in the apocalypse be so 'friendly'?"
They have also experienced the evilness of people's hearts after the end of the world and are not novices.
Therefore, when Chief He and his group boarded the Zhou family's cruise ship, everyone could see that they had some intentions.
But they are so polite, I don’t know why!
"Is it to seize the ship?" Zhou Shuwan muttered to himself.
However, without listening to other people's responses, she quickly rejected the answer herself.
If the other party only wanted to seize the ship, we would have launched a surprise attack on them long ago.
They should have realized that they were short of fuel, which is why they stayed here for so long.
So, what is it for?
Qi Mingyu stopped and looked at the three people.
He knew their concerns. Any survivor would be wary of such a group of people of unknown origin.
He took out the black piece of food that He Chengshi had given him from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Shuwan: "Look at this."
Zhou Shuwan took it, and his fingertips were immediately covered with a layer of fine powder, and the smell of the sea hit him in the face.
She pinched it, the graininess pricking her fingertips. "Is this a mixture of clam shell powder and biscuits? But where would we get so many clams in the apocalypse to last them for more than a year?"
Mu Mu seemed to be thinking: "If there is a large reef on the seabed, it would be okay. Does that mean they have submarines and can dive into the seabed to collect reefs at will?"
Qi Mingyu nodded. "It could be because of the submarines, or it could be because the seabed where they're anchored is very shallow, shallow enough for them to dig for clams at will. But, this raises another question."
Zhou Shuwan was already looking at him: "You suspect the source of their fuel..."
Qi Mingyu smiled at her. "Yes, I suspected they had an offshore oil field! But what if their fuel is obtained directly from the seabed?"
Zhong Tiyun was a little confused: "What do you mean?"
Zhou Shuwan, however, completely understood: "Mom, what Brother Xiaoyu means is that the other party is likely living in a very shallow place on the seabed, and this seabed may have been land where humans lived in the past! Therefore, there must be various resources..."
She looked at Qi Mingyu and said, "So you want to go over and take a look?"
Qi Mingyu nodded, his expression serious. "We're already extremely short of supplies, and we're completely helpless. This group of survivors who suddenly appeared are very strange and have ill intentions towards us, but if we stay here, we'll just be waiting to die. So I think we should follow them and try to find a chance to survive..."
Everyone else nodded.
Zhou Jianghai said: "That's right, screw the ball, why not give it a try!"
Zhong Tiyun also understood. She was also a little eager to see her former home on land again, so she nodded and said, "Okay, let's go. But we must be careful."
Zhou Shuwan gritted his teeth and said, "We'll just have to adapt to the situation. There were at least 70 or 80 people on the boat just now. If you add those in the garrison, there must be 200 to 300 people in total."
Faced with such a siege, they have little chance of winning.
However, as Qi Mingyu said, staying here is just waiting for death, so why not fight to the death!
Qi Mingyu and Mu Mu started the cruise ship.
The roar of the engine came from the bottom of the cruise ship, with the muffled sound of metallic vibrations, like a sleeping giant beast slowly waking up.
Mu Mu stood in the co-pilot seat, looking at Chief He's ship in front of him.
"Brother-in-law, do you think their ship is equipped with weapons of mass destruction?"
Qi Mingyu shook his head and turned the steering wheel half a degree to keep the cruise ship at a safe distance of about 100 meters from the other party.
"It's hard to say, but the fact they're still alive shows they're all extraordinary! Keep an eye on the dashboard, especially the fuel gauge." He paused, then added, "Check the lifeboat's rope again to make sure it can be lowered at any time."
Mu Mu responded and turned to walk towards the cabin door.
Just as he opened a gap, Zhou Shuwan slipped in to avoid being discovered by the ship ahead.
She cast her eyes on the fuel gauge on the console. The needle was almost touching the "empty" mark. "Is there really only two hours of fuel left?"
"Yeah." Qi Mingyu replied, "He Chengshi only gave us this much because he knew we had no choice but to follow him. There was no turning back."
Zhou Shuwan took a pistol from the cockpit, compared it, and then put it on his waist.
Qi Mingyu has been looking at her.
He knew in his heart that this operation was extremely dangerous.