Chapter 588: There is an Island
Just like that, the ship sailed for another day. Everyone’s mouths were dry and their stomachs were hungry, feeling much weaker. Some were even tempted to drink seawater but were strongly stopped by Gu Fan.
Despite his apparent strength, Gu Fan himself was also struggling. It was his first time going without a drink for so long. Even during his times in foreign lands, the water shortage had never been so severe.
Fortunately, the weather wasn’t scorching. Otherwise, the number of people collapsing from dehydration under the scorching sun would definitely have been more.
Along the way, they saw many islands. Some questioned why they didn’t go ashore to explore and try their luck. First, it was Ouyang Jin’s suggestion that landing on an island to find water would waste more time if it failed, making their situation even more desperate. The priority was to keep heading east as far as they could. The further eastway they went, the higher the probability of finding water on the islands.
Secondly, Xiaohu advised against randomly landing on islands. The Triangle Sea Area was fraught with dangers on every island. Maybe another pirate gang lurked on the islands. Everyone had barely escaped from one pirate gang, nobody would want to fall into another one’s clutches.
Based on these two considerations, Gu Fan and the others decided to continue east. Everyone had to hold on; hope was just ahead.
As the sun set, another day had passed. Gu Fan calculated that, since escaping the pirate-occupied island last night, everyone had gone about a day and a night without water, and their throats were painful from thirst.
Qin Jia looked particularly unwell. If this continued, perhaps...
Having no other options, Gu Fan consulted the captain and Ouyang Jin. They speculated that they hadn’t yet left the central zone of the Triangle Sea Area, but Ouyang Jin believed that if they traveled a bit farther, the likelihood of finding water on the nearest island would be high.