Chapter 895: Island, Orchard
Chapter 895: Island, Orchard
Early that morning, the island appeared ahead of the Leisure, so clear that it could be seen distinctly with the naked eye.
When the crew first saw it, they thought they were hallucinating.
They had been sailing through the mist for too long, almost unable to accurately determine their position.
Such prolonged navigation had already taken a toll on their mental state.
However, it wasn’t just one person who saw the island; everyone confirmed that it was indeed an island.
Old Tian took out his telescope to inspect the island.
From a distance, he saw that there were vast stretches of white trees, thick trunks rooted in the soil.
“It’s land, definitely land! This isn’t a hallucination, nor the back of some giant whale!”
Old Tian’s voice trembled with excitement.The crew were equally thrilled, hugging each other in excitement.
Old Tian immediately relayed the news to Zhang Yi.
Upon hearing the news, Zhang Yi brought Zhou Ke’er up to the deck.
Soon, more people on the ship spotted the island and rushed out excitedly to take a look.
Though Zhang Yi was somewhat excited, he remained extremely cautious.
He activated the high-powered lens of his combat suit to carefully observe the island in the distance.
“Old Tian, is it reasonable for a small island to suddenly appear in the ocean?”
While observing, Zhang Yi exchanged words with Old Tian.
It was best to ask the old sailor about matters at sea.
Old Tian said, “Land doesn’t suddenly appear in the deep sea. Usually, there are large land plates nearby.”
“Mr. Zhang, take a look at this!”
Old Tian took out a device and showed Zhang Yi an electronic map.
“We have been lost in the ice fog sea region all along, so we cannot judge the direction or accurate distance of our journey.”
“I have said before, in the worst-case scenario, it would take us three months to sail out of this sea region and reach the Starry Sea Region.”
“But now, since we have encountered an island, it means we are not far from the Starry Sea Region. Continuing forward, we will soon enter the South Sea!” 𝔯аɴǑBƐʂ
Old Tian looked at Zhang Yi with yearning in his eyes.
“Mr. Zhang, should we go check out the island?”
Zhang Yi was silent, his mind calculating differently.
If this island was truly located around the Starry Sea Region,
then based on the distance, he could take Zhou Ke’er and leave independently, completing a round trip to Tianhai City in just over an hour.
Spatial traversal was achieved using the principle of alternating between two Dimensional Gates.
But it was not instantaneous teleportation in the ordinary sense. Zhang Yi would pause between the two casts of the technique.
This pause came from the body’s instinctive reaction and directional judgment.
Moreover, carrying an extra person increased the difficulty.
Everyone around turned their eyes to Zhang Yi.
They had been away from land for so long that their feet had forgotten what it felt like to step on soil.
They longed to rush onto the land and take a big, hearty bite of the earth.
Zhang Yi glanced at them and said faintly, “Alright, then let’s go ashore and take a look.”
After receiving Zhang Yi’s approval, the entire ship instantly erupted in an extremely excited cheer, with many people embracing and crying.
Zhang Yi remained calm, ordering Old Tian and others to prepare for combat in case strange mutated creatures appeared on the island.
He personally helped Zhou Ke’er put on her combat suit, handed her a pistol, and told her to stay by his side without leaving for even a second.
Zhu Yunque watched Zhang Yi’s meticulous care of Zhou Ke’er and couldn’t help but feel a pang of jealousy.
She had been spending nearly two months at sea with Zhang Yi.
Gradually, she began to develop a feeling for Zhang Yi that was hard to define.
Perhaps it was a sense of dependence born from crisis, or maybe Stockholm syndrome.
In any case, whatever the feeling, it could transform into love for a woman.
Unfortunately, it was only a one-sided feeling on her part.
For Zhang Yi, who treated love merely as a seasoning of life, his rationality would not allow him to accept any woman who would bring him no benefit.
Zhu Yunque was an exception.
Not only did she not bring Zhang Yi any gain, but she continuously caused him trouble.
Everyone began preparing to go ashore.
The Leisure could not get close to the island’s edge, so they needed to use small boats.
Zhang Yi told Old Tian to arrange for the passengers to be sent to the island first.
That way, if there was any danger, they would be the ones to scout ahead.
Zhu Yunque came to Zhang Yi, looking at him eagerly. “Mr. Zhang, it looks like the island might be dangerous. You must protect me.”
Zhang Yi crossed his arms. “Don’t worry, I will do my best.”
If anyone got into trouble, they would help Zhang Yi; after all, these people were laborers he had painstakingly brought back.
Zhu Yunque said excitedly, “Alright then, I’ll squeeze in with you on the same boat!”
Zhang Yi looked toward Old Tian and beckoned him over.
“Save the best boat for Ms. Zhu.”
Old Tian sighed and asked Zhu Yunque to step aside.
Zhu Yunque looked curiously at Zhang Yi.
“You’re giving me the best boat, so what about you?”
“I’m fine with anything.”
Zhang Yi walked to the side of the ship with Zhou Ke’er, reached out, and pulled a yacht out of the Dimensional Space.
He jumped onto the boat, took Zhou Ke’er into his arms, and helped her onto the boat as well.
Then he started the engine and swiftly departed.
Watching this, Zhu Yunque almost blew a fuse from anger.
Su Nuanxi returned to the cabin, wrapped Tommy tightly in a small blanket, and brought him along.
After all, everyone on the ship was leaving, and she didn’t feel at ease leaving the child behind.
Zhu Yunque watched Tommy, who was already asleep, and felt relieved.
If he started crying now, it would be a huge trouble for her.
“Lisa, do you think there might be people on this island?”
Zhu Yunque suddenly asked.
Su Nuanxi glanced up at her. “That… it’s hard to say.”
“Senior Sister, do you have any ideas?”
Zhu Yunque tucked her hair back and smiled slightly.
“Nothing much, I just think that if there are people, maybe we could leave Tommy with them to raise.”
“After all, I’m not very good at taking care of children.”
Su Nuanxi’s eyes immediately brightened.
Heaven knew how much trouble this little ancestor had caused them.
She nodded repeatedly. “Yes, yes, I think that would be better.”
Zhu Yunque said, “Then after we get ashore, let’s observe carefully.”
Only two crew members stayed on the ship to keep watch; the rest eagerly took boats toward the small island shrouded in ice fog.
Before long, the first group of islanders landed.
From a distance, Zhang Yi already smelled a refreshing fragrance.
He sniffed and felt very strange.
“How can there be such a fragrant smell?”
The scent contained no toxins, because the combat suits’ masks had filtering systems, so it was a natural fragrance.
Zhou Ke’er pointed at the dense forest on the island. “That looks like an orchard!”
Author's Note