"Okay, Mr. Immortal," Puyol said. Then he asked nervously, "Didn't you say there was a satellite phone?"
Xia Ruofei said casually, "There's a problem with the solar battery of the satellite phone. I didn't charge it today. I'll try again tomorrow when the sun comes out. Tonight, we'll use the distress signal first. Maybe there will be a ship passing by in the nearby sea. "
"Okay, okay, I understand," Puyol said quickly.
"Okay, you go and check on John Jr." Xia Ruofei said, "Everyone should take the time to rest tonight. Arrange for someone to take turns to be on duty."
"Yes, sir!" Puyol said.
He quickly arranged for everyone to take turns to be on duty. He and the three survivors would each take three hours. Even if he had the courage, he wouldn't dare to arrange for Xia Ruofei to be on duty.
After the arrangement, Puyol said, "Mr. Immortal, you should rest in the tent. We'll take turns to be on duty tonight. "
Xia Ruofei shook his head and said, "John Jr. is a little shy. Take him to sleep in the tent. I don't need him. "
After that, he went directly to the front of the raft and sat down casually.
Puyol didn't dare to persuade him. He gave each of the three survivors a signal. When they were on duty, each of them would send out a signal.
Then, he put the remaining two into the tent and went in himself.
As the leader of the survivors, Puyol naturally had some privileges. He arranged for himself to be on the last shift, so he could lie down and have a good night's sleep.
Similarly, the first shift had a relatively good night's sleep, so it was arranged for David, who had the weakest physique.
The remaining two survivors also found a relatively dry place at the end of the raft to lie down and rest.
The raft was five or six meters wide, so it was relatively loose for them to sit on it.
David sat in the middle of the raft and began the first shift.
In fact, the main reason why they arranged for people to be on duty was because they were afraid of extremely bad weather or sharks. If everyone fell asleep, it was very likely that they would die in a daze. Although it was very difficult to escape in the vast sea, having someone on duty would at least be able to detect danger immediately.
Xia Ruofei saw that David was the first one to pull the cable of the distress flare. Bang! Bang! Bang! Three red flares whizzed into the sky, illuminating the night sky.
In the open sea, such signal flares could be seen from far away. Moreover, these were basically distress signals. If a ship really saw them, they would definitely come over to check.
After the signal flare was fired, the fireworks were still spraying white sparks. If it was daytime, a large amount of orange-red smoke could be seen. If a helicopter came to check, it would be able to find the target immediately.
In fact, this kind of distress flare was similar to the fireworks set off during the Spring Festival, but it was more sophisticated in terms of production. On one hand, the quality was better, and the duration of the flare was much longer than ordinary fireworks. Especially the spray of smoke, it could last for a long time.
Xia Ruofei lay down at the front of the raft with his backpack on his head. He looked at the sky full of stars, felt the rhythm of the raft swaying with the waves, and slowly fell asleep.
That night, every person on duty would fire a distress flare, so every three or four hours there would be a bang. Xia Ruofei didn't sleep very well.
After Puyol took over the shift and set off the distress flare, Xia Ruofei saw that the sky was about to brighten, so he simply sat up.
He sat on the simple deck and pondered. This night, they had been firing distress flare, but no ship had appeared.
Indeed, this place was close to the traditional sea route, but the sea was really too wide. Ships that sailed the sea all year round might not necessarily see other ships on the sea every day. It was very normal that no ship passed by this area for several days.
If there were no ships, then they could only use the satellite phone to call for help.
Although he still had a lot of distress flare in his space, he couldn't always take these things out of his backpack! The backpack was very big, but it couldn't have unlimited capacity!
Xia Ruofei decided to observe for another day. If it really didn't work, then he would first use the satellite phone to call for help.
At this time, Xia Ruofei seemed to hear a "tu tu tu" sound coming from a distance.
The sound was very faint, and there was also the sound of the waves, so it was somewhat vague and not very clear.
He turned his head and looked again. The three survivors were sleeping, and Puyol was sitting next to the tent doing nothing. Obviously, they didn't hear the sound.
Xia Ruofei quickly came to his senses. His hearing was much better than the average person's. Now, he could only hear faintly discernible sounds. Puyol and the others definitely could not hear anything at all.
Xia Ruofei pricked up his ears to listen carefully. He found that the sound was coming from the southeast, and it seemed to be getting closer.
He listened carefully for a while.
It was the sound of a helicopter engine!
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but stand up and shout, "Puyol! Quick! Signal flare! Release another one immediately! "
Puyol looked at him blankly and said, "Sir Immortal, it just finished!"
"The sound of a helicopter engine! Did you hear it? "Xia Ruofei asked." It must be a big ship or a warship! They saw the distress signal and sent a helicopter to check it out! Quickly release the signal flare! Otherwise, the helicopter will turn back if it can't see anything! "
In this vast sea, the helicopter's range was definitely not enough to reach these areas. The helicopters that could appear must be shipboard helicopters, or large cruise ships with complete facilities, or warships.
Anyway, no matter what the situation was, the possibility of Puyol and the others being rescued greatly increased.
Puyol was also excited. Although he still didn't hear anything, he believed Xia Ruofei's words without a doubt. He quickly went into the tent to look for the remaining distress signal flare.
Puyol held the signal flare tightly in his hand and pulled with his right hand.
With a whoosh, sparks flashed, followed by three "bang bang bang" sounds, and three signal flares rose into the air.
The flames illuminated Puyol's face, which was full of expectation.
Soon, the sound of the helicopter engine became louder and louder. This time, even Puyol and the three survivors could hear it. Apparently, the pilot of the helicopter also saw the signal flare, so he didn't need to search for it, but directly flew in this direction.
After a short while, the flashing anti-collision lights of the helicopter appeared in their field of vision, and the sound of the helicopter engine became louder and louder.
Puyol and the three survivors couldn't help but shout for help on the raft. The three survivors waved their hands frantically, and Puyol kept shaking the flare stick in his hand.
Only Xia Ruofei sat quietly on the simple deck, and went through his mind again. He had always been in a state of disguise, and the things of civilized society, such as compressed biscuits, mineral water, instant noodles, were all in his backpack. Except for the tent for Little John, there was nothing of modern civilization.
And that tent was a very popular camping tent he bought on the Internet. Just the sales of the Tmall store alone were in the hundreds every month. It was impossible to find his identity through this tent.
In other words, he could "disappear" at any time.
Of course, Xia Ruofei didn't rush to dive into the water, but waited with Puyol and the others.
After all, it was only the helicopter that was coming, and it was hard to say whether the pilot of the helicopter had discovered them. Before confirming that Puyol and the others could be rescued, Xia Ruofei wouldn't leave.
At this time, the sun had just risen over the sea.
A red helicopter was coming closer and closer, and Puyol and the others were so excited that tears were streaming down their faces.
The helicopter came to the top of the raft and circled it a few times. Considering that the airflow caused by the propellers could easily overturn the raft, the helicopter didn't descend too low.
Soon, the helicopter dropped a positioning buoy, and the pilot reached out his hand to wave at Puyol and the others, then left.
This kind of buoy would constantly send a position signal to guide the ship.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Puyol, don't worry! The rescue ship will be here soon! You're saved! "
"Yes …" Puyol choked. "Thank you, Mr. Immortal … Thank you …"
David and the other survivors also hugged each other excitedly.
They had been stranded on a deserted island for so many years, and they had experienced a nightmarish night not long ago. They had almost become the python's food. These people were really survivors of a disaster! That kind of excitement was really difficult to express in words.
Xia Ruofei said, "Puyol, after you're rescued, you have to know what to say and what not to say … If you don't want to be a lab rat, don't mention that mysterious island."
Puyol immediately said, "I understand … I understand … Mr. Immortal, but our identities can be found out. We clearly encountered a shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean, and now we're in the Indian Ocean. It's hard to explain …"
Xia Ruofei thought for a moment and said, "Then you can say that you floated to a nameless island with a lifeboat. You can't say anything about the specific situation of the island, especially the situation of the pool, and the fact that you ate the fruit. Otherwise, you'll probably be dissected and studied like a lab rat …"
Puyol couldn't help but tremble. He quickly said, "I definitely won't say anything … I'm the only one who knows about this. It'll be fine as long as I don't say anything. As for the python, I'll tell David and the others. It's best not to mention it. No one will believe a human-eating python as thick as a bucket! Maybe they'll think that we've been on a deserted island for too long and have mental problems! "
Xia Ruofei nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's good that you understand! In short, it won't be easy for problems to arise if you don't talk. As for the matter of you coming out of a small island a few years later and ending up in the Indian Ocean, at most, the island is mysterious. It's not dangerous to you. "
"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right …" Puyol said quickly.
Xia Ruofei then said, "Also, about my situation …"
"Yes, yes!" Puyol said hurriedly. "Mr. Immortal, we won't say anything. Don't worry …"
Xia Ruofei smiled faintly and said, "It doesn't affect me much whether you talk or not, but to reduce some trouble for yourselves, you'd better pretend that I'm not here. Later, you and David and the others will speak the same words."
Puyol looked puzzled and said, "Mr. Immortal, but when the rescue boat arrives, you …"
Xia Ruofei smiled faintly and said, "You don't have to worry about that. You'd better emphasize it to David and the others first!"
He didn't tell Puyol that he would leave directly in a while, and Puyol naturally didn't expect that someone would jump directly into the sea on such a vast sea without even seeing the rescue team, so Puyol didn't think too much about it. He quickly found David and the other two survivors according to Xia Ruofei's instructions and began to speak in a low voice.
Xia Ruofei went to the tent on the simple deck and poked his head out to take a look.
Little John was sleeping very soundly. The raft was probably floating on the sea with the waves, a bit like a cradle. The little guy had been sleeping for a day and a night on the sea, so he didn't cry at all.
Xia Ruofei reached out and touched Little John's little face. He said with a smile, "Little guy, we'll have to say goodbye in a while … I hope that I'll be able to see you again in the future …"
Xia Ruofei sat on the raft with Puyol and the others. After waiting for almost an hour, a ship finally appeared on the surface of the sea in the distance …
Although they already knew that they were rescued when they saw the helicopter, Puyol and the others still couldn't help but jump up in excitement when they saw the rescue ship arrive. They jumped up and waved the clothes that they had just taken off in their hands vigorously.
The ship stopped a few dozen meters away from the wooden raft. Then, a lifeboat was lowered and rowed towards the direction of the wooden raft.
Puyol and the others stood on the raft and looked up, so no one noticed that Xia Ruofei, who was at the bow of the ship, gently waved his hand, and the backpack disappeared into thin air. Then he turned over at the bow of the ship and silently dived into the sea …
Because of the supplies and tents on the simple deck, when Xia Ruofei entered the water, no one on the lifeboat or even on the cruise ship saw him.
After waving his arms for a while, Puyol excitedly turned back and said, "Sir Immortal, we finally … Eh? Sir Immortal! Immortal … "
When the survivors saw this, they all turned their heads and found that there was no one at the bow of the ship.
Puyol, David, and the others looked at each other and quickly recovered from the shock. Puyol looked at the lifeboat that was getting closer and closer and said in a low voice, "Listen up, Sir Immortal definitely doesn't want to see these rescuers. Remember what I said just now, don't mention Sir Immortal. Otherwise, we won't be able to explain ourselves clearly and it will bring endless trouble …"
David and the others quickly nodded in agreement.
As for Xia Ruofei's safety, Puyol and the others who had seen so many miraculous tricks of his were not worried at all. However, when they saw Xia Ruofei leave so quietly, they more or less felt a little lost …
Xia Ruofei actually didn't go far. After he dived into the sea, he immediately summoned the Spiritual Map Scroll and then stuffed it into a gap under the simple deck of the raft.
This place was completely covered by wooden boards, so it was impossible to see from the surface of the sea.
With a thought, Xia Ruofei entered the dimension and immediately released his power of the mind to observe the situation on the surface of the sea …
The gentle voice in the steel gun said,
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