Count of Monte Cristo

When Edmond and Lin Ke woke up one after another, the sky was still groggy, and the storm still showed no sign of stopping.

Edmund walked to the door, looked at the pouring rain outside, frowning tightly, with an anxious expression on his face, he paced around the narrow place a few times.They have been in this aggrieved place for two days.And this storm not only did not stop, but also intensified.Edmund reckoned it would go on.

Their mutton had run out and there was no food left.The spirits of the two were also somewhat affected.Lin Ke was drowsy, flipping through the book Edmund had brought back.Although he couldn't see the words on the book at all, Lin Ke still flipped through it, and it was good to have this action.Another night was coming to an end, and they didn't have any supper today, and they drank rainwater—it was rainwater that Edmund caught in a small wooden bucket.

The rain was dry and unpalatable. Lin Ke endured it for a long time and drank a little, hoping that he would not have diarrhea.There is no dry place in their shelter from the rain. It is wet and sticky everywhere, which makes people unable to lift their spirits.

"Edmond," Lin Ke called him, his voice weak, "would you please sit down?"

Edmon paused and came over.

He touched Lin Ke's head and said in a low voice, "Lin Ke, are you okay?" Then he squatted down and touched the wound on Lin Ke's knee. The light was so dim that Lin Ke couldn't see Edmond's expression clearly.

Edmund's eyesight was not affected, and he could clearly see Lin Ke's wound.The primary wound did not deteriorate.Edmund breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Ke's calf was fair. Because of the humid air and dim light, his skin was vaguely smooth as jade. It was like the Chinese porcelain that Father Faria had described. Edmond touched it mysteriously. Ke's calf was delicate and cold, and Edmond's palm was hot. As soon as he touched it, Lin Ke trembled uncontrollably, and called out in doubt, "Edmond?"

Edmund came back to his senses and stood up suddenly. Lin Ke just raised his head again and bumped into Edmond's chin.

Lin Ke gave a short cry, the voice was very thin, but Edmond's heart seemed to be scratched, he suddenly hugged Lin Ke, and clearly saw the doubts on Lin Ke's face, the confused and ignorant eyes were like a basin The cold water instantly woke Edmond up.

Edmund said in a hoarse voice, "Ahem... your wound hasn't gotten worse."

"Okay," Lin Ke felt relieved, "tell me some Latin rhetoric." Time is so difficult, let's use it to study.

Edmond's breathing was a little short, he paused, and said a word, "Okay."

In this way, Edmond taught Lin Ke another day of Latin rhetoric. Edmond was so dry that he could only continue to drink rainwater to satisfy his hunger and thirst. Swallow the rain link hunger.Their faces were sallow, their throats were itchy, they coughed a few times from time to time, and finally stopped talking.

Such days finally came to an end when the two wanted to run out in the rain and do nothing!

It's sunny!

The storm has stopped!

The sky revealed its original color and the dark clouds disappeared!

The air is filled with the unique fresh smell after the heavy rain, and the sea has recovered its gentle and kind side. The waves have flooded their original camp, the sea has risen, and many crabs have crawled to the shore.

Lin Ke and Edmund couldn't wait to get out of the cramped place, and faced the sky after the rain with gratified smiles, Lin Ke even roared twice!

"Ahh! That's great!!"

Edmund looked at his childish appearance, shook his head and smiled, stretched his arms and legs, and ran around the seashore.

Both of them seem to be reborn!

After shouting for a while, Lin Ke was also tired. He lay down on the beach for a while, but had to stand up again. The beach was full of water!

Edmund called him, "Lin Ke, save yourself the effort, you go and start a fire, I'll catch these crabs, we'll eat crabs today."

Lin Ke responded, and when he went to collect the firewood, he realized that they had no dry wood, it was all damp, and there was no fire at all!Lin Ke sighed, and Edmund obviously thought about it, and the two smiled wryly again.

"Let's drink coconut juice." Lin Ke shrugged and suggested.

Edmund went to look for coconut juice, and Lin Ke returned to the rain shelter on crutches, took out the books and honeysuckle, and dried them on the stones.

Their clothes should also be washed.It was another busy day, and after about two hours, they were finally able to sit down and drink coconut water.Drinking juice again after a few days, Lin Ke felt that it was much better than rainwater!In the clearing were a dozen empty coconut shells!

Edmund and Lin Ke also decided that they must find a place where they could take shelter from the rain. If there was another storm, they would still face embarrassment.Lin Ke and Edmund inspected this small island for half a day, and finally selected a place, which was the cave that Edmond had mentioned.Lin Ke climbed in and took a look for himself. The space inside was not big, and it could even be said to be narrow.But as long as the rubble is cleared out, and then some dirt is also cleared out, it is definitely better than the place they built with boats, and it can keep out the wind at night.Edmund stood at the entrance of the cave, pondering for a while, "Let's go to see some firewood, expand this space, and then take a rest, and sleep here at night."

Of course, Lin Ke would have no objection, so the two of them went to cut firewood together.There were not many firewood on the island, some of which had been cut down by them before, and Edmond used it to repair the boat. Every day during the day, the two of them would cut firewood, and in the evening they ate by the fire and repaired the boat.It seems that God still cares for them. The boat that Edmund retrieved contained many tools they needed, such as logging tools and a wooden barrel. The best thing was that there was a rusty iron product, which was an iron can. shell!There are also several fishing nets!What surprised Edmond and Lin Ke the most was that there was also a pistol!Although there is only one bullet in it.It was Lin Ke who found it under the bottom deck of the cabin, which was covered with thick algae. It is unknown who hid it inside.Lin Ke guessed that it must have been left by the previous pirates.

Because of these tools, their life can be called comfortable compared to before.Food is also greatly improved.Edmund caught a lot of fish with those fishing nets, and Lin Ke washed the iron pot with sea water for a long time, and then boiled fish soup with sea water!

He directly put small fish in the sea water, and then cooked it!

When the smell of fish soup came out, Lin Ke almost burst into tears!Although the taste was weird, Lin Ke was already very satisfied. He cooked it several times in a row, and he didn't stop until he felt like vomiting.But that night he suffered, because he had diarrhea... and went back and forth to the toilet several times.Edmund drank a little too, but nothing happened as he was in good health.

When their food sources are enriched, they feel more relaxed.Because they have plans for the future, they both divide and cooperate. Generally, in the morning, Lin Ke will follow Edmond to cut some wood, and in the afternoon, Edmond will act by himself, sometimes to cut wood, and sometimes to repair boat, and sometimes on his little raft.

Lin Ke would collect firewood and light a fire, then collect fishing nets, kill fish, and cook.Sometimes he would wander around the island to see what weeds or vegetables could be eaten.But to Lin Ke's disappointment, there is no food to eat on this island, so they can only eat meat and seafood, and drink coconut juice occasionally.After ten days like this, Lin Ke's wound has completely healed since then, and the honeysuckle has dried up.

Edmund began to tinker with it, thinking of how to turn it into a pill.Before Lin Ke crossed over, he was not a pure carnivore. Now that he was tired of eating fish, meat and seafood, the two of them couldn't take it anymore. Eating meat made him angry, and Lin Ke felt that he was spending more and more time in the toilet... He felt that something light should be eaten.

Edmund went to sea twice during this time, but found nothing, and brought back no useful news.Their ship is about to be repaired, but there is still a lack of final rest. If they want to go to sea, they must prepare enough food and fresh water. Otherwise, if there is no rescue, there will be no food and fresh water in the vast sea. There is only one dead end.

The reason why he was looking for shelter from the rain was that last night Edmund was observing the night sky. He said that there would still be wind and rain coming recently.So they have to plan ahead.