I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 185 An unexpected gain

Nothing happened all night.

When I woke up, it was already bright.

The fire in the bonfire had gone out, but Lin Chen knew that there was still charcoal fire inside. He only needed to put some flammable materials like pine needles in it and blow on it a few times and it would light.

He has to get something new today; he can't just eat fish and shellfish all the time.

Besides, I was lucky enough to pick up this sea fish yesterday. I might not be able to pick it up today.

In order to expand food sources, other methods must be considered.

Because there was no knife, they could only use force to break the branches, using the pointed ends of the branches as sharp weapons.

Then they were buried in several dug pits, which were the only way for animals to pass through.
Camouflage it with branches, then cover it with leaves and then sprinkle a layer of soil.

If a large animal passes by, it will fall and be pierced by the branches.

Then just treat it as a snack.

After finishing all this, I still have to go to the beach to try my luck today.

See if you can pick up anything.
A lot of human garbage will drift over with the ocean currents and then become treasures on the deserted island.

Lin Chen walked on the beach for a long time, and sure enough, there were no stranded sea fish. If he found one, it would have already smelled bad and was completely inedible.

There were quite a few shells and crabs, but it was too troublesome to deal with them, so Lin Chen was not very interested.

What he needed most now was a sharp branch so that he could pierce the sea fish with the pointed end.
The taste of the sea fish he had yesterday was still fresh in his mind.

But now there is no knife, and there is no way to get such a tool. Lin Chen also tried to poke it with a broken branch, but maybe his fishing ability was really poor. Anyway, he didn’t catch any after working for a long time.

He felt that this was definitely not a solution and he had to change his mindset.

Seeing the cave discovered yesterday not far ahead, Lin Chen suddenly wanted to go and take a look. This place might be a deep pool, and maybe he could encounter some big fish.

If I can’t poke a small fish, I can poke a big fish, right?

With this mentality, Lin Chen came out of the cave.

It turned out that the cave didn’t seem big when I looked at it from the top of the mountain yesterday, but now after seeing it up close, I realize that this place is really quite big.

The opening is very small, but when you look through the cracks between several huge rocks, it is actually very large, almost like a small harbor.

Suddenly, he froze.

Because from here, looking closely, there is actually a sunken ship in the harbor?
Judging from the appearance of this shipwreck, it seems to be an ancient Chinese ship?

The exterior is covered with seaweed, so it cannot be seen unless you look closely.

Lin Chen couldn't hold back his curiosity. Since it was still early, he jumped into the water and dived to see what was going on.

Maybe he can get something useful to him. He is lacking everything now.

The boat is not very big and is most likely a sampan on a large ship, similar to the current speedboats, but this boat is obviously more advanced because it has its own cabin.

Lin Chen dived to the bow and took a look. There was indeed an ancient Chinese iron lock on the small door of the cabin, but it was completely rusted.

It fell off with a slight touch. I opened the hatch and sneaked in, and found it was pitch black inside.
Suddenly, something jumped out, scaring Lin Chen.

When I looked closely, I realized it was a huge sea snake.

Maybe the other party also felt that Lin Chen was not someone who could be trifled with, and was frightened, so it swam away quickly.

Lin Chen's attention is now on the cabin, so there is no way for him to chase after him.

Relying on his extremely strong eyesight, Lin Chen roughly searched inside and found a skeleton. Most of the other things were damaged. Only a copper box was glowing and attracted Lin Chen's attention.

When he picked it up, he found it was surprisingly heavy. Lin Chen didn't want it at first, because on this island, gold, silver or something like that would be considered waste. What he needed more was a small knife, or even a porcelain bowl or a pottery jar.

But the cabin was severely corroded by sea water and everything was rotten at the slightest touch. It was with great difficulty that two pottery jars were found.

Lin Chen decided to get the pottery jar up first and deal with the copper box later. Now daily necessities must be prioritized.

He carefully carried a pottery jar ashore, then took down another one. After all the pottery jars were in place, he came down to get the box. It turned out that this thing was fine in the water, but once it left the sea, it sank terribly. Lin Chen almost wanted to throw it away.

But considering that he was so short of supplies, if there really was gold inside, this copper box could be of some use.

So he spent a lot of effort and finally got the box up.
Then he started gasping for breath and fell down on the shore due to exhaustion.

After Lin Chen recovered, he immediately checked the two pottery jars.
There were two pottery jars, one large and one small. Although they were made very roughly, and the large one even had a corner missing, in Lin Chen's opinion, both were priceless treasures.

Because of this thing, I can drink hot water and make soup. It is really useful.

Finally, I paid attention to the copper box that I had brought up with great effort. I didn't look at it carefully from below just now, but now, after careful observation, I found that this box is really beautifully made.

There seemed to be some words on the box. After wiping and removing the rust, it became shiny and some of the content on it became visible.

"February of the sixth year of Xuande."

Fuck, isn’t this the reign title of the Ming Emperor Zhu Zhanji?
He immediately became interested and pried open the copper lock on the box. When he opened it, he saw that although the box had been corroded by sea water and was beyond recognition, there were still a few conspicuous things inside.

One of them was a huge gold seal with a beautifully crafted leopard on the handle. Unfortunately, the characters on the seal were not simplified Chinese. Lin Chen tried to recognize it for a long time but couldn't.

Judging from the size and quality, it is definitely a valuable item. Unfortunately, it is useless here and is not even convenient enough to be used as a hammer.

Looking at the other two pieces, they are actually two blue-green glass bottles?

Were there such beautiful long glass bottles in the Ming Dynasty?
Lin Chen opened the wax-sealed bottle with doubts.

One of them contained a bright yellow imperial edict.
After reading the contents, Lin Chen was shocked. It turned out to be the authorization letter from Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji, to send Zheng He to the Western Ocean for the seventh time. It roughly stated when to set off, the general mission, etc.

This made Lin Chen very confused. How could this thing be here?

When he opened another bottle, Lin Chen was stunned.
It turned out to be Zheng He’s handwritten letter, and also his last letter.

The general meaning of the letter is,

Zheng He was ordered to make his last ocean voyage. When he reached the end of the world, he encountered a storm that had not been seen in a century. His fleet suffered heavy losses. After he finally broke out, he found that he had entered a completely unknown sea.

Unfortunately, the sailors and subordinates on the ship had all gone insane and committed self-harm. Only he secretly left in a small boat. After going through numerous hardships, he finally found the island, but he was already exhausted, so he stayed here.

Lin Chen's heart was suddenly in uproar. It turned out to be the legendary "Sanbao Eunuch"?
So the skeleton in the cabin just now is most likely Zheng He?
This is really unbelievable.

According to historical records, during Zheng He's last voyage to the West, his fleet sailed west from Zhubu and reached as far as the southern tip of Africa.

This should be what Zheng He called the end of the world.
The ancients did not know that the earth was round, and they always adhered to the logic that the sky was round and the earth was square.

Moreover, historical records show that Zheng He did not return to China after this voyage. Some say he died, while others say he disappeared mysteriously, making it a major unsolved case in Ming history.

Now the truth is finally out.

But Lin Chen couldn’t understand. If it was the southern tip of Africa, how could it come to the Pacific Ocean?
The distance between the two is tens of thousands of kilometers.

Isn't this scientific?
However, Zheng He's description of his credit is very similar to his own experience. What is going on?

A lot of question marks flashed through Lin Chen's mind. He put both things back into the bottle. Although these things could not help him now, they did have high historical value.

He wanted to clean the box so that he could put something in it next time, but when he tried to turn the box upside down, a knife suddenly fell out.

Could it be that whatever you think will come true?
Lin Chen suddenly became excited. On the one hand, ordinary knives would have become unusable if they had been soaked in sea water for so many years. But on the other hand, since Zheng He could carry it with him, it must not be an ordinary item.

He carefully washed off the mud on the scabbard, and found that it was inlaid with many gems. It was definitely a priceless treasure.

Hold the scabbard with your left hand, hold the handle with your right hand, and pull it out gently.
"Ding~"

The cold light is everywhere and the chill is overwhelming.

Nice knife!

Unexpectedly, after so many years, it still looks intact, and there is a string of symbols engraved on it that Lin Chen cannot understand.

Forget it, I’ll just call you Frost!
Lin Chen thought about it and decided to try to cut a small branch with it.

If it looks good but is not useful, just break it. After all, items with no practical value on the island are just complete garbage.

Fortunately, the knife lived up to my expectations. It was extremely sharp when used to cut branches. I really don't know what material it is made of.

Lin Chen was very excited to get a good knife, and was too lazy to think about those trivial things for the time being. His most important task right now was to survive, and he could leave the rest for later.

Lin Chen took a lot of effort to move these things back to his home.
With the clay pot, he washed the shells and crabs he picked up from the beach, threw them into the pot, and cooked a delicious pot.

When I came to this island, I drank the delicious seafood soup for the first time. It was such an amazing experience.

When he finished lunch, he found that there was an unexpected surprise in the trap he had set in the morning.
A little wild rabbit fell in, but due to gravity, these "sharp" branches still left it covered with wounds, and it had no ability to escape.

At this moment it was just twitching slowly.

Lin Chen was overjoyed. This was such a great blessing! Dinner was taken care of!

Not only is the meat of wild rabbits delicious, but their fur can also be used. If you collect a few of them, you can make yourself a small jacket.

It is quite hot on the island now, but once winter comes, he will suffer. His air force uniform is already in tatters, and the boots on his feet, although of good quality, have been damaged due to prolonged soaking in water and friction.

Lin Chen had already planned to find some vines to weave a few pairs of straw sandals, and then put the boots away to wear in winter.

He had to plan for the long term.

With the Frost Sword, he could easily gut the rabbit and separate the fur from the meat.

After washing it by the stream, I cut a part of it into pieces and threw it into a clay pot to make soup, and the other half was roasted and eaten.

The taste of roasted rabbit meat is very good, especially since it is wild rabbit. Lin Chen ate it so much that his mouth was full of oil and he looked very embarrassed.

Through this stroke of luck, Lin Chen discovered that he still had to go out and explore adventures occasionally, so that he could discover many good things and make his life better and better.

During the afternoon break, Lin Chen used the Frost Sword to cut down a lot of branches, sharpened them, and made more traps. The only regret was that the sword was too small, so he could only dig holes with a crude stone axe, which was very inefficient and the holes he dug were also relatively shallow.

It's okay to catch small animals, but there is no way to catch big wild beasts.

To this end, Lin Chen could only make a few mechanisms he learned from the army, using sharp spikes to kill large wild beasts that dared to launch a sneak attack.

Lin Chen also found a group of wild roses by the stream.

Their flowers are not as beautiful as those cultivated artificially, but the thorns on the branches are longer and sharper, so they can be cut off and placed at the entrance of the cave for protection.
Of course, he didn't dare to cut them all down, he had to focus on sustainable development.
It’s a pity that he doesn’t know how to grow it, otherwise if he planted more of it, it would be very useful.

After finishing all this, he went back to the cave and ate some rabbit soup from lunch, and then just dealt with it casually.

In extraordinary times, it’s good to be able to eat enough.

Staying in the cave at night, Lin Chen had time to think.
First of all, he had been here for several days. In order to make it easier to count, he carved marks on the rock wall in the cave. Otherwise, he would not have any idea how much time had passed.

It was really frustrating that we didn't see any passing ships or hear any airplanes flying over the sea for such a long time.
Moreover, he always believed that he was still on a deserted island north of Okinawa and south of the Japanese mainland. Logically, American planes would pass by here, or some warships.
This area will be under the control of the US Pacific Fleet in the future. There is no reason why no ship can't see it.

If we calculate based on the current time, autumn will probably be here soon. So we must prepare some dry food and clothes for the winter in advance, otherwise we will definitely freeze to death or starve to death. Where can we get them?
Lin Chen had to turn his attention to the forest on the west side of the island. Although there were often unexpected wild beasts appearing in the forest, there were also opportunities to hunt for the fur of large animals, so that he would not have to worry about surviving the winter.

The most important thing is to store some food, either by pickling it or making it into jerky, so that it will not spoil easily.

(End of this chapter)