SURVIVORS
Chaptre 43. Horizon Limit (+illustration)
At dinner Dean recounts the discovery of the alleged abandoned garden. Alan's group found quite a number of adequate food sources into the morning. While Sunil has also continued to examine the cave deep enough and returned with some very interesting rock samples.
"It looks like it contains iron seeds. But we have to try to melt it down first and be sure." Dean broke some rocks and noticed the surface.
"I want to check out that cave tomorrow" Dean added.
"How about that garden? Don't you want us to live there?" Widuri was astonished by Dean's choice of checking the cave first.
"To be able to build a shelter in the open so, we will need tools such as axes, or saws. The cave may have the materials we need to make the equipment" Dean explained.
His teammates finally understood.
"Okay, we'll just follow your lead Dean." Sunil.
"That means tomorrow I'm going to make it hard for Alan to go with Widuri to check out the garden and look for groceries" Dean said.
"OK, I'll go with Widuri over there," Alan nodded in agreement.
"Dean, then what kind of rock do you think this is?" Sunil pointed at another stone that was jet black.
Dean picked up and observed. He looked doubtful, then banged hard on 2 stones until the two black stones broke into several small pieces and threw them into the fireplace. All team members carefully observed the stone inside the fireplace.
"He's on!" nastiti
"What means?" ask the Goddess not to understand.
"That means it's coal. Now we don't have to collect or cut down trees to make fireplaces. Coal is a substitute for firewood." Alan explained.
"Oo I understand," said the Goddess.
That night they rested quietly. Dean also doesn't get sleep disturbances anymore.
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Robert still continued his step of checking down the beach towards the alcove that looked higher in the distance. The sand beach began to turn into pebbles and small to medium rocks with the road starting uphill.
"Why don't we just rest on that beach or open field?" Toni grumbled because she was tired and she wanted to get some rest.
"Because in both places you choose, we can't take refuge" replied Indra.
"Don't we usually cut down trees to make shelters?" Angel also asked with her.
"Let's see, where can we find trees?" Liam who finally understood also replied.
Angel was surprised to see that the area around them was indeed very open. There are some pretty shady trees with wide headers here and there. But it is not the kind of wood that can be used to build a shelter.
"Ah, I understand now too. Let's just follow Robert." Silvia followed up on the conversation.
An hour later, Robert found a small waterfall 4 meters high. Check around to find a way up towards the top of the waterfall.
"We have to go up to the waterfall. So try to find the way up," point Robert towards the waterfall as far as 5 meters from where he stands.
The team members immediately looked for a way to ride.
"I think from here it can be" cried Indra from a height.
"Be careful! Hold on to the grass as it rises." Robert reminded.
"Yes" said Indra from a height.
"You've finally found Robert's water source" Chandra's doctor was thrilled.
The arrival of the small waterfall by crossing the rocks. The place where the water falls forms a small pond before flowing into the sea. Dr. Chandra holds the falling water by cupping both hands and drinking it.
"Drinking when thirsty is satisfying!" doctor Chandra laughed happily.
Marianne follows Doctor Chandra's steps towards the waterfall.
"It should be there we can find some kind of fish." Marianne said after releasing her thirst.
"really? Let me check first. There may be a windfall for our dinner later," Chandra's doctor immediately crouches down by the edge of a small pond and checks.
"Well right! Robert, can you catch these fish?" chandra shouted at Robert, who was watching Laras climb up.
"Try it first. I was watching them go up. We should make a place to rest doc." Robert turned his head towards the several female team members who were taking water to drink there.
"Robert, I've found a suitable place for our rest tonight." cried Indra from the top of the cliff.
Leon almost caught up with Laras who was already close to the cliff surface. He followed Liam and Toni.
"Michael, try calling the women back so that they can go up soon. And help Dr. Chandra get the fish in that pond. You're Gilang, help there too." Robert ordered.
"Alright, we are also very thirsty, but hesitant between wanting to go up first or drink first there." Gilang followed towards the pool and waterfall.
"Ohhhhh!" niken shouted while shaking his hand.
"Try hitting it with a rock, cried Michael who saw Niken's finger clad in a crab.
Silvia quickly grabbed the stone and held onto Silvi's hand to stop moving.
Heck! Oh no..!
The crab finally came off after being hit by a rock twice.
"Huhuhu. My finger bled at him," cried Niken while blowing his frown.
"Wash and wrap your fingers and climb to the top immediately" Michael said.
"Yes, the women asked Robert to climb to the cliff immediately" Gilang added.
"Alright." they replied directly walking toward Robert and following the directions to ascend.
"Hahaa, it turns out that you are good at catching crabs hiding in the sand," doctor Chandra laughed happily patting Gilang on the back.
"Hey, you guys finished yet? The women have all gone up." cried Robert towards the waterfall pool.
" Yes, yes, we'll be back." Michael answered quickly.
"Much results?" ask Robert who's coming to the pool.
"Lumayan is also for a beginner," Gilang smiled broadly as he showed some crabs as well as a fish they got tied up and put together with flower stalks Niken had collected earlier.
"Why are you even here?" ask Dr. Chandra astonished.
"I thirst. Want to drink first" replied Robert leaving doctor Chandra.
"Hmmm, there are quite a lot of fish in this pond. Tomorrow we have to find a way to catch fish." Robert murmured before leaving the pool to the cliff that Chandra was climbing.
Robert soon ascended.
Above, Indra together with the men build shelter ala perfungnya. It's afternoon. So they had to create a shelter for the women first.
Liam shows some trees that are easily cut down to be used as poles and walls. As well as taking quite a lot of dense leafy twigs for wall coverings resist the wind.
The women immediately cleaned the fish and crabs brought by Gilang and Michael on the river bank. They prepared dinner quietly.
Robert who was last up felt moved to see all team members were able to do their own tasks without being told. 'They are independent. Already mastered the basic science of survival' inner Robert.
Robert checked the shelter under construction. He smiled with satisfaction at the results. Robert stepped towards the tree he saw quite conspicuously from a distance.
"Hmm. really a willow tree. Thank goodness." Robert immediately climbed and cut the willow branches that dangled and filled with elongated leaves.
Doctor Chandra who followed him earlier finally asked:
"What are the uses of these branches?" point it at the branches piled up under the tree.
Robert, who was unaware of being followed, was a little surprised.
"Oh, that twig has many uses. Please take it to the shelter and pick up all the leaves to use as a bedding. The twigs can we plait into a fish trap in the sea or this river," Robert jumped down from the branch of the tree.
Together they dragged the pillows to the shelter. 'There are enough willow twigs to make a fish bath tonight' Robert thought satisfied.
That evening the entire team looked happy and amazed to see the moment of the sun falling touching the sea level at the boundary of the cakralawa. The orange reddened sky grew new hope in their chests.
'Hopefully there is a ship approaching, so we can ask for help' the prayer that Laras murmured in his heart represents the heart of all his comrades.
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Illustration of willow trees and fish traps from wicker willow twigs.