Desert Island Survival: A Hundredfold Improvement After Having a Baby?

Several female colleagues who had been crying uncontrollably noticeably quieted down.

Someone looked up and stared at Su Qingxue with red and swollen eyes.

It's not because I believe.

It's because I want to believe.

Seeing that look in her eyes, Su Qingxue felt a little more at ease.

This is enough.

She continued pushing downwards.

"But..." The tone suddenly became more forceful.

"All of this is contingent on us getting back alive."

Someone in the crowd let out a cold laugh.

Su Qingxue didn't even look in that direction.

"Our cruise ship sank yesterday at noon. All business trips of Sheng Tang Group have been reported to the maritime authorities and insurance companies before departure. When the cruise ship has been out of contact for more than six hours, the company's emergency procedures will be automatically activated."

"My satellite phone activated its automatic distress signal before it fell into the water. The signal was already transmitted."

She paused, then raised her hand and pointed to the eerie, empty sea around her.

"As you can see, this sea area is abnormal. Watches are spinning erratically, compasses are malfunctioning, and even the daytime and nighttime times are out of sync with the outside world."

"What does this mean? It means that there is extremely strong magnetic field interference in this area."

"The navigation system, radar, and communication equipment of search and rescue helicopters all rely on electromagnetic signals. In areas with this level of magnetic field disturbance, even if the search and rescue team receives our location, they will not be able to pinpoint the exact coordinates."

"It's not that they're not coming; it's that they haven't found our exact location yet."

She spoke very slowly, word by word.

I'm not trying to keep you in suspense; I'm just giving everyone enough time to process this.

"Especially at night. Entering a strong magnetic field area at night to conduct search and rescue operations is tantamount to suicide. So they will definitely wait until dawn."

Su Qingxue reached out and pointed to the unrealistically blue sky above her head.

"Now, it's dawn."

"The window of opportunity for search and rescue has opened."

The beach was quiet for a few seconds.

The rise and fall of several people's chests visibly slowed down.

When people are in utter despair, they don't need the truth.

All that's needed is an explanation that sounds plausible.

Su Qingxue understood this principle all too well.

She survived in the capital market using this tactic.

When stock prices plummet, retail investors don't need you to open the financial report and read out the data line by line.

All they need to say is, "The pullback is for a better rise."

Confidence is just like money.

If you print it out and someone believes in it, then it has value.

"But... what if the search and rescue team can't find this area at all?"

A voice came from the periphery of the crowd.

Liu Feifei came down from the mountainside at some point.

She stood on the outermost edge, wearing a dark coat that clearly didn't belong to her.

Her complexion is much better than last night.

Having eaten, drunk water, and slept in a warm place, these marks were etched on their faces, standing out like high beams in broad daylight among the survivors who had been starving all night and nearly frozen to death.

Several female colleagues stared at her dry coat.

His eyes were glowing green.

It's not envy.

It's jealousy.

The moment Su Qingxue saw Liu Feifei, her pupils contracted.

The scene in the cave last night flashed through my mind.

The image of Liu Feifei lying naked in Lin Fan's arms sent a wave of nausea through me.

She forcefully suppressed it.

"Besides satellite phones, the cruise ship also has black boxes."

Instead of answering Liu Feifei's question, Su Qingxue directly offered another reassuring reassurance.

"The emergency locator beacon of the black box is independently powered and is not part of the satellite phone system. It has an IPX8 waterproof rating and is designed to operate normally at a depth of 20,000 meters."

She wasn't sure if the data was accurate.

But his tone was firm and decisive, leaving no room for negotiation.

Having been in the capital market for so many years, she understands one thing all too well: data is not important; what matters is the confidence with which you present the data.

"Even if the cruise ship sinks to the bottom of the sea, the black box will continue to send signals for at least thirty days."

"The search and rescue team has a signal and a direction; all that's missing is breaking through the magnetic field interference to pinpoint the precise coordinates. It's only a matter of time."

"So," Su Qingxue looked around, her gaze slowly sweeping across everyone's faces.

"What we need to do now is not to cry here."

"Instead, we'll hold out until they find us."

The crowd's emotions visibly stabilized.

Several female colleagues stopped screaming and squatted on the ground, sobbing softly.

The male employees still looked grim, but at least no one rushed up to her and started yelling at her anymore.

Su Qingxue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

We've managed to get through this hurdle.

Then she heard a voice.

"Hold on until rescue?"

"How can we hold on?"

Chen Jian stood at the back of the crowd, his arms crossed over his chest, his glasses reflecting the light so his expression was obscured.

"Mr. Su, what you just said is logically sound, but there's a premise," he took two steps forward, "We have to survive until then."

Chen Jian calmly held up three fingers.

"We are now facing three critical problems."

"First, fresh water." He held up his index finger.

"From yesterday until now, apart from General Manager Su and Director Wang, no one present has been able to find any fresh water to drink. An adult would die if they didn't drink water for 72 hours in this high-temperature, dehydrated environment."

"We've already wasted almost twenty hours."

"Second, food." He raised his middle finger.

"Without protein and carbohydrate intake, the body's ability to maintain core body temperature will drop drastically. Of the five people who died last night, three did not freeze to death."

He paused for a moment.

"It means your body has burned off the last bit of stored heat and can no longer produce heat. It's like an engine without fuel; no matter how you turn the key, it won't start."

Third, fire.

He pointed to the pile of ashes, which was now just smoldering smoke.

"The fire went out last night. Even if I can start another one, the fuel problem won't be solved, and tonight will end the same way."

"Either you inhale the toxic fumes and endure it, or you freeze to death."

"Choose one of the two."

Retract the three fingers.

The beach was deathly quiet.

Even the sound of the waves sounded like someone was choking them.

Su Qingxue's lips twitched slightly.

The layer of window paper she had painstakingly covered up was ripped to shreds by Chen Jian's three fingers, one by one.

Su Qingxue's lips moved, but she couldn't reply.

She truly had no answer.

She never imagined that one day she would have to survive in the wilderness, something she was completely unfamiliar with.

Fresh water, food, fire.

She couldn't conjure any of these three things.

At the company, these kinds of things only require a phone call: "Secretary Wang, make the arrangements."

Seven words to get it done.

But now, her secretary is either dead or squatting on the beach biting her nail clippings.

Chen Jian didn't press her; instead, he turned to the crowd.

"Let me explain a principle to you."

He pushed up his crooked glasses on the bridge of his nose; the lenses were covered in salt stains, making everything look blurry.

"When a herd of antelopes on the African savanna is chased by a lion, they don't run away in a chaotic swarm. They automatically follow a lead antelope."

"The lead sheep is not necessarily the strongest or the fastest, but it is definitely the one that knows the terrain best and has the keenest sense of danger."

Why? Because when you're running for your life, a hundred brains thinking at the same time are not as efficient as one brain making a quick decision.

He paused for a moment.

"We are now that herd of antelopes."

"Five people died last night. If everyone continues to act independently and fight for their own things tonight, there will be even more corpses on the ground when the sun rises tomorrow."

No one spoke on the beach.

The sea breeze was howling, and the sand stung my face.

"Therefore, I suggest that we select someone to take unified command."

"All water, food, fire, and manpower will be centrally allocated. Whoever obeys will live. Whoever disobeys..."

He didn't finish what he was saying.

But everyone understood.

Su Qingxue's brows were almost knotted together.

Chen Jian's statement is logically sound.

But the question is, who should we choose?