Company personnel suddenly began felling trees in the nearby forest and measuring the wind direction.
I was all too familiar with their actions, as I had done the same on the deserted island months prior.
They were building a ship to leave this island!
Had they finally lost their patience and decided to depart?
Suppressing my excitement, I observed their movements even more closely.
Suddenly, I realized something: if I couldn't get them to reveal how to leave this island, I could simply build a ship and follow them!
With the idea in mind, I began to act.
Who knew when these people would finish their ship? If I wanted to leave with them, I had to finish building mine before they did!
Fortunately, though I lacked manpower, I also didn't need a large ship.
Therefore, once I started building, my progress wasn't much slower than the company's.
Qi Xinxin and Qi Qiaoqiao were overjoyed when they learned I planned to build a ship to leave.
By now, even fools knew that rescue wasn't coming. While they were lost and bewildered, a new hope suddenly appeared, making them even more enthusiastic than I was.
Qi Qiaoqiao no longer stayed in the camp staring blankly all day but diligently helped me collect wood.
Qi Xinxin stopped crying and put on a smile every day, looking forward to our departure by sea.
And so, another week passed in the blink of an eye.
Our ship had been finished a few days ago, hidden by the seaside, ready to set sail at any moment.
Today, their ship was also completed, and the company personnel began organizing their supplies in the camp.
I had to admit, these people were professionals. Their actions were orderly, and I learned a lot by observing them from the side.
I estimated that, at their current pace, they would depart within the next day or two.
This made me even more excited; I could finally escape this damned island!
I had already been stranded on this island for too long.
It had been so long that I almost thought everything that happened before was just a dream.
I wondered how Shangguan Yao and Luo Yaqin were doing.
"Uncle Monster, can we leave here tomorrow?"
As night fell, I sat by the campfire, preparing grilled meat.
Qi Xinxin, her pigtails bouncing, came up to me with an expectant look.
For a young girl like Qi Xinxin, sailing on a ship they built themselves was an entirely new experience.
"That's right, we'll be able to leave here soon."
I smiled at her and then reached out to ruffle her hair.
Although I wore a smile, my heart felt heavy.
After all, even if we left, we could only follow their ship from a distance. If they discovered us, a fierce conflict was inevitable.
Moreover, who knew what the vast ocean held for us tomorrow.
But these were things I had to consider. For Qi Xinxin and Qi Qiaoqiao, all they needed was to trust me unconditionally.
"Alright, Qi Xinxin, be quiet for a bit and let your Uncle Monster rest."
Qi Qiaoqiao, seeing Qi Xinxin hovering around me again, pulled the unfortunate child to her side.
These past few days, Qi Qiaoqiao had always looked worried. Now that she knew we were leaving soon, her mood was clearly improved.
That night, Qi Qiaoqiao also opened up to me, sharing many of their stories.
Despite the significant age difference, Qi Xinxin and Qi Qiaoqiao shared the same mother.
Shortly after Qi Xinxin was born, their father died in a car accident.
To make ends meet, their mother worked up to three jobs a day, so Qi Qiaoqiao had been raising Qi Xinxin since she was little.
Thus, in Qi Xinxin's upbringing, Qi Qiaoqiao had been more of a mother than a sister.
This was why, even though Qi Xinxin found Qi Qiaoqiao's nagging annoying, she still obeyed her.
After hearing Qi Qiaoqiao's story, I looked at the kind and resilient girl, a hint of tenderness in my eyes.
After dinner, I gave the two sisters a few instructions and then returned to the vicinity of the company's camp to observe their movements.
Although the chances of them leaving under the cover of night were slim,
At such a crucial juncture, I couldn't afford to let my guard down.
Fortunately, they were as usual, measuring directions by the sea.
Judging by their actions, they would be leaving tomorrow!
Only after they finished collecting data did I return to the cave and go to bed early.
The final moment of success or failure rests on tomorrow!