Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 901 - 392 Ship_3

Chapter 901: Chapter 392 Ship_3

Snow Egg summarized, "This is a rubber boat that capsizes easily but won’t sink. The biggest problem is capsizing. The waterline is very shallow, and a wave could easily overturn the boat. Once capsized, the people on board must quickly flip the boat back and then use the net ropes to climb back into the boat."

Stone asked, "Is the whole process very difficult?"

"Assuming you cannot touch the ground with your feet, the difficulty is rather high," Snow Egg said. "Firstly, flipping the boat back over requires considerable strength and needs the cooperation of two people to accomplish. Then, the process of getting back onto the boat also requires the mutual assistance of two people, otherwise, it is easy to capsize again."

Su Shi said, "In the situation where feet cannot touch the ground, there’s nowhere to leverage our strength."

"Yes. Leveraging on one side only makes it easy for the boat to capsize again, so we need two people to paddle and get on the boat at the same time," Snow Egg said. "The key is that we also have supplies." Putting supplies on the boat, once it capsizes, the supplies are basically gone. Carrying the supplies on the person will significantly increase the difficulty of getting back on the boat.

Su Shi said, "With four people on one boat and a deeper waterline, as long as we cooperate properly, we should be able to handle emergencies."

Snow Egg shook his head, "No, that’s not it. This is not a four-person boat; this is a two-person boat, or you could say a family boat. From the perspective of space, it’s more suitable for two adults, and even one extra person would be uncomfortable. You’ll understand once you sit in it."

Su Shi and Stone got on the boat and sat facing each other, each leaning to the left. After stretching out their legs, there was only a 30-centimeter space from the opposite side of the boat. With their bodies leaning against the boat’s side and legs tightly to the left, there was also only a 30-centimeter width in the middle. Barely enough space for some items, but not for an additional person.

Four people weren’t impossible; they could sit facing each other with knees bent, but after a while, the legs with no room to move would become unbearable. After trying it out, everyone agreed with Snow Egg’s view: it’s best suited for two people per boat.

Finally, a plan was formulated: an iron chain link. Simply put, it used four boats towing a homemade boat,

two boats formed one unit, with holes in the wooden planks secured by cloth straps and rubber boat net ropes, greatly reducing the risk of capsizing. At the same time, it also avoided collisions between boats. However, how much it could withstand waves could only be known through practice.

The two units of boats were connected by ropes to tow the homemade boat.

The route was set, the plan was in place, and the modification of the boats was being carried out intensively. However, aside from Lin Wu and Lin Meng, everyone was not very optimistic. For they knew that whether it was the route or the plan, it was all theoretical, and it was devised by a group of people who knew nothing about boats. Not to mention boats, Stone and the others had only seen floods in movies and TV, with no practical concept.

Lin Wu patted Stone’s chest to encourage everyone: Who’s afraid of whom, just do it. After all, doing nothing wasn’t an option; it’s not like they could just play rock-paper-scissors to decide who gets to stay with the supplies, right?

The team lacked Lin Wu’s drive, Shana’s planning ability, and Maya’s practical skill. Lin Sha had direction and strategy, but the process was complicated. Lin Ma was highly capable in action but lacked long-term planning, taking one step at a time. The Shana-Maya combination was just indecisive.

Everyone looked at the rubber boats, and after Shana and Snow Egg’s explanation, they remained silent for a long time, feeling that something wasn’t right but unable to pinpoint what it was. Since no one had any objections, they started dismantling windows to construct a rappelling platform, while also inflating the rubber boats, and packaging and organizing supplies to be transferred onto the homemade boats.

With everyone working hard together, the task was basically completed by the end of the day.

At 3 a.m., South Dam breached. The floodwaters surged forward, filling the riverbed before inundating the city from the western direction.