"Can this really produce fresh water?" The women were skeptical about Su Chen's idea.
No, it should be said they were very skeptical.
Because this method had already been tried by others.
It didn't really work.
The filtered water was still salty.
"Ahem, well, I'm not too sure myself, I'm just trying it out," Su Chen said, scratching his head.
Su Chen instructed the women to find some clean leaves.
He himself took some charcoal out of the fire pit.
This was the most crucial element for success.
Su Chen ground the charcoal into fine powder, and when the women returned with clean leaves, he laid them out flat, added a layer of fine sand, another layer of leaves, followed by the charcoal powder, and then more leaves, another layer of sand, leaves, charcoal, and leaves again.
In each section, there were two layers of charcoal and leaves.
Then he stacked them up.
Afterward, he took the makeshift filtration device to the seashore.
Xia Yan scooped up a small handful of seawater with her pale hands and poured it into the filter Su Chen had made.
Then the long wait began.
After all, it takes time for seawater to go through six layers of charcoal, six layers of fine sand, and three layers of sponge.
This wait lasted over ten minutes.
Ten minutes later, the first drops of water finally fell.
"Try it," Su Chen said to Xia Yan, who was eagerly watching.
Xia Yan reached out her little hand and caught a few drops.
Then, her eyes widened in shock.
"It's fresh water!" Xia Yan exclaimed excitedly.
In fact, there was still a hint of saltiness, but compared to the strong salty taste of seawater, it was almost negligible.
"Director Lin, come over here!" Learning that it was fresh water, Xia Yan didn't rush to drink it herself but first thought of her leader.
Although they were stranded, it offered her a chance to shine.
She believed that once they got out of this situation, Xia Yan would definitely thrive in the company.
Lin Xi was not pretentious; she knew that Xia Yan wouldn't drink unless she drank first.
Although the water came out drop by drop, it was much better than drinking just a small sip per day as before.
The most crucial thing was that previously, after a small sip, that would be all.
But now they could continuously produce fresh water.
Lin Xi drank about twenty drops of water and then stepped aside.
Xia Yan was the second to drink.
Then the others followed.
Finally, everyone had their share of fresh water.
After everyone had their fill, Su Chen directly took two branches and hung the filter on the tree branches—now anyone who wanted to drink could help themselves.
With a continuous supply of fresh water, everyone drank their fill at once.
They say women are made of water, and it's not false.
After replenishing enough water, the women's complexions visibly improved, and their skin began to grow rosier.
Even after everyone had their fill, they could use the remaining fresh water to wash themselves.
After all, although they had been bathing with seawater every day, they couldn't really get clean.
Once the seawater dried, there would be a layer of white salt particles on the body.
It was very uncomfortable.
After the women finished washing up, they looked at the fresh water dripping onto the sand.
A pang of distress appeared on everyone's faces.
Although they knew that with this device, water could be produced continuously, the past few days of water shortage made them instinctively feel that the water dripping into the sand was a waste.
"If only we had a container," Xia Yan said sadly.
"Look, there's a box floating on the sea!" Just as Xia Yan finished speaking, the flight attendant suddenly pointed towards the sea and exclaimed.
Everyone looked in the direction the flight attendant was pointing.
Sure enough, they saw a pink box drifting on the sea.
Su Chen immediately jumped up from the ground.
A box, that was a good thing.
Perhaps it contained something useful.
Like the containers Xia Yan had mentioned.
Su Chen immediately jumped into the sea to retrieve the box.
However, upon seeing the box, Xia Yan's complexion became a bit unnatural.
Su Chen gave Xia Yan a somewhat peculiar look.
Because he clearly remembered that this box seemed to belong to Xia Yan!
When he picked it up, he felt the contents and was sure it was indeed Xia Yan's without a doubt.
The plane had sunk, but unexpectedly, Xia Yan's box was still floating on the sea's surface and had drifted to the island.
It was quite a surprise.
"Quick, open the box!" The flight attendant and the female pilot couldn't wait any longer.
They could tell that this box was a waterproof one, and it likely belonged to a girl.
A big man definitely would not choose a red box.
It would be great if there were clothes inside.
The clothes they were wearing now, having been soaked in seawater and dried, were very uncomfortable.