Chapter 91

This time, venturing out might take one or two days, and Ryan needed to prepare some essentials. Firstly, he needed water. No one knew if he would come across water sources on the way, so Ryan had to bring some. People could go without food for several days, but not a day without water. However, what could he use to carry water? Ryan thought of coconuts. With his knife, he cut a hole in a coconut, scooped out the coconut meat, and fashioned it into a makeshift water container. He made two more holes in the coconut, passed a rope made of woven tree bark through them, and tied knots. This way, he could carry the coconut on his back. Secondly, he needed a watch. He found one in the belongings of one of the survivors. The watch was expensive and worked as a compass as well. However, due to the strange magnetic field on the island, the compass couldn't point accurately to the north. That didn't hinder Ryan from using it to determine directions. Thirdly, he needed tools—a bo