From the Start, One Rotten Log [Survival]

From the start, all he had was a rotten piece of wood, and so began his struggle to survive while drifting across the sea.

Watch as the ocean's overlord, Octopus Bro, conquers the seas and falls into a tangled romance with a clever little sea-snail spirit.

The ordinary journey home took a single day by plane before the shipwreck. Afterward, Zhang Yang spent two whole years making his way back.

Ferocious man-eating sharks became nourishment for his tentacles.

Beautiful immortal jellyfish were hung high to light the way across the unknown sea.

Schools of sailfish had their sharp fins snapped off, turning them into provisions ready for slaughter.

The eerie, beautiful underwater coral reefs wrapped around sinister tentacles... Vast stretches of unknown waters awaited the two of them, ready to be explored.

1.

When he first began drifting at sea.

Zhang Yang spent every day all by himself, sleeping when he couldn't get enough to eat, and not daring to eat his fill even after waking up rested.

Even the strongest person could sometimes feel helpless and anxious in such circumstances.

At those times, he would turn to an activity rooted in the most basic instincts of living things:

chewing on his hands, eating his hands.

Putting his hand in his mouth made him feel much better.

2.

Long, long ago, there was a story. It said that everyone cast adrift and struggling to survive could have a Friday of their own.

Friday was adorable, resilient, and brave.

Every night, he would keep little Zhang Yang company as he went to sleep.

Even much later, Kong Yu still remembered that story Zhang Yang had shamelessly told him.

3.

Before he finally returned to his homeland,

Zhang Yang often pondered a question as the sun rose:

Would he ever get to return to the homeland he longed for so deeply in his lifetime?

Then he would firmly answer himself:

He would. He absolutely would.

Natural disaster (tsunami), post-apocalyptic ocean survival, supernatural abilities, genetic evolution

Theme: It is hard to leave one's homeland. I love my country