The two quickly devoured a large pot of leopard meat and wild mushrooms.

Not a single drop of broth remained in the pot...

It has to be said that Chen Fan and Liu Feifei have a very, very good appetite.

After finishing their meal, Chen Fan's stomach was round and bulging, but Liu Feifei's stomach showed no signs of bulging.

It seems that only if there is a little person living inside her belly can it show a bulging shape!

"Burp... I'm so full! It feels so good!"

"This meal was so satisfying..."

Liu Feifei rubbed her stomach and said with a satisfied expression.

This was definitely the most delicious meal I've had since arriving on the island.

Especially the greasy fat, it still tastes delicious to this day!

"Yes! Meat with fat definitely tastes much better."

"And even the soup is so delicious..."

Chen Fan was also completely captivated.

There's also a baby leopard in the afternoon, so we can have a delicious meal together.

"We ate too much just now, how about we rest for a bit, Chen Fan?"

"Anyway, we have plenty of food reserves now, so it shouldn't be a problem to rest for a bit!"

Liu Feifei asked tentatively.

The main reason is that I didn't sleep well last night, so I'm really sleepy now.

All I want to do is lie down and get some sleep.

"Okay, then you should get some rest. You must have worked too hard last night."

"I'll go and do some simple processing on those three animal hides, and then I'll rest for a while."

Chen Fan smiled and said something to Liu Feifei, then went to process the animal hides.

The processing of animal hides is quite complicated, and they generally require professional tanning to obtain a high-quality hide.

If it is not tanned, the skin will shrink very quickly and will have a thick layer of oil on it.

More importantly, that fishy smell is very difficult to remove.

Even if it becomes a quilt or mattress, the smell is terrifying just to think about.

"Do you need my help?" Liu Feifei asked.

"No need! These animal hides need to be soaked for a few hours first. I'll come over as soon as they're soaked."

Chen Fan shook his head, then took the animal hide and headed to the stream.

The first step in tanning animal hides is to soak them in clean water for five to six hours to make them softer.

Then, carefully scrape off the remaining meat and dirt attached to the skin with a knife, and then wash it in warm alkaline water to remove dirt and grease until the skin becomes white and clean.

Of course, this is just the initial and simplest first step.

After completing this step, the animal hide must be soaked repeatedly in an alkaline aqueous solution to completely remove the acidic components!

On this deserted island, alkaline soil and plants are very common, so this step is easy to solve.

The tanning process requires the use of alum, which is a bit troublesome in terms of cost, since it's not easy to find a substitute for it.

However, the absence of alum is not a major problem.

After soaking in an alkaline solution, rinse again with clean water to remove any remaining alkaline solution.

Finally, let it air dry naturally. When it is about 80% dry, rub it repeatedly by hand until the hide is soft.

After several days of complicated procedures, a usable animal hide can finally be obtained...

However, Chen Fan and his team have plenty of time, so there's no need to worry!

...

After soaking the animal hide in clean water, Chen Fan returned to the shelter for a short rest.

Half an hour later, I was already awake!

Liu Feifei was still fast asleep; it seemed she was really tired last night.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy to fall asleep in broad daylight.

"What should we do?"

After waking up, Chen Fan began to struggle with what to do next.

There is still a lot to do.

After thinking for a moment, I had an idea.

"Alright! Let's purify the crude salt we have earlier multiple times."

Having made up his mind, Chen Fan immediately began to take action.

Even with multiple purification processes, some soluble elements in crude salt still cannot be removed!

However, some poorly soluble elements and impurities can be removed very well.

The reason why sea salt cannot be used directly is because the ocean is heavily polluted and contains a large number of harmful impurities.

Damn it! Speaking of this, I have to mention some shameless countries.

Some nuclear wastewater was dumped directly into the ocean, causing severe pollution to the sea.

Holy crap, what a shameless country! They've lost every last shred of decency...

It's one thing that billions of marine creatures are threatened, but even humans will be greatly affected.

I'm just getting angry!

The proposed method is actually not very difficult.

First, dissolve the coarse salt in water again, and then filter it using some filter cotton.

The fleece lining inside the sleeping bag is an excellent filtering material.

There are actually many other filtration methods, and some of them, such as charcoal and fine sand, are also very effective.

Many wilderness survivors use charcoal and fine sand to filter unclean water sources, and the filtration effect is quite good.

Chen Fan could only cut off a corner of the sleeping bag before he could begin.

Two hours later, the coarse salt had been filtered twice.

The color also looks purer, as most of the insoluble impurities have been filtered out.

However, for better quality, Chen Fan decided to filter it twice more.

At this moment, Liu Feifei also woke up.

Seeing Chen Fan so busy, a feeling of guilt welled up in her heart.

He quickly went over and said, "I'm so sorry, Chen Fan, I slept for a little too long just now."

"Leave the rest to me! You go to the shelter and rest for a bit, and just tell me what to do."

To make up for her guilt, Liu Feifei took on all the work that followed.

"Alright! I'll leave it to you then."

Seeing Liu Feifei's apologetic face, Chen Fan did not refuse and nodded decisively.

Refusing might make Liu Feifei feel even more guilty.

Chen Fan then sat down to rest and instructed Liu Feifei on how to purify crude salt.

After the two commissions were completed, judging from the position of the sun, it was roughly 3 PM.

"Okay, this is good enough!"

"With our current technology and tools, it's no longer possible to offer higher commission rates."

Chen Fan glanced at the coarse white salt and decided to leave it at that for the time being.

With this coarse salt, mixed with table salt, it should last for a year.

If that doesn't work, we can just go to the beach and extract some more later.

It was still early, so Chen Fan decided to explore the surrounding area further.

There might be an unexpected bonus...

Although their quality of life is not good at present.

Most of the survival problems have been solved.

The food they have should be enough to last them for ten or twenty days.

So the next step is to slightly upgrade the standard of living.

Find some fruit to replenish the body's sugar and vitamins.

There are many kinds of fruits that grow on tropical islands!

For example, guava, mango, banana, dragon fruit, and passion fruit, etc...

If you're lucky, you might be able to find some fruit!

At that time, the quality of life will naturally improve.