When the foreign team arrived at Chen Yang's camp, they were completely dumbfounded.

The sheds were clearly more upscale than theirs, with pergolas, dining tables, a meat-smoking shed where meat was being smoked, and even a tortoise was being kept there.

Chen Yang and the others also seemed much more energetic, unlike them, who had all lost a lot of weight, although this was a good thing for some of them who were overweight.

This stark difference left them unsure whether to be happy or disappointed, because their two sides were about to merge.

Grena already knew about the situation here. He stepped forward and said, "We brought some supplies, hoping they will be useful."

Grena and her group hadn't been wasting their time these past nine days. They found a large package on the beach, which was full of wooden planks. They brought the planks with them when they came here, as they were very useful.

They also discovered lemon trees and another coconut grove, both important resources. They also found a plastic water tank that could hold 50 liters of water, making water transport much easier.

Chen Yang and his group treated the hungry foreign friends to a good meat meal. At first, they were a little embarrassed, but after a couple of bites, they couldn't resist the temptation and ate the smoked meat heartily.

"Your name is Grena, right? You seem to be their captain?" Chen Yang asked.

Grena nodded and said, "I was chosen as the team leader because I have more knowledge about the wilderness. Now I'm not afraid to tell you, I was invited here. If I hadn't checked your resumes, I would have thought that all of you were like me."

Chen Yang laughed. Each of them was practically an expert in outdoor survival; to be honest, it was already considered cheating.

“Let’s divide the work. The most urgent thing right now is to build the camp. Let’s squeeze in tonight and try to get it done by tomorrow,” Chen Yang said.

Grena said with some doubt, "Shouldn't the most urgent thing be food?"

Chen Yang smiled and said, "We shouldn't have much to worry about in terms of food. These past few days we've only been hunting enough for our own survival. If there are more people, we'll just hunt more."

After a few days of getting used to spearing fish, Chen Yang's skills improved significantly. He could now spear more than a dozen fish a day without any problem, and their traps were often successful. With the addition of some plants, they could barely support twenty people.

From the moment they entered the micro-realm, Chen Yang began setting traps. To this day, traps remain one of their important sources of meat. Their skill in setting traps has also improved, and they know where to set them to maximize their chances of success.

Grena felt that Chen Yang was being a bit too boastful. Although Chen Yang and his team were quite capable, gathering food for twenty people was not an easy task.

“Then tomorrow, half of our men will stay behind to help you build the camp, while the rest will go and gather resources,” Grena said.

Chen Yang nodded. Building two simple sheds would be enough for about ten people. Now that they had axes, cutting down trees would be much easier, and the construction speed would be much faster.

“Can I team up with Dong Yujue? I really admire her hunting skills. If it weren’t for the wild boar she hunted that day, we would have been starving for the past few days,” Grena said.

Chen Yang didn't think too much about it and readily agreed.

The next morning, everyone started working, having already assigned tasks the night before.

Today, half the people are busy building new huts, about five are needed to collect wood, tidy up the camp, and fetch water, leaving only five to forage for food.

A foreign woman insisted on stabbing fish with Chen Yang. She was in charge of this task in her team. The day before yesterday, she stabbed two sizable fish, which greatly boosted the team's morale. Now she wanted to show off her skills.

Less than twenty minutes into the activity, Chen Yang caught a fish, then calmly placed it back in the camp. The foreigners were about to cheer when they noticed Chen Yang and his team calmly going about their business, seemingly unsurprised.

Over the next morning, Chen Yang caught eight fish, one of which was as long as his arm; that one alone was enough for two people to eat.

"My God, you're amazing! Can you teach me?" The foreign woman was completely in awe of Chen Yang. She finally understood why there was such a big gap between the two teams. With this guy around, would they ever have to worry about food?

Chen Yang thought for a moment and said, "Just practice more."

He couldn't think of any other techniques he could teach. To be honest, although he had experience in stabbing fish, the reason he was so accurate was mostly due to his special ability.

They rested for a while at noon, ate something, and then rested in the shade, helping each other braid ropes. The foreign girl who was fishing with him was quite skilled; she had successfully caught one in the morning.

It's too sunny at noon and in the afternoon, so standing on the water to stab fish is really torture. They wait until the sun isn't so strong before going back into the sea to continue stabling fish.

Around noon, Ye Wu and his group had a minor conflict with the foreigners, mainly over the division of labor.

"Hey, why are you making me cut down all the trees? Why don't you cut them down yourself?" a foreign man questioned Ye Wu.

Ye Wu, who had been busy setting up the scaffolding, got angry when he heard this. "If you're so good, then you do it. If the shed collapses in the end, we'll have to rebuild it, and everyone will be exhausted."

"I'll do it then." The foreigner was unconvinced and wanted to switch jobs with Ye Wu.

Ye Wu got really into it. When he built it, he used a simple mortise and tenon structure. The grooves for each stick were different, and which stick to fit into which one was predetermined. He had experience building things before.

The foreigner was clearly confused after starting. He finally managed to build a few logs, but when new logs arrived, he didn't know how to carve grooves.

Chen Yang stepped in to defuse the awkward situation, saying, "Let me help. We can chisel it from here."

Ye Wu was somewhat dissatisfied with Chen Yang's help; he just wanted to embarrass this foreigner.

"Alright, stop fooling around, he's already given up," Chen Yang said to Ye Wu in Chinese.

The work went relatively smoothly after that. When Grena and Dong Yujue returned, they brought back two birds, a hare, and a large rat. Before dusk, Chen Yang caught four more fish and shot down a seagull with his military knife. The foreign girl who witnessed this almost knelt down on the spot to become his apprentice.

In the evening, everyone enjoyed grilled fish and meat, along with vegetable soup. It was a happy day for the group of foreigners since arriving on the island, and they ate their fill. There were over a dozen fish, meat, and vegetables. After dinner, they could eat some fruit, open a coconut, sit on the rocks, and watch the sunset. Life couldn't be more blissful than this.

This resolved many of the conflicts between the two sides.

To be honest, when these Americans first arrived, they were extremely dissatisfied because they also felt that the gap between the two sides was too large, and the competition had lost its meaning, which is why they changed the rules halfway through.

Now, with the cooperation, and them contributing to the camp, things feel much more balanced. The next step is to make the greatest effort possible to further improve the camp in the remaining time.

(End of this chapter)