Wang Lun got up very early in the morning, while the sky was still faintly lit by stars. He told Li Ling, "I'm going to collect the fish baskets." Then, taking advantage of the dim light, he went to the sea to retrieve them. Seeing Wang Lun leave, Li Ling picked up a still-burning piece of firewood and followed him. Wang Lun retrieved two fish baskets from the water and went ashore. He had no choice; the baskets had accumulated quite a few fish after not being collected for a while the previous night, making them very heavy. Plus, it was still dark, and visibility was poor, so he only collected two baskets at a time. Turning around, he saw the firelight on the shore, knowing that Li Ling had followed him. Returning to the shore, Wang Lun put down the fish baskets and went to collect the other two, knowing that Li Ling would handle the fish in those two baskets. After a while, Wang Lun returned carrying two more fish baskets. Li Ling was squatting on the beach processing the fish, with a torch stuck in the sand next to her. The flickering firelight and the person squatting down to do her work made Wang Lun feel that it was so beautiful and harmonious. Suddenly, he had an urge not to return to the real world. After all, in the materialistic world, there would be no chance to see such a scene.

After processing a fish, Li Ling looked up and saw Wang Lun standing there. She called out, "Come here quickly, let me see how many fish we've caught. There were five fish in those two baskets." Wang Lun was brought back to reality by Li Ling's call. He shook his head slightly and quickly walked over. He turned the baskets over and saw four more fish and a large crab. Li Ling said, "Wow, you didn't catch any fish last night, and you've broken your record this morning!" Wang Lun said, "Stop joking around, hurry up and process the fish. We'll have fish for breakfast." Li Ling said, "I want to grill the octopus too." Wang Lun said, "Okay, eat whatever you want." Li Ling smiled and said, "Really?" Wang Lun replied, "Of course, I can't let you go hungry." Li Ling said, "Then I want hot pot." Wang Lun paused, saying, "Where am I going to find hot pot on this deserted island?" Li Ling smiled and said, "Didn't you say you could eat whatever you wanted?" Wang Lun thought for a moment and said... "Okay, I'll make you hot pot when I have time." Li Ling asked in surprise, "You really can make hot pot?" Wang Lun said, "Yes, we can, but we need to collect more fish oil. After all, what we lack right now is hot pot base, and the most important things for hot pot base are oil and chili. We have chili powder, we just need oil." Li Ling said, "Fish oil hot pot? I've never had it before." Wang Lun said, "Of course, neither have I." During their conversation, the nine fish were processed. Wang Lun put the inedible entrails into the fish basket and went to put the basket away, while Li Ling cleaned the fish. The two returned to the shelter by the firelight.

Li Ling took out two fish, and Wang Lun placed the pot, which he had filled halfway with water the day before, on the campfire, adding some more water from the float. Li Ling skewered the three octopuses from the day before onto three thin sticks and sat by the fire to roast them. Wang Lun made some cuts in the fish, and after the water boiled, he put the fish into the pot; the two fish took up almost half the pot. Li Ling said, "I've been eating meat every day for the past two days, I think I'm about to gain weight." Wang Lun said, "That's probably not going to happen. In a couple of days, I'm thinking of rebuilding a safer shelter and adding another wall." Li Ling said, "Can the two of us manage? Besides, our shelter was just finished." Wang Lun said, "Two reasons. First, safety. We'll have more space to move around, and we can keep some small animals inside the wall as food reserves. Plus, we won't have to keep watch at night. Second, I'm worried about the cold in winter. With a closed shelter and a heated kang (traditional heated bed) inside, and with food and firewood prepared, we won't have to worry about the cold. Also, there might be heavy rain or typhoons on the island. With a sturdy shelter and food reserves, we won't have to worry about these problems." Seeing that Wang Lun was already thinking about winter, Li Ling guessed that he really intended to stick with it until the end, so she didn't say anything more. She would just support him. Besides, if it really came to an end, she would get a share of the prize money, so why worry so much?

Seeing the fish meat turn white, Wang Lun picked up a little with his chopsticks, tasted it, and figured it was cooked. He waited a minute, then said, "It's ready to eat. The fish might be a little tough, so I cooked it a little longer." Wang Lun put the pot away, and Li Ling took a bamboo bowl from the shelter. She handed Wang Lun two skewers of grilled octopus. Wang Lun accepted one, saying, "I'll just try it; you eat it." Li Ling didn't insist, since there were only three skewers of octopus, and not much meat; it was just for the taste. Wang Lun ate the grilled octopus in a few bites and drank some fish soup. To be honest, grilled octopus without seasoning wasn't that delicious, but it was certainly chewy, which Li Ling liked. Seeing Li Ling enjoying her meal, Wang Lun served himself some boiled fish. It tasted alright; although nothing was added, the fish itself had a salty flavor, so at least it wasn't tasteless. Of course, the fishy smell was unavoidable, but on a deserted island, having something to eat was enough; who cared about that? Besides, there were no other options. If there were, Wang Lun would have liked to add ingredients too.

After they finished breakfast, it was already quite bright, around six o'clock. Li Ling said, "This boiled sea fish tastes really good, much better than snake meat, but grilled octopus is still the best." Wang Lun said, "Okay, you can have all the octopus from now on." Li Ling smiled and said, "Great! I'm going to wash the dishes." Wang Lun said, "Be careful." Li Ling replied, "Okay." So she cleared away the dishes and took the pot to the stream to wash them. After Li Ling left, Wang Lun found the basket she had woven the night before, picked it up, added some firewood to the campfire, and went to the beach to see if there was any catch. Before long, Li Ling arrived, but since there was nothing else to carry the seafood, she could only carry the basket Wang Lun had woven the night before. Seeing this, Wang Lun and Li Ling switched tools, with Li Ling carrying the basket and Wang Lun carrying the backpack. The small half-basket of seafood they had collected earlier was poured into the backpack.

In the live stream: "Are they up this early? It's only a little past five and they're already collecting fish baskets." "Is it early? I've already swept an entire street." "Is it early? I haven't even finished get off work yet." "Have you ever seen Shenzhen at four in the morning?" "Yes, I have, and I hadn't finished get off work yet." "Hahahaha." "Isn't their boiled fish for breakfast greasy?" "It is a bit greasy, but I think I can eat two more for them." "Me too." "Isn't your meat bun greasy for breakfast?" "Exactly, exactly, do they think they live by the sea? Mind your own business." "Wang Lun and his team currently live by the sea, so they are indeed quite nosy. They are responsible for a section of the beach." "Uh, are you being argumentative?" "No, just stating the facts."

The viewers in the live stream started arguing again. Of course, Wang Lun and his team had no idea that live stream room number 39 now had so many loyal viewers. Even if they did know, what could they do? It wasn't like Wang Lun was going to perform a live performance of kowtowing to the viewers.