Island Survival 5
Day 14 on the island.
Several people woke up hungry, as their food could only last for the last day.
Before, Xu Dongdong was injured, and they had to follow the footprints of large wild animals along the way. Now that Xu Dongdong has fully recovered, maybe they can try their luck.
When Xu Dongdong was asked to go out and look for food, he was eager to try. If it weren't for Chu Yun and Yu Haowen looking after him, they would have no problem finding food with their skills.
The few of them finished eating the last grass carp caught by Yu Haowen along with wild vegetable soup, extinguished the campfire in the camp, and got ready to go.
Chu Yun once again put the entire wooden tent into the storage ring. The storage ring wasn't particularly spacious to begin with, and with all the other miscellaneous items already inside, adding a two-meter-long tent to the mix, it felt like it wasn't going to be enough space. However, the wooden tent was only temporarily stored there.
Under the pressure of the food crisis, the few people moved more swiftly than usual. They carried their own weapons, and their backpacks contained nothing but water, which made their movements more convenient.
A few days ago, Yu Wenhao carried Xu Dongdong on his back, and they had always tried to choose the gentle mountain paths. Now they didn't have to worry about that at all. They used the escape ropes and the vines on the mountain to quickly climb up the steep rocks.
"Shhh."
Chu Yun suddenly stopped and signaled Xu Dongdong and Yu Haowen to keep quiet. They followed Chu Yun's gaze and saw a wild goat leisurely eating grass at the edge of the grass in the distance. It had no idea that it had been treated as prey.
Chu Yun took out a bow and arrow, aimed at the wild goat, and with a whoosh, the arrow shot out as fast as lightning.
The goat heard the slightest sound of wind and panicked, ready to flee. But Chu Yun's arrow was too fast, and the arrow deflected from its body and pierced its thigh.
The goat screamed in pain. Although it was injured, its strong will to survive forced it to flee even faster. Its legs and feet were carrying a bow and arrow, and it ran away.
Chu Yun reacted quickly, running to close the gap between her and the goat while firing arrows. The goat was moving quickly and erratically, and two consecutive arrows missed. Chu Yun didn't give up. She chased after the goat, weaving through the jungle with Yu Wenhao and Xu Dongdong following behind.
After all, the wild goat was hit by Chu Yun's arrow. After Chu Yun followed it for more than ten minutes, its speed gradually slowed down.
Now is the time!
Chu Yun saw the right moment, drew his bow with both hands, and shot a fatal arrow. The goat finally fell down, howling a few times before taking its last breath.
"Wow, Sister Chuyun, you are simply an archer." Xu Dongdong started to flatter her again.
The goat must have weighed at least 70-80 kilograms, enough to feed the three of them for 6-7 days. With the food replenishment, Chu Yun's mood improved significantly. She smiled as she watched Yu Wenhao and the others bury the grass soaked with the goat's blood, then contentedly put the wild goat into her storage ring.
The few of them did not rest on the spot. After replenishing some water, they continued on their way. When night fell, they needed to find a suitable shelter.
The trees on the island were so tall that it was difficult to see what was happening ahead, so they decided to climb up a tree to see what was happening ahead.
After finding the tallest tree nearby, Yu Haowen warmed up his legs and feet and then climbed up the trunk. He had received special training in tree climbing in the army.
He quickly climbed over the bare trunk, using both hands and feet, until he reached the point where the tree forked. With the support of a branch, he stepped on it for leverage and continued upward. When he reached the right height, he stopped, turned his body, and looked around.
A few minutes later, Yu Haowen landed safely, looking not very well.
"Half of the island is flooded."
The beach where they had been staying had completely disappeared, and most of the road they had taken was flooded.
"So we just have to keep going up until we complete the game."
Chu Yun felt that the sea level had a limit to rising. Since the game allowed people to complete it, there must be a bottom line. When all the people who stayed gathered at the highest point... Chu Yun couldn't imagine what they would encounter at that time.
Yu Wenhao continued: "Luckily, there is a large open space not far ahead, which is suitable for rest."
They came to the open space that Yu Wenhao mentioned.
Here Chu Yun and his friends found a small patch of potato vines. The vines were low and hidden, and the leaves and other things were trimmed cleanly. Based on the characteristics of the vines on the ground, you would never guess that potatoes were planted underneath.
This is an uninhabited deserted island, probably a resource point specially set up by the system after modifying the characteristics of the plants.
If Xu Dongdong hadn't been idly teasing ants in the soil, they would never have discovered this hidden supply.
The machete came in handy at this time. Chu Yun used it to loosen the surrounding soil, and then used Xu Dongdong's small sharp knife to carefully separate the soil around the potatoes along the vines.
After loosening the soil, Chu Yun pulled the vines and brought out a bunch of potatoes. The potatoes were lifted into the air, and a small piece of dust fell down.
Xu Dongdong picked up the potatoes one by one, while Chu Yun and Yu Haowen continued to search. When they finally counted, there were over 50 small potatoes. If they ate one per meal and the daily requirement was 9, they could eat them for 4 days.
Potatoes can be used as staple food, and with the addition of a wild goat killed today, Chu Yun’s space ring food reserves increased sharply.
Dinner was potatoes and roast goat. They removed half a leg of goat, rubbed it with salt, pepper, and wild vegetable juice, and smeared it with a little oil while roasting. The potatoes were buried under the ashes and roasted in the residual heat of the fire.
The lamb legs were cooked and the potatoes were ready, and everyone had a rare and satisfying meal.
And a hundred meters away was a simple shelter.
"Brother, do you smell the delicious aroma of barbecue?" The skinny monkey smelled the faint aroma of barbecue in the air and couldn't help smacking his lips a few times.
"You must be hallucinating because you are hungry. If you are hungry, eat some wild vegetables and drink some water. If that doesn't work, just sleep. You won't feel hungry when you fall asleep." The player called brother firmly believed that this was their illusion. They had not eaten for a whole day. Their eyes were blurry and their bodies were weak. He didn't believe that anyone else had the ability to get meat at this time.
"It must be an illusion. Go to sleep, go to sleep, everything will be fine once you fall asleep." The skinny monkey curled up his body, closed his eyes and comforted himself. However, in his dream, the faint smell of barbecue was still everywhere.
Day 15 on the island.
Chu Yun and his companions were in high spirits. As expected, the power of staple foods and barbecue should not be underestimated. They prepared breakfast and lunch all at once, storing lunch in their storage rings. After breakfast, they prepared to set off.
"Help, help." An hour later, intermittent cries for help came from the front, the voices were hoarse and weak.
"Did you hear any sound?" Chu Yun lowered his head and continued forward.
"Really? Why didn't I hear anything?" Xu Dongdong answered loudly after receiving the eye signal. The few of them walked around the place where the call for help came from as if nothing had happened.
The ones calling for help happened to be two unlucky players who smelled the aroma of barbecue last night. They went out diligently to look for food early in the morning, but they were unlucky and were entangled by unknown vines when passing through a place in the woods.
Seeing the three players carrying light and hope about to pass by, Skinny Monkey summoned Chu Yun and the other two with all his might, "Please help us, players! If you can save us, we'll tell you where to find the supply packs."
When Chu Yun heard about the supply package, her eyes flashed. She exchanged glances with the other two and returned to where the skinny monkey was.
They didn't dare approach, only watching from afar. They saw two players, one fat and one thin, entangled in vines, hanging in mid-air, their legs dangling in the air. The more they struggled, the tighter the entanglement became. Chu Yun had heard of this strange plant by chance, but didn't know much about it.
Chu Yun acted as if he wasn't particularly concerned about the supply package: "Tell me about it?"
Seeing them coming over, the skinny monkey nodded excitedly: "As long as you rescue us two, I will take you there."
Seeing they didn't believe him, he added, "It's absolutely true, but that place is out of our reach."
Because his movements were too abrupt as he spoke, the vines wrapped around him tighter and tighter. The wooden vines, as thick as the child's arms, tightened in circles as if they had a soul, almost sinking into his flesh. His skin was rubbed red, and the skinny monkey felt like he was almost suffocating.
Chu Yun nodded towards Yu Wenhao and Xu Dongdong, believing that he could trust them.
"Relax, the more you resist, the tighter it will wrap around you." Chu Yun shouted at them. Although she had never seen this kind of plant, based on a brief observation she could confirm that this vine was the one that would eat people and feed on them.
The skinny monkey and the fat man tried it after hearing what they said. Now they are like grasshoppers in autumn and can't jump for long. They can't save themselves and can only trust these seemingly powerful players.
Who knew it was just as the girl said. After they gave up resisting and relaxed, the vines around them became less tight. The skinny monkey and the fat man breathed a sigh of relief. They wouldn't die immediately, but they still had to wait for the players to rescue them.
Ancient China emphasized the mutual generation and mutual restraint of the Five Elements: Wood, the first of the Five Elements, generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, and water generates wood. Wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, and metal overcomes wood. All things are mutually generated and restrained, with generation containing restraint and restraint containing generation, complementing each other.
Chu Yun found a piece of wood and lit a torch, then brought the torch close to the vines. The vines shrank as if stimulated. As expected, wood is afraid of fire, but there are trees everywhere. She is not stupid enough to burn the forest directly to prevent fire. Not only will the people not be rescued, but they will also be buried in the sea of fire.
We have to think of a way.
The skinny monkey and the fat man hanging in the air stopped struggling. They looked at Chu Yun's team with curiosity. They had a strong tacit understanding among themselves and were obviously more intelligent than other teams.
Chu Yun: "Find the mother vine and be careful not to touch the vine."
Yu Wenhao and Xu Dongdong: "Okay, we'll each take one side."
The two of them imitated Chu Yun's operation and lit a torch to scare away the ubiquitous man-eating vines.
The skinny monkey and the fat man watched the three people disappear from their sight.
"?" He won't run away, right? The skinny monkey and the fat man looked at each other tacitly, and saw a familiar light in each other's eyes.
There were vines everywhere, winding and twisting. It really took some effort to find the mother vine among these messy vines. The three of them divided the work and searched patiently in their respective areas.
"Found it, it's here." A voice came from Xu Dongdong's side. Chu Yun and Yu Wenhao walked towards him after hearing it.
Skinny Monkey and Fatty finally felt relieved when they saw the two players passing by again. They didn't run away, but were indeed looking for ways to save themselves.
It was indeed the mother vine, with a large wooden stump from which branched out vine after vine, densely packed together. Each vine was more than ten times thicker than the daughter vines that grew out of it.
First of all, how to get close to the mother vine is a problem. The mother vine is tightly wrapped and protected by the vines, and the three people cannot get close to it.
Chu Yun quickly rehearsed several methods in his mind and finally chose the most suitable one: first shoot the torch with a bow and arrow, and then they quickly put out the flames after the mother vine burned to death.
To achieve this, they needed: first, to coat their bows with fuel, and second, to prepare sufficient water to extinguish the flames. Pine trees were everywhere, and the pine oil they exuded was perfect for fuel. They didn't have water to extinguish the flames; it wasn't even enough for drinking, let alone putting out a fire. Chu Yun planned to use soil, as sometimes soil worked better than water to cover a flame.
Chu Yun explained her thoughts to her two friends.
Xu Dongdong and Yu Wenhao went to get pine oil, while Chu Yun went to dig. It just so happened that this patch of soft soil was everywhere. Chu Yun took advantage of her spatial advantage. She touched the red soil with her hand, and the piece of soil that her palm touched appeared in her space. It was more useful than a hoe, and this function she discovered in today's emergency.
The wooden tents were brought out, soil was collected in most of the space, and bows and arrows coated with pine oil were prepared.
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