There are many things to prepare for winter, but the most important are food and warm clothes.
Lu Wuyai hoped to find something similar to sweet potatoes and potatoes in the forest. Ideally, he could cultivate them quickly; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to hunt in winter and would starve.
Therefore, an hour later, they decisively changed direction and entered a densely planted area in the forest.
The sky darkened instantly, as if everything had gone from noon to dusk, and it all seemed unreal.
Lu Wuyai cleared a path ahead, but the dense vegetation slowed his movement considerably.
But it wasn't without its benefits. After walking a few steps, Song Xiaoyou knelt down and found several large green leaves. Soaking them in water and drinking the infusion could clear heat and detoxify, and also relieve colds and coughs.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh.
A series of sounds rang out from among the withered branches and fallen leaves, and Lu Wuyai frowned.
"Watch your step, a snake just swam by."
The venomous snake disappeared in all directions, leaving behind only sliding tracks.
Seeing this, the four women took a breath and became even more cautious on the road ahead.
But it must be said that there are many surprises waiting for them to discover in this remote forest.
After walking for two hours, the five of them unconsciously heard the sound of flowing water. Although it was faint, it was definitely there.
"Is there a larger freshwater source here?" Lu Wuyai was taken aback. A large mountain stood before him. If he climbed it, he should be able to see much farther.
Soon, as they climbed the mountain, they finally saw a huge stream flowing through the forest to the southeast.
"What a huge river!" Su Xi couldn't help but exclaim, and Anna and the others were also taken aback.
A winding river unexpectedly appears on a deserted island.
Based on visual estimation alone, the river is more than five meters wide, flowing in from the southeast and disappearing in the northwest.
Lu Wuyai turned around and said, "Let's go down and take a look."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, then ran down from the mountaintop to the riverbank. Occasionally, Lu Wuyai noticed that Song Xiaoyou was frowning the whole time.
But soon, his attention was drawn to the river.
This is truly a great river. It's blocked by tall trees on both sides. If it weren't for the sound of the water, it would be very difficult to find.
Anna wanted to go upstairs to wash her face, but Song Xiaoyou stopped her.
“This isn’t river water,” she suddenly said.
She pointed to the large trees nearby and said, "The trees on both banks are dead. This must be the sea. The soil on both banks has been washed away. It's not safe here."
They had just finished speaking when a deep, muffled sound suddenly rang out from upstream on the river where they were.
When everyone looked at it together, their expressions changed.
A huge pine tree that had been standing on the bank suddenly fell into the river. Even more shockingly, the soil in which it was rooted collapsed, stripping away large swaths of land that fell directly into the river.
No, it's in the sea.
Lu Wuyai bent down, carefully picked up a little water with his hand, and put it in his mouth. The bitter taste made his whole face contort.
Winnie the Pooh
"It really is seawater."
Others also found it unbelievable, but after trying it, they could only accept reality.
This is a sea that rushes through the forest, constantly washing over the small islands. It keeps going on and on, with no end in sight.
But there's no doubt that this natural moat is truly spectacular.
Perhaps it was just a few waves at first, but as time went by, it eventually became such a great river.
"I thought it was fresh water, but it turned out to be seawater," Su Xi sighed from the side.
Just then, several splashes appeared on the sea surface, and a huge sea fish leaped up and jumped back into the water.
This scene instantly drew everyone's attention.
Lu Wuyai chuckled and said, "It seems we have another hunting ground from now on."
"And this place is closer to the station than the seaside."
"After that, the sea salt extraction came here."
Everyone was surprised to encounter such a huge body of water. To satisfy their curiosity, they spent the rest of the day heading northwest.
On both sides of the sea, due to long-term erosion, most of the land has become loose, and the strong water flow has caused it to collapse directly.
Be careful.
With lightning speed, Lu Wuyai grabbed Anna and pulled her back from the edge of the landslide.
Anna clutched her chest, looking somewhat shaken, and glanced gratefully at Lu Wuyai. If it weren't for him, she would have been swept away by the sea long ago, and who knows what terrible things might have happened.
"Stay far away," Song Xiaoyou said to Jin Xilu.
In fact, this river, formed by the convergence of seawater, is much larger than they imagined.
After walking for another two hours, the river's width remained the same, but the current had slowed considerably, and the distant horizon was still invisible.
It was already noon, the sun was shining brightly, the river surface shimmered, and the bottom was crystal clear. The water wasn't deep, and you could even see some sea fish, such as groupers.
Lu Wuyai took off his clothes. Water is the most comfortable temperature for him.
On the shore, the women all looked on with envy when they saw Lu Wuyai jump into the sea.
Unfortunately, women and men are different after all. Since they don't have swimsuits, they can't just take off their clothes and go into the sea.
"Lu Wuyai, bring me a sea fish to try," Su Xi called out.
Lu Wuyai made an "OK" sign in the water, caught the harpoon thrown to him, held his breath, selected his target, and began the hunt.
"It's just you."
Lu Wuyai suddenly discovered a two-kilogram grouper.
Because of the refraction of light in the seawater, everything Lu Wuyai sees is different from reality, so he needs to judge everything in advance, otherwise he may fail.
Taking into account the principle of light refraction in water, Lu Wuyai raised the harpoon and aimed it at the grouper. He slowly moved closer with the harpoon in his hand, then pushed it forcefully.
"Did you do it?"
From the shore, the four women could clearly see everything in the water.
But when Lu Wuyai dipped his fork into the water, the entire surface of the water shimmered, and everything he saw was golden sunlight.
"Lu Wuyai." Su Xi's voice echoed on the shore. Her white feet sank into the soft mud, occasionally stirring the seawater, which felt very cool.
Not long after, Lu Wuyai emerged from the water and spat out a mouthful of seawater. There was nothing on the harpoon.
Seeing this, everyone cheered for Lu Wuyai.
"Then I'll try again." Lu Wuyai shook his head. The sunlight shone on him, giving him a strange burning sensation.
The seawater flowed quietly on the river. Lu Wuyai jumped into the water again and watched the fish swim quietly.
Sometimes, tools aren't everything. Lu Wuyai once again recalled his past experiences fishing in the countryside.
Catching fish depends entirely on your hands.
After trying a few times, Lu Wuyai slowly regained the feeling he had when he was a child.
Soon, Lu Wuyai caught a two-pound grouper with his head and tail and threw it onto the shore.
For a moment, four women were jumping around in the grass, grouper were splashing on the shore, and the air was filled with the smell of fish.
"Haha!" Lu Wuyai was as happy as a fool. Now he slipped back to the riverbed and continued catching wild grouper.
On the shore, seeing that the grouper had stopped torturing itself, several women began sharpening their knives. Some were responsible for starting the fire, while others were responsible for cleaning the fish. They were all busy with their respective tasks and couldn't stop working.
Until four o'clock in the afternoon, wisps of smoke rose from the lonely forest, and the pungent smell of fish traveled further and further along the sea.
On this day, Lu Wuyai caught a total of five groupers, one for each person, no more and no less.
The remaining fish bones were given to the puppies and wolf cubs.
On the way back, they sped up. There were only two hours left until dark.
They wasted a lot of time exploring the area on their way there. The actual distance wasn't that long. They jogged the whole way. A few minutes before dark, they finally returned to the station.
After a long day of work, no one wanted to move, so they quickly lit a fire, and an awkward atmosphere engulfed everyone.
Lu Wuyai spread a blanket on the ground. He planned to keep watch again tonight. Lately, he had found himself less sleepy. Although he was a little tired after keeping watch the second night, he felt energetic again after taking a nap.
"Humans are such adaptable animals," Lu Wuyai remarked with a sigh.
The station was quiet, the sky was high and the clouds were light, and the moon was bright. Nothing special happened that night.
In the dead of night, Lu Wuyai took a cold shower to relieve his fatigue. He picked an egg from the chicken coop, beat it with lard, and then placed it on an iron plate to roast over a high flame. The banging sounds were tense. He was captivated.
"A desert island version of a fried egg." Lu Wuyai grinned, took a bite, and found it extremely delicious.
A mountain breeze swept by. Lu Wuyai had just finished his meal and was about to lie down to rest when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a face out of the corner of his eye. A face was peeking out from a corner of the plane wreckage around the space station.
This scene was terrifying; Lu Wuyai, standing on top of it, felt his scalp go numb.
"Oh shit."
Lu Wuyai clutched his chest, nearly choking to death. The man's face was pressed to the ground, his eyes distorted, the black pupils shifting to the sides. This was more terrifying than a horror movie.
Hehehe.
A sound like flossing echoed in the silent night. Beads of sweat suddenly appeared on Lu Wuyai's forehead. What on earth was this ghostly thing with its face pressed against the ground?
Finally regaining his senses, Lu Wuyai hurriedly grabbed a handful of long, narrow shards from the ground, swallowed hard, and cautiously approached the face.
As it turned out, he discovered that it was a human being, but he was not wearing any clothes, his body was as thin as a stick, his arms were very long, and he looked like a genetically mutated human.
Lu Wuyai was certain that this person was definitely not mentally sound.
"Don't come any closer," Lu Wuyai warned the other party with the firelight.
But clearly, the deformed man couldn't understand what he was saying at all, and he was laughing so hard he was drooling.
Lu Wuyai was covered in cold sweat. He suddenly realized that this guy was definitely not a survivor from the plane. So who was he?
As his opponent drew closer, Lu Wuyai leaped into the air and kicked him in the chest.
As a result, the deformed person flew out backwards and unexpectedly weighed himself.
Seeing the other person disappear into the darkness and not reappear for a long time, Lu Wuyai took a breath.
"It's terrifying."
"I was absolutely terrified."
"Grandma is a bear. Don't let me see you again."
Lu Wuyai sat on the ground, gazing at the pitch-black night. As he thought about what had just happened, he was gripped by a fear of the unknown.
After a long time, a faint ray of light appeared on the horizon, and Lu Wuyai finally emerged from his fear and saw the golden morning light.
Light is always the weapon to dispel darkness.
Lu Wuyai glanced at the four women who were still asleep, thought for a while, and decided to keep the matter to himself and see if the ghost would come tonight.
Then, Lu Wuyai walked in the direction where he had kicked the person away the night before.
Along the way, Lu Wuyai discovered many handprints and footprints. Now, thinking back, the deformed human from last night seemed to walk on all fours, looking like a hairless gorilla with a small head.
"Am I wrong? The other side is an evolved species."
Lu Wuyai thought of some previous reports that said gorillas might evolve into primitive humans.
However, Lu Wuyai still refused to believe it.
"It's like a desert island version of a horror story." Lu Wuyai clicked his tongue for a while, then turned around and found that Tang Xin and the others were awake and walking towards the stream on the gentle slope.
Stretching, Lu Wuyai temporarily put aside what had happened last night. He needed to take some time to rest.
This time, he woke up at noon.
At the station, only one woman, Jin Xilu, was sitting in the shade picking bird feathers. The others were missing. Lu Wuyai guessed they might have gone into the forest to set traps and prepare food for winter.
Seeing that Lu Wuyai had woken up, Jin Xilu smiled and lowered her head to play with the bird's feathers again. However, the stone was too hard, and she was uncomfortable sitting on it. She often had to stand up and walk around.
"How about making a stool?" Lu Wuyai muttered, then picked up his axe and headed into the forest.
After finding a medium-sized pine tree, Lu Wuyai spent a great deal of effort cutting it into several sections, and then thoroughly washed them with clean water.
At this time, the others had not yet returned. Jin Xilu saw Lu Wuyai moving wood, so he put down what he was doing and came over to help.
“What should we do?” Kim Seok-rok said.
Lu Wuyai was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized that she wanted to ask him what he needed to do.
"Get me a piece of airplane wreckage and help me clean the bark off the wood," Lu Wuyai said, gesturing to Jin Xilu as he explained.
Jin Xilu quickly nodded, knowing what she wanted to do.
“I understand,” Lu Wuyai asked again.
After receiving a clear answer from Jin Xilu, Lu Wuyai also began to attend to his own affairs.
In addition to the four legs, the stool also needs a seat. To make the stool stable, Lu Wuyai had to drill four holes in the surface of the stool to accommodate the legs.
Before this, Lu Wuyai planned to get some rosin as an adhesive to bond the stool legs more effectively.
Of course, using rosin alone cannot completely stabilize the feces. Lu Wuyai had to make some wooden wedges to connect the stool legs to the seat.
This kind of craftsmanship was nothing special in ancient times.
At this point, Jin Xilu started scratching the tree bark with the iron sheet, but her strength was too weak, so the process was slow, but fortunately it was still effective.
As for Lu Wuyai, he cut tree bark in the forest and collected rosin using the principle of diversion.
After doing all this, he returned to the station and, together with Jin Xilu, made a stool on the deserted island.
He first selected the largest piece of pine and used a saw to cut away the surrounding debris and bark. This process took more than half an hour.
The main reason is the limitation of the tools.
Because there was no sandpaper, the surface of the stool was very rough and felt prickly to the touch. Even if such a stool were made, it would not be usable for sitting.
But Lu Wuyai wasn't worried. Another use for the rosin he collected was on the surface of feces.
Occasionally, Lu Wuyai would look up at Jin Xilu. Ever since she was shot unconscious, this woman had become noticeably different.
Today, Kim Hee-ro is always smiling. She is a mature woman, and every move she makes has a fatal attraction for men.
I saw her squatting on the ground, her long hair hanging down in front of her chest, and the position of her collar could easily arouse some evil thoughts.
"Fairy" Lu Wuyai shook his head, composed himself, and focused on making the stool.
An hour later, Lu Wuyai began to use a small piece of airplane wreckage to dig holes in the four corners of the stool to place wooden wedges and stool legs.
However, it is really difficult to drill a hole in this kind of pine wood.
After a while, Lu Wuyai looked at his swollen and red hands, and the numb and stinging pain made him feel like crying.
Just now, an insect crawled out of the pine forest. He accidentally touched it, and his palm swelled up like a pig's trotter. This is too difficult.
Jin Xilu looked at Lu Wuyai's hand, then at the insects he had crushed into mud, her big eyes filled with pity.
Lu Wuyai was forced to stop and washed himself with soap several times before he felt a little better.
This also reminded him that there are many poisonous insects in the forest, and he must be careful next time.
“However, if you could raise some poisonous insects and throw them at enemies or wild beasts, you would achieve twice the result with half the effort.” Lu Wuyai was thinking about this again.
After a while, Lu Wuyai felt his left hand gradually recover and started digging holes in the stool again.
The four corners and the four stool legs also need four holes.
Fortunately, Lu Wuyai initially chose a relatively thin tree stump; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to dig four holes in one night.
Two hours later, Lu Wuyai finally finished making four holes on the surface of the stool.
"Finally done." Lu Wuyai breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the slightly deformed hand and sawdust on the ground. All the hard work of the past half day had finally paid off.
The rough surface of the stool is pleasing to the eye.
As for Jin Xilu, she had already placed her fourth bet. At this point, she roughly understood what Lu Wuyai wanted her to do.
The four wooden stakes are actually four stool legs.
While Jin Xilu was still working on the wooden stakes, Lu Wuyai went to the place where rosin was being processed and found that after three hours of accumulation, there was exactly one spoonful in the bag.
Back at the station, Lu Wuyai placed a palm-sized piece of crocodile meat, left over from Tang Xin and the others making clothes, on the ground.
Lu Wuyai poured rosin onto the crocodile skin, added some grass and pebbles, and stirred it continuously until the rosin, grass, and ash were completely mixed together, and then covered it with a lot of sand.
"Haha, it really happened."
Seeing this, Lu Wuyai couldn't help but laugh. This impromptu "sandpaper" was something he came up with on a whim, but it looked really good after it was made.
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