For example, Anna could only scoop out a small bowl of sediment with a shovel at most, let alone others.
“First, let’s take a break.” Yang Jian heard Song Xiaoyou’s voice from outside the pit.
"I know that if I dig for a while, I won't dig anymore." Lu Wuyai wanted to dig as much as possible while it was still light.
Song Xiaoyou didn't try to persuade him any further, and returned to Shiqiu to start setting up an outdoor summer camp with the others.
Having already collected a lot of animal skins, the women began to think about how to make the most of them, and tents were the best thing they could think of.
At night, you are not always lucky enough to find a place to stay.
And so, on the rocky hill of the deserted island, the first tent woven by humankind was slowly erected that night.
When Lu Wuyai returned to the stone mountain with the last glimmer of dawn before nightfall, a campfire had just been lit in a dark sheepskin tent.
"It's really good," Lu Wuyai praised.
The sheepskin's pungent smell has disappeared, but its warmth-retaining properties have been well preserved.
Moreover, the tent is spacious, with enough room to burn wood in the middle and ample room to move around, so even storing supplies won't feel crowded.
Lu Wuyai put away his shovel and reached out his hand to Tang Xin. Tang Xin took a piece of dark, dried meat from the basket on her back.
"for you."
It was jerky made from the meat of a large monkey. Song Xiaoyou and others recently started making animal jerky for portability. It's not only lightweight, but also very effective at satisfying hunger.
After boiling some water, Lu Wuyai tore the dried meat into pieces and put them in the water to soften.
This kind of jerky still tastes great and doesn't stick to your teeth.
The other women were eating mutton, their faces flushed red, and they even felt drowsy afterward.
"I'm going to dig a few more shovels." After saying that, Lu Wuyai took a pottery jar filled with water and two pieces of dried meat, and walked straight into the pit.
Under the shroud of dusk, everything became very quiet.
Lu Wuyai dug for over two hours straight. Occasionally, when he looked up, he could still see the tent by the stream. A figure would occasionally glance at it, his expression trembling.
Feeling a bit tired, Lu Wuyai simply lay down on the ground, telling himself that he was just taking a rest.
Before he knew it, he had fallen asleep. When he woke up again, he found the four women beside him, but they were all white-haired and holding shovels, swinging them around.
"Don't you sleep?" Lu Wuyai asked in surprise. He checked the time and realized he had slept for five hours. It was already the next day.
All four women were working hard. Hearing Lu Wuyai's voice, Su Xi said, "You woke up and came to work, why all the nonsense?"
Lu Wuyai was confused and didn't understand why these women had become so active.
However, Lu Wuyai was naturally happy to be able to complete the tunnel as soon as possible.
Soon, the sound of digging could be heard all around, and a campfire was lit in the distant forest, making everything nearby clearly visible to everyone.
The excavation of the underground cave was not smooth, mainly due to the presence of rocky mountains.
When they had dug to a depth of one meter, several large rocks suddenly blocked their path. The shovel slammed down on them with a bang, making it impossible for them to continue.
Fortunately, the bottom wasn't all rock. After circling around, Lu Wuyai and the others dug into another layer of soft soil. In less than half an hour, they had widened the passage by half a meter.
By then, the morning light had begun to rise outside, and everything on the deserted island looked beautiful.
So everyone got down from the ground, brushed their teeth and washed their faces, then lay down on the sunny side of the rocky hill, watching the rising sun. Everyone felt a strange sense of comfort.
"Wouldn't it be boring if I did this every day for the rest of my life?"
Lu Wuyai gazed at the horizon, a sense of bewilderment about the future in his eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, Kim Seok-rok suddenly stood up, ran into a forest far from the stone mountain, and then roared.
yes.
This method of venting resonated strongly with others. In just five minutes, the three of them were standing in the forest, releasing their pent-up frustrations and anxieties from the past few days.
After a while, Lu Wuyai turned to look at Song Xiaoyou and found that she was still calm. He asked curiously, "Why don't you vent?"
Song Xiaoyou shook his head, a hint of weariness flashing in his eyes.
Lu Wuyai, keenly aware of this, suggested that Song Xiaoyou take a rest. After all, the tent was still on the rocky hill, and there was no danger inside.
Song Xiaoyou did not respond, but continued to gaze at the horizon.
Lu Wuyai didn't vent his anger; he just wanted to rest.
An hour later, Su Xi and Jin Xilu returned to their tent to sleep, while Lu Wuyai took Anna and Song Xiaoyou back to the pit to dig a hole.
And so, the seventh day arrived.
In the woods beside the rocky hill, Lu Wuyai was throwing the last shovelful of soil into a winnowing basket at the bottom of a pit two meters in diameter, while Tang Xin and Anna were throwing out dirt and gravel.
At this moment, the excavation work inside the cellar is more than half completed; all that remains is to reinforce and renovate the cellar.
In the forest, Kim Seok-rok and Song Hyo-woo are chopping wood and collecting materials to reinforce the cellar.
In addition, they are preparing raw materials for cement production.
There's too much mud and insect eggs beneath the soil. These eggs might not hatch in the fall, but as one of the bases, the longer it can be used, the better, so renovation is necessary.
At this point, Song Xiaoyou handed the processed wood to Jin Xilu, who then began to evenly coat the surface of the wood with a layer of cement.
In this way, even after a long time, the wood fibers inside will not rot or be damaged, and it can be used for a very long time.
"Throw some wood first."
Lu Wuyai's voice came from the cellar.
Soon, the first batch of ten logs were thrown into the cellar.
These logs were very heavy. Lu Wuyai almost cramped his hand when he lifted one with one hand, but in the end he gave up decisively. When it fell to the ground, it made a loud "bang".
"Not bad," Yang Jian said.
These cement-treated logs are best suited for supporting the roof beams of cellar structures.
Just like a scene often seen in movies, Lu Wuyai gradually reinforced the logs in the four directions of the cellar: top, bottom, left, and right, and a stable underground structure was thus completely created.
Is this really okay?
“Won’t it collapse when we sleep?” Anna asked from the side. She really found it hard to believe this building that looked so terrible.
But in fact, such a cellar is already quite good.
Lu Wuyai even left the cellar and ran and jumped around nearby, even throwing some stones at the cellar floor.
As a result, Anna and Su Xi in the cellar could not feel anything except the sound of collision.
After the experiment was temporarily successful, Lu Wuyai did not immediately return to the cellar. Instead, he went to find Song Xiaoyou and took away a batch of cement manufacturing materials.
In addition, due to the fineness of the cement from the last batch, they retained some of the rainwater from that night. They brought some with them when they came to Shishan this time.
Inside the cellar, a campfire was lit, and the three men began mixing cement. The ground quickly became wet.
Ten minutes later, Lu Wuyai looked at the fine gray liquid under his feet and thought to himself, "The formation of this cement is indeed related to water."
But that's a story for later. At this stage, Yang Jian began to use a shovel to spread cement evenly under his feet, and added some rosin to help kill bacteria.
There are many insect eggs in the soil; perhaps this method can kill them permanently.
Seeing that one application of cement wasn't enough, Su Xi and Anna quickly went to the ground and, while Lu Wuyai was busy, moved the rest of the cement over.
For the rest of the day, the five men were actively working in the cellar, pouring cement around the soil.
The cellar looked very clean under the glow of the fire.
The cement on the ground was as smooth as ice. Seeing this, Yang Jian was filled with emotion.
"Are you done?" Anna asked from the side, because everyone was exhausted after digging for seven days straight.
Lu Wuyai nodded. The cellar was now essentially complete. Only the entrance needed repairing.
To ensure the entrance was completely secure, Song Xiaoyou made a two-meter-wide wooden board cover and coated it with rosin.
Just as the rosin was about to be fixed, Song Xiaoyou took the opportunity to lay down the weeds and dead wood that he had prepared beforehand, creating a perfect cover.
The man hid in the cellar and secured the wooden lid. From the outside, everything looked perfect, without any flaws.
Lu Wuyai paced back and forth outside, and finally had to admit that if he hadn't known where the cellar was beforehand, he would never have been able to discover Song Xiaoyou's flaw.
So that night, the five men packed up their tents on the rocky hill and hid in the cellar.
In the pitch-black night, wisps of smoke drifted out from the wooden lid.
Inside the cellar, Lu Wuyai and the others were admiring their masterpiece.
It has to be said that when Lu Wuyai proposed digging a hole himself seven days ago, everyone said it was feasible, but they were still very worried.
But now, everything is almost perfect.
Moreover, everyone felt that there was no safer cave in the forest beyond the dangerous peaks than this one.
"Otherwise, let's spend the winter here," Lu Wuyai asked the others, asking what they meant.
As a result, no one had any objections.
However, moving is no easy task. Many things need to be started from scratch, such as building a rabbit hutch, gathering firewood, or transporting it directly from the treacherous terrain... everything is troublesome.
It's troublesome, but for now, the environment here seems really safe.
The next day, everyone came out of the cave and rushed to the dangerous peak to prepare for moving.
Moving is no easy task for anyone, especially since the cave contained a large amount of dry firewood, which would take at least three days to move.
After some discussion, they decided to move only a portion of the firewood. After all, the cave served as a refuge for them.
Outside the cave, Yang Jian saw that Song Xiaoyou's basket on her back was stuffed full of things, including fishing nets, a lot of airplane debris, and all sorts of other things, such as cola bottles, plastic bags, and broken shoes.
On the shoulders of several women rested three falcons with broken wings. Their wings were not yet fully healed, but they were practically cured. This could only mean that Song Xiaoyou's herbal remedies were incredibly potent.
After a hundred days of strenuous labor, she finally managed to break it at least in two.
“Tell me, if these three eagles had their wings ready, would they just fly away?” Yang Jian asked.
Song Xiaoyou shook his head and said firmly, "Numbers."
Lu Wuyai shrugged and glanced at the three blunt eagles. He always felt they were like domesticated pets, unlike the sharp ones in the orchard he used to have.
"Check one last time, we're leaving."
Half an hour later, Lu Wuyai covered the turf at the entrance of the cave and led his team members, carrying baskets of firewood, toward the rocky mountain.
Along the way, the scenery was golden, and the feeling of autumn grew deeper as we ventured deeper into the deserted island.
After several hours of hiking through the mountains, when they reached the rocky mountain again, they were clean and dry, without a drop of sweat on their bodies, and the air was fresh and clear.
After putting the items on the ground, Lu Wuyai took the bucket to the stream.
Lu Wuyai felt that the stream was a little bigger and the current was faster than yesterday, whether he was imagining it or not.
After filling the cave with water, Lu Wuyai returned. By then, the others had already piled the supplies in a corner of the cave, making them look neat and orderly.
It's only almost noon, they still have time to rebuild a rabbit burrow.
Compared to caves, rabbit pens are less selective and less secluded in their location.
Upstream from the water source, they found a suitable triangular area. This location was not far from the cave entrance and could be easily seen with binoculars.
Soon, Song Xiaoyou and Su Xi were mixing cement on site, while Lu Wuyai and others chopped down trees not far away, coated the surface with cement, and formed a material that rabbits couldn't chew.
Before dusk, the basic structure of a rabbit hutch was largely completed, and everyone temporarily threw all the wild rabbits inside.
As for the two pheasants that remained, they were temporarily placed in the burrow. After this period of rest, the two pheasants began laying eggs again. Although the number was limited, it was still a harvest nonetheless.
Perhaps you can also find some pheasant tracks near the rocky hill.
When it gets dark, the stone mountain is pitch black and silent.
Occasionally, some felines may be seen in the vicinity, but they cannot smell the strangers and quickly leave.
Inside the cave at the foot of the rocky mountain, everyone else was already resting. Lu Wuyai was still keeping watch, watching the campfire burn. The underground temperature was five degrees Celsius higher than the surface, making it exceptionally warm.
That night, Lu Wuyai also fell into a deep sleep. The sealing of the cave gave everyone a sense of comfort.
When Song Xiaoyou woke up the next day, it was already six in the morning, and the sky was still a bit gray. Song Xiaoyou crawled out of the cave and came back immediately.
"Frost"
Inside the cave, everyone else felt a chill for no apparent reason.
Song Xiaoyou draped another sheepskin over her body and stepped out of the cave again, feeling the warmth of her body.
Goat skin is rich in sebum, but it really smells terrible.
Soon, Lu Wuyai and the others arrived. To this day, the five of them still need to travel back and forth between the two places to move other things.
At seven o'clock, walking through the gradually brightening forest, you can still occasionally see some moving figures. They are predators that are rarely seen during the day.
There are wolves here, as well as many cats and wild animals. In addition, some black bears and brown bears also appear from time to time, but they are relatively far away and are large enough to be easily identified.
Realizing the forest was becoming increasingly unsafe, everyone was gradually moving forward.
“There’s still a month and a half until winter begins, and the predators in the forest are already preparing.” Lu Wuyai took a breath. In that instant, chaos filled the forest.
Inside the basket on its back, the wolf cubs trembled, the smell making them feel unsafe.
Conversely, three small black dogs lifted the lid of the basket on their backs and gazed at the desolate forest, their tranquil eyes unusually calm.
There was a pack of wolves.
"Lu Wuyai suddenly shouted. He had been holding the scope the whole time; he had just seen a pack of wolves attacking a deer in the forest across the way. The ferocious expressions on their faces meant they couldn't be easily scared away by a mere stray dog."
After a while, the five people hid in the nearby bushes. Song Xiaoyou took out a ceramic jar. When he opened it, there was a minty scent, but the scent was several times stronger than before.
Lu Wuyai understood what Song Xiaoyou was going to do. After taking the pottery flask, he sprinkled a few drops in the direction of the path, and then flicked it on the five people, using the scent of mint to cover up his own smell.
In just a few minutes, a pack of wolves howled past, and the stench that followed almost made Lu Wuyai vomit.
Vomit.
As a result, the women couldn't control themselves and covered their mouths to prevent any sound from coming out.
When the wolf left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, their tense bodies collapsing to the ground. It was a long time before they resumed their journey.
Forests are truly restless, but they often bring unexpected rewards.
For example, several pheasants fled from the bushes in a panic, but were relentlessly pursued by Lu Wuyai and his men, and were eventually captured.
They were delighted to receive these extra pheasants.
Pheasants can lay eggs. The addition of these five pheasants will greatly alleviate everyone's winter anxiety.
"It wasn't without its gains." Lu Wuyai's face remained calm, but inwardly he was already smiling.
Along the way, everyone started to slow down, and we really encountered a lot of crazy things.
When we arrived at the cave, everyone's basket was full of pheasants.
"Twenty pheasants in total." Su Xi sighed. "That's almost the same number we had when we were imprisoned before."
Considering the initial dangers of catching pheasants in the bamboo forest, this trip came far too easily.
"Don't be so happy," Lu Wuyai interrupted him. The forest had been dangerous before. Although the harvest was plentiful, the journey back was destined to be anything but peaceful.
Now, under the midday sun, the temperature on the deserted island has risen, making it the warmest time of day. Not only have large carnivores appeared, but some cold-blooded animals are also unusually active during this period.
Just as they were about to cross the treacherous peak, Lu Wuyai and the others saw many snake skins at the bottom of the cliff.
On their way back, the five of them arrived at the edge of a cliff at the foot of a dangerous peak, gazing at the huge snakeskin lying across the uneven rocks.
Lu Wuyai touched the goosebumps on his arm. This scene was truly terrifying.
The densely packed snakeskins were of various shapes and sizes, some new and some old. The sight of a group of enormous snakes shedding their skin here sent chills down everyone's spine.
“Fortunately, we’re no longer resting here.” Anna clutched her chest, her face deathly pale.
But before leaving, everyone picked some from the snakeskin.
Lu Wuyai thought that perhaps these snake skins still retained some kind of scent, which could drive away some creatures and ensure the safety of the area near the cave.
Ten minutes later, the five of them set off again in the same direction they had come from, their attention now highly focused.
After all, the forest was really unsafe when we came here.
On the quiet road, even the air seemed to stand still.
On a narrow mountain path, Lu Wuyai and the others sensed something was wrong and subconsciously moved closer to the gentle slope with bushes on the other side.
Before everyone had finished walking, a beautiful tiger suddenly leaped out from the mountain path, baring its teeth and roaring, exuding a murderous aura.
Upon witnessing this scene, Lu Wuyai, who was directly affected, felt his entire heart tremble.
But in the blink of an eye, he realized the danger, pulled an axe from his waist, and held it in front of his chest.
Meanwhile, behind him, Su Xi and Anna were still there. It wasn't that they didn't want to leave, but under their wary gazes, the silent pressure prevented them from making any other small moves.
As for Song Xiaoyou and Jin Xilu, they were originally hiding in a corner at the bottom of a gentle slope, but when they heard the tiger's roar, they immediately realized what had happened.
However, even if they came out, it was to no avail.
On the path, the colorful tiger was clearly an adult. Its nearly three-meter-long body and powerful muscles formed a wall covered in spikes. No one dared to climb over it easily.
"Now I'm really dead." Lu Wuyai couldn't help but shudder. The crucial gun was out of bullets. It seemed that what awaited him was the end of his fate.
Lu Wuyai swallowed hard. He had already considered the worst possible outcome and made the worst-case scenario plan.
At that moment, a pale hand gripped Lu Wuyai's shoulder.
He turned his head and saw it was Su Xi. She wanted to laugh, but her laughter looked worse than her tears.
Lu Wuyai nudged her, signaling her and Anna to leave quickly.
The tiger strolled slowly along the path, not in a hurry at all.
Lu Wuyai was extremely nervous. He had once faced a tiger alone. At that time, he felt that a fully grown tiger was simply beyond the capabilities of any human to fight.
Now, if possible, he would turn around and run.
On the narrow path, a man and a tiger faced off, neither making the first move to attack or flee.
Anna and Su Xi had already walked far away, their calves still trembling.
Lu Wuyai took a breath, holding the axe in his hand, his eyes fixed straight ahead. He didn't know when he had remembered someone from his past.
His name was Qin Feiming. He once taught Lu Wuyai how to fight off wolves, using his eyes and movements to scare away enemies.
Lu Wuyai didn't know if this move would work on Ye Hu.
However, this was his last chance. He discovered that under extreme stress, a person's energy and physical strength decline drastically. He feared that it wouldn't be long before he was exhausted and unable to stand.
Thinking of this, he took a breath, slowly stretched out his legs and opened his arms, still staring intently at the tiger on the path.
Roar!
The tiger roared, the dragon took flight, and the multicolored tiger emitted an unusually deep sound. Lu Wuyai even felt the earth shake.
Strangely, after the roar, the tiger simply lay down on the ground, not even glancing at Lu Wuyai. He closed his eyes, looking extremely content.
Seeing this, Lu Wuyai couldn't help but swallow hard, but his heart remained suspended in mid-air, extremely nervous.
Five minutes later, the tiger seemed to have fallen asleep, so it slowly backed away.
At the same time, noticing the changes on the path, Anna and Su Xi waved to Song Xiaoyou and the others at the bottom of the gentle slope, asking them to come over quickly.
Ten minutes later, when the five people finally left the scene, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"never mind."
Lu Wuyai wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling utterly weak. You have to understand, he had just been facing a ferocious tiger head-on.
Strangely, the huge tiger simply lay on the road and did not attack them.
The four women were pale, their hearts still pounding as they thought about what had happened nearby.
"Alright, let's go now if there's nothing else," Lu Wuyai urged from the side. He was still a little worried. What if the tiger suddenly woke up? After all, they hadn't gone far.
Realizing that danger was always present, the four women nodded, picked up their baskets, and immediately took a detour.
The road ahead is still fraught with danger.
Occasionally, a few wolves would appear in the forest, in small groups of three or five. Numerous felines also roamed the woods, chasing pheasants and rabbits, making the deserted island in autumn seem like a hunting ground. The hunting ground.
When we returned to the stone sphere, everyone was covered in sweat and whispering about their luck.
Su Xi and Song Xiaoyou put down their backpacks and immediately began treating Lu Wuyai's back wounds.
Just now, the cheetah leaped down from the tree, almost landing on Lu Wuyai's back. If Tang Xin hadn't used his quick eyes to pull it out immediately, Lu Wuyai would have suffered a large bite of flesh and blood to his neck.
After taking his medicine, Yang Jian took the opportunity to rest for a while. The afternoon sun wasn't very strong, and the sunlight made him feel warm all over.
Before he could react, Lu Wuyai had fallen asleep.
The stream on the rocky mountain is flowing faster than yesterday.
Several women were washing clothes and sheepskins, each holding a bar of rough soap.
The scent of mint seems to evoke a special feeling in the sun.
Su Xi was wringing out her clothes when she saw Song Xiaoyou's profile and suddenly said, "Xiaoyou, what do you think we would do if we were trapped on this deserted island for the rest of our lives?"
The scrubbing sound paused for a few seconds, then continued.
"It's probably not bad."
"It feels like I've gone back to my childhood, without electronic devices, just fresh air."
On a deserted island, everything remains the same as before.
Su Xi turned around and looked at the sleeping Lu Wuyai, her eyes filled with tenderness, then lowered her head to continue washing clothes.
Anna and Kim Seok-rok exchanged glances. They had overheard the conversation, but deep down, each of them longed to leave and return to their normal social lives.
As time passed, dusk soon fell.
At dusk, the western side of the deserted island looked like a burning cloud.
After sunset, the entire deserted island becomes extremely eerie, and in autumn, there are even obvious signs of wild animal activity.
At nine o'clock after dark, a continuous scraping sound came from inside the cave. For safety reasons, Lu Wuyai made a rough periscope using two scopes and bamboo sections.
Upon reaching the cave entrance, Lu Wuyai quietly lifted the wooden lid, then took a burning piece of wood from Tang Xin and threw it into the dark forest.
The firelight streaked through the air in an arc, landing on the ground and illuminating a patch of vegetation.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Jian put the wooden cover back on and extended the periscope out of the vent.
"Can you see it?" several women asked curiously inside the cave.
Lu Wuyai shook his head: "It's not good yet, I'll make some more adjustments."
As the periscope continuously changed its observation direction, Lu Wuyai quickly saw the flickering firelight, but unfortunately, this bamboo periscope could not compare with the industrial-grade one.
Lu Wuyai looked carefully for a while and finally saw something sliding rapidly on the ground, which looked like a snake.
“It’s already evening, autumn has arrived. It’s so cold, why are they still coming out in groups?” Song Xiaoyou frowned. Everyone looked at her and noticed that her stuttering problem had become less severe recently.
Lu Wuyai wanted to see what was going on for a while, but as soon as he took the periscope out of the vent, something pulled it hard, and the bamboo section was pulled out of the vent.
"Oh shit."
"What's going on?"
Lu Wuyai looked at his empty hands and was momentarily at a loss for what had happened.
At this moment, the friction sound outside the cave also stopped, and a suffocating atmosphere came from the ventilation hole.
Song Xiaoyou, who was standing nearby, immediately extinguished the campfire.
Lu Wuyai also realized what was happening, took out a piece of wood, and blocked all the ventilation holes closest to him, especially the one where the bamboo joint had been pulled away earlier.
After a while, when nothing had happened, Lu Wuyai and the others breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that the accident just now might have been an accident.
Just thinking about the friction sound is a bit unsettling.
Actually, Lu Wuyai had heard it before when he was on night watch, but he hadn't paid much attention to it. It's just that it appeared a little earlier today.
Soon, after a period of silence, a campfire was lit in the corner of the cellar.
This place is quite far from the ventilation opening, so the flickering firelight is weak.
Lu Wuyai squatted at the entrance of the cellar. He was in a daze that night, and was awakened several times by noises from the forest.
They came out of the cave at nine o'clock the next day.
The golden sunlight shone on the forest, leaving nothing behind.
When Lu Wuyai saw the broken tree, withered grass, and bloodstains on the ground, it was clear that a fierce fight had taken place between some animals there the night before.
As the cold weather intensifies, many animals have begun preparing for winter.
As for their flesh and blood bodies, which are essential for them to survive the winter, they are destined to be in a state of food insecurity.
Smelling the faint scent of blood in the air, Lu Wuyai walked towards the stone mountain, his expression quickly changing.
Beside the stream, a human body lay in a pool of blood. Judging from its skin color, it should be dead.
However, Lu Wuyai, still feeling uneasy, turned the body over to confirm that it was indeed dead.
"It's a man."
Song Xiaoyou's sudden appearance startled Lu Wuyai.
Others gathered around, looking at the corpse on the ground, no longer as panicked as before.
The wounds on the body were obvious. There was a fatal wound on the back. Blood was still flowing from behind the heart down to the lower right back.
"He must have been scratched by a wild animal." Lu Wuyai touched the wound, feeling a pang of regret for the stranger's death.
On the deserted island, the number of survivors will only dwindle. Those who have survived until now are either extremely lucky or people who never gave up.
"You all go wash up, I'll handle the body."
As they were talking, Lu Wuyai had already started to take off the other person's clothes, removed everything that was usable, and threw it into the stream, intending to wash it with soap later.
Soon, Lu Wuyai dragged the body downstream of the stream, where there was also a small rocky forest. After piling up the wood, it was set on fire, and the body was gradually engulfed by the flames.
"It would have been better to die," Lu Wuyai said with a sigh, looking at the corpse.
Sometimes, he really wondered if there was another world after death.
Half an hour later, Yang Jian dug a hole and threw all the burned human tissue into it.
After finishing all this, Lu Wuyai hurriedly returned to the stone sphere. There were still many things to do today.
Upon reaching the upper reaches of the Shiqiu Creek, near the rabbit enclosure, Su Xi and Song Xiaoyou were moving logs, while Anna and Jin Xilu were mixing cement. Everyone had to finish building the new chicken coop before dark.
Since the chicken coop had been built once before, the construction of the coop went very smoothly today.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, seeing that the chicken coop was almost finished, Lu Wuyai returned to the cave and moved all twenty pheasants into the coop.
Autumn was fast approaching. To avoid the cold, everyone agreed to find plenty of thorns nearby to cover the chicken and rabbit pens.
In autumn, dead trees and thorns become easy to find.
Lu Wuyai originally wanted to find thorns, but when he saw a small grove of trees and found that the pine trees there were unusually dense, he had a different idea.
Lu Wuyai took a shovel and spent an hour digging out five small pine trees. He then picked them up one by one and transplanted them near the chicken coop.
Although the theme of autumn is yellow, there are still many evergreen plants on the deserted island.
These pine trees are taller than the chicken coop and rabbit pen, and they can provide some protection from snow.
With this idea in mind, everyone else contributed their efforts, and before dark, an area upstream of the rocky mountain had been transformed into a lush little forest.
"More or less." Lu Wuyai looked at everything before him, very satisfied.
But soon, he began to worry that this distinctly different forest might attract the attention of others.
But the sky changed quickly, and dusk had already fallen.
Lu Wuyai set up several traps at the cave entrance as a precaution. After all, they were out of bullets now, and the two guns could only serve as a threat at best, with no real killing power.
And so, the days passed one by one, and before they knew it, the first chill of late autumn finally enveloped the deserted island.
It was midday, but the forest was so cold it made you shiver.
Lu Wuyai, furious, went to the chicken coop and picked up a few eggs. As he was about to leave, a strong gust of wind made him unable to open his eyes.
"The Demon Wind." Lu Wuyai turned his back. The sea breeze had been constant these past few days, and everyone had gotten used to it.
But this time, it seems a little different.
This time, there was a chill in the air.
The feeling is like opening a refrigerator and being hit by a blast of cold air, followed by a refreshing chill.
Lu Wuyai, who was in the grove, was startled on the spot.
"A cold wave?"
On the horizon, white clouds drifted and rolled, resembling rolling ocean waves, while a chilling aura, accompanied by a malevolent wind, continued to sweep across the deserted island.
Before leaving the chicken coop, Lu Wuyai used several crocodile skins to cover the surface of the coop as much as possible.
They used crocodile skin because they had experimented with it. Compared to sheepskin, the leather from this animal was much warmer.
Braving the cold, Lu Wuyai finally returned to the cave.
At this moment, the four women were huddled under thick sheepskin, their bodies curled up, the cold air outside affecting the temperature inside the cave.
"Yang Jian, is it snowing outside?" Su Xi was shivering from the cold.
"Winter hasn't even arrived yet, where will the snow come from?"
Lu Wuyai rubbed his hands together. Compared to the outside world, the temperature inside the cave was indeed very warm.
Even so, everyone still felt a chill.
The cold autumn is no different from winter.
Looking at the campfire in the cave, Lu Wuyai was somewhat absent-minded. Half a year had passed since the plane crash.
The events of the past six months felt like a meticulously crafted dream to everyone present.
Lu Wuyai took a breath and told himself to try to live on until he felt at peace.
At noon, a group of people went out again.
At this moment, the sun was obscured by dark clouds, and the gloomy sky appeared particularly somber.
"It's not cold now."
"Just a bit gloomy."
Everyone was dressed in sheepskin and walked in the forest near the rocky mountain, carrying axes and chopping down easily obtainable wood.
The chill of late autumn is also wearing down everyone's will.
Tang Xin and Jin Xilu had been chopping wood for a while, but their body temperatures hadn't risen. The air conditioner seemed to be blowing in an evil wind.
"Make an even bigger move," Lu Wuyai shouted.
Waving your limbs can increase your body temperature, making you less afraid of your hands and feet.
Song Xiaoyou was panting heavily, her sheepskin trembling. She was clearly cold, but Anna, with sweat beading on her forehead, was obviously warmer than the others.
At two o'clock, the sun broke through the clouds and shone on the ground, making the whole earth brighter, but the temperature did not rise at all.
The forest was piled high with timber; logging was only the first step. Afterward, it had to be cut into pieces, tied together, and then transported to a cave for storage.
Once this starts, it's unstoppable.
On the way, Su Xi and Jin Xi went back to the cave to boil water for others. When they returned, Lu Wuyai was already chopping wood.
Anna and Song Xiaoyou were using homemade sickles to move a large amount of thorns to the vicinity of the cave, creating a secluded place around them.
There's only one path, which looks like thorns, but it's actually covered with soft straw. When you step on it, you won't feel any stinging at all.
At this time, twenty-five more bundles of firewood appeared on the rocky hill. The five people carried the wood back into the cave, enough for three days.
That's right, so much wood can only be used up within three days.
While it was still light, Lu Wuyai and the others decided to go to a more distant forest to cut some wood. After all, no one knew whether the weather the next day would be favorable for their work.
Moreover, the chill of late autumn made them realize that their prior preparations seemed somewhat inadequate.
Autumn on the deserted island is almost over, and the temperature is dropping faster than expected.
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