That night, when Chen Yang entered the micro-realm, he clearly felt Li Su'er's resentful gaze.
When he brought Mo Xi back, Mo Xi had already cried.
Right there in that alley, Mo Xi burst into tears without any restraint, leaving Chen Yang unsure how to comfort her. He could only watch her cry silently. This was also the first time Chen Yang had ever seen Mo Xi cry.
Back then, Mo Xi didn't cry like this when she left, but now she's crying uncontrollably, leaving Chen Yang completely baffled.
When they returned, Mo Xi's eyes were still red. Although she went back to her room immediately, the people at the Micro Realm Inn still saw it.
Therefore, Li Su'er looked at Chen Yang with a very resentful gaze, extremely resentful.
"Alien Yang, I have something to tell you."
Without saying a word, Li Su'er pulled Chen Yang aside, while the others pretended not to see and continued doing their own thing.
"Alien Yang, I like you. Do you like me?"
Chen Yang was taken aback; this was certainly getting straight to the point. Seeing Li Su'er's expectant expression, he coughed lightly.
"I like it, but not the kind of liking you want."
Li Su'er looked at Chen Yang with disdain and said, "I knew you would say that. Anyway, whatever you like is fine."
She walked away after she finished speaking.
"that's all?"
Chen Yang stood there stunned. He thought he would have a long talk with Li Su'er, but it ended with just one sentence.
He walked over to Jiang Yining and whispered to her, "Do you know what Li Su'er meant?"
"I don't know, trying to understand a woman in love is a foolish thing to do," Jiang Yining said.
Chen Yang had nothing to say and could only give up trying to understand and obediently get to work.
The bamboo raft was ready, and after preparing enough food, they planned to explore the island as a whole. This was also their first group trip since arriving in the Microworld.
The bamboo raft was very heavy, and it was too strenuous to carry it to the lakeside. Several grown men took turns dragging it, and it took them half a day to finally get the raft to the lakeside.
“If the island is truly rich in resources, we could consider building a small dock by the lake to facilitate travel,” Guo Zifeng suggested.
Chen Yang nodded. If the island is rich in resources, then this is indeed necessary.
"Alright. Ready to go into the water!" Jiang Bo shouted, and then he and Ye Wu pushed the bamboo raft into the lake together.
The bamboo raft floated steadily on the lake and soon stopped rocking.
Jiang Bo jumped onto the bamboo raft, stomped around a few times, and then gestured for the people on the shore to come aboard.
After all eight people from the micro-world stood on the bamboo raft, the raft remained stable.
"It seems our bamboo raft is quite good; it can safely carry us to the island."
Chen Yang nodded in satisfaction.
"Hold on tight, we're about to set sail." Ye Wu and Wang Bing, one in front and one behind, each holding two oars, began rowing, while Jiang Bo controlled the mast to steer.
The bamboo raft moved forward smoothly, and everyone was in high spirits, while the three girls enjoyed the scenery from the boat.
"I see the island!" Bai Jing exclaimed excitedly.
Not only her, but everyone else saw it too. Only then did they realize that what had been blocking their view was a peninsula, lush with vegetation that completely obscured the small island.
Traveling directly across the lake was much faster than on land. The island seemed far away, but with slow paddling, they quickly approached. Guo Zifeng and Chen Yang took over rowing and sped towards the island.
"There's a flat area there, let's land there."
Ye Wu, being an archer, had sharp eyes and spotted a place where he could moor his boat from afar.
Chen Yang and Guo Zifeng rowed with all their might, moving quickly toward the island.
Traveling by water is so much faster than by land. It's only been less than two hours since we entered the water, and we're already getting close to the island.
"I heard sounds; there are quite a few creatures on the island," Wang Bing said with a smile.
The existence of living things means the existence of resources necessary for survival, and living things themselves are a major resource.
The most excited person right now was undoubtedly Bai Jing. She had only been in the Micro-World for a few days, and everything was still incredibly new and exciting. The thought of soon landing on a deserted island and being able to develop it filled her with barely concealed excitement.
The bamboo raft came to a steady stop on a flat area. This was an island in the middle of a lake, not a sea island, so there was no beach, at least not yet.
They dragged the bamboo raft ashore and then began to survey their surroundings.
Located in the northern part of the island, their landing point faced a rocky cliff about twenty meters high, with dense jungle on both sides.
"Why do I hear the sound of water?" Ye Wu said.
Li Su'er rolled her eyes. "This is a lake. It would be strange if you couldn't hear the sound of water, okay?"
“No, that’s not right.” Chen Yang gestured for everyone to be quiet, then pricked up his ears to listen carefully. “This sound isn’t the sound of lake water. Listen carefully.”
As soon as he said that, everyone listened quietly, and a gurgling sound reached their ears.
"It doesn't resemble a stream at all; it's more like an underground spring," Guo Zifeng said.
"Just follow the sound and you'll find it."
"Yes, it's on the left, let's go there."
The group followed the sound into the jungle and found a path, a natural trail made by animals, which proved that this was a place where animals often appeared, and also indicated that there was a water source here.
The sound grew clearer, and to their surprise, they discovered a clear spring in the woods.
The gurgling sound came from the spring water that kept gushing out from underground. The spring water was very clean and clear, and you could see the bottom clearly. Moreover, the spring was backed by a rock wall, and there was an open space around it.
"Perfect campsite. The water source is clean, there are animals around, and there should be plenty of edible plants to be found nearby. Plus, the cliff can provide us with protection."
Chen Yang smiled and immediately decided to set up camp there.
With everyone working together, a simple thatched hut was built in less than two hours, complete with a bamboo bed off the ground so people could sit and rest when they were tired. Since they didn't need to spend the night in the micro-world, there was no need to set up a campsite for everyone.
"I shot a big bird, look!" Li Su'er brought over a large bird.
"These are geese. There are geese here."
Jiang Bo took it and said with some surprise.
"No wonder I didn't see it fly. We're going to have a big meal tonight. I want foie gras, and nobody's allowed to take it from me."
“By the way, Brother Jiang,” Chen Yang said, “you can name this island. We all have the right to name it, and you deserve the most credit for building the bamboo raft.”
Jiang Bo was taken aback and said, "Name it? Doesn't this island already have a name?"
"What?" Chen Yang was also stunned.
"Isn't it called Lake Island? That's what we've always called it."
"Oh, that's just a temporary name. We need to give it a proper name now."
"Let's just call it Lake Island then, I'm too lazy to change the name."
Jiang Bo said casually. This nonchalant attitude made everyone who had been losing sleep over a name feel ashamed. Look at his level of composure.
(End of this chapter)
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