Zhan Pengfei was taken aback and asked in confusion:
"Brother Feng, are you still going out at this hour?"
Ye Feng wiped the sticky sweat off his body.
"Why are you going out? You're all covered in sweat. Haven't you been wanting to try out my bathtub for a while now?"
Come on, let me take you for a bath. The two girls will come later…”
"Great!"
Zhan Pengfei jumped up immediately.
Tang Weiwei also grinned, and everyone else looked happy.
These people haven't showered for at least a month.
Tang Weiwei and the others had been around for even longer, and they always had an unpleasant odor emanating from them; it was just that everyone had gotten used to it after spending so much time together.
Hearing about taking a bath makes me even more excited than seeing delicious food.
Wilderness survival is not just about having enough food, clothing, shelter, and physical health.
Taking a bath is a civilized practice, and more importantly, it's a reasonable behavior for them to remind themselves that they are still modern people.
Moreover, thoroughly cleaning your body can also boost your will to survive.
Since the bathtub was too small, Ye Feng, Tang Weiwei, and the other two took a bath first, while Zhan Pengfei held a torch to provide light.
For the past month, they've been sweating almost every day, but haven't taken a shower...
One can imagine how thick the dust must have been on his body.
The three of them rubbed themselves all over, like a snake shedding its skin, layer after layer of black ash.
In less than 5 minutes, the originally crystal-clear water was polluted into a pure black color, like ink.
They changed the water three times before it was barely back to normal...
The moment shampoo and soap touch your body, there is an indescribable feeling of comfort.
None of them had ever imagined that just over two months after returning to nature, even the simple things that modern city dwellers do every day could bring them such joy.
This perfectly illustrates the old saying: "While you are lamenting the injustice of fate for being poor, somewhere in the world, there are people worrying about not starving to death."
"Whoosh~"
Tang Weiwei and Zhan Pengwu lay in the bathtub, simultaneously letting out a comfortable moan.
How they wished time could stand still at this moment; it felt so wonderful.
After soaking for a while, the group started scrubbing their clothes clean.
Although there are many clothes to change into, it's still more comfortable to wear your own clothes when it comes to fit.
Things taken from the dead are considered unlucky, and Chinese people still hold some superstitions about them.
Ye Feng frowned when he saw Tang Weiwei wiping her long hair.
"David, have you ever thought about getting a haircut?"
Tang Weiwei stopped what she was doing, naturally understanding Ye Feng's meaning. Her expression was somewhat displeased, yet also puzzled…
"My hair won't affect my journey, what? You want my hair?"
"No, that's not it..."
Ye Feng shook his head…
"But I'm just reminding you, there are a lot of parasites in the jungle."
Long hair is prone to harboring dirt and grime, making it highly susceptible to parasite infections.
Our journey is long and we will be passing through countless primitive hinterlands.
We face not only threats from humans, but also challenges from bacteria and parasites.
Moreover, if you encounter those pursuers and engage in a direct battle, your hair could very well become your weakness.
Therefore, for safety reasons, I suggest you cut it off.
After listening, Tang Weiwei touched the long hair in her hand, her expression clearly showing some reluctance.
He actually had a dream of playing rock music since he was a child, but his parents never allowed it and instead made him practice martial arts and sell fish.
So he could only keep his hair long to commemorate the rock and roll dream that had long since died in his heart.
However, after thinking for a moment, he decided to cut it off.
Dreams are worthless in the face of life and money.
"Okay, I'll cut it in a bit."
Along the way, he knew that listening to Ye Feng was always the right thing to do.
At least, this man always puts his companions' lives first, so naturally he wouldn't harm him.
The three of them quickly finished showering and washing their clothes, and then Fu Changxiong, Zhan Pengfei, and Qi Xiaojie took their place.
Finally, there were Liu Sisi and the other two girls…
12 AM —
An enticing aroma wafted from the treehouse, accompanied by the sound of a wok being turned over.
Everyone continued working, without stopping.
After taking a shower, they were all refreshed and full of energy.
Most people were polishing the newly cast arrowheads, Qi Xiaoyan was cooking, Fu Changxiong was scraping pig skin, and Ye Feng was shirtless, drying his clothes over a fire.
This isn't actually for drying clothes.
Instead, he wanted to remove some of the arapaima scales from his clothes.
His upper body was covered with double layers of fish scales.
Now, only Tang Weiwei and the Zhan Pengwu brothers are left in the team without the fish scale armor.
Ye Feng thought about this for a long time before deciding to take off the extra fish scales from his body and make a fish scale armor for the three of them as well.
Especially Tang Weiwei and Zhan Pengwu, as the two strongest individual combatants in the team, definitely need to have some defensive measures.
This is the only way to maximize the margin of error.
He gathered all the people's clothes together and removed some fish scales from hidden parts.
For example, areas like the sides of the waist, armpits, and arms are generally less likely to be targeted.
In addition, the two giant arapaima scales that Fu Changxiong lost that afternoon were enough to cover the three of them.
It couldn't possibly be a complete fish scale, but it was certainly better than nothing.
Ye Feng wasn't being selfless; it was just that the thing was incredibly heavy.
He wore two layers of scales. The scales on his body weighed approximately 40 pounds in total.
This time, speed is the priority again, and carrying too much weight is not a good thing.
After numerous self-tests and practical experience, Ye Feng had a rough estimate of the fish scale armor's defensive capabilities.
Wooden arrows and conventional knives cannot penetrate the defenses at all. A recurve bow can pierce through, but its penetrating power will be greatly reduced.
However, against composite bows and crossbows, their defenses are completely ineffective.
If the enemy has poisoned the arrowheads, then all three types of arrows mentioned above will be lethal to them.
Therefore, there is not much difference between wearing one layer and wearing two layers.
It would be more practical to reduce some of the burden in exchange for speed.
As a result, Tang Weiwei and her two companions acquired the life-saving fish-scale armor, maximizing their benefits.
Before long, all the excess fish scales on Ye Feng and the others were peeled off.
After measuring the three of them for a while with gestures, Ye Feng picked up a piece of charcoal and started drawing on their clothes.
The fish scales were indeed limited, lower than he had estimated…
Therefore, he could only mark the important parts of the three people and then attach scales.
Except for the back, which was mostly covered by fish scales, only the heart and lungs on the chest were covered by fish scales.
As for the legs, it could only barely block the important arteries.
Even with just that, the number of fish scales was already running out.
However, the three people who obtained the semi-finished fish scale armor were overjoyed.
It's like a child wearing new clothes...
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