"Then why did you do that?" Reba asked, pointing to the axe and machete on the ground.
"Since we're already here, we can't leave in such a sorry state. We have to do something, create a topic to attract attention, otherwise people will think we've wasted our time here."
"What if they don't come to us next time there's something good like this?" Ye Zi frankly admitted that he was just trying to attract attention.
It took Dilraba a while to finally manage to say, "You understand the power of online traffic."
Ye Zi ate the grilled fish without a care in the world. Making a show is all about getting views, it's normal.
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All her efforts during the day paid off. That night, Reba no longer had to sleep in the makeshift shelter and went to the new shelter with her palm leaves.
This new shelter is the result of Yezi's hard work all day. Although the roof is not yet finished, Yezi has temporarily made one out of branches and vines.
You won't be woken up by the cold wind when you sleep inside at night.
Ye Zi continued to rest in her sloping shelter.
On the morning of the fourth day, Ye Zi shot fish and continued building the shelter after breakfast.
Today's job is to add a roof to Reba's shelter.
The familiar gable roof shape is still there, which helps rainwater slide off.
The door and bed were all taken care of before dark.
Because Yezi had to rush to finish her work, she didn't go fishing in the sea for dinner and ended up eating boiled eggs instead.
After dinner, Reba officially moved into the new shelter, but there was hardly any furniture or bedding in the room, only palm leaves.
Actually, this is already very good.
In just four days, Ye Zi turned the tide of the lack of water, successfully built a sturdy shelter, and never missed a meal.
For other survival players, having a shelter like this would be quite satisfactory, and it would definitely be shared by two people.
Whether such a workload can guarantee their food needs is still unknown, but Reba and Yezi didn't suffer at all.
If Yezi hadn't felt that her private space shouldn't be entered by others, she would have already put her palm leaf mattress inside.
Reba got a new room and the first thing she did was hang up the solar-powered charging light that had been idle for four days.
The moment the lights were turned on, the two of them felt as if they had returned to civilized life.
Reba shyly asked Yezi to stay with her for two days until another shelter was built before moving out.
Ye Zi smiled and shook her head, stating that it was a private space; people could come in, but no one could stay overnight.
As soon as he said it, not only Dilraba, but also Er Ya, who had partnered with Ye Zi once, felt that this seemingly tough man not only had the qualities of a warm man, but was also very gentlemanly.
The viewers in the live stream, especially Dilraba's male fans, expressed their support for Ye Zi's decision, and many even became fans of Ye Zi.
On this very day, two groups of players who had a bad start chose to withdraw.
One group was unable to survive because they lacked the skills to obtain food and only ate two meals in four days.
The other group is that popular young actress who scared off Huang Jingyu and Ye Zi from Huya. She does nothing but point fingers and gesticulates incessantly. Her partner couldn't stand her attitude and directly announced her withdrawal to the drone, then went on strike and waited for the rescue team to pick her up.
In less than four days, the number of contestants decreased from fifteen to thirteen.
Of the two groups that withdrew, the other group consisted of people from the YY platform.
Meanwhile, after the Huya team left, the popular actress's reputation plummeted, and Huya's reputation was also affected to some extent.
Finally, there was that partner; the agreed-upon final payment for the signing fee also fell through.
On the morning of the fifth day, Yezi woke up and went fishing as usual. After breakfast, she began to build her shelter, which was not completed until the afternoon of the sixth day.
After the shelter was built, Yezi finally had some time to relax, finished her dinner, and sat opposite Reba.
"Ye Zi, what do we do next?"
"Wait here until the show ends."
Dilraba asked, looking completely bewildered:
"This...this is how we won?"
"We didn't win, but we're close. Our conditions are what they are: water, fire, and shelter are all taken care of. The only problem left is food."
But this is an island, and everything is basically caught and eaten on the spot; preserving it is too difficult.
"So, we're basically done with this?"
Ye Zi nodded and pointed to the beach, saying:
"The beach and the sea are really boring, so I'll go for a swim. Otherwise, there's really nothing else to do."
With so few resources on the island, it's difficult enough to even build a raft for fishing at sea; this is the only option.
Dilraba nodded helplessly, but then she couldn't help but smile at the thought that she would have a lot of free time ahead.
The island does have limited resources and a small area, but this is not necessarily a bad thing for Ye Zi, because the system's detection range covers the entire island, so there is no need to worry about Reba's safety.
Unlike in Alaska, where a combat-capable person had to be left in the camp, that's not necessary now.
The shelter has been set up, and the next plan is to explore the surrounding environment, especially for things that can be eaten.
Don't forget that the other three sides of the island are rocky, and there should be a lot of marine debris in those crevices that can be utilized.
At the very least, such places are habitats favored by marine life, so they won't leave empty-handed.
Reba can only swim. She has mastered the theoretical knowledge of diving, but she is still not good at it in practice. Therefore, she can only rely on leaves to get food in the sea for the time being.
Before coming here, Reba learned a lot about plants, but unfortunately she was drawn to this island that discourages people from coming. All that knowledge became useless.
Since there's nothing on the island, we'll have to find a way from the sea.
Nothing happened that night. On the morning of the seventh day, Ye Zi was still squatting in the sea shooting fish.
Using fish entrails as bait has been very effective these past few days; the persistent bloody smell has attracted many fish to come and feed.
It greatly facilitated the leaves' access to food, and the fish basket that was originally used to hold innards now contained several days' worth of sea fish the size of two fingers.
Although it has no taste, it shouldn't be thrown away carelessly; it might come in handy when fishing in a few days.
After finishing the harvest and going ashore, Ye Zi accidentally discovered something that looked like a mushroom in the water. After a moment of surprise, Ye Zi carefully examined the thing underwater.
He didn't remember this before he went into the sea, and this thing looked like a mushroom. He had never heard of mushrooms growing in the sea.
"System, what is this? Is it aggressive?" Ye Zi immediately asked the system to investigate.
"A type of coral that is non-aggressive."
Since the system says it's not offensive, that means it's safe.
The more Ye Zi looked at the thing in the water, the more familiar it seemed. Finally, he reached out and took the mushroom-like thing out of the water.
Watching the water dripping down, Ye Zi finally remembered what it was and where she had seen it before.
Mushroom corals look like mushrooms and secrete a liquid that is a natural sunscreen. I've seen them introduced on Bear Grylls' show.
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