Chapter 263 Star's Holographic Deserted Island Life 8
After a day of friendly interaction, the three of them became familiar with each other, and the previous awkward atmosphere disappeared.
Li Yang asked, "Didn't you make snake soup last night? Why is it seafood and wild vegetables instead of snake soup and wild vegetables today?"
Zhang Xiaojia explained, "Snake soup made with just salt is not tasty, it has a fishy smell and is woody."
Jian Bai drank the soup, and even in summer, it was still very comfortable. I haven't eaten wild vegetables for such a long time.
Zhang Xiaojia ate wild vegetables and roasted snakes, which were delicious. The wind blew, and she said helplessly, "The plan has changed. I have to go to the shelter to build thatch tomorrow."
Li Yang was about to shout, but Jian Bai interrupted him and asked, "Why are you leaving?"
Since they were together, Zhang Xiaojia could only explain that "the wind has changed, and it's expected to rain for a whole day. We don't have any clothes or equipment, and if we get wet in the rain all day, coupled with the sea breeze, we will definitely catch a cold.
The holographic system is giving us newbies a protection period. We've already been here for eight days. Given their nature, it's going to rain tomorrow, so this place isn't suitable for shelter."
Jian Bai nodded, and Li Yang replied, "According to what you said, after the novice protection period is over, there will be wild beasts and animals?"
Zhang Xiaojia nodded and said, "Of course. Otherwise, if this weren't what you'd call a vacation, I wouldn't be back at noon tomorrow to go fishing. I'd just be eating compressed biscuits these past few days!!!"
Neither of them spoke. Zhang Xiaojia had a bad feeling and said coldly, "Have you finished your compressed biscuits?"
The two nodded, and Zhang Xiaojia had no choice but to say, "Tomorrow's low tide will be at 8:36 in the morning and 21:00 at night, and today's low tide is still tonight at 8:12. We'll use large plastic buckets to collect fish and crabs, add seawater, and see if they die. If not, we can use them as tomorrow's meal."
The three of them quickened their eating pace. After finishing their meal, they prepared some fresh water. Zhang Xiaojia carried the backpack and basket.
It's 7 o'clock now. They follow Zhang Xiaojia's example and tie lights to their foreheads, holding plastic buckets in their hands.
"Why do you always carry your backpack? We put it in the cave." Li Yang asked
Zhang Xiaojia said calmly, "I don't trust you. With this backpack, I can survive in extreme conditions for at least a week."
Li Yang pursed his lips. He shouldn't have asked. This was clearly self-deception and humiliation.
They followed Zhang Xiaojia quickly to the mudflats. Zhang Xiaojia gave them the pliers he had prepared and said, "It's best to catch fish if you can. The time is one hour. Act separately."
Zhang Xiaojia saw the gravel on the sand. Her shoes were no longer useful and hurt her feet when she stepped on them. She didn't dare take off her shoes because the injury on her feet had not healed yet.
Seeing a dead tree, based on her experience over the past period of time, she knew there must be some big stuff inside, most of the time it was crabs. She lifted the dead tree and saw a big blue crab constantly burrowing into the sand trying to escape. This blue crab looked very big, with its claws alone being as thick as three fingers. It must weigh at least three kilograms.
Zhang Xiaojia's eyes lit up. It was the first time she encountered such a big blue crab. There was no way she could run away. She just scooped it up with a shovel, picked it up completely, held its back with her left hand, and put it into the plastic bucket.
Seeing a small puddle, she saw a conger eel, which was very fat and probably weighed five or six pounds. This conger eel was not as easy to catch as a blue crab. It secreted a slippery substance all over its body. She could only hold it for three seconds at most. It seemed that there was no way to catch it alive. Zhang Xiaojia directly grabbed its head and took advantage of this moment to hit it with a military shovel. It died immediately and she threw it into the basket. She would pickle it with salt and air-dry it when she got home. It would be delicious.
Zhang Xiaojia specifically looked for these small puddles this time and was lucky enough to catch three more conger eels.
After searching for a while, Zhang Xiaojia saw a patch of kelp floating in the shallow sea. He jumped into the sea and fished up all the kelp.
With all the kelp, the basket was full, so Zhang Xiaojia stopped looking.
She simply killed the conger eel, removed all the internal organs, cut open the fish's back, and left one to eat the next morning.
By the time she finished washing the conger eel, Jian Bai and Li Yang had already finished everything. They also separated themselves and quickly returned on the road without talking.
When they arrived at the cave, Zhang Xiaojia cleaned the conger eel with fresh water, marinated it with salt, and hung it up.
Li Yang sighed and said, "I wonder how the players on the other side are doing?"
Zhang Xiaojia casually asked, "Don't other team members only have 10 members?"
Li Yang shook his head and said, "There are ten celebrities, and the rest are 86 ordinary people, all on this island."
Zhang Xiaojia said in surprise, "Are we the only ones here?"
Li Yang said, "We draw lots! Every six people are placed in one area."
Zhang Xiaojia asked again, "Is there a person named He Fei on the island?"
Li Yang and Jian Bai stared at her blankly. Jian Bai tentatively asked, "Do you know He Fei?"
Zhang Xiaojia thought for a moment and said, "I just know someone. I wonder if he still remembers me."
Jian Bai said, "Yes, but I can't afford to offend him."
Zhang Xiaojia looked at them and didn't want to say much, nor did she ask any more questions. She knew that she would meet He Fei sooner or later, so she was not in a hurry.
The next morning, the three of them packed their luggage.
Li Yang looked at the seven plastic bottles of salt in his bag and asked, "Boiled seawater is not edible."
"I have removed the magnesium and calcium ions, as well as the insoluble impurities, so it is edible."
Li Yang asked, "You know so much? Which university are you from?"
Zhang Xiaojia thought for a moment and said, "I'm from Ocean University, but I've applied for a leave of absence. I'll retain my student status."
Li Yang yelled, "Why are you so desperate to get involved in the entertainment industry? It's one of the top ten universities in the country, why don't you say it?"
Zhang Xiaojia thought for a moment and said, "I need money. The entertainment industry is the fastest way to make money. I didn't say it because I didn't want to embarrass the school. I'm just a small-time celebrity."
Li Yang still didn't know how to utilize such a good resource. "Doesn't your company force you to do this?"
Zhang Xiaojia also wanted to use this opportunity to express his stance, and immediately said, "We have a good boss lady, who is kind and beautiful. She gives us artists a living and doesn't exploit us. There will be no dining tables or wine tables."
Li Yang murmured, "I feel like you are implying something about me."
Zhang Xiaojia laughed and said, "Hurry up, we have a lot of tasks today."
The three of them couldn't finish moving everything in one trip, so Li Yang and Jian Bai made two more trips.
Zhang Xiaojia went to find ten saplings. They didn't have to be too thick, about 4 fingers wide, but they had to be more than 4 meters long. She was very strong and pulled them up by the roots.
She tied it up with vines, carried it on her shoulders and went straight to the shelter camp, setting up camp five meters away from the camp. There were a lot of rocks here, making it difficult to dig, but it would be fine here. After the thatched house was built, it could be used as a warehouse in winter.
Zhang Xiaojia watched the two men return and said, "One of you cuts down all the roots of the trees, and the other one walks for ten minutes towards the three o'clock direction and carries back all the vines I cut. I'll go draw the circles and dig the stake holes."
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