Chapter 66: Crow's Mouth
Chu Qiao used a stone knife to move on the branch, and made a small cut on it that was the same length as the stone knife.
She stuffed the stone in there and secured it with a rope to make it difficult to fall out.
As the old man said, sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood.
With the stone axe, Chu Qiao's speed instantly increased a lot.
She aimed at the thick bamboo and chopped it down in half. Because she concentrated her force, a large gap of about ten centimeters soon appeared in the bamboo, revealing the empty bamboo core inside.
“Click—click—”
With the sound of bamboo, the tall bamboo slowly fell down from the cut.
Chu Qiao jumped to the side nimbly, picked up a bamboo that was five or six meters tall, removed the branches and leaves, and only took a 2-meter-long branch in the middle.
Then, she continued to pick up the stone axe and cut the bamboo into strips along the direction of its growth, except for the two ends which were kept intact.
"Master Chu is completely seeking the far-reaching goal instead of the near one. There are so many broken bamboos on the ground?"
"That's true."
"Master Chu likes to sleep on fresh bamboo, what's wrong?"
As Chu Qiao cut the bamboo lengthwise, he explained, "There are indeed a lot of dry bamboos on the ground, but they can't be used because fresh bamboos are more resilient. Dry bamboos will split from head to tail once split."
At this time, her body was already a little floating, and her stomach was aching. Chu Qiao squatted down and lowered her head to prevent anyone from seeing her pale face.
As time passed, sweat began to form on her head.
Chu Qiao has always believed in overcoming difficulties with strength. The more desperate the situation, the more he cannot give up.
Enduring the physical discomfort, Chu Qiao finally cut all the bamboo strips before dark. She then used a stone to polish the edges of the bamboo strips to prevent any bamboo chips from piercing her skin.
Chu Qiao dragged the bamboo stick to where the coconuts were stored, breathing heavily and drinking coconut water.
"I feel like Master Chu's condition is really not very good this time."
"Worry……"
"Master Chu, please bring some medicine with you next time."
Chu Qiao smiled slightly and said, "Thanks for everyone's help. If we could think of everything and prepare everything in advance, it wouldn't be called wilderness survival. The most important things for wilderness survival are courage, adventure, and perseverance. It's no exaggeration to say that I have all of these."
"Let's not comfort Master Chu anymore. Master Chu doesn't need it at all."
"Master Chu...is not humble at all."
After seeing that most netizens were no longer worried, Chu Qiao stopped looking at the comments and lowered his head and closed his eyes to rest.
After resting for a full hour, Chu Qiao got up and found two big trees 3 meters apart at the junction of the island jungle and the beach, and set up the hammock there.
Chu Qiao explained: "We chose this place because it is relatively high and far from the sea, so it won't be easily submerged when the tide comes in. Another reason is that it is on the edge of the jungle, so we can hide from animals that move in the jungle."
Chu Qiao tied the two ends of the bamboo pole to the tree with ropes, pressed the bamboo strips with his hands, and nodded with satisfaction.
Chu Qiao raised his leg and jumped on it. The hammock swayed slightly, and the friction between the rope and the tree triggered a squeaking sound.
"drop--"
System: "Congratulations, you've successfully completed Task 1, hammock making."
Chu Qiao shook his head and ignored the annoying system.
She looked towards the west where the sea and the sky met. It was all golden, and the entire sea was also coated with a layer of gold. She lay down on the hammock and took a nap.
After a short rest, Chu Qiao called up the system interface, and the upper right corner showed that there was one unclaimed reward.
It was the reward he got when climbing a tree in the afternoon. Chu Qiao controlled his thoughts.
System: "Do you want to enable the reward?"
Chu Qiao: "Yes."
The system started using exaggerated special effects. The golden treasure chest slowly opened, revealing a sickle-shaped piece of metal. Chu Qiao's eyes lit up, and he instantly jumped up from the hanging chair.
Netizens in the live broadcast room were enjoying the quiet and leisurely evening time, when they suddenly saw Xian Chuqiao's big head pop up in front of the camera, and instantly felt like a ghost had come back to life.
"Master Chu, could you please stop being so startled?"
"Master Chu is sleepwalking?"
Chu Qiao waved his hands and said vaguely, "No, it was just a dream. That's it for today. Let's withdraw."
She hurriedly logged off just to see the reward she had just received.
Chu Qiao excitedly shouted in his mind: "Accept."
Suddenly, a golden object appeared on the beach on the side of Chuqiao. Upon closer inspection, it was the sickle-shaped object that had just appeared in the system.
“Indeed.”
Chu Qiao picked it up excitedly.
The system was kind enough to give her a flint. With this, she no longer needed to drill wood. It was more reliable than a lighter.
Chu Qiao excitedly opened the flint, but the smile on his face instantly froze and the corners of his mouth curled up.
The flint is empty, without flint or tinder.
The flint is made of flint, tinder and fire steel.
When using it, strike the flint with fire steel to produce small sparks and ignite the tinder.
Fighting Landlords is always short of one player, but here, it’s short of two players… Chu Qiao cursed the system inwardly for being insidious.
But in her heart, fighting against the sky, the earth, and the system has always been endless fun.
Besides, having fire steel is better than having nothing. Forget it, let’s drink while we can.
Chu Qiao enjoys the feeling of island vacation comfortably.
The next day, the live broadcast room started automatically. Chu Qiao was lying on the hanging chair, with one leg raised and shaking, drinking coconut milk from a small bamboo tube in his mouth, looking relaxed and contented.
"I'm jealous."
"That's too much. I'm still at work."
"I'm cooking for the kids."
"I'm going to do some laundry for my husband."
"Master Chu lives a very comfortable life."
"Hurry up and send some heavy rain to drench Master Chu, otherwise it will be difficult to relieve the hatred in the heart of a programmer who has been working overtime all night."
As soon as he finished speaking, the light around Chu Qiao dimmed. Not only was Chu Qiao stunned, but even the netizens in the live broadcast room were frightened by the sudden darkness.
The clouds above Chu Qiao's head changed into black cumulonimbus clouds.
When everyone got used to the darkness, the trees on the island suddenly began to shake, and the strong wind blew up the loose hair on Chu Qiao's forehead, revealing his full forehead.
"I'll go, I didn't mean it."
"What the fuck are you talking about? Have you ever been blessed?"
"Master Chu, I'm sorry for giving the anchor a plane—Master Chu, I was wrong. I won't talk nonsense anymore."
Chu Qiao knew that it had nothing to do with this unlucky guy. She frowned, did not dare to stay, and quickly jumped off the hammock.
The weather on the island, even when it is not the rainy season, is like a baby's face, sometimes with clear skies and sometimes with thunder and rain.
What's more, it is the rainy season now, and once it rains, it will last for several days.
At the same time, she also realized that she had oversimplified things. Although this place was rich in resources, it was by no means easy to survive.
If she doesn't want to be exposed to the rain every day, she must install a roof over the hammock as soon as possible.
Chu Qiao cursed the system in her heart. It asked her to build a hanging chair. It wouldn't be so troublesome if she just built a shelter.
Chu Qiao said to everyone, "I didn't think it through. Now we can only put up a roof to make do."
"Master Chu, let's forget it."
"That's right. Maybe the rain will stop soon."
Chu Qiao took the blame for the system, enduring a rumbling stomach, but he wasn't discouraged. He jokingly said, "Netizens are so unkind! This is a rainforest. Once it rains, it basically rains for several days straight. I still have to stay here for six days. If I don't want to be exposed to the cold wind and heavy rain every day, I have to build a roof."
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