After a period of intense, focused eating, Wang Lun and Li Ling finally finished. Sitting down, Li Ling said to Wang Lun, "I'm really stuffed. Go collect the fish baskets this time." Wang Lun agreed, surprised that Li Ling hadn't forgotten to collect the fish baskets even while eating the coconut crabs. A little while later, Wang Lun returned with five fish, placing them directly on a drying tray. He then cleaned up the coconut crab shells. Li Ling came to help, and Wang Lun said, "Keep the coconut crab shells. When we have time, we'll dry them, grind them into powder, and add some to the soup later; it'll probably add some flavor." Li Ling asked, "Is it tasty?" Wang Lun smiled and said, "At least better than plain vegetable soup." Li Ling thought about it and agreed. Although it was only their second day on the island, they hadn't yet had plain vegetable soup; at worst, they'd had some snake meat. She also admired Wang Lun for thinking about the future even with such a bountiful harvest. Li Ling suddenly asked, "Wang Lun, how long do you plan to survive on this deserted island?" Without hesitation, Wang Lun replied, "Of course I'll persevere to the end, but I'm far from being able to do it now. I'll just go as far as I can, and hopefully as long as possible."
"Was it for the billion-dollar prize money?"
Wang Lun: "Of course, with a billion, you can do a lot of things."
Li Ling: "If you had a billion, what would you most like to do?"
Wang Lun: "Retire and get married."
Li Ling: "You have a girlfriend?"
Wang Lun: "No."
Li Ling: "Then why the hell are you getting married?"
Wang Lun said, "Well, having money is always better than not having money." He didn't say anything more after that. Taking advantage of the still-light weather, he washed the pot and brought back half a pot of water. Then, he said to Li Ling, "I'll keep watch for the first half of the night. You rest for a while and then get ready to sleep." With that, Wang Lun sat down and began weaving vines. Li Ling wanted to say something, but swallowed her words. She poured some water into the buoy, washed herself quickly, and then went back to the shelter to lie down and rest. However, she couldn't fall asleep for a long time, lost in thought. Outside the shelter, Wang Lun, though busy weaving, was thinking about other things.
On the afternoon of their second day of wilderness survival, Wu Jing and Zhang Shengnan successfully reached the boundary between the grassland and the jungle and found fresh water. However, because they found the water quite late, they hadn't yet found a suitable location to build a shelter, and would have to sleep in trees again that night. But life was pretty good that day. At the edge of the grassland, Zhang Shengnan spotted some rabbits, and the two of them successfully hunted and killed two. Zhang Shengnan shot one, and Wu Jing found a rabbit burrow and killed the other with a spear. Overall, it was a good day, gradually getting back on track, and they looked forward to an even better tomorrow.
The Liu sisters on the other side fared somewhat worse. There were bamboo trees around their shelter, but the shelter they built was still the simplest A-shaped shelter. Moreover, they still hadn't found any meat today. Although they encountered a pheasant, they missed it and could only continue to eat wild vegetables. However, they remembered to collect more firewood today. The firewood they collected could burn for two or three days, but they spent most of their time searching for food.
Most of the other teams have already entered the jungle. Those who haven't have found suitable freshwater resources and have fishing nets or rods. Wang Lun and his team are also on the beach, though they're only there to gather resources. However, the other beach teams haven't realized there are schools of fish nearby; they just think they're lucky or skilled enough to catch so many. Because they have other things to do, like fetching water, building shelter, and gathering firewood, they only spend some time fishing and the rest of the time resting. They feel confident they can catch fish anytime and aren't too concerned about food supplies; enough for a few days is enough, they can catch more later. Life isn't easy for the teams in the jungle either. Most rely mainly on wild vegetables, with only a few having enough meat, and even that has to be carefully controlled. Basically, the teams on the deserted island are eating two meals a day, with only a few still managing three. This really showed the abilities of each team. Of course, there were also some who were particularly lucky. For example, Lucky Guy No. 88, while searching for food in the jungle in the morning, came across a mango tree with a tree full of fruit. Most importantly, the vast majority of the fruit was ripe. Lucky Guy and his teammates picked mangoes all day long until there were no more mangoes left on the tree before they stopped.
The experienced Tang Shengli caught three rats using a makeshift trap he made himself. Tang Shengli has built many traps and animal-catching devices in the surrounding shelters, so if he's lucky, he'll generally have enough meat every day. However, another survival streamer, Zhao Yulong, lives a different life. His lifestyle is similar to the other teams; even his meat for today was crabs caught in the river by his teammates. Despite this, some netizens still say he was unlucky and didn't get a chance to prove himself.
Li Ling woke up in the middle of the night to use the restroom. Afterward, she told Wang Lun to go rest and that she would take over the night watch. Wang Lun said, "Wait a minute, this basket is almost finished, and I took a nap this afternoon, so I'm not too sleepy yet." Li Ling didn't insist on Wang Lun resting and asked, "Should we put the fish basket away tonight?" Wang Lun said, "Don't put it away when you're on watch; it's dangerous at night because you can't see." Li Ling said, "If you're putting it away, I'll put it away too." Wang Lun said, "I have a torch; my vision is better." Li Ling said, "I'll take a torch too." Wang Lun handed her a burning stick and said, "Take this, walk to the sea, and come back to try it." Li Ling took the torch, but as soon as she stepped out of the fence, the flame was blown around by the wind. Seeing this, Li Ling went back inside and didn't mention putting the fish basket away again. She also picked up some vines, preparing to weave another basket, since she didn't know how to weave a carrying basket, so this was all she could do.
After a while, Wang Lun finished weaving the basket, tested it, and found it to be quite sturdy. He said to Li Ling, "I'm going to rest now. Call me if you need anything. Be careful." Li Ling replied, "Okay." Only then did Wang Lun return to the shelter, lie down, and fall asleep after a while. He was still snoring, but the sound was quieter, probably because he had rested in the afternoon.
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