Wang Lun worked for more than ten minutes and finished drying all the seafood that needed to be dried. As for the seaweed with sand on it, didn't dried seaweed need to be soaked before eating? Since it needed to be soaked, what's wrong with a little sand? Wang Lun went over and saw Li Ling filling a bamboo tube with coarse salt. Wang Lun helped her carry the tube and saw that it was almost full. After Li Ling finished filling the tube with coarse salt, Wang Lun went to fetch water. When he came back, he put the seafood directly into the pot to cook, without adding anything else, just to enjoy its original flavor.
Once the water boiled, they added the seafood. As the water simmered, the two of them did nothing but wait to eat. After cooking for a while, most of the seafood had opened. Wang Lun picked one up, tasted it, and said, "Really fresh, delicious, just a little overcooked." Li Ling quickly picked one up, tasted it, and said, "Mmm, delicious, although a little overcooked, but it's safe." Wang Lun said, "Yes, let's eat quickly, we're starving." The two of them immediately stopped talking and became complete gluttons. After finishing one pot, they felt they still wanted more, so they cooked another half pot. After eating, they lay on the ground, not wanting to move at all.
In the live stream: "What's going on? Why do I eat worse than people on a desert island even though I work every day?" "Yeah, yeah, why hasn't my spicy clams arrived yet?" "Yeah, yeah, these oysters taste okay, but they're not as fresh as theirs." "The Boston lobster was killed first, is it fresh enough?" "Sigh, I'm not as good as you guys, I can only have some porridge. Now add some side dishes, just the roe from one king crab." "I'll eat something lighter, just one Australian lobster." "Wow, you guys are all big shots." "Exactly, I'm poor, I can only order one grilled oyster." "Rich people, I only eat clam rice noodles." "How come they have so much seafood?" "Are they new here? Miss Li Ling picked these up on the beach this morning, she picked them all morning and she only found this much." "Wow, these two are really amazing, they can pick up so much." "Two people? No, no, it's Miss Li Ling alone." "Uh, then doesn't that mean the guy is a gigolo?" "Yes, that's right, he is..." "He's a gigolo." "Yeah, yeah, he's a gigolo." "No way, Wang Lun did a lot of things: building the shelter, making spears, weaving fish baskets, and even catching a coconut crab on the beach this morning." "They're just envious of Wang Lun, which caused plasmolysis." "Enough said, I'll order a coconut crab first, and we'll eat together tonight." "Good idea, but I'll order a king crab instead." "I'm poor, I'll order a spicy stir-fried crab." "Does anyone have a crab shell for me so I can participate?" "No need, tell me where you are. If we're in the same city, I'll treat you to seafood hot pot. I'm in Shenzhen." "Brother, I'm in Shenzhen too, wanna join? AA." "Wow, that's lucky! Okay, I'll DM you later, let's add each other's contact information and arrange a place." "I'm in Chongqing, any like-minded brothers?" "I'm in..." The live stream instantly turned into an online dinner invitation.
Wang Lun and Li Ling lay there for more than ten minutes before they recovered. Li Ling went to wash the pot, while Wang Lun cleaned up the scraps; most of the shells were thrown into the fire to burn. When they were almost finished cleaning, Li Ling returned. The two discussed how to take the scraps back. Li Ling suggested that they weave a couple of baskets later, so they wouldn't run out of space. But the current problem wasn't solved, so they had no choice but to gather some vines and weave more baskets. Wang Lun went into the jungle to collect vines. After Wang Lun left, Li Ling saw a fishing net and suddenly had an idea. She found some sticks, secured the net, then gathered some large leaves to plug the mesh, and connected the sticks with vines. They would then use the sticks to thread the vines through the net and carry it back together.
When Wang Lun came out, he found that Li Ling had already solved the problem. Wang Lun smiled wryly and said, "Why did I even need to look for vines?" Li Ling said, "Let's reinforce it a bit more, so it doesn't fall apart before we even get there." The two reinforced it again, and then, seeing that it was getting dark, Wang Lun said, "We've had a pretty good harvest today, so let's head back early. I'll go check the fish baskets, and you can pack up these tools and the dried seafood." Li Ling nodded.
Wang Lun went to the reef and looked around. He noticed that the rope he had tied earlier was stretched very tight, indicating there were fish. He went into the water, picked up a fish basket, and saw two fish inside. He took the basket ashore and placed it on the beach, asking Li Ling to bring him a machete. Then he went back into the water to check the other two baskets. Both baskets contained fish—two in one and one in the other. After bringing them ashore, Li Ling said, "Why are all these fish the same?" Wang Lun was startled. He looked closely and confirmed that all five fish were indeed the same species. Wang Lun said, "This is probably a school of fish. We probably won't be able to go back today." Li Ling asked in surprise, "Not going back? Spending the night here?" Wang Lun said, "There's no other way. If it really is a school of fish, we have to catch as many as possible now so we can last longer." Li Ling looked at Wang Lun and said, "Okay." "Okay, whatever you say." Wang Lun said with a smile, "It's not certain yet. We need to do another experiment." Li Ling asked, "What experiment?" Wang Lun said, "We'll put the fish baskets down again later and check them to see if there are any fish, and if they're the same kind. If there are and they're the same kind, then we'll have to stay here and catch as many fish as possible before the school disperses. If we have enough food reserves, then our plan can be implemented sooner." After saying that, he gutted several fish, put the fish's internal organs into three separate fish baskets, and then carried the fish baskets to the rocks to put them down. Li Ling picked up the fish from the beach and took them to the seaside to clean them.
After Wang Lun returned, he said, "Let's put these five fish and the seafood together first, and they'll be easier to preserve once they're dried." After saying that, he led Li Ling back to the campfire and quietly waited for time to pass.
In the live stream, netizens were shocked. "Will they really catch a lot of fish?" "No way. If they really catch a lot of fish, the other contestants might as well give up; they can't compete." "Um, it might be true. I asked a friend who studies marine science, and he said, 'There are fish breeding schools there recently,' so contestant number 39 might really be far ahead of everyone else." "Ah, this..." "That's so unfair! Everyone else hasn't even solved their daily food problem, and number 39 is already thinking about stockpiling." "I really hope it rains heavily, so they can't fish." "Um, I'm afraid that won't work either. The weather there has been very good lately; there's no possibility of heavy rain." "What about a typhoon?" "Also..." "No." "Ah, really, seeing this gigolo so lucky makes us angrier the more we think about it." "In my personal opinion, Wang Lun is quite capable. His practical skills and ideas are both strong; he's among the top contestants." "No, I think Zhao Yulong is the best. He's a wilderness survival streamer with extensive experience." "Speaking of experience, who's better than Tang Shengli? He's been a forest ranger for half his life." "What's the use of being old? I, Lucky Bro, can beat you all just by luck." "Team 1 is still the strongest. Wu Jing has a strong physique, and Zhang Shengnan is a retired female soldier. Together, they might even be able to kill a bear." The live stream chat has turned into a debate about which team is stronger.
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