Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 106: The Chicks Have Hatched

Wang Jin saw it and didn’t get angry.

After all, it’s all meat.

No matter what, you can’t complain about having too much food.

Soon, there were 8 birds lying on the ground. The rest naturally fled in panic.

The two waited for a while and realized the departed birds wouldn’t return, so they gave up and began boiling water to slaughter the birds.

These birds weren’t small; each weighed around two to three pounds. Clean them up, smoke them, and you can have several meals.

"So many birds delivered to us early in the morning, today is a good day."

"Is good luck finally coming to us at Wanzi? Bring on more food like this!"

"Waking up to this in the morning is really invigorating."

"If we had known, they should have prepared more minced meat and just waited for birds to arrive."

"These birds look quite nice, just a bit small in size."

"I wonder if they taste good; I’ve had goose before, similar to duck."

"Stock up the grain reserves, then we can explore more places."

"Wanzi’s performance today is good, getting steadier."

"It’s been twenty-five days; it’s time to see some progress, or else it’ll be a drag."

"Exactly, Loli Ke is making more and more progress next door; our Wanzi can’t fall behind."

"Loli Ke is quite cute; I’m a fan too. But she hasn’t woken up yet—wonder if she’s well-behaved when sleeping."

"She should be quite well-behaved; judging by Xu Yi and Loli Ke’s interactions, they haven’t had any intimate relations."

"Xu Yi doesn’t seem like a player. If it were me, I would’ve already made a move on Loli Ke."

"It’s just a matter of time; I can’t believe Xu Yi doesn’t have intentions."

"Don’t project your thoughts; maybe Xu Yi has another goddess in his heart?"

Compared to Wang Jin’s lively morning, Lu Ke and Chu Yi’s morning was much quieter.

After getting up, Lu Ke began practicing the Eighteen Forms of Body Strengthening. Once finished, Xu Yi opened his eyes.

However, Xu Yi didn’t get up immediately.

Sitting up, Xu Yi said in his mind: System, check-in.

Today marks the 25th day in the wilderness, and the 30th check-in day. Tomorrow, he’ll receive a monthly package.

Xu Yi is quite looking forward to the first month’s check-in package.

Glancing at the check-in page’s unlit ’31’, Xu Yi took a deep breath and then got up.

Get up, head out, and greet the new day.

"Morning." Lu Ke greeted first and continued practicing the Eighteen Forms of Body Strengthening.

"Morning." Xu Yi smiled faintly and went to brush his teeth and wash his face.

After freshening up, Xu Yi fetched some water to boil.

Soon, Lu Ke finished three rounds of the Eighteen Forms of Body Strengthening, then it was Xu Yi’s turn.

By the time Xu Yi finished the Eighteen Forms of Body Strengthening, Lu Ke had already mixed up the fishy herbs and poured the boiling water.

After breakfast, they both headed out together.

Today’s main task is still cutting wood to fence the breeding area.

Xu Yi temporarily set aside the morning hunting plan.

He’s thinking of deciding after receiving the monthly package tomorrow.

The two spent hours cutting small trees, then bundled them and carried them back to the camp.

Back at camp, they inserted stick after stick into the soil to form a new fence.

After 1 PM, Xu Yi and Lu Ke finally finished the fence.

After putting up the fence, Xu Yi also built a breeding nest and then laid some straw inside.

"Xu Yi, the chicks hatched, come take a look!" Lu Ke cheerfully called out.

Xu Yi immediately ran over to take a look and indeed saw two more chicks hatched.

"So cute, fluffy." Lu Ke looked at the chicks with eyes shaped like crescent moons. Then, she turned to Xu Yi and asked, "Can I touch them?"

"Yes." Xu Yi nodded, chicks are larger compared to other birds once hatched.

Lu Ke only gently touched them, without any other actions.

"Shouldn’t the others hatch soon too?" Lu Ke asked, feeling quite happy.

She hadn’t expected that right after she and Xu Yi fenced the area and set up the nest, the chicks would hatch.

"They should be soon, at the latest by tomorrow." Xu Yi looked at the chicks, somewhat concerned.

What should they eat?

Back home, chicks were fed a mix of bran and leftover food, but such conditions aren’t available here.

"Xu Yi, what do chicks eat?" Lu Ke also thought about the problem and asked Xu Yi.

"I’ll gather some clover and chop it finely; they should be able to eat it." Xu Yi answered, as there aren’t many insects around here.

"Alright, be careful." Lu Ke reminded him; there’s still plenty of time for a round trip as it’s only just past 2 PM.

"Don’t worry, then I’ll head out." With that, Xu Yi took his bow and arrow and knapsack.

Lu Ke packed some cool boiled water for Xu Yi in his shoulder bag and handed it to him.

Then Xu Yi went straight out the door.

Speeding through the forest, Xu Yi’s pace was not slow at all.

After all, he was going to gather clover, so he wanted to return quickly.

The toilet’s squat toilet hasn’t been installed yet, so Xu Yi wanted to get back to solve that problem.

Along the way, there were occasional flying birds, but aside from that, he didn’t encounter other animals.

Once Xu Yi gathered a basket of clover, he returned directly.

On the way back, Xu Yi encountered a few wild boars.

But, considering his safety, Xu Yi didn’t make a move.

After all, wild boars are very strong, and their skin is thick. If the Hunting Bow proves ineffective, it’ll be troublesome; it’s a group, not just one.

If it were just one, Xu Yi would definitely take action.

The machete in his hand can easily breach a wild boar’s defenses, and he could take it down. But with multiple, it wouldn’t work; Xu Yi couldn’t withstand a wild boar’s charge.

Xu Yi marked the spot, planning to check the situation here tomorrow and set up a trap.

Having marked it, Xu Yi quickly left.

Being discovered by wild boars would be troublesome.

He ran back quickly and soon returned to camp.

"Lu Ke, I’m back." Xu Yi called out, then opened the fence gate.

"Xu Yi, they’ve all hatched, we have 8 chicks now." Lu Ke said excitedly, her eyes never leaving the chicks.

"Impressive." Xu Yi said happily; he was worried some eggs wouldn’t hatch, but all succeeded.

Then, Xu Yi took out some clover and chopped it finely with a machete, using it to feed the chicks.

Seeing the chicks start pecking at the clover, Xu Yi and Lu Ke showed a relaxed expression. Raising these chicks gives meaning.