Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 147: Be Gentle

"Don’t panic, the wolves are still far from us," Lu Yao reassured Wang Jin, then put a skewer of grilled meat into her mouth.

Seeing this, Wang Jin relaxed and went back to grilling meat.

After dinner, Wang Jin and Lu Yao continued processing the wild boar meat.

At the camp, Lu Ke and Xu Yi were putting the pottery jars and several pots into the earth kiln, then stacking wood to fire them.

Lu Ke continued making pottery jars, while taking care of the kiln fire.

Xu Yi began slicing the leopard meat and hanging it up to smoke.

If preserved with salt, it could only be used as a side dish, not as a main course.

Smoked meat may not taste great, but it’s filling.

By ten o’clock at night, Xu Yi had finished hanging all the meat.

"Lu Ke, it’s time for you to take a shower," Xu Yi twisted his waist and reminded Lu Ke.

"Oh, okay." Lu Ke looked up and twisted her neck. She had been so focused on making pottery for hours that her neck felt a bit stiff.

After stretching a bit, Lu Ke jumped up to take a look outside.

The fire outside was burning brightly, and Jin and Lu Yao were only about twenty meters from the camp, which was quite close, so they were easy to see.

"Looks like they’re quite safe." After saying this, Lu Ke went off for a shower with peace of mind.

Inviting Wang Jin and Lu Yao in to shower was obviously not possible.

So, Lu Ke wished these 100 days would pass quickly. Afterwards, she could work together with Wang Jin and Lu Yao.

Establishing cooperation requires not only ability. Character is also very important.

If the cooperation is unpleasant and trust and teamwork are lacking, even the greatest skills are useless. It might even weaken the team as a whole.

Lu Ke believed Xu Yi understood this as well.

A little over ten minutes later, Lu Ke came out from her shower.

"Xu Yi, my hair’s gotten a bit long, can you help me trim it a little?" Lu Ke thought, although she couldn’t go bald, she could maintain short hair.

"I can do it, but I’m worried about cutting it unevenly, like a dog’s chewed it." Xu Yi figured even with scissors, he might not do a good job, let alone with just a dagger.

"No worries, worst case, I’ll just go bald like you. It’s not like I haven’t been bald before," Lu Ke said nonchalantly.

Xu Yi had never seen Lu Ke’s bald look, but she was so pretty that perhaps she’d look good bald too.

Thinking that, Xu Yi touched his own head, realizing his hair had grown quite a bit and could use a shave.

"Sit down, I’ll trim it short, and then you can help shave my head too," Xu Yi said, taking out his dagger.

Lu Ke tied her hair with hemp rope.

"Go ahead, cut it as short as possible," Lu Ke instructed Xu Yi, thinking that once it was cut, she wouldn’t need a small ponytail anymore. She wasn’t too concerned about her looks, as there was no mirror here anyway.

As for Xu Yi?

She thought Xu Yi probably didn’t care much about his appearance.

Xu Yi nodded, taking hold of Lu Ke’s hair and following her instructions, cutting straight up.

Then her hair naturally fell loose.

"Not bad, looks pretty good. Seems like I could give myself an English name—Tony," Xu Yi joked, satisfied as he put away his dagger.

Lu Ke shook her hair and made room for Xu Yi.

This was the second time Lu Ke was shaving Xu Yi’s head. So she wasn’t nervous at all.

Using the extremely sharp dagger, Lu Ke had Xu Yi’s head shaved clean in less than two minutes.

"I’ll go take a bath," Xu Yi said, touching his bald head, and went off to fetch water for a bath.

Lu Ke sat by the fire, preparing to peel the last bit of flax. If Xu Yi helped out after his bath, they might finish up in under half an hour.

In less than ten minutes, Xu Yi came out. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Why aren’t you going to bed?" Xu Yi asked as he approached; it was almost 11 o’clock.

"I’ll go to bed after finishing with this flax. Not sure if the pottery jars failed or not," Lu Ke said, glancing in the direction of the earth kiln.

The fire was still burning, so they’d have to wait until tomorrow to open the kiln and check.

The success of the pottery jars was crucial to the papermaking process.

The flax fragments soaking in the pool had been there for days. If the pottery jars were successful, they could start the papermaking process.

Once there’s paper, the quality of life would immediately rise. Especially in terms of hygiene, it would be like entering a civilized era.

So Lu Ke really hoped the first pottery jar would be a success.

"It will succeed, don’t worry," Xu Yi comforted, picking up a flax stem to strip fibers along with Lu Ke.

Outside the camp, Wang Jin and Lu Yao finished with the meat slices.

Since one fire wasn’t enough, they made two more.

As for firewood, they didn’t have to worry much, as Xu Yi had cut down many trees to dry here, so they could just chop and use them directly.

"Sis, I’m glad we’re here. Otherwise, just collecting this much firewood would keep us busy," Wang Jin said, jumping a little.

"Yes, without so much firewood, we couldn’t smoke so much pork," Lu Yao said, glancing towards the camp, wanting to thank Xu Yi.

However, that thank you would have to wait for 70 more days before she could say it in person.

"Let’s consider it as a small revenge for him taking our leopard. We’ll settle the score slowly once the 100 days are up," Wang Jin rubbed her thumb against her nose with a smile.

By then, how should she thank Xu Yi?

That was a bit tricky.

"Enduring 100 days won’t be easy. I’ve been too easy on you and too caring this past month. In the coming days, I’ll train you well and improve you," Lu Yao said seriously.

If Wang Jin had been trained, she definitely wouldn’t have been knocked over by a wild boar today.

Wang Jin saluted Lu Yao, then earnestly said, "Yes, Instructor Lu, please rigorously torment me!"

"Rest assured, it will be rigorous enough to be unforgettable. Your current physical fitness is several times better than when I enlisted. In three months, I’ll ensure even your parents won’t recognize you," Lu Yao said with long enthusiasm in her eyes.

"No way, my mom and dad are definitely watching our live stream, as are your parents. So be gentle," Wang Jin said with a wink at Lu Yao.

Wang Jin knew she was too weak. Although she had considerable strength, she didn’t know how to use it effectively.

Training was essential. Otherwise, elimination was only a matter of time.