Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 149: Death Flower

"Establish a new camp here?" Lu Ke glanced at Xu Yi in surprise. They had spent a lot of time and energy on the previous camp, would they just abandon it?

Even though it was a simple camp, once settled in, the previous naturally becomes obsolete.

After all, this place is more convenient for hunting.

"It’s not really a camp, more like a transit station. After all, our camp is quite comfortable," Xu Yi said with a smile, understanding Lu Ke’s thoughts.

However, if the new camp is more comfortable than the old one, Lu Ke might be willing to abandon the old one.

To make the new camp more comfortable than the previous one would require more time investment. Xu Yi found this a bit challenging.

After all, the primary task now is to hunt beasts and earn points.

If time is devoted to building a new camp, it would go against Xu Yi’s original intention.

So for now, simplicity is key, with adequate protection capabilities being enough.

"I’ll go chop some firewood, be careful," Xu Yi said, picking up his basket.

Lu Ke nodded, gripping her crossbow, and walked over to the goat’s corpse.

Xu Yi returned in less than twenty minutes, carrying a bundle of firewood and a basket full of dry leaves.

Then, it took Xu Yi less than two minutes to start the fire. After all, he carried tools with him, making fire-starting relatively quick.

Today, Xu Yi brought the Engineer Shovel.

He thought that if he encountered potatoes or taro-like plants, the Engineer Shovel would be needed.

So, Xu Yi used the Engineer Shovel to roast the meat.

It wasn’t their first time eating goat meat, but once roasted, both enjoyed it immensely, each eating two large pieces.

After lunch, Xu Yi and Lu Ke rested for a while and then put out the fire.

"Continue or return to the camp?" Lu Ke looked at the unexplored area.

Xu Yi glanced at the time, 12:38, then said, "Continue, return after 2 PM."

Having reached here, it seemed unreasonable not to explore the new area.

"Should we leave the goat here? Give me the rope." They had brought a small bundle of rope when setting out.

Xu Yi tied a piece of wood at the end of the rope and tossed it over a tree branch.

Then Xu Yi tied up the goat and hung it on the tree.

Thus, even if beasts followed the scent of blood, the goat wouldn’t be eaten.

Lu Ke admired Xu Yi’s method.

She hadn’t thought of handling it that way.

Not having to carry the goat made things much easier for the two.

The speed would be much faster this way.

"Xu Yi, these trees above are much larger than those below." Entering the jungle, Lu Ke noticed the difference.

"Yeah, the soil below is a bit barren, whereas the soil here is fertile." Xu Yi carved an arrow on a tree with his dagger; making a mark was important to avoid getting lost.

Since the jungle was dense, they couldn’t see the situation of this vast forest or know how big it was.

"Would it be easier to find staple foods like potatoes or taro up here?" Lu Ke felt that staple foods never get tiring to eat.

Eating meat every day was getting monotonous for her.

"Hope so; whether the land is fertile isn’t necessarily related. It’s mainly whether it’s suitable for their growth." Xu Yi naturally hoped to find more potatoes or, better yet, wheat.

"Let’s head higher; maybe up top we can see the whole island," Xu Yi wanted to understand the island’s size.

Having been in this world for 36 days, he only understood a small part of this island.

Knowing the island’s size would help with future planning.

"Alright, if we can see, the scenery must be beautiful." Both were looking forward to reaching the top.

After walking a distance, Lu Ke suddenly said excitedly, "Xu Yi, smell this, what scent is this? It smells so good, like some flower’s fragrance."

"I’ve smelled it already. While fragrant, there’s something odd about it." Xu Yi, having a keener sense of smell than Lu Ke, had detected it two minutes prior.

Instinctively, Xu Yi led Lu Ke toward the source.

"Ah, why strange? Could the scent be poisonous?" Lu Ke looked at Xu Yi in confusion.

Xu Yi shook his head, as he didn’t know what was emitting the fragrance.

From their current state, the aroma didn’t seem dangerous.

"Look, it’s a big flower." Lu Ke pointed to a spot in the distance.

"Aside from the flower, there are many bones."

"Whoa, really, without looking seriously, I wouldn’t have noticed."

"It’s over, Xu Yi and Lu Ke are doomed."

"Oh my, can’t they see the corpses and bones, and they still move towards them?"

"That scent has something wrong with it, it’s luring them in."

"I’m so anxious, Xu Yi and Lu Ke seem completely entranced."

"What kind of flower is this? It’s too terrifying, look at those animals, all drawn in to their deaths."

"This flower is indeed beautiful, like a lotus."

"They’re getting closer, and seem entirely unaware of anything unusual."

"Don’t mention it, there’s a black bear in front of them."

"This time, they’re really done for, they’re being eliminated."

"Being eliminated this way is too unjust, being eliminated by a flower, shouldn’t the sponsors intervene? Say it’s possible, the tracking ball can manage."

"If the sponsors were so kind, there wouldn’t have been any deaths."

"I’m so upset, being eliminated by a flower. If Xu Yi and Lu Ke return, they’ll regret it immensely!"

"I’m just worried about their safety right now, can’t imagine... if it’s Loli Ke..."

"No way, absolutely not, they’ll surely be fine, overcoming so many challenges, how could a flower eliminate them?"

"Someone please save Loli Ke and Xu Yi, anyone."

"It’s alright, they’ll be alright, Xu Yi is so skilled, he wouldn’t be eliminated."

In the viewers’ worries during the livestream, Lu Ke and Xu Yi reached the gigantic white flower.

Besides Xu Yi and Lu Ke, there was a black bear, a Bone Wolf, three rabbits, and two mountain rats.

All these animals were lying beside the giant flower.

Except for their breathing, they were almost indistinguishable from being dead.