Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 231: Surrounded by Crocodiles

"Crocodiles, Xu Yi, lots of crocodiles."

Lu Ke pointed downwards and said.

She knew her scream was unnecessary, so she only called out once before covering her mouth.

She had seen some documentaries about the animal kingdom, including ones where crocodiles attack buffalo.

So she knew how powerful crocodiles’ attacks can be.

Xu Yi glanced over, indeed there were quite a few, perhaps forty or fifty of them.

No wonder Lu Ke screamed.

This number is indeed too many.

"No worries, they can’t attack us," Xu Yi comforted her, then told Lu Ke to go back inside the house.

The stilt house is quite safe, unless it’s completely submerged.

But for now, that seems unlikely.

"These crocodiles are too many, and it seems like they’re targeting us," Lu Ke was still somewhat worried, as the number was indeed too large.

"No worries, they can’t climb up," after all, crocodiles can’t climb trees.

"But the rain outside is still going, the water will eventually rise," Lu Ke said, still feeling uneasy as she looked outside.

"That’s perfect, so many crocodiles can earn quite a few points. Each one should be worth at least 5 points, right? One swipe per crocodile, a couple hundred points just like that," Xu Yi joked, not really seeing the crocodiles as a problem.

After all, the machete is sharp enough.

Plus, before the water rises completely, Xu Yi can lure the crocodiles over and deal with them.

Don’t forget, Xu Yi also has a Spiritual Binding skill.

This skill doesn’t seem to have a usage limit. Who knows, it might be usable continuously?

If that’s the case, those crocodiles definitely won’t be a problem.

"I wonder if crocodile meat tastes good," Xu Yi said, glancing outside at the crocodiles as if he saw countless delicacies.

"It’s delicious; the meat is fresh, springy, and full of collagen. It has a slight gelatinous texture. I’ve eaten it once and it’s really good," Lu Ke replied, seemingly her feeling of fear dissipating.

"You’ve actually eaten crocodile meat?" Xu Yi looked at Lu Ke in surprise; he really hadn’t expected Lu Ke to have eaten crocodile meat.

"Yes, it’s sold in some places, although not commonly," Lu Ke said shyly, thinking she didn’t have much time left, so she tried many foods.

She had eaten things like insect banquets as well. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Now that you mention it, I actually want to kill them even more," Xu Yi said, taking down some smoked meat, handing over a few slices to Lu Ke, and then started chewing.

"Unfortunately, there’s no longer wood to carve a spear from; otherwise, I could probably kill one with it," Xu Yi regretted a bit, not yet cocky enough to go down and challenge the crocodiles.

Using a ladder isn’t that stable either.

Doing something reckless isn’t Xu Yi’s style; he’d rather avoid it if possible.

After all, the required wood needs to be at least over two meters tall, needing at least three meters of wood for a suitable spear.

Seeing Xu Yi so calm and even thinking about how to kill the crocodiles to eat, Lu Ke’s fear was completely dispelled.

She reconsidered, thinking that both she and Lu Ke could manage to escape from ten wolves and then counterattack.

So, there’s no reason they couldn’t escape the crocodiles.

After all, compared to a pack of wolves, crocodiles move much slower, making it easy to reach a safe place.

If needed, they could still climb to a higher spot.

The rain continued pouring, making the two feel bored inside the house.

With nothing to do, they could only look outside.

"It seems the water hasn’t risen, should just stay this way," Lu Ke said after looking outside.

Not knowing whether the crocodiles had hidden underwater or went elsewhere, Lu Ke no longer saw them.

"Maybe so, but the rain won’t stop, making one feel bored. With nothing to do, it’s frustrating," Xu Yi expressed his depression; besides talking with Lu Ke and watching the rain, there was indeed nothing else to do.

"Yeah, can’t even go downstairs and work with clay to make pottery frames," Lu Ke agreed, saying how even when staying inside during rainy days, at the camp one could always do something.

Unlike now, where nothing could be done.

"Let’s make a set of chess and play, have you played before?" Xu Yi suggested, thinking this rain might last all day, and if they don’t find something to pass the time, they could easily start daydreaming.

"I’ve played; I learned chess and Go at school," Lu Ke nodded enthusiastically, thinking playing chess would be less boring.

"Sadly, I can’t play Go, so let’s make chess," Xu Yi was somewhat surprised, not expecting that Lu Ke also knew Go.

"Yeah, that way it won’t be too boring," although chatting with Xu Yi was enjoyable, something felt missing.

So, the two picked a suitable branch, cut it, and Lu Ke carved characters on it.

After working for over an hour, a chess set was crafted by Xu Yi and Lu Ke.

With a small tree stump carved into a board, once the pieces were placed, they could start playing.

Outside, the rain continued heavily, showing no sign of stopping.

"Xu Yi and Lu Ke are too skilled; they’re even playing chess?"

"What else could they do, being trapped inside, they had to find something to do, right?"

"They could also..."

"No, absolutely not, don’t even think about it before the challenge ends!"

"This must be the first group with entertainment activities; Xu Yi and Loli Ke surely know how to live well!"

"Though it’s raining elsewhere, even half a meter deep and surrounded by crocodiles, it’s only Xu Yi and Lu Ke like this. Wanzi and cousin are still fishing big fish, having lots of fun."

"The crocodiles outside should be gone; perhaps there are big fish to fish here too."

"I think they should go upstream to explore; there might be more rewards. With big fish and crocodiles existing, there should be a big river to support them."

"It’s a pity that in this big forest, only they and Wanzi’s teams exist; otherwise, there would’ve been more perspectives to watch."

"With chess, can Go be far behind? After all, not every night is busy; a Go game can take hours sometimes."

"Seeing Xu Yi and Lu Ke’s stream for so long makes me feel purer, almost like my wife and I have turned into siblings."

After an afternoon, the two played several games.

Xu Yi found Lu Ke’s chess skills quite good, almost on par with him. But this made the matches interesting.

"Xu Yi, the rain seems to have stopped; I wonder if those crocodiles are still there," Lu Ke said, craning her neck to look outside, eager to savor crocodile meat again.