Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 264: Never Back Down

Boiling oil and fire can definitely deal with that Fierce Beast.

If not, then there’s simply not enough oil or the fire is too small.

Hearing Xu Yi’s words, Lu Ke couldn’t help but nod.

Wasn’t the Fierce Beast, as big as a water buffalo, driven away by a pot of oil last time?

If they had set it on fire back then, it definitely could have been burned to death.

As long as it’s a carbon-based creature, it will fear flames.

Flames are indeed a powerful weapon, and at present, they are the most effective defensive tool available to them.

We might not be able to attack proactively, but defensively, it’s definitely doable.

Thinking this over, Lu Ke felt that the Fierce Beast wasn’t so terrifying after all.

"Moreover, before you came, could you have imagined taking down a Giant Wolf with your bare hands?" Xu Yi said, pointing to the Giant Wolf inside the house.

Lu Ke shook her head; it wasn’t just a Giant Wolf of such size.

Even an ordinary wild wolf would have been beyond her abilities to handle barehanded in the past.

"But you can do it now. So we might be able to kill that Fierce Beast after all; we’re always getting stronger." As Xu Yi said this, he no longer feared that Fierce Beast.

A sense of battle readiness, a hint of fighting spirit rose in Xu Yi’s heart.

Hunting such a Fierce Beast would certainly be exhilarating.

That Fierce Beast had become Xu Yi’s new target.

"That’s right, we’re getting stronger, and one day soon, we can handle it," Lu Ke said loudly, clenching her fist.

Xu Yi nodded and then said, "Let’s use the remaining, unsewn hides to make a punching bag; we need to enhance our strength."

"Alright, I’ll sew it right away," Lu Ke said enthusiastically and then went upstairs to fetch the hides.

Xu Yi glanced at the two reindeer in the pen, thinking that they must be tamed.

In case they encounter such a Fierce Beast when they venture out, at least they could run faster.

If it comes to the worst, they could be left behind to buy some time for Xu Yi and Lu Ke to escape.

So, the roof also needed to be set up.

So Xu Yi grabbed his machete and chopped down two stalks of bamboo without knots.

The bark had long been peeled and set aside; it just needed to be fixed onto the bamboo strips.

After more than three hours of hard work, Xu Yi and Lu Ke managed to cover the pen’s roof.

As for the punching bag mentioned by Xu Yi, Lu Ke had also finished sewing it.

Sand was abundantly available in the creek; Xu Yi and Lu Ke scooped plenty and left it by the stream. Once the sand dried, it could be filled into the punching bag.

In the evening, they had dried mushrooms and rabbit stew.

The Giant Wolf and Dabai looked on greedily, but there was nothing for them.

However, Xu Yi did give the Giant Wolf all the bones, along with two skinned rabbits, so it had a fine meal.

Xu Yi didn’t give Dabai raw meat, opting instead for some jerky. After all, it had to supply fresh milk daily, so they couldn’t let it go unrewarded.

After dinner, Xu Yi and Lu Ke sat around the fire.

They were cutting mangoes, preparing to sun-dry them the next day.

After all, if winter arrived, Xu Yi worried that the sunlight wouldn’t be strong enough to continue drying mangoes. So, while the weather was still hot and the days sunny, they hurried to dry most of the mangoes for storage.

Since the round bamboo sieve had limited space, they couldn’t cut too many at once; just enough to cover the surface of the sieve would suffice.

Twenty-some minutes of cutting was enough, and they moved on to other tasks.

They were running low on rope, but they still had plenty of flax fibers, so they continued weaving more rope. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"Xu Yi, have those flax stalks soaked long enough to start making paper?" Lu Ke felt that not having paper was really inconvenient.

"Yeah, it should be about time. Tomorrow evening, let’s take down the clay vat to cook pulp," Xu Yi said. He needed to weave a few small bamboo sieves for papermaking, skipping the cutting process so they could directly dry suitable-sized sheets of paper.

Previously, without bamboo or the skills, they couldn’t make them.

Now that they had both skills and materials, they should definitely make use of them.

"And what about the honey? Our containers are limited, and we still have quite a lot of honey left."

"Let’s make another wooden barrel for storage; making clay vats takes too long." Xu Yi continued stripping bamboo strips as he replied.

Lu Ke nodded, understanding that a wooden barrel would suffice. Burning a barrel didn’t take much time, and they already had four barrels. They could empty one for the honey and still have time to craft more.

At night, Lu Ke wove rope while Xu Yi wove bamboo sieves, occasionally chatting casually.

The time flew by, and soon it was daylight.

When Xu Yi woke up, Lu Ke was already up training herself.

"System, check-in."

The 76-day check-in was done, so Xu Yi got up.

Tomorrow, there would be a new gift pack.

Just the thought of it was exciting.

"Morning, Xu Yi," Lu Ke greeted upon seeing Xu Yi get up.

Xu Yi had gotten up a bit late today, and Lu Ke’s training session was nearly over.

"Morning," Xu Yi replied, then jumped down from the second floor to start his training. To become stronger, daily training was indispensable.

Xu Yi thought that after Lu Ke sparred with the Giant Wolf a few more times, he and Lu Ke could start sparring together.

Sparring with someone was far more effective than self-training alone.

After Lu Ke finished her training, she went out with a basket to gather fresh grass.

Dabai and the two reindeers needed feeding, and Xu Yi needed to train at this time, so using this time slot didn’t disrupt their schedule.

By the time Xu Yi finished his training, Lu Ke had already returned with two baskets of fresh grass.

After breakfast, Xu Yi and Lu Ke filled the sandbags with sand, then hung them up.

With these sandbags, they could practice more extensively.

"Xu Yi, do you think we should make boxing gloves?" Lu Ke asked as she watched Xu Yi punching the sandbag directly.

"No need. We’re not preparing for a ring match; we’re training to save our lives and improve our strength. This is more effective." Xu Yi said as he threw a few quick punches.

Anyway, it’s much better than punching an animal’s bones directly.

Once they built some calluses, their punching power should improve significantly.

Lu Ke nodded, then glanced at the time and asked, "It’s nine o’clock. Are we heading out this morning?"

After all, there were still plenty of things to do at the camp.

"Of course, we should check if the snare traps have caught anything." Xu Yi put away his fists. As long as it wasn’t raining, they had to go out and take a look around.

Their score hadn’t changed in two days, which made Xu Yi a bit uneasy.