Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 286: Escaping Calamity

After Xu Yi went upstairs, those tigers came over.

All six acted together, immediately surrounding the Stilt House.

Each tiger raised its head, looking at Xu Yi and Lu Ke, constantly sniffing the air.

After all, they had never seen creatures like human beings before.

Lu Ke held a short crossbow in her hands, her hands somewhat trembling.

After all, there were six of them; if they all charged together, maybe within half a minute they could tear her and Xu Yi apart.

Xu Yi held a machete and a dagger, prepared for a bloody fight.

Even if they had to give up, they must kill a few, otherwise surrendering so easily would be too humiliating.

"Xu Yi, the poison, is the poison you extracted of any use?" Lu Ke suddenly recalled a small clay pot inside the house containing the liquid of Poisonous Celestial Star that Xu Yi had refined.

Because it’s very dangerous, it’s always kept in the corner of the room, so it’s less likely to be touched.

She thought that if she dipped her short arrows in a little, it might prove effective.

"Not much use, the effects of Poisonous Celestial Star are rather slow, taking several days to take effect." Xu Yi explained, knowing the effects of Poisonous Celestial Star, which is why he hadn’t considered using it.

"Then... let’s fight to the death, after all, we have a slight advantage, they can’t all come at us at once," Lu Ke also pulled out her dagger, her gaze becoming resolute.

The tigers watched for a while, then shook their heads, yawned, and turned away.

Yes, they didn’t attack Xu Yi and Lu Ke, after a few glances, they simply left.

Xu Yi and Lu Ke looked at each other, having originally thought that a battle was inevitable today, with a high possibility of elimination.

Instead, these tigers just glanced and then departed.

"Why did they leave?" Lu Ke asked in disbelief.

"Maybe because they’re very full, so they have no desire to attack. After all, they hunt for food, not for fun," Xu Yi said, because many beasts indeed won’t attack when they’re full. Otherwise, the food chain would be broken.

"So, we managed to escape a disaster?" Lu Ke breathed a sigh of relief, after all, she still hoped not to be eliminated.

Including today, there’s only 23 days left until a hundred days.

If they can’t hold on for a hundred days, it would be such a pity.

"Yes, it seems so for now. But whether they’ll come again tomorrow is uncertain." Xu Yi wasn’t so optimistic, these tigers might just be passing by, or they might have settled near here, making this their territory.

"You mean, this place has become their territory?" Lu Ke frowned and said.

If this is the case, will Xu Yi go to the seaside after daybreak?

Obviously, he wouldn’t go.

At least he certainly wouldn’t leave me alone at the camp.

Unless he can confirm those tigers have completely left and won’t reappear.

"Very likely, they are also migratory. Staying in one place would lead to nearby animals being hunted to extinction. Six tigers have quite an appetite," Xu Yi said, picking up a long stick and starting to carve a spear.

Regardless of whether these tigers will attack again, it’s necessary to have a few spears ready.

If they had spears before, they could have chased away the elephants, and maybe then the tigers wouldn’t have discovered their camp.

"It’s not even four o’clock yet, go take another nap, once I finish carving I’ll come to bed." Xu Yi said to Lu Ke, since it’s early, they can still sleep some more.

Anyway, with the Giant Wolf around, any situation will be alerted.

Lu Ke wanted to ease Xu Yi’s mind, so she said, "Alright, I’ll go to sleep first, you come soon, and today we’ll get up a bit later."

"Yes, I’ll come once I’m done, won’t take too long." After all, there are just three logs, and his machete is sharp, shouldn’t take too long, maybe about ten minutes.

After Lu Ke lay down, she couldn’t sleep after tossing and turning several times.

Until later, when Xu Yi lay down, she finally fell asleep drowsily.

Xu Yi, however, didn’t, lying down without thinking much.

The appearance of the tigers indeed disrupted Xu Yi’s plans.

Originally, he planned to ride the Giant Wolf to the seaside, but now it seems impossible.

Leaving Lu Ke alone at the camp is too risky.

If those tigers attacked Lu Ke, she definitely wouldn’t be able to handle it.

If she gets eliminated, he will be eliminated as well.

Therefore, either they go together or not at all.

If they go together, having only one Giant Wolf means they won’t be able to return in one day.

The reindeer hasn’t been tamed yet, riding it would be too difficult, and might take even more time.

White? Too small, can’t carry either Lu Ke or myself.

After thinking, Xu Yi decided to bring Lu Ke and the Giant Wolf together.

Camping outside doesn’t matter much, after all, they both have coats and boots, so they won’t freeze overnight.

Riskier it might be, but staying at the camp is equally dangerous.

Lack of salt is a troublesome issue.

Unless he’s willing to use 10 points to exchange for a 500-gram packet of table salt.

Clearly, Xu Yi isn’t willing.

After mulling for a bit, Xu Yi fell asleep.

When he awakened the next day, he heard the sound of Lu Ke outside punching a sandbag.

"System, check-in." Xu Yi said in his mind, completing the check-in for 82 days.

Two more days, and he’ll be able to get a new weekly gift pack.

The last gift pack, although can’t be used now, Xu Yi was quite satisfied, curious about what surprises the new one holds.

Looking at the time, it was already half-past eight, Xu Yi quickly got out of bed and went downstairs.

Lu Ke greeted Xu Yi and continued punching the sandbag for a while. After ending her training, she went to squeeze some fresh milk and prepare breakfast.

After breakfast, Xu Yi took hay to feed the reindeer and White.

Of course, his purpose was to tame the reindeer, but after using taming skills four times in a row, it still hadn’t succeeded.

However, Xu Yi didn’t mind, he directly took out a horse bridle made yesterday, and fitted it onto the two reindeer.

He thought, maybe skills aren’t the only way.

Zhou Chun and Zhou Mo, father and son, managed to tame wild horses, didn’t they? 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Could it be they have a system?

Perhaps even without skills, he can tame them.

After installation, Xu Yi led out the stronger one, then took a saddle from the camp and fitted it onto the reindeer.

The Giant Wolf was quite excited upon seeing the reindeer, several times wanting to pounce on it.

Resulting in Lu Ke giving it a good scolding.

The reindeer can be used to train the Giant Wolf, making it an even more qualified mount.