Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 310: Really Getting Cocky

Early the next day, just after five, Lu Ke got up.

Training, getting stronger, that was Lu Ke’s goal.

She didn’t want to be crushed by illness; she didn’t want her life to wither before it even bloomed.

After getting up, Lu Ke finished the Eighteen Forms of Body Strengthening, then started doing squats, push-ups, and the like.

These were exercises that Lu Yao and Wang Jin could do, so Lu Ke decided to add them to her regimen.

After more than two hours of training, Xu Yi finally woke up.

"System, check-in."

Today marked the 92nd day of checking in.

Tomorrow, it would be a full three months, and she would receive a new package from the system.

Getting out of bed, Xu Yi stretched lazily, then headed downstairs.

As he descended, he saw Lu Ke hitting the punching bag.

"Did you wake up early?" Xu Yi asked curiously, as usually when he got up, Lu Ke would be practicing Fighting Techniques and hadn’t yet moved on to the punching bag.

"Yes, I got up just after 5; I went to bed early yesterday," Lu Ke explained briefly, then continued punching.

Xu Yi nodded and began his own training.

After both had finished training, they rested for a while before having breakfast.

After breakfast, Xu Yi went out to tend to the reindeer.

Surprisingly, on his third attempt using Taming Skills, he succeeded.

So, Xu Yi went to get the saddle.

"Xu Yi, are you going to ride a different reindeer today?" Lu Ke asked upon seeing Xu Yi with the saddle.

"Yes, I need to tame it. After all, reindeer aren’t like Giant Wolves, continuous riding takes a toll." Xu Yi explained, then secured the saddle.

Although this reindeer was also a bit restless, its behavior was markedly different from the other one at the beginning.

However, the audience believed it was because Xu Yi had been feeding it all these days that it was less resistant to him.

Soon, Xu Yi mounted the reindeer.

The reindeer started jumping around wildly, then dashed off with Xu Yi.

Lu Ke immediately followed on a Giant Wolf, but within half an hour, Xu Yi was able to control the reindeer.

"Xu Yi’s ability to tame a reindeer so quickly is impressive; with this skill, even changing to a new map would allow him to tame a new mount swiftly."

"Right, once you have a mount, you really get used to it. It feels limiting to rely just on your own legs."

"If only we could have a flying mount, how awesome would that be! It would be cooler than private flights."

The new reindeer’s stamina was noticeably better than the previous one.

Xu Yi and Lu Ke traveled through the forest, hoping to find a suitable target.

"Xu Yi, if we encounter hyenas, should we engage?" Lu Ke suddenly asked, as they had previously encountered hyenas in this direction.

"Of course, now that we have Black Scale Soft Armor, we can give it a try. Thirty to fifty of them would be a great opportunity to earn points. Plus, I want to challenge my limits," Xu Yi said with anticipation, indeed eager to test himself.

"Yes, each one should be worth about 4 points, a whole pack would be one or two hundred points." Lu Ke agreed it could be a worthy challenge; after all, their weapons were blood-tempered and very sharp now.

Xu Yi, back-to-back with her, could probably handle one hyena with each strike.

"Xu Yi and Lu Ke are getting too cocky, thinking they can take on a pack of hyenas?"

"A small pack of thirty to fifty is one thing, but a large pack of seventy to a hundred? Even if Xu Yi takes one down with each hit, his arm would tire out!"

"If they pull this off, it’ll be something worth boasting about forever."

"They’re overconfident! Even tiger packs of more than three are too daunting, yet they’re considering confronting packs of thirty to fifty hyenas?"

"Don’t underestimate hyenas; they’re among the top ten in bite force!"

In the livestream, nobody believed in Xu Yi and Lu Ke.

However, by noon, Xu Yi and Lu Ke still hadn’t encountered a pack of hyenas.

They did come across groups of reindeer and sika deer, but chose not to take action.

At noon, after eating some jerky, the two continued their search for prey.

Their luck was rather average today, not encountering any wild beasts.

As a result, when it was close to time, they had to head back to the camp.

On the way back, they encountered some wild chickens, so they acted decisively.

Two wild chickens ended up as their spoils, meaning they didn’t return completely empty-handed.

After returning, Lu Ke prepared the two wild chickens, chopping them into pieces to make soup, adding half a piece of red ginseng.

She insisted on replenishing Xu Yi’s energy.

Xu Yi didn’t think much of it, feeling it was a good idea to boost his energy.

After dinner, Xu Yi and Lu Ke worked on tanning the Giant Wolf’s pelt in the cabin, preparing it to make blankets the next day.

The temperatures had dropped lower during the past nights.

When they got up during the day, the creek would be frozen, only thawing around ten.

The two worked until after ten before finishing the tanning of the Giant Wolf’s pelt.

Then, Xu Yi and Lu Ke went to bed.

As soon as Xu Yi lay down, he immediately entered a state of Spiritual Meditation.

After all, while out hunting during the day, there was no chance for Spiritual Meditation. In the evenings, there were other tasks, so he could only train in bed after everything was done.

"Xu Yi has been acting a bit unusual lately, coming into the cabin so early and going straight to bed?"

"No way, has he and Loli Ke already..."

"Nonsense! What are you talking about? Can’t you hear anything? Maybe you can’t see, but you can certainly hear."

"But it’s different than usual; before, Xu Yi would always urge Loli Ke to go to bed first."

"The temperatures have dropped, obviously. It’s freezing downstairs, might as well sleep warmly in the cabin, right?"

"Where they are, it’s at least below minus ten degrees. It’s zero here, and even wearing enough to look like a bear, I still get the shakes. So, is it strange for Xu Yi to head indoors early? You guys think too much."

Like the audience, Lu Ke was also somewhat puzzled.

Moreover, once Xu Yi lay down, he appeared to ’fall asleep’ immediately, as if there was no need for any preamble.

After glancing at Xu Yi, Lu Ke lay down as well.

Tossing and turning several times, Lu Ke finally found herself beside Xu Yi, looking at the side of his face.

Because Xu Yi was lying on his back.

Seeing the side of Xu Yi’s face, an unconscious smile spread across Lu Ke’s face.

She never thought she’d spend so many days living with a guy, sharing the same bed.

More surprisingly, she didn’t expect their relationship was not romantic.

Moving closer, she took in Xu Yi’s scent, then snuggled a little closer and closed her eyes.

Xu Yi, immersed in Spiritual Meditation, was unaware of Lu Ke’s subtle movement.

Tomorrow was quite important for Xu Yi.

What surprises would the monthly package hold?

Should he stay up past midnight and claim it early?