Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 54: The Hunting Bow Is Finished

After talking to Lu Ke, Lu Ke took off her shoelace and handed it to Xu Yi. Then she pulled some umbrella tree bark over and made new shoelaces.

Xu Yi put away one of the shoelaces and started stringing the bow with the other.

The shoelace is over 1.5 meters long, while the bowstring only needs a little over a meter, so it’s more than enough.

Xu Yi only tied one end before Lu Ke called him to eat.

Stringing is also a strenuous task; the string must be tied very tightly, so Xu Yi planned to eat lunch first and regain some strength before continuing. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Yesterday’s lychee fish slices were delicious." Xu Yi thought today’s fish slices tasted a lot blander. Unfortunately, not many lychees were picked, and they were finished yesterday.

Lu Ke nodded and reminisced about yesterday’s lychee fish slices.

"Let’s go to the seaside in the afternoon; on the way, let’s pick some." Lu Ke suggested.

Xu Yi nodded in agreement.

After lunch, Xu Yi resumed stringing the bow.

It took nearly an hour for Xu Yi to fix the string properly.

Looking at the well-made Hunting Bow in his hand, Xu Yi took a deep breath.

He pulled the string.

Using all his strength, Xu Yi fully drew the bowstring.

He held it for 5 seconds before releasing it.

"Thwang"

The power felt substantial.

Xu Yi looked at the Hunting Bow in his hand with satisfaction and grinned.

He felt it was a good bow and that he had chosen the right materials.

The umbrella tree was more suitable than he had anticipated.

"Is it done?" Lu Ke looked at Xu Yi with a hint of admiration in her eyes.

She hadn’t expected Xu Yi actually to make a bow, and furthermore, the style looked quite nice.

"Yeah, it’s done. Let’s see if the string breaks." Xu Yi grinned and handed the bow to Lu Ke.

Lu Ke held it in her hand and said surprisingly, "It’s so light."

"Yes, the umbrella tree is indeed light, so it’s a good bow." Xu Yi nodded; this bow is much lighter than he expected.

Lu Ke tried to draw, but only managed half-way before she couldn’t go any further.

"You’re really strong." Lu Ke stuck her tongue out, she had exerted all her effort.

"It seems my strength has increased since coming to this world." Xu Yi didn’t know if it was the effect of enhancers or something else; anyway, he felt stronger.

"It really does seem that way; I feel my strength has increased quite a bit too. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to carry today’s firewood back. I thought it was from working out, but now I realize you feel the same." Lu Ke said in surprise.

"That’s right, so I quite like this world. If possible, after 500 days we won’t go back, let’s settle down in this world." Xu Yi felt staying in this world was more comfortable, making his mind especially joyful.

When he was a homebody before, he was often down.

But after coming to this world, he no longer felt that way.

"That’s a nice thought, I could stay here with you too." Lu Ke said with a sweet smile.

"Great, we’ll build a big villa ourselves then." Xu Yi grinned and imagined.

"Alright, let’s tidy up and head to the seaside first."

Lu Ke nodded and, together with Xu Yi, stored the kindling grass inside the house.

She also added some fresh grass to the rabbit in the basket, then she left with Xu Yi.

Xu Yi, with Lu Ke, first picked some lychees on the way and then headed to the seaside.

They brought the pot this time.

After all, choosing to sun-dry salt isn’t that easy; suitable conditions must be established to create a salt field.

The simplest salt fields generally only have an evaporation pool and a crystallization pool, first introducing seawater into the evaporation pool, and as sunlight evaporates the water to a certain level, it’s then poured into the crystallization pool.

Continuing to sun-dry, the seawater will become a saturated salt solution, and further sun-drying will gradually precipitate salt. The crystals obtained at this point are the common coarse salt, while the remaining liquid is called mother liquor, from which various chemical materials can be extracted.

If no suitable beach is available to establish a salt field, then one can only boil salt oneself.

Of course, Xu Yi hopes to have good luck and encounter a natural salt field to collect some salt directly.

Natural Salt Pools do exist.

Ancients discovered natural Salt Pools and thus developed sun-drying methods.

However, such places are extremely rare, and if Xu Yi really encounters one, his luck would be extraordinary.

The two of them sped up quite a bit, reaching the seaside in half an hour.

"Let’s walk along the beach first, see if there are coconut trees, and also check if there’s a place suitable for sun-drying salt." Xu Yi shared his plan with Lu Ke.

Lu Ke nodded without any objection. After all, Xu Yi clearly had more experience than her, knowing about sun-drying salt.

"Let’s make a mark first, otherwise we won’t be able to find our way back." Xu Yi, holding a knife, handed the backpack to Lu Ke. After all, the coastline is long, and some places look very similar; without a mark, they might really get the location wrong.

In that case, they wouldn’t make it back to camp.

Dense forests surround the area and finding specific locations isn’t easy.

Lu Ke looked at Xu Yi’s back, feeling increasingly fortunate she pulled Xu Yi along to sign up for the challenge. Xu Yi not only knew a lot but was also meticulous. Being with him might mean surviving for a long time.

Even if they didn’t make the 500 days, just staying a few months, she would be content.

These days without illness are all a bonus.

"Alright, let’s go." Xu Yi said, preparing to take Lu Ke’s backpack.

"No need, I can carry it for a bit." Lu Ke refused Xu Yi, thinking she should also exert some effort and not rely on Xu Yi for everything.

Seeing Lu Ke insisting, Xu Yi didn’t say anything.

The two took off their shoes and walked along the sandy beach.

"Xu Yi, look, is that a coconut tree?" Lu Ke suddenly pointed in the distance and called out happily.

Xu Yi withdrew his gaze from the beach and looked in the direction Lu Ke pointed.

"Yes, it’s a coconut tree; I didn’t expect there really would be one." Xu Yi smiled happily and ran quickly in that direction.

Originally, Xu Yi didn’t have high hopes, given he and Lu Ke had walked for nearly an hour.

Lu Ke followed closely behind, happily stepping forward, not slower than Xu Yi.

Xu Yi had already seen clearly; there were many yellow coconuts on the coconut tree.

"Xu Yi, are you going to climb it? Wouldn’t it be better to cut down the coconut tree directly?" Lu Ke saw Xu Yi’s posture, seemingly ready to climb, but the coconut tree is too tall, over 20 meters high, which is just too high.

If he fell from up there, it could be fatal.