Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 60: The Wild Boar’s Skeleton

With mud bricks, not only can we build an earth kiln and a stove, but we can also make a fireplace.

If conditions permit, we can even make a heated bed.

That way, winter will be much more comfortable.

So, you can never have too many mud bricks.

"I’m going to take a bath first." Seeing that Xu Yi had more plans, Lu Ke said nothing more, picked out the glowing red stones from the fire, and prepared hot water for her bath.

"Wow!"

The sensation of water pouring down from above was very refreshing, and Lu Ke really enjoyed the process.

She prepared four small tubs, and before showering, she had already scrubbed her body.

After rinsing off, Lu Ke thought for a moment and decided to wash her undergarments too. After all, she had sweated so much today that they wouldn’t be wearable without washing.

As for embarrassment, let’s set that aside for now.

Using charcoal to dry them would take no more than half an hour.

Focusing intently on making mud bricks, Xu Yi didn’t notice that Lu Ke was drying her undergarments.

"Lu Ke, do you know how to turn cotton into thread?" Xu Yi thought to himself, having only one pair of undergarments wouldn’t suffice; washing them frequently would wear them out.

There’s quite a lot of cotton in the sleeping bag, and if it can all be spun into thread, a few pieces of cloth could be woven.

As for the clothes and pants they’re currently wearing, being made of polymer materials, they aren’t quite suitable for making underwear.

"I remember it used to be done with spindles and spinning wheels to directly spin cotton into thread." Lu Ke glanced back, but Xu Yi was in another corner of the room, closer to the water source, and she couldn’t see him now.

"Are you asking me to turn the cotton in the sleeping bag into thread and then weave it into fabric?" Lu Ke asked.

This isn’t a small project and would require a considerable amount of time.

In that case, it would mean Lu Ke couldn’t contribute much else in terms of labor.

"That’s the plan, after all, our jackets aren’t suitable to be made into undergarments." Xu Yi directly admitted, as this was indeed a practical issue.

They couldn’t possibly live like savages, could they?

"I’ll try it tomorrow," Lu Ke said with a flushed face, knowing Xu Yi must have noticed she washed her undergarments.

"Yeah, anyway, what’s most abundant for us right now is time, there are still over four hundred days." Xu Yi said while treading on the mud.

Indeed, if they could survive for 500 days, there would be plenty of time.

Even their fans thought 500 days was too challenging.

"I think Xu Yi is a bit overconfident thinking he can survive for 500 days."

"Didn’t he say he would change locations every hundred days? I think it would be amazing if he could last a hundred days."

"Don’t mention a hundred days, if he can last a month, I’ll chase him, bringing a million dowry."

"Our Xu Yi only has eyes for Loli Ke, why would he look at anyone else?"

"Xu Yi is mysteriously confident; although he and Lu Ke have already challenged for 9 days, they’ve relied on luck. Good luck always runs out eventually."

"Maybe tomorrow they’ll go out and encounter a wolf pack, forcing them to quit the challenge."

"You’re all just bitter, unable to see others doing well. I think they’ll persist for more than a month, even longer."

"Normally, the later it gets, the easier it becomes, because your experience keeps increasing, and tools are added. The hardest part is the beginning."

"Indeed, the start is quite difficult; look at all the people who have stuck with it, their situations keep improving."

Those who have survived 9 days have already solved the camp, water, and food issues.

These three major issues must be resolved, or they would have quit long ago. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Watching the live broadcast, browsing the comments, time passes quickly for people in front of the screen.

Before long, it was already past eleven, and Lu Ke couldn’t resist the wave of drowsiness, slipping into bed.

Xu Yi also wrapped up his work; after all, mixing mud was hard labor and Xu Yi’s physical strength was limited.

He spaced out in front of the fire briefly, clearing his mind before preparing some hot water to bathe himself.

After freshening up, Xu Yi went to rest.

The next day, in the morning light, they welcomed their tenth day in this world.

After breakfast, Xu Yi headed out carrying a backpack.

Today’s task for him was to find wood suitable for making bows and arrows and to look for some wild vegetables along the way.

Lu Ke’s task today was to build an earth kiln, as there were already enough mud bricks, presumably enough to meet the needs. If not enough, building would reveal how many were still needed.

Xu Yi walked through the woods, cutting his way with a machete as he went.

Upon encountering various trees, Xu Yi would take a few chops to check their hardness.

Unfortunately, after spending half the day, Xu Yi didn’t find any suitable trees.

Moreover, he didn’t see any usable wild vegetables or greens either.

In other words, he gained nothing over the entire morning.

"Wow~ Wow~"

On his way back, Xu Yi heard a sound similar to a crow’s caw.

Judging by the sound, it was very close to him.

So, Xu Yi followed the sound to investigate.

"Animal skeleton?"

Xu Yi saw a skeleton, seemingly still fresh.

As soon as the crow saw Xu Yi approach, it flew away but didn’t go far, landing on a nearby tree and cawing.

"This is a wild boar, are there wild boars active nearby?" Xu Yi rubbed his nose and glanced around.

He realized that this wild boar had been attacked by a wolf pack.

And it wasn’t just one wild boar; the footprints were chaotic, indicating at least three or four wild boars. However, they all escaped, leaving only this one to be attacked and eaten by the wolves.

Xu Yi immediately thought of last night’s howling wolves, less than a thousand meters from the camp; it was surely the wolves’ work.

They were indeed still active around here.

Xu Yi decided to continue checking the area in the afternoon.

If he could manage to deal with a wild boar, they would have food for quite some time.

If the wild boar was very fat, they could also get quite a bit of fat, making it possible to produce soap.

On his way back, Xu Yi made marks; he planned to check it out again in the afternoon.

Back at the camp, it was already 12 o’clock, and Lu Ke was still busy.

"Almost done?" Looking at the earth kiln, Xu Yi happily asked. After all, once the kiln was finished, they could continue firing pottery.

"Yeah, almost done. You rest a bit, I’ll cook lunch now." Lu Ke wiped off her sweat and smiled happily at Xu Yi.

She was quite satisfied with her work; this earth kiln was much better than the one they had dug before and should be usable for a long time.