The exquisite face of an oriental beauty, paired with the goose-yellow hair of a Western girl. Even the eyelashes and eyeballs were vividly lifelike. Squeezing the cheeks, the texture was 90% similar to real skin. Prying open the little mouth, the baked ceramic teeth and silicone tongue were scarcely different from a real person's.
The key was that her skin would never tan!
At this moment, she was curled up in a cardboard box, evoking a feeling of affection.
In an instant, a strange sense of crisis arose in the girls.
Ning Shu nodded: "Realistic, truly too realistic!"
Lu Zhe said: "Finding an abandoned corpse of a young girl out of the blue."
Jiang Yao lamented: "High-end materials, exquisite workmanship, a set wouldn't be less than 20,000-30,000 yuan!"
Lin Qianqian said: "The details are well done. It definitely wouldn't be cheap."
Tang Xiaoguo's thoughts were rather peculiar: "It seems running a brick-and-mortar clothing store really is difficult nowadays, even the models are so competitive."
Ning Shu was puzzled: "Are you sure this is used as a display model for clothing?!"
"What else?"
Ning Shu smiled: "I feel like this is the kind of weird thing only bored guys would buy!"
Shen Bing nodded: "I really didn't expect dolls to be exported."
Lu Zhe said: "It's normal too. Asia is the global leader in manufacturing dolls like these. Though our neighbour led the trend in the past, it seems our technology is catching up!"
Jiang Yao asked in puzzlement: "Lu Zhe, how do you know so much about this stuff?"
Ning Shu also frowned: "Yeah, why would you know about something so random?"
Lu Zhe smiled: "I don't actually know that much! I have a roommate who is a confirmed bachelor. His dream is to marry a doll - no shopping, no bickering, no need to prepare gifts for every holiday. She wouldn't disturb him when he plays games, and he could save more money for the bride price!"
Tang Xiaoguo said: "Hmm, that person wouldn't happen to be you, would it?"
Lu Zhe shook his head: "Of course not, I'm very traditional! That guy is an international student from a neighbouring country!"
Ning Shu nodded: "Neighbouring country? Hmph, no wonder then."
They took the doll out, completely naked.
"Eek, cover her up quick, too embarrassing!"
The girls hastily covered the important parts with rags.
Just then, Jiang Yao discovered something new. "There are several big and small boxes here."
"Accessories?"
Opening them up, there were several bottles of silicone protectants, fine brushes for orifices, special towels, and even a maid outfit.
Thanks to the multiple layers of protection and decent material quality, although the clothes were also drenched, there were no signs of damage.
Ning Shu said: "We can wear the clothes!"
Imagining Ning Shu wearing a maid outfit, Lu Zhe nodded: "I'm oddly a little expectant!"
"Don't be naughty!"
Jiang Yao pointed at the doll and said: "But what should we do about this thing?"
Not just the girls, even Lu Zhe was at a loss!
In theory, any modern item, whether fabric or mechanical, would be tremendously helpful for survival. But what use was this silicone doll?
Hugging it to sleep?
With five gorgeous beauties around, who would bother hugging this thing?
Then...just throw it away?
Too wasteful!
Take it apart?
Remove the carbon fiber skeleton, collect the silicone?
What use would that be?
It would take great effort just to obtain materials without unique value.
Suddenly, Lu Zhe thought of a use!
A scarecrow!
Mm, it could be placed in the fields to scare birds away.
In the end, it was definitely better than sticking a skeleton in the fields.
Placing it at camp could also make some animals think there were people around.
That was about all the uses he could think of now.
"Let's take it back!"
"Ah, Lu Zhe, you're really planning to use it?!"
"I'm going to use it, but not for anything weird. Just as a scarecrow!"
"Really?" The girls seemed a bit skeptical!
"What else could I do? Keep watch over you five, then go play with a silicone doll myself? I'd have to be crazy to do that!"
Hearing Lu Zhe say this, the girls looked at each other, all feeling he made some sense!
Checking the time, it was past 5 pm already. By the time they returned to the coral reef, it would be 6 pm.
The water level had receded, exposing more reef rocks.
They could proceed to the second step now - building the main frame of the offshore cottage.
Lu Zhe dragged the raft ashore, confirming the highest tide line, then looking for suitable pile driving spots. Unable to dig too deep here, they could either drive the bamboo piles into rock crevices or sand.
Once several bamboo stakes were secured, the rest would be easy.
Stringing rope to lay crossbeams, they could even drill holes to prevent slipping.
In a few hours until noon, the spare bamboo was used up, but the bamboo frame was done.
Without a raised "floor" yet, they couldn't store goods for now, but they could improve it into a proper bamboo hut next time.
Everyone was drenched in sweat from the hard work.
As expected, water consumption soared several times higher with intense labour in the sweltering heat.
Seeing their fresh water reserves running low, it was time to head back!
Lu Zhe stowed the sail, letting the raft drift along the currents. Whenever it deviated from the volcanic island, he manually paddled to steer it back on course.
Around 4 pm, the six successfully arrived at the volcanic island's Moon Bay.
Lu Zhe dragged the raft ashore.
200 meters uphill was their camp.
Just then, Lu Zhe's ears twitched as he keenly perceived the chirping sounds.
No doubt, there were intruders again.
The camp already had ample shade and water sources thanks to Lu Zhe's modifications!
Clearly, it was being coveted by other creatures.
"You guys stay here first. I'll go take a look!"
"Let's just all go over together?"
"I'm worried there are intruders at the camp. Better safe than sorry."
"How could that be? Didn't you set chili peppers around several spots?"
Indeed, Lu Zhe had laid devil's pepper traps before leaving.
But not every single spot!
Like the mountain stream!
The scorching weather emboldened the island's creatures to venture out seeking water sources.
With crocodiles, pythons and other predators at Mirror Lake, and komodo dragons in the wetlands, even monkey troops would battle fiercely over water sources and territory.
"Anyway, let me go scout ahead first. Better safe than sorry."
Shen Bing said: "I'll go with you!"
She passed a pistol to Lu Zhe, smiling slyly: "I'll teach you how to shoot too!"
Lu Zhe gently pushed the gun away, sighing softly: "Violence doesn't solve every problem! For issues that can be resolved peacefully, it's best to be gentle and respect nature - say no to violence!"
Shen Bing was taken aback: "You're quite the merciful one?"
Lu Zhe nodded: "I sure am!"
Saying so, Lu Zhe fished out two bottles of wine from his bag, straightened his clothes and headed towards the camp.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
