It was rare for Guo Er to be so thoughtful, which really surprised Lu Zhe!
Opening the leaf wrapper, there were two conch shells, some sea asparagus, half a bottle of coconut seaweed fish soup, and a grilled fish.
There wasn't a lot of food, but it was cooked well and arranged very delicately.
"Hmm, there's protein, carbs and vitamins..."
Then he picked up a conch shell, "Ha, even the shell and liver are removed, how thoughtful!"
Tang Xiaoguo happily said, "Quick, praise me!"
"Oh, you made this this morning!"
"Yup!"
He threw it in his mouth to chew, "Not bad!"
Tang Xiaoguo was disappointed, "That's it?"
Lu Zhe felt that the little girl had gotten up early to make him breakfast, which wasn't easy. The taste was also good, so there was no harm in praising her a little.
"Oh, you're right. When I first put it in my mouth it tasted pretty good, after chewing for a bit the flavor really came out. Let me try it again, wow, delicious, too delicious!"
Tang Xiaoguo smugly pursed her lips, "See, look who made it!"
Lu Zhe sucked his fingers clean, and looked around, "Oh, where is everyone else?"
"You said you needed a lot of rope, so the class leader and the others went to collect banana fiber. As your girlfriend of the day, I'm here waiting for you to get up!"
"I see..."
Tang Xiaoguo's breakfast did warm Lu Zhe's heart. He finished it very quickly.
Seeing that Lu Zhe ate with relish, Tang Xiaoguo was very satisfied. "I've decided, wherever you go today I'll follow!"
"Huh?"
"I promise I'll be good and not make trouble today!"
Lu Zhe pointed down below her, "Can you manage?"
"No problem, as long as I don't get in the water, I can go anywhere."
"Hmm..." Lu Zhe thought for a moment, "We need to stock up on fresh water first!"
"Coconuts again?"
"Coconuts are easy, we need to find other fresh water sources!"
In Lu Zhe's opinion, not only could they vary the taste of the drinking water, but obtaining more fresh water sources could also earn potential points.
"Where to get it?"
"Bring bottles and follow me!"
"Ok!"
Today Tang Xiaoguo's behavior really surprised Lu Zhe. She seemed to suddenly transform from a spoiled young miss into a thoughtful girlfriend.
Promising!
Lu Zhe took her to the bamboo grove.
"Besides coconuts, some bamboos also contain fresh water. We need to find these bamboos and extract the bamboo core water!"
"I know, I've seen it on TikTok. Some can even make red wine!"
"That's pre-infused."
"So boring!"
Lu Zhe used a stick to gently tap the bamboo nodes, making a "tock tock" sound. "Listen to this sound!"
"Hmm..."
"This one's empty!"
"Oh..."
He tapped another bamboo, "This one's also empty, probably because of the long drought."
After knocking on about thirty bamboos, one finally made a "thud thud" sound.
"Here it is, Guo Er get the bottle ready!"
"Ok!"
Lu Zhe took out a nail and poked a hole at the top and bottom nodes of the bamboo. A stream of clear bamboo water flowed out.
"Wow, it really is bamboo water!"
"Try some!"
Tang Xiaoguo drank a little, "It tastes like clear water at first sip, but has a glutinous fragrance if you savor it, better than coconut water!"
They collected half a bottle from that bamboo segment.
"Let's keep looking!"
The two searched the entire bamboo grove, and only gathered 5 bottles of bamboo core water!
But that was pretty good already!
Just then, as Lu Zhe leaned against a slightly withered bamboo, information flashed in his mind, "Discovered new protein source, bamboo worm! +1 potential point!"
Turns out there were bamboo worms inside this bamboo!
Bamboo worms are bamboo bee larvae that live inside bamboo nodes. Plump and white, rich in protein and amino acids with 5 times more nutrients than beef!
Although eating worms was a bit hard to accept, this stuff was too scarce. He'd heard this was even a delicacy in some places, so they had to get it!
Lu Zhe picked up an axe and hacked an opening in the bamboo.
"Crack..."
The bamboo broke off by itself with a swoosh, crashing onto another bamboo.
Although the broken end was a bit messy, their purpose wasn't this bamboo anyway!
Tang Xiaoguo gaped in shock, "Wow Lu Zhe, do you have a grudge against this bamboo?"
"There's good stuff inside!"
Hearing there was good stuff, Tang Xiaoguo immediately squeezed over to look, then shrieked in fright, "What good stuff, those are clearly bugs!"
"Some people also call them bamboo bugs, you know what they're used for?"
Tang Xiaoguo guessed, "Fishing bait, definitely fishing bait!"
"How could such good stuff be used as fish bait?" Lu Zhe said as he picked up the bamboo worms one by one, "To be honest, we can eat these! Fried, grilled, and if there's really no way, they can even be eaten raw! Want to try one?"
Tang Xiaoguo's face turned pale, "Little Brother Zhe, we're...not out of food are we?"
"Indeed, we have plenty of food now."
"Then why do we have to eat this kind of thing!"
"On a deserted island, having as much food variety as possible provides the body comprehensive nutrition, which makes it easier to resist disease!"
Tang Xiaoguo covered her mouth, "No way!"
"Don't worry, although these can be eaten raw, now that we have fire it's still better to cook them thoroughly before eating."
Lu Zhe collected over thirty bamboo worms and put them in a bottle.
Just then, it seemed the cracking bamboo had alarmed the locals.
A bamboo rat poked its head out cautiously!
Lu Zhe's mind stirred!
He'd let one get away last time, no way he'd give it a chance this time!
Because the bamboo rat was so close to Lu Zhe, fancy hunting methods were no match for a swift kick!
Lu Zhe still held the bottle of bamboo worms in his hand. His kick landed squarely on the bamboo rat's body.
The little critter flew out, smacking against a tree before falling down, not moving anymore!
Even an ordinary man's kick would be too much for a bamboo rat, let alone Lu Zhe whose strength now exceeded normal people's by several fold.
Tang Xiaoguo exclaimed in surprise, "Lu Zhe, you...killed a bunny?"
"This is a bamboo rat!"
"You actually killed a bunny?"
"Let me say it again, when in the wild, food variety should be ensured as much as possible!"
Tang Xiaoguo's small brows furrowed in grief and indignation,
"But bunnies are so cute, how could you bear to make it into spicy rabbit head, dried fried rabbit, and rabbit hot pot?"
"Sorry, we don't have the means for that now, roasting is the only way for now!"
"But the smoky flavor would ruin the lovely bunny's originally delicious taste!"
Lu Zhe almost threw his back out.
"Guo Er, can your thinking be a bit more normal? And again, this is called a bamboo rat, long eared ones are called rabbits!"
"You sure?"
Lu Zhe walked over and picked it up to look, "Absolutely no doubt!"
Tang Xiaoguo eyed it for a bit, then shrugged, "Then it's fine! What shall we do next?"
"Today we gathered bamboo water and got some game, next I want to make some salt!"
"We don't seem to lack salt though."
"Eating fish, shrimp, crab and seaweed by the ocean basically provides the salt needed by the body, but once we move inland, replenishing salt becomes difficult. So before going into the woods, we need to make enough edible salt in reserve!"
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
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!
