"Loli Ke is so gentle; I'm so envious of Xu Yi."
It turns out they saw Lu Ke carefully placing a sleeping bag over Xu Yi.
Lu Ke's actions were so gentle that they didn't wake Xu Yi.
She quietly walked to the side, then took out Xu Yi's wooden-made eighteen cuts and started to create pottery embryo for 18 cuts.
Time passed little by little, pulling the embryo, pressing and polishing, and Lu Ke was very careful with everything she did.
After finishing, it was already past 1 a.m., but Lu Ke didn't wake Xu Yi.
For the past few days, Xu Yi had been protecting her.
So tonight, it was her turn to guard Xu Yi.
Lu Ke held a crossbow in her hand, staring at the fence, her ears constantly focused outside.
Although she was very sleepy, Lu Ke didn't dare to relax a bit.
Suddenly, Xu Yi's leg twitched.
Then, he fell down entirely.
Lu Ke wanted to hold him, but she was too late.
As soon as he hit the ground, Xu Yi woke up.
He touched the corners of his mouth because he felt he had drooled.
When a person falls asleep when extremely exhausted, they tend to drool in their sleep.
He checked the time, 01:48.
"Why didn't you wake me up? It's almost two o'clock." Xu Yi glanced at Lu Ke.
"It's fine, I'm not sleepy... Ha..." Lu Ke uncontrollably yawned, breaking her not-sleepy claim.
"You should go to sleep; we have the fence tonight, so we don't need to worry." Xu Yi spread out the sleeping bag again and then stood up to stretch lazily.
"Xu Yi is amazing, managing to set up the fence in just one day. At night, Loli Ke can finally sleep peacefully."
"If you were there, you could probably do it too. Never underestimate the will to survive; it can unleash immense power. Our ancestors walked out of nature too."
"It's just a pity there's not enough food. If there were enough, I think Xu Yi could build an even sturdier house, so Xu Yi wouldn't need to take turns keeping watch with Loli Ke."
"What's wrong with taking turns keeping watch? Do you hope they sleep together?"
"Of course not, Xu Yi is mine."
"Eww, there's actually a female fan of Xu Yi??? But this is inevitable; you can't stop it."
"Why wouldn't Xu Yi have female fans? He's pretty handsome. Although he's a bit chubby now, he'll slim down soon. By then, he'll dazzle your eyes."
"He really is handsome. He once delivered a package to me; my girlfriend even wanted to add him on WeChat and introduce her best friend to Xu Yi."
"Eww, why did my text turn green..."
...
Before Lu Ke woke up, Xu Yi had already taken off his clothes and put them over the sleeping bag.
The gate of the fence was made of four rather deep wooden stakes that could be pulled out for entry and exit.
Since there were no nails or drilling tools, they couldn't really make a door, so they had to use such a method.
Although it's a bit troublesome to get in and out, it triumphs in safety.
Xu Yi went to fetch some water, planning to eat seaweed soup for breakfast.
After returning from the seaside, Xu Yi brought back a piece of seaweed.
The shellfish weren't eaten that day, and they rotted; Xu Yi buried the meat in the ground to avoid attracting animals. Lu Ke kept the shells, but Xu Yi wasn't sure what she planned to do with them.
In addition, they could also fry some fungus to eat.
It was enough to deal with breakfast this morning; at noon, they could collect shells from the seaside, and there was a high probability of eating shells in the evening too.
But today, Xu Yi planned to go into the sea to see if he could catch some fish; that would be the best.
After fetching water and not long after, Lu Ke had already woken up.
"Xu Yi, morning." Lu Ke walked out and tied her hair up.
"Morning, did you sleep well?" Xu Yi asked gently; yesterday, she had stayed up several extra hours.
"Yes, I recovered very well." Lu Ke smiled and nodded, then sniffed her hair: "So oily. Xu Yi, do you think there are any soapberries on this island? I'd like to get some to wash my hair."
"We can make soap; we don't need soapberries." Xu Yi squinted his eyes and said with a smile.
"Ah, soap, really? How do you make it?" Lu Ke was simply in disbelief.
The functions of soap are vast; not only can it be used for washing hair and bathing, but also for washing clothes!
Cleanliness is also very important.
Even if you're a savage, you can't neglect washing your hair and body.
After a while, there'll be fleas and lice!
"Of course, it's not that difficult; just mix animal fat with a certain proportion of plant ash." Xu Yi explained since it's not a very complicated task.
"Ah, is it that simple?" Lu Ke seemed a bit puzzled, but it wasn't really a difficult task.
There's plant ash every day.
Animal fat, that's the tricky part.
Currently, there's only rabbit, and the remaining rabbits can't be killed yet; they need to be kept for baby rabbits.
"What we're lacking now is fat. Once I make a bow and arrow, I can go hunting." Xu Yi currently needs a machete; after obtaining a machete, he can make a Hunting Bow.
"You can also make a Hunting Bow?" Lu Ke was startled once more.
"Absolutely, I learned it from my grandfather. Without these skills, how dare I sign up with you?" Xu Yi said, grinning.
Of course, this was all for the audience.
"Can we use the earth kiln now? When can we start firing pottery?" Xu Yi asked, eager to get the machete made as soon as possible.
"I'll go check. It should be ready today." Lu Ke didn't expect Xu Yi to be so eager, so she went to check the earth kiln she made.
Xu Yi followed Lu Ke to take a look and found that the earth kiln Lu Ke made was quite delicate.
The top of the kiln was like a chimney, but it was still covered with a mud board on top.
"It's ready. We can start firing the pottery now. Come on, let's move the things over and put them in." Lu Ke said happily.
Then Xu Yi and Lu Ke moved the pottery embryos over and placed them inside the earth kiln.
After placing them, they covered the top with mud boards, leaving just a small opening.
Then they started a fire underneath.
A lot of firewood was stacked inside, enough to burn for a long time.
After the fire grew stronger, Lu Ke went to make breakfast while Xu Yi remained at the earth kiln, fanning continuously to increase oxygen in the kiln.
After having breakfast, Xu Yi and Lu Ke continued to feed the fire for three more hours.
"Do we need to keep it burning?" Xu Yi asked Lu Ke, whose face was flushed red.
"It should be almost done. We'll add some firewood and let it burn by itself for a while. By evening, it might be ready." Lu Ke answered.
"Alright." Xu Yi nodded.
After adding sufficient firewood, the two left the house.
Before leaving, Lu Ke fed the rabbits some grass.
They closed the gate of the fence, hoping that no animals had gotten in when they returned.
This time, it only took 48 minutes to reach the seaside, much faster than before.
This was because they already had a route, so they didn't need to search for it anymore.