Zhang Heng finally started a fire.
This way, his diet was no longer limited to coconuts. Following Ed's directions, Zhang Heng found some conches on the reefs on the beach. He was also lucky enough to find crabs and oysters.
The latter, in particular, was delicious and nutritious, rich in calcium, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B2. It had the reputation of being the milk of the sea. Unfortunately, it was not high in calories, only about 70 calories each. In the eyes of a foodie, this was certainly a good thing, but on a deserted island, Zhang Heng preferred high-calorie food to provide the energy his body needed.
He did not have to worry about losing shape due to high calories because he had lost a lot of weight over the past few days.
Fortunately, he would be able to have a good meal tonight.
Zhang Heng caught more than seventy small sea snails, six oysters, and four hermit crabs. Unfortunately, the latter were not big. Ed said that the hermit crabs were edible, but they tasted average. However, the two of them were not dining in a Michelin star restaurant, so they had long forgotten about the taste.
Zhang Heng also saw some fish on the coast, but without any tools, he could only watch as they swam around freely.
Other than that, there were also the few small puddles he found two days ago. Zhang Heng used the shells he found to scoop water out of them, but then he ran into trouble when it came to boiling water.
Now that they were on a deserted island, they did not even have the most common bowl. The shell's heat insulation was too good, and even if it was placed directly over a fire, it would be difficult to boil it.
Ed thought for a moment and said, "Go find some stones. Not ones with many holes or layers."
Zhang Heng nodded. He found some stones according to Ed's instructions and spent 20 minutes heating them until they were red hot. After that, he used a tree branch to clamp them into the shell. Not long after, the water inside began to boil.
"There's not much water here. Two should be enough," Ed said.
In the end, the water in the shell boiled for a total of 15 minutes, enough time to kill off most of the germs.
Zhang Heng memorized all these survival tips in his mind.
Ed was a good teacher. Although the injury on his waist prevented him from moving, Zhang Heng had benefited greatly from his extensive field survival knowledge. Therefore, even though he was now responsible for collecting food and water for the two of them, Zhang Heng had no complaints.
But Zhang Heng did not want to rely on Ed all the time. He wanted to turn all the knowledge he gained from Ed into his own skills.
It was not because he wanted to get rid of the troublesome Ed in the future. In fact, based on the latter's teaching, as long as there was a mouthful of food left, Zhang Heng was willing to share half with him. However, he had a bad feeling about this.
He noticed that Ed's complexion had worsened since the first day they were rescued.
This period of recuperation did not improve his waist injury.
However, what was worse was the wound on his thigh. Zhang Heng did a simple bandage to stop the bleeding, but there was nothing he could do after that.
There were no antibiotics on this deserted island that could be found everywhere in the city's hospitals. Once the wound became infected, it could be fatal.
Zhang Heng believed that the former captain knew this better than he did. But these days, Ed seemed to be avoiding the topic, whether intentionally or not.
This also seemed to confirm the bad premonition in his heart.
There was nothing Zhang Heng could do about it. He could only try his best to take care of Ed. In the days that followed, the latter taught him how to make simple stone tools, use charcoal to clean teeth, collect rainwater, weave ropes from tree bark, make simple rafts, and use coral traps to catch fish …
Compared to when they first arrived on the island, the two had survived the most dangerous period. They even had some extra food left. Zhang Heng hung the leftover dried fish on the ceiling of the cave. This way, if they encountered bad weather that prevented them from going out to collect food, they would not have to go hungry.
Things seemed to be progressing in the right direction. It seemed that the 40-day survival pact was not that difficult to achieve after all.
Just as this thought popped into Zhang Heng's mind, bad luck followed.
On the night of the sixteenth day, Ed suddenly developed a high fever. Zhang Heng had no choice but to divert most of his attention to take care of the former captain. As a result, he had less time to go out and collect food and water. His search range was also greatly reduced. Fortunately, the portion of food that he had stockpiled beforehand was enough to prevent them from immediately facing a life-threatening crisis.
What worried Zhang Heng even more was that Ed's condition did not improve for the next three days.
Zhang Heng untied the T-shirt on the latter's thigh and found that the wound, so deep that bone could be seen, was now completely infected and festering.
Since yesterday, the former captain had fallen into a coma.
The food in the cave was being consumed bit by bit, and the two were almost out of food and ammunition.
On the night of the 19th day, Ed suddenly opened his eyes and said to Zhang Heng, who was lying beside him in a half-awake state, "Do you know what's the most important thing in surviving in the wild? It's the never-ending mentality. Never be satisfied with what you achieved yesterday. You have to live better every day. You have to find a way to conquer nature. "
"…"
Zhang Heng rubbed his eyes and smiled bitterly. "Ed, that's not what you told me the last time."
However, there was no more sound from the other side.
Zhang Heng tried to put his finger under the man's nose and found that the latter was no longer breathing.
Zhang Heng was already mentally prepared for Ed's passing, but he still felt a little sad when the army captain really passed away. The two of them did not spend much time together, but Ed had taught him how to survive in the wilderness.
The two of them were like teachers and friends.
Zhang Heng dug a hole in the forest not far from the cave and buried the latter's body. To prevent wild animals from destroying it, he even cut a few sharp wooden sticks and stuck them around the hole.
After doing all this, he dragged his hungry body to the beach to find some food to eat.
The good news was that half of the 40 days had passed. Although he was alone again, this time Zhang Heng was confident that he could survive on this deserted island.
Especially on the afternoon of the 20th day, Zhang Heng found a two-catty fish in a coral trap. This meant that he could have a full meal that night. Just when Zhang Heng thought that his bad luck was finally over, he suddenly heard a voice notification in his ear.
[Warning!!! Warning!!! An anomaly has occurred in the target dungeon! A serious time-related error has occurred!]
[Error reporting …]
[Level 2 authority activated. Review passed. Report canceled …]
[Permanently removed this error from the judgment sequence …]
[Mission objective remains unchanged. Return time has been corrected from 40 days to 520 days. Attention player!]
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Zhang Heng's head was blown up by the series of messages. When he realized what had happened, his expression changed and he quickly looked at his right hand.
The three needles there coincided right on top of the dial.
'No way.' Zhang Heng was shocked. He had been living a fulfilling life, learning wilderness survival skills, and after that, experiencing all sorts of things, he had forgotten about the twenty-four scale starfish in his hand.
During the first few nights, he did not manage to enter the still world. He thought that this thing did not work in the game, but he did not expect it to be busy preparing its ultimate move.
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