Quick Transmigration: Leisure

Chapter 467 The Retirement Life of a Down-on-His-Luck Tycoon 4

Before the sun rises above the horizon, the dew is at its thickest and easiest to collect.

last night,

The two people by the fire weren't just spacing out.

Xia Youmi picked some resilient leaves and began to make leaf bowls little by little. After weaving the shape, only the stitching was a little weak, but even the rough shape was enough for Valer to see the effect. Then, he stopped polishing the shell blade.

Take away the bowl Xia Youmi made and lock it again.

After testing the water for leakage, Valer got up and went to the nearby jungle, where he used his sharpened shell knife to cut more leaves, and also picked some long, thin ones to tie in knots.

They didn't communicate much; one person shaped the form while the other finished it off.

It's clear that the expert is very experienced; after only a short observation, he was able to handle the segmented blades and cut them according to a more precise structure.

With help, the speed increased, and about twenty bowls were finished before the break.

Xia Youmi didn't need to worry about the rest; Valer quickly found suitable locations to spread out.

Until dawn,

We must collect and move the dew before the sun rises.

Xia Youmi first drank some water to quench her thirst, then used the corner of her clothes to wet and wipe her face and neck.

Valer had also been up and about for a while. After observing the environment throughout the day, he chose a shady and sheltered spot to store water. He cleared the surrounding area and then moved the slightly concave stone slabs he had selected to the water storage area, placing them underneath to maintain a level surface.

Then place the collected dew along with the leaf bowl on top to reduce losses caused by evaporation and seepage.

After completing his half of the transport, Valer stopped.

Returning to the place filled with vines, branches, shells, and stones, they gradually completed their plan to "make a knife."

This is a task that requires patience and intelligence. If you think it's too simple, you'll easily have to redo it and end up working for half a day without any results.

But the big boss is fine.

His rhythm was always changing; while sharpening the seashells, he was also selecting suitable stone flakes. After the seashell blade was sharpened, he began making the handle, based on the size that could be used and collected.

Valle wanted to ensure that the handle allowed for easy blade replacement, and that shellfish could only be used to cut fish meat or tree bark; he didn't intend to use the same blade for the entire time.

Finally, bind them together tightly with bark fibers.

Having confirmed that there were enough shell blades to support replacements, Valer did not easily abandon the making of knives.

After hammering out a sharp stone slab, wrap it around the edge so that it can be used at any time.

Xia Youmi watched from afar, deeply impressed.

The boss was efficient and a bit obsessive-compulsive, stroking the neatly arranged blades as if he were taking inventory of weapons.

She very thoughtfully moved all the leaf bowls and dew near her rest area to the centralized water storage area.

Sea surface,

At this point, the orange light had the upper hand.

Xia Youmi took off her shoes and socks and laid them out neatly. She rolled up her trouser legs and prepared to go beachcombing.

The area she went to had, of course, been scouted; it was not far from the big boss's line of sight, the spot where he had picked up seashells the day before.

He was very careful with every step, holding a tree branch in his hand to probe the ground as he went.

Unfortunately, Xia Youmi found edible clams, but she couldn't break them off by hand like Waler could. She could only squat down and dig out some of the easier clams, putting them into an empty leaf bowl.

Xia Youmi also took a little of everything that could be picked off with a stick, regardless of the variety.

The task of discerning the difference was entrusted to Valer, which was also a sign that she needed a tool.

"Brother, morning."

When Xia Youmi came back to say hello, Waler had already started cooking breakfast.

"Hmm," he replied indifferently, his expression devoid of warmth. Indeed, if they had really waited for Xia Youmi to prepare food, they would have starved to death long ago. After busying themselves for most of the day, they brought back a pile of inedible food and things that needed to be disposed of.

“These…” Xia Youmi placed the spoils in front of Waler and raised her eyes slightly.

"Send it to spit out sand."

"Yes!"

Valer wanted to call her a good-for-nothing, but fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and she looked like she was trying her best to take credit.

Put aside your impatience for now and just give the instructions.

Salt water is needed to remove sand, but fortunately, there is natural seawater all around here, so as long as there is no oil or odor, it can be used directly.

Xia Youmi separated the clams that weren't even enough to fill her teeth, and besides, she shouldn't have been able to identify all the different species and put them all together.

She didn't touch the ones with particularly high toxin levels. After some picking and choosing, even if they weren't edible, the ones Xia Youmi brought back could still be used to make knives.

She wanted to play dumb to a certain extent, but she didn't want to do anything futile.

After breakfast,

As the temperature gradually rises, it is not advisable to walk barefoot.

Looking at her only socks and canvas shoes, Xia Youmi felt a little troubled. She really had never fought a battle with such scarce supplies.

The boss didn't assign any other tasks in the morning, so he diligently sharpened his knife all by himself.

Xia Youmi searched everywhere for items that could be used as containers, various kinds of shells, but the odds and ends were too small.

It's not the rainy season yet, so the coconuts aren't ripe and there's no way to collect ready-made coconut shells or climb up the trees.

After going back and forth several times, I found that the only option was to hollow out balsa wood, carbonize the inner wall, and then use it as a large wooden basin.

You can't do many things with just drinking water.

In addition, the weather patterns on islands are unpredictable, and if it suddenly rains and you can't catch the rain, it's a waste of resources.

but,

Speaking of rain.

Xia Youmi looked at the person polishing the wood with a clanging sound. The next step for the big boss should be to build a rain shelter, right?

In the afternoon,

After gathering the raw materials that could be processed into containers, Xia Youmi also took the time to refine the convenient locations.

Only then did they receive Valer's arrangement.

"come over."

"yes, Sir."

"Do you know how to use a knife?" Valer looked at the person who hadn't stopped working all morning, and hesitated slightly. It wasn't that he felt sorry for her suffering; in this kind of environment, if she didn't have the mindset to support herself, she might as well just wait to die.

Judging from his performance, he is just like Bully, always keeping an eye on things.

Whether she was busy or not, and whether she was causing trouble or not, is another matter, but the fact that she didn't spend a week or two in despair on the island first shows that she was a smart person.

Valle has zero tolerance for stupid people.

He looked at her hand; it was fair and slender, and he couldn't tell how strong it was.

There are thin calluses between the index and middle fingers, marks from years of holding a pen and writing. In addition, there are new scratches on the joints of the back of the hand, some with blood and some with bluish-purple, from picking up shellfish or branches.

Surviving in such a place means there are no gloves to protect you, and no medicine to be found.

In his mind, Valer rated this person's combat strength as the lowest, even weaker than a child of a few years old.

"I can learn..." Xia Youmi had never even properly used a kitchen knife in her life; at most, she had only used a fruit knife to peel fruit.

"Hmm." With a good attitude, Valer picked out a bladed weapon from his collection, picked up some bark fibers used for reinforcement, wrapped them around the handle of the knife, rubbed them together, and handed it to Xia Youmi.

"Thank you, brother." Xia Youmi raised both hands above her head, as if accepting a reward.

"Don't point it at people," Valer said coldly, applying pressure. "There's no time to wait for you to recover."

"Yes!"

His tone showed no doubt that Xia Youmi could hurt him with the blade, and when he said not to aim at anyone, he was basically referring to Xia Youmi himself.

Understanding Waler's meaning, Xia Youmi had no intention of slacking off despite her injury.

Even if she has psychological issues, she tries her best to avoid them except when she has to perform.

There might be plenty of herbs to be found in that unexplored jungle area, but she didn't place all her hopes on Valer. Just as her opponent sharpened his knife before acting, Xia Youmi didn't like taking risks when she wasn't prepared.

"Come with me!"

Valer's tone left no room for argument, and he was the first to take away the tools he had prepared.

Xia Youmi carried the new shell blade, able to anticipate what she would have to deal with.

"Collect the leaves and stack them here."

"clear."

Valle indicated that Xia Youmi needed a large quantity of leaves and vines to cut, and walked to the branch he had chosen, cutting them down with a swift motion.

Only when you get close can you see how meticulously crafted the blades were sharpened by Waler.

The length of the blade, the single bevel, and the way he swung the knife—all these factors combined to allow him to cleave a three-centimeter-diameter tree branch in one stroke.

Even if the first strike doesn't land, basically all Valer needs to do is follow up with a punch, and it will break instantly.

Xia Youmi began to doubt whether the tree branch was resilient enough, or whether the real boss was always elegant and invincible.

After a brief moment of stunned silence,

The prospective college students seemed to have been injected with adrenaline and began to be full of enthusiasm.

My blade-cutting skills are becoming more and more stable, and I can gradually adapt to the blade and angle.

Before sunset, the raw materials for building the canopy roof had been largely completed ahead of schedule.

Xia Youmi wanted to move more things, but was directed to add firewood to the fire. She was confused, wondering if adding firewood and moving things were not contradictory and if she could finish both.

But Waler didn't say much, he just moved all the materials to a higher place.

Ah,

That ignorant little girl can't even fathom the extent of her suffering.

One day is wasted, three days are wasted.

Why not go down to the sea and feed the fish?