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Chapter 201 No, while others are still struggling to survive in the wilderness, you're already creating works of art? [First Update!]

These pale greens with hints of yellow are a sophisticated Morandi color scheme.

To be honest, Li Younan didn't expect the final product to look like this.

His first batch of porcelain was mainly tableware, including pots, bowls, ladles, teapots, cups, and jars.

He then fired four more large items using the same method as pottery: a pot, a set of pots similar to a clay pot, a flat-bottomed pan, a soup pot, and a clay hot pot that he specially made, which could hold charcoal and was shaped like a small volcano.

With these four cooking utensils, Li Younan can basically make all the dishes he wants.

As for other utensils such as plates, bowls, kettles, and cups, Li Younan glazed them all.

As he showed the ceramic utensils to the camera, he explained to the audience, "But to be honest, my ceramic-making skills are very limited. This is all I can do for now."

"If you are interested in ceramics, you can visit some of China's famous ceramic holy sites, such as Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, Cizhou in Hebei, and Longquan in Zhejiang... These places have porcelain-making techniques that have been passed down since ancient times."

Li Younan was naturally in a great mood after taking out this batch of porcelain.

At noon, I made myself a delicious pan-fried rainbow trout with blueberry jam, which had a unique flavor.

He brewed a pot of flower tea in front of the camera using a teapot he had just made. There are many flowers and wild tea leaves in the forest that can be used to make tea. Li Younan had collected a lot of these things a while ago and mixed them together to make finished tea.

Now that the porcelain is finished, we'll use a special jar to store these tea leaves.

Tea leaves are not food, so the amount consumed is relatively small. This much tea is enough for him to last until winter.

Sipping hot tea and eating pan-fried rainbow trout, life was indescribably pleasant.

However, this pleasant feeling did not last long.

He sighed softly again—human desires are always endless.

I used to eat pan-fried fish every day, so I thought about how to make different kinds of fish dishes.

Later, the availability of ghee temporarily satisfied my desire, but after eating ghee-fried fish for several days in a row, and although there was fish soup occasionally, it was still bland after eating fish every day for too long.

He removed the bones from the leftover fish, put the bones into a soup pot with wild ginger, and prepared to make a pot of fish soup.

Simmering over low heat takes a long time.

During this time, he began to plan to hunt large animals in more distant places.

I had only tried this once before. Although I didn't hunt any large animals, I brought back a milk-producing ewe, so it was still a worthwhile trip.

Later, due to various reasons, I was delayed and didn't go a second time.

Besides wanting a change of pace, there was another thing Li Younan planned to do—make himself a bathtub.

Li Younan's house currently only has a table, a fireplace, a bed, and space for storing firewood, but overall it is still spacious enough that a bathtub could be placed directly inside the house.

For Li Younan, who is extremely clean, the most painful thing during this period was not being able to take a bath.

Because the weather is still relatively warm, he can take off his clothes and wipe his body with a towel when the temperature is high during the day, but this kind of cleaning is not as comfortable as taking a bath.

The freshwater lakes on the plateau are cold and murky, so it would be very foolish to go swimming directly in them.

In fact, all of Li Younan's drinking water came from glacial meltwater, and he only dared to drink it after boiling it.

He had been considering making barrels for a long time, but had never put it into practice.

Compared to making other furniture and building log cabins, making barrels is not a priority, and making a large bathtub is quite time-consuming.

Cutting the wood into suitable pieces is quite troublesome because there are no suitable tools to make curved planks.

He planned to hunt a large animal first, and then come back to make a bath tub.

Compared to other contestants who rely entirely on luck to find large animal tracks, Li Younan, as a zoologist with extensive knowledge of wildlife and familiarity with geology and landforms, can accurately integrate and analyze information to determine animal tracks, just like he searches for carbohydrates nearby.

Previously, he was too busy and food wasn't scarce, but now he can free up his time to focus on this task.

Before that, however, he needed to change his strategy and catch more fish at once to make food reserves—even if he was confident, he couldn't guarantee success in a day.

Therefore, he planned to spend at least a week searching for prey.

Today he plans to continue exploring the valley above where he retrieved the little fire dragon.

If he guessed correctly, continuing uphill would lead to a flat area, where there was a high probability of finding traces of large animals.

Li Younan estimated that it would take about two hours one way to get from the shelter to that hillside, and at least four hours round trip. In addition, time should be reserved for searching, so it would take at least six hours in the wild to have any chance of success.

To be honest, it's quite rare among all the contestants to leave the sanctuary so far to hunt large wild animals.

Unfortunately, there were no large animals near the location where the program team randomly placed the animals.

The advantage was that, over such a long period of time, apart from one night when a lynx wandered around the camp, they did not encounter any other large carnivores, and they didn't even see a single bear.

Overall, it's safe, though it has both advantages and disadvantages.

The following afternoon, Li Younan went fishing.

Now he doesn't even bother to record the whole fishing trip with a camera, since he knows very well that he always catches something, and even the audience would get tired of watching.

Having been an internet celebrity for so long, he has long developed a sensitivity to content highlights, and only uses a camera to record when he catches a fish.

He spent a very long time by the lake today, catching a total of six fish before calling it a day and heading home.

After each fish is caught, he immediately processes it: removing the internal organs, gills, and scales, but leaving a layer of skin—this is to reduce the loss of meat quality due to moisture loss.

Because these fish are intended as a food reserve for the coming period, taste can no longer be a concern; preservation is essential. The key to preserving meat for extended periods in a wilderness environment, especially before winter arrives and temperatures don't drop below freezing, is physical dehydration to isolate bacteria and inhibit microbial growth.

The best way to do this is to use the high osmotic properties of salt to draw out the moisture from the meat.

Although the high-solid salt provided by the production team was enough to last until next year, it was not enough to marinate meat, so Li Younan still chose the method of baking and smoking.

After cutting the fish into fillets and bringing them back to the shelter, Li Younan hung the fillets above the charcoal fire and slowly roasted them over a low flame.

Before the sheep's milk was finished and the ghee was made, the fish fillets were baked until they were completely dry.

He then hung all the fish fillets in the space above the fireplace—the drier the environment, the longer they would last; hanging them on the rafters of the shelter, they could be preserved for at least a month.

Having prepared his food supplies, he plans to officially begin searching for large animals tomorrow.

……

Before Li Younan officially sets off, he still needs to wait for his third medical examination.

At this point, the group of staff members had to go to Pasini's place for a medical examination.

At dawn, they arrived at the shore by speedboat and walked for about half an hour to reach the Passini sanctuary in the forest.

As you can see, Pasini is in very good condition, and even has time to trim his beard.

When the staff arrived, he warmly invited everyone to sit on the stools made from the logs he had chopped.

His shelter was a structure built entirely of wood, covered with a waterproof tarpaulin, and all the gaps were filled with moss.

Pasini was extremely satisfied with his shelter—it naturally had a small stove made of stones to ensure warmth.

Overall, the shelter was rather low; strictly speaking, the interior space was not even as tall as him. It was only for sleeping, and one had to crouch to enter. The area was only large enough to accommodate two beds.

Even so, he felt that his shelter was far superior to those of the other contestants because the wood used to build it was extremely thick and gave people a great sense of security.

The most eye-catching thing was a sheep's head hanging at the entrance of the shelter. This was his first large prey, a trophy that resembled a badge of honor.

Staff completed a medical examination for Pasini.

As many had predicted, Pasini was in good physical condition; he had lost some weight, but remained in a very healthy range.

Before the staff left, Pasini couldn't help but ask, "How many athletes are left now?"

The staff member politely said, "I'm sorry, sir, we can't tell you the specific numbers yet. I can only say that it's still early, and as long as one opponent hasn't withdrawn from the competition, we can't reveal all the information. A colleague of ours accidentally leaked this information before and has already been punished."

Pasini nodded: "I'm sorry, please forgive my intrusion."

"It's okay." After a pause, the staff member added, "Good luck."

"Hahaha, yes! I'm a devout Christian, and God will bless me. I think the next time you see me, I'll have more than just a sheep as spoils. You might see some different spoils, like a deer or a cow."

Pacini has reason to believe that he is currently the most successful of all the athletes.

He now has the safest and warmest shelter, a goat, and has caught quite a few small animals through traps, such as rabbits and porcupines, enough to feed him for at least three weeks.

During this time, he was confident that he could hunt another large animal.

He seemed to already see the final million-dollar prize beckoning to him.

After bidding farewell to Pasini, the working group immediately returned to the location of the yacht and boarded it to head in the direction of Li Younan.

Several crew members on the yacht were exchanging their findings from the medical check-up: "I must say, Pasini is indeed an excellent wilderness survival expert."

“That’s right, his shelter and the specially made smoking room both demonstrate this.”

Do you think he has a chance to be the ultimate winner?

"It's hard to say... Everyone should know how formidable his opponents are."

They were all silent for a moment, then nodded. "That contestant from China is indeed Pasini's biggest competitor, but there's one thing we have to admit—although contestant Li is currently living in a more comfortable environment, this is, after all, 'Wilderness Survival,' and survival is the only criterion for victory. I think you understand what I mean."

"Hahaha, that's absolutely right, and that's what makes our show more interesting, isn't it?"

Everyone was happy because this episode had two seemingly evenly matched opponents, which made the show more interesting. And the more interesting the show was, the higher the income of the staff.

After a while, they finally arrived at Li Younan's shelter.

At this moment, Li Younan was leisurely making a recliner outside the shelter using mortise and tenon joinery.

Upon seeing the work team arrive, he warmly invited everyone to sit on a wooden stake, and then brought out a teapot and several matching teacups from the shelter: "Hey guys, you've come at the right time. I just brewed some wild tea here, and to be honest, it tastes pretty good."

When Li Younan placed the tea set on the wooden table outside, everyone's eyes were immediately drawn to the exquisite teapot and teacups.

They were stunned for a moment, then suddenly their eyes widened in disbelief.

One staff member even frowned: "Where did this come from?"

Li Younan casually shrugged: "As you can see, of course they were fired using limited conditions. In fact, my video records the entire process of making these porcelains; you'll see when you go back and watch it."

They exchanged bewildered glances, which was understandable given the exquisite nature of the porcelain pieces, which seemed completely out of place in the desolate landscape.

A staff member carefully picked up one of the teacups and examined it closely, exclaiming repeatedly, "This is simply a work of art!"

He then looked at Li Younan with an expression as if he were looking at a monster.

No... While others are still struggling to survive in the wilderness, going hungry for three days and nine meals a day, this guy from China is already creating works of art?

(End of this chapter)