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Chapter 36 Settlement on the Eighth Day

Looking at the crucian carp with its gills still throbbing at the harpy eagle's feet, the fish looked so fresh that it must have just been caught from the river.

Qin Ziwen's voice turned serious: "Didn't I tell you to come straight back? Why did you go to the river to catch a fish? What if you accidentally get bitten by a crocodile?"

Hearing the displeasure in its master's tone, the harpy shrank its neck, trying to sneak away.

Then he was lifted by the neck and pinned to the spot.

"Stand still."

The harpy eagle let out two soft howls, trying to awaken its master's paternal instincts.

Qin Ziwen stared at it for a while, then relaxed his tone and rubbed its fluffy head. "It's alright. You just arrived, so it's normal that you didn't understand what I meant. As long as you came back safely, that's good. You did well in the battle tonight. Consider this fish your meal for tomorrow."

"Remember, hunting is how you catch fish. After you finish eating, eat again, with your mouth." Qin Ziwen pointed to its beak, then to the fish, patiently teaching it the commands.

The harpy eagle seemed confused, sometimes shaking its head and sometimes gently stepping on the fish with its claws. It was hard to tell whether it understood or not, just like a hyperactive child.

Wrap the fish in a plastic bag and put it in the cellar.

Qin Ziwen came to the living room, where the gray sweet potato plant he had brought back during the day had been planted in a plastic cylindrical stool.

The wild vegetables that were originally planted inside were pulled up, and the gray sweet potatoes were buried inside.

He deliberately placed it next to the spring; it would be too conspicuous on the balcony, so this place was the safest.

He plans to dig more soil and gather some stones tomorrow to build a simple "earthen platform".

As night fell, Qin Ziwen prepared to go to sleep, but the harpy eagle, not wanting to sleep in the living room, secretly slipped into the bedroom.

The bedroom was empty, and the floor was smooth and clean, making it feel uneasy as it stood on it with its paws.

I tried several different positions, but none of them looked comfortable.

Qin Ziwen took a pile of firewood he had accumulated in the kitchen, piled it up into a simple nest shape, and then laid a few of his own unwanted clothes on top of it.

The harpy eagle carefully moved inside, hooking its claws onto the wooden stick. It shifted its position slightly, finding the atmosphere here reassuring. Slowly, it crouched down, folded its wings, and lay prostrate in the nest, closing its eyes.

In the middle of the night, the harpy eagle opened its eyes a crack.

Look out the door.

After a short while, as the sounds in the hallway faded away, the harpy eagle slowly closed its eyes again.

Upon waking up in the early morning, the first thing Qin Ziwen did was check the settlement.

"You have successfully survived in the wilderness for eight days. Today you harvested two fish traps, caught four fish, raised a group of rabbits, eliminated the treacherous individuals who coveted the traps, found wild sweet potatoes and transplanted them home, and your harpy eagle caught a crucian carp. Overall score: 31 points."

Rewards: Blank Expansion Card (Micro) *1, Level 1 Spring *1, Salt Bag *1

Thirty-one points!
Qin Ziwen thought to himself.

Sure enough, as long as there are more positive feedback behaviors each day, even without events like hunting large wild animals like crocodiles, a high score can still be obtained.

Furthermore, from a settlement perspective, the recruiting unit's revenue will also be included in the scoring criteria.

Upon entering the restroom, Qin Ziwen used a blank expansion card on the empty space, and a large new area of ​​empty space continued to expand outwards.

Two more pictures, and I'll have enough space to build farmland.

He took out the Level 1 Spring Eye Card, and the moment he received the card, he received feedback from his home.

Two resources with the same name can be merged into a higher-level resource. Alternatively, one can choose to build a second level 1 spring in another area of ​​their homestead.

Without much hesitation, Qin Ziwen chose the former.

Since his own homestead isn't very big, there's no need to build two springs, and he's also curious about what level 2 resources are like.

The Level 1 spring card transformed into light and merged with the spring that had already been built not far away.

When the light fades.

The appearance and size of the spring have not changed.

Approaching with doubt.

He noticed the difference at a glance: the water surface was rippling, which was clearly the result of the spring's increased flow rate, a stark contrast to its previous state.

As for the specific water flow rate, we'll find out by checking the water level when we return at noon or in the evening.

I cupped my hands in two scoops of clear spring water, drank it down, and found it sweet and refreshing.

They also added grass-fed rabbit food and water to the rabbits in the cage.

After several days of being kept in captivity, the rabbits in the cage were no longer afraid of people. When they saw Qin Ziwen come in, they no longer hid, but just stared at him blankly.

Upon arriving at the cellar, I first took out the crucian carp that the harpy eagle had caught yesterday and threw it to it.

"Eat well, then get back to work, understand?"

The harpy eagle ate happily, letting out a few soft hums.

Suddenly, there was a banging sound coming from outside the stairwell.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The harpy eagle was startled and looked sharply towards the door, assuming a defensive posture.

"It's okay, keep eating. They're not looking for us." Qin Ziwen gently patted its head, signaling it to continue eating.

He had already realized that the banging wasn't coming from his own house, but from the house across the street.

"Open the door! You bitch, open the door! You dare to cheat on me but you're too scared to open the door, huh!"

"Why would someone choose to be a prostitute when they could be a perfectly good person?"

"You bitch, open the door for me, or I'll throw shit in your doorway! I'll let everyone in the neighborhood know what kind of person you are!"

In the stairwell, a middle-aged woman was shouting and cursing loudly.

It seems Wang Xiaoli's hidden profession has been discovered.

Qin Ziwen declined to comment on this, saying that in the current environment, what one does is a personal choice, as long as it doesn't affect him.

"Boom bang bang."

He frowned, because this time the person knocking was actually on his own door.

"Hey, don't get agitated, this is another neighbor's house." A man's voice came from outside the door.

"Shut up, I'll deal with you when we get back." The middle-aged woman cursed at him, but her knocking became much gentler. "Is anyone home? Is anyone in 502?"

My younger brother, who was burning firewood on the balcony to prepare breakfast, stood up and grabbed a wood-chopping knife.

Having a previous offense where Xie Jun and his brothers broke into his home, Ziwu was particularly wary of such incidents.

Qin Ziwen frowned. He locked the eagle in the bedroom, walked behind the door, and saw two people outside through the peephole, a man and a woman.

The woman was tall and strong, probably weighing 160 or 170 pounds, while the man was thin and short, like a bamboo pole.

Qin Ziwen asked indifferently, "What do you want?"

Hearing someone inside, the woman outside said, "Oh, someone's here. Can I come in for a bit? The house across the street isn't open, so I'd like to use your balcony."

"inconvenient."

Qin Ziwen refused outright.

The woman's voice rose two decibels: "Hey, how can you be like this—"

The words stopped abruptly.

The door was suddenly flung open, and Qin Ziwu, his face fierce, held his machete level, pointing it at the two of them. "If you raise your voice at my brother again, believe me, I'll kill you. You're giving me too much credit!"

The woman's face turned pale, and her eyes darted around in panic.

She only said a couple of words, so why did this person pull out a knife? She'd argued with other people before, and they'd never done that.

The man behind her walked over, apologizing profusely and putting his hands together in a gesture of apology. "I'm so sorry, my wife is straightforward and sometimes speaks without thinking. I apologize on her behalf."

Qin Ziwen said coldly, "I can't interfere with your private affairs. But don't bother the other neighbors. Also, don't throw feces in the corridor, or I'll make you lick it clean."

At this moment, the neighbors from apartment 601 upstairs and the fourth floor downstairs came out to watch the commotion and started to speak.

"You can resolve your own conflict. Throwing excrement is going too far. In this sweltering heat, the stench will only make us neighbors have to clean it up."

"Hey beautiful, if you ask me, you should really keep a closer eye on your husband. It takes two to tango."

The neighbors chatted amongst themselves.

The couple standing in the corridor turned pale and then flushed.

Finally, the woman stormed off downstairs, and the man hurriedly chased after her.

(End of this chapter)