So he got up and added some more firewood to the fire.
"I'm just a little afraid of the cold..."
As Lu Ye added firewood, he muttered to himself, and brushed some oil on the crabs to prevent them from burning.
After doing all this, he lay on the meadow, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Lu Ye thought of a chubby girl in his class back in high school.
Her parents were divorced, and her father couldn't cook, so he gave her a lot of money for food every day. She could eat whatever she wanted, including drinks and snacks, which made many of her classmates envious. Moreover, after evening self-study, she would not go home, but would go to the barbecue street across from the school to eat to her heart's content.
At this time, her father would wait for her at home for a long time until she returned home and changed her shoes before the living room lights would be turned off.
Lu Ye felt it was really unnecessary. It wasn't like they were going to a bar or anything to mess around; they were just going to a barbecue stall for a late-night snack. There were plenty of friendly men there, and besides, there were surveillance cameras everywhere, plus cell phones. It wasn't like they were going to a deserted place; there was no need to be so nervous.
Keluye now understands how that father felt.
There's a saying: "It's not the ten thousand that's scary, it's the one in ten thousand."
There's also something called "Murphy's Law," which means that the more you fear something happening, the more likely it is to happen.
Lu Ye just hoped that he had a bottle of medicine on hand so that he could use it immediately if the girl got injured.
The fire crackled and popped; that was the sound of firewood.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Ye leaned against the cliff wall, feeling drowsy.
According to his biological clock, he should feel sleepy, so it should be around 2 a.m. now.
After all, he usually goes to bed at this time. He's used to being a night owl, so how could he change so quickly?
"Meow~"
In a daze, Lu Ye heard sheep bleating.
He felt he was going crazy with his craving for meat; there were no sheep running onto the beach, and there was no grass to eat here.
"Mea~"
A few more sheep bleated.
Lu Ye sensed something was wrong.
That's definitely a sheep's voice, but why does it sound so listless?
He rubbed his eyes, looked outside, and his eyes widened in surprise.
A strange shadow was steadily moving forward on the beach, heading towards them.
That's Violet!
She's back, carrying a sheep on her shoulder!
To Lu Ye's astonishment, Violet arrived at the cave entrance and placed the sheep, which had been beaten half to death, on the ground.
The firelight illuminated her face, which was filthy, and her body was covered in dust.
At this moment, she stretched out her hands towards Lu Ye, revealing her forearms and rolled-up sleeves, as proof that she was diligently following what Lu Ye had taught her.
For a moment, Lu Ye was speechless and choked with emotion.
Although he had a lot to say, he ended up just ruffling Violet's hair.
"It's good that you're alright. You did a good job."
Side Quest: Completed
[Reward: 600 points]
Hours later, as dawn broke, the aroma of roasted lamb filled the beach.
Lu Ye and Violet were both very happy; the world where only the sheep was injured was now complete.
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The next day, Lu Ye woke up later than usual.
Violet had woken up at some point and was on the beach, using a twig to review the texts she had learned.
Lu Ye looked at her and thought to himself that if he had studied this hard, he wouldn't have ended up in a second-tier university.
Violet has some minor scratches on her body, probably from being scratched by tree branches while catching sheep. If not treated properly, they could leave scars, just like the small mark on Violet's chin. Even if the wound heals, the scar will still remain.
Lu Ye felt a little guilty.
He felt that he was sometimes quite picky about food; he was already grateful to have something to eat, so why ask for so much more?
But whenever he had this thought, he would think of his high school principal.
Every Monday morning, the principal would walk up to the podium with his bald head and big belly, and ramble on and on about a bunch of nonsense that went in one ear and out the other.
However, there was one time that Lu Ye remembered particularly vividly.
That was during my second year of high school. Boarding students got into a fight with the school because the food in the cafeteria was so bad that it even escalated to the point of involving the education bureau.
As a day student and a bystander, Lu Ye was happily enjoying the gossip, wondering if the school would give her a day or two off because of it, when the principal stepped forward.
He spoke with an air of superiority, spouting a long string of phrases like "hard work and perseverance" and "being able to endure hardship is a blessing."
They say that in ancient times, when natural disasters struck, it would be considered a blessing if the victims could even get a mouthful of chaff and keep alive.
They say things like the Red Army endured hardship by eating leather belts during the Long March...
The main task for everyone now is to study. If we improve our studies, things will get better...
At the time, Lu Ye thought this was utterly ridiculous, like his balls had been ripped apart.
The Red Army was able to endure hardship and toil for dignity, for their families, and for protecting their homeland and the land beneath their feet; in ancient times, starving people would gnaw on tree bark and eat clay because they needed to survive.
Nowadays, people are generally not hungry, so naturally they have to pursue good taste, right?
The quality of food has absolutely no relation to academic performance. It's not that the worse the food, the better your grades will be.
We suffer because suffering is unavoidable, and we grow so that we may avoid suffering again.
Those who praise suffering are either harboring ulterior motives or have something wrong with their brains!
So regarding yesterday's events, Lu Ye felt that he was not wrong, but not entirely wrong either.
Hunting and eating meat is undoubtedly the right thing to do.
The mistake was that my technique wasn't good enough. If my hand had been steadyer and I hadn't taken so long to aim, that sheep might have died before it even looked up.
With that in mind, Lu Ye took his bow and arrows and prepared to practice for a while on the beach.
He found some dry grass, compacted it, and fixed it to the stake, so that he could reduce the wear and tear on the arrows while practicing.
Here's the plan for today.
They practiced archery for a while, then taught Violet to read, and continued building the cabin until dinner.
The weather has gotten colder recently, so we need to speed up the construction of the house.
Violet had some leftover sheep from her capture. To preserve them, Lu Ye cut off the meat and smoked it, kept the sheepskin for warmth, and also temporarily kept the horns.
More than three hours later...
"Whoosh!"
The arrow transformed into a black shadow and successfully struck the "straw cake" on the wooden stake.
This is the 237th arrow.
Lu Ye calculated that within a range of no more than fifteen meters, his hit rate could reach about seventy percent!
Just as he was about to take a break, blue text suddenly appeared before his eyes.
【upgrade】
[Level 1 - LV2]
[New features unlocked]
Chapter 13 Cleansing Up
This is an upgrade?
Lu Ye was somewhat surprised. Come to think of it, he had also suddenly leveled up in the first few days after arriving on the island, which was when the shop opened.
Does this mean that the ranking is based on one's own strength?
He wanted to find the game's instruction manual... but there wasn't one.
Lu Ye remembered that this game had a very high degree of freedom; there were no game designers to teach you how to play, and you had to figure everything out on your own.
But putting all that aside for now, Lu Ye's attention was completely drawn to the new features.
[Speed refresh feature is now available]
[Introduction: Players can spend 100 points to speed up the shop's refresh time.]
Lu Ye was surprised. This function was great. He had money to burn and nowhere to spend it. Five hundred points could be exchanged for a lot of things.
He decided to give it a try; after all, side quests refresh randomly, so there was no rush.
Luye has implemented new features.
The shop has been refreshed.
[1. First Aid Kit x1 (Can treat some illnesses and basic injuries.)] 100 points
[2. Adding permanent items (random) only applies to the current world] 100 points
【3. Panel View Function (Players can view their current status)】50 points
[4. An interesting children's comic book] 50 points
[5. Universal Key x1] 200 points
This update includes four new items, with the final Universal Key being carried over from the previous shop update.
Besides the universal key, I have exactly 500 points, enough to clear the store.
Lu Ye clicked the OK button without hesitation.
After all, apart from that comic book, everything else was quite useful.
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