Violet didn't stand on ceremony and took the compressed biscuits, starting to eat them.

"Wait! Don't eat it with the packaging on!"

Chapter 4 Island Life

As dawn approached, Lu Ye began planning for the day.

He plans to find a high vantage point to survey the island's environment, identify safe areas and freshwater storage locations, and then spend time building a shelter.

As for Violet?

Leaving her on the beach for now shouldn't be a problem, right...?

Lu Ye got up, patted the gravel off his bottom, and prepared to walk up the mountain.

But after taking only a few steps, he turned around and found Violet quietly following behind him, silently munching on a scallion-flavored compressed biscuit like a hamster.

Fine, come if you want!

A cool sea breeze swept by, bringing a touch of coolness.

The island's terrain can be described as "flat," with no high mountains, just a few hills at most.

Even someone like Lu Ye, who isn't very physically fit, found it easy to explore this island.

The island has lush vegetation and is home to many animals, such as rabbits, goats, and even monkeys.

Logically speaking, these animals are unlikely to appear naturally on such a small island.

The only plausible explanation is that some ship carrying animals ran aground in this area.

After all, Violet is an example; although she is not an animal, she came to this island through some means.

Lu Ye didn't know much about islands, so he didn't think much about the origins of these animals.

However, with animals, berries, and a shop, surviving isn't actually that difficult.

He wandered around for a while, eventually arriving at a cliff high on the island, with a jagged rock formation below him, from which he could see the entire island.

The island is not large, but the scenery is beautiful. It is surrounded by the sea, but there is no land in sight, which makes people feel a little lonely, which means that it may be an isolated island in the ocean.

In other words, if one wants to leave this place, one can only pray that a ship will pass by.

But who can say for sure when it comes to things that depend on appearance?

The only thing that could bring joy was probably the steaming puddles in the western mountains.

There are indeed hot springs on the island; the academic name for these hot springs is "island volcanic rock geothermal hot springs".

They sometimes appear in groups, but the underground water sources are connected.

In other words, this island... or somewhere on the seabed, is a volcano.

But Lu Ye wasn't worried.

Because Violet will survive and travel to the western continent, the volcano will not erupt.

It won't erupt until at least she leaves the island.

Although Violet is always taken away according to the original work, the specific time when she is taken away is not mentioned.

So it seems that a ship might sail by in an hour, or we might have to stay on this island for several years.

Lu Ye couldn't imagine what his parents would be like after he disappeared.

Although they work away from home year-round and sometimes can't even come home for the New Year, Lu Ye knows they still love him. His mother's joy in hugging and rubbing his head every time she comes back is genuine.

What about Violet?

Lu Ye glanced at the girl following behind him.

Come to think of it, why did she follow me?

Perhaps it's because I'm afraid of being alone?

How long has she been here?

A month?

a year?

three years?

Five years?

Alone on the island, with no one to talk to, no one to play with, and no one to take care of her, she was simply living for the sake of living. Such a life was utterly meaningless.

A teenage girl is at the age when she is like a budding flower. She should be in school, chatting with her peers about which clothing store has the nicest dresses, instead of rotting away in a desolate place like a little wild animal, and certainly not risking her life to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Ye felt that this guy was actually quite pitiful.

He imagined what it would feel like to live on this isolated island for an extended period of time.

There are no games, anime, or novels to entertain me, nor the leisurely pleasure of a fisherman spending an entire day by the sea... I can only sit motionless in the wilderness like a wooden statue, feeling the sunshine, rain, sunrise, and sunset, and gradually taking root, sprouting, and growing into a great tree...

Thinking about it this way, Lu Ye felt a little like patting the girl's head to comfort her.

A gust of wind blew by, and the rustling sounds from the surrounding bushes pulled Lu Ye back to reality.

There seems to be some animal in the jungle.

Lu Ye squinted, his vision obscured by waist-high bushes, so he couldn't see very clearly, but the guy was definitely huge.

When it emerged from the bushes, Lu Ye was dumbfounded.

That's a brown bear!

Although it is not very old and only about one meter long, it is definitely not something I can handle.

An adult brown bear's full-force strike can reach 1600 kilograms. This bear is still growing, so even if the force is halved, it would still have 800 kilograms of power.

If I got hit by one of those thick bear paws... I'd be sent away immediately!

The brown bear saw Lu Ye, stood on its hind legs, and straightened its body.

This is the difference between how it assesses and its prey.

In other words, Lu Ye has become the target of the hunt.

After all, brown bears are territorial and will guard against enemies.

In nature, there are no animals that are natural enemies of bears; on this island, they are at the top of the food chain.

Moreover, Lu Ye is hardly an external enemy; at most, he's just a deliveryman.

If brown bears could talk, they would surely say, "Thank you for the gifts of nature."

Behind them was a cliff nearly 20 meters high, with uneven walls that looked like they could be climbed.

Just as Lu Ye was hesitating about whether to climb down from here, he heard a rustling sound behind him.

That was Violet, walking barefoot through the mud and fallen leaves, emerging from behind Lu Ye.

She stared into the eyes of the brown bear, her expression indifferent, yet a glistening liquid trickled from the corner of her mouth.

The once mighty brown bear stared blankly for a few seconds at the human cub that was about to swallow its head whole, then immediately returned to its quadruped position, turned around, and scurried away.

Although it looked clumsy, it was actually quite fast. With a wiggle of its round, large rear end, it disappeared into the bushes in the blink of an eye.

Violet turned her head to stare at Lu Ye, seemingly waiting for the order to pursue.

Lu Ye looked at the drool at the corner of Violet's mouth and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Wow, so you're actually at the top of the food chain here!

How can you know what bear tastes like if you've never eaten bear? And why would you drool over it?

Having no other choice, Lu Ye took out another compressed biscuit.

"Let's eat this instead."

After spending the entire day exploring the island, as evening approached, Lu Ye found a cave on the western coast.

Although it's not big, it's just the right size to accommodate two people and provides shelter from the wind and rain.

After spending two or three hours preparing for the move-in, Lu Ye ate the remaining half bag of compressed biscuits that Violet had left over for dinner.

Lu Ye touched his arm.

I've been walking around the island all day, and I've sweated a lot. My feet are really sore.

Lu Ye thought of the hot spring he had discovered today.

What could be better than soaking in a hot spring at night and watching the stars?

Chapter 5 Taking a bath is a physically demanding task

"Hmph, hmph, ahhh~~"

After a long day of wandering, Lu Ye sank his tired body into the water and let out a soothing sound.

He dares to say that today's amount of exercise is almost equivalent to his monthly total.

But to be fair, the hot springs here are really great!

It relaxes muscles and tendons, and promotes longevity.

I feel like my entire soul has been elevated!

The night sky is beautiful, as dazzling as the sea.

It would be even better if a tray filled with chilled drinks and snacks floated on the water at this moment!

Think about it, when ancient literati and poets appreciated the moon, they would always have a few sips of wine to liven things up, right?

Although Lu Ye couldn't recite poems to the moon like literary figures, he could still imitate a wolf howling at the stars.

After soaking for half an hour, looking at Violet sitting on the beach not far away, gazing at the stars, Lu Ye suddenly had an idea.

How about... we give her a bath?

After all, Violet certainly wouldn't wash herself now; she's filthy and probably has a lot of bacteria... This can't go on; it will affect her health, such as her skin's metabolic function and causing inflammation.

But I'm a man, wouldn't it be inappropriate to do this? Would I be morally condemned?

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