My and Their Anime-Style Otherworldly Survival Adventure

Sania adjusted herself and returned to Jiuxiao and Fate's side, where Jiuxiao and Fate were discussing how to deal with the crocodiles in the lake.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Jiuxiao said, "Alright, now that everyone has regained their magic power, let's continue our topic from this morning."

Jiuxiao stood up, his gaze heavy as he looked towards the lake, and continued, "Our most urgent task right now is to build a safe road to the lake to fetch water, in order to prevent everyone from being attacked during construction..." At this point, Jiuxiao looked at Sania.

"Can your detection magic detect targets underwater?"

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Chapter Twenty-Five: I Have a General, Fate Testarossa

Sania hesitated for a moment, then shook her head.

"I don't know, I haven't tried it. My previous battlefields were all in the sky. I can give it a try. I think it should be able to capture large targets like crocodiles, but the range might be relatively small. In addition, since coming to this world, magic has been suppressed quite a bit, so the range will be further compressed."

“Okay, let’s try it out later. Fate will mainly be in charge of fighting and mowing, and I will assist her.”

Hunting crocodiles would be a win-win situation, since there's no stable food source. Spring, summer, and autumn are fine, but I don't know how cold the winters are here. If the winters are very cold, finding food will be difficult, so we need to ensure we have enough food for at least one season.

After agreeing on their strategy, the three of them had lunch to restore their energy, physical strength, and magic to their peak before commencing their mission.

Sunlight filtered through the sparse leaves, dappling the lake's surface with a shimmering glow, yet unable to conceal the lurking danger beneath the water. After checking their equipment, Jiu Xiao, Sania, and Fite walked towards the lake.

To fetch water, you need to go to a deeper part of the lake. Besides the watery areas, there is also a muddy, shallow area. Unlike the seaside, this shallow area is overgrown with weeds, so there are bound to be snakes or other predators.

Clearing away the weeds, she reached the edge of the shallows. Sania took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and activated her detection magic at maximum power.

Sure enough, Fate actually encountered a few snakes while using magic to cut the grass. Whether they were poisonous or not, none of them could withstand Fate's attack; they were all sliced ​​in two like weeds. That's when Jiuxiao stepped in, using fire magic to burn the snakes that weren't quite dead yet. Since they were near water, there was no fear of losing control of the fire.

They arrived at the lakeside without incident, and the small animals around them were frightened away by the noise of the grass being cut.

The lake water was slightly murky, making it appear even more unfathomable, concealing unknown dangers. Sania's magical senses, like a fine net, slowly spread out, attempting to detect any movement underwater. Her brow furrowed slightly; clearly, this reconnaissance was proving far more difficult than she had anticipated.

"I feel... like something is moving, but it's blurry and the target is very small, so it shouldn't be a crocodile." Sania slowly opened her eyes, a hint of uncertainty in them.

Upon hearing this, Jiuxiao's gaze became even more solemn.

"Is that so? It seems we must be even more careful. Everyone, please be safe. Sania, continue using magic to scout, but don't push yourself too hard."

While it's not strictly necessary to kill several crocodiles, it's not in Jiu Xiao's nature to do nothing when danger is nearby. Crocodiles are generally solitary, and there probably aren't many crocodiles living in this area; killing one reduces the danger.

Time passed second by second, and Sania became covered in sweat due to the depletion of her magic power.

Just when everyone thought they might have to return empty-handed today, Sania suddenly frowned, opened her eyes, and whispered, "It's here. At the thirteen o'clock position, there is a target about 2.5 meters long slowly moving this way, about 30 meters away."

Upon hearing this, Jiuxiao was greatly alarmed. Good heavens, they're hunting! If he hadn't been prepared, being ambushed like this while fetching water would have left him severely injured, if not dead. But since he'd spotted them beforehand, it wasn't a problem. He had his general, Fate Testarossa; crickets and crocodiles were nothing to him!

Jiuxiao signaled Sania to retreat, instructing Fate to prepare for a sneak attack. Once the crocodile was within five meters, a ranged attack would be used to eliminate it. Absolutely no chance for the crocodile to launch a sneak attack; this was called "Reversing Heaven's Will," to show these beasts the wickedness of humanity.

Fite and Jiuxiao carefully observed the water surface at the thirteen o'clock position. Such a large target moving underwater would inevitably leave clues. Sure enough, upon closer inspection, they discovered a dark shadow slowly approaching them from underwater.

Jiuxiao and Fate exchanged a glance. Fate raised her scythe and gathered magic power, while Jiuxiao also condensed a blazing flame in his palm, preparing to finish off Fate.

As the crocodile approached the predetermined attack range, Fate gave a soft shout and forcefully swung his sword down towards the crocodile.

Arc Saber

A muffled AI electronic voice emanated from the magical device, while an arc-shaped yellow light blade shot out from the scythe-shaped device. As expected, the crocodile was struck by Fate's ranged attack and instantly decapitated.

It must be admitted that Fate is truly an incredibly talented and powerful magical girl. Even if she only unleashes 20% of her power, ordinary beasts are no match for her.

Having landed a successful blow, Fate remained vigilant. She quickly looked around to make sure there were no other threats before slowly putting away her scythe and returning to normal.

Seeing this, Jiuxiao was overjoyed and didn't need to add any more finishing blows. He gave Fate a thumbs up and said, "Good job! As expected of Fate-chan, my proud little sister. From now on, I can be a useless person and live off your money in peace."

Seeing this, Sania breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and smiled.

"Luckily, Fate was there, otherwise Jiuxiao and I wouldn't have had a good solution for this big guy," she said softly, her voice tinged with lingering fear.

A blush crept onto Fate's face involuntarily at her companions' praise.

"No...no, it's all the result of everyone's joint efforts."

Patting Fate's head, Jiu Xiao continued, "Fate, don't be modest at times like this. Sometimes, frankness is a virtue. But we can't let our guard down. I want to try using this crocodile's carcass to see if we can lure out more crocodiles."

"Although crocodiles won't attack living members of their own kind unprovoked, the corpses of their kind are on their menu. The smell of crocodile blood has already spread, so let's step back a bit and wait for them to come to us. Fate's attack range should be more than 5 meters, right?"

Fette nodded and said, "A range of about twenty meters can ensure accuracy."

"Twenty meters is enough."

Jiuxiao nodded in satisfaction, then beckoned Sania and Fate to retreat to a safer location, while keeping a close watch on their surroundings.

As time passed, the crocodile didn't come, but many fish did come and gnawed on its carcass. Jiu Xiao's intuition told him that their plan might have worked. All the other fish had been attracted; there was no reason for the crocodile not to come.

Sure enough, not long after, the commotion beneath the surface became more pronounced, and another dark shadow silently approached the crocodile's mangled carcass. As it gradually surfaced, Jiu Xiao and Sania held their breath. It was a smaller crocodile, indiscriminately devouring the corpse of its own kind.

"It seems our plan has succeeded."

Nine Heavens whispered, then cast a glance at Fate. Fate understood, raising her scythe once more, magic flowing through it, ready to strike.

A flash of golden light, and another fatal blow!

Using the same method, three crocodiles were hunted in one afternoon. Two of them were 2.5 meters long, and the smaller one was only 2 meters long. In just one afternoon, they harvested three to four hundred pounds of crocodile meat, which was quite a bumper harvest!

Chapter Twenty-Six: The Girl Who Sneaks a Meal in the Middle of the Night

As the sun set, the sky was tinged with orange-red afterglow, bathing the once gloomy waters in a warm glow. Jiuxiao, Sania, and Fite returned to camp with their day's catch. Having learned from their previous experience dealing with wild boar, Jiuxiao dissected the three crocodiles relatively quickly this time.

He dug a pit in the ground, lined it with banana leaves, and marinated the crocodile meat with homemade coarse salt. Jiuxiao planned to marinate the meat before smoking it, which would greatly extend its shelf life.

Dinner was naturally a crocodile feast. Since I had never cooked crocodile meat before, it was simply grilled crocodile and seaweed and bird's egg soup, with roasted banana cores as the main dish.

Around the campfire for dinner, the three sat together, the firelight illuminating their satisfied yet slightly tired faces. Jiu Xiao skewered pieces of crocodile meat with a branch and slowly turned them over the flames, the golden fat dripping into the fire with a sizzling sound, accompanied by an enticing aroma that filled the air.

"I never expected crocodile meat to smell so good when grilled." Sania gently cut a piece of grilled crocodile meat with her dagger, put it in her mouth, and showed a surprised expression.

Fate also tried taking a bite, and then nodded in agreement: "Mmm, it's even more tender and juicy than I imagined. Brother Jiuxiao's cooking skills are really good."

Jiuxiao smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's not that my cooking skills are good, it's clearly because the crocodile meat itself is of superior quality. But then again, with this crocodile meat, we won't have to worry about food for a long time to come."

After dinner, the three sat around the campfire, enjoying a rare moment of peace. Jiu Xiao gently poked at the fire, the flames dancing in his eyes as if reflecting her inner thoughts.

“Sanya, Fate, we have encountered many difficulties and dangers along the way, but we have always managed to turn danger into safety, thanks to you two by my side.”

Fate gently grasped Jiu Xiao's hand. Although she was usually quiet, the unwavering light in her eyes at this moment was enough to express her determination: "I will always try my best to protect everyone and not let anyone get hurt. Thanks to Brother Jiu Xiao, you gave me hope to live. If you hadn't saved me that day, I probably would have sunk to the bottom of the cold sea long ago."

"Yes, Jiuxiao, thank you for leading us all the way and teaching us a lot of survival skills."

Jiu Xiao was just making a sudden, whimsical remark, but he didn't expect the girls to respond to him so seriously, which made him feel embarrassed.

Holding the girls' hands in return, Jiu Xiao remained silent. At this moment, he only wanted to share his warmth and happiness with them without reservation.

As night deepened, the three prepared to return to the shelter to rest. Sania rushed in first, putting on the panties she'd left hanging there during the day. Luckily, the other two hadn't noticed she'd been going commando all afternoon, otherwise they would have had to flee Earth that very night.

Lying in the shelter, Sania tossed and turned, unable to sleep. The only sounds in the quiet night were the chirping of insects and the even breathing of her companions. Recalling her experience of being replenished with mana by Jiuxiao during the day, a surge of heat filled her body.

Sania carefully turned Jiuxiao's head towards her, trying hard to suppress the urge to steal a kiss, and constantly convincing herself otherwise.

'Yes, I was just testing whether kissing Jiuxiao could restore my maximum magic power. I absolutely didn't have any strange intentions... absolutely!'

After repeatedly convincing herself until she believed it herself, Sania gently kissed him...

The result was pleasing; the girl quickly became addicted to this pleasure... ah, no, to the joy of constantly restoring her maximum magic power (I'm sure of it).

The next morning, Jiu Xiao woke up groggily from his dream. Strangely enough, he had a dream last night in which he was eating jelly. The strangely sweet jelly kept swirling around his tongue, and even though he was eating jelly, he felt something constantly leaking from his mouth.

"I'm so thirsty," Jiuxiao muttered to himself.

He got up, drank some water, glanced at the time and saw it was still early, so he went back to sleep.

When Jiuxiao awoke again late in the morning, he found that Sania and Fate were already up and busy preparing breakfast. The air was filled with the aroma of freshly roasted meat and the hot soup that Fate had just cooked; everything looked warm and peaceful.

Jiu Xiao rubbed his eyes, sat up, stretched, and felt refreshed. He looked at Sania and noticed that her cheeks seemed rosier than usual, and her eyes held a hint of inexplicable shyness. A question arose in Jiu Xiao's mind, but he didn't dwell on it, assuming that the bonfire party last night had made everyone's mood exceptionally pleasant.

At breakfast, the three sat together, enjoying this rare moment of peace. While eating, Jiu Xiao discussed their upcoming plans with the girls; after all, they couldn't be content with the status quo, as many things awaited them.

"Now we have plenty of food and a stable water source. The next step is to build a sturdy dwelling. Fortunately, we don't have much else here, but we have enough bamboo. We should build the house as soon as possible, otherwise it will be terrible when it rains."

Jiuxiao's words resonated with Sania and Fate, who nodded in agreement. Just as Jiuxiao was about to continue the conversation, he suddenly remembered something important.

"Oh dear, I almost forgot about the potatoes I brought."

Jiu Xiao got up and picked up the potatoes that were placed in the corner. He noticed that two of the potatoes had already sprouted.

"Looks like we need to plant them quickly, otherwise it would be a waste." Jiu Xiao said as he picked up the two sprouted potatoes and showed them their vibrant little sprouts to everyone.

Sania and Fate, hearing this, gathered around, curiously examining the potatoes. For them, searching for a way to survive in this strange world, any food source was precious, especially potatoes, a crop that was easy to grow and highly productive.

“Yes, we should definitely plant them. There’s a patch of land near our shelter that’s sunny and has fertile soil, perfect for planting,” Fate suggested, her eyes sparkling with anticipation for the future.

Jiuxiao nodded in agreement, carefully putting the potatoes away, intending to put them into action after breakfast. He secretly rejoiced, thankful he hadn't eaten them, otherwise he would have lost out big time.

After breakfast, Jiu Xiao, Sania, and Fite went to an open space near the shelter. They began clearing weeds and turning over the soil to prepare for planting potatoes. Although the work was a bit hard, all three of them had a joyful expression on their faces.

Under Jiu Xiao's guidance, the girls turned over the soil and removed the grass roots and stones. Jiu Xiao cut the potatoes into chunks, making sure each piece had at least one eye, and cut the sprouted potatoes into separate pieces.

Then Jiuxiao took some wood ash and rolled the potato chunks in it. Watching Jiuxiao's actions, Sania asked, puzzled, "Why do you need to coat the potato chunks with wood ash?"

Fate looked at him curiously as well.

“When I was in the countryside, I saw my grandma plant potatoes this way. I don’t know the specific reason, but it won’t hurt, so I’ll give it a try.”

Jiuxiao chuckled and scratched his head. Although his explanation was somewhat vague, Sania and Fate chose to believe him. In their eyes, Jiuxiao always seemed to possess some incredible knowledge and skills that could always come in handy at crucial moments.

After the potato chunks were covered in wood ash, they were evenly buried in the freshly turned soil. For the sprouted potatoes, the sprouts should face upwards. Jiu Xiao then led the two to a nearby lake to fetch water to water the newly planted potato seedlings. The clear water nourished the soil and also nourished their hearts. Looking at this land that had just been given hope, Jiu Xiao felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Building Our Home

After planting the potatoes, Jiu Xiao began to think about building a shelter that could protect him from the wind and rain. This was a time-consuming and laborious task, as there were still many bamboo stalks left in the bamboo forest that Fite had cut down last time.

Jiuxiao sent the girl to the bamboo forest to move bamboo while he designed the structure of the bamboo house at the camp. Due to the rudimentary conditions, Jiuxiao planned to use the same method he used to build the fence last time. However, for the stability of the house, he needed to dig a square trench about one meter deep and twenty centimeters wide in the ground, and then bury four-meter-long bamboo stalks in it. Once the four walls were built, the roof would be easy to solve.

The biggest problem now is the lack of suitable digging tools. I remember Fate's magical artifact can freely change shape; I wonder if it can turn into a hoe. If it can, that would be simple; if not, then this method won't work.

Jiuxiao found Fate, who was busy at work, and after telling her his thoughts, asked her about the problem. Fate said there was no problem; her "Lightning Battle Axe" did indeed have this function. Jiuxiao was overjoyed; now not only would repairing the house be easier, but even the tools for future land clearing were taken care of.

Now "Thunder Axe" is going to be squeezed to death. By the way, does squeezing artificial intelligence count as squeezing?

With a strange, swirling thought process, Jiu Xiao returned to camp. He chose a flat patch of land next to the fence, used a bamboo stick to measure its length and width, and then marked it with wood ash. After that, he simply had to dig according to the markings on the wood ash.

Since this was his first time trying this method, he planned to build a one-story building, four meters wide and six meters long. This simple structure didn't require a foundation; he could simply dig a hole, bury the bamboo, and that was it.

I calculated that if we use bamboo with a diameter of about 15 centimeters, we would need 130 bamboo poles, each 4 meters long. A single, intact bamboo pole can be divided into two 4-meter-long poles. It would be safer to collect 80 bamboo poles first, after removing any defective ones.

After marking the ground, Jiuxiao and the girls collected bamboo together.

With everyone's combined efforts, all the necessary bamboo was gathered and brought to the campsite in just one day. The bamboo piled up to a huge area; thankfully, Fate helped, otherwise it would have taken a week just to cut it down.

The next day, Jiuxiao asked Fate to give him the hoe that the "Lightning Battle Axe" had turned into to dig a ditch, and asked the girls to process the bamboo they were moving back to the camp.

Jiuxiao instructed, "When you are processing the bamboo, in addition to removing the excess branches, you also need to pick out the bamboo with pests. Otherwise, it will be terrible if the house you have worked so hard to build is destroyed by insects."

Sania playfully gave Jiuxiao a military salute and said, "Yes, sir."

Jiuxiao examined the hoe that the "Thunder Axe" had transformed into and exclaimed in amazement, "As expected of a top-tier magical artifact, its sharpness is so great that it could probably shatter stones directly."

Following the lines marked with wood ash, Jiu Xiao swung his hoe. With each strike, the ground seemed to be sliced ​​by a sharp blade, easily turning over a layer of soil. He was amazed by the hoe's sharpness and efficiency; each strike embedded itself deeply into the soil, creating trenches that were both deep and straight, exactly as he had expected.

The girls were also busy nearby, carefully selecting bamboo according to Jiu Xiao's instructions, removing excess branches and picking out any bamboo with pests. As the sun set and the sky was ablaze with a magnificent sunset, Jiu Xiao finally finished digging all the ditches. He stood up, wiped the sweat from his brow, and called out to the girls, "Tomorrow, we can start building the bamboo houses."

Upon hearing this, the girls stopped what they were doing and gathered around. Their faces were also filled with anticipation and joy, as if they could already see their new home. Jiu Xiao also checked on the girls' progress; all the bamboo was almost finished.

Fortunately, everyone can use magic to strengthen their bodies, otherwise these tasks could not be completed in a day.

It's a new day. Yesterday, the preparations were almost complete. Today, all that's left is to cut the bamboo and bury it in the dug trenches to finish the initial work. To be efficient and precise in cutting the bamboo into the required sizes, Jiu Xiao came up with a method.

Ten bamboo stalks were arranged in a group, one end aligned, and Fitt could cut them in one stroke. All the materials were prepared in half a day.

The three then began carrying bamboo stalks one by one into the dug trench. After each section of the wall was completed, they filled it with soil and compacted it. By sunset, they had finally finished all four walls, leaving a door on the side facing the lake.

Although the bamboo selected was of relatively uniform thickness, many gaps were still unavoidable. Jiuxiao had already thought of a solution to this problem: he would add chopped dry grass to the clay, mix it with water, and then paste it on the wall.

Clay is easy to find, and hay is everywhere. There are no difficulties in the process, but the appearance will be rather ugly.

But with these conditions, what more could you ask for? As long as it provides shelter from the wind and rain, everything will be fine!

After a long day's work, everyone was covered in sweat, so they decided to go for a swim in the lake. A number of crocodiles had already been killed, and with Sania's magic, they weren't afraid of being ambushed.

Upon arriving at the lake, Jiu Xiao definitely wanted to bathe with the girls. However, he couldn't bring himself to say it. Fate was still just a little girl, but Sania was already a graceful and beautiful young woman.

Jiuxiao said insincerely, "You guys go ahead and wash, I'll keep watch for you."