Over here.
Xu Yi and Lu Ke divided their sleep shifts; Xu Yi still slept during the first half of the night. He had already gone to bed, while Lu Ke sat at the doorway watching the flames.
Strange noises occasionally echoed around her.
Initially, Lu Ke felt a bit scared, but gradually she got used to it.
Just like Xu Yi said, if it's really overwhelming, then quit the challenge. After all, the 100,000 subsidy is already in hand.
The night grew deeper and quieter.
No news of anyone quitting came that night.
Near midnight, Xu Yi naturally woke up.
When he woke up, Lu Ke was still processing tree bark.
They planned to lay the roof today, using tree bark to bind the thatch together.
"Lu Ke, I'm awake; you should go to sleep." Xu Yi gently tapped Lu Ke's shoulder and spoke softly.
"Xu Yi, you should sleep a bit more; you were exhausted today." Lu Ke wasn't that sleepy and wanted Xu Yi to rest a bit longer.
"No need, I've slept well." Xu Yi smiled, lifted Lu Ke's basket, and peeked inside.
Both rabbits were still alive, and one even tried to escape, jumping up against the lid.
"The female rabbit is still alive; we can raise it." Xu Yi said happily, considering the quick growth cycle of rabbits. This meant they now had a food reserve.
Furthermore, Xu Yi could set some traps to catch more rabbits.
"That's great; we'll have meat regularly," Lu Ke said happily, feeling more energized.
"Yes, tomorrow we can peacefully finish building the house, then go hunting and find staple food." Xu Yi was in a good mood, having a stable water source and shelter.
The next concern was finding enough to eat.
With such a large forest, feeding a few people should be easy.
"Our bark is running low, and we don't know if there's any umbrella tree nearby." Lu Ke had used a lot of bark to make the bathing screen and to secure the thatch.
"I hope there's bamboo; bamboo strips are more useful." Xu Yi glanced at the tree bark beside Lu Ke. If necessary, he could go back and fetch more bark.
"If there's bamboo, it would be perfect. We could divert water right to our doorstep," Lu Ke said, glancing towards the water source.
The word "home" brought a warm feeling to Xu Yi.
"Alright, go rest; get up early tomorrow; we'll deal with the injured rabbit and roast it." Xu Yi went outside and stretched a bit.
Lu Ke nodded and went inside.
Entering the bed, there was still Xu Yi's warmth and scent.
This made Lu Ke feel safer. After some thought, she took off her clothes and threw them to the door.
"It's quite cold on the back; put on your clothing so you won't catch a chill," Lu Ke said thoughtfully.
"Okay." Xu Yi didn't refuse, picked up the clothes from the ground and put them on.
A unique, faint fragrance from the young woman's body drifted to Xu Yi's nose, stirring his heart.
"Crackling."
The sound of firewood bursting brought him back to himself, and he added some more firewood.
Xu Yi watched the flames, planning for the next day.
They shouldn't need a full day to finish the house; traps can be set nearby afterward.
They could also figure out a way to make a cage for the rabbits.
The basket is quite practical, so using it to raise rabbits would be a waste.
Additionally, they should build a fence around the house to ward off animal intrusions.
Wood is abundant here, so they can hammer stakes.
Although it's time-consuming and labor-intensive, it's sturdier.
In the future, the wooden house could be upgraded with all wooden fences.
But that assumes a reserve of food supplies.
The staple foods from their world are diverse; he doesn't know if similar plants exist here.
Xu Yi naturally hopes such plants exist, which would favor their survival here.
Though they've lasted two days, it doesn't mean they'll smoothly last 500 days.
Xu Yi thinks reaching those 500 days definitely won't be that easy.
If it were easy, why set such a simple survival challenge? Otherwise, why leave so many advanced flying devices for live streaming?
Surely, challenges will be plentiful to satisfy the audience.
Xu Yi felt that the civilization might also be watching this survival challenge.
If it were too easy, it wouldn't satisfy their visual expectations.
Thus, Xu Yi glanced at the Flying Ball tracking him.
The Flying Ball was motionless, occasionally flashing green, indicating a live stream was ongoing.
Then, Xu Yi withdrew his gaze, checking the time.
00:12, it's already past 26 o'clock.
So, Xu Yi silently thought in his mind: system, check-in.
Today marked the eighth day since acquiring the system, indicating he had safely lived for seven days and could receive the Basic Gift Package.
"Ding! Seven-day check-in completed, receiving one Basic Gift Package." A pleasant voice rang in Xu Yi's mind.
Finally, it was here!
On the third day of the survival challenge, Xu Yi received his first check-in gift package.
What could be inside?
Despite his curiosity, Xu Yi didn't open the package immediately.
Because Lu Ke hadn't fallen into a deep sleep yet.
Xu Yi added some firewood into the flames, waiting for Lu Ke to sleep soundly.
An hour passed, and Xu Yi couldn't contain his anticipation.
After taking a deep breath, Xu Yi thought in his mind: system, open the welcome package.
"Ding! Received Hunting Trap Package (Basic)!"
"Ding! Received Bow and Arrow Crafting Package (Basic)!"
"Ding! Received Vision Enhancement Package (Basic)!"
After hearing the prompts, Xu Yi grinned.
These three packages came just in time since he needed these things.
"System, receive all."
The next moment, Xu Yi's brain felt a sharp pain.
He didn't make a sound, silently accepting everything.
To avoid drawing the audience's attention, he rested his head on his knees.
A few minutes later, Xu Yi raised his head.
Everything before his eyes became more detailed and clearer.
The air here is clean, already appearing remarkably bright, like being in a high-altitude region.
But in Xu Yi's eyes, it became even clearer.
This was the effect of the vision enhancement, allowing Xu Yi to see more clearly in the night than before.
Xu Yi walked to the fence, looking at the dark forest outside.