Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 207: Almost Missed the Gift Pack

Awkwardly, Xu Yi didn’t know how to do it.

After all, this was bamboo art, not wood art, so he couldn’t do it yet.

"Lu Ke, do you know how to weave a bamboo hat?" Xu Yi asked, feeling it was more reliable to consult Lu Ke. After all, she was the crafts expert.

"Bamboo hat?" Lu Ke shook her head; this was a bit beyond her expertise.

"Then forget it, just weave a bamboo backpack instead." Xu Yi thought these jointless bamboos were quite useful and wanted to use them sparingly.

"Are we weaving it today?" Lu Ke looked at Xu Yi; she planned to finish digging the water channel first.

"No need. You handle the fox’s body first, then dig the water channel. I’ll chop down some trees first; the bamboo backpack isn’t urgent." Upon saying this, Xu Yi set the fox down.

The fox had been dead for about ten hours, so it needed to be processed early, then sliced and smoked.

"Okay, leave it to me." Lu Ke took the fox and headed towards the creek.

Xu Yi set up a ladder against another tree and climbed up to start chopping.

About twenty minutes per tree, the speed was quite fast.

The four corner trees were of different heights. Two trees on one side were 6 meters, and the other two were about 6.5 meters. This way, once the beams are fixed, they will form a slope, allowing for smooth drainage.

The beams, of course, were chosen to be jointless bamboo, as their hardness should be sufficient to support a roof.

After dealing with the corners, Xu Yi chopped down the four middle trees.

The four of them were all the same height, around 2.78 meters. In any case, Xu Yi figured they weren’t quite 3 meters.

After chopping them all down, it wasn’t dark yet.

So, Xu Yi climbed to one of the corners, set up the ladder, and climbed to the top.

Using his machete, Xu Yi carved out a groove.

The groove was more than 10 centimeters deep, so when the beams were installed, they could be securely locked in place, enhancing the stability of the beams. Everything was progressing in an orderly manner.

After dark, Xu Yi called it a day, as it was too high to see clearly by only firelight, making it impossible to work.

Dinner consisted of pan-fried meat; Lu Ke sliced some fox meat, and it turned out quite tasty when fried.

"Without a table now, it’s really a bit inconvenient." Lu Ke remarked while grabbing meat slices. Previously, she would have placed the fried meat on a ceramic plate and cut it into small pieces with a dagger to eat.

"Yes, let’s saw two tree stumps for now to make a temporary one." Xu Yi also felt without a table it was inconvenient, but the trees here were robust enough, with diameters of 30 to 40 centimeters, more than enough for one person.

Additionally, two lower tree stumps could be made into stools, saving the need for processing.

After dinner, Lu Ke started firing a new water bucket, while Xu Yi sawed out four tree stumps of different heights.

"Xu Yi, it’s past nine, go to sleep." Lu Ke remarked while hanging the bucket with its charred inner wall.

"Alright, I’ll go now." With that, Xu Yi put away his machete and walked to the side.

He intended to freshen up and check in with the system.

The last few days he hadn’t rested enough, so Xu Yi nearly forgot that today marked the 56th day since he got the system.

The eighth 7-day gift package was almost forgotten.

If he forgot it, Xu Yi would have to start the check-ins over again.

Losing a 7-day gift isn’t much, but being only 6 days away from the second-month gift, that was crucial.

If missed, Xu Yi would regret it deeply.

So, he decided to check-in first thing after waking up, to form a habit. Otherwise, sometimes checking in right after waking, other times at night, there was a real risk of forgetting it.

Just after completing check-in, Xu Yi heard a voice: "Ding, seven days of check-ins, you’ve received a basic gift package."

Phew, it’s here.

Xu Yi then said in his mind, "Open the gift package."

"Ding! You’ve acquired a Basic Bamboo Art gift package (basic)!"

What a coincidence, isn’t it?

He actually received Basic Bamboo Art?

This, was exactly what he needed.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Yi shook twice, and then returned.

In the pile of leaves, Lu Ke’s wolf fur coat was already laid down.

Lying on the wolf fur coat, covering his stomach, Xu Yi closed his eyes.

"System, receive Basic Bamboo Art." Xu Yi issued a command and received the knowledge points of Basic Bamboo Art.

Now, he possessed both Basic Wood Art and Basic Bamboo Art skills.

Having more skills can’t hurt, Xu Yi still hoped to master more skills.

After feeling happy for a while, Xu Yi drifted off to sleep.

After midnight, Xu Yi soon woke up again.

"Lu Ke, you come and sleep, I’m awake." Xu Yi said to Lu Ke and then stood up.

Judging by the situation, the first half of the night was quite peaceful, but he wasn’t sure if the second half would be the same.

Once Lu Ke laid down, Xu Yi did another check-in.

days of check-ins completed, only 5 days until 62 days now.

Xu Yi looked at the stilt house foundation he built and started contemplating.

The beams at the top were decided to use jointless bamboo, but he hadn’t figured out the bottom yet.

The wood here was pretty thick, with diameters of 30 to 40 centimeters; even though his knife was sharp, splitting them would be extremely difficult.

Xu Yi was hesitant to use jointless bamboo because it could be used for both making woven items and acting as pipelines.

Tomorrow, with just half a day, Xu Yi could carve the grooves for the four corner posts and install the beams.

If he couldn’t resolve the issue of the beams and the materials for roofing, there’d be no way to construct this stilt house.

So, Xu Yi was somewhat troubled.

Their current location was no longer at the edge of the forest; if they were, he wouldn’t be so conflicted and would simply go to the valley nearby to chop some and bring them back.

But now, reaching the edge of the forest takes 5 hours, and the round trip would take too much time.

"Tomorrow, I’ll take some risks and climb to the tree tops to see what’s going on." Xu Yi figured it’s hard to discern the situation from below, and he needed to get to a higher vantage point.

The forest here wasn’t very dense, but the area covered by the tree canopies was large, making it difficult for light to penetrate broadly.

Thus, it was hard to see the starlight.

However, Xu Yi saw a dazzling light streaking across the sky at this moment.

Spaceship, the four big characters appeared in his mind.

"Could it be a mishap with the organizer’s spaceship?" Xu Yi muttered, wanting to chase that light, but it quickly vanished.