(Lian Li POV)
Master's first order for us was to set up a shelter big enough to shelter both ourselves and our servants each.
With the exception of not being able to use our storage rings, Master said that we could use anything that we can find in the forest and our Techniques could be used too as long as it's only for gathering materials.
In addition, our servants could help us but they could not decide for us what to do since this is a test for our survival sense, not theirs.
In Master's words, "Sometimes you'll find yourself taking care of someone with no food, water or anything else on your back except the clothes you wear. You'll be stuck out in the wild where the closest area of civilization is months away and you just need to survive."
It sounded like Master was speaking from experience, though I do not recall Master experiencing this any time in His life. Maybe it was when he left the Lyndulf Family when He was younger?