He woke up in the middle of the night with only his tattered clothes and half a piece of turf. When he woke up, he found that Angelina was hugging him tightly like an octopus. Locke, who was asleep, didn't hesitate to grab the ball of flesh with both hands. Angelina's clothes were squeezed out of shape by him.
Locke, who had woken up from the cold, awkwardly pulled out his perverted hand and covered most of the half-woven turf before falling asleep. He only covered a corner of it for himself, so it was no wonder that he woke up from the cold after the bonfire went out. After sniffing, Locke quietly separated Angelina's limbs, wrapped himself in his tattered clothes, and hurried to the extinguished bonfire. There were no sparks left in the fire, only a pile of black charcoal. This was not a problem for Locke. He covered the pile of charcoal with some flammable dead branches and blew hard. The charcoal glowed red, and with a whoosh, the dead branches in the charcoal slowly ignited. Locke protected the flame, added some new dead grass and leaves, and the flame slowly grew into a flame. Finally, he added a few more branches, and a warm bonfire appeared.
Locke, who had reignited the bonfire, was no longer in the mood to sleep when he returned to the cave. While looking at the bonfire, he continued to weave the half piece of turf. He didn't know when this woman had hugged him. Thinking of the scene of her hugging him just now, Locke was intoxicated. A princess, a princess, this is much more noble than a noble. Locke was proud of himself.
The crackling bonfire, Locke knitting a quilt in the cave, and Angelina sleeping quietly. Tonight was a very warm night.
In the morning, Locke, who hadn't moved all night, yawned and stretched his body. He walked to the lake to wash his face and wake up. There should be no other animals in this place. In the middle of the night, Locke didn't hear any movement. Only the faint howling of beasts came from the depths of the jungle in the distance. Of course, it was very far away, so Locke wasn't worried about uninvited guests at all.
It was very uncomfortable to wash his face with salt water, and there were some small scratches on his face. Locke had been very careful to avoid the wounds, but it still hurt so much that he gritted his teeth. After washing his face, he held the sharp stone that was stained with blood in one hand and his dagger in the other. He continued with his unfinished goal from yesterday, which was to explore the surroundings.
Angelina hadn't woken up yet. His heart sank when he saw that she hadn't woken up for a day and two nights. If the soldiers in the barracks didn't wake up after such a long time, they would probably never wake up. He didn't know that Angelina was suffering from mental exhaustion. As for when she would wake up, it would depend on when her mental power could recover. Based on her experience as a beginner Apprentice, it would take her around two to three days.
Locke first went to the place where he woke up yesterday. He couldn't figure it out. If he fell directly from above and landed on this sandy beach, he would inevitably be squashed into a meat patty even with the soft sand as a buffer. Unless they fell directly into the water like Angelina. When he swam downstream yesterday, he felt that the buoyancy of this saltwater lake was extraordinary. It was no wonder that a living person like Angelina could float on the surface of the water without sinking.
Since he might have fallen into the water first, how did he get ashore? This saltwater lake should be stagnant, and there was no force to push him up. This time, Locke carefully walked around the saltwater lake. When he walked to the side of the cliff, he heard a very faint 'ding dong' sound coming from behind a protruding stone wall. Locke walked closer and saw that water was constantly seeping under the stone wall, and the water flow wasn't slow either. He caught some of it with his hand and tasted it.
Fresh water. Locke's eyes lit up.
Looking at the stone wall that was no smaller than his body, Locke spat on his hand and rubbed it. He grabbed both sides of the stone wall with both hands and pulled hard. The stone wall wasn't as hard as he imagined, so it was easy for him to pull it off. The stone wall fell into the lake, and then water flowed down from the broken part of the stone wall into the lake. Locke guessed that there was a water source in the mountain wall. The water flowed directly from the mountain wall to the bottom of the lake, so the lake looked calm on the surface, but in fact, there was water pushing under the lake.
With a water source, Locke was much more relaxed. At least he didn't have to worry about them dying of thirst. After all, the strange creature's body fluid was limited. To provide water for two adults, they still needed fresh water from the water source. Holding the water in his hands, Locke drank a few mouthfuls. The water tasted much better than river water, and it had a sweet taste. Unfortunately, there was no container to store the water. Locke could handle it himself, but Angelina would be in trouble. He couldn't possibly hold the water in his hands and feed it to her, right? The water would probably run out before he could reach her.
Locke looked around the forest and decided to make a wooden kettle.
Walking into the forest, Locke wasn't in a hurry to find a tree trunk that could be made into a wooden kettle. He couldn't chop off the thick trunk, and he couldn't make a thin one either. He decided to walk and see. Other than that, Locke also tried to find a tree that bore fruit. In such a dense forest, he didn't believe that there were no trees that bore fruit. Many trees could bear fruit even in winter, not to mention that it wasn't winter yet.
Locke didn't dare to walk too far. He was afraid that the forest would confuse him. Every two steps, he would carve a mark with his short dagger. There were many pine trees here, and Locke had already planned to go back at noon to bring a pine cone. Even if it couldn't fill his stomach, it would be a good snack.
There were many trees in the forest that Locke didn't recognize. Although he had traveled for many years, he had never seen most of the plants in the forest. After all, there were monsters in the Bering Mountains. It was normal for there to be plants that he didn't recognize. Locke explained to himself that he hadn't seen the strange creature by the lake since he was a child by the river in front of the village.
After walking for a long time, he didn't find anything. Feeling a little impatient, Locke walked deeper into the forest. This time, he wasn't disappointed. There was a strange tree with red leaves and a few wilted yellow fruits hanging from its branches. Locke put the dagger back into his boots and climbed up the tree with his hands and feet like a nimble monkey. Locke was good at climbing trees. When he was a child, he often went to the mountain behind the village with his neighbor, Hans, to play. There were many trees there.
After picking a total of seven, Locke couldn't find them. Fortunately, they were too far away from the trunk for Locke to reach. After getting down the tree, Locke stuffed the seven walnut-sized fruits into his arms and continued walking forward. Perhaps it was because the forest was deep and the trees were more abundant. Locke found a few more trees with fruits, but the species was different from the one he had seen before. After a while, Locke had a pile of fruits that he didn't recognize.
After marking the place, Locke walked back the way he came.
It was already noon when he got back. The sun shone on the sandy beach, giving him a warm feeling when he stepped on it. It was the polar opposite of the cold night. The lake glowed under the sun. It was a beautiful scene. Unfortunately, Locke didn't have time to look around. However, a few grayish-white creatures crawled out of the sandy beach to bask in the sun and attracted Locke's attention. He licked his lips. Locke decided to have a chicken fruit platter for lunch.
After returning to his small nest, Locke first took out his harvest from this trip. He placed a dozen green and yellow fruits on the ground and carried a piece of wood that looked like a bamboo pole on his back. It was a material suitable for making a kettle that Locke had found for a long time.
Locke didn't know if these fruits were poisonous, so he could only use the most primitive method and taste a little of each one. He had impetus in his body. As long as it wasn't poisonous, it wouldn't be a big problem if he ingested a little bit of it. There were three kinds of fruits. Two of them were harmless after tasting for a long time. The other fruit was slightly green with black spots. After eating it, Locke felt a slight numbness in his abdomen. Even if it wasn't poisonous, Locke didn't plan to eat it. Who knew what side effects it might have? After throwing away the slightly green fruit, there were still twelve left. It should be enough.
After restarting the bonfire, Locke went to the sandy beach and did the same thing again. Clang! Clang! The sharp stone in Locke's hand was stained with two fresh lives. While carrying the two strange creatures with eight claws, Locke thought of a new method. He stuffed the cleaned fruits directly into the creature's shell and threw both into the fire. Although the ingredients were limited, Locke was still good at eating.
After a while, the aroma of meat wafted over. It was time to eat. With the aroma of meat and the fragrance of fruits, Locke enjoyed his lunch very much. Of course, he didn't forget to leave half of it for Angelina. The feeding process wasn't as messy as the first day. Although Angelina's noble identity excited Locke, she was just a sleeping beauty at this time. After several tests, Locke calmly helped Angelina swallow it this time. He then ran to the side of the cliff and used the shell of a strange creature to get some water and fed it to Angelina. Only then did Locke finish his work and clean up the mess.
During the preliminary investigation in the morning, there wasn't a single living thing around except for these strange creatures. He was too lazy to clean up. He just piled up the food scraps and threw them into the fire, letting them continue to glow and heat up.
Locke didn't plan to go out in the afternoon. There were still a few fruits left from the morning, and with the strange creatures still crawling on the sandy beach, he didn't have to worry about dinner. Locke bit a dark green fruit of another kind and used a dagger to work on the trunk he found. The sour fruit made Locke roll his teeth, but he still ate it with relish. After an afternoon of hard work, he got two water bottles as long as his arm. He took them and tried putting them into the water. Okay, they didn't leak. Locke's principle was that it didn't matter how rough it looked, as long as it could be used.
In the evening, it was time to worship the five viscera temple. Since they were busy together, Locke couldn't be bothered to come up with something new. It was the same as in the afternoon. 'Sandwiches' was the name Locke gave to the food he cooked. As for when to leave this place, Locke hadn't thought about it yet. He had to wait for her to wake up and recover some impetus before he could make any plans. There were no threatening beasts here, and there was water and food. It was a good place to settle down for the time being.
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