Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 208: Dangerous Heights

Unfortunately, no one knows what actually happened on the island.

For Xu Yi, seeing the hosts’ spaceship is not a good thing.

To be honest, he doesn’t want to be live-streamed or monitored by the hosts at all.

Without them, he and Lu Ke might live more comfortably. After all, he has a Storage Space he can make good use of.

Sadly, it’s destined that he can’t use it.

Who knows if, besides the tracking ball, there are other devices monitoring them?

One night passed rather quietly; except for a few Forest Rats appearing, no other creatures showed up.

However, for Xu Yi, this night wasn’t peaceful.

But about this matter, Xu Yi didn’t plan to tell Lu Ke.

Telling wouldn’t make much difference; instead, it might make Lu Ke worried.

After all, they aren’t likely to escape this planet.

Xu Yi feels that if he could leave here and go back, he could live easily every day, just waiting for check-ins and freebies to get stronger. There wouldn’t be constant life-and-death crises like now.

"Xu Yi, morning." Lu Ke greeted Xu Yi as she got up, interrupting his idle thoughts.

"Morning." Xu Yi replied and added some firewood, saying, "I’ll go fetch some water, and bring back the meat in the water to cook."

When he reached the creek, Xu Yi found that the fox meat Lu Ke had placed there yesterday was surrounded by shrimp, freshwater shrimp as thick as little fingers.

This was something Xu Yi truly found surprising.

But now, without tools, he naturally couldn’t catch them.

However, Xu Yi wasn’t worried because he had already mastered Basic Bamboo Art and could weave bamboo baskets to catch these little shrimp.

He felt that besides these freshwater shrimp, there might also be some freshwater fish and the like.

When he finishes making the shrimp trap, he’ll find out.

Having retrieved the meat and fetched some water, Xu Yi returned.

Lu Ke was still practicing the Eighteen Forms of Body Strengthening, so Xu Yi started making breakfast himself.

After the two finished breakfast, Xu Yi said to Lu Ke, "I’ll go out and see if I can find some thinner trees. Will you be alright alone in the camp?"

"No problem. The water channel is already dug. I can start making clay, preparing to make pottery bricks and pottery. When you go out, be careful and don’t be too reckless." Lu Ke advised, fearing Xu Yi would encounter wild animals and choose close combat instead of using the Hunting Bow.

When she’s around, it’s okay; she can use a short crossbow to attack beasts when Xu Yi needs it, providing some assurance.

"Don’t worry, I’ll chicken out when necessary." Xu Yi grinned, then strapped on the Hunting Bow, took his satchel, and a bamboo tube of water.

Currently, there are only two bamboo tubes, as jointless bamboo cannot be made into tubes.

Lu Ke smiled slightly and then watched Xu Yi leave.

After Xu Yi left, he walked upstream for about twenty minutes, then chose a relatively tall tree.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Yi took out some linen rope and tied it up.

This wasn’t enough; on the way, he also cut a vine to secure himself; it would be more stable than using just linen rope.

Such a big tree isn’t easy to climb; each time Xu Yi climbs up, he cuts a bit with his machete, then climbs up.

The tree is over thirty meters tall; climbing it is extremely difficult.

Xu Yi planned to spend 3 hours, as the further he goes, the more demanding it is on his stamina. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

That’s one of the reasons why he didn’t tell Lu Ke.

Climbing up takes three hours; coming down might take only half an hour, or even less.

"Oh wow, is Xu Yi really going to climb all the way to the top?"

"Impressive, my Xu Yi, you’re daring to challenge ten stories high with such simple safety ropes?"

"Aren’t you afraid of those Flying Giant Beasts in the sky? Meeting one would be game over."

"He might fall, right?"

"Actually, the toughest part is the initial 20 meters. Beyond that, it’s all thick branches, which will be much safer."

"I feel like my legs are trembling."

"Really going all out, risking your life, huh."

"Still, Wanzi and her cousin were smarter; they found a giant tree to carve out a tree hole."

"Carving a hole in a giant tree is nice, but if there’s lightning... they might get roasted, right?"

"Not at all. They’ve planned to cut off the top part, so the lightning won’t strike."

"That tree’s diameter is over two meters; cutting it down must take a long time, right?"

"Didn’t you notice her cousin said the tree’s outer tough and inner soft? They’ve almost finished carving it, so cutting will surely be quick."

Xu Yi used both his dagger and machete, gradually climbing up.

The dagger can easily pierce into the tree bark, helping him climb upwards.

An hour passed; Xu Yi had only climbed 10 meters high, but to him, he had already endured the toughest moment.

Tired, he’d stop to rest for a while, then continue upward.

Reaching the canopy area, Xu Yi took an hour and forty minutes, faster than he expected.

Getting up here, he had to untie his safety rope, or he’d get caught, unable to climb further.

Xu Yi’s risky maneuver made those watching the live stream very worried.

After all, once untied, he had no safety measures at all.

Falling from over twenty meters high, everyone could foresee the outcome without having to guess.

After untying, Xu Yi rested for more than ten minutes, then continued climbing.

Half an hour later, Xu Yi finally stopped.

Luckily, there was no wind in this area; otherwise, the top would sway, making it even more dangerous.

Upon reaching the top, Xu Yi’s view suddenly broadened.

They were still far from the center of the forest, as the forest was too large.

However, he saw ahead a large area where the trees were relatively short, suddenly dipping down. Xu Yi estimated he could reach there in less than an hour.

Besides that, Xu Yi saw a different color in another direction, and the area wasn’t small.

This indicates that the plants there are different species from those here, hence the obvious color difference.

Xu Yi took note of these positions; once he descends, he’ll have a target.

Besides these observations, Xu Yi also saw a Flying Giant Beast.

It wasn’t very far; it perched atop a distant tree, roughly over a thousand meters away.

Its head turned back and forth, seeming to look for something.

Suddenly, it took to the air.

"Damn, it’s spotted me." Xu Yi realized it was heading in his direction, and his face changed.

Then, Xu Yi swiftly cut the branch under his foot with the machete, ready to descend immediately.