"Congratulations to the host for completing the quest to find a new water source. The reward has been obtained.”
Just as Ye Qing was about to drink the water in the coconut and refill the spring water, a notification appeared. The mission reward was nothing special, only 100 points. He was too lazy to look at it.
After filling up the water, Ye Qing saw Zhao Ling pouring the water out of her coconut shell. Ye Qing quickly stopped her,""What are you doing?"
Zhao Ling didn't even turn her head and said," The water in here has been filled for half a day. It has long been heated into warm water. Drinking it won't quench your thirst at all. I'll get some spring water to drink."”
Ye Qing rolled his eyes and said," No matter how cold the spring water is, you can't drink it directly. Don't think it's clean just because it's crystal clear. There's only one spring water around here. Many birds and animals come here to drink water. There's a lot of bacteria in it. What if you get sick after drinking it?”
Last time, Ye Qing drank it immediately after finding a water source. When he thought about it later, he felt a lingering fear. Fortunately, he did not have a stomachache!
When Zhao Ling heard that, she was a little afraid and didn't dare to pour more water. She hesitated and said,""That can't be. This water is flowing water, not stagnant water. It's not as mysterious as you say, right?”
Ye Qing said sternly," No matter what, there's nothing wrong with being careful. We don't have medical facilities now. If we fall sick, it'll be troublesome. The water we brought back here can only be drunk after it's boiled, understand?”
"Alright then."
Zhao Ling could only continue drinking warm water. After quenching her thirst, she refilled the spring water. Because what Ye Qing had said earlier had scared her, she had specially gone to the source to drink it.
"You and Blackie can rest here. I'll go take a look around."”
"What are you looking at?" Zhao Ling asked subconsciously.
" Check if there are any large beast footprints nearby," Ye Qing said." Don't come here to get water and run into any danger."”
"Then be careful."
With the previous lesson, Ye Qing did not dare to be careless this time. He checked very carefully.
He did find many footprints in the surroundings, but they all looked like small animals like pheasants. He did not find any footprints like tigers or leopards, which made him feel much more at ease.
During this process, Ye Qing also discovered that on the other side of the spring, not far away from the forest, there was a flat land. There was actually a large piece of green bamboo growing on the flat land. This was a good thing. It could be used to build houses, weave things, and even cut down to be used as a container.
However, for the sake of lightness, he did not bring the stone axe with him today. He could only wait for the next time.
The flat land there was not wide, but it was more than enough to build a straw hut. It could even open up a field around it to grow potatoes.
Of course, this was just a thought. Ye Qing was very satisfied with the cave now, and there was a place in front of the cave that was suitable for planting potatoes.
There was no need to take the risk here.
At the same time, he estimated that the distance between the pool and the beach was about two kilometers. This was also the reason why they had not discovered it before.
What made him happy was that this spring water was actually closer to the cave they were currently living in than walking from here to the seaside.
This was because the cave they were living in was a cliff that was concave from the beach. The entire cliff formed the shape of a nose. From here, they could see that it was only a little more than a kilometer away. If they opened up a path, it would be very convenient to get water in the future.
Back at the water's edge, Zhao Ling was taking down the water bucket that she had hung on Little Black before they set off.
Ye Qing asked Little Blue to investigate the surroundings carefully. After finding that there was no danger, he went over to help Zhao Ling move the water bucket onto Little Black's back.
It was fine when the bucket was empty. He just needed to tie it to Little Black with the hemp rope he had made last time.
But now that it was filled with water, the cylindrical bucket was really not easy to tie. The two of them spent a lot of effort to finally fix it on Little Black's back.
It was getting late. The two of them quickly headed toward the nose-shaped cliff.
On the way, Zhao Ling sighed with emotion." I really didn't expect that the water source would be so close to us. To think that we even took such a big detour. Don't you think that the two of us are a little silly?”
"This isn't stupid. This is called being cautious." Ye Qing corrected.
Even though he could hear the sound of the waves crashing on the beach from here, the fact was that two kilometers was already very deep. If his body had not been strengthened by the system, Ye Qing could not guarantee that he would be able to escape if he really encountered any wild beasts.
Of course, Zhao Ling also knew this. As she chased Little Black away, she said,"That's true. If there's water near the beach, I wouldn't want to come here even if it's a little further away. This kind of flat place with water is the most suitable for wild beasts.”
"So if we need to get water in the future, it's better for two people to move together.”" Of course, don't be careless even if you're on the beach," Ye Qing said." It's just that the line of sight on the beach is wider. Even if there are large beasts, it's easier to find them. It doesn't mean that the chances of wild beasts appearing there are lower."”
"Yes."
"Oh, right. You didn't find any footprints of wild beasts in the surroundings before, right?" Zhao Ling nodded and said.”
Because her physical strength was relatively weak, when they reached the pool, Ye Qing asked her to stay beside Blackie to rest while he went to investigate.
"I haven't found anything yet…" Ye Qing replied.
As he spoke, he told her about the flat ground and the green bamboo.
Upon hearing that there was bamboo, Zhao Ling became excited again and said,""I didn't expect there to be bamboo on this island. Now we don't have to worry about not having anything to drink.”
Ye Qing laughed when he heard that. This girl was good in everything except for her delicious food.
Of course, this did not mean that Zhao Ling ate a lot. It was just that she had a particularly high requirement for a sense of ritual when it came to eating.
For example, when Ye Qing had just exchanged for potatoes, the two of them had cooked them once.
She could have eaten it directly with her hands, but this girl insisted on slicing it with a military knife and placing it on the leaves. She even had to piece it into a specific pattern before dipping it in the seasoning to eat it.
Another example was rice. Because there was no bowl, it could only be eaten wrapped in leaves. In Ye Qing's opinion, after cooking it, he could just dig it out and hold it on a leaf to eat. However, Zhao Ling had to wrap the rice in leaves and pinch it into a rice ball before taking small bites. She even said that it was more fragrant this way.
In short, it was clearly a life on a deserted island, but this girl actually lived it so meticulously.
Although Ye Qing could not help but complain every time, he actually quite liked this kind of life.
Only by doing so would he be reminded that he belonged to the outside world and not a savage living in the mountains.
Therefore, when he heard Zhao Ling's words, he immediately thought of whether he would not need to drink water directly from the mouth of the bucket in the future. Instead, he would use a bamboo cup to fill a small amount of water. Then, he would shake it a few times, and the two of them would drink it after clinking their glasses.
This plain and tasteless mountain spring gave off the feeling of a 1982 Lafite.
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