"I understand your concerns. Don't worry," Xiao Yi replied. "People with malicious intentions won't become my friends."
"Do you know all of them?" An Yue asked.
"I know them all now. One of them, you also know," Xiao Yi said.
"Who?" An Yue asked curiously.
"Yuan Nong," Xiao Yi answered.
"The academician of the Academy of Sciences?" An Yue asked in surprise.
Xiao Yi nodded. "That's right. At that time, I was confused about raising chickens, and he privately messaged me on the public channel. That's how we got to know each other and became friends."
"If it's Old Yuan, it's fine," An Yue said. After all, everyone in Xia Country knew Yuan Nong's character.
"The other one is a father with a child. He used to be a mercenary," Xiao Yi continued.
"With a child?" An Yue was even more surprised.
Xiao Yi told the story of how he met Jiang Yuntian. An Yue nodded and said, "From what you said, Jiang Yuntian doesn't seem to be an extremely evil person. But since he was a mercenary, you still need to be more careful. Mercenaries are people who are close to those who offer benefits."
"Yeah, I will," Xiao Yi replied. "Don't worry. Most of the foundation stones and supplies they obtained were directly given to me."
"Oh? To make your island more prosperous?" An Yue asked.
"Yeah, sort of. We originally planned to meet up, so we're doing this," Xiao Yi answered.
"Okay. Be careful about everything," An Yue reminded.
After arranging matters for Su Wan and the others, Xiao Yi switched to the public channel.
"Today is really a day of harvest. I've already fished up two supply boxes and got a lot of resources. There are actually three foundation stones!"
"Yeah, it seems that this world is quite friendly to us!"
"Judging by the floating situation of the supply boxes, I should be able to fish up three today!"
"God bless. I finally got food and water!"
"It seems that the world is giving out rewards today. Is it to celebrate us surviving for two weeks?" Xiao Yi murmured and went out to check.
There were five supply boxes placed at the door. The radar detection showed that there were four more to fish up.
Xiao Yi could harvest nine supply boxes today. It was truly a great harvest!
He milked some milk, grilled a few sea fish, and distributed them to everyone as lunch.
"Woof woof woof!"
The sound of Wangcai came from behind the apartment. This time, it wasn't a warning of danger but a curious sound at discovering something new.
Xiao Yi walked out and went behind the house. He saw Wangcai standing by the river at the foot of the mountain, barking at the river.
Xiao Yi walked over, threw it a grilled fish, and rubbed its head, saying, "Let me see what you've found!"
Whoosh!
A fish suddenly jumped out of the river and then fell back into the water.
Xiao Yi said in surprise, "So there are freshwater fish refreshed! Not bad, not bad!"
Xiao Yi didn't catch these newly refreshed freshwater fish immediately. He let them rest for a while.
Back beside the apartment, the apple tree hasn't bloomed since it bore fruit last time, and he didn't know why.
Moreover, he didn't get any apple seeds from the apples he picked.
"Maybe this world is also restricting it to prevent the apple trees from multiplying," Xiao Yi whispered.
He harvested the wheat that had ripened again. He sowed part of it as seeds, and dried the rest and sent it to the workshop, grinding it into flour with a small stone mill.
Xiao Yi's hometown was in the north-central part of Xia Country, so he preferred noodles.
After grinding out the flour, he immediately kneaded the dough, rolled out the noodles, stir-fried some vegetables, added water and brought it to a boil, and then cooked the noodles.
At the same time, he grilled a few pieces of pork on the grill. After the noodles were cooked, he put a piece of pork on them.
"It looks good!" Xiao Yi looked at his craftsmanship with satisfaction.
It was already six o'clock in the evening. Xiao Yi distributed the self-made pork noodles dinner to everyone.
[Grilled Pork]200g, [Flatbread](Grade A)500g, [Rich Cheese](Grade A)500ml, the trade was completed.
An Yue looked at the table full of delicious food and couldn't help asking, "Is every meal this sumptuous?"
"It's only been like this recently!" Xiao Yi replied with a smile. "At first, it was really barren."
"What a generous arrangement!" An Yue praised. "I wonder if Ranran and the others are safe?"
"Brother An, don't worry. I believe that Ranran and your wife are blessed and will hold on until we find them," Xiao Yi comforted, but in his heart, he didn't know when they would be reunited.
An Yue nodded slightly.
After the meal, Xiao Yi went out and opened the nine captured treasure boxes one by one.
"Obtained items: Foundation Stone4, Mountain Stone3, Bronze..."
"Obtained items: Foundation Stone2, Wooden House Construction Diagram1,..." "Obtained items: Foundation Stone3, Wood..."
"Obtained items: Warm Clothes*1,..."
...
He got fifteen foundation stones from the nine boxes. It was truly a great harvest! There were also items for keeping warm, bread, and clean water. There was even a wooden house construction diagram!
"I wonder what will happen in this world next week. Is this the calm before the storm?" Xiao Yi whispered.
Xiao Yi used the obtained foundation stones to expand the island. They would discuss the ownership of the wooden house construction diagram after Su Wan and the others came. Although his residence could accommodate two people, it was really inconvenient to stay in the same room. After all, everyone needed a private space!
"The house is still too small," Xiao Yi murmured as he looked at the apartment.
On this day, all the survivors who fished had a rich harvest. Everyone got at least three foundation stones! With these foundation stones, everyone didn't have to worry about the island being submerged.
Su Wan, Yuan Nong, and Jiang Yuntian handed over all the supplies on their islands to Xiao Yi, and only kept the things they needed at night. They all wanted to go to Xiao Yi's island. There was no need to keep things on their own islands. They traveled light to avoid the labor of moving things and save their strength!
Xiao Yi got eleven more foundation stones and some basic supplies. Surprisingly, Su Wan also got a wooden house construction diagram!
Two wooden houses and a tent are enough!
At the moment, the atmosphere on the public channel was harmonious.
"If every day is sunny and we return with a full load, how wonderful that would be!"
"Yeah, but unfortunately, we're not here for a vacation!"
"I got five foundation stones. I can feel at ease for a while!"
"Can we really feel at ease? Why do I feel like we're being fattened up before being slaughtered today?"
"I feel the same way. Who knows if the rules will be the same next week? If the test is upgraded and one foundation stone is lost per day, we'll still be struggling!"
"Don't scare me, bro. I'm scared!"
"It won't be that bad. Otherwise, we'll just be waiting for death!"
Looking at the chat on the public channel, everyone felt that no matter how many harvests they had, it didn't feel good.
"I hope this world will be more merciful!"
"The one who created this island monument is not a human but a god. How can we ask a god to be merciful?"
"Don't pin your hopes on others. Only by strengthening ourselves can we stand undefeated. Let's work hard to improve ourselves!"
"Damn, it's easy to say. I want to be strong, but I can't at the moment!"
"Brother, do you know Liuwei Dihuang Wan?"
"Get lost! Don't change the subject!"
"Sigh, I really don't know what this world intends!"
No one knew the intention of this world. Xiao Yi shook his head, half-lay on the bed, and waited for the sea water to finish eroding the island.
Gradually, the messages on the public channel became fewer. Everyone seemed to be waiting for the revelation or judgment of the island monument!
In the oppressive atmosphere, it was twelve o'clock at midnight.
"Congratulations, everyone. You've passed the second week. It's unexpected that so many of you have survived. Please prepare for more trials!"
"Don't worry about the climate. The climate next week will be fine."
"The private channel is open for forming groups. Each person is limited to forming one team."
"Of course, you will also welcome new friends. Good luck to you!"
The prompt from the island monument arrived as expected, and the public channel became lively in an instant.
"What do the more trials mean?"
"God, can you be more explicit? Don't be so profound!"
"The climate next week is pleasant. That's good news!"
"The private channel can be built. It's a great thing for the survivors with small teams!"
"What are you waiting for? Quickly form alliances for warmth!"
"Sincerely recruiting little sisters to join the group. If you want to form an alliance for warmth, come to me!"
"What do the new friends mean?"
Everyone was talking about it.
Seeing the prompt from the island monument, Xiao Yi thought. The system didn't give more hints. Maybe the triggering conditions hadn't been met. The island monument was surprised that so many people had survived here, indicating that there were other regions. The people from the previous world had indeed been scattered.
For the more trials, they could only wait until next week to find out!
When it came to the new friends, Xiao Yi had an idea. "Could it be the natives? Can they be considered friends?"
Or was the message from the island monument the opposite?
Xiao Yi let out a long sigh, shook his head, and then formed a group and pulled Su Wan and the others in.
There's no need to send messages repeatedly!