Desert Island Infrastructure: Claiming the System Brings Many Blessings

Qin Chuan put down the whetstone in his hand, stood up and stretched his wrists and shoulders.

Forging ironware and sharpening bone blades took most of the day, leaving my hands covered in calluses and blisters, but the rewards were substantial.

Qin Chuan walked to the middle of the courtyard and laid out a row of the things he had made that day.

A machete. Two kitchen knives. A spatula. A simple iron pot. Four bone-bladed daggers. Plus a repaired jackhammer and a patched-up iron bucket.

Yang Mimi squatted in front of the row of tools, her eyes shining.

"Brother Chuan, can I use these two kitchen knives?"

"Of course it's for you to use."

Yang Mimi grabbed a kitchen knife as if she were snatching something, weighed it in her hand, and then ran to the venison rack to cut off a piece of meat to test the knife.

With a "whoosh," the meat was cut open.

"It's so useful! It's a million times better than a folding knife!" Yang Mimi exclaimed excitedly.

Qin Chuan picked up the four bone-bladed daggers and thought about how to distribute them.

"These four daggers, one for each person. One for Shishi, one for Yifei, one for Mimi, and the one below is for yourself."

Lin Shishi took the dagger and examined it in her hand. The blade was very thin, with a sharp tip, and it was about twenty centimeters long, just the right size to hold.

"Brother Chuan, what's this made of?"

Fish bones.

Liu Yifei picked up a dagger, examined the blade against the sunlight, and nodded: "Hmm, with this, we'll be safer going out to collect ingredients, and it can also be used as a tool."

Qin Chuan hung the machete on his waist, handed the iron pot and spatula to Yang Mimi, and placed the jackhammer, iron bucket, and a spare bone blade in the corner of the yard for later use.

After distributing the tools, Qin Chuan went over to Lin Shishi to check on the progress of the sweater.

Lin Shishi has been knitting with several women for the past two days.

After repeated practice, both Kitagawa Keiko and Fan Yubing's skills improved significantly. Mina's level was still a bit lacking, but at least she could knit a shape.

When Qin Chuan arrived, Lin Shishi was sitting on the ground in front of the wooden house, holding two sharpened wooden sticks as knitting needles, quickly weaving the yarn.

A small pile of woven clothes was already stacked in front of her.

Qin Chuan squatted down and counted. Seven vests and seven pairs of shorts.

"Did you knit this?"

Lin Shishi looked up and smiled: "Yes, I knitted four vests and three pairs of shorts, Sister Fan knitted two vests and two pairs of shorts, and Sister Huizi knitted one vest and two pairs of shorts."

Qin Chuan picked up a vest and examined it. The yarn was roughly knitted, and the stitches were uneven, but it should be fine to wear. The vest was simple in design, just a pullover style, with one piece in the front and one in the back, sewn together on the sides.

The shorts were even simpler: two pant legs and a belt, with a drawstring made of thick yarn.

"It's not very pretty, but I can wear it." Lin Shishi said a little shyly.

"That's already pretty good." Qin Chuan put down his vest. "One set for everyone, so you can take turns wearing them."

Fan Yubing came out of the wooden house, holding a newly knitted vest in her hand.

"Brother Chuan, try this on. I estimated the size based on your measurements."

Qin Chuan was stunned. Fan Yubing actually knitted one especially for him?

Qin Chuan took the vest, took off his shirt, and put it on. The wool felt better than he had imagined—soft, breathable, and not itchy against his skin. The size was also about right, a little tight, but it didn't restrict his movements.

"Feels nice." Qin Chuan tugged at the hem of his vest.

Fan Yubing glanced at it, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. "As long as it's suitable."

Lin Shishi watched from the side, then lowered her head and continued knitting, a slight smile playing on her lips.

It was already past 3 p.m.

Qin Chuan looked up at the sky. The sun was shining brightly overhead, the weather was fine, and it was perfect for going out.

The next plan is to explore the deserted island.

Qin Chuan had been trying to figure out the size and topography of the island. The campsite was located at one corner of the coastline, and for now, they would consider this direction to be south. The east and west sides were the coastline, and the north side was dense forest.

Qin Chuan prepared to begin his exploration from the dense forest to the north.

Firstly, we can visit the rubber plantation to tap rubber trees along the way, and secondly, we can see what else we haven't discovered yet deep in the dense forest.

Qin Chuan fastened his machete, took a few iron containers, and prepared to set off.

"I'm going to explore the dense forest to the north and tap rubber trees along the way. I'll probably be back by evening."

Lin Shishi looked up at him: "Brother Chuan, be careful on the road."

"understood."

Yang Mimi poked her head out from behind the stove: "Brother Chuan, bring back any good food you see on the way! We're almost out of fruit at the camp!"

"Okay, okay."

Kitagawa Keiko was washing ceramic bowls in the yard. She looked up at Qin Chuan, nodded slightly, and said nothing.

Mina sat at the doorway of the wooden house, her head down, spinning yarn. When Qin Chuan passed by her, Mina glanced up at him, then quickly looked away.

Qin Chuan understood, but said nothing more. He turned and left the camp, heading towards the dense forest to the north.

Qin Chuan's running speed is now nearly five times that of a normal person.

The trees and bushes in the dense forest rushed past him on both sides, and the dead leaves and moss under his feet crackled and popped under his feet.

With the pupil technique operating at low power, information within a 300-meter range was constantly being reorganized in the mind.

Ten minutes later, Qin Chuan arrived at the rubber plantation.

The drainage channels cut yesterday had accumulated a lot of sap again. Qin Chuan placed the iron containers he brought under the tree roots one by one and poured all the sap accumulated in the coconut shells into the iron containers.

We collected about seven or eight kilograms of raw rubber in total.

Qin Chuan cut several drainage channels on a few new rubber trees, leaving them for the next harvest.

After dealing with the rubber issue, Qin Chuan continued deeper into the dense forest.

After passing through the rubber plantation and walking north for about five minutes, you will reach the area where you found the yarn tree earlier.

Lin Shishi had told him that the camp was almost out of yarn and asked him to bring some back with him when he returned.

Qin Chuan pulled a large bundle of coarse yarn and a large bundle of fine yarn from the yarn tree, tied them together with rope, and placed them under a big tree to retrieve when he returned.

Continue north.

Qin Chuan quickened his pace, darting through the dense forest. The sound of his footsteps and branches being parted echoed through the woods.

After running for about ten more minutes, the pupil technique suddenly popped up new information.

[Plant community discovered 150 meters ahead. Type: Otherworldly Lychee Tree. Level: 2. Edible.]

Qin Chuan slowed down and walked forward slowly.

Passing through a patch of tall ferns, an orchard came into view.

The orchard is not large, with about twenty trees.

The tree is five or six meters tall, with dense branches and leaves, and a round crown. The most eye-catching feature is the fruit hanging from the branches.

They are red, growing in bunches, about the same size as lychees from Blue Star, but much larger, about half the size of a fist.

Qin Chuan walked to the nearest tree and picked one.

The red peel is thin and soft; it cracks open with a gentle squeeze, revealing the white, translucent flesh inside.

Juice seeped out from the crack and dripped onto Qin Chuan's fingers, carrying a sweet fruity fragrance.

Qin Chuan stuffed the fruit pulp into his mouth.

Sweet. The juice bursts in your mouth, sweet and juicy, but without the cloying sweetness of Blue Star Lychee; it's very refreshing.

What surprised Qin Chuan the most was that this lychee had no seed. The flesh was solid all the way to the center and was completely edible.

[Consuming a Tier 2 ingredient: Otherworldly Lychee. First consumption grants +2 Strength and +1 Speed. Bonus reward: +2 Health!]

Not bad. Although it doesn't add many attributes, it has the advantage of providing fruit that you can eat daily.

"Great, there's not much fruit left in the camp." Qin Chuan muttered to himself.

Just as Qin Chuan was preparing to begin harvesting in large quantities, his pupil technique suddenly detected biological signals in the orchard.

[An otherworldly monkey troop has been discovered within the orchard area. Number: 15. Capture Level: 2. Food Grade: Common. Physical Characteristics: Strength 15, Speed ​​25, Health 30.]