Chapter 130: Discovering Rice

Chapter 130: Chapter 130: Discovering Rice

After a full day of salvaging at sea, they had obtained 12 treasure chests and plenty of sea fish.

The Breeding Space expanded by ten square meters due to the increase in sea fish, bringing its current area to 40 square meters.

Unfortunately, the Planting Space remained at 23 square meters.

The treasure chests weren’t opened. Shi Zhile placed them all into the Planting Space, and as expected, its area didn’t increase.

At 5:30 PM, the two of them returned to the tribe.

Perhaps because pythons were appearing on the west side of the island, the prey on the east side was unusually plentiful. The tribe members who had been hunting in the forest had a bountiful harvest.

Just like yesterday, the tribe members all stuffed various foods into Shi Zhile’s hands. After accepting them, she gave each person two large sea fish in return.

Elder Wen hurried over with Wei Zhan. He was all smiles, with a spring in his step, and he grabbed Shi Zhile’s arm the moment he saw her.

"Lass, you’re finally back! Quick, quick, come with this old man. I’ve got something amazing to show you."

He spoke as he walked, "That kid, Jiang Jing, said you need soil to expand your Planting Space, and that you can only get rice seeds after it reaches fifty square meters."

"This afternoon, we discovered a patch of rice below the cliffs. Although it’s a bit different from the rice back home, it’s growing well."

"Most importantly, the rice is growing in black soil, exactly like the black soil in your space. But we’ll need to run some experiments to be sure. I’ll test the pH value later and compare the two."

Mr. Wen walked faster and faster, but before he could even leave the tribe’s grounds, Mo Ze stopped him.

Mo Ze wore a rare, serious expression. "Master Witch, Mr. Wen, you can’t go out again. When it gets dark, the island’s predators will ambush humans. That area below the cliffs, in particular, is often roamed by a wolf pack at night."

Hearing about a wolf pack, Jiang Jing’s eyes lit up.

"Mo Ze, about how many wolves are in the pack?"

The prey in the Primitive Forest was all massive; a single deer was more than twice the size of those from their original world. If they could hunt the wolf pack, this instance run would be incredibly profitable.

But Huaxia Base was extremely short on food right now. Although hunting a wolf pack was risky, the rewards were equally great.

Mo Ze said, "More than ten."

’So, a dozen or so wolves.’

"The alpha is huge. When it stands up, it comes up to about here." He placed his hand on his chest and continued.

"They hold grudges, they’re strong, and they’re very smart. Many of our tribe’s warriors were surrounded and killed by them. It happened because one of our people injured a young wolf, and the pack attacked our settlement in retaliation."

As he said this, Mo Ze’s face was filled with pain.

His words completely extinguished any thought Jiang Jing had of hunting wolves at night.

The primitive tribesmen were incredibly strong. Without weapons, even a battle-hardened veteran like Wei Zhan could only fight them to a draw.

If even they couldn’t handle the wolf pack, it would be even harder for the players to hunt them all down.

Although Mr. Wen was eager to go harvest the rice, he knew that his life was more important.

’If the Planting Space can be upgraded by absorbing soil, can it also be upgraded by absorbing plants?’

Desperate for an answer, he settled for the next best thing and brought out the Strawberry Seedlings they had gathered yesterday from the cave.

"Try absorbing them into the Planting Space first. Let’s see if it expands."

Shi Zhile agreed and absorbed them into the Planting Space.

As expected, after a notification from the Planting Space, the Strawberry Seedlings were automatically planted.

Although the area only expanded by one square meter, it was better than nothing.

Mr. Wen’s eyes shone. "How was it? Did the area get bigger?"

Shi Zhile nodded. She had known for a while that collecting wild plants could expand the space.

Back when she was first on the island, she had tried to absorb trees into the Planting Space, but it wouldn’t let them in—perhaps because they were too common.

She had also tried many other plants. The only ones that could actually enter the space were fruit-bearing plants.

Furthermore, the Planting Space had stricter requirements than the Breeding Space. For the same type of plant, the area would only increase once, no matter how many you added.

It was impossible to upgrade the space just by increasing the quantity of a single item.

Mr. Wen got an "I knew it" expression on his face, his eyes filled with excitement and anticipation.

"Since the area can be expanded, let’s focus on upgrading the Planting Space. After running around for two days, I have a decent idea of what crops are nearby. We’ll collect all of them for the space."

"Once the Planting Space is upgraded, we’ll be able to plant more things."

’As long as there are enough resources, the flow of goods will become saturated. Players will no longer have to fight over scarce supplies, and naturally, more of them will survive.’

The sky grew dark, but Shi Zhile still hadn’t seen Shi Zhiyi. Not only was Shi Zhiyi absent, but Wen Bai and the others were also not in the tribe.

During the day, their groups had gone out to sea, but they had headed in different directions.

Shi Zhile had added Shi Zhiyi as a friend yesterday, so she sent her a video call.

After a moment’s wait, the other side answered.

On the other end of the video, Shi Zhiyi’s face was spattered with blood, and the trees behind her were moving past in a blur, showing she was rushing along, out of breath.

The moment the call connected, Shi Zhile immediately asked, "Sis, are you hurt? Where are you? I’ll come get you."

Shi Zhiyi gasped for breath. "Don’t worry, I’m not hurt. The blood isn’t mine. But Li Xi’s leg is injured, and it’s serious."

"Is there a doctor in the tribe? We’re almost there. It would be best if you could find a couple of people to lend a hand."

Shi Zhile breathed a sigh of relief, assured that her sister wasn’t hurt.

Li Xi’s pained moans came through the video. "Help me! I don’t want to die! I don’t want to die!"

Her voice was weak and filled with despair. She struggled violently from the pain, which only made her bleed more.

Blood dripped from the raft into the grass below. The four people carrying the raft, who were already straining, found the task even more difficult.

Wen Bai’s face was pale. Blood on his hand ran down his wrist to his elbow, then dripped off.

Seeing her struggle intensify, he stopped in his tracks and signaled for everyone to put the raft down and rest.

He looked at Li Xi, his eyes cold. "If you don’t want to die, then shut up! If you keep moving, we’re leaving you."

’If she weren’t Xu Ziqian’s girlfriend, if Xu Ziqian hadn’t saved all of them, they would have abandoned her already.’

After being reprimanded, Li Xi finally quieted down.

There was hatred hidden in her eyes. Others might not have noticed, but Shi Zhile saw it clearly through the video call.

She couldn’t see the wound. Usually, when they got hurt, they would just treat each other’s injuries. The fact that they needed a doctor now meant it was truly serious. ’But doctors are hard to find these days.’

’Even if there was a real doctor, they might not be able to do anything without the proper tools.’

Jiang Jing spoke up first. "Send your location. Uncle Wei, Wang Peng, and I will go help you."

All three of them were strong. Shi Zhile decided not to go with them.

"The three of them will go. I’ll ask around for a doctor."

The location came through. Jiang Jing called to Wang Peng and Wei Zhan, and they headed out to meet the group.

At the same time, Shi Zhile began walking toward the center of the tribe.

She shouted as she walked, "Is there a doctor in the tribe?"