Chapter 19: Little Love
"Damn, Steve is really greedier than a pig. He actually ate a bucket of crabs."
"F**k, if this guy participates in the competitive eating contest, he'll definitely win the championship."
"Almost. The world's biggest eater ate nearly 10 kilograms of food in 20 minutes."
"I think Steve isn't much worse. He said he hasn't eaten enough yet."
"Wouldn't it be uncomfortable to eat so many crabs? Is this still a human being?"
"Let's not worry about whether it's uncomfortable or not. I feel like there's something going on between this guy and the little fox queen."
"Bah, him? He's not even qualified to lick the Queen's toes."
"I am qualified, let me do it."
"You're just dreaming."
When Steve and Jarvis returned to the shelter, everyone had already gone to bed.
Steve whispered goodnight to Jarvis and lay down on his bed.
With a smile on her face, Jarvis slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep soon after. She always smiled in her dreams, though Steve didn't know what good things she was dreaming about.
On the other side, Steve couldn't fall asleep, and it wasn't because he ate too much.
It was because of the 11 points he added to his physical condition. He had so much energy that he didn't feel sleepy at all.
In desperation, Steve opened the system again, ready to spend the last 100,000 popularity points.
"System, I want to draw a lottery," Steve said silently in his heart.
"Please select the draw level."
"Low-level lottery, 10 times."
"Please confirm."
"Sure."
"Congratulations to the host for receiving the 'Thank you for your patronage' award."
"Congratulations to the host for receiving the 'Thank you for your patronage' award."
"Congratulations to the host for receiving the 'Thank you for your patronage' award."
He started with a triple "thank you for your patronage," which made Steve's mouth twitch.
"Congratulations to the host for achieving level 1 of the skill 'Weaving.'"
Finally, the fourth skill was released, and it was pretty good. The weaving skill would be very useful in the wild.
"Congratulations to the host for receiving the 'Thank you for your patronage' award."
"Congratulations to the host for receiving the 'Thank you for your patronage' award."
"Congratulations to the host for winning the music piece 'The Street Where the Wind Lives' (including arrangement and performance)."
"Congratulations to the host for receiving the 'Thank you for your patronage' award."
"Congratulations to the host for receiving the 'Thank you for your patronage' award."
"Congratulations to the host for receiving the 'Thank you for your patronage' award."
Hmm? That's it? 100,000 popularity points, and I only got two skills?
No, the second one is just a song. Although I've instilled my own way of playing it, it's only limited to this song. It's useless if I try to play something else.
Damn, this is too bad, right? I didn't even gain as much as last time.
Forget it, at least a skill has been released, which is a consolation.
As for that piece of music, it can be used in the performance on Sunday, so it's not wasted.
Steve looked at the system interface again. There were still more than 30,000 popularity points left. He would leave them alone for now and draw again when he had 100,000 points.
He estimated that it would increase a lot tomorrow.
By the way, there was also a performance this weekend. It was an opportunity to be broadcast live to the world, which should increase a lot of popularity. He must seize the opportunity.
Steve was lost in thought and didn't know when he fell asleep.
When he woke up again, it was already daybreak, but the sun hadn't risen yet.
Steve shook his head, as if he had just fallen asleep for a while and then woke up.
Fortunately, he had just improved his physical condition the night before, so he didn't feel uncomfortable.
Steve rubbed his eyes, walked out of the shelter, and found that someone had gotten up earlier than him.
"Good morning, Xiaoai. Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Looking at Zhang Xiaoai, who was adding firewood to the fire, Steve greeted her with a smile.
Zhang Xiaoai looked back at Steve and responded with a smile: "Good morning, Brother Steve. I just got up because I moved to a new place, and I'm not used to it." As she spoke, she added the firewood she had found to the fire little by little.
Steve stepped forward and said, "Rest is the best way to recover your strength in the wild. We can't keep up with our nutrition, so we can only rely on sleep to recover."
Zhang Xiaoai nodded obediently: "Okay, I understand. I'll pay attention to it next time. By the way, are we going to make breakfast?"
"Let me do it, you go get me some coconuts." Steve said, carrying the lobster that Chris caught last night and walked toward the beach.
This lobster was still alive and kicking after a night.
Steve slaughtered the lobster, cleaned it, threw it into the pot, added some other seafood, and then poured in coconut milk to start stewing the soup.
In fact, Steve didn't like drinking soup very much, but he knew that under such conditions, stewing soup was the best way to maximize the nutrition of food.
Moreover, stewed soup was easy to digest and wouldn't cause too much of a burden on the stomach and intestines, which was just right for them.
After stewing the lobster and coconut milk seafood soup, Steve also grilled the grouper that he had cooked yesterday and some leftover crabs as breakfast this morning.
Seeing Steve busying himself, Zhang Xiaoai stepped forward and said, "Brother Steve, can I help you with something?"
"No, it's all very simple. It's all done. We just need to wait for it to cook, and then we can call them to eat."
Zhang Xiaoai smiled a little embarrassedly: "Okay, I'll go call them later."
"Well, we have to go find water today. We should set off early before the weather gets too hot."
Zhang Xiaoai nodded silently without saying anything. She squatted beside the fire, lost in thought, not knowing what she was thinking about.
She was a person of few words. Such people were sensitive, thought a lot, but weren't very good at expressing themselves.
After a while, the soup was ready. Zhang Xiaoai saw Steve preparing to serve the soup and hurriedly stood up to call the others.
She didn't expect that after squatting for so long, her legs became numb, and she couldn't stand for a while, almost falling into the fire.
Fortunately, Steve was quick to act and hugged her, thus avoiding a tragedy.
Although he held the beautiful girl in his arms, Steve didn't focus too much on it. He supported her, whose face was as red as a cooked lobster, and quickly let go.
"Be careful, don't rush, it's very dangerous."
"Well, thank you." Zhang Xiaoai blushed, said thank you in a very low voice, and hurried to the shelter.
If Steve hadn't had good hearing, he wouldn't have heard that thank you.
Smiling helplessly, Steve continued to pour the soup into bowls.
It was getting late, so they had to wait for everyone to wake up, eat, and then discuss their plan for the day.
Steve had just served the soup when everyone came out one after another, each with sleepy eyes, looking as though they hadn't fully woken up.
"Everyone, come over and eat. It's getting late. After eating, we have to go out to find water." Steve called to everyone.
Sister Bird looked at Steve apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, I got up late."
Steve waved his hand and said, "What are you talking about? I just got up a little earlier than everyone else. Besides, you got up with everyone else, so it's not too late.
Sister Bird, there's something I've always wanted to tell you.
After all, you're just an ordinary person. You'll get tired and exhausted. Don't make yourself out to be a superwoman.
Although you have rich experience in wilderness survival, you're not omnipotent. Don't put too much pressure on yourself.
Don't think you're carrying the hopes of the entire team. Whether you can persevere to the end depends on everyone's efforts, not just yours alone.
If you collapse from exhaustion, our losses will be even greater."
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