The First Night

Although his analysis of this star rating was just his own speculation, with so many two-star panels as a foundation, Zhou Xu felt that his judgment should be more or less the same.

Under this premise, it was normal for the panel attributes of the other tribe members around him to all be two-star, because they were just very ordinary people.

Of course, including Dashan, a portion of the tribe members went to pick up branches, and he hadn't checked their status yet.

However, this matter would probably have to be postponed for a while.

Because he felt that his current state had declined significantly, and his head even started to ache slightly.

Under this premise, he was not sure if this negative state could be completely recovered by sleeping or resting for a while.

If it couldn't be recovered in a short period, and he continued to use the 'Eye of Insight' to look at Dashan and the others' panels, based on the current negative feedback, Zhou Xu had reason to suspect that he would risk fainting.

In this primitive world, the most basic problem of food and clothing had not even been solved yet. If he fainted, it would be a nightmare.

Zhou Xu had to avoid this situation at all costs.

By the time Dashan and the others returned with the branches, the sky had already darkened significantly, and the temperature had also dropped.

The special situation of the Black Forest nearby and the bare Desolate Land around them made it impossible for Zhou Xu to determine whether they were in spring or autumn by observing the shape of the plants.

These two seasons were followed by summer and winter respectively. One was hot and the other was cold, and the preparations needed were completely different. This situation gave Zhou Xu a big headache.

There was no other way, so he could only try his luck and chat with Dashan and the others about the climate.

Facing the question, Dashan didn't think much of it.

"From now on, the climate should gradually become warmer."

Although Dashan and the others didn't have a concept of seasons, as long as they had lived in this world for a few years, they could always understand some changes in the cold and hot climate.

Now, hearing this from Dashan, Zhou Xu immediately knew.

[In other words, it is currently spring.]

This answer made Zhou Xu breathe a sigh of relief.

If Dashan and the others had summoned him in summer or winter, the situation would definitely have been worse than it was now.

Imagine, his current predicament was already bad enough.

If the climate were changed to the scorching summer or the freezing winter, he might as well have been eliminated immediately...

As his thoughts raced, a night breeze blew, making Zhou Xu, who was only wrapped in a piece of Beast skin, shiver.

Spring was still quite cold after nightfall, and there was a risk of catching a cold if one was not careful.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xu quickly moved closer to the Fire Pit in front of him, and immediately felt a few degrees warmer.

At the same time, before Dashan and the others returned, he had already taken the time to tie a few torches with bark ropes.

They needed more firewood, and they couldn't stop immediately as soon as it got dark.

Fortunately, as long as the torches provided them with light, Dashan and the others didn't mind continuing to collect branches in the vicinity just after nightfall.

After giving simple instructions and watching Dashan and the others leave, Zhou Xu, who sat back by the Fire Pit, could no longer hide the fatigue on his face.

Previously, he had used the Eye of Insight for a long time, and had consecutively checked the attribute panels of nearly twenty tribe members, which caused him considerable Consumption, and this was the main reason.

In addition, his bizarre experiences today had forced him to keep his nerves on edge the entire time, which was undoubtedly another reason.

And in this state...

"Gurgle..."

His stomach acid also began to churn in his belly.

The little bugs he had eaten were not even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth, let alone fill his stomach.

This also led to his current state being tired, hungry, and cold.

On the other hand, the tribe members around him, perhaps because they were used to being hungry, their overall performance was significantly better than his.

With no other choice, Zhou Xu could only drink some water to fill his stomach.

As long as there was water to drink, a person could survive for one or two days without eating, not to mention that he still had a little food in his stomach.

This made him feel quite relieved, although it was a bit uncomfortable.

Zhou Xu worked quickly. Without needing to be too well-made, before it got late at night, he had basically woven three small baskets, which were enough to cover a mouse.

In comparison, although the other tribe members wove slower, they had more people. Even if each person wove one a night, there were five in total, plus Zhou Xu's three.

[Eight baskets, that should be enough, right?]

Thinking this, Zhou Xu let out a long sigh.

"Alright, that's all for today. There's still a lot to do tomorrow, everyone rest. To save firewood, let's extinguish this Fire Pit for now, but keep the one for boiling water going."

Standing up and stretching his muscles, Zhou Xu directly stated the arrangements for the night.

With the prestige he had accumulated earlier, these tribe members now obeyed his every word, making his arrangements much smoother.

"At night, the tribe needs people to boil water, tend the fire, and keep watch. Although these tasks can be done by one person, it's not safe enough, so I've decided to arrange two groups of people, three in each group. One group will be responsible for the first half of the night, and the other for the second half."

At this point, Zhou Xu paused.

"As for how to distinguish between the first and second half of the night, look at the moon in the sky. That glowing thing is called the moon. When the moon moves to this position, you can change shifts."

After speaking, Zhou Xu gave a few more instructions about boiling water.

It would definitely not take an entire night to fill those few water bowls.

Therefore, considering efficiency, except for half a bowl of water left for the night watch to quench their thirst and fill their stomachs, all the other water was distributed among the tribe members before sleeping.

They couldn't find food, couldn't fill their stomachs, and now they couldn't even drink a few extra mouthfuls of water?

Anyway, before they woke up the next day, these water bowls would definitely be full again, so nothing would be wasted.

Within the tribe, Dashan and the others had naturally prepared a beast skin tent for Zhou Xu to rest in advance.

The tent wasn't big; one had to stoop to enter, and it wasn't spacious to lie down in.

Compared to being outside, the biggest advantage of the beast skin tent was that it could block most of the wind for them.

That's right, only most of it; it was impossible to block it completely, as the tent had many places where wind leaked through.

But considering the current environment, he certainly couldn't ask for too much.

Tightening the animal skin on his body, Zhou Xu soon curled up and lay down.

This day had been truly exhausting for him. Even lying in the beast skin tent that leaked wind on all sides, Zhou Xu fell asleep as soon as he lay down, and his snoring soon began...

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