Extreme Night Wilderness Survival: Pine Sap, White Melon

After finishing his crossbow training, Wang Yu was ready to start today's tasks. He knew he had to keep practicing with the crossbow.

Wang Yu went to the forest, to a Great Cedar Wood over 60 centimeters thick. The four 'Pine Oil Collectors' on the Great Cedar Wood were already full of pine oil.

Each 'Pine Oil Collector' had gathered 30ml of pine oil. Wang Yu took out the tin bucket for collecting pine oil, which already contained 120ml of pine oil from yesterday. Wang Yu poured the pine oil from the four 'Pine Oil Collectors' on the Great Cedar Wood into the tin bucket. Then, he reinserted the 'Pine Oil Collectors' back onto the Great Cedar Wood.

This brought the total amount of pine oil in the tin bucket to 240ml.

He checked the time; it was already past nine in the morning. He could use the dice to increase the quantity of items again.

Wang Yu took out the dice. He then dipped his left hand's fingers into the pine oil in the tin bucket. He intended to increase the amount of pine oil.

After feeling the pine oil being locked on, Wang Yu rolled the dice.

Four points.

Wang Yu rolled a four, which exceeded his expectations.

Simultaneously, four phantoms floated above the dice, shadows of four portions of pine oil.

Since the tin bucket was created by the dice, its quantity could not be increased again. The dice only increased the quantity of pine oil within the tin bucket.

Wang Yu added the four portions of pine oil into the tin bucket. The tin bucket now contained 240ml * 5 = 1200ml of pine oil.

Without celebrating, Wang Yu immediately took out an oil lamp. This was the First Oil Lamp, which had already burned through its kerosene.

Wang Yu poured the pine oil into the oil lamp. It perfectly fit 30ml.

He lit the Pine Oil Lamp, and it illuminated.

Wang Yu looked at the oil lamp, and a prompt message popped up.

[Oil Lamp (180/180)]

[Normal Oil Lamp, fueled by pine oil. The current pine oil can burn for 180 minutes and illuminate an area of 7 meters. It will be unusable if damaged.]

"It can also burn for three hours?" Wang Yu was overjoyed.

He hadn't expected pine oil to be the same as kerosene, with 30ml burning for three hours. However, there was still a difference between the two fuels. Kerosene could illuminate an area of 10 meters, while pine oil could only illuminate an area of 7 meters.

He was missing three meters of illumination range, but Wang Yu didn't care about this small distance. He now had 1200ml of pine oil, enough to illuminate for 120 hours. Moreover, he had four 'Pine Oil Collectors' continuously gathering pine oil for him. It could be said that he had truly achieved lighting freedom.

From now on, he wouldn't need firewood for torches and could use oil lamps for illumination all the time.

With ample illumination time, he could now do many things.

Carrying the oil lamp, he passed through the forest, descended the Steep Slope, and arrived at the Creek.

Wang Yu first went to check the 12 traps. There was another Harvest; he had caught a Rat.

[Wild Rat Meat 360g]

[Wild Rat Skin * 1]

[Copper Coin * 63]

After storing the Wild Rat Meat, Wild Rat Skin, and Game Currency, Wang Yu re-baited the 12 Traps with Water Snail Meat.

Now, Wang Yu only had 10g * 26 Water Snail Meat left.

After checking the 12 Traps, holding the Oil Lamp and the Entrenching Tool, Wang Yu headed downstream along the creek. He planned to go further today.

As Wang Yu walked, he searched for water snails in the creek. With the Oil Lamp providing ample light, he could patiently search for water snails in the creek.

Besides the food caught by his traps, his only other source of food was searching for water snails in the creek. Water snails were edible and could be used as bait. Most importantly, as long as he searched, he could always find water snails in the creek, ensuring a stable food supply.

Following the creek downstream, while searching for water snails, Wang Yu also scoured the banks for food. On the banks, Wang Yu primarily looked for berries, as he had run out. Eating grilled meat every day without fruits and vegetables was unsustainable.

Since other fruits and vegetables were nowhere to be found in the wilderness, Wang Yu could only search for berries.

On both sides of the creek, Wang Yu entered the areas whenever he found suitable spots to search for berries.

Due to the presence of water, the banks of the creek naturally had more trees and grass. Wang Yu found many berries.

Of course, Wang Yu dared not venture too far from the creek. If he got lost in the dark night, he wouldn't be able to find his way back to the Shelter. In the vast darkness, without any reference points, he had no idea which way to go.

Therefore, Wang Yu could only stay very close to the creek banks.

As long as the creek served as a reference point, Wang Yu wouldn't get lost.

There were indeed quite a few water snails in the creek. Wang Yu picked up many water snails along the way. However, finding berries was more troublesome, requiring him to constantly search among the bushes on both banks.

After searching for over an hour, Wang Yu was suddenly startled. He saw an animal run past ahead and instinctively took a step back.

It was a deer.

Only then did Wang Yu realize that this was food delivered to his doorstep. He took out his Crossbow and chased after it.

After chasing for a while, the deer had vanished without a trace, disappearing into the vast darkness.

"Tsk."

This was the first time Wang Yu had seen such a large creature since entering the game. It seemed that hunting such a large creature in the dark night was unrealistic.

Wang Yu felt a bit helpless. Lack of vision was indeed a problem.

Afterward, Wang Yu continued to pick up water snails and search for berries as he walked. He didn't encounter any more large prey. He carried his Oil Lamp, and most prey would avoid him. If he encountered prey that didn't avoid him, he would likely be in big trouble.

Wang Yu encountered a lot of Dry Wood along the way, and he collected it all. Although he no longer needed Dry Wood as a torch for illumination like other Players, he still needed it for starting fires and cooking.

While searching for berries, Wang Yu saw a Leaf Vine. He touched a leaf on it, and a message popped up.

[White Melon]

[Edible]

Wang Yu was overjoyed upon seeing this message. He had found a new type of food.

And it was vegetarian food.

Looking at the leaves, there were no melons or fruits on them, so Wang Yu used his Entrenching Tool to dig at the root of the leaves.

As expected, Wang Yu dug out two White Melons the size of potatoes.

Wang Yu looked at the thing. It somewhat resembled a Sweet Potato Fruit.

This thing should taste good.

He put away the two White Melons, then Wang Yu searched nearby. Soon, Wang Yu found two more White Melons. As expected, these wild plants grew in patches.

Wang Yu found a total of 12 White Melons in a large area nearby, and then he couldn't find any more White Melons. He must have dug up all the White Melons in the vicinity.

This was a great harvest. If he increased the quantity of these 12 White Melons with his dice, they would be enough for him to eat for a long time.

Today was not in vain.

Afterward, Wang Yu continued walking downstream along the creek.

He touched the leaves of any plants he encountered. Anything edible would pop up a prompt message. Searching for food this way was troublesome and time-consuming.

Wang Yu searched for over two hours and only stopped around one o'clock in the afternoon. He had already walked a long way downstream along the creek.

It was time for lunch. Wang Yu was just about to find a clean spot by the creek to start a fire.

Suddenly, Wang Yu saw a bright light ahead.