Exploring the Jungle with the Class Monitor for the First Time

Having made his decision, he stood up!

"You three stay here and watch over Jiang Yao. I'll look around in the woods myself and see if I can find some more fresh water and food!"

Ning Shu looked worried. "No, it's too dangerous! You can't go alone!"

"Having too many people would only make things harder!" Lu Zhe said. "I won't go far. If anything happens, you can blow the whistle!"

"Still no!" Ning Shu said firmly. "It wasn't easy for the five of us to get together. If we let you go into the woods alone now and something happened to you, how would we answer to your parents?"

"But if we don't go, we might all die here!"

Tang Xiaoguo said anxiously too, "Even if you're a bit of a sleaze, you're still our classmate! I won't let you risk your neck alone! If you insist on going, this young lady will reluctantly go with you!"

Lu Zhe gave her a scornful look. "Tang Xiaoguo, who are you calling a sleaze?"

Tang Xiaoguo sheepishly stuck out her tongue.

"If anyone's going, I should go with Lu Zhe!" Ning Shu stood up. "Guo'er, look at those high heels you're wearing. You already experienced what it was like walking through the woods earlier, didn't you?"

Recalling the awkward sight of herself stumbling over uneven ground in high heels, Tang Xiaoguo nodded helplessly!

"Stay at camp and take good care of Qianqian and Yaoyao! If any real danger comes up, blow the whistle right away!"

Tang Xiaoguo nodded rather reluctantly. "Then... be careful, you two!"

Lu Zhe also felt that having a sensible girl like Ning Shu along might help with some things, so he nodded. "All right, let's head out!"

"Where do we go in, then?"

Lu Zhe looked around and pointed at a relatively flat spot to the southwest. "It'll be easier to enter the woods here. We'll mainly be looking for streams, creeks, berries, or tubers!"

Ning Shu frowned. "Rodents? You don't mean rats, do you?"

"Tubers, as in sweet potatoes and cassava. Of course, catching a rat would be even better. They're a pretty good source of protein!"

Ning Shu shuddered in disgust. "Ugh, I hate rats most of all!"

"That's fine! You can call me when the time comes. I'll handle it!"

"You said it!"

Lu Zhe and Ning Shu put on the simple hats Lin Qianqian had woven to shield themselves from the blazing sun, took a plastic bag containing two empty bottles they had picked up, and headed into the jungle!

The ground in the jungle was somewhat elevated, covered in weeds, and full of bumps and hollows!

Walking through a place like this took a lot of stamina.

They searched through the grass for a while, and Lu Zhe noticed that Ning Shu was having trouble walking any farther!

"Class monitor, want to take a break?"

Ning Shu braced her hands on her knees and panted, nodding. "It's just... I haven't exercised much lately!"

"It's okay. I wanted to rest for a bit anyway."

"I..." Ning Shu hesitated.

"What's wrong?"

"I already had water earlier, so I feel like I shouldn't be saying this, but honestly, I'm a little... thirsty!" She wiped the sweat from her forehead!

Lu Zhe knew that more than two hours had passed since they met up. Between washing the "towel" to cool Jiang Yao down and setting up camp, Ning Shu hadn't stopped working.

Even though she had drunk plenty of fresh water earlier, walking all this way and sweating more had started depleting the water in her body!

Lu Zhe handed her the Mizone bottle and gestured. "Got any more?"

Ning Shu knew what Lu Zhe meant. Blushing, she snapped, "No!"

"Looks like most of your bodily fluids have already been expelled through your sweat glands. How about I take you back to camp?"

Ning Shu shook her head. "It's okay! I can still keep going. It just feels like my throat's smoking. Maybe resting for a while will help..."

"Okay! Sit here for a bit, then. I'll have a look around nearby!"

"Hey, don't... don't go far!"

"Yeah, I'll stay within twenty meters, where you can see me. Shout if I go too far!"

"Okay!"

Lu Zhe began searching nearby, but after looking around, he found nothing.

When he reached a patch of shrubs, he spotted something.

He parted the weeds. Beneath them was a small patch of damp soil!

The spot was relatively low-lying. Lu Zhe guessed that rainwater had collected here when it rained, and the dense cover in front had slowed its evaporation!

He dabbed a little onto his finger, rubbed it between his fingers, then tasted it with his tongue!

It wasn't salty!

That meant the water in the muddy water was fresh water!

A notification also came into his mind: Ding! New fresh water source discovered. Potential Points +1!

"Class monitor, come look!"

"What good stuff did you find?!" Ning Shu came over curiously!

Lu Zhe held the damp soil on his finger beneath her nose.

Ning Shu frowned. "What's this?"

"Damp soil, and the water in it is fresh water!"

"Don't tell me we can drink this stuff?"

"Maybe, if we filter it!"

"With... what? We don't have filter paper or measuring cups!"

"No, we don't..."

Lu Zhe opened the Survival Manual and found the corresponding solution.

They could wrap the soil in a pure cotton sock and squeeze it to filter the water.

Lu Zhe felt helpless too!

Come on, system, can't you give me some normal advice?