This meal lasted a full hour.
Ling Yi ultimately underestimated the power of Spiritual Power; it seems he can add a little to his cooking from now on.
The group of people, their mouths greasy and bellies round, lay sprawled on the beach, looking utterly exhausted.
"I considered all the possibilities, but I never imagined that the first day of Desert Island Survival would be like this. Thank you, Mr. Wang Duo," Wang Jiwei said with emotion.
"Then you can give me half of your bonus," Ling Yi said quietly.
Wang Jiwei was taken aback. Money? That was like asking for his life! He quickly laughed it off, saying, "We'll see, we'll see."
Ling Yi didn't care. He knew this guy was very stingy, and it was practically impossible to get any money out of him.
"The sun will set in about three more hours; we need to build the shelter first."
Ling Yi stood up, picked up his machete, and resumed his Logging operations.
Seeing Ling Yi busy himself, the others felt embarrassed to stay any longer and quickly followed.
"Brother, what are we doing?" Wang Jiwei asked loudly as he saw Ling Yi chopping down a tree.
"You guys..." Ling Yi thought for a moment, realizing that they couldn't really be of much help here.
They can't move the wood, and they can't clean the ground properly. Rather than letting them make a mess, it's better for them to do something they can manage.
"Go and wander around the neighborhood, and collect anything you can."
"Don't you need our help?"
"Need not!"
"I feel like you're looking down on us!" Guan Xiaoxiao said, wrinkling her nose.
You're right!
"Hmph, then you can figure it out yourself. Come on, let's go open Map!"
Lin Jiayin turned around and ran after Guan Xiaoxiao. Chopping wood was nowhere near as easy as exploring the Map.
Wang Jiwei wanted to help, but after looking at the tree that was thicker than his thigh, he decided against it. He figured it was only natural that he was being looked down upon because he was weak.
As for Guan Xiaoxiao and the others' safety, Ling Yi wasn't worried at all. Guan Xiaoxiao's current strength was considerable; she not only possessed the Nine Yin Manual but also knew Illusion Technique.
If they were to encounter a large, ferocious beast, they would only become Guan Xiaoxiao prey.
Ling Yi had no idea how to build a house, so he just went ahead and did it anyway.
After cutting down trees for an hour, Ling Yi felt that the quantity was about right, and then began to mark out a rectangular area 20 meters long and 10 meters wide in the clearing area that Lin Jiayin and the others had cleared earlier.
I roughly outlined a plan in my mind, and then began to trim the tree trunk.
The trees were cut down into stakes of varying lengths, and then brute force was used to drive them one by one into the ground.
Soon, the wooden walls, constructed entirely of wooden stakes, were completed.
The tops of the wooden walls on both sides are stepped, with the highest point reaching nearly eight meters and the lowest point still reaching six meters.
The front and back wooden walls are both six meters high, thus giving the basic shape of a wooden house.
Subsequently, Ling Yi added four partitions in the middle of the house, dividing it into upper and lower floors.
In order to ensure the stability of the second floor, Ling Yi added a low wooden wall inside the four walls and left a staircase entrance on one side.
Finally, it was time to top it out.
In comparison, the roofing was much simpler. Following the direction of the steps on the left and right wooden walls, a slope was directly laid out. Although there were still many gaps in the middle, it didn't matter; we could fix them every now and then.
To build this two-story villa, Ling Yi used nearly two hundred trees.
Fortunately, there are plenty of trees in this area; otherwise, transporting timber would have been a huge undertaking for Ling Yi.
At this point, the viewers in the live broadcast room were completely dumbfounded.
This guy's stamina and strength are simply monstrous.
In the live stream, a data expert even calculated that Ling Yi had transported nearly thirty tons of timber in almost two hours.
What is this if not a monster?
But it's clear that the house is not finished yet.
Ling Yi then dug drainage ditches around the house while mixing the excavated soil with water and smearing it into the gaps in the wooden walls. By using the soil, he managed to smooth out the four wooden walls and the roof.
Of course, Ling Yi cheated in this process, not only secretly using Telekinesis but also inserting numerous Formation.
Otherwise, given Ling Yi's construction skills, even if the house were built, it wouldn't be safe. Even if it were safe, it wouldn't be able to keep out the wind and rain, and even if it could keep out the rain, it wouldn't last long.
But with the support of the Formation, everything became... illogical.
Let alone Big Shot in the construction industry, even ordinary people can see that this construction method is simply absurd.
But this little two-story building looks incredibly sturdy and reliable.
It's completely unreasonable.
The next hour was spent on handling the details.
I chopped up a bunch of templates with a machete and laid them on the ground floor and the second floor.
Then, they covered the surrounding walls with templates. After all that, it looked much cleaner and tidier, and it finally had that villa feel.
The first floor has three spaces: one large and two small. The large one serves as the dining room, and the two smaller ones serve as the kitchen and storage rooms.
The second floor has four rooms, each with a wooden bed, serving as bedrooms for four people.
With the blessing of the Formation, the room is warm in winter and cool in summer, keeps out mosquitoes, and is protected from rain and wind, making it as solid as a rock.
When Guan Xiaoxiao returned, they were completely dumbfounded.
"Am I hallucinating? Why is there a villa here?" Lin Jiayin asked blankly.
"This is too amazing, it's simply, simply..." Wang Jiwei stammered for a long time, unable to find a suitable adjective.
"We even have a villa now! We can live here for a whole year! We're rich!" Wang Jiwei said, his eyes shining.
Upon entering the villa, the group was even more shocked.
"How did you do that?" Lin Jiayin asked, her eyes shining, as she saw Ling Yi walking down from the second floor.
"You wouldn't understand even if I explained, but anyway, this will be our home on this deserted island from now on."
Although Ling Yi cheated, it was still the result of his hard work, so he still felt a sense of accomplishment.
"Wow, cool! Wang Duo, you're amazing!" Lin Jiayin's excited, Xiaomeng voice rang out.
Guan Xiaoxiao suddenly felt a sense of unease. Could this woman be...?
Even though this is an NPC, who says NPCs can't have something happen with the actors playing them? It's not like actors haven't done it before.
As for Wang Jiwei, he didn't react much; he and Lin Jiayin haven't reached that point yet.
All he can think about right now is "ten billion!"
With the villa in hand, the group became even more proactive.
Without Ling Yi even having to say anything, Wang Jiwei and the others carried the pot into the villa.
They found a pile of Shitou somewhere and then moved the fire inside.
Ling Yi Ling Yi up the remaining pork and threw it into a pot to stew. Then he threw the pig's offal into the pit he had dug earlier by the sea, adding some Spiritual Power to it. As for whether there would be any harvest, he would have to wait until the tide went out tomorrow morning to find out.
By this time, it was getting dark. After having a delicious dinner, the group began to chat around the fire.
The comfortable temperature in the room made everyone feel a bit lazy.
"What do you think the viewers in the live stream are saying about us right now?" Lin Jiayin asked.
"They're probably accusing us of cheating," Guan Xiaoxiao said.
"Why? We didn't cheat."
"If he didn't cheat, where did Wang Duo get his prey? If he didn't cheat, who could move into a villa after just one day on a deserted island?" Wang Jiwei said.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Wang Duo hunted the prey, and Wang Duo built the villa. How is that cheating?" Lin Jiayin said angrily.
"Are you stupid? I'm just imitating those keyboard warriors, okay? Besides, if Wang Duo is cheating, it's no different from cheating for other players."
After a pause, Wang Jiwei added, "Hopefully, nothing unexpected happens on the show, otherwise our group might be targeted."
"You're overthinking it. This show is throwing out billions of dollars. Do you think it's a joke?" Ling Yi patted him on the shoulder and said.
But Wang Jiwei said seriously, "This, this is the part I can't understand the most."
He counted on his fingers. "Ten billion US dollars, that's nearly six hundred and ninety billion. The production team spends forty million a day on the contestants, four hundred million in ten days, and forty billion in one hundred days..."
"If another 10 billion is allocated as prize money for the winning contestant, that's Wu Bai already."
"Also, renting this island isn't cheap, and the food and supplies for the people and horses are another expense. Add to that the cost of hiring celebrities, and if the production team keeps squandering this 10 billion US dollars like this, they'll be in serious trouble."
In conclusion, he said, "Anyway, I think that mysterious investor is a complete idiot. If it were me, wouldn't it be better to just put the money in the bank and earn the interest?
Then he noticed Ling Yi looking at him with a strange expression, and asked in confusion, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Nothing, I just think you're right about everything. You're really Big Smarty." Ling Yi rolled her eyes.
"Pfft, haha!" Guan Xiaoxiao, the only one who knew the truth, couldn't help but laugh.
Lin Jiayin asked, puzzled, " Lin Yue, what are you laughing at? What's so funny?"
Ling Yi slapped his forehead and quickly changed the subject, saying, "It's still early to go to bed, Tathagata we play a game?"
"What game?" everyone asked, their eyes lighting up.
"The game is called ' Who Is the Undercover?'" As he spoke, Ling Yi took out three wooden boards, explaining the rules while writing the instructions on a piece of charcoal.
"Interesting!" Wang Jiwei exclaimed, intrigued.
Neither this storyline nor the real world has this game, so audiences in both worlds are curious.
"Did you understand?" Ling Yi looked at Lin Jiayin and Guan Xiaoxiao, who seemed a little confused.
"Who do you think you are? It's that simple, only a fool wouldn't understand!" Guan Xiaoxiao said, waving her fist.
"That's it, that's it!"
"Okay, let's try it out. Hold onto your wooden signs and make sure no one sees them!"
The four drones flew very close, giving each of the three wooden signs a close-up shot.
Guan Xiaoxiao got a cucumber, while Wang Jiwei and Lin Jiayin got eggplants.
" Wang Jiwei should speak first."
Ling Yi pointed to Wang Jiwei on the far right.
"A type of vegetable!"
Lin Jiayin said, "You can stir-fry it."
Guan Xiaoxiao immediately chimed in, "You can eat it raw!"
Ling Yi suppressed a laugh and said, "Please point out Who Is the Undercover!"
Wang Jiwei and Lin Jiayin both pointed at Guan Xiaoxiao.
"Why? Can't we eat it raw?" Guan Xiaoxiao asked, bewildered.
"Undercover agent eliminated, game over!"
Guan Xiaoxiao was stunned. "Oh dear, so it's so late, the more vague the explanation, the better?"
The group also figured out the trick to the game.
They played a few more rounds, and the group burst into laughter, filling the entire cabin with joyful chatter.
Around 9 p. m., due to lighting issues, everyone had to end the game and go to a room on the second floor to sleep.
Guan Xiaoxiao had originally planned to go to Ling Yi's room that night to have a private chat.
But Lin Jiayin was too scared to sleep alone, so she went to her room.
Nothing happened that night. At 4:30 a. m. the next morning, Ling Yi woke them up...