Chen Wen hurriedly left with the items he collected.
Not long after he left.
The three-person group finally overcame numerous obstacles and detoured from the southern beach.
"Damn, finally here!"
Lu Heng panted heavily and immediately kneeled on the sand upon seeing the trash-covered beach.
Wang Zhi, drenched all over, collapsed onto the sand and said, "I... conservatively estimate we've walked at least five extra kilometers!"
Zhang Hu, who had more stamina, nodded, "Pretty much, you two take a break. I'll go through the trash."
Wang Zhi and Lu Heng said nothing more.
They were indeed exhausted, and pushing through would be pointless.
Besides, they'd need to save their strength for the return.
On the trash-covered beach.
Zhang Hu frowned, continuously picking through for useful items.
This trash-covered beach was exceedingly large.
Chen Wen only collected from the northern part, leaving the southern part untouched.
This led to Zhang Hu easily finding several useful things.
"Ugh, which jerk dumped this trash here, really has no manners!"
Zhang Hu looked at the various plastic bottles in disdain and couldn't help but curse.
"It's the foreigners doing this."
Behind him, Lu Heng walked over.
He pointed at the text on the plastic bottles and said, "Look at the writing on them, mostly in English. Honestly, foreigners aren't as environmentally conscious as we are!"
"Yeah, folks in my village wouldn't just litter anywhere."
Zhang Hu laughed foolishly, "Mr. Lu, with all this trash, which ones are useful?"
"Plastic bottles."
Lu Heng picked up a water bottle and said, "As long as they're intact, they can be used to store water."
"And various cans, they can be used to make tools or even as pots."
"And these fishing nets, with some processing, can be used as ropes."
"Pick and choose the rest, but we need mostly the ones I mentioned."
Zhang Hu suddenly realized and continued searching for useful trash.
Meanwhile, Lu Heng selected items and moved north.
Before long, Lu Heng arrived at the spot where Chen Wen had previously scavenged.
"Why are there so few useful things here?"
After picking for a bit, Lu Heng wondered, "It's like someone picked through it in advance."
"Besides us on this island, could there be someone else?"
Wang Zhi, who had caught his breath, also came over, hearing this, he too was confused.
Lu Heng shook his head, "No, I've heard from Guocheng that this island was deliberately chosen by the production team as an uninhabited wild island, everything's here except people!"
Hearing this, the meat on Wang Zhi's face twitched, "Whoa, could it be... a ghost?"
"What the hell, a ghost!"
Lu Heng couldn't help but say, "What would a ghost need trash for?"
"True."
Wang Zhi scratched his head and chuckled.
Just as the two were talking, Wang Zhi's eyes randomly glanced at a spot on the ground.
Soon after, his expression completely changed.
"Whoa! Lu Heng, there's really a ghost! Look over there on the ground, it's in the shape of a person!"
Wang Zhi's sudden shout made Lu Heng shiver.
He followed Wang Zhi's pointing finger and couldn't help but shiver.
It really is!
Lu Heng quickly stepped over to take a closer look at the ground.
"Head, shoulders, two arms, what a broad shoulders!"
"That's the body, the butt is pretty perky, thighs, wow, these long legs, a model's figure!"
Lu Heng clicked his tongue as he identified the humanoid shape in the sand.
Causing Wang Zhi to have a peculiar expression, "Lu Heng, are you thinking about Wei Kun?"
Lu Heng frowned in confusion, "Wei Kun? What are you talking about?"
"I mean, could it be your type is female ghosts?"
"Get lost! I just got caught up in my professional habit."
Lu Heng grumbled, "I majored in fashion design in college, it happens when I see a human shape!"
"And this is definitely not a ghost, must be a person! And a man!"
"Note this down, we'll tell the others when we get back."
Wang Zhi nodded repeatedly.
After a while, Lu Heng suddenly gave Wang Zhi a punch, "Damn it, now I get what Wei Kun means, you're quite something!"
"Hehe."
"Hehe, my ass, you're the one thinking about doing it with a female ghost!"
Zhang Hu who came over, upon hearing this, instantly stood in admiration.
Whoa, are city folks playing so wildly these days?
...
The lost trio started their return journey.
Over at Chen Wen's side.
The constant traveling was getting to him as well.
"There are still a few hundred meters to the cape, phew, hang in there, rest at the cape!"
Chen Wen panted heavily, sweat nearly pouring off his head.
If it weren't for his "Sunny Disposition" constantly supporting him, Chen Wen felt he might have collapsed from exhaustion already.
Once he finally reached the cape, Chen Wen dropped his stuff and lay flat on the ground.
"This island is damn huge!"
It's the first time Chen Wen truly realized how vast this deserted island was.
At the same time, he felt somewhat nervous.
His nervousness stemmed from the unknown creatures in the forest.
"With an island this big, there's bound to be plenty of resources, that thing might not even be at the top of the food chain here!"
Chen Wen thought nervously, "If there are any large carnivores on this island, I'll have to be even more careful!"
After considering the unknown creatures.
Chen Wen glanced up above the cape.
"This terrain is quite elevated, I'll walk along the top later, and get a look at the island's general layout."
After resting, Chen Wen headed toward the top of the cape.
Reaching the high point, most of the island came into view.
Chen Wen used his hand to shield his eyes from the light, constantly recognizing and memorizing the island's terrain.
"As I thought, the island's highest area is the southwestern mountains, while the northeast mainly features rainforests and coconut groves."
"The northern beach covers more than half of it, while the western side has more reefs than beaches."
After observing the island, Chen Wen looked in the direction of the sea.
But unfortunately, there were no nearby islands in sight.
However, Chen Wen made an unexpected discovery.
"Further north seems to be a large coral reef!"
Seeing the coral reef emerging as the tide receded, Chen Wen couldn't help but swallow.
Coral reefs can be described as a biological haven in the vast ocean.
Not only do countless plants and animals thrive here, but it's also a nursery for many pelagic fish species.
But for the current Chen Wen.
The massive coral reef is like his dining table and a place to gather resources.
"Now I understand why there weren't any big catches on the northern beach, they were all hiding in the coral reef! Hehe, good at hiding, eh!"
Chen Wen chuckled creepily.
He observed the waters around the coral reef.
"Not too deep, not too far, a round trip shouldn't be hard for me!"
Chen Wen rubbed his chin, calculating the distance.
"And if I go during low tide, it'll be even closer!"
"Haha, heaven is on my side!"
Chen Wen couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He temporarily put aside the threats in the rainforest.
"If I can get some meat from the coral reef and gather some resources, if that thing in the jungle really comes after me, I might just have a shot at fighting back!"
Chen Wen squinted his eyes, exuding an aura of killing intent, "If I can gather some offensive resources, then it wouldn't be clear who's hunting who!"
"It's decided, today I'll find something to eat on the beach, rest in the afternoon, and conserve energy."
"Tomorrow! Into the sea!"