"Found a new fruit, so excited."
Jiang Fan's words undoubtedly became another perfect opportunity for sarcastic jabs.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Niannian felt as though her transparent soul was about to float out of her mouth.
Dai Xiaomei gasped, then without thinking, followed Jiang Fan's lead and asked,
"What kind of fruit could possibly make you this excited!!!"
She was vaguely curious, her mind racing with guesses. Was it some kind of rare fruit? Or something incredibly delicious?
Zhou Niannian had spent over a week on the deserted island with Jiang Fan, so she had undoubtedly seen many good things.
This reaction now was definitely not for something ordinary!
She even started to speculate about cultivation and similar concepts.
Dai Xiaomei's eager response was like an invisible knife, piercing Zhou Niannian's heart.
Pain! So much pain!
The viewers who knew the truth were already howling with laughter.
In front of their screens, countless people were leaning over, bent double.
Their faces were flushed red from laughter; they couldn't take it anymore.
"I know the answer to this question! It's not just any fruit, it's the bitter fruit of love!"
"Hahaha, whoever said that earlier, what a genius! The way the older woman unknowingly takes the bait is just hilarious."
"I'm so sorry, Sister Zhou, that you're suffering so much, but I'm laughing so hard my neighbors are about to call the police, hahaha!"
They were practically laughing themselves sick.
Although these two women didn't contribute much to their survival efforts, they were truly a source of daily amusement, a welcome diversion from the monotonous survival routine.
Seeing them in distress brought joy to the viewers.
Dai Xiaomei still didn't understand why Zhou Niannian was becoming increasingly dejected, but she did notice the fruit Zhou Niannian was carefully cradling in her arms.
"What is this?"
"Slurp~ This is a Red Juice Fruit. Jiang Fan said the juice inside is drinkable."
Zhou Niannian sniffled, her nose still blocked. Illuminated by the fruit's faint glow, she looked quite pitiful.
Seeing her like this, all Dai Xiaomei could do was pat her shoulder and say solemnly,
"You worked hard exploring. Take a good rest, I'll handle it."
Dai Xiaomei was eager to get started. Preparing food was her responsibility.
Zhou Niannian didn't refuse, handing over the fruit. She couldn't help but caution,
"Jiang Fan said the skin of this fruit is inedible. If you eat it, your face will turn red like Guan Yu."
"Sigh—Got it, I'll just throw it away then."
"No, not... give it to me, I'll dispose of it."
Zhou Niannian's voice was still low, sounding dejected and pitiful.
Dai Xiaomei glanced at her, thought for a moment, then looked at Jiang Fan. Finally, she nodded, indicating she understood.
Everyone in this small camp began to get busy.
Dai Xiaomei carefully peeled the Red Juice Fruit. With a small incision, the light red juice flowed out with a 'swish.'
The fragrant drink was so intoxicating, even just smelling it would make one dazed.
She filled several cups before emptying the juice from one Red Juice Fruit.
One could imagine how rich the fruit's juice content was.
Dai Xiaomei swallowed, nearly lost in the sweet and sour beverage.
Zhou Niannian wasn't idle either; she was organizing their supplies.
The food and water in their two parachute bags had been depleted, but they still had some medicinal herbs they had collected earlier. Many had dried out, but they were still usable.
Previously, Yao had brought down a mountaineering backpack containing a climbing rope, a windproof lighter, a Swiss Army knife, an engineer's shovel, a first-aid kit, a metal water purification canister, four compressed biscuits, and even another first-aid kit!
Inside that first-aid kit were bandages, Yunnan Baiyao, band-aids, anti-diarrheal medication, mosquito repellent, medicated oil, and other common emergency medicines.
At the very bottom, there were several pieces of lightweight change of clothes and underwear.
And several packs of sanitary pads!!!
Yao had carried a large pack down with him, but he hadn't told anyone what was inside.
The others hadn't asked either.
Now, seeing it all, they were simply stunned.
Zhou Niannian's eyes widened, and for a long time, she couldn't speak.
A small wooden sphere orbited near her, filming these scenes for the livestream.
Even the viewers couldn't help but exclaim "Holy crap!" at the sight of such complete supplies.
"These items... I remember the rescue team and military from Shark official prepared them for Yao. They prepared too much!"
"What is this stuff??? Changing clothes is one thing, but sanitary pads too! This, this, this... they really know what they're doing."
"So complete, *sniff sniff*, this is like striking gold overnight!!! Jiang Shen must be laughing his head off!"
"This is a qualitative leap! Thank you to Shark official and the military brothers for the airdrop, thank you to Brother Yao for bringing the airdrop, I love it!!!"
With these items, survival in the wild would be a little easier.
Even if it became easier, what they wanted to see more now was this entire underground world.
With so much equipment, Jiang Fan and the others could explore without any further worries!
This was a huge blessing!
However, for Zhou Niannian, her first thought upon seeing these supplies was—
With spare clothes, she could finally bathe conveniently.
...
Her thoughts remained unknown.
Meanwhile, Jiang Fan and Yao, who had already begun constructing the rudimentary shelter, walked over and saw the abundant supplies.
Even Jiang Fan hadn't expected such a large quantity of supplies.
With these, they could practically swagger through the jungle!
In a rare good mood, he gave Yao a thumbs-up.
"Impressive."
Yao grunted, managing to force out a few words.
"Others, prepared, I, brought down."
His words were intermittent, but it was clear he didn't want credit.
Such character was also worthy of praise.
Jiang Fan didn't mind his stutter and smiled, saying no more.
Due to her unspoken reservations, Zhou Niannian avoided interacting with Jiang Fan.
Instead, she shifted her gaze to the shelter they were building and froze for a moment.
Dai Xiaomei had finished processing the fruit and was crushing compressed biscuits into water, making a porridge, before calling them to eat.
As she approached, she first saw the completed shelter and exclaimed, "Wow!"
"This shelter... it looks quite good!"
It was a lean-to shelter.
A thick, long branch was propped between two not-so-sturdy trees.
It was perfectly lodged in the fork of the two trees and secured with rope.
Long branches were laid across the horizontal branch and firmly tied.
The rear was covered with dense leaves. Its waterproofness was yet to be tested, but it was likely more than sufficient for the current environment.
Most importantly, this shelter was built so quickly.
She had only been cooking for a short while.
"As expected of experienced explorers, you two are truly amazing!"
"Right, Sister Zhou?"
Dai Xiaomei nudged Zhou Niannian playfully with her elbow, winking and gesturing for her to praise them too.
Zhou Niannian struggled to open her mouth, then nodded reservedly.
"Not bad."
This reaction was far from her usual enthusiastic praise for Jiang Fan.
With the influx of supplies, Jiang Fan's mood improved, and he even asked her an extra question.
"Just 'not bad'?"