We found some food on the beach. After dinner and a short rest, we finally started the journey back. This time, everyone was carrying something, and the pace naturally slowed down. However, everyone was in a good mood, especially Xu Xiaorong, who couldn't help but ask me several times, "Can you really make chairs?" She had been squatting or sitting on the ground during this time and was getting a bit impatient with the lack of proper seating.
"With these materials, making chairs is easy, and in the future, I could even make you a sofa," I replied with a smile.
"A sofa?" Xu Xiaorong's eyes lit up, but she quickly rolled her eyes, "Forget it, don't brag. I don't want a sofa. Let's make a bamboo raft and leave this ghost place early!"
"I agree. I was hoping to find something useful for making a bamboo raft on the plane, but it seems there wasn't much," Su Jie added.
After some thought, I said, "You can't say that. It will take some time to build the bamboo raft. These chairs and metal plates can make our lives a bit more comfortable."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
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"Think about it, not long ago, we were thinking about how to survive, and now we can consider how to live better. That's a significant improvement!" I said with a smile.
Everyone expressed their agreement, and Li Lin, in particular, thanked me, saying, "Thank you, Brother Xiaowei. Without you, we might have frozen to death long ago!"
Su Jie and Peggy also nodded in agreement, and though Xu Xiaorong didn't speak, her eyes held a rare touch of tenderness. It made me feel happy. We joyfully returned to the cave. However, as soon as we arrived, everyone was stunned, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
The cave was empty, and Qianyi, who had been waiting for us, was nowhere to be found. She wasn't in the cave, probably went out for a walk. This alone wasn't shocking. What truly surprised us was that all the food reserves we had worked hard to gather for over half a month, including cured meat and other resources like helmets, pots, and baskets I had crafted, had vanished without a trace!
"Could it be that Qianyi took all our supplies and ran away?" Everyone looked at each other in disbelief. It was truly a huge shock and unexpected turn of events. We were all stunned, struggling to comprehend how this could happen.
To put it into perspective, we had stored nearly 150 kilograms of cured meat. It was impossible for Qianyi to carry all those things alone. Moreover, even if she could, what would be the point of taking these supplies? Without us, could she survive alone here? No matter how much cured meat she took, it would eventually run out.
Furthermore, we were about to build a bamboo raft to leave. What was she thinking?