Chapter 482

Still need to look for soapberry trees.

Su Qiao sat by the fire, drinking soup with Liu Rushi and the others.

"Husband, are you going to scout the island again today?" Liu Rushi asked Su Qiao, blinking her eyes.

Su Qiao nodded. "Yes, I need to clear up the situation on the island as soon as possible so we can settle down. We can't stay here forever. Also, I might not come back tonight. If I don't return, just get something to eat yourselves. There are pheasants and rabbits, plus bamboo shoots and coconuts; that should be enough for you."

"Alright, then be careful." Although she was very worried about Su Qiao's safety, Liu Rushi was sensible enough not to stop him.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. If I can't win, I can run."

Su Qiao had no intention of playing the hero.

He himself was just an ordinary person, not some peerless mighty general or the like.

If it came to killing someone by ambush, there might be a chance of success.

But if it came to a head-on fight, the odds of winning were zero.

Besides, if there are people on the island, they must be pirates, and Su Qiao would never go head-to-head with a bunch of pirates.

"You all be careful here; I'm heading out!"

Su Qiao drank the soup in the bamboo tube in one go, then left with another bamboo tube filled with water.

The three-piece set: dagger, bamboo tube, and bamboo spear.

Having learned his lesson from the bamboo pit viper yesterday, Su Qiao was extremely alert while traveling quickly today.

All along the way, his nerves were stretched tight.

The small path he had cleared with his dagger the day before had been messed up again by a night of fierce wind.

Fortunately, Su Qiao could remember the way.

It didn't take much time to find the spot where he had set the traps.

Hmm, not a single catch at the rabbit trap here.

Did they all get smarter and stop coming this way?

Hmm, it could also be related to yesterday's fierce wind, making the rabbits afraid to come out.

Su Qiao didn't deal with it for now; he had just harvested yesterday, so the traps needed more observation.

He didn't waste time and continued running toward the lemon tree he had seen yesterday.

First, he saw a palm tree. Su Qiao used his dagger to slice open the trunk, pulled out the palm heart, and ate it as a snack, crunching and crunching.

Not far ahead was the place where Su Qiao had discovered the lemon tree yesterday.

However, since he intended to explore further today, he naturally wouldn't stop here.

The woods on this small island were dense, resembling a subtropical rainforest, with heavy humidity and high temperatures, especially when the sun came out.

The entire dense forest felt like a steam sauna!

The water in the bamboo tube Su Qiao carried was also consumed very quickly.

Even though he was wearing only a pair of shorts, he was still covered in sweat.

Arriving in front of the lemon tree, Su Qiao finally stopped to rest.

After his strength temporarily recovered, he determined the direction, then chose a direction where the sea breeze was blowing and continued exploring.

Su Qiao found that the variety of animals on the island was quite large.

After walking for the time of a cup of tea's merit, he passed through the dense forest and discovered a small-to-medium-sized grassland terrain.

And right at the edge of the "grassland" in the bushes, Su Qiao actually saw a sika deer.

He didn't know if they were native to the island or brought over by someone.

There were more than a dozen sika deer, leisurely grazing.

Although Su Qiao's eyes lit up when he saw the sika deer, he also knew that unless he set a trap, he couldn't catch up to them by chasing.

So he stopped paying attention to the sika deer, walked straight through the "grassland" and bushes, and continued toward the seaside.

Suddenly!

Su Qiao paused his steps and took two steps back.

He was a bit surprised to find crocodiles on the island.

But after thinking it over for a moment, it wasn't unacceptable.

Crocodiles can swim themselves; although they are accustomed to staying in mud, that doesn't mean they can't swim long distances.

Besides, there are rabbits, deer, and apparently even goats on this island.

It would be strange if there were no predators!

Although Su Qiao had heard the sound of wolf howls before, he didn't think there would be many wild wolves on such a not-particularly-large island.

Moreover, there are pirates on the island, so there would be at most a few wolves.

Although he couldn't identify the breed of crocodile, looking at the crocodiles in front of him that were almost the same color as the mud, Su Qiao felt he should stay away from here in the future.

They were simply too huge; they were mostly large crocodiles three or four meters long!

Su Qiao even vaguely saw a longer crocodile hidden deep in the mud, possibly more than five meters long.

With his strength alone, dealing with these crocodiles would be too difficult.

So Su Qiao chose without hesitation to bypass this crocodile swamp!

Further ahead was a sandy area; the sea breeze grew stronger, and Su Qiao knew he had reached the seaside.

The reason he changed course to the seaside and planned to explore along the coast was because of the traces of pirates on the island.

If there really are pirates, they must have large ships on the seaside.

337, bold and unafraid!

That's right, what Su Qiao was considering was the pirates' ships.

They could not possibly cross the sea on foot to raid, nor could they drag ships into the dense forest.

Anchoring by the coastline is the most normal course of action.

As long as he can find a pirate ship, Su Qiao can follow it to track down the pirates.

Looking, it has already been noon, and Su Qiao's stomach felt somewhat hungry.

This stretch of beach seems to bear no traces of anyone's activity.

Su Qiao happened to plan to rest here and eat something.

There are quite a few coconut trees here, at least twenty-something.

Su Qiao had not brought food when he arrived, but he was not worried about starving.

First, he gathered a pile of dry firewood, then skillfully began to drill wood to make fire.

Although he could not make a wooden bow this time, he still managed to start the fire quite easily.

He piled up the withered branches and dead wood, and the flames gradually grew larger.

He stood up, took his dagger, and flipped through the many broken coconut shells beneath the coconut trees.

These coconuts that had fallen to the ground were all ripe and had dropped on their own.

With such hot weather, they would rot in no time at all.

However, what made Su Qiao quite happy was that after opening these coconut shells, most of the coconut meat inside was already gone.

Even for the two that were not empty, more than half was missing!

Coconut crabs!

The very first thing that came to Su Qiao's mind was them.

The facts proved that Su Qiao's guess was correct.

After finding several caves, Su Qiao soon discovered a big creature hiding inside.

See, now he has found a delicious meal to eat in a little while!

He extended a bamboo spear for the coconut crab's large claw to clamp onto, then quickly pulled it out.

A sharp stab from the dagger instantly pinned it dead!

This whole coconut crab weighed at least three or four jin; Su Qiao felt that two of them would be enough to fill him up.

He then found another coconut crab inside the second cave.

Its claws waved menacingly, along with so many crab legs.

Su Qiao felt he could enjoy a very good seafood feast.

The two coconut crabs were roasted over the fire; in no time, their shells slowly turned red.

Once roasted, he, who had long felt his stomach empty, quickly broke off a crab leg and bit through the shell.