"Don’t worry, I’m still very cautious about life; I’ll definitely take care of myself. Once I understand the capabilities of a level 4 Fierce Beast, I can start doing some things." Xu Yi said with a smile.

Lu Ke nodded; in this regard, she trusted Xu Yi.

Then, the two walked around the lake a few times, catching some fish, preparing to have roasted fish for dinner.

Now that they have chili peppers, the taste of the roasted fish can be improved.

The duo processed the fish by the lakeside, intending to clean them up before heading back.

"Time goes by so quickly, it’s been 154 days already, only 46 days left until 200 days." Lu Ke said as she scraped fish scales with a dagger.

"Yeah, converting it to our planet’s time, it would be even longer." Xu Yi chuckled, indeed feeling that time went by fast.

"Uh-huh, our days here are 26 hours long; counting by our own planet’s time, it would be 167 days." Lu Ke calculated.

"167 days? Why does that number feel familiar to me?" Xu Yi glanced at Lu Ke and then pondered for a moment.

New Year.

Chinese New Year’s Eve; if he hadn’t traveled, today would be New Year’s Eve, celebrating the new year!

That’s right, Xu Yi was quite sour about it before traveling, expecting the new year on the 166th day. But the next day, he traveled.

So today is New Year’s Eve.

Missing Earth?

Of course, he misses it; after all, it is his hometown.

How could anyone not long for home?

Xu Yi felt that perhaps in his lifetime, there was still a chance he could go back.

After all, the Spirit Race’s technology is so advanced; interstellar travel is not a problem at all. As long as they can find Earth’s coordinates, flying to Earth wouldn’t be an issue.

Right now, Xu Yi doesn’t want to go back.

If he were to go back now, he’d probably still be just an ordinary person. Xu Yi didn’t want to live that kind of life again.

But today is New Year’s Eve, Xu Yi felt it was a good opportunity for a hearty meal.

Hence, after dealing with the fish, Xu Yi returned.

"Xu Yi, are you cooking today?" Lu Ke saw Xu Yi starting to slice fish and couldn’t help but ask.

"Yes, celebrating." Xu Yi grinned and took out his food reserves.

All six boxes of military rations, Xu Yi took them all out.

Then, he separated the fried rice and side dishes from the rations, combining the rice together and the side dishes together.

Potatoes, giant cabbage, White Jade Radish, Killing Melon, sweet potato starch, dried wood ear mushrooms, dried shiitake mushrooms, and dried shepherd’s purse, Xu Yi brought out all of these.

Seeing Xu Yi bring out so much stuff, Lu Ke was quite surprised.

Lu Ke thought all these things had been eaten and were gone.

Who would’ve thought, Xu Yi had actually reserved some.

Lu Ke picked up a can of tomato sauce and couldn’t help but ask: "Xu Yi, is it New Year? Why is tonight’s meal so abundant?"

Indeed, it was New Year.

Xu Yi silently acknowledged in his heart.

"These were originally reserved for celebrating 500 days, but today I thought it over and decided to go back on the 199th day to get some supplies. So, there’s no need to keep them anymore; we might as well celebrate." Xu Yi explained, feeling the need to clarify not just to Lu Ke but also to the audience.

"So, these were the good things Xu Yi reserved for the 500th day; otherwise, I really would’ve thought it was New Year with such abundance."

"Today’s not Xu Yi’s birthday, right? So many delicious things?"

"Exactly, it’s so plentiful; seeing it makes me want to wish a belated Happy New Year."

"Xu Yi is so good at keeping surprises, actually planning to save it till the 500th day for a celebration, really knows how to surprise people."

"Shouldn’t you guys be more concerned about Xu Yi planning to go back on the 199th day?"

"If I see Xu Yi at the Elimination Camp, I must hug him for ten minutes."

"That’s too much, wanting to hug Xu Yi. If you want hugs, come hug me, I don’t mind."

Lu Ke was very surprised to hear that Xu Yi planned to go back, and she asked: "You’re going to use that chance to give up and go back to get some supplies?"

Xu Yi nodded and said, "Yes, going back to bring some things over here. We can use the spare Star Chart to take back and bring back more supplies."

Lu Ke felt a bit worried, and couldn’t help but express: "What about later when you face a life-and-death crisis?"

Xu Yi couldn’t help but smile, and he said: "Naturally, I’ll get through it. Didn’t Su Yan and the others also give up their chance? As long as the strength goes up, that chance won’t be needed."

Lu Ke nodded but still felt very worried inside. However, Xu Yi was right in some ways, so she couldn’t say much more.

What could be done now is to help Xu Yi prepare a hearty meal.

Today is Xu Yi’s day of advancing to level 4 Divine Master, definitely worth celebrating.

After a while, Liu Li and Cheng Jie also came out to help.

Because it was near meal time, they usually were responsible for cooking since among the 12 of them, the two had the best cooking skills, so they naturally took on more work.

However, they were very surprised to see Xu Yi bringing out so many ingredients.

"Xu Yi, did we hit New Year? Why so many dishes? You’re taking out all your treasured goodies?" Liu Li asked in shock.

Xu Yi laughed, "No, it’s not New Year; I just advanced to level 4 Divine Master, so celebrating a bit."

"Then, it’s like New Year; we also missed the Spring Festival before, so it’s just the right time to make it up." Cheng Jie said with a smile, having so many ingredients in the wilderness, it’s just like New Year.

So, Liu Li and Cheng Jie started to get busy.

Perhaps the smell was too enticing, others gradually came out of their tents.

"Xu Yi, did we hit New Year? Did you rob someone else, how come there are so many goodies?" Wang Jin came out, completely astonished.

Recently, they made a long table. A simple one, just some wooden stumps and long planks, and with 12 wooden stumps, they had a long table.

Now, the table had over ten dishes on it, truly plentiful.

"I robbed myself." Xu Yi joked.

Every person had a bowl of rice, with mixed flavors, extraordinarily fragrant.

At mealtime, several were wiping away tears.

This meal was incredibly delicious. Also, they hadn’t had rice for a long time.

Xu Yi thought, if only there was a bottle of liquor, it would make the atmosphere better.

Unfortunately, that was impossible.

But Xu Yi was surprised when Qin Yue suddenly took out a bottle of Maotai, blushing, and said, "Anyone wants to drink?"

Then, everyone raised their hands.

No one asked where the liquor came from.

"Xu Yi, why are you crying?" Lu Ke noticed Xu Yi’s eyes were a bit moist, and couldn’t help but ask.

"It’s spicy, this liquor is really spicy; it’s my first time trying it." Xu Yi grinned and explained.

(Copper Teeth here wishes everyone a Happy New Year in the Year of the Rat, may all things go well, good health, and fortune flowing!)