Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 244: Targeting the Tiger

After putting on the clothes, Xu Yi saw fish soup boiling in the pot, smelled wonderful, making people ravenous.

Then, Xu Yi joined the training.

After finishing the training, the two of them washed up before sitting down to eat breakfast.

Fish soup, paired with smoked meat, still tasted quite good.

The things needed for going out were already prepared.

"Let’s go out a bit later today. Our earth kiln is not ready yet. Besides, the hemp rope hasn’t been made, so we can’t go catch reindeer," Xu Yi said, intending to dig the earth kiln first so that the pottery can be fired tonight.

If there was never pottery, Xu Yi wouldn’t be too anxious.

But they’ve used pottery for a while, and without it now, it’s indeed quite inconvenient. Hence, Xu Yi wants to make it as soon as possible.

After all, the pottery clay Lu Ke made had already dried and could be fired.

"Okay, let’s finish this first and then go out." Saying this, Lu Ke prepared to take off the jacket she’d just put on to join Xu Yi in digging the earth kiln.

"No need, you go wash the pants first and make the hemp rope as well. I can dig alone; it’s easier for one person at the bottom anyway," Xu Yi said, then took off his clothes and pants.

Since it’s still very muggy during the day, and not nighttime, working in clothes and pants quickly gets drenched with sweat.

Lu Ke nodded, accepting Xu Yi’s arrangement.

She went upstairs, took off her pants, and put on a fur coat.

It’s hot, but better than being exposed, right?

So, she carried a bucket and took the soap to the stream to wash her pants.

Xu Yi walked to the bottom of the pit along the steps he dug last night, and since no mud bricks could be used on top, he simply dug a large pit downwards, making the earth kiln a bit bigger.

If it rains heavily, whether or not the pit is dug, it will be flooded, so better dig down and make it larger.

These soils have good cohesion; the earth kiln won’t easily collapse.

Without the trouble of drainage, digging an underground villa wouldn’t be bad.

After a busy morning, Xu Yi finally completed the earth kiln.

Outside the mud pit, there were piles of dirt, forming a circle, and Xu Yi was too lazy to transport it elsewhere.

"Xu Yi, have some water. Look, you’re covered in dirt," Lu Ke handed her bamboo tube to Xu Yi, feeling a bit distressed.

Xu Yi works too hard, never conserving his energy.

"How can you not get muddy when digging dirt? Last night, didn’t your clothes and pants get dirty too? I’ll rinse off at the stream later; it’s no big deal." Saying this, Xu Yi smiled at Lu Ke and then drank some water.

"Then go wash, and after washing, we can have lunch," Lu Ke took back the bamboo tube.

"Okay." Saying this, Xu Yi took his clothes and pants and walked to the stream, leaving his follow-ball behind.

After bathing, Xu Yi returned.

Lu Ke was still twisting ropes with flax, and now there were four sections of ropes approximately ten meters long.

Taking his underpants, he brought them inside to dry, as Lu Ke’s were also drying inside the house. When Xu Yi went up, Lu Ke reacted that she hadn’t put hers on yet.

"Xu Yi, are we going out this afternoon?" Lu Ke casually asked when she saw Xu Yi coming down.

"We can take the ropes and walk around nearby. If we encounter reindeer, that would be ideal," Xu Yi replied, as he wanted to try out his new skills for a while now.

Whether binding or taming, Xu Yi hadn’t tried yet.

"Okay, let me prepare." Saying this, Lu Ke blushed and returned to the room holding her clothes, putting on her underwear.

After changing, she came down and shared some jerky with Xu Yi, and then went out together.

Their direction was where shepherd’s purse grows, since that forest has lusher pasture, making encounters with reindeer more probable.

Additionally, they can pick some shepherd’s purse when returning at night, making it a win-win situation.

"Xu Yi, can we handle a tiger?" Lu Ke suddenly asked, remembering they encountered a tiger in this direction last time, making another encounter possible.

"If it’s only one, we still have a chance. Tigers can climb trees, but not too high ones. Those trees aren’t large, fitting for us to climb but not suitable for a three or four hundred-pound tiger. So, encountering a lone tiger, we still have a chance," Xu Yi replied, though he hoped they wouldn’t encounter a tiger.

Tigers are harder to deal with than bears, being more agile and potent.

If it were a brown bear, that’s a different story.

Brown bears are tougher than black bears; solitary tigers dare not provoke brown bears.

So, even just one brown bear, Xu Yi dare not provoke.

"I wonder, if a tiger meets the Black Scale Lion, which one is stronger?" Lu Ke couldn’t help but throw another question.

Xu Yi froze for a moment and then glanced at Lu Ke.

Was he excessively fearing tigers?

After all, he killed the Black Scale Lion with his bare hands.

In terms of size, Black Scale Lion and tiger are about the same, though slightly smaller than a tiger.

In agility, the Black Scale Lion wasn’t bad.

Moreover, the Black Scale Lion’s defense power was incredibly powerful.

Yet, it was still slain!

Can a tiger have the terrifying defense power of a Black Scale Lion?

Clearly not.

If a tiger encounters a Black Scale Lion, it should be bitten to death by the Black Scale Lion.

Thus, his strength is entirely capable of handling a tiger. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Preconceived fears are harmful!

In Xu Yi’s mind, tigers rank as top predators, the fear deeply ingrained.

Conversely, the Black Scale Lion was an animal he’d never seen before, lacking that inherent fear.

"Lu Ke, thank you." Xu Yi felt he’d broken through some shackles, gratefully glancing at Lu Ke.

"Why are you spontaneously thanking me?" Lu Ke looked surprised at Xu Yi, thinking she just asked a question.

"Tigers shouldn’t be stronger than Black Scale Lions. Without you, I’d still fear tigers and dare not provoke them actively. Now, I want to give it a try." Saying this, Xu Yi grinned.

Facing a tiger, just thinking about it makes one’s blood boil!

"Of course, a lone tiger can be dealt with; if there are two or three, we still have to escape," Xu Yi added.

Not just tigers, but creatures like Black Scale Lion, black bears, and leopards—they and Lu Ke aren’t able to handle them as they do a wolf pack, with two people against several.