Starting from Robinson Crusoe

Among the mountain ridges, even the breath of life is rare. Before Chen Zhou’s arrival, he and Gao Yao had hidden in the forest for many days without seeing a single human figure.

If anyone here could have any connection with him, or pity him enough to save his life, who else could it be but Chen Zhou?

As for the means of saving himself, Bi Kai was unaware.

He only knew that his mysterious benefactor was a prodigious talent, born with astonishing physical attributes, and both his knowledge and experience far exceeded his own.

Perhaps only such a person would possess the means to save a grievously injured person overnight.

Thinking of this, Bi Kai couldn’t help but remember the deceased Gao Yao, stirring a sense of melancholy within.

If he had known earlier that his benefactor had such means, he should have taken Gao Yao to find Chen Zhou; maybe he could have saved Gao Yao’s life.

Now that he is buried, even an Immortal might not be able to resurrect him.

Upon further reflection, he felt that executing such methods must require a price that ordinary people could not bear.

Near-resurrection techniques, whether medicine or technique, would be enough to cause a worldwide scramble for them.

The First Emperor, who swept across the Six Kingdoms, stood above millions yet sought Immortal Medicine in vain. For Bi Kai, a mere wanderer, to receive such treatment—on one hand left him overwhelmed, on the other, it caused inner conflict—

A debt like this is akin to parental grace. He already owed Chen Zhou his life, but how should he repay it now?

Even in the next life, serving as a beast of burden might not clear this debt of gratitude.

The flickering flames were like Bi Kai’s turbulent heart. Despite encountering a great blessing, he couldn’t calm his inner turmoil.

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After his body suddenly healed, and following a brief adaptation period, Bi Kai expanded his range of activities amidst the mountain ridges.

Previously, due to poor health, he couldn’t follow Gao Yao’s methods to better tame the deer herd. Now that he was healthy, he had more time for both herding and taming.

He even used a small knife to smooth out wooden sticks, bit by bit constructing a thin coffin.

Afterwards, he dug a deep pit next to Gao Yao’s grave, transferred Gao Yao’s remains into the coffin, and reburied them, allowing them to rest in peace.

Beside Gao Yao’s new grave lay a long slab of stone weighing over sixty pounds. Bi Kai planned to carve Gao Yao’s name into it, turning it into a new tombstone.

Besides, Bi Kai also took time to repair the shack, adding a door to the makeshift hut.

Though the door made of woven branches couldn’t keep the wind out, it could at least make the interior slightly warmer.

Bi Kai didn’t know when Chen Zhou would return, so he planned to tidy everything up and then set out with the deer herd to find his benefactor.

Burdened with such a heavy debt of gratitude, even if Bi Kai didn’t know how to repay it, he was willing to serve with his life.

The gallant wanderer’s code is clear about grudges and gratitude. If he were unaware of the source of his rescue, he could have wandered carefreely for a while.

Now, knowing that Chen Zhou saved him, staying in place without repaying would be akin to ingratitude. Even if Chen Zhou didn’t hold him accountable, Bi Kai would never get over it himself.

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If Chen Zhou knew Bi Kai would set out to find him before he could return, he’d surely be angered to the point of fainting—

With such a vast challenge area, searching for someone without clear directions or clues was tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

Bi Kai leaving with the deer herd wasn’t to find him, but rather akin to disappearing into thin air.

Moreover, the deer herd was such a large target that a glance from above would reveal it. If not for the abnormal behavior of the numerous Great Horned Deer along the ridge, he wouldn’t have followed clues to find Bi Kai.

It’s precisely because of his prior acquaintance with Bi Kai that allowed it; replaced by another challenger, Bi Kai—whose combat capability approached zero—would likely be dead by now.

Especially when sheltering in the forest; once leaving this mountainous area for the plains, Bi Kai and the deer would swiftly get captured.

Don’t be mistaken by his restored combat power after injecting the Regeneration Potion; in front of truly formidable challengers, Bi Kai would still be utterly powerless.

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Fortunately, fearing the arrival of wind and snow, Chen Zhou hurried back to Mount Baihar, not daring to delay. After resting briefly overnight, he set out the next day with the Longbow and Antidote.

Paul’s leg injury was mostly healed, and he was able to hunt again, so Chen Zhou left the Three-headed Saw-toothed Tigers at home, instructing him to keep an eye on hibernating animals’ dens while hunting or chopping wood near the mountain.

He specifically advised, under the premise of ensuring his own safety, to explore what animals were hibernating.

It’s not difficult; if the cave was dug in autumn, checking the claw marks at the entrance should give a rough judgment.

Animals hiding inside hollow logs are easier to identify; sometimes one can even see their fur or exposed claws and tails from the outside.

Only animals hiding in naturally formed caves are hard to identify, and such caves might shelter beasts like Cave Hyenas or Cave Lions.

For such rock-structured caves, Chen Zhou emphasized to Paul not to enter rashly.

Though hibernating animals’ alertness greatly diminishes, once awakened from their slumber, their aggressiveness markedly intensifies.

As a ’Terror Upright Ape’ wielding ranged weapons, theoretically, Paul could battle any predator except against super beasts like mammoths. However, that’s just theory.

Successful hunting in human understanding isn’t simply about killing the prey, but killing it without injury.

To achieve this requires absolute dominance in strength, speed, weaponry, or numbers.