Starting from Robinson Crusoe

Morning.

The cold wind of the Baihar Mountain Range howled, roaring outside the cave.

The sunlight struggled to crawl into the snow shelter, finally halting at the broad and thick wooden steps.

The newly-made wooden door stood with only its frame, passing through this rough portal led to the interior of the cave.

A faint smell of smoke lingered in the dim darkness, mixed with the earthy scent carried by tree roots, the stench of animal hides, and the body odor produced by people not bathing for a long time.

The remnants of charcoal in the stove glowed red in the darkness, and the not completely dried mud walls emitted a muddy smell.

This muddy odor was heated by the warmth inside the mud walls, spreading out, making the entire cave cozy and warm, though the air was somewhat stale, at least it didn’t make people feel cramped, at least it was comfortable.

...

No alarm clock, a biological clock served as an alarm.

Chen Zhou’s biological clock was the most accurate; every day he was the first to wake up, around six in the morning.

The temperature inside the cave had stabilized around 22 degrees; sleeping at night always meant taking off clothes—

The animal skin mattress was already warm, not to mention all three of their beds were not far from the mud wall, sometimes the fire was strong in the first half of the night, it even scorched their lips and dried their mouths, they had to get up and gulp down a cup of water to relieve it.

Paul, who had been injected with gene modification medicine, couldn’t stand such heat, purposely moved his bed further away, or else he always woke up drenched in sweaty stench, not only making the mattress damp but also filling the room with the odor of sweat.

Slavs inherently had strong body odor, and Paul was well aware of his flaw, even if Chen Zhou and Bi Kai were polite not to mention it, he would consciously find a way to maintain the air environment inside the cave.

Being in the same team, receiving the goodwill and help from the other two, Paul also understood to reciprocate, respecting them.

In fact, in terms of respect, he did far more than these—

The challenge rules clearly stated that private collaboration was not allowed, but Chen Zhou or Bi Kai could ignore this rule, forming a "three-man team" with him, in Paul’s eyes, this undoubtedly was a form of cheating.

Yet what confused him was, until Bi Kai arrived here, he had never received any warning messages, as if that rule was a joke.

This indeed puzzled Paul, but he never proactively asked about this issue, this was also respect for Chen Zhou.

No matter what, Paul believed Chen Zhou wouldn’t harm him, after all, given Chen Zhou’s displayed prowess, there were countless ways to kill him, even indirectly so there were plenty of opportunities.

Yet until now, Chen Zhou had not shown any signs of harm, especially with the supply airdrop.

Even though acquiring the supplies Chen Zhou would contribute more than 90%, he still did not swallow all the supplies privately, but instead fairly split them with Paul, this point alone was enough to win Paul over completely.

...

Not long after Chen Zhou woke up, the dark cave began to emit some rustling sounds of clothing.

A moment later, the sound of heavy leather boots hitting the ground awakened Paul.

As for Bi Kai, who had been wandering the world needing keen sense and hearing, ever since encountering an attack, he had become more alert, as soon as Chen Zhou sat up from the bed, he got up dressing as well.

The three newly awoken maintained silence until Chen Zhou reached the cave entrance, waking up the Three-headed Saw-toothed Tiger, then the first human voice appeared here.

The second to finish dressing, Bi Kai went to the stove, using a small shovel made of stone to clean the ashes from the hearth, then took out a fire striker and rekindled the fire.

Amidst the crisp sound of the fire striker being struck, a flame rose in the hearth, and a heavier smell of smoke dispersed in the cave.

At the same time, Chen Zhou, wrapped in an animal skin coat, led the Three-headed Saw-toothed Tiger out of the cave.

The cold wind slapped his face, the temperature instantly dropping from over twenty degrees to below minus twenty, even though Chen Zhou was mentally prepared, it was quite uncomfortable.

"Go, go poop."

Slapping Tiger First on the butt, watching the three little fellows jump and frolic into the snowfield, Chen Zhou smiled, and retrieved a string of frozen meat from the snow shelter.

Due to the cave being too warm, meat couldn’t be stored long term inside, Chen Zhou placed them outside.

Worried about wild animals stealing them, he and Paul Bi Kai built many square stone enclosures not far from the cave, laying a layer of animal hide at the base to prevent the meat from getting contaminated with sand and stones, then piled the meat directly inside, finally pressing heavy logs or large chunks of rock over the enclosure.

These simple "safes" ensured the meat was stored long-term.

Every dawn or evening, when Chen Zhou returned to the cave, he would take a piece of meat of suitable size from the stone enclosure and hang it at the cave entrance, when it was time to cook, he would bring it inside to defrost, cut off the amount needed for a meal, then hang it back outside.

However, recently Chen Zhou had been increasingly taking larger pieces of meat, sometimes needing two pieces a day to suffice.

It wasn’t because Paul or Bi Kai suddenly had an increased appetite, but rather the Three-headed Saw-toothed Tiger had been growing larger—

More than a month ago, Tiger First’s weight had barely reached 30 kilos; since entering deep winter, their appetite had been increasing, and their growth had been increasingly aggressive.

At present, Tiger First was already nearing 45 kilos, Tiger Second was slightly smaller but had exceeded 43 kilos.

Sanwa, after luckily escaping death, surpassed Tiger First in both intelligence and growth speed, becoming superior.