For Putri
The trip back took nearly an hour.
As soon as the boat docked at his simple pier, Rangga jumped onto the wooden platform.
A blue screen immediately appeared before him.
《Would you like to unload your boat's entire inventory?》
Without hesitation, Rangga selected Yes.
A brilliant light instantly appeared in the center of the island.
As the glow slowly faded, neatly organized piles of resources covered the ground.
Rangga immediately ran over.
"Alright... Please don't let this haul be disappointing."
He stopped in front of the piles and examined them one by one.
Wood ×22
Wood ×27
Mango ×8
Banana ×6
Coconut ×12
Chicken Meat ×1
Stone ×3
Stone ×35
Copper Ore ×10
Plant Fiber ×...
Rangga scratched his head.
"Not bad..."
His gaze shifted to the island status screen.
Level 1 Island
Upgrade Requirements
50 Wood
50 Stone
150 Plant Fiber
Available Structures
Crafting Table
4 Stone
4 Wood
8 Plant Fiber
Rangga read through the list several times.
"...Damn. I still need a ton of materials."
He looked back at the available structures.
"Huh? The hut and campfire are gone?"
He shrugged.
"Guess once you've built something, you can't build another."
Without giving it much thought, he selected Crafting Table.
Four stones, four logs, and eight bundles of plant fiber glowed before disappearing from the piles.
Moments later, a simple wooden crafting table appeared beside his hut.
Rangga walked over to inspect it.
It had a smooth work surface, while a small toolbox containing several basic tools rested on the right side.
A new screen soon appeared.
Level 1 Crafting Table
Upgrade Requirements
15 Stone
5 Copper Ore
6 Wood
Available Recipes
Wooden Stakes ×4
1 Wood
Rangga scratched his head again.
"Huh... Seriously? It can only make wooden stakes? Do I have to level it up first?"
His eyes drifted toward the pile of copper ore he had just brought back from the resource island.
Without much hesitation, he selected Upgrade.
The crafting table emitted a gentle glow.
Its surface became smoother and more refined, while several drawers appeared beneath it.
The information screen changed as well.
Level 2 Crafting Table
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Upgrade Requirements
20 Stone
4 Copper Ingots
6 Wood
Rangga frowned.
"...Wait... Copper ingots? What the hell are those?"
He immediately opened the updated crafting menu.
Several new recipes appeared.
Available Recipes
Simple Bow
4 Wood
12 Plant Fiber
12 Wooden Stakes
Stone Arrows ×2
1 Stone
2 Twigs
Rangga's eyes lit up.
"Now we're talking... Finally, a weapon that's actually useful."
Without wasting any time, he started by crafting wooden stakes.
One log after another dissolved into light before neatly stacked wooden stakes appeared on the crafting table.
Once he had enough, Rangga immediately selected Simple Bow.
The required materials disappeared.
A few moments later, a simple wooden bow materialized on the workbench.
Rangga picked it up and pulled back the string.
"Not bad... Better than stabbing everything."
Next, he crafted stone arrows.
Each crafting process produced two arrows.
He continued until he had accumulated twenty arrows.
"That should be enough."
Afterward, he reopened the crafting menu.
His broken stone axe.
His broken stone pickaxe.
Both were quickly remade using his remaining materials.
A few seconds later, a brand-new stone axe and stone pickaxe rested in his hands.
Rangga let out a sigh of relief.
At least his equipment was complete again.
Stone Axe.
Stone Pickaxe.
Stone Knife.
Stone Spear.
Simple Bow.
Twenty Stone Arrows.
For the first time since arriving in this strange world, Rangga finally felt somewhat prepared for whatever tomorrow might bring.
His attention shifted toward the pile of food he had gathered.
Mangoes.
Bananas.
Coconuts.
And the single piece of chicken meat from his hunt.
"...Let's try sending some."
He crouched in front of the food.
A blue screen immediately appeared.
Would you like to send resources to Earth?
0 / 5 kg
Rangga picked up a mango and held it toward the screen.
The fruit instantly dissolved into light.
The number changed.
0.5 / 5 kg
"Oh... Right. By weight. I forgot."
"So one mango weighs about half a kilogram."
He picked up another mango.
The number changed again.
1 / 5 kg
Rangga nodded.
Next, he picked up a coconut.
It disappeared into the screen.
2 / 5 kg
"There we go."
Then he added an entire bunch of bananas.
4 / 5 kg
A small smile appeared on his face.
"Alright. Now I get it."
Finally, his eyes settled on the lone piece of chicken meat.
His smile slowly faded.
"...I wonder... if my little sister has eaten yet."
Back on Earth, Putri suddenly jumped to her feet in front of the live broadcast.
"I have, Mas! I already ate! That's for you! Don't send it!"
She shouted at the screen with all her strength, as though Rangga could somehow hear her.
Fresh tears streamed down her cheeks.
"Please... You eat it..."
The female officer standing nearby could only watch her with pity.
Everyone knew the truth.
No voice from Earth could ever reach the world where the Pioneers now lived.
Back on his tiny island, Rangga slowly shook his head.
"No... I don't know how she's doing."
He stared at the piece of chicken for several long seconds.
"If I send this back..."
"...I just hope someone will give a little of it to Putri."
He lifted the chicken meat and placed it into the screen.
The number changed.
5 / 5 kg
Shipment Confirmation
Total Weight: 5 / 5 kg
Are you sure?
[Yes] [No]
Rangga swallowed.
His stomach was still empty.
It had been a long time since he'd eaten meat.
But after taking a deep breath, he pressed Yes.
Instantly, every piece of food inside the shipment window vanished without a trace.
At the Garuda Nation's Presidential Palace, a brilliant light suddenly enveloped the designated delivery zone.
Moments later, mountains of mangoes appeared across the courtyard.
Then came piles of coconuts.
Then countless bunches of bananas.
Finally, thousands upon thousands of fresh chicken carcasses filled the area.
Everyone present could only stand in stunned silence as they watched Rangga's very first shipment—multiplied ten thousandfold.
The soldiers immediately sprang into action.
"Move everything!"
"Separate them by type!"
"Don't let anything get damaged!"
Logistics trucks and personnel quickly transported the mangoes, coconuts, bananas, and chicken to inspection areas before distribution.
General Suryo gave no further orders.
Instead, his eyes remained fixed on the screen displaying Rangga.
The young man still sat silently beside the shipping point, staring blankly after sending away his entire daily allowance.
General Suryo quietly exhaled.
"I'll do everything I can..."
"...to make sure these reach your little sister."
Of course, Rangga could never hear those words.
Yet everyone nearby fell silent.
President Prabu turned toward the screen.
"He sent everything..."
"...because he was thinking about his sister."
General Suryo nodded.
"He's not the only one, sir."
He opened the report folder he had been carrying.
"Fajar—the fisherman—did the same thing."
On another screen, footage of Fajar's shipment replayed.
Before sending away the fruit he had gathered, the man looked up at the sky.
"I hope my wife and child get something to eat."
Then he sent away his entire five-kilogram allowance without keeping even a single bite for himself.
General Suryo looked back and forth between the two screens.
"They don't know whether their families will actually receive these supplies."
"But the very first people they think about..."
"...are the families they left behind."
Silence settled over the command room once again.
On the other screens, the remaining Pioneers continued fighting to survive.
Some were building shelters.
Some were hunting.
Some sat alone on the beach, quietly crying.
And among the eighty-seven surviving Pioneers of the Garuda Nation, Rangga gradually became someone people began to notice—not because he was the strongest or the most capable, but for a far simpler reason that touched countless hearts.
He had willingly given away the only piece of meat he possessed...
...hoping his little sister might get the chance to taste it.