Others try to survive on an island, I try to survive on a raft?

Chapter 58 Lucky Girl

"Steel and wood?!"

When Su Jin heard those three words, his heart skipped a beat, and he almost thought he had misheard.

You searched high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly.

He originally thought that finding this thing would take him at least a long time and involved going back and forth across the archipelago, but he never expected that this girl would find it!

"Really? Where?"

He shouted excitedly, stomped his feet, and the boat shot toward the shore like an arrow.

As soon as the boat docked, he jumped off, but the excitement on his face froze the moment he saw Li Yuanyuan.

The girl in front of me was nowhere near her usual clean and tidy appearance.

Her Lolita outfit was covered in mud and grass clippings, and in several places it was torn, revealing her fair skin with bloodstains underneath.

The most serious damage was to her left knee, where her white stockings had been torn open by something sharp.

A fresh wound was oozing blood, staining a small patch of the surrounding white silk red.

When she stood, her body leaned slightly to the right, and she dared not put full weight on her left leg. If you looked closely, you could see that she was trembling involuntarily, which meant that she was seriously injured.

Even so, Li Yuanyuan, with her dusty little face upturned and bright eyes, tried her best to give him a slightly silly smile, and repeated it again:

"Brother Su, I've found Steelwood!"

The smile contrasted sharply with her disheveled appearance, making Su Jin's heart tighten.

The excitement I felt just moments ago instantly cooled, replaced by a feeling that I couldn't quite describe as either annoyance or heartache.

"Never mind Gangmu for now!" Su Jin frowned, took a few steps to her side, and looked at her bloodied knee. "How did you get like this? Did you fall?"

Seeing his expression darken, Li Yuanyuan shrank back and lowered her voice, but it still carried a hint of smugness:

"Hmm... I searched most of the way up the mountain, and there didn't seem to be any dangerous wild animals there, so it was quite safe. I... went a little further in."

"Then I still couldn't find the steel wood, but I picked a lot of wild fruits and mushrooms that I had never seen before, and put them all under the tree over there."

She pointed to a small pile of supplies not far away and continued:

"Then, at the foot of a cliff, I saw a huge Ganoderma lucidum! The size of two palms! It was on a protruding rock halfway up the mountain, and I wanted to climb up and pick it..."

At this point, she lowered her head a little shyly and stuck out her tongue:

"I lost my grip and fell... but it wasn't a bad fall, really! I just grazed it."

She quickly looked up, her eyes wide open as if afraid Su Jin wouldn't believe her:

"And then I saw it!"

"There were several trees right next to where I fell. The bark was dark silver and extremely hard; I couldn't even pry it off with my fingers. The leaves were also hard, and they even made an echo when you tapped them!"

"I was thinking, there's nothing else here but steel and wood, so I planned to come back after finding it, and then I accidentally fell again..."

After hearing this, Su Jin was at a loss for words.

This girl is really lucky, but her recklessness is really a headache.

I almost lost my life while searching for something.

"You..." He sighed, his tone softening slightly, "You can't do this again next time. You can find things again, but you only have one life. You must prioritize your own safety, understand?"

Li Yuanyuan muttered softly:

"I...I just wanted to help relieve some of your pressure. Besides, every cloud has a silver lining, we found something..."

"Alright, steel and wood aren't going to grow legs and run away. We'll find them sooner or later." Su Jin interrupted her, squatted down, and said, "Stretch out your legs so I can see."

Li Yuanyuan obediently moved her injured left leg forward.

Su Jin carefully avoided the wound, gently rolled up the white silk stained with blood, and checked the injury to his knee.

The wound wasn't deep, but it covered a considerable area and was covered in a lot of sand and dirt.

"Clean the wound thoroughly first, then apply the medicine, otherwise it will get infected and inflamed." He stood up, went to the boat, and put the remaining star tear shell in his pocket.

He then picked up the girl in a princess carry and carried her towards the clear water pool.

It's best to avoid activity if you're injured to prevent the wound from reopening.

Besides, he felt that Li Yuanyuan was actually too weak to walk anymore, and that she was only able to come back from the forest because of adrenaline.

Or perhaps it was the thought he had left for this adorable girl that kept her motivated to come back alive.

Otherwise, the first thing he would do upon returning would probably be to go into the forest to find the other person.

To be honest, he hadn't yet decided what the mysterious reward he'd promised the other party would be.

Just then, Li Yuanyuan, who was in his arms, suddenly raised her head and asked him:

"Brother Su, now that I'm back and have found Gangmu, shouldn't you give me the mystery reward you promised?"

Li Yuanyuan leaned against him, tilting her head back with bright eyes.

Although the girl's face still bore the weariness and dust of her injury, her anticipation was clear, like a child waiting to unwrap a present.

Su Jin's eye twitched.

He just mentioned it casually, to give her something to look forward to and encourage her to come back. He didn't really think about the specific reward.

"Yes, of course I'll give it to you."

But while he readily agreed, he didn't stop walking.

"However, good things always take time to prepare, right? Let's treat your injury first."

Li Yuanyuan nodded vigorously and didn't ask any more questions, but the light in her eyes shone even brighter.

Clearly, she took this reward, which "requires time to prepare," as a sign of special care, and her anticipation immediately increased.

They soon arrived at the Clear Water Pool, and Su Jin carefully placed her on a flat rock.

He removed the Star Tear Shell and carefully poured out some light green, transparent Star Tear juice.

This stuff has a cooling effect; when applied to wounds, it can relieve pain and reduce inflammation, and quickly repair bodily damage.

While the wound was being cleaned, Li Yuanyuan gasped in pain, but bit her lip and didn't make a sound.

Su Jin moved as gently as possible, rinsing off the sand with clean water, then applying Star Tear juice, and finally tearing a clean strip of cloth from his own body to bandage the girl's knee.

"Alright, don't get it wet for the next few days, and try not to move around too much." He clapped his hands and stood up.

"Mmm!" Li Yuanyuan nodded obediently, hugging her legs and sitting on the rock, but her eyes kept following Su Jin.

After settling her in, Su Jin turned and looked at the deep forest.

What's a good reward?

All we have on hand are stones, wood, and plants, maybe a few trinkets we find at sea.

It should show care, but not be too complicated, and ideally it should also have some practical value or commemorative significance.

As he walked into the woods, he quickly scanned his surroundings.

Ordinary wildflowers?

Too perfunctory.

Make a wooden hairpin?

It seems alright, but not particularly special.

He remembered that Li Yuanyuan always carried that little condiment bottle with her, that she cared a lot about food, and that she liked shiny little things.

Have it.

Su Jin circled around the woods for a while, his gaze locking onto a few things.