"I'll go down first. You can walk on the path I just climbed; it's more stable there," Xia Cheng said.
Mingyan didn't refuse; Xia Cheng was indeed more experienced.
The stream water was still icy cold and carried a strong force.
Mingyan slowly moved down, and when he reached the bottom one, Xia Cheng grabbed his waist and lifted him down.
"Stop, it itches!" Mingyan cried out.
Xia Cheng grinned mischievously and continued tickling him until he couldn't laugh anymore before finally letting him go.
This time they were prepared, and only their coats got wet.
After resting briefly on the shore, Mingyan said that he felt warm again after sunbathing.
The riverbank became more irregular, so the two walked hand in hand for a while.
In the distance, they saw the outline of windmills ahead—human civilization was just around the corner.
Once the target location is reached, the "wilderness survival" operation will be successfully completed.
Mingyan was still sighing when Xia Cheng's face suddenly came closer again.
Mingyan was startled: "What is it now?"
Xia Cheng said, "No, no, this event isn't complete yet. You haven't experienced true survival yet..."
To be frank: "The real one?"
Xia Cheng smiled, took out a packet of leaves from his pocket, and unfolded it layer by layer to reveal the roasted protein inside—
Roasted insects.
"Anyone who has never eaten insects has no right to say they've ever survived in the wilderness," Xia Cheng said with a mischievous grin.
Clearly stated: "..."
At this moment, Mingyan, expressionless, took out a dried worm from inside and put it in his mouth to chew.
Now it was Xia Cheng's turn to be dumbfounded.
After carefully chewing, Mingyan commented, "It must have been dug out from under a rock. It's rich in minerals and tastes good."
Then he clapped his hands, took the bag of roasted insects, and said, "Here we go, this bag will be a snack."
Xia Cheng was a little confused and said, "You...you...you've eaten this before?"
People in the interstellar world have probably never eaten such a simple meal before!
After all, the Chaoyang Alliance spans so many star provinces, possesses tens of thousands of star systems, and is also developing other worlds, so its resources are so abundant that they are simply inexhaustible.
It's perfectly normal for interstellar people to have never eaten insects; they can eat whatever they want, and everything is incredibly cheap.
Speaking frankly is different.
During the apocalypse of Earth, only the most tenacious insects survived the last few days...
Many humans survive on the protein provided by these insects.
Being able to eat is already a blessing from heaven, so who would be picky?
"Chicken flavor, crunchy." Mingyan commented, then picked up another one to eat.
Xia Cheng looked at him for a long while and then said, "It seems I still don't understand you enough."
Perhaps because they had already seen their destination, they walked the last stretch of the road with ease.
Xia Cheng even had time to pick some newly blooming wildflowers from the roadside.
These poor little flowers, which finally produced a few buds in March, were cruelly broken off by Xia Cheng and made into a wreath.
His craftsmanship is really bad, yet he still tried to force Mingyan to wear it.
Mingyan, with a small flower crown on his head, thought for a moment and then suddenly laughed: "Hmm, wearing a flower crown can increase sanity, no doubt about it!"
Xia Cheng: "?"
Chief Designer Ming has started designing again.
Xia Cheng suddenly felt like he was invisible.
The two instructors were on the verge of tears.
They felt they were no longer transparent; they were practically a vacuum.
The kind that can neither be seen nor touched.
Xia Cheng and Ming Yan were the first to arrive at their destination.
The rest of the group, who were sightseeing and had several girls with them, slowed down their pace. They arrived at their destination in the early hours of the third day.
Meanwhile, Xia Cheng and Ming Yan had already washed up and had a good sleep in their respective beds.
The two, dressed impeccably, sat in the restaurant having breakfast, watching as the others, looking travel-worn, walked into the hall.
"Pfft." Mingyan suddenly laughed.
Xia Cheng looked at him and said seriously, "Mr. Ming, sometimes I think you're a bit cunning."