Chapter 30: Great Improvement

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Li Chen heard that no one responded to him, so he hurriedly rushed into the house.

Li Chen, who entered the room, was also stunned.

The lights installed during the day were all lit. Li Chen also found it unbelievable. He did not expect that the equipment could still be used after so many years.

Seeing Li Chen walk in, Wang Qi quickly rushed up and hugged him.

“Wow, you’re awesome!” Wang Qi said excitedly.

At this moment, Li Chen was frightened by Wang Qi’s sudden hug. He quickly patted Wang Qi gently, pushed her away, and looked at everyone.

“We can finally see the light!”

“That’s right. After such a long time, we finally have electricity!”

Everyone actually cried excitedly. Li Chen looked at Zhao Yu, but Zhao Yu seemed abnormally calm, as if she was jealous of what had just happened.

“What’s wrong? Are you jealous?” Li Chen walked forward and pretended to ask.

“Hmph, that’s not true.” After saying that, Zhao Yu left and walked to another place.

With light, they finally didn’t have to be blind at night. Also, it was now relatively safer at night.

Everyone gathered together to discuss the future arrangements. At this moment, someone suggested that some people keep the crops that were about to ripen while another group followed Li Chen out to continue searching for new resources.

Everyone agreed to this suggestion, so they decided that the most important thing now was to find iron ore and make usable iron.

The next day, Li Chen began the related work. Some people went to the forest to find iron ore, while some cut wood which would be needed as iron refinement required a large amount of wood. The others began to collect clay to make furnaces.

The people who went out only returned after a long time. They happily told Li Chen that they had really found iron, so they quickly carried the iron ore back with their baskets.

Now that they had something to work with, it was about to begin. Li Chen and the others began to refine iron. After a long period of hard work, they really refined iron. Everyone was extremely excited.

Having iron meant that they could make new iron products, especially weapons..

“Look, someone else had found this place too.”

“That’s right. It’s obvious that someone dug it up. Beasts wouldn’t dig it up like this.”

“There’s also this. Only a human can smash it down like this.”

The five savages were discussing something when they saw the iron ore. Li Chen’s people coming to dig for iron ore had alarmed them.

“I thought it was an earthquake. It’s been knocking non-stop since early in the morning.”

“What do we do?”

The five of them began to discuss. The leader snorted.

“What should we do? It’s none of our business, as long as they don’t hurt us.”

These five people were none other than Li Chen’s other classmates. They were originally outdoor survival enthusiasts. They had also come to this island after the crash.

However, as soon as they arrived on this island, they landed to the furthest place and lost contact with the main group. There were only five of them and they had survived until now. It was Li Chen and the others’ search for iron ore that had alarmed them.

The leader of these people was called Zhang Xue. Although she was a woman, she had been living outdoors all year round and had mastered her skills. The people around her didn’t even know whether she was a human or an animal.

Only after Li Chen and the others left did they dare to come out of their cave to check. After living here for a long time, their hair had not been cut off, which made them look like savages.

“Does that mean there are other people alive on this island?”

“Don’t be so sure. What if they’re savages?” Zhang Xue said.

Therefore, they decided not to alert the enemy first. They hid in the distance and secretly checked the situation. At this moment, Li Chen and the others came to collect iron ore.

“Hurry up, dig more. It’s not enough.”

“It’s really not enough. It’s too difficult to carry it on our backs.”

“Let’s go back and make a wooden cart. That way, we can transport more!”

“Alright, let’s get a cart when we get back. We’ll come back later.”

Listening to their conversation, Zhang Xue knew that it was humans and not savages. Hence, they quickly went out because they finally met humans.

“Who are you guys?” Zhang Xue and the others quickly ran out to greet them.

“Ah!”

“Ah savages, run!”

When these people who were digging iron ore saw Zhang Xue and the others, they ran away. They thought that they had encountered savages again and did not dare to look back. Zhang Xue and the others chased after them relentlessly.

“Run, there are savages.”

“I can’t run anymore. I can’t run anymore.”

However, Zhang Xue and the others still chased after them quickly. Helpless, they could only continue running.

“Hey, where are you guys from?”

“Don’t be afraid. We’re human too. We’re trapped here.”

“Did you hear that? They said they are humans!” One of them heard Zhang Xue and the others shouting.

“Run quickly. The savages must be humans too!”

Everyone continued to run. After running for an unknown period of time, they finally shook off Zhang Xue and the others. Seeing this, Zhang Xue did not continue chasing.

The few people who returned to their residence quickly told Li Chen what they had seen and heard in the forest. Li Chen also found it unbelievable, but Li Chen guessed that there might really be other survivors.

“How is that possible? How long has it been?”

“What if they’re survival enthusiasts? I remember that I have classmates who love this kind of sport. They would stay in the wilderness for more than a month as soon as they went out.”

“Don’t think about it. Those are probably just lies.” The others found it unbelievable.

Li Chen did not think too much about it. He only told everyone not to collect iron ore and refine them first. The others felt that this was fine, so they only refined iron near their camp.

“What do you think we should do? They haven’t been here for a long time.”

“That’s right. How many days has it been? We scared them away.”

“It’s okay. If they don’t come, we’ll go find them.” Zhang Xue said.

Hence, they planned to follow the traces they left behind and continue searching. Looking in the direction ahead, Zhang Xue felt that there would definitely be people living there.

Ever since they came to this island, Zhang Xue and the others had also wanted to look for others. However, because the five of them had limited ability, they could only survive in one place. In that kind of situation, it was the best choice for them not to wander around.

Therefore, they had always stayed in their camp and had never gone to the depths of the forest to check on the situation inside until Li Chen and the others came to collect iron ore.

This time, Zhang Xue made up her mind. She had to go over and take a look because she finally knew that there were other people alive on the island.

“Li Chen, look!”

“There are so many!”