35: Food and water

Everyone else was sleeping outside, but Ning was still wide awake, seeing everything in black and white.

"It feels like watching an old movie," he thought.

He looked at Hyesi, who, after his body became strong, had also started sleeping outside, a smile on his face.

"He must really like this fish," Ning thought, looking at the boy.

He looked at the other Villagers, most of whom were also sleeping with smiles on their faces.

"Can I really help?" he wondered.

In his opinion, the only way was to directly kill their so-called demon, and then it would be over.

The fish would return, and they would get more food.

But that wasn't an option right now.

No one in the village had enough strength to fight the demon, and Ning needed to accumulate enough energy forever to become strong, or for Hyesi to become strong enough to fight the demon.

"Hmm… Why don't they eat coconuts?" he asked curiously.

He looked around, remembering they were all asleep.

"Ah, I guess I'll ask Hyesi tomorrow."

Ning also fell asleep.

In the early morning, the system woke Ning up, and Hyesi and the others had just woken up as well.

Ning glanced at the horizon and saw that the sun was still some distance from rising.

"Let me think, yesterday after sunrise I collected 2.5 million energy and raised the cap to 5 million, but today my energy hasn't reached the cap yet.

So, if I collect now, I'll hit the cap and have to wait another 24 hours, right?

Hmm… I think my best option is not to collect now, so I can do it in a few hours," he thought.

Everyone began practicing the Sun Gods Morning Purification Technique.

The sun rose, cleansing them with its Yang.

Hyesi frowned, as he couldn't feel what his god had done for him today.

"Is something wrong with Inikaka?" he thought.

Ning, however, was delighted; in a few more minutes, he would be able to collect four million energy at once.

"Wait, in a few more minutes, I can collect five million, right?"

Hyesi was about to leave the village for the jungle when suddenly, he heard him say:

"Wait a moment, Hyesi, go back inside for a few more minutes."

Hearing his god's words, Hyesi immediately stopped.

"Is something wrong, Inikaka? You didn't help me today either," he asked.

"I was just thinking about something and forgot to help you.

Go back to your house, and I'll help you again," Ning said.

Hyesi did not object and returned to his stone house.

His mother looked at him returning to his house with a strange gaze but said nothing.

A few minutes later, Ning collected five million energy from Hyesi's body and the Yin within the house.

"Alright, we can go."

"Did it help me this time, Inikaka?" Hyesi asked.

Ning had said yesterday that it didn't help him, but he still decided to help him again.

"Regardless of whether it helps you now, in the long run, it will be helpful," Ning said, half-truthfully.

Hyesi still accepted it and walked towards the jungle.

His task today was to collect various dry leaves to cover Inikaka's house, which he was building.

Ning looked at the different coconut shells and decided to ask the question.

"Hyesi, why don't you eat coconuts?" he asked.

"Inikaka, what are coconuts?" Hyesi asked.

"The stuff inside these shells, can't you eat them?" he asked.

"Ah, you mean Jebiento, yes, we drink their water," Hyesi said.

"Jebiento? Is there a language problem here?" he asked.

"Hey system, what's the price for the next Clavis language?"

"<Intermediate Clavis Language costs 250,000>"

"Okay, buy it."

"<Confirmed>"

"<Basic Clavis Language advanced to Intermediate>"

"Okay, that should work now."

"Say it again," he asked.

"Oh, I said we drink coconut water," Hyesi replied.

"Does this mean you've never eaten mature coconut flesh?" he asked.

"Mature coconuts? Inikaka, I don't know.

We only pick green coconuts, break them open, and drink the water.

After all, we can't live without water," Hyesi said.

"Yes, but why coconuts?

Why don't you drink other water and save the coconuts for food?" Ning asked.

"Other water?" Hyesi fell into thought and said, "Besides occasional rainwater, there's no other water, Inikaka."

"What about seawater?" he asked.

"Those are salty, Inikaka.

It only makes us thirstier.

We only use it to get salt to preserve fish for winter."

"Only salt? Oh, you don't know how to extract drinking water from saltwater, do you?" Ning realized.

"But can I teach them how to do it? There are no materials here."

he thought.

"Maybe I have to use this system or something," he thought.

He tried to recall how he could help them obtain drinking water from seawater on such a deserted island without suddenly introducing plastic or metal materials.

"That would be troublesome," he thought.

"For now, let's focus on food.

Since they have a temporary water source, that's fine," he thought.

After collecting various dry leaves, Hyesi walked to Ning's house and began to spread the leaves around the stone house, covering it as much as possible.

This would also provide protection from the elements.

"But dry leaves won't last that long, will they?" Ning asked.

"Yes, it would be great if we could get those big leaves from another island.

They are perfect for covering your house, Inikaka," Hyesi said.

"Ah?" Ning was suddenly startled by what he had just heard, "Another island?" he asked.

"Yes, Inikaka.

That island over there," Hyesi said, pointing in a direction.