Exploring the Wilderness: Activating Proficiency in All Professions - Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Inflammation

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

David picked some fruit and strolled back to his lodging.

When he was some distance away, he found two uninvited guests sitting by the fire, doing something with their heads lowered.

He frowned and walked over, his face full of suspicion.

The two of them did not notice that someone had arrived and were still eating heartily. A small bone was all that was left of the big wolf leg.

David glanced at the bones in their hands and then at the wolf legs that were supposed to be hanging from the tree. He could already guess what was going on.

Freda nipped at the meat bits on her bones as if she hadn’t had enough. “I wonder when will be the next time we get to eat meat.”

Anthony wiped his hands using the leaves on the ground. “We’re having a hard time right now. I don’t know how long we’ll last.”

“I won’t give up on you. You have to keep going.” Frieda grabbed Anthony’s arm. “I’m going to see if there’s anything else to eat and search if there’s medicine around.”

Just as she stood up, she suddenly realized that someone was standing behind her. She was so shocked that her face turned pale. “Ah…”

The woman’s cry caused Anthony’s body to tense up. He turned around abruptly and saw David with his dark face.

At this moment, the comments became especially lively.

“David is so pitiful. He’s practically the spokesperson for the handsome, capable and miserable.”

“That’s right. Not only did he lose the leg that he had worked so hard to obtain, but he was force-fed all the displays of affection by two thieves.”

“Anyway, I’m already full. I wonder if David is full?”

Anthony struggled to his feet and shielded the woman behind him. “Who… Who are you?”

David said coldly, “You ate my food, and you’re asking me who I am? Taking my things without my permission is stealing. You don’t even know this?”

Freda immediately understood his identity and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, we’re here to explore this island. We were attacked by a wild beast last night and he was severely injured. We were too hungry and couldn’t help eating.”

David glanced at them and saw the bloody wound on Anthony’s leg.

The island was scorching hot to begin with, and the wound had not been disinfected in time, so it had already turned slightly black.

Looking at it, it was probably inflamed.

On the island, people’s greatest fear was falling ill, and the most common illness was wound infections.

He poured the fruit on the ground beside him and said in a deep voice, “You guys are people here to explore the island, and I’m not?”

Freda and Anthony froze and looked at each other, wondering if they had heard him wrongly.

Anthony asked in shock, “You… You are also one of the participants who’s here to explore?”

David snorted softly. “Who else do you think I am?”

Freda scanned the area. There was a hammock. There was meat, fire, and the fruits he had just brought back…

He didn’t look like someone who had come to the island with them. He was totally living like a native.

At the same time, they spotted a camera in the distance and instantly confirmed his identity.

If there is no comparison, there is no harm. With this comparison, they then realized how miserable their lives were.

Freda suffered a great blow. She pursed her lips and laughed while sobbing.

Then, as if she had been holding back her emotions for a long time, she laid on Anthony’s shoulder and burst into tears.

When the people in the livestream saw this scene, they started to imagine what the two of them had encountered.

“If I were them, I wouldn’t be able to resist stealing and eating the food too.”

“Me too. This is something that can’t be helped. They are already at the end of their rope.”

“No wonder the woman is crying. Once a comparison is made with David, I realize that the difference is huge.”

“Yes. All of them are people who came to the island together. They’re exhausted from being constantly on the run yet David has already secured water and food.”

“Sometimes that’s the last straw that crushes us.”

Anthony could not help but take two steps back. Sweat trickled down his forehead.

He looked at David apologetically. “I’m sorry, we’re really too tired. We have been hunted by wild beasts since we got onto the island yesterday. We didn’t meet anyone else along the way. I hope you can forgive us for our actions. If there’s a chance, we’ll definitely make it up to you.”

David felt very depressed. The wolf leg he had worked so hard to get yesterday had actually become a free gift for others.

Listening to the woman’s cries and the man’s apologetic voice, he waved his hand impatiently. “Leave. I don’t want to see you guys.”

Upon hearing this, the woman immediately stopped crying. Her face was streaked with tears as she pleaded, “Please, don’t chase us away. Please let us stay here. We haven’t slept for the entire night. We really can’t sleep if we go somewhere else.”

David was furious when he heard this. “Never mind that you stole my food, I choose to forgive you on the account of your injuries. Now you’re trying to drag out your stay here, refusing to leave?”

“No, no.” Freda kept shaking her head. “We just want to rest here for a while. We’ll just get some sleep.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Anthony, who was leaning against her, suddenly swayed. He opened his mouth, then his eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground.

“Anthony! Anthony! Wake up!”

“Don’t scare me!”

Anthony did not hear her shouts and laid motionless on the ground.

David saw this and was certain of one thing: The condition of Anthony’s wound had worsened. It had caused a high fever.

He frowned, wearing a long face.

It wasn’t easy for him to finally have a living area and he was preparing to renovate it.

Building a house and making a reservoir would allow him to easily live past 100 days.

Unexpectedly, these two people barged directly into his territory and were even suffering such serious injuries.

“You need to stop yelling. Don’t you realize his wound is inflamed?” David snapped.

Freda’s expression faltered and she calmed down.

When they signed up for this program, they had gone through the relevant training.

They had also done detailed studying of medical treatment and even understood the characteristics of every plant.

After running around for the entire night yesterday, Anthony suddenly fainted and her mental support collapsed, that was why she panicked.

She froze when she heard David’s words and slowly sobered.

“You’re right. His wound is infected. Snake Roll Grass can reduce inflammation and pain. I’ll go look for it now.”

With that, she ignored Anthony who was lying on the ground and dashed into the forest.

“Hey…” It was already too late David when called out. This woman moved really quickly.

He looked at Anthony who was lying on the ground and sighed helplessly.

When the people in the livestream saw this, they couldn’t help but laugh.

“Haha, things went so well for David yesterday, I didn’t expect him to look so defeated today.”

“These two are planning to stay here forever, aren’t they?”

“They won’t be able to leave in their current condition either. If their wounds get infected, they’ll die.”

David went to the fire and added some firewood.

At this moment, a voice appeared in his brain. “Host, please help treat the patient’s injuries. Mission Reward: Medical Skill.”