One night passed.

As the sunlight streamed through the trees, the men's group finally came back to life.

"Ugh—"

Accompanied by noises that seemed to turn into zombies.

Chen Wen was woken up by the noise.

He rubbed his face.

"Their thirty-eight days, my twenty-eight days."

Chen Wen's gaze appeared confused for a moment.

Recalling the experiences of these twenty-eight days, Chen Wen was filled with emotion.

At this moment, the noise outside caught Chen Wen's attention.

He poked his head out from the small door of the domed hut and saw Lu Heng and Wang Zhi fiddling with the crocodile.

Chen Wen's eyes rolled, and he cautiously crawled out of the hut.

Someone by the campfire noticed him, but Chen Wen immediately signaled with one hand to keep quiet.

Everyone understood and watched with smiles as Chen Wen slowly approached the crocodile's body.

Lu Heng and Wang Zhi were prying the giant teeth of the crocodile with daggers, unaware of the noise behind them.

Chen Wen came up behind the crocodile and aimed a kick at its butt.

The crocodile's body jerked, startling Lu Heng and Wang Zhi into a shiver.

"Oh, crap! It's alive!"

"Oh my god! It resurrected!"

The two fell backward uncontrollably, but Chen Wen grabbed the back of their collars with one hand each.

"Even if it's alive, we can kill it again! What's there to be afraid of?"

He let go, allowing Wang Zhi and Lu Heng to regain their footing, "What were you two... doing?"

Seeing it was Chen Wen, Wang Zhi and Lu Heng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Heng grinned and showed the crocodile teeth in his hand, "Collecting trophies."

"In future gatherings with friends, I'll just whip out crocodile teeth, isn't that much cooler than wolf fangs?"

Wang Zhi chuckled.

He thought the same.

"Why rush, it's all yours sooner or later."

Chen Wen laughed and said, "There are also Black Panther teeth, didn't you bring back the Black Panther's head?"

Lu Heng shook his head and explained, "I didn't participate in hunting the Black Panther, not my trophy."

Wang Zhi sneakily jabbed at Lu Heng, "As if you participated in hunting the crocodile."

"Why wouldn't I?"

Lu Heng stiffened his neck and retorted, "Don't say it didn't help, just admit I did injure the crocodile."

"Alright, alright, you were helpful."

Chen Wen put an arm around Lu Heng's shoulder and laughed, "It's just that it was a side effect."

Lu Heng reluctantly nodded, "Indeed, thanks, Chen Wen, for saving my life, without you, I'd definitely be dead."

"No need to thank, we're buddies."

Chen Wen smiled and said, "Leave the crocodile teeth for now, let's eat, and we can talk after eating."

Having said that, Chen Wen chatted privately with Wang Zhi for a bit.

After listening to Chen Wen, Wang Zhi nodded.

...

As the sun gradually rose.

The men started gathering at the camp one after another.

"How are you feeling? Recovered yet?"

After finishing the lamb soup and cassava chips, Chen Wen wiped his mouth and looked at the others.

"Recovered."

Gan Tieshan sighed deeply, "Feels like carrying a big pack at a construction site, reminiscing about the hard times brings a bittersweet feeling."

"That's good."

Seeing everyone seemed fine, Chen Wen laughed, "So, let's discuss how we should spend these last two days."

Hearing this, everyone got excited.

Too much food was left stored from the earlier days!

Even with some fish drying and rotting, the remaining food was enough to last them a long time.

Not to mention the crocodile over a ton heavy!

"For the next two days, let's eat! Let's drink! Let's play!"

Everyone raised their arms and cheered!

Chen Wen's three 'let's' brought the atmosphere to an instant climax.

Once the cheering subsided, Chen Wen announced, "Additionally, Wang Zhi here, the cassava wine he brewed is finally ready!"

"Wow! Seriously?"

This news genuinely surprised everyone.

Wang Zhi stood up and said with a smile, "Actually, it was more or less done two days ago. This morning I checked, and it has completely fermented, just one final step left, distillation!"

The people present, especially the older ones, their eyes lit up upon hearing this news.

"Good, good, good, you kid have a future!"

"Little Fatty actually knows how to make liquor, I'll have Mr. Bai taste it for you tonight."

"Appearances can be deceiving!"

Everyone started praising Wang Zhi, which made him a bit shy.

He cleared his throat and said, "Don't rush to praise me, the biggest credit for the liquor goes to Mr. Chen, let's give a round of applause to Chen Wen!"

Clap, clap...

A chaotic and disorderly applause ended, and all eyes turned back to Chen Wen.

Chen Wen smiled and said, "I still remember 28 days ago, when I first arrived on the island, you held a welcoming banquet for me, as the saying goes, courtesy demands reciprocity!"

"We'll be leaving the day after tomorrow, so I propose that tomorrow night we hold a farewell banquet on this desolate island! What do you think?"

"Okay!"

"Agreed!"

"Indeed we should have a farewell, a farewell to Chen Wen, and a farewell to us!"

Including Chen Wen, all nine people cheered.

Only the cook, Du Feng, looked begrudgingly: "Guys, I have no issue with the banquet, but it can't be like last time, where I was the only one running around, can it?"

"Can't be!"

Chen Wen laughed and said, "This time we'll all pitch in! Anyway, tomorrow evening begins, and we have plenty of time to prepare!"

...

After breakfast, under Chen Wen's arrangement, the men's group was engaged in their final tasks.

Yan Bian took Lu Heng, Zhang Hu, and Bai Yachuan to destroy fish traps and any traces of human presence.

Chen Wen, Du Feng, and Gan Tieshan handled the bay crocodiles.

The rest went into the caves to bring out all the food.

Then they went to distill the cassava liquor.

The distilling apparatus Chen Wen made worked well, though it was a bit inefficient and leaked water, requiring constant attention.

After destroying the fish traps, Yan Bian went alone to the north of the island to complete Chen Wen's instructions.

In short, everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion.

On the 39th day of survival at night.

The farewell banquet of the men's group officially began with the completion of the main dish - roasted bay crocodile.

No speeches, no complicated rituals.

Only laughter and cheer, along with large slices of roasted meat and small sips of fine liquor.

On this secluded island far from the sea, the ten men thoroughly liberated their nature, eating and drinking heartily.

"Wow! This is quite strong!"

After taking a small sip of the distilled cassava liquor, Chen Wen exclaimed in surprise.

"Pure, strong liquor!"

Gan Tieshan took a gulp, his throat seemingly on fire, hurriedly suppressed it with roast meat.

The inexperienced Zhuo Hongnian stared blankly at the empty wine glass in front of him.

Some people seemed awake, but were actually already asleep for a while.

Chen Wen also took a bite of roasted bay crocodile to suppress the taste of the liquor.

At the same time, Chen Wen also gained the last attribute on the desolate island.

[Targeting natural creation - bay crocodile, plundering!]

[Plundering in progress... Plundering complete!]

[Please choose one from the following three attributes]

[Clumsy (Purple): When moving on land, your movements become clumsy and actions slower]

[Remark: I'm a reptile, do you expect me to catch up with a Black Panther? - bay crocodile]

[Stomach of Steel (Gold): Your digestive system is comprehensively enhanced, capable of eating food equivalent to 50% of your body weight, and slowly digesting based on the situation]

[Remark: Protest! Data reduction! I can eat 90% of my body weight, alright! - bay crocodile]

[Legendary Endurance King (Purple): Your stamina is excellent, physical consumption is slow, able to maintain strength and morale in harsh environments]

[Remark: Our bay crocodile marathon is swimming from North Australia to the Bengal Bay, what about you humans? - bay crocodile]

[Please make a choice within one minute or give up! Overdue will automatically select the first attribute!]

Looking at the attributes, Chen Wen hesitated.

Logically, the gold [Stomach of Steel] is the obvious choice.

But the purple [Legendary Endurance King] is more comprehensive, not only enhancing endurance but also reducing physical consumption and maintaining morale.

It truly is comprehensive!

The main thing is that the purple attribute has a lower exchange rate for the next survival!

Moreover, the blue [Enhanced Digestion] is already sufficient, and exchanging for the higher-tier [Stomach of Steel] feels like a waste!

After a moment of hesitation, Chen Wen ultimately chose the [Legendary Endurance King].

It was his first time giving up a gold positive attribute.

Who could blame his sister for saying purple has more charm?

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