She looked at Jasper worriedly.
She was not afraid of death, but the last thing she wanted was for Jasper to die.
He was a young general with outstanding battle achievements and a powerful background. He could even become a president in a few years. It would be such a shame for him to become wolf’s food in the wilderness, all because he wanted to save her.
Jasper saw Stella’s worried look and gently rubbed her cheek.
“Don’t worry. Wolves don’t come here every day. We won’t get into any trouble. Trust me.” Jasper Milton promised.
Stella Grace nodded. It was useless for her to worry. “Do you know where this island is?”
“I don’t know. There are many islands on the sea, and there are also many uninhabited islands, especially in the deep sea. Ordinary people won’t come here. Even as a military base, the government would usually choose to use a place with geographical convenience, usually some place where the lands have been surveyed and tested. I’ve noticed that there are no footprints on the beach here.” Jasper looked around, picked up one of the bags, and poured out the contents of the pot.
There was a kitchen knife, a dagger, a pistol and a clip in the pot.
“Can your pistol still be used?” Stella asked while looking at Jasper with hope.
If they had guns, she would feel much safer.
“It’s still usable. If you’re afraid that it can’t be used, you can just dry it. We have twenty bullets, so we have to use them sparingly. What we have to do now is to find a safe place to sleep.” Jasper threw the dagger to Stella, taking the gun and the kitchen knife by himself. When he was about to leave, he glanced at the dried fish soaked in water. After giving it a whiff, he decided that they could still be eaten.
“Stella, dig a pit here. It doesn’t have to be too deep, maybe about ten centimetres deep. I’ll pick some leaves,” Jasper said.
Stella held his hand and said, “I’ll go with you.”
“That’s fine too.” Jasper wrapped the fish up with four large leaves.
After Stella dug the pit, Jasper put the fish in and then covered it with sand.
“Let’s go.”
Stella followed Jasper into the forest.
Because it was a no-man’s area, the trees grew wildly and the canopy was covered in thick foliage.
Jasper hacked through the vegetation as he slowly moved forward.
Stella helped him the best she could, dealing with the branches that hadn’t been cut off properly.
Jasper was able to clear a one-meter-wide and ten-meter-long space by hacking the trees there, and he stopped to look at a different tree.
“What’s wrong?” Stella asked in confusion.
He smirked. “Even if we don’t have a pistol, we won’t have to be afraid of wild beasts anymore.”
“Why?”
“This tree is called Antiaris Toxicaria Lesch. I remember reading that this tree produces latex could be made into a kind of poison that can cause muscle spasms and cardiac arrested. Tomorrow, we’ll make some bows and arrows and cover them in this poison. My archery skills are the best in my military region,” Jasper said confidently.
Stella smiled slightly and said, “I have a feeling that we can live in the deep mountains and forests for the rest of our lives.”
Jasper scratched Stella’s nose. “If you accidentally get poisoned by it, the grass under it can be used to eliminate the poison.”
Stella sighed and said, “Nature really does mutually reinforce and neutralize each other.”
Jasper glanced around and pointed to one of the big trees. “Let’s set our place up on this tree.”
Stella looked up and saw that the branches and leaves of the tree were a little too dense. “Will there be snakes on it?”
“Snakes only slither up trees to find food, and they’re very timid, so they won’t attack unless threatened. As long as we handle it well, they shouldn’t bother us.” Jasper explained.
He quickly climbed up the trunk. His body was strong and his speed was fast.
Stella saw that he was chopping the extra branches.
She could not help but see that there was a dead plant not far away. There was a lot of fiber. She thought of tearing it into threads and making into a rope. She proceeded to cut them down.
An hour later, Jasper had already cut off the remaining branches of the two trees which were next to each other and jumped down from the tree.
Stella looked at the tree and said, “Will it be too high? It doesn’t look too stable. I… I don’t know how to climb a tree.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll make another ladder. When the ladder is ready, I’ll tear off the bark. The tree without the bark will be smoother, and the beasts won’t be able to climb up.” Jasper explained.
“Are we going to move the wooden board here now?” Stella asked.
“Yes.” He took her hand and led her away.
Stella could feel that his rough palm was burning hot and his body was warm.
She hoped that a boat would pass by and rescue them.
They moved the wooden board under the tree and broke it apart.
Jasper chose eight big branches, and Stella helped to clean up the side branches.
The two trees he chose were facing each other. There were five other branches, but they weren’t at the same height.
Jasper tied the eight big branches onto the five big branches to form a balanced surface.
Stella thought it was amazing. “You should be a construction master.”
“When we were on mission last time, we built such simple beds in the forest. There was nothing else to make it more comfortable. We were lucky enough to have a wooden board, so this bed should be more comfortable,” Jasper said with a smile.
Stella had a strange feeling when she thought that she would sleep with him on the same bed tonight. She didn’t have this kind of feeling when they were floating on the sea.
She lowered her head and continued to make the ropes.
Jasper jumped down from the tree and tied the middle of the wooden bed with ropes.
“What’s wrong?” Stella asked questioningly.
“You won’t be able to lift this wooden board later. I’ll pull it up,” explained Jasper.
Stella nodded.
The position that Jasper chose was too high. it was around three metres off the ground, and she was only 165 centimetres tall. The width of the bed board was 1. 6 meters long, and 1. 8 meters wide. She had to raise it to her head, and she probably wouldn’t have enough strength to accomplish that.
Jasper climbed up first.
Stella used all of her strength. Jasper pulled the rope and finally succeeded in heaving the first piece of wooden board onto the frame and securing it properly. It was tilted at a 25 degrees angle.
Jasper jumped down from the tree and looked at the time. It was already twenty minutes past twelve o’clock in the afternoon.
“Are you hungry?” Jasper asked.
Stella nodded. Her stomach had been growling since an hour ago.
“The fish we prepared just now should be almost ready. Let’s go.” Jasper said.
Stella looked at the beach with panic in her eyes. She pointed to it and asked, “What’s that black thing over there?”
Jasper followed Stella’s line of sight and looked over. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly. “We’re lucky, Stella. In such a short time, the heavens above have given us the gift of a wild boar.”
Jasper ran over joyfully.
“Be careful,” Stella said worriedly.
Jasper ran over and saw that the wild boar was eating their fish. When it heard Jasper approaching, it quickly turned around.
Jasper took the opportunity to shoot. He aimed at its head and pulled the trigger.
The wild boar staggered, then fell to the ground and stopped moving.
Stella looked at the wild boar on the ground. Although she had eaten pork, she had never killed a pig before.
“Do you know how to kill pigs?” Stella asked Jasper.
Jasper turned to Stella, who was next to her. He had never killed pigs before, but judging by her reaction, Stella hadn’t either, so it seemed that it would fall to him to kill the pig.