Yan Fei’s purpose of entering Dinosaur Island is quite simple.
First, he wants to prepare some meat to eat, and second, he’s considering whether or not to explore other islands.
There’s now only one big island in this area that he hasn’t stepped foot on yet. Exploring it would be simple: he just needs to find a chance to fly over, find a safe spot to land, and explore it slowly in the future.
The reason he didn’t explore before boils down to habitual laziness. The dinosaur world has always been visible to him since he was a child, and so he took it for granted, much like how one takes for granted the bed they sleep in and the blanket they use. He only thinks of those when he’s sleepy and lazy, otherwise, he basically ignores them.
Anyway, the whole world is his own and he can come and go whenever he wants. Sometimes he feels curious, but most of the time, he is too busy in the real world to care.
Now he wants to explore new islands because he feels his strength is still a bit lacking. Hauling a rock leaves him drenched in sweat. If he were stronger, it wouldn’t be so exhausting.
Not to mention, with more strength, he’d finish tasks more quickly. He wants to build a small wooden house, but hasn’t managed to finish it yet.
It would be easy to increase his strength too. Just explore new places, and kill a few more dinosaurs.
In the past, each time he acquired a new mutation, he would eat more meat for a while, and then his strength would improve. Killing a few more dinosaurs would naturally increase his strength a bit more.
Now that he’s accustomed to his strength, he isn’t afraid of becoming even stronger.
However, nighttime isn’t a good time to go exploring unknown areas. He’d have to leave his explorations for the daytime.
As he boiled his meat and carried logs, he kept thinking, if only he were stronger, he could carry one log in each hand. Perhaps his house would be finished by now.
The problem is that his tools aren’t durable. After a few uses, they break down, slowing down the house-building progress.
After breaking a sweat and enjoying a large meal, he jumps into the creek to clean himself up. Then, with a large bowl of meat soup in his hands, he stepped outside. His three little dogs followed unhappily behind him. The puppies are fed the best food every day but are still unsatisfied. Yan Fei gave one of them a swift kick, which silenced them effectively.
Watching the four dogs slurping down meat soup, a calf came over to join in the excitement. Despite being chased away twice by Yan Fei, it had yet to learn its lesson. With a mighty heave, Yan Fei lifted the calf and threw it twice.
After a couple of thuds and a mix of cow and dog noises, Xu Xiaoyan, who was sleeping in the house, called from inside asking what was happening.
Yan Fei merely grinned, looking at the now extremely docile calf, and casually passed off the incident with a few words.
Next morning, Yan Fei woke up Xu Xiaoyan early for Kung Fu training.
These two were real troublemakers. Yan Fei took the training very seriously, whereas Xu Xiaoyan, having other ideas, practiced absent-mindedly. Half the morning passed, and she still hadn’t mastered a few basic forms.
"Have you learned anything at all? I’ve told you countless times, your arm must be positioned ." Yan Fei explained tirelessly.
"Mm-hmm, , right? Couldn’t you at least wear a shirt when you come out? You’re distracting me from practicing!" The young girl was looking for trouble for no reason, her mind wandering in the clouds. She kept stealing glances at Yan Fei’s bare torso and blushing. Claiming to be practicing Kung Fu without having mastered any forms yet.
Yan Fei was frustrated, accusing him of being shirtless couldn’t really be a distraction, could it? Despite her complaints, she had been watching him half the morning. Could it really be distracting now? To fulfill his duty as a teacher, he had no choice but to go in and put on a sweatshirt. Then he emerged and told her, "Watch closely, I’ll demonstrate again."
As soon as he began to demonstrate, Fang Xiaoqing, always eager to watch, came running over from the construction site. Seeing them spar, she greeted Xu Xiaoyan and stood to one side.
Yan Fei didn’t mind. Xiaoqing was going into the third year of junior high, and physical education was a subject on the high school entrance examination. Now that summer vacation had just begun, she was exercising every morning.
Yan Fei’s moves were fierce and exuded an air of ruthlessness. Even after seeing it several times that morning, Xu Xiaoyan still watched with an admiration-filled gaze, cheering him on before he even finished.
Looking pleased, Yan Fei wrapped up his routine, radiating an air of expertise. "How was it? If you want to learn, you need to start from the basics. Someday, you’ll be able to perform moves like that too."
Xu Xiaoyan nodded eagerly and jumped excitedly. "Great, let’s continue training! I have renewed confidence now."
This confidence had come several times that morning, and Yan Fei didn’t quite believe it.
On the other hand, Fang Xiaoqing had been watching with wide eyes at the beginning but after seeing Yan Fei’s pleased expression, she couldn’t help feeling sour. "What’s so special about him? Some of his forms were all warped, they weren’t right."
Yan Fei didn’t bother responding to her, but retorted, "Can you do it?"
Fang Xiaoqing gritted her teeth, "Hmph, I’ve casually learned for two or three days. But because I’m naturally gifted, I’ve learned slightly better than you."
Xu Xiaoyan, always eager for entertainment, was immediately perked up, "You know how to do it? Is it the same as his? Show me!"
Fang Xiaoqing stammered, "I’ve studied it too, just didn’t practice regularly. But I do know his forms aren’t right, they’re all warped!"