She had eaten the last fruit.
She was dying from thirst.
“I’m so thirsty.”
“Find a water source on your own,” Monica said. “I have already taught you the conditions required to find a water source in the jungle.”
Shen Qianshu said, “If I had known earlier, I would have collected dew in the water bottle today.”
She sighed. “After all, I am a little angel. Little angels need to drink dew water.”
“… ” Monica stared at Shen Qianshu.
“… ” Maxi stared at Monica.
Maxi said, “Little sister, where do you find so many disturbing words to say in the entire day?”
“An essential skill for a person who is an expert in teasing.”
Monica clicked her tongue.
“Places where there are dense water plants, places where there are insects, places where the soil is moist…” Shen Qianshu muttered. Yesterday when she ate barbecued meat, she was so thirsty that she drank all her water, which was her supply for the entire day.
“You must have been in this jungle before, so why not just bring out the map? Can we discuss first and go to look for water sources together?” Shen Qianshu asked. They just had to test her. Her lips were very dry, so much that it was almost peeling.
“Cannot!” Monica said. “We are not thirsty.”
“You win.”
This jungle was a tropical rainforest. The vegetation was very dense, and the soil was very moist, so finding a water source should not be a difficult task. Shen Qianshu listened carefully to the noise made by the animals with all her concentration as she walked through very dense shrubbery.
After nearly twenty minutes, she could hear the sound of flowing water.
Shen Qianshu was elated. She ran there rapidly. “Monica, Maxi, I found a water source.”
It was a very clear stream, so clear that you could see through. There were traces of some tents not far away. Monica and Maxi slowly walked away from her, and they took a telescope to observe the surroundings.
She was so elated at the sight of water that it was as if she had seen her husband.
If people shot her now, she would not have reacted to it.
The stream was so clear, and Shen Qianshu took off her shoes and stepped into it. “Wah, so cooling.”
“This is spring water.”
Shen Qianshu used her hands to scoop some water up. After a mouthful, she could not help but continue drinking. The water was so sweet and tasty, and it felt extremely comfortable. Monica and Maxi also started to scoop the water to wash their faces, wash their hands, and drink. Shen Qianshu even went to hold onto a fat fish that swam by.
The fish escaped just when she almost caught the tail.
“Let’s leave as fast as we can after we finish drinking water,” Monica said. They drank water and refilled their water bottles. Just in case, Shen Qianshu filled up two water bottles to the brim and placed them back in the supplies.
Maxi said, “When selection starts, you cannot rush over the moment you see a water source.”
“Why?”
“Today, there is no one entering the mountain. Yesterday, we had forced people to retreat. Temporarily, there is no one trying to ambush you right now, so you are very lucky. In jungle survival, water source has always been the place that has the most fights, and it is the best place for ambush.”
Shen Qianshu froze.
She recalled how she ran to the water source innocently.
“Got it.”
Monica said, “If you are in a mountain with ten plus people, they are all your enemies. You will not even have ways to go near a water source. If not, you will be shot to death.”
“It is pretty scary to see you guys so serious and intimidating.”
“We are not scaring you.”
“This is a lesson from experience.”
Shen Qianshu asked, “When you guys first started surviving in a jungle, do not tell me there was no mistake at all.”
Monica raised her finger. She slowly took off her ring and revealed a small scar. “Do you see that?”
“I see that.”
A small round of scar, it would not be visible if you did not look at it carefully.