The Path of Survival.

Summary

The narrative describes a day in the life of Xiao Fan and his companion Guo Hong as they prepare for pig slaughtering and salvage materials from a wrecked yacht. After a lengthy process, they manage to gather usable materials, including two life jackets, which boosts Xiao Fan's confidence for future sea ventures. They also devise a plan to forge iron tools using an iron chain they recovered. Xiao Fan constructs a high-temperature furnace and begins making charcoal to facilitate the forging process. The chapter concludes with their successful fishing trip, yielding enough fish to last a week, while Xiao Fan collects materials for future tool-making.

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