Throughout the meal, he only managed to lift his hand and chew the meat by himself.
After finishing the meat, the caravan members took their earthenware pots to the stream to wash them again.
These are all habits that were developed after the Mu tribe, such as washing pots and pans promptly after eating.
After washing, you can fill the water bag with clean water from upstream, bring it back, boil it, let it cool, and then put it into the water bag.
The habit of drinking boiled water is also something that was developed in the Mu tribe.
Ze took Shen Nong with him. Shen Nong had nothing to do, so she stayed on the straw bed that Ze had laid out and stared blankly at the tree.
He felt he was going to be abandoned and ruined.
As night fell and the air grew cool, Shen Nong, covered in animal skin, gazed at the night sky with her watery eyes.
The layers of tree trunks and leaves obscured the moon, but the night wind blowing from high above occasionally allowed people below to catch a glimpse of the bright moon hanging in the sky and the starry sky.
Shen Nong is having trouble sleeping again.
Ze did not transform into beast form outside, but simply leaned against Shen Nong, right next to Shen Nong's "grass bed".
The occasional gust of wind made Shen Nong's face uncomfortable. He looked at Ze, whose eyes were closed, and quietly moved to huddle beside Ze.
The wind was blocked by the wind, so it no longer blew to Shen Nong.
Ze noticed the rustling sounds around him and realized that the priest might be seeking shelter from the wind. Without making a sound, Ze turned slightly to the side, protecting the priest behind him.
Shen Cong sat beside Ze, her eyes closed, her mind filled with thoughts of sheep, thinking she was going to have insomnia until dawn again.
But his eyelids grew heavier and heavier. The familiar scent filled his nostrils, and after counting more than five hundred sheep, he fell completely asleep.
After falling asleep, Shen Nong moved her head and then slowly pressed her face against Ze's drooping arm.
With a swift movement, he placed his hand precisely on Ze's waist, and Ze slept soundly and peacefully.
Ze suddenly opened his eyes, his whole body tensed up, and he dared not move.
Tonight, a different person is suffering from insomnia.
A note from the author:
Note 1: From Baidu Baike
Chapter 40 Arrival
It smells so good
After five days and five nights of living outdoors, the small green dot on the map is only a kilometer away from the small red dot of the Feather Tribe.
Fortunately, Shen Nong had always followed the research team to conduct research in dense forests during her time in interstellar space, and she hadn't felt any discomfort in the past few days.
Moreover, he can fall asleep without even needing an environment simulator to simulate the environment of his usual bed.
Except for the first night when she had some insomnia, Shen Nong slept soundly every other night as soon as she touched the animal skin.
It was probably because the mattress was very soft, and he was indeed too tired from traveling all day.
I don't have time to suffer from insomnia.
Shen Nong noticed that Ze's mental state didn't seem too good, especially in the last couple of days. Shen Nong also felt that the dark circles under Ze's eyes had become much more pronounced.
Leopard Autumn and the others take turns keeping watch at night, so they don't let Ze have time to rest.
Therefore, Shen Nong specifically asked Ze about the dark circles under his eyes. She was all too familiar with his sleepless look.
The reply was swift, as if it were a pre-prepared answer, delivered flawlessly.
The gist of it is that after awakening, my hearing is much stronger than before. There are many unknown sounds in this forest at night, as well as the roars of wild animals. My mind is too tense, so I can't sleep.
There are indeed many strange sounds in the dense forest. Humans tend to be highly alert to the unknown until they are sure there is no danger.
After awakening, orcs possess beast-like genes within them. They are more acutely aware of unknown dangers than ordinary people, which explains their restless sleep.
Shen Nong felt fortunate that he wouldn't awaken, otherwise he would have even more trouble sleeping.
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The group from the Mu tribe followed behind Shen Nong, carrying large baskets on their backs.
As Shen Nong watched the distance draw closer, she reminded the clansmen behind her to stay close and not fall behind.
Don't retaliate immediately when you encounter anything; avoid it if you can.
After all, they were going to an unfamiliar tribe. Although they did not carry weapons such as stone spears, it was still best to be cautious when entering another tribe's territory.
Knowing they were almost there, the caravan, after several days of travel, showed signs of fatigue even among the orcs.
But after hearing Shen Nong's words, he immediately perked up and kept a close eye on his surroundings.
The sound of an unknown bird flapping its wings and flying could be heard nearby. It was unclear which tree it had been perched on before, but it flapped its wings and flew away after being startled by the group.
Several eagles circled overhead, occasionally letting out cries. Shen Nong looked up and could almost see the eagles' sharp gaze fixed on him.
He frowned slightly, noticing that the closer they got to the Feather Tribe, the more birds seemed to appear around them.
Orcs can transform into human form, and the name of the Feather Tribe suggests that there are many avian orcs in the tribe.
This also explains the large number of birds in the surrounding area.
Their every move is likely being observed by the priests and chieftain of the Feather Tribe.
Shen Nong didn't want to rush things, so she raised her hand to signal everyone to stop. "It's getting late, let's rest here for today."
Just as Shen Nong had predicted, those birds were being monitored by the Feather Tribe. After they stopped about 500 meters away from the Feather Tribe, the birds stopped flying.
They found a branch to rest on, surrounded the people of the Wood Tribe in the middle, and kept a close eye on them.
Every so often, a few would fly out, only to fly back again shortly afterward.
Shen Nong ignored the birds flying around and causing a ruckus. He was taking out animal hides and starting to draw a map with charcoal sticks.
The map purchased from the system only shows moving points and arrows.
Based on the route displayed by the system, Shen Nong enriched the map he had drawn by combining it with the actual situation. He used simple shapes to represent mountains, water, flowers, grass, and forests. He also drew hearts on the vegetation locations that interested him to express his fondness.
Based on her memory, Shen Nong drew the route she had taken during the day and carefully marked it with diagrams.
This map will be used by caravans later. Before they are familiar with the routes, caravans will have to rely on this map to navigate.
So every time Shen Nong finished drawing, she would call Bao Qiu over and have him learn to read maps.
After listening to Shen Nong's explanation and understanding the meaning of those simple, drawn patterns, Bao Qiu looked at the map and immediately realized its advantages.
At first, I stumbled around and didn't quite understand the winding lines. It was also a bit difficult to name the corresponding patterns.
Leopard Autumn knew the importance of this map for the future caravan, so he studied it very diligently. During the day, he would mutter the meaning of the patterns to himself while walking, and at night he would even shout it in his dreams, "Triangles are mountains, three curved lines are water."
Leopard Qiu studied diligently. After Shen Nong taught him a few times, he had completely memorized the meaning of those patterns and understood how to read the route.
Because the Feather Tribe was monitoring them, the Wood Tribe caravan did not go out to search for water.
Shen Nong remembered that the Yu tribe beastmen above were constantly monitoring him, and although he couldn't do anything about it, he could still tempt them. After eating meat soup for so many days, it would be nice to have a change of pace, so he suggested that they have roasted meat today.
Orcs are strong; even a level three orc warrior could easily split a stone slab, let alone the orcs of the caravan who were all level five or higher.
The stone slab needs to be cleaned, and the fastest way to eat meat is by using hot stones and boiling water.
They set up a fire and lit it with a tinderbox. Lang Yu gathered a dozen or so stones of suitable size and threw them into the fire.
This scene was witnessed by the Feather Tribe orcs hovering above, their sharp eagle eyes narrowing slightly.
The people of this tribe are actually able to carry fire sources inside pieces of wood?!
Cang Yu flew lower into the sky, trying to get a better look at what the piece of wood that could hold a fire source looked like.
Thanks to his beast form, his eyesight allowed him to see very far. However, the thing was too small for him to see very clearly; he could only make out its general shape.
However, as he flew down, the other party had already stuffed the fire source into the large thing they had been carrying on their backs.
He had never seen this thing before. It seemed to contain many things, covered by an animal hide, so he couldn't see what was inside.
However, Cang Yu was also somewhat puzzled. They had neither roasted meat nor kept warm after starting the fire, and since it was still daylight, it couldn't be for lighting either.
Thinking back to how the orcs of this tribe used to throw stones into the fire, Cang Yu wondered, did they live just to burn stones?
But what can you do with burning stones? You can't eat stones.
They were already skilled at using hot stones and boiling water, and when they estimated that the stones were hot enough, they used suitable branches to clamp them up.
It was thrown into a clay pot filled with water. The cold water heated up, and white steam rose from the pot. The more stones were added, the louder the bubbling sound of the boiling water became.
After the water in the earthenware pot boiled, Lang Yu found several large leaves, placed them on both sides of the pot, and then lifted the pot to pour the water down.
Clean the surface of the stone slab with hot iron, set it up, add branches to the space underneath, and light it with fire from the fire pit.
Cang Yu watched the operation below from mid-air, his eagle eyes wide.
what happened!
Why does the water steam when a stone is thrown into it?
Moreover, the containers they used to hold water resembled stone jars, yet they weren't quite like stone jars.
Besides Cangyu, the other beastmen from the Feather Tribe who were monitoring the situation were also shocked.
Shen Nong heard the sound of birds flying away again, but she didn't care; she was used to it.
The stone slab had become warm, and the wood tribe beastmen moved the stone over and sat in a circle.
Ze washed his hands and cleaned the bone knife before slicing the meat into pieces for Shen Nong. The other orcs also began to work, each guarding their own spot, taking out bamboo tubes filled with oil, and pouring oil onto the stone slab.
Soon, the aroma of oil filled the air. The picker had a strong grip, slicing the meat into perfectly thin slices. The marinated meat was then pan-fried in the oil, the oil's fragrance intensifying the meat's aroma. The scent traveled upwards, causing the Feather Tribe orc crouching by the book to swallow hard.
What is this strange orc doing that has broken into their tribe?
It smells so good! Their meat smells amazing!
The Feather Tribe orcs, who hadn't eaten meat for a long time, couldn't take it anymore. They let out cries, a secret code that only the Feather Tribe orcs could understand.
The meat smelled so good that they didn't want to smell it anymore and began vying for the chance to report back to their tribe.
If you can't smell it, you won't crave it.
Cang Yu heard the coded message and called out in response.