dognovel Chapter 1033 Storing Food
Chapter 1033 Storing Food
Chapter 1033: Storing Food. The almond-eyed beauty, whose Taoist name was Qingwei, wore a lotus-shaped ornament on her head, which was only a low-level magic artifact.
This was a magical artifact shaped like an ornament that she crafted for herself when she first started learning artifact crafting.
Because it was the first magical artifact she had successfully crafted, it held commemorative significance, so she kept it as a keepsake.
While on this mission, she recalled her childhood and felt that wearing the lowest-level ornament she had always kept on her head would help her remember her past and rediscover her original aspirations.
Since everyone was suppressing their cultivation level and disguising themselves as low-level cultivators, no one thought it was inappropriate for her to wear a low-level magic artifact hair ornament.
At this point, everyone had killed the wolf, but because they didn't have any suitable skinning tools, they didn't know where to begin.
Although Qingwei was very reluctant to see her collection of souvenirs, which she had collected over many years, ruined, she couldn't just stand by and watch the meat be there but not be able to eat it.
So, with a heavy heart, I gave up my hair accessory.
The petals of this lotus-shaped ornament are as sharp as blades. Although it's not very convenient to use, it's better than nothing.
Wang Pangzi, the chef, was also a ruthless man. He wrapped his palms with his outer robe, then held the flower and used the sharp petals as knives to begin the arduous task of gutting, peeling, and dissecting it.
Of course, even the most skilled cook can't make a meal without ingredients. No matter how good Wang Pangzi's cooking skills are, without any seasonings or the best ingredients, he can't make delicious roast meat.
But he was, after all, a top-notch gourmand. After the first wolf was almost finished, he had others clean it and started searching for plants that could be used as spices while holding a burning stick.
Fatty Wang chewed and tasted every plant and leaf he saw. Finally, he found a plant that was somewhat useful for removing the fishy smell, asked someone to help him pick it, and vigorously rubbed it into the wolf meat and inside the wolf's belly after it had been skinned.
Even though these people were all starving and their eyes were practically glowing with hunger, they were all mentally strong and tough, and no one urged him on.
After all, these people were aware of Wang Pangzi's passion for food.
Xiao Han spent half a day trying to make a grill, but had to give up because the branches were too thin. In the end, other cultivators helped him break off fresh and suitable branches to make a grill.
The first wolf was set up and roasted, its belly stuffed with that pungent plant.
As the flames blazed, the aroma of the meat filled the air, causing everyone to involuntarily swallow hard.
One wolf was roasted, while the other wolves were skinned and processed by other cultivators.
Fatty Wang stood by the grill, trying his best to make edible food using the simplest and most basic ingredients.
With a campfire to warm themselves and food to tempt them, no one felt the night was cold.
By the time the wolf meat was cooked, it was already dawn.
Fatty Wang used flower petals as blades to cut off pieces of meat and distribute them to everyone.
Even though Fatty Wang tried his best to remove the fishy smell with the few plants he had, he couldn't avoid the fishy smell. In addition, the wolf meat was not seasoned with salt and was very tough, so it was really not delicious.
But their psychological resistance gave way to their physical hunger. The group devoured the wolf meat.
Ba Dou, who was instrumental in the success of the event, also received a piece of roasted meat.
The piece of meat was placed on the ground covered with leaves, and it pressed the meat with its paws, eating it with relish.
Ling Xiao sighed beside Xiao Han, "I've never eaten such awful food since I can remember, but my mouth just can't help but crave it."
Xiao Han chuckled and replied, "There's a saying: when you're hungry, you'll eat anything."
The personal experience of just these two days is probably equivalent to the decades of self-cultivation these big shots spent in the floating island town of Xishan.
The meat from one wolf was completely devoured by the fifteen people, who were on their way out of the desert. The remaining two wolves would serve as their food supply.
So after some discussion, they decided not to leave today and to continue roasting meat. They would turn the remaining two wolves into jerky to eat on the road.
Of course, Ba Dou would need to help with the route planning.
Xiao Han cleaned a small section of wolf intestines, made two small leather pouches about the size of a thumb, filled them with some water-soaked bits of meat, and tied them above its two feet as spare food and water.
Although this extra weight will affect the speed and power of the croton's flight, it can save its life in critical moments.
Carrying everyone's hopes, Ba Dou flew out again to explore the way.
Ling Xiao couldn't help but sigh, "I used to look down on you for raising such a low-level, useless spirit pet, but now it seems it has helped us a lot. Without it, we would have suffered even more."
Xiao Han laughed and said, "This is also Ba Dou's good fortune. With so many great cultivators like you, even a small leak between your fingers after you leave will be a tremendous opportunity for Ba Dou."
Ling Xiao also laughed and said, "Thinking about it this way, it really is Croton's good fortune."
While it is true that Croton has a low bloodline and faces difficulties in advancing, if so many powerful cultivators are willing to give it benefits and support it, its lifespan will at least double again, if nothing else.
While everyone was busy grilling meat, Xiao Han didn't give up on the wolf heart and liver either, cutting them all into small pieces and grilling them until they were half-dried.
Once baked by the midday heat in the desert, it will be so dry that there is almost no moisture left, so there is no need to worry about it rotting and smelling bad.
Seeing that she had even dried and put away the internal organs, Ling Xiao said with great disdain, "Xiao Han, even if we starve to death, we don't need to eat this stuff, do we?"
Xiao Han smiled at him without offering any explanation.
The younger brother has eaten his fill today and has already forgotten what it was like to be hungry yesterday.
In addition to preparing food, everyone also had to figure out how to make water bags to hold water for drinking while traveling.
After all, whether or not they will be able to find a water source before dying of thirst again is a very serious question.
Xiao Han asked everyone to make water bags using wolf skins and wolf intestines, but unfortunately no one was willing.
After all, these high-ranking big shots all share the same thoughts as Ling Xiao; they can't get over that hurdle in their hearts.
Furthermore, someone came up with the idea of using the sleeves of the robes to hold water.
Anyway, their robes are similar to lotus leaves, having the property of not getting wet.
Use one sleeve to hold water, and use the other parts to shield your head from the sun during the day and barely cover your body to keep warm at night.
Well, perfect.
Well, that's not a bad idea.
But Xiao Han still wanted to do more preparation.
She rubbed and cleaned all the wolf intestines with sand.
He instructed Ling Xiao to get some smooth tree branches, thread the intestines onto the branches, and leave them to dry in the scorching sun.
Then, these dried intestines can be used to hold water.
As for the wolf skin, it couldn't be tanned; it could only be repeatedly rubbed and washed with sand and then sun-dried.
If there is no water at all, they will even drink urine, let alone the clear water in their dry intestines.
Even a wolf pelt with an unpleasant odor can be a treasure when the wolf is shivering from the cold.
These big shots aren't unaware of this principle, but they can't get over their own mental hurdle unless they're in dire straits.