Li Su'er and her group will be responsible for bringing back the camellia seeds. The four of them can bring back quite a lot, and then they will send someone else to pick another batch.

Chen Yang continued smoking meat the next day. Taking advantage of his relatively good energy during the day, he made a smoking rack and collected a pile of firewood.

Then, he modified the smoking rack, turning it into a multi-tiered rack, which was something he had in mind in reality.

In addition, he also had to cut the crocodile meat into strips, so he couldn't stop for a moment.

When Wang Bing and his group arrived at dusk, they saw an alien covered in mud, with messy hair and a face blackened by soot.

"You've finally arrived." Chen Yang forced a smile at them.

From yesterday's fierce battle with the giant crocodile until today, Chen Yang has not rested in the micro-world.

Whether it's the standoff with the crocodile for more than ten minutes, the shouting with the monkeys, or the subsequent tasks of starting a fire, cutting meat, and making a smoking rack, all of these are extremely physically demanding.

Chen Yang was really exhausted. After giving them a few instructions, he went to sleep.

Looking at the four multi-layered smoking racks and the mountain of meat, and then at the enormous crocodile skin, the four of them fell silent.

"This guy, what he did is too shocking," Yun Shi said, swallowing hard.

To be honest, he had always thought that Chen Yang was only talented in boxing and had a special alien identity. In his mind, he had always treated Chen Yang as an ordinary older brother. At this moment, he truly felt ashamed of himself.

Wang Bing gestured to the other two, signaling them to be quiet. Chen Yang needed plenty of sleep.

Tang Jiaqi stared at Chen Yang's face, which was blackened by smoke, and said, "Old Wang, you shouldn't let such a good man go."

Wang Bing shuddered and said, "I don't have that hobby."

Tang Jiaqi rolled her eyes and said, "I mean you could hire him as your son-in-law? Are you out of your mind?"

"Oh." Wang Bing scratched his head and said, "I don't think Qin'er likes Chen Yang very much, and Su'er likes him too. This is a bit inappropriate."

"Tch, go for it if you like him. He and Li Su'er aren't dating, what's there to be afraid of?"

"The key is, it seems like I don't like it either."

“That makes sense.” Tang Jiaqi suddenly realized. “Then just pretend I didn’t say anything.”

Wang Bing slapped his forehead, feeling utterly helpless towards Tang Jiaqi.

They then took over Chen Yang's work and began to smoke and roast the crocodile meat. Inevitably, some noise was made during this process, but Chen Yang was truly fast asleep and did not react at all.

Moreover, he simply fell asleep and died in the micro-world without even logging out.

Because there were three of them, they made a few more smoking racks, otherwise they might not be able to finish smoking by tomorrow morning.

Before nightfall, they gathered enough firewood and then took turns resting.

"There's so much meat, I don't even know if we can finish smoking it all by tomorrow," Yun said, coughing as she choked on the smoke.

"There's no other way, there's no smoking room here, and the smoking racks aren't very efficient. Let's try to speed it up as much as possible. Crocodile meat is still very delicious. Su'er and Yining must miss it a lot," Wang Bing said.

Yun looked at him with some surprise and asked, "Have you eaten here before?"

Wang Bing nodded and said, "It was also caught by Chen Yang and his group. It was a much smaller crocodile, and it was also caught here."

Yun picked up a piece of jerky, put it in her mouth, and said, "I never thought I would be eating crocodile meat in a swamp one day."

“I’ve thought about it before… ugh… when I was watching Bear Grylls’ documentaries… I fantasized about it,” Tang Jiaqi said, her mouth still full of jerky.

"Then eat more and help us with the weight." Wang Bing stuffed some more jerky into her hands.

They ate as much as they could while smoking the meat; there was just so much of it. They wanted to eat more to replenish their strength so they could lighten their load for tomorrow. Carrying such a pile of meat through the swamp was no easy task.

In the middle of the night, Chen Yang woke up and immediately ate and drank a large meal. Then he helped with the smoking and set up several more smoking racks.

Within this small piece of land, twelve bonfires were burning brightly. The people surrounded by the flames were sweating profusely even in the cold night, and they had to add firewood from time to time.

"We're having a bonfire party," Chen Yang said with a smile.

"Come on, let me perform a shamanic dance for everyone," Tang Jiaqi said, standing up. Then she began to dance around the fire.

To be honest, she's not a very good dancer. Someone who knows her might think she's dancing, but someone who doesn't would probably think she's gone mad. However, Tang Jiaqi has a great figure and a pretty face, so she looks good no matter how she dances—that's the advantage of being beautiful.

"How was it? Did you enjoy watching it?"

Tang Jiaqi didn't mind her occasional wardrobe malfunctions. She exposed her thighs in front of three grown men and struck a seductive pose.

The three men were quite embarrassed and chose to ignore her, but Tang Jiaqi got even more excited and started jumping around them.

As a result, she quickly got tired and fell asleep right there in the micro-world.

"From now on, everyone should try to stay asleep in the micro-world as well. Our physical condition is preserved after we exit, and although our mental state will recover, it is still not as fast as sleeping in the micro-world."

After being so tired that I fell asleep this time, I could clearly feel the difference.

Previously, they would exit the micro-world directly and then re-enter. Although they were energetic when they re-entered, they were clearly not as energetic as this time.

Chen Yang guessed that when they were in reality, part of their souls were resting, but not completely. In the micro-world, their bodies would be in a better state if they got some sleep.

It seems that the body in the micro-world is related to, but also distinct from, reality. Chen Yang believes that both the micro-world and reality should receive sufficient sleep.

They didn't have this option before; it was too cold to spend the night there. Now it's fine.

“I also think that people can sleep in the micro-world, which can actually avoid some problems, such as monkey attacks. And it’s more realistic,” Wang Bing said.

They chatted as they added firewood, and finally finished smoking all the meat before dawn. Because it was just simple smoking of cut meat into strips, it was quite quick. However, the taste wasn't as good as meat that had been smoked for a longer time.

"I feel much lighter after the fumigation."

Wang Bing and Chen Yang packed all the jerky into crocodile skin. Although the crocodile skin wasn't dried in the sun, it was almost dry from the heat of the fire, at least preventing the jerky from spoiling.

Yunshi has already withdrawn. It's just dawn, so Chen Yang told Wang Bing to get some sleep while he looked at the dried meat.

As the sun rose, dappled sunlight streamed through the dense forest, and many animals awoke. Chen Yang discovered that with the Eagle Eye, the world had changed, becoming far more wondrous.

Mosquitoes swarmed through the forest, pythons lurked in the treetops, water spiders floated on the water's surface, and there was even a chameleon that was extremely well hidden.

Everything was so clearly visible.

(End of this chapter)