It must be said that these Mira natives may not be good at fighting, but when it comes to hunting, they are truly the children of nature.

With Dante's hunting-specific formula, our hunting efficiency has increased by at least two or three levels.

Luckily we arrived here early, otherwise we could have given those Haru a good meal.

This location is truly rich in biodiversity, with common animals like wild boar and red deer. I also spotted a herd of over sixty wildebeest here.

Keep in mind that a single wildebeest can weigh around a ton, so having so many wildebeest here is like having a giant, mobile meat storehouse.

Such a good thing should not be given to the Haru. As we get closer to the Asada tribe, those allies who have come from afar will certainly need these supplies to feed their people more than we do.

For now, we're temporarily helping our allies gather supplies, doing our part as hosts.

Normally, when hunting, the chief only takes a dozen or so tribesmen, which is enough to meet the tribe's daily food needs.

Now almost all the hunters in the tribe are out hunting, and the efficiency of hunting is no longer as simple as one plus one equals two.

In less than two hours, we had already exceeded our target for searching and hunting in the designated area.

The harvest was also very pleasing, much more so than the previous hunting party that went to rob Haru.

We hunted a total of six adult wild boars and three red deer this time. Our biggest achievement was the five wildebeest; the meat from those five wildebeests alone is equivalent to that from countless wild boars.

We also found some edible plants in the jungle, but the amount was not enough for us to collect them.

Time is of the essence; we need to process all this meat quickly. Otherwise, we won't be able to take any more food with us.

Fortunately, the traces of the fires left by the leaders weren't far from us. I plan to go to those fires to process the meat, which will make Haru's actions seem more reasonable.

It's quite reasonable for a large indigenous tribe to hunt extra food as backup rations during their journey.

Even if Haru and his tribe suspect that they can't catch prey in the jungle, they will only blame the Mira tribe, which to some extent can stir up hatred for the tribe.

To keep these Haru people's eyes filled with hopeful hatred, preventing them from giving up halfway and overthinking things. I still want to play with them a little longer; some necessary "incentives" are still needed.

The saying goes, "Give someone a slap, then give them a treat," and only then will the other person be completely devoted to you.

Now, another hidden message has been passed to Haru: those natives have a lot of food, and as long as they join up with the team ahead, they can intercept them and seize their supplies.

That alone is enough to keep Haru hanging on to his desires and keep him following us around.

After we finished hunting, we used our roar to cast a spell in the nearby jungle.

The animals heard this voice, which was filled with primal fear, regardless of whether they had ever seen a Tyrannosaurus Rex before.

Now they only had one thought in their minds: to escape from here as soon as possible. The creature that could make such a terrifying sound was definitely not someone they could afford to mess with.

The entire jungle erupted in chaos, with many naturally hostile animals running together, and the area was completely cleared out in less than half an hour.

It felt a bit awkward in this dense jungle where you could hear a pin drop. I hope Haru will be satisfied with our arrangements when he arrives.

We processed those few prey together, a group of dozens of us, and it was quite fast.

Since the tribe had produced a lot of good iron in the past, everyone now carries at least one knife, making the knife particularly important at this moment.

The Haru haven't arrived yet. I've already set up sentries along the way, and they'll report back as soon as they see any Haru.

I sent a few locals to gather some firewood and start a fire. This way, the work of cutting and roasting the meat could be done simultaneously, without wasting time.

To my surprise, the tribe took all the salt with them when they left, and most of it was moved by the women of the tribe to that hidden cave.

We also have some salt in our hands, and now we can use the salt to season the meat that has been cut up.

Not only does it taste better, it also replenishes the body's electrolytes, keeping the body in optimal condition.

The leader was absolutely right about this. The value of this salt was indeed greater than that of the food. There were many ways to obtain food, but obtaining salt was relatively more difficult.

To dry the meat quickly enough for longer preservation, I asked everyone to cut the whole piece of meat into thin strips about one meter long, just like making beef jerky.

Some leg muscles are not easy to cut into long strips, so a rolling cut is used. When making a cut, the end is not completely cut off, and then the rolling cut is used to cut the next layer of meat.

After connecting several layers of meat end to end, they can be opened up to a length of about one meter. Su Su had already learned this a long time ago, and she taught her people how to cut meat that was difficult to cut into strips.

These salts were hard-won, and I didn't want to waste any of these resources. So I had my people peel the bark off a tree, soften it over a fire, and then make a square bark box.

These bark boxes were the same ones we used to collect water from the brine spring to concentrate the brine. Now we need to use them to make a container for the water.

Soon, the tribespeople fetched water from nearby. After filling the box with water to the level of two finger joints, I asked them to pour in both packets of salt and stir well.

Below the bark box, a small fire is used to heat water slightly. Hot water has better permeability, allowing the salt to penetrate into the meat fibers in a short time.

When the tribespeople saw that I was going to use so much salt, they couldn't help but feel a little pained. This salt was a valuable resource, and it would be a lie to say they wouldn't feel bad about using so much at once.

However, Su Su had clearly broken free from this way of thinking. She knew that salt needed to be paired with food to achieve its maximum effect, and that simply carrying it around with her was not enough.

Su Su immediately poured the two packets of salt into the large tree bark box, and the hot water quickly dissolved the salt inside.

Because it's made from tree bark, the brine has a faint, pleasant fragrance. The indigenous people say that when they can't hunt, they also eat some of this tree bark to stave off hunger.

Su Su dipped her finger in the salt water and put it in her mouth; the saltiness was just right.

By this time, the chopped meat had been piled up on banana leaves, forming a small mountain. Several tribesmen began to gather the meat like noodles, then put it into the salt water and stirred it evenly.