Chapter 16 016 Making Trap to Hunt
"Today's exploration ends here. If we're any later, we won't be able to make it back to camp before dark. Before we go back, I plan to set a few traps here to see if I can catch some small prey to improve our food supply."
The sun was already setting, and Xia Tian began to build a hunting trap.
This was also one of the things she planned to do when she went out today.
[Amazing! It can even set traps?!]
[Can this method catch prey? ]
【It’s all about the plot anyway】
Females in the beast world bear the burden of bearing children and do not have the ability to transform between human and beast forms like male beastmen.
Correspondingly, if Xia Tian wants to improve the recipe, she has to use tools such as traps.
The reason why she chose to stay away from the camp was that this kind of hunting would more or less produce a bloody smell and might attract large predators, so she didn't dare to take the risk.
The trap chosen is a traditional trigger mechanism.
It consists of a thick branch that mainly bears the weight, two thin branches that are responsible for fixing, and a sharpened wooden thorn as the attack component. The stress of the bending of the vines and branches themselves is used as the trigger mechanism, and finally it achieves the effect of killing with one blow.
Taking into account the limited tools and to avoid causing a big commotion, the trap Xia Tian made was not big and could only catch small animals such as rabbits and mice.
After setting one, she tried to trigger the mechanism—
"call out--"
A sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard, and the wooden spike shot straight to the surface of the tree trunk next to it, and paused steadily for ten seconds before falling down.
The killing power was average, but Xia Tian was already quite satisfied. She followed the same method and set up several other traps scattered around to increase the probability of successful hunting.
【I’m so strong! 】
[This tool is too dangerous. How can I let a young female touch this thing?]
[Wait, what just happened? ? ?]
【Although, strong】
Xia Tian set the trap. The sun was setting rapidly, so they had to return to the camp as soon as possible.
She didn't delay and quickly returned along the way she came.
Because there was no collection task on the way back, and there was no need to spend extra time exploring the surrounding terrain, the return journey took less than half the time of the outing, and we finally returned to the camp before dark.
Although she received a lot today, she still had not solved the problem of drinking water and salt. The water in the novice gift package in the system had been drunk. If she could not find a solution, she could only risk drinking raw water.
The camp was not much different from when they left. There were still some sparks from the charcoal fire they had left behind. Xia Tian heated it up and turned it into a bonfire. They sat on the ground and started to have dinner.
Dinner was previously smoked dried fish with berries and vegetables.
Because the smoking time is not long, the dried fish is not too dry, but it adds some chewiness. It has a unique flavor when paired with the sweet and sour wild fruits.
[The host has been eating mudworms for two days]
[Poor little female, which live streaming company is this from?]
【Report Report! 】
【Tears of heartache flow from the corners of my mouth】
As usual, Xia Tian finished her dinner carefully and took the food leftovers to the downwind side of the camp to bury them.
These food scraps are likely to attract some scavengers, and it is unhygienic to leave this kind of garbage near the camp, as it is prone to breeding flies and insects. Burying it and allowing it to decompose naturally is the best way to deal with it.
On the way back, Xia Tian suddenly caught a glimpse of a gray color not far from the camp.
(End of this chapter)
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