The carrying straps were also made of rattan rope. Although the whole basket might be a bit cumbersome for ordinary people, it was nothing for the three of them. If they could fill the basket with fruit, the journey would be much easier.
Li Shenghao spent several hours making two such baskets. While searching for materials, he also found some wild vegetables and golden dates hanging from the trees. He picked them all without hesitation, and the first basket was almost full. When he returned to the settlement with the things, he found that Yan Shuangwen and Naituan had collected piles of cactus fruits and sea buckthorn fruits, which should be enough for them to last until the end.
Everyone was stunned by what Li Sheng and his team were doing. Could they really do that? Other teams would probably find it hard to do something like this with their tool-making methods.
Yan Shuangwu's version was even more outrageous. Behind Yan Shuangwen and Naituan lay a sand fox, a lizard with its mouth bound as big as a thigh, a white bird, a piglet, and a deer.
Yan Shuangwu grinned: "I brought all of these back after knocking them out with a frying pan. Who says our frying pan is useless? Our frying pan can be used in the kitchen and in the living room."
Yan Shuangwen's move was a resounding slap in the face to those who had mocked him before, but it seems there's some food left over.
After some effort, the four brothers from Pakistan also picked a lot of fruit, which they carried in sheepskin blankets. They were also lucky enough to catch a rabbit, and one of them was accidentally bitten by the rabbit.
However, after discussing it, the four of them decided not to eat the rabbit themselves but to send it to the Southern Team. If it weren't for the Southern Team's help, they might have had to withdraw from the competition. They had collected enough fruit, and while the rabbit was rare, it wasn't something they absolutely had to eat. They followed the smoke coming from Li Sheng's campfire.
When they arrived, they saw Li Sheng slaughtering a fawn, and there were several other animals tied up behind them. They were utterly shocked. This was incredible! How did they manage to do it?
When they learned that Yan Shuangwu had knocked the rabbit unconscious with a frying pan and brought it back, they were speechless. But this made their rabbit seem less precious.
But since we're already here, we should give away everything we have.
"Here, this is for you. Thank you for helping us today."
Mr. Li said they were welcome and invited them to stay overnight and have dinner together, since they had plenty of food and a few more mouths wouldn't make a difference.
The Pakistani team was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately called over the other three brothers with delight.
Li Sheng set up a huge grill, put a whole deer (skinned, gutted, and spread out) on the fire, rubbed it with fine salt, and soon it emitted an enticing aroma.
The eight people in both teams were so full of food that they choked on it. They finally stopped when they couldn't eat anymore. At this point, Naituan took out some digestive tablets from her canvas bag. The hawthorn flavor was quite good. Naituan put them in her mouth like she was eating candy, and then gave them all to her father: "Daddy, take some digestive tablets, otherwise your tummy will feel uncomfortable."
Li Sheng laughed and said, "Ha! Who said our digestive tablets are useless? Now we don't need to use them anymore."
This smug look deeply stung certain groups.
The four members of the Pakistani team ate to their hearts' content. They were so tired that they could barely walk. They thanked the digestive tablets that were handed to them and invited Mr. Li and his group to visit their home when they traveled there in the future.
They ate and drank their fill that night and slept very well. The eight men from the two teams took turns keeping watch until dawn the next day. Li Sheng killed a fox and a rabbit in the morning, but he didn't dare to eat too much, since they still had to travel.
The Pakistani team wanted to follow them, and Li Sheng and his group didn't refuse. With ample supplies, having a few more people would be helpful.
Fortunately, the journey down the road was relatively smooth and they didn't encounter any dramatic incidents. Li Sheng and his companions had two full baskets of fruit and carried several half-dead prey in their hands. During the hottest part of the day, they would eat some fruit to replenish their energy and water, and at night they would kill whichever prey was about to die.
Of course, they also invited the brothers who followed behind to join them. They ate until their bellies were bulging, and then they had to take a few digestive pills to feel more comfortable. The Pakistani team also generously contributed their sheepskin blankets. At night, two people took turns on duty, while the other six squeezed together under the sheepskin blankets and slept more comfortably with the fire burning.
In the end, the two teams joined together, and the Pakistani team simply put the fruit wrapped in sheepskin blankets into Li Sheng's and his team's baskets.
They helped Li Sheng and his group carry those live animals.
Finally, on the fifth day, when only a few fruits remained of food, they saw red smoke rising in the distance, and then, guided by the drone, they saw the finish line.
The four members of the Pakistani team exchanged glances and silently separated from Li Sheng's group, walking behind them. They knew very well that without the help of Li Sheng and his team, they would not have been able to succeed so smoothly.
In the end, Li Sheng's team undoubtedly came in first place. However, the Pakistani team also finished the race. The four brothers won a considerable prize money, and they hugged each other and wept because their mother could finally get treatment.
As a result, Li Sheng and his group received a huge sum of money as agreed, enough for Li Sheng to squander for the rest of his life. However, he, Nai Tuan, Yan Shuangwen, and Yan Shuangwu all chose to continue.
Money doesn't matter; what I really like is a little excitement in life.
This is also a special way for a father to accompany his daughter as she grows up.
It was an experience she could cherish and be proud of for the rest of her life.
A knight's duty is to protect, and he becomes strong through protection. The knight will always protect his little princess.
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