Naituan's temperament is just like Li Sheng's; once she's made up her mind about something, she'll stick to it.
Feeling wronged and angry after being beaten by Li Sheng, she said, "I know I was wrong, but I will still stand up to protect Dad next time he is in danger. I am a princess who wields a sword to help the knight cut through thorns."
Live broadcast room.
"Family members, I'm in tears. Where can you find such a good daughter? Please stop beating her. It breaks my heart."
"A princess wielding a sword to help a knight cut through thorns and brambles—how romantic and heartwarming!"
"I also want a daughter like that, and to be her knight."
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Li Sheng's emotional side was also touched. What an ungrateful little thing! Li Sheng knew what kind of child Naituan was and knew that no matter what he said, she would insist on doing what she wanted to do. However, he was still angry. He couldn't bear to hit her, so he could only sternly ignore her.
However, he was very honest with himself. Afraid that the children would go hungry, he started cooking and first extracted all the fat from the cheetah to make oil.
Now Li Sheng is stern-faced and doesn't talk to the audience. The silence in the live stream is frightening. Naituan is also a little at a loss when she sees her father like this. She looks at him from a distance with a slightly aggrieved expression.
At first, everyone was on Li Sheng's side, thinking that Naituan was wrong and should be taught a lesson. But gradually the sentiment began to change. People felt that it was too pitiful for Naituan to be beaten for protecting her father so recklessly. Although education was inevitable, people should not be hit.
Everyone in the live stream was pleading for the milk team, but Li Sheng seemed to have blocked the comments, so they couldn't see them at all. After multiple attempts to persuade him failed, the tide turned again and the comments became angry.
Seeing Naituan's extremely aggrieved look, Li Sheng still ignored him with a stern face. It was hard for everyone not to scold him on Naituan's behalf, but the atmosphere at the scene was very cold. Naituan did not dare to speak to his father, and even the eldest sister sensed that something was wrong and did not dare to follow Li Sheng around like usual.
Mr. Li first put some water in the pot, then put all the chopped fat into the pot and simmered it over low heat. The water in the pot would slowly evaporate, leaving only oil and cracklings.
The oil rendered from this leopard is not as fragrant as lard and has a strong fishy smell, but that doesn't stop it from being a high-quality fat. The rendered oil is then poured into a coconut shell, where it can still be stored for a long time without spoiling. The cracklings are also collected, as they don't spoil easily and can be kept for later consumption.
He wouldn't waste the oil still on the pot's walls. He took more than ten coconuts, crushed the coconut meat, put it in, added half a jar of water, and then put in small bones chopped into pieces with some meat still attached. The jar was now full. He covered it and simmered it over low heat.
This is the coconut leopard soup he invented.
All the remaining bones, regardless of size, were put into the fire and buried until they cooked quickly. The bones without marrow were used to make soup, and the rest had marrow. This was tonight's dinner. It looked like a lot, and they couldn't possibly finish it all, but with his older sister there, it shouldn't be a big problem. He would be watching over the smoked meat with his older sister tonight, and there would be enough for his older sister to eat until morning.
He was afraid that if he didn't prepare enough food, the older sister would recklessly eat his leopard meat. Taming wild animals is not so easy. Even if the older sister is intelligent, she is still a wild animal. She can't be left unfed. This can be considered a deal between him and the older sister.
When the little dumpling saw that dinner was ready, she patted her little tummy and timidly called out from behind, "Daddy."
Li Sheng pretended not to hear; he was still angry.
When the baby didn't hear a response, she said again, "Daddy, you're harder to coax than a woman in love."
He nearly vomited blood. This wasn't the outcome he wanted. Did he expect his daughter to comfort him? A grown man like him, needing his daughter to comfort him? Besides, when had his daughter ever comforted him? What he needed was for his daughter to realize her behavior was inappropriate and to be rational in the future if something like this happened again.
His fists were pounding, his face was a mess of colors, and he kept telling himself, "The child is still young, the child doesn't understand, the child's words are innocent..."
After a long while, he calmed down, exhaled a breath of stale air, and smiled at the baby.
"Dad's alright now, let's eat."
During this time, he thought a lot and finally figured it out. It wasn't the child's fault, the child wasn't wrong, it was his fault. He wasn't strong enough. If he had enough strength to take down two leopards by himself, he wouldn't need the milk team to worry about him.
All the problems boil down to one conclusion: he is not strong enough.
Li Sheng's self-strategy was quite successful. He was not only not strong enough, but his thinking was also not comprehensive enough. He should have considered from the beginning what to do if he encountered wild animals in this environment, and how to escape if he encountered wild animals that were unexpected. These were all his own problems.
Li Sheng thought about what he had gained in Peach Blossom Village. After returning, he thoroughly studied the crossbow. Crossbows can be made small and easy to carry, but they are extremely powerful. Also, the witch doctor's things he saw from Granny Xiga can be used. Here, safety comes first, and everything else can be postponed.
Therefore, he wanted to make crossbows, as extending the attack distance would always be advantageous to him. Even if he could win in close combat against wild beasts, there was still a huge risk involved.
He planned to make a crossbow, which mainly consists of a crossbow arm, a bow, a bowstring, and a trigger mechanism. Compared with ordinary bows and arrows, crossbows take longer to reload, but their advantages are long range and great power.
Li Sheng's lips curled slightly as he picked up some charcoal from the fire brigade and began to draw the various parts of the crossbow on the ground. He had already mentally dissected all the parts of the crossbow.
Soon the parts were displayed in front of everyone: "These are the parts diagrams for a crossbow. If you like, you can try to make it. Even if you don't have suitable wood, you can use popsicles, chopsticks, etc. Toothpicks can be used as arrows and can also be very powerful."
The viewers in the live stream shouldn't be underestimated; many of them are very hands-on. As soon as these words were spoken, some people immediately set off to try it out.
After all, it's really cool to actually make a crossbow, okay?
Li Sheng was also using an axe to make various parts of a crossbow. However, it is worth mentioning that the arrows were made of wood, which greatly limited its lethality.
Even with great power, it's difficult to kill large beasts with a bow and crossbow. The fur of large beasts isn't for display. The bow and crossbow's power can pierce the fur, but it can only cause minor injuries to the beast.
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