Chen Yang couldn't believe that Jiang Yining was actually a rural girl from the mountains, who had been chopping firewood and picking wild vegetables since she was a child, and doing farm work at home, the kind of girl who toiled in the fields from a young age.
Not to mention Chen Yang, even Wang Bing was quite surprised.
No wonder they were surprised; no one could have guessed.
Chen Yang felt he had hit the jackpot; this was a resident with advanced gathering skills.
This must be the most enjoyable meal Chen Yang has had since arriving in the Micro Realm.
Li Su'er and Wang Bing's cooking skills are truly impressive; the two of them can create a very delicious soup base using wood sorrel, wild ginger, mushrooms, and mint.
Speaking of mushrooms, Chen Yang had seen quite a few, but he didn't dare to eat them indiscriminately. Now that Jiang Yining was here, things were much better. Jiang Yining knew which ones could be eaten directly, which ones needed to be processed before eating, and which ones were completely inedible.
Two of the four fish were stewed in soup, and the other two were grilled. Chen Yang also took out some potatoes.
"Your knife is amazing. It's not a kitchen knife, but it's incredibly sharp."
Li Su'er said, brandishing the tenacious blade.
"These are foreign goods that I got from the border at a high price," Chen Yang said casually.
He saw a method for making a wooden-handled stone axe online a couple of days ago, and he'll be able to try making it in the next few days. Although it's not as sharp as a steel blade, an axe is still more convenient for tasks like chopping wood.
"It's so delicious, I'm impressed with my own cooking skills."
Li Su'er held the small bamboo bowl with a happy expression on her face.
"Because we collect all these ingredients ourselves, and they are not farmed. The fish meat is really good, comparable to the Northeast sturgeon I've eaten before," Wang Bing said.
The grilled fish was ready by then, and its crispy texture was irresistible to everyone.
This hard-won food tasted even better than ordinary food, and the group had all expended a lot of energy. Hunger is the best seasoning, so it tasted incredibly delicious at that moment.
"I love this place so much."
After finishing her meal, Li Su'er sat on a recliner and said.
Jiang Yining and Wang Bing both nodded in agreement. The micro-world was truly like a fairyland, and the feeling of returning to the primitive was so unique.
Just for a meal, the four of them spent most of the day working hard, and they received a reward commensurate with their efforts, finding true satisfaction in both body and mind.
"Let me tell you about the current situation." Chen Yang saw that it was still early, so he took this opportunity to tell the others about his current situation in the micro-world.
Currently, their main sources of meat are fish and traps, which is still not very stable. Wild fruits and other plant resources are abundant in the microworld, so there is no need to worry too much. Shelter, fire, and water are not problems.
The first priority is to secure a stable source of meat.
Besides traps, active hunting is essential, and that's where the two men come in. Once the time is right, they can start trying captive breeding and cultivation, which is the most stable approach.
Then there's the construction of the housing.
The micro-world is different from the real world. If it gets too cold at night, you can leave the micro-world, so keeping warm is not the key issue; the key issue is safety.
While it's possible to exit during an attack, one can't always rely on this method to avoid crises. Furthermore, Chen Yang noticed that there's a delay in exiting; the micro-dimensional body seems to remain there for over ten seconds before disappearing. He needs to use these ten seconds to quickly build things up, and then work on various facilities.
Chen Yang spoke to the group in an orderly manner, unaware that they were now completely focused on him.
Normally, with more people, there would be more opportunities for competition, but they didn't.
Firstly, Chen Yang was their boss, and secondly, Chen Yang's "alien" identity was too shocking. The micro-world was also led by Chen Yang, so it was natural for Chen Yang to become the central figure.
"From now on, leave the harvesting to me, and Su'er will help me," Jiang Yining said with a smile.
Just as Chen Yang was about to nod, Li Su'er objected.
"I refuse, I want to hunt!"
Seeing the questioning looks on the three faces, Li Su'er instantly became annoyed. "What, do you look down on girls? My hobby is archery."
"How come I didn't know?" Jiang Yining looked surprised. She had been with Li Su'er for so many years and she really didn't know that Li Su'er could shoot arrows.
Li Su'er blushed and whispered, "I studied archery for a while before university. Later, in an archery training class, a guy messed with me, and I shot him so hard he ended up in the hospital. The whole school knew about it, so I stopped playing after that."
None of the three knew how to answer. Shooting a male classmate into the hospital with an arrow—this audacious style was truly Li Su'er's. No wonder she hadn't spoken of it before; it was definitely a dark chapter in her history.
"Alright, let's find a way to make a bow for Su'er, then Su'er will come hunting with me. Brother Wang will take Yining to gather resources and set up some traps while he's at it."
Chen Yang had started searching for how to make his own bow and arrow several days ago and had also looked for good materials. Now that Li Su'er needed it, he simply started looking for materials to make it.
The bow itself is easy to make; there's plenty of suitable wood around, and bamboo is an excellent material for bows. All you need to do is heat it over a fire to increase its flexibility.
With Wang Bing's help, they finally finished a rough bow by evening by twisting the fibers from the bark into a thin rope to use as a bowstring.
If you have a bow, you must have arrows. Since there was no time to go hunting today, the group simply sat around the fire, chatting and making arrows at the same time.
Since there was only one knife, the task of trimming the arrow shafts fell to Chen Yang. Lacking suitable feathers for fletching, he had to make do with leaves.
When the first arrow was made, Li Su'er tried it out, but the result was not ideal; its accuracy at ten meters was very poor.
However, Chen Yang's test shot was even worse; he was doomed if he went more than five meters.
It seems the biggest problem lies with the bow itself; their poorly made bows are completely substandard.
"Just use it for now. I should get used to it a lot. Heating the arrowhead with fire will harden it a bit. It should be fine for piercing animals," Li Su'er said, holding the bow.
By this time, it was completely dark. The group had only eaten some wild fruit for dinner, which was not enough to satisfy their hunger. However, their excitement made the three newcomers to the Microcosm have no intention of quitting. Instead, they continued to chat around the campfire.
"Alien Yang, are you really exactly like a human? You don't have horns on your head?"
"Can't you see for yourself?"
"Does your butt have a tail? Show it to me."
"..."
Chen Yang was speechless in the face of Li Su'er's question.
"Apart from being able to connect to the micro-world, I'm no different from you in every other way," Chen Yang explained helplessly once again.
He didn't want to dwell on the issue any longer, so he said, "Let's leave the micro-world. Staying here will only waste our energy, and we still need to find food tomorrow."
The two girls were still a little reluctant to part, but Wang Bing agreed with Chen Yang's opinion. Today he realized how hard it was to get food.
So, the group left the micro-world.
However, Chen Yang did not choose to continue sleeping, but instead got up and slowly put on his clothes.
Sure enough, none of the three of them went back to sleep; they were having a late-night snack in the kitchen.
It's 4 a.m. now, and everyone has already slept for about eight hours, so they're not sleepy at all.
Upon seeing Chen Yang, the three exchanged glances, all feeling something was amiss.
The feeling wasn't so strong in the microcosm, but after returning to reality, the thought that the man in front of them was an alien gave them a strong sense of unreality.
Chen Yang couldn't understand their feelings and casually took out bread from the refrigerator and started heating it up.
Aliens need to eat too, you know?
(End of this chapter)
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