Wang Bing's death had a great impact on everyone in the Micro Realm, as it was the first time anyone had died since they entered the Micro Realm.
People both inside the camp and on the island sped up construction, and Guo Zifeng also began actively researching iron smelting.
Chen Yang and his two companions then began to circle back to the Xindu camp.
They didn't waste the black panther; the meat was kept frozen, and Chen Yang used branches to spread out the pelt, carrying it on his back to dry, intending to leave it for Wang Bing later.
Although Xiao Hei was injured, it wasn't serious and wouldn't affect its progress. Chen Yang realized that he had made a rather wrong decision by bringing Xiao Hei out with him.
Xiao Hei is different from Ou Huang. Ou Huang is a recognized user of the app and can leave the micro-world, while Xiao Hei cannot. Furthermore, Xiao Hei lacks sufficient self-protection capabilities in unfamiliar environments.
Therefore, Chen Yang decided to let Hong Gui and himself stay in the Micro Realm to take turns guarding it.
This means they have to build temporary shelters every night to keep warm, which requires more physical exertion, but it's worth it.
Li Su'er also wanted to take turns keeping watch at night, but Chen Yang refused, and Hong Gui also insisted that Li Su'er not keep watch at night.
Although winter is cold, there is one thing that is much better than summer: there are no mosquitoes to bother us.
Even with a campfire on summer nights, you can't avoid mosquito bites. If you stay overnight, you'll definitely wake up covered in welts the next day.
During the day, they found some firethorn berries, which they mashed into a sauce and spread on the roasted meat for dinner. The taste was indescribable; it wasn't even passable.
“Alien Yang, I saw bees during the day. I think there should be a beehive nearby. Let’s go look for honey tomorrow,” Li Su’er said.
Chen Yang thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go for a walk around the neighborhood tomorrow morning."
Chen Yang noticed a problem: the further east they went, the temperature seemed to rise slowly, just like when he headed west to the West Boundary River, though not as noticeably.
Chen Yang felt that the eastern part of the river might also undergo different changes, just like the western boundary river, and natural phenomena that defy common sense might appear.
However, since they were on foot this time, it was unrealistic to explore further places, and Chen Yang had no intention of doing so.
The purpose of this trip was to find high-quality metal ore for iron smelting, but so far they have not found any trace of metal ore.
After Li Su'er left the micro-world, Chen Yang simply started practicing boxing with Hong Gui.
After practicing for a few days, Hong Gui got a feel for it. Then, his understanding of Bear Form and Tiger Form was like water flowing out of a dam, unstoppable.
After knocking down a tree as thick as a calf, Hong Gui himself looked at everything in disbelief.
Chen Yang was also somewhat surprised, as he was currently unable to do this due to the significant difference in their physical strength.
Chen Yang is more well-rounded, proficient in all twelve forms of Xingyi Quan, while Hong Gui is an extreme case of specialization.
Although Hong Gui could break a tree, he was still no match for Chen Yang.
"Roar!" Little Black was awakened by their noise and then excitedly pounced over.
Hong Gui, not to be outdone, got into a fight with Xiao Hei, and used brute force directly.
The result was obvious: Hong Gui was quickly pinned down by Xiao Hei. No matter how strong a human is, they cannot compete with a bear in terms of strength. Even a cub completely overwhelms an adult bear in terms of power.
If Xiao Hei's parents came, they could slap someone's head open.
Chen Yang also fought with Xiao Hei for a while, but he didn't confront it head-on, and Xiao Hei didn't play for real either, so naturally it turned into Chen Yang teasing Xiao Hei.
Of the twelve forms Chen Yang is currently proficient in, the bear form is clearly superior to the other eleven. What better way to learn than playing with a bear every day?
On the day Chen Yang and his team were in the wild, the largest project ever undertaken by the Xindu camp was completed.
A two-story house with ten rooms, a living room, and a storage room, which can accommodate everyone now.
Chen Yang and the others were very happy to receive the news and looked forward to going back to see it.
Wang Bing took Wang Qin out to play, and Wang Qin also returned to the Xindu camp from the island, so that she could tell Wang Bing about the situation in the micro-world every day.
Hou Yu's family seemed to be living a very happy life on the island. The two elderly people were responsible for collecting wild fruits and developing farmland, while Hou Yu and Li Ye hunted. The island had flocks of sheep and other animals, and its resources were quite abundant.
Hou Yu has already raised a flock of sheep and two cows on the island. He's recently been experimenting with making dairy products from sheep milk, and if successful, everyone will have cheese to eat. However, due to a lack of ingredients, Hou Yu tried to find substitutes, but without much success.
Chen Yang and his two companions also harvested winter honey. They found three adjacent beehives and indulged in the thrill of being honey thieves, filling their jars with thick honey.
This harvest alone is already enormous. Honey is very nutritious and tastes great. This much honey is enough for everyone to use throughout the winter.
Little Black was even more excited, constantly flattering Chen Yang for the honey. He even went so far as to hunt and find a rabbit burrow to exchange for Chen Yang.
Chen Yang admired this intelligence. Could it be that a bear's intelligence increases as long as it has food?
Since Chen Yang and his group didn't lack food at the moment, they decided to capture the rabbits alive.
The rabbits dug four holes in the snow. They blocked two of them, and for the remaining two holes, they put a bamboo basket in one and smoked out the other.
The rabbits were all driven out by the smoke and put into the bamboo basket; there were four in total.
Looking at the four rabbits in the bamboo basket, Li Su'er's mouth watered.
"Alien Yang, what should I do? My girlish heart has been completely worn away in the micro-world. When I see rabbits, all I can think about is whether they taste good."
"Here, have a piece of meat," Chen Yang said, handing Li Su'er a piece of meat.
Li Su'er dipped the dried meat in honey and ate it, revealing a satisfied expression.
Xiao Hei stared intently at Li Su'er as if he had discovered a new world.
Li Su'er couldn't bear it, so she dipped the remaining half of the jerky in honey and fed it to Xiao Hei.
After taking a few bites, Little Black's eyes widened, and its face was filled with ecstasy.
After taking a bite, Xiao Hei became addicted and kept circling around the three of them, looking annoying.
However, Chen Yang insisted on not giving it to him. It was just a bear, how could it be so picky? He couldn't be spoiled.
After pestering Chen Yang for a while to no avail, Xiao Hei had no choice but to give up. However, after following Chen Yang for so long, he also learned the rule that as long as he did something, he would be rewarded. Ignoring him, he happily ran off to collect treasures.
It tried to curry favor with Chen Yang by carrying stones and logs, but failed. Then it caught a groundhog, and Chen Yang rewarded it with jerky.
This made the clever Xiao Hei realize that if he just tried a little harder, he could eat honey-glazed jerky.
Unfortunately, it came back with a lot of things, but they were all useless to Chen Yang, leaving them feeling utterly disappointed.
As evening approached, Xiao Hei was clearly getting sleepy, but it still persevered; the willpower of a foodie is truly terrifying.
Xiao Hei picked up another stone and brought it over, but it was clear that it didn't have much hope. Chen Yang and the other two were dumbfounded.
This is a piece of jade, about the size of a head!
(End of this chapter)
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