Jin Shuo pulled Lin Yiran to the grove, quietly approached the quails in the nest, and pinched their pointed tassels when they weren't paying attention to prevent them from making a sound.
Then they retrieved all ten eggs from the quail's nest, along with two quails that were the size of pheasants from before the apocalypse.
I must say, these quail eggs are quite big, each one is as big as a duck egg. They're perfect as a snack.
As for those two quails, take them with you; keep them as food for the journey.
However, before they even returned to the camp, Jin Shuo was pulled down to squat by Lin Yiran. Upon closer inspection, he saw several pairs of bright, sparkling eyes in the grass about 500 meters away. What were they?
They found out very quickly.
"Mutant wolves!" After Jin Shuo detected it with his mental power, he suddenly jumped out of the bushes, summoned his mecha, and rushed forward. However, the mecha made too much noise, and Lin Yiran swung several knives first, hitting the chests of the wolves that pounced on him.
Before the wolves could even howl, they collapsed to the ground, thrashing and dying. With the crisis over, Jin Shuo removed his mech and went to retrieve the carcasses of the scout wolves, asking Lin Yiran, "Is wolf meat edible?"
Lin Yiran frowned slightly: "It's edible, but wolf meat is sour, and it will taste terrible when cooked."
She neither liked cooking wolf meat nor eating wolf meat.
"Never mind then," Jin Shuo said, tossing the wolf meat far away cleanly and efficiently. He was unusually quick to discard anything he couldn't eat.
When they returned to the camp, the soldiers who had been on night watch looked curiously at what they were carrying.
A pair of mutated quails, slightly smaller than pre-apocalyptic ostriches, and ten wild quail eggs, which appear to be food.
One of the night watchmen asked, "Junior Sister Lin, is this something you can eat?" He had a gossipy look on his face.
Lin Yiran: "Yes, I'll give you one to try in a bit."
There are ten quail eggs in total. If you give him one, you'll still have nine left, which is enough for him to eat.
Jin Shuo looked at the bird egg in his hand: "How should we eat it?"
"Cook it? It doesn't taste good cooked, and there aren't any dipping sauces here. Or would you like me to make some seasoning?"
Lin Yiran: "What are you thinking? There's no need for all that trouble. Just roasting this in the fire will taste pretty good too."
Jin Shuo was puzzled: "Just... just put them directly into the fire?" He hesitated whether to put all the bird eggs in his hand into the fire.
Then Lin Yiran stopped her and said, "Wait." She got up and took two steps forward. There was a pine tree that had been cut down. It was a second-tier mutated pine tree that she saw because they were setting up a temporary camp.
There are pine branches on top; using a fire lit by pine branches to cook the bird eggs is also a good way to prepare them.
Lin Yiran went forward and broke off a handful of pine branches. Then she pulled out a small piece of ember from the large fire and put the pine branches on the fire to burn. In a short while, the pine branches emitted a fragrance. Lin Yiran carefully put ten quail eggs into the fire and then extinguished the fire and covered them with a layer of soft soil.
Quietly waiting for the bird eggs to mature.
Wild quail can be eaten this way, but what if eating meat so late at night wakes up the team members with their mouths watering? She'd better not do something that would incur such public wrath.
After most of the night had passed, under Jin Shuo's repeated urging, Lin Yiran stirred the fire, revealing several white bird eggs inside.
The outer shell of the bird egg had been stained with pine needles, giving it a grayish-yellowish appearance, but the flavor had already permeated it.
Lin Yiran handed one to Jin Shuo, one to the night watchman who had spoken earlier, and took a bite of her own, peeling off the skin. The first bite was delicious.
It smelled delicious, Jin Shuo couldn't help but exclaim, but then said, "It's a little bland!"
Lin Yiran took out some coarse salt and let him dip his food in it to enhance the flavor. Only then was he satisfied. He ate three bird eggs by himself, and then dared not eat any more, as he was already full.
Lin Yiran only ate one, and gave the rest to her friends who were on night watch.
Although each person can only get a small bite, it's still nice to taste it.
And just like that, the night passed.
The next day they continued their journey. Because Lin Yiran had kept watch the night before, she was allowed to rest today. As soon as she got on the train, she fell asleep sitting up. She was just too tired. While her companions went down to clear the road, she slept soundly in the carriage.
They slept intermittently, and when they woke up again, they had already arrived at the designated location, halfway up the mountain in front of the cliff.
Sen Qi'an first found a favorable location, standing on the mountainside and looking down to see the movements in all directions. Only then did he announce that they would set up camp here, and this would be their base camp for the next six days.
It has to be said that the location they chose was indeed auspicious. While the soldiers were clearing away the mutated plants around them, they discovered two pre-placed supply packages containing weapon shields and mech cores.
They also collected three supply packages along the way, which contained a lot of weapons, protective clothing, and about 100 kilograms of rice.
Sen Qi'an checked the supplies briefly, then found the logistics commander and said, "We have enough weapons and energy, but food is still a bit scarce. Once the tents here are set up, you and the team searching for the supply packs can set off together and bring back more food using a spatial device."
After all, there are about a hundred people to feed, so they need to have enough to eat.
The logistics commander accepted the order, promising to go with his men shortly. He then quickly helped them set up the tents in the camp, grabbed his weapons, and headed out.
Lin Yiran wasn't on the first mission; she was still cooking for everyone at the camp.
The reason was that the logistics commander knew that Lin Yiran was good at cooking and could cook quickly, so he entrusted this difficult task to her.
Lin Yiran was still unwilling, but after discussing it with the logistics commander, they decided to take her along on the next mission.
Give her a chance to showcase herself.
Afterwards, Lin Yiran calmly cooked a large pot of food at the camp. Today's dish was quail soup, which turned into a snow-white soup that looked very delicious.
They also prepared a large bowl of white radish as an appetizer. As for the staple food, they continued with rice and sorghum. After all, these were the only two staple foods available to the group, so they had no choice.
Fortunately, no one cared because the food was so delicious. They ate with gusto, their mouths greasy and they couldn't stop eating. It was the first time they realized that a competition could be so enjoyable!
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