The only drawback was that there weren't enough scales, so they could only cover everyone with one layer.
The scales on the pants are also attached according to the arterial routes and important organs of the human body.
Their current equipment can only be described as luxurious.
The leg wraps and sleeves insulate most of the skin, thus effectively preventing bites from various poisonous insects.
In addition, this sturdy armor greatly enhances its defensive capabilities against attacks from human weapons.
They were fully armed.
In such a harsh and dangerous primeval rainforest, they are absolutely unique in that they can find such a sense of security.
After a brief moment of joy, everyone began to taste the snake soup.
The chlorophyll in the king cobra turned the soup a dark purple color, while the king cobra meat gave off a slightly fishy smell.
It certainly doesn't smell appetizing.
However, they weren't there for the taste; as long as it could remove dampness from their bodies, they didn't care if it tasted a little bad.
Ye Feng poured a bowl of water into the jar first and took a small sip.
When the warm soup flowed onto his tongue, he found that it wasn't as bad as he had expected.
It can't be called delicious, though. Apart from being a bit fishy and bitter, it's perfectly acceptable to the taste buds.
As the saying goes, good medicine tastes bitter. For a traditional Chinese medicine made by boiling, it's already quite good that it has this taste.
Ye Feng picked up a piece of snake meat and put it in his mouth.
The meat was fairly tender, but in order not to spoil the medicinal properties of removing dampness, he did not let Liu Sisi add any seasoning.
It tastes incredibly bland, with a texture similar to chicken.
"Don't just stand there, aren't you itchy? Hurry up and eat, we're going to make a big meal later."
Upon hearing this, everyone divided the snake soup among themselves.
After we finish eating, the main event of tonight will begin.
Qi Xiaoyan had already prepared more than eighty dumplings and ten steamed buns.
During the half-day Ye Feng was away, they were not idle.
In fact, they had finished the work assigned by Ye Feng by noon.
For the rest of the time, Qi Xiaoyan and her brother went to hunt a few birds.
Liu Sisi and Fu Changxiong dug up some taro and picked some edible tree leaves on the mountain.
So the fillings for these dumplings and buns contain... pork, snake meat, bird meat, and several kinds of chopped leaves.
But if it were just these things, it wouldn't even qualify as a proper feast.
Tomorrow's departure will last for several days, during which time they will once again endure the hardships of sleeping outdoors and eating dried meat.
No one can predict how many dangers they will encounter along the way.
Ye Feng went to great lengths to make scale armor and prepare a feast for everyone.
It was not only to boost morale and inspire people, but also to avoid leaving anyone with regrets.
To put it bluntly, he wasn't even sure if he could come back alive.
He carried a wooden bucket from a corner of the room and took out two unused pork ribs, two chopped pork thighs, a pork tenderloin, and several pieces of pork offal from the brine.
Tonight, he's going to cook the most luxurious meal ever.
Even in the city, it would be a feast that would make people envious.
He directed everyone to get busy again.
The two girls were in charge of cutting the meat and preparing the vegetables, while Fu Changxiong and Qi Xiaojie were in charge of helping out by shaving the bamboo skewers so they could grill the meat later.
Ye Feng first filled the pot with about half a pot of water, and then placed an empty small wooden jar in the center of the pot.
Finally, it took some time to use vines to tie and secure some small branches in a "well" shape.
The first dish he had to make was steamed buns, so he had to use a steamer.
Due to limited resources, this was the only way to manufacture the steaming plate.
After the steaming plate was ready, he used a knife to cut off some of the protruding edges and corners until it could fit into the pot.
Ye Feng tried it and placed the steaming plate steadily on the wooden jar in the center.
Then, ten buns were evenly distributed on top to prevent them from tilting and collapsing during steaming.
After preparation, place the leftover disc from when making the wooden jar on top of the pot to serve as a lid.
A simple steamer is now ready.
While that was happening, Ye Feng helped Fu Changxiong and the other man whittle wooden skewers.
It doesn't need to be very sharp, just sharp enough to pierce through the flesh.
Once shaped, the meat skewers are sprinkled with fine salt and lightly coated with lard...
Then, insert them all onto the edge of another stove, and have someone watch over them, responsible for flipping and baking them.
About twenty minutes later, the aroma of steamed buns filled the entire treehouse.
The dumpling wrappers, made from taro paste and starch dough, are steamed, allowing the delicate aroma of taro to blend perfectly with various meat fillings.
The aroma was simply irresistible.
"Wow……"
The moment the lid was lifted, everyone gasped in unison.
The dough was steamed until it was translucent, and you could vaguely see the yellow and green filling inside.
Once it was taken out, everyone's eyes were focused on it, and their throats bobbed involuntarily.
Fu Changxiong even drooled, as if he wanted to grab it and eat it.
"Look at your pathetic self, this is nothing! Hurry up and get back to work, you'll get something to eat later."
Upon hearing this, everyone quickened their pace.
Not long after all the meat had been processed and cut, Ye Feng used a wooden stick to scoop out a lump of lard and put it into the pot.
After the broth melted, I added high-quality pork ribs, stir-fried them for a while, then poured in water to simmer...
Everyone was busy at the moment, but they were enjoying themselves.
It didn't rain tonight, but there was still a rustling sound outside as usual.
Inside, however, the firelight flickered, laughter filled the air, and the house was filled with the aroma of cooking.
For the next hour or so, every now and then, the aroma of different ingredients would waft out from inside.
Such a idyllic scene seems out of place in this perilous primeval rainforest.
11 p.m. —
After everyone's hard work, the long-prepared feast was finally completed.
At this moment, they are sitting in a circle around the fire, looking at the seven dishes and soup laid out in front of them, their faces beaming with happy, satisfied, and accomplished smiles.
Stir-fried pork ribs, steamed buns, taro dumplings, stir-fried offal, stir-fried vine leaves, pan-fried pork tenderloin, grilled meat skewers, and a pot of green leaf soup.
Stir-frying, pan-frying, boiling, and roasting—there are meat dishes and vegetarian dishes; all kinds of cuisines are delicious and visually appealing.
Who could have imagined that human creativity could be so immense?
This lavish dinner was made entirely with all-natural ingredients.
If this were in the city, it would probably cost over a thousand yuan to eat here.
Or perhaps, even if you have money, you might not be able to eat it.
Because the meat here consists of protected animals.
Everyone was swallowing hard, but no one touched their chopsticks.
Perhaps all of this is just too incredible...
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