When Li Yu slowly put down the heavy prey he was carrying, even the well-informed Ma Yuanbai couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:
"Such a huge snake!"
"Can you handle it?" Li Yu stretched her stiff neck.
“Of course, no problem, but I want half.” Ma Yuanbai held up one finger, stating his condition directly.
"No problem," Li Yu replied readily.
"That's straightforward enough." Ma Yuanbai thought even more highly of Li Yu.
It wasn't that he was taking the opportunity to make an exorbitant demand of Li Yu; it was simply that whether the meat was made into cured or smoked meat, it would require a lot of precious materials, and he would also have to contribute his efforts throughout the entire process.
"How long will it take?" Li Yu asked immediately afterward.
“All day long.” Ma Yuanbai looked at the snake on the ground, his eyes gleaming.
He had heard that some people could sell wine made from snakes for a high price. If such a large snake could be used to make wine, wouldn't the price be astronomical?
Upon hearing that it would take a whole day, Li Yu stepped forward and cut off a large piece of snake meat from the snake's body to serve as his and Fu Xiyao's food for the day.
"Take it."
Seeing that Li Yu trusted him so much, Ma Yuanbai didn't waste any words and directly led the other team members to the side to start processing. As the raw material for making jerky, the fresher the better.
Ma Yuanbai skillfully and carefully peeled the skin from the severed head all the way to the tail, taking extra care to keep the tail intact. The whole process was smooth and fluid, showing exceptional skill, clearly not the first time he had done something like this.
Next, Ma Yuanbai skillfully cut open the snake's abdomen and removed the internal organs one by one. During this process, he was particularly careful to remove the snake's gallbladder, because he knew that if he accidentally broke the gallbladder, it would contaminate the entire snake meat, which would be a huge waste.
Soon it was time to make the jerky, and Ma Yuanbai stopped and cleared out all the people who were peeking.
Li Yu was no exception, after all, this was a secret recipe.
Since they couldn't see how to make it, Li Yu decided to take Fu Xiyao and leave first, and then come back to find Ma Yuanbai tomorrow.
Transactions and agreements based solely on verbal promises are actually very risky, and the outcome depends entirely on the conscience and character of each party.
It's common for people to run away or deny their responsibilities, so very few people actually do this.
However, Li Yu never sensed any hostility from Ma Yuanbai, which is why she chose to trust him.
Another important reason is that even if the snake meat were left with him, it would quickly rot due to the inability to preserve it properly, so it's better to boldly trust Ma Yuanbai this time.
Even if the other party ultimately denies it, Li Yu is still capable of continuing to hunt, completely unaffected.
Of course, in the worst-case scenario, his bow and arrows can also kill.
Ultimately, strength is paramount. If Li Yu hadn't awakened his special abilities, he probably wouldn't even have been qualified for a verbal deal.
Li Yu and Fu Xiyao set up a makeshift tent and sat cross-legged. Fu Xiyao kept watch while he diligently activated the internal energy vortex to accelerate energy conversion.
[Glass Bow LV8 (Proficiency 80): Effective attack range 150 meters. 100% accuracy. Aiming time 2.7 seconds]
"The improvement in aiming time is getting smaller and smaller." Looking at the changes before him, Li Yu felt that the future was still quite far away.
Li Yu wasted a lot of time on upgrading, which caused them to fall further behind the main group.
Just then, several scavenging teams suddenly ran past Li Yu from behind, their faces filled with shock and uncertainty, as if they were fleeing for their lives.
Just as Li Yu was about to turn around to see what was going on, a terrified person rushed over, shouting at the top of their lungs as they ran:
"There's a ghost!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yu pulled her leg back.
"A ghost?"
Although he didn't believe such things, he didn't want to get involved in them.
Another scream came from the rain and mist behind:
"They're eating people!"
Then silence fell.
All the scavengers around were running for their lives, and those who were slow would suddenly disappear into the rain.
"Let's go." Li Yu made a quick decision and turned to run with Fu Xiyao, but a mysterious aura behind them instantly locked onto him.
"not good!"
Li Yu immediately turned around, quickly drew his bow to its full draw, and aimed the black arrow forward.
However, there was nothing in front of Li Yu.
Fu Xiyao also widened her eyes and tried hard to observe, but there seemed to be nothing in front of her.
"Could there really be a ghost?" Fu Xiyao shuddered as she recalled what the person who had just fled had said.
Apart from the drifting rain and mist and the ripples on the raindrops, there was nothing unusual about the surroundings.
But Li Yu dared not relax in the slightest. He was absolutely certain that he was being locked on; there was definitely something unknown here, but he couldn't see it.
“Stand behind me.”
Fu Xiyao quickly stood close behind Li Yu, the two of them back to back, guarding against any sneak attacks from their surroundings.
Li Yu slowly adjusted the direction of the bow and arrow in his hand. As the arrow tip passed directly in front of him, a aiming circle suddenly appeared in front of him.
Li Yu's body jolted, and he immediately stopped, remaining motionless in the direction he was aiming.
The aiming circle in his eyes gradually shrank to its smallest size.
Looking up ahead, I still couldn't see anything; even the falling raindrops were perfectly normal, without any change.
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