Traveling through the Beast World: Binding the Childbirth System

Chapter 17 Eating Meat

At this time, the two of them had returned to the cave.

Bai Yingying was dumbfounded when she saw the snake corpse.

Obviously there were no bugs in the cave when she left.

But now, the snake corpse is covered with small insects, which looks very disgusting.

Lin Xia grabbed the snake's tail and said quickly: "Yingying, you eat first, I will drag the snake carcass out and dispose of it."

"...Well. Go and come back quickly." Bai Yingying said with a slight smile.

When Lin Xia left the cave, her face fell.

She forgot.

Here, corpses attract bugs. And because she was worried that the prey would be stolen, she dragged the body into her 'home'.

In the apocalypse, all living things except alien species and humans have disappeared. She has no experience in this area at all.

Her memory still lingers on the food she bought and had to be processed in the kitchen at home. But I forgot that there is no such condition here.

The insects on the ground wandered around for a while without a target, and then concentrated on the blood stains left behind.

Bai Yingying knew that these blood stains must be dealt with properly, otherwise they will attract insects in the future.

She thought for a while, then went out to find a handy stone and smashed all the bugs to death. Then go out to collect firewood.

Fortunately, she only dragged the snake corpse to the entrance of the cave, so it would be easier to deal with.

Bai Yingying quickly moved all the larger stones in the cave to their previous positions, semi-encircling the area full of insect corpses, leaving only a gap.

Then put flammable dry firewood on top of the insect corpse, and after the fire is successfully started, introduce the fire into the dry firewood.

Bai Yingying watched the flames beating and the smoke drifting sideways out of the cave.

After a while, I heard a 'crackling' sound.

She finally let out a breath.

She had no good way to cover up the smell, so she could only use fire.

It just so happens that I can have something hot to eat.

Although the stone pot is not ready yet, today's hunting mission has been completed, and Lin Xia can catch up on the work at home.

When Lin Xia came back, she saw Bai Yingying collecting firewood outside the cave, with smoke rising from the entrance of the cave.

He felt distressed when he saw Bai Yingying's face covered with sweat.

"Yingying, you go and rest, I'll collect firewood." Lin Xia said, quickly got into the hole and put down the prepared snake meat.

The whole snake, excluding the head, tail, internal organs and skin, and the remaining body of the snake, which was about one meter long, was wrapped in leaves and tied tightly with rattan and carried back.

It doesn't matter if you put it directly on the ground at this time.

After Lin Xia put down the snake meat, he also saw that the mole meat he brought back was still untouched.

He couldn't help but frown and walked out quickly.

She happened to bump into Bai Yingying who was holding dry firewood.

"cough cough..."

The two of them collided at the entrance of the cave and lost their breath. They were both choked by the thick smoke and coughed.

Bai Yingying quickly pushed Lin Xia into the cave.

She asked helplessly: "Ahem...what are you doing in such a fiery mood...ahem..."

Lin Xia had stopped coughing and quickly put her arm around her shoulders and asked, "Is Yingying okay? It's my fault. I saw that you hadn't eaten yet, so I was a little anxious and wanted to find you."

"Ahem...it's okay. I want to wait for you to come back and eat together." Bai Yingying covered her mouth and coughed lightly.

Tears were shed from the smoke just now, and it was so pitiful to look at that appearance.

"Don't wait for me next time. Fresh meat tastes better. Just leave the other things to me."

Lin Xia patted her on the back, pursed her lips, and said cautiously: "Next time there is prey, don't bring it back yet, find a place to cover it with branches and leaves, and wait until I come back to deal with it."

"Yes. I was too careless this time." Bai Yingying walked towards the place where Lin Xia placed the mole meat.

"No, Yingying is already very powerful." Lin Xia raised her eyebrows, "I will teach you some basic knowledge of survival in the wild in the future."

Lin Xia also returned to the entrance of the cave, leaned over to pick up all the dry firewood that had fallen to the ground, and put it in the corner.

Bai Yingying is already eating the mole meat that Lin Xia brought back.

When he came back, he pulled off a piece of meat from the stick and handed it to him. He said with a smile: "You can teach and eat at the same time now."

The mole meat Lin Xia brought back was pure meat cut with sharp claws and could be eaten directly.

Lin Xia patted the ashes on his hands and smiled brighter: "Okay. Let's eat together."

"Ah."

Bai Yingying and Lin Xia sat on the ground, each biting the pieces of meat in their hands.

Lin Xia explained what just happened while eating: "Generally speaking, small prey don't have much blood, and the bloody smell dissipates quickly, rarely attracting other beasts. You can dispose of the carcass on the spot, as long as the meat is enough."

"You cannot take untreated prey home and put it on the ground. The smell it emits will attract some special bugs, even if insect repellent powder is sprinkled in the cave."

"Don't underestimate these bugs. There are so many of them that over time they can steal a lot of meat."

"Furthermore, the miko-sama has said that meat that has been eaten by too many insects will easily make you sick. You should not eat it unless absolutely necessary."

"So, when hunting teams bring back prey, they will be extra careful and try not to let dead prey touch the ground."

"Hunting team?" Bai Yingying is very interested in hunting teams.

Lin Xia nodded, "Yes. Generally, high-level orcs in the hunting team will not kill them when hunting. They try to keep the prey alive so that it can be fresh when brought back to the tribe."

He felt a little ashamed, "I still can't grasp that degree."

Catching prey alive is a technical job unless it is crushed by strength.

If it is too light, the prey will not only run away, but may also be killed.

If it is too heavy, the prey will die immediately. It's okay in other seasons, but if you bring it back to the tribe from afar in summer, the meat will taste bad and you'll easily get sick if you eat it.

Bai Yingying suddenly understood. She knew from the memory of the original owner that sometimes it was common for hunting teams to go out for three or five days before coming back. It turned out that this was how the prey was brought back.

Lin Xia continued: "But it doesn't matter the season now. It's just spring and there are a lot of prey. The hunting team can hunt a lot of food without going far, and it can be stored for a long time."

"Early spring is also the time to clean up the wild beasts around the tribe to avoid too many wild beasts gathering and causing danger to the tribe. I brought you here because the hunting team has cleaned up the area. We will live here without any harm. Big danger.”

Lin Xia suddenly thought of something, "But. Sometimes when a large prey is hunted, the hunting team will leave the scene quickly with the body, and they need to go against the wind. Avoiding the strong bloody smell will attract more beasts, and face them head-on. It would be dangerous to encounter it.”

"However, we, the rabbit hunting tribe, rarely hunt large prey. Unless we have help from the Golden Dog tribe next door."

Bai Yingying nodded repeatedly.

She also guessed a few things, mainly about the animal form. Their rabbit-hunting animal form is too small, and they seem unable to break through the talent barrier.

Their tribe has a history of more than two hundred years, but there have only been orcs with yellow level strength.

"..."

Bai Yingying ate meat and listened to Lin Xia's basic knowledge about hunting. She found it very interesting and listened with gusto.

It's just that the meat Lin Xia brought back was too little, not enough to eat.

Bai Yingying only ate a small piece and planned to grill the snake meat.

She asked Lin Xia to use a dagger to cut the snake body into sections.

I skewered a piece of snake meat on a wooden stick and started grilling it.

Soon, the smell of burnt meat spread.

Finally eating cooked food, Bai Yingying was very satisfied.

Lin Xia preferred to eat raw meat and only tasted a bunch of meat before eating any more.

The two of them were in a very happy mood while eating their favorite food.

On the second day after leaving the tribe, they all hunted food alone.