Live Strong in the Wilderness

"Alright, everyone take a break here. Let’s try the White Jade Radish for lunch," Xu Yi said as he stopped and pointed at the vacant lot ahead.

Then, everyone started to take action separately.

Some were chopping wood, others were digging an earthen stove, some were washing vegetables, except for Xu Yi, no one was idle.

Of course, Xu Yi wasn’t idle either.

When the time came, he needed to use the Taming Skills on the Fierce Beast that was tied up like a dumpling.

Unfortunately, it was never successful.

Initially, Wang Jin wanted to carry this Fierce Beast himself, but Lu Ke helped out with her husky, saving Wang Jin a lot of effort.

Freeing up the effort spent on carrying the beast for training was indeed the right decision.

Ten attempts at Taming Skills had no effect, so Xu Yi pulled out a tablet computer he had obtained from the tent space.

This uses an interactive system with voice, but unfortunately, Xu Yi didn’t understand the language of the Spirit Race.

However, Xu Yi still found its video recording function, but regretfully couldn’t save it or find the recorded content.

Unless he could learn the Spirit Race’s language or enable a translation feature on the tablet.

Xu Yi knew that what number 6 brought him before should have been something he could use.

After researching for a while, Xu Yi put it away. Since it couldn’t be used, further research was pointless, only a waste of time. It’d be more practical to meditate with the Supreme Profound Meditation Method instead.

Su Yan and the others dug out four stoves, one for the camp pot and the other three for small steel pots.

After all, White Jade Radish was initially meant to be boiled and eaten, and no one knew if it would taste good, or how it should be cooked to be delicious.

So, they used the cooking methods for radishes from their own world.

The first cooking method was to chop the White Jade Radish into pieces, then cook it in soup with ribs. Additionally, they added some meat chunks besides the ribs.

The second method was to slice the radish and directly stir-fry it.

As for the braised radish method, they didn’t try it due to lack of materials.

Another pan was used to fry radish leaves. If fried radish leaves didn’t taste good, they would try making a cold salad.

The large pot was set aside for making a large portion after determining the cooking method, as feeding twelve people with small pots wouldn’t be enough for one person.

In survival challenges, food is an important aspect.

After all, basic human survival needs include being well-fed and clothed.

If food weren’t necessary, humans might become desireless and naturally extinct.

However, for Xu Yi and Lu Ke, simply being full was not enough. Deliciousness was more important than anything else.

Lu Ke and Wang Jin were tasked with stir-frying radish slices and radish leaves respectively.

They scooped out some Fierce Beast oil from a wooden barrel, placed it in the pan, and it immediately melted, releasing a fragrance.

Lu Ke tossed the chopped radish slices into the pan, eliciting a sizzling sound.

Wang Jin was doing the same with her stir-frying.

One white and one green kept rolling in the pan.

The fire was blazing, and stir-frying with high heat made the dishes more aromatic.

Soon, the aroma filled the air.

"Brother, I think it’s going to taste great, don’t you?" Qin Chao grasped his iron spear and halted his training. After all, very few could resist the allure of good food.

"People consider food as their heaven not just causally. At least the Huaxia people pursue culinary excellence. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a rich variety of cuisines and countless dishes," Qin Fan said, stood up, and walked straight over.

The timing was perfect, and the dishes were ready for serving. How good they were, you’d know only after tasting.

Just like Qin Fan, Xu Yi was also timing it right.

Of course, the first to taste were naturally the two ’master chefs’.

Lu Ke took a bite of White Jade Radish slices, her eyes lighting up immediately. She quickly picked another bite with her chopsticks, putting it in her mouth.

Wang Jin, like Lu Ke, ate two bites of radish leaves, then stretched her chopsticks towards Lu Ke’s pan for a bite of the White Jade Radish slices. She found the stir-fried radish leaves were very tender and refreshing, even with just a pinch of salt, they counted as a delicacy.

Thus, Wang Jin wanted to taste the flavor of White Jade Radish slices. But when she saw Lu Ke also reaching for her pan with her chopsticks, she knew the radish slices wouldn’t disappoint.

After tasting, Wang Jin couldn’t help but pick another bite.

By the time Wang Jin wanted more, the pan had been taken away by Xu Yi and the others, and quickly consumed.

It turned out that the cooking method wasn’t very important; the crucial aspect was the ingredient itself.

Hence, Liu Li and Cheng Jie sprang into action, chopping some White Jade Radish for a large pot, ensuring everyone could eat heartily.

Each person had a radish, and they were reluctant to put more in the pot since the total amount was only 83 radishes, with Lu Ke having cooked one earlier, leaving 70 radishes.

After a dozen minutes, Lu Ke lifted the wooden lid and ladled some soup to her lips.

The White Jade Radish stewed with ribs had a sweet and fresh taste, so delicious that Lu Ke wanted the entire pot for herself. Eventually, her sensibility prevailed.

For lunch, everyone ate a big bowl of radish slices and then simmered another pot of meat soup.

Perhaps the meat soup was too aromatic, as it attracted several Fierce Beasts.

Now, with seven second-level Brain Crystals, they weren’t worried about encountering Fierce Beasts; rather, they were looking forward to it.

After all, the number of Fierce Beasts was so low that encountering them was no easy feat.

Getting one at your doorstep was like winning the lottery.

"First use the first-level Brain Crystals to deplete them, then exhaust their Telekinesis," Xu Yi suggested. After all, the first-level Brain Crystals were becoming less useful the deeper they ventured.

So, it was better to use them to deplete these Fierce Beasts’ Telekinesis.

There were three Fierce Beasts, resembling leopards but slightly larger in size, similarly covered in Scale Armor. However, their scales were larger, about the size of a fist.

This was the first time they saw Fierce Beasts with such large scales.

Three Red Lotus Flying Arrows shot out, naturally fired by Cheng Jie and the others.

Being their first time using Brain Crystals, their first time controlling arrows to attack, they were quite excited.

However, it was over in an instant.

After all, attacks formed by first-level Brain Crystals still couldn’t harm these Fierce Beasts.

In the next moment, three more arrows flew out.

Only two of them were blocked, while one pierced right through a Fierce Beast’s eye, destroying its brain and killing it instantly.

That particular arrow was naturally shot by Xu Yi.