Chapter 8 : Unable to Eat
Chapter 8: Unable to Eat
As the person involved—especially as the male main body—Su Wen naturally understood Eluan’s attractiveness.
If she were liked by someone else, no matter what, he would feel somewhat resistant inside.
Likewise, it would be difficult for Eluan to develop feelings for any outsider.
She couldn’t feel anything toward girls—perhaps because her current body was female.
And she couldn’t feel anything toward men—because her main body was male.
Strangely, when the girl’s gaze fell upon the main body, she actually felt a sense of destined recognition, as if the other was extremely pleasing to the eye and someone she wanted to get close to.
Yes…
He had originally thought that seeing himself from another perspective would feel awkward, or even unpleasant.
But now, he found that it wasn’t bad at all.
This absolute trust, born from complete mutual understanding and the certainty of no betrayal, combined with the influence of female hormones, unexpectedly gave her a faint sense of fondness toward her own original self. Although this fondness was very slight, it was undeniably real.
Of course, this wasn’t desire—just a simple sense of closeness.
“Looks like I don’t hate myself that much after all.”
As a corporate worker, he had always felt that he was too ordinary, lacking any attractiveness—at least, that’s what he used to think.
“Cough, but this also means I need to be more careful about certain things.”
Under a Weak Contract, Loyalty was still too unstable. Although according to the system, anything above 30 points was relatively safe, who knew what might happen?
He felt that in the future, he absolutely needed to obtain Strong Contracts.
Or rather, recruit things that were more obedient.
For example, some people recruited skeletons, which had no risk of betrayal at all.
Those people were undoubtedly lucky—but in exchange, they also lost certain other advantages.
With everyone working together, a small wooden hut was gradually completed.
The current conditions were extremely simple—just a basic frame with a few layers of wooden planks laid inside as a bed.
Its main purpose was merely to shield against wind and rain, or block the sight of certain beasts.
If they were truly attacked by beasts, a single charge would easily break through the wooden planks.
Su Wen then used a Blueprint to construct a Simple Campfire and added wood to ignite it.
“Let’s grill some meat. We killed so many wolves—perfect time to eat.”
Two Exiled Sinners cleaned their stone axes and began processing the corpses.
Their movements were extremely skilled. They drained the blood, cut off certain parts, and threw them far away.
After finishing everything, they called two companions and went to the stream to wash up.
After a long time of processing, the carcasses were finally cut into chunks of meat, hung up, and roasted.
The fire was strong, and the meat cooked quickly.
When the surface developed a slightly charred color, one subordinate used a wooden stick to pick up two pieces and handed them to Su Wen and Eluan.
The two exchanged a glance, then Eluan placed the piece of leg meat into her mouth.
“Ugh—”
An unimaginable fishy, gamey stench instantly filled her mouth. She gagged reflexively and spat the meat out immediately.
Realizing what had happened, she covered her mouth and looked at the others speechlessly.
It tasted even worse than expected.
Even lamb probably wouldn’t be this disgusting.
“Eluan, maybe try this one—this is the tenderloin.” Barlow placed another piece of meat into a stone bowl and offered it to the girl.
“Thanks.”
On Su Wen’s side, due to shared senses, he also felt a wave of nausea. After slowly recovering, he picked up the piece and put it into his mouth.
For some reason, his tolerance seemed higher. Although it still felt unpleasant, it wasn’t enough to make him vomit.
“So different people really do experience the same food very differently.”
Eluan tried the tenderloin as well, and it was indeed much better. Though still unpleasant, it was at least tolerable.
This meal was far from enjoyable—and it lacked any seasoning.
After barely filling his stomach, Su Wen stood up and said to his subordinates:
“Take torches and go out to search for beasts. Kill any you encounter.”
“Yes!”
Su Wen could tell that when he gave the order, the group clearly felt some resistance.
Their Loyalty didn’t change, but their expressions revealed a trace of resentment.
Even knowing this, he still chose to proceed.
Because after observing the chat group all day, he noticed that many people had already encountered dangerous monsters.
Some transmigrators’ avatars had gone dark—it seemed they had encountered life-threatening situations.
This was clearly a warning bell.
What exactly would the Black Tide be in three days? Would they need significant strength to survive it? If his development was too slow, would he be destroyed by something unknown later?
These were all foreseeable possibilities.
Considering Eluan’s presence, he believed these people would be more receptive to his orders.
“Everyone, do your best.” Eluan encouraged the Exiled Sinners at just the right moment.
Her cute tone instantly lifted their spirits.
All dissatisfaction vanished.
“Understood, leave it to us!”
“Mm-hmm, Cade, stay and guard the door.” Eluan nodded firmly, calling out the subordinate with the highest Loyalty.
After sending off four people, Su Wen looked at the girl version of himself and smiled helplessly.
The two prepared to stay in the newly built wooden hut.
Later, the Exiled Sinners would construct a second hut. Since the structure was simple, it wouldn’t take long.
“Once the Black Wolf Den is ready, let’s see whether Beast Race creatures are more obedient.”
Recruiting only one type of subordinate was very risky.
Moreover, many of these Exiled Sinners knew each other. Under a Weak Contract, transmigrators like Su Wen didn’t have absolute control over their subordinates.
He glanced at his Watch.
Due to a special binding between the Watch and subordinates, whenever they killed enemies, Energy would be transmitted back remotely.
There would be a slight loss, but it was less than 1/10,000—practically negligible.
In less than ten minutes, the value began to rise.
“Looks like they’ve started hunting.”
With wooden shields equipped, the warriors’ strength had increased significantly.
Moreover, under Su Wen’s instructions, a large number of spare wooden shields had been crafted and brought along. Once one was damaged, it would immediately be replaced.
After about half an hour, the Energy finally reached 100 points.
Without hesitation, Su Wen stepped outside and opened the corresponding Blueprint.