Chapter 1099 - 1098: The Further We Go
Ya Li is now getting further and further down the road of laziness.
Ji Nuan looked at him speechlessly: "If you can come up with a way to preserve food with salt, I’ll give you time off to go back and see Meow Meow."
Can you really ever doubt the partner of a creature?
The orc, who just a moment ago seemed not to care even if the sky fell, now radiated a dazzling light: "Don’t worry, leave this matter to me. I absolutely won’t let you down."
Having said this, he turned and headed towards the beach. The Shell Beasts and Sea Beasts in the tribe have all gone, so if he wants to experiment, he’ll need to go and catch them on short notice.
Ji Nuan chuckled and grabbed the hand of the orc behind her: "Since someone is taking care of it, let’s go and talk to Bosson about this."
Xiu Yan’s eyes revealed a hint of a gentle smile: "I wonder if Fu Yi and the people of the division tribe are about to tire of eating."
Ji Nuan was startled by the comment, then burst out laughing: "Exactly, the Shell Beast and Sea Beast meat we’ve recently traded back from the Sea Tribe have all been sent to the division tribe. I’m afraid the people might want to shut the city gates at the sight of Bosson’s shadow."
Ji Nuan was right. Not just the people from the division tribe, but even Bosson was nearly overwhelmed by the Shell Beast and Sea Beast meat.
Smelling the salty fishy odor every day, he felt like he, as a creature, was about to lose it.
During yesterday’s hunt, the orcs caught a family of Humming Beasts. Apart from the five Humming Beast cubs that were sent back to the division tribe to be raised, the remaining six adult Humming Beasts were processed by the orcs and left to be eaten slowly.
The weather was still very hot. With enough food, there was no need for excessive hunting, otherwise it would spoil and waste food.
So Bosson, being in charge, didn’t think about it. On non-hunting days, he joined the orcs in boiling saltwater.
In such weather, standing by the stove to boil salt is indeed a very arduous task.
But thinking of the family waiting for him in the tribe made the difficult days of boiling salt bearable.
The orcs chatted with one another while working, their spirits high.
Seeing Ji Nuan and Xiu Yan, Bosson wiped his sweat with the cotton cloth towel he had put aside, then carefully stuffed it into the pocket of his Beast Skin clothes.
"Shaman, Captain, why have you come over? Didn’t Ya Li tell you that you were to inspect the dried Shell Beast meat today?"
"We’ve inspected it. We’ve found two methods of preservation. However, there’s a small issue with the one that involves salt curing. Ya Li has already gone to research it."
Ji Nuan was all smiles, clearly in a good mood.
Bosson’s eyes lit up, and he was also elated. This was great news; they finally didn’t have to eat Shell Beast and Sea Beast every day.
He is a Land Beastman; he wants to eat the normal beasts of the forest.
"With us here in the tribe, you go back to the division tribe for a bit now. Have Fu Yi bring some people over. The trade is still going on, so we’ll process the Shell Beast and Sea Beast meat that the Flying Orcs traded back into easily stored jerky.
When it’s time for the next trade with the Aquatic Tribe, we’ll use this kind of jerky."
Ji Nuan’s eyes shone brightly. To be honest, she really didn’t want to eat these seafood items anytime soon...
That afternoon, Fu Yi brought twenty orcs to the beach.
"Shaman, many females in the tribe have said that they want to come to the beach to have a look."