"Crackle!"
The firewood added to the campfire burst with sharp pops, scattering bright sparks that were slowly swallowed by the flames.
The dim yellow light gradually illuminated the shabby little hut.
At the same time, it lit up Chiba's somewhat unsettled face.
By now, he had been moved. His originally thin bedding had been thickened by He Yin with several more blankets, and his spot had also been shifted slightly outward.
To his right was the burning campfire, with an iron pot above it that was gradually beginning to steam. The children were still curled up in Yu Ze's bedding, sleeping soundly.
However, after He Yin and Yu Ze understood what he had told them about setting traps, they hurried off to lay them. After all, there would be no food starting tomorrow morning. Hunting with traps was a process that required waiting and was highly unpredictable; setting them earlier would increase the chances of catching something.
Having He Yin and Yu Ze go early had also been part of Chiba's original plan. So when they proposed setting traps while moving his bedding, he agreed without hesitation.
A main road led directly toward the abandoned town. Wild beasts were rare along that route, so Chiba was not too worried about them encountering danger while traveling at night.
After all, it had already been afternoon when they left, and the abandoned town was another three or four hours away. By the time they made the round trip, it would definitely be dark. Fortunately, the road there was clear and wild beasts were rare. Although there were now some small animals in the abandoned town, they were only rabbits, squirrels, and the like. Most large predators had a strong sense of territory. In their minds, human settlements were human territory, and they