Panicked and Lost

A batch of pottery bowls were fired, and quite a few cracked. In reality, as long as they didn't leak, Zhou Xu didn't care about a few cracks anymore.

After the temperature dropped, Zhou Xu asked Butterfly for help to move these pottery bowls to the lakeside. He didn't dwell on the cracks and directly started washing them with lake water.

During this process, he could confirm that these pottery bowls could completely hold water!

This was an immense surprise for Zhou Xu, who had prepared for failure on his first attempt.

However, upon closer thought, setting aside everything else, compared to the primitive people of the Neolithic era in history, his thinking regarding kiln construction was certainly ahead of its time.

If even the primitive people of the Neolithic era could fire them, how could he not?

In fact, as long as the bar was set low enough, with the most basic premise of 'usability', regardless of cracks, asymmetry, or ugliness, the success rate of this batch was quite considerable.

After placing all the washed pottery bowls aside, though it was already nearing evening, Zhou Xu was already eager to start making pottery jars.

"Butterfly, come here. For the next period, this will be your main responsibility."

At this moment, Zhou Xu completely believed that with Butterfly's skillful hands, the pottery jars she made would definitely be better than his.

However, he still made a sample for Butterfly and shared some precautions based on his limited knowledge of tea bowls.

For now, only Butterfly needed to make pottery; there was no need for too many hands, otherwise, his kiln wouldn't be able to handle the workload.

As for other handicraft work in the tribe, the baskets for hunting and bark bags, there was no need to weave them for the time being.

The items themselves were of excellent quality, and a batch of spares had already been woven, so there were no further immediate needs.

The manpower, apart from Butterfly, had also been reassigned.

They were responsible for grinding stone axes and stone projectiles, and weaving large carrying baskets.

There was nothing much to say about the stone axes and stone projectiles, but the large carrying baskets were mainly for the slingers to carry stone projectiles.

On this day, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky, which was not good news for Zhou Xu and his people.

Because all the rats hid, making it almost impossible for the hunting team to find prey.

It also caused their tribe's food supply to become critically low, forcing them to gnaw on bark and roots, which served as their reserve food.

Dashan and the others were already accustomed to such days; there was nothing strange about it.

In fact, if anything, having one meal a day, and meat at every meal, like these past few days, was something that had never happened before. This was what was truly strange to them.

But Zhou Xu was different. As someone who used to eat three meals a day, he hadn't truly eaten his fill since he transmigrated.

Now, with no meals at all, he was dizzy from hunger.

There was no other way, so he gnawed on the bark and roots, as one couldn't starve to death. But to him, it was truly tasteless.

He had originally hoped the rain would stop after half a day, and they could try to hunt in the remaining half.

But reality proved that this kind of drizzling rain was the most annoying; once it started, it never stopped and showed no signs of ceasing.

However, adjusting his mindset, everyone worked so hard every day. Being forced to take a day off occasionally to rest properly might even be a good thing.

At the same time, the rainwater from the sky was undoubtedly a natural source of fresh water for them.

They directly put out all the previously fired pottery bowls to collect water, and at least they could drink more water today.

The rain continued until late into the night before it stopped. After a day of rest, everyone was energized and, filled with a craving for food, threw themselves into the next day's hunting work.

Zhou Xu also led Dashan and the others in the Black Forest, making preparations to hunt the giant spiders.

Clearly, after careful thought and consideration, he had finally decided to set the hunting location in this Black Forest.

The bare, desolate land environment was too dangerous for them; their fragile bodies needed sufficient cover to ensure their safety.

"See this tree? At this time, you can directly sidestep and hide behind the main trunk of this tree..."

In the Black Forest, Zhou Xu gestured as he explained some of his tactical arrangements and operational ideas to Dashan and the others.

If you just talk to them in the camp, they will have a hard time understanding.

But when you get to the location and demonstrate it directly, they will understand what you want them to do.

Of course, even so, Dashan and the others still had a lot to remember, as he had to consider all sorts of situations.

Thinking about the appearance of that monster, this would undoubtedly be a life-or-death battle, and he dared not be the slightest bit careless.

Just as they were busy with this, deep in the Black Forest, a tribe member suddenly rushed towards their location in a panic.

The moment he saw that figure, a sense of foreboding rose in Zhou Xu's heart.

Because that tribe member was the one he had arranged to watch the giant spider outside the cave.

"No, it's bad! That giant spider has escaped from the cave!"

At that moment, the fear in the other party's voice could not be concealed at all.

In fact, there was no need for the tribe member to tell them, because they had already seen it!

At this very moment, the colossal figure of the spider monster had directly entered their field of vision.

Zhou Xu, who had seen the monster before, could still remain calm at this moment.

But Dashan and the others were clearly terrified, and their entire bodies stiffened.

After all, no matter how accurately Zhou Xu had described the terror of the giant spider before, it couldn't compare to the feeling of seeing it with their own eyes!

"This, this is the spider monster the chief mentioned before?!"

The sudden appearance of the giant spider completely disrupted Zhou Xu's original plan.

He wasn't even ready at this point.

"Scatter, scatter quickly!!"

There was no time to think. The giant spider had already charged right in front of them.

Its massive body, like an off-road vehicle, moved with a agility that exceeded his expectations.

On the brink of death, everyone fled in panic.

[Damn it, we're at this point, we have to fight even if we don't want to!]

Cornered, Zhou Xu's desperation turned to courage. Seizing the opportunity when the giant spider charged towards the other side, he quickly organized Dashan and the others, spun their slings, and launched an attack at the giant spider.

On the brink of death, constantly facing the mortal threat from the giant spider, many performed poorly. Only Dashan managed to steady himself at the critical moment. After spinning his sling at high speed, he hurled it fiercely.

"Hit it!!!"

An update has been provided. I also want to thank readers 'Brilliant Humanity', 'Lazy Heart', and 'Qin Zhi QZ' for their tips!