What are you thinking? Eat it!

When Zhou Xu first discovered this fissure cave, he had already determined that it was likely caused by tectonic movement. Later, it was occupied by this giant spider and became its lair.

Although it was daytime and the weather was very good, with bright sunshine, this fissure cave was still pitch black.

Using the ability of 'Eye of Insight', Zhou Xu first stood outside and observed the interior.

After confirming there were no threats inside, he assigned two tribe members to guard the entrance. He then signaled everyone to light torches and venture into the cave.

Thanks to his Talent, the tribe members' vision had been correspondingly enhanced.

This included the ability to see in relatively dim environments.

Now, with the illumination of the torches, they could basically see the interior of the cave clearly.

The cave was almost entirely filled with dense spider webs.

For convenience, Zhou Xu initially wanted to clear all the spider webs, but then he changed his mind.

"Find a spot along the edge and make an opening for us to pass through. Leave the other spider webs as our hunting traps; they'll save us a lot of effort."

The tribe members naturally had no objections to Zhou Xu's instructions.

Estimating the spider's nest to be about ten meters deep, and after overcoming the numerous obstacles of the spider webs, they soon reached the deepest part.

The space inside was quite spacious, but it was a mess. At the same time, a nauseating stench filled the entire space, making their faces turn pale.

"Everyone spread out and search. Speed up the process."

The tribe members responded to the order and moved out. Zhou Xu, of course, was not idle either. Holding his torch, he carefully examined every inch of the ground.

However, it was too smelly inside. To increase efficiency and get out quickly, Zhou Xu directly activated True Word again.

[Eye of Insight]

In that instant, his vision was completely opened. As his gaze swept across, a black stone lying on the cave floor, which at first glance looked no different from the other surrounding stones, caught his eye.

Without thinking too much, Zhou Xu walked over and bent down to pick it up.

Under the gaze of his 'Eye of Insight', he could clearly discern that this stone had a texture different from other stones.

In fact, it wasn't just visually; through the friction of his fingers, he could also feel the difference, and his fingertips were stained with color.

[This is...]

As if recalling something, Zhou Xu's heart began to race.

"Everyone, pay attention!"

As he shouted, he raised the black stone in his hand.

"Collect as many black stones like this as you can."

Although they didn't know why their chief wanted them to collect these black stones, they had learned from experience over time that whatever their chief asked them to do, they should just do it without question.

After everyone had collected a good amount of the black stones, Zhou Xu led the way out of the fissure cave.

After all, he had already observed the fissure cave with his 'Eye of Insight' and found no other discoveries for the time being.

His bark bag was filled with black stones, and Zhou Xu eagerly hurried back to the tribe.

Unexpectedly, while he was still some distance from the tribe camp, the cheers coming from within the tribe completely engulfed him!

The already dismembered and partially transported giant spider carcass told him the reason.

This battle against the giant spider, with Zhou Xu and the tribe members as the victors, entitled them to the most enthusiastic cheers.

This battle not only ensured the safety of all tribe members but also allowed them to have a hearty meal!

Before, Zhou Xu would never have considered eating such a thing.

But now...

What was he thinking? Let's eat it!!

Bathed in the most fervent cheers of the tribe members, Zhou Xu was welcomed into the tribe.

He put down the bark bag filled with stones, nimbly took out a stone, and threw it into the fire pit in front of him.

After that, he didn't pay any more attention to it and walked over to examine the giant spider carcass being processed.

He had never seen such a large spider before, but unfortunately, there wasn't much inside the giant spider's belly. However, the eight spider legs were somewhat beyond Zhou Xu's expectations.

Preliminary judgment was that they felt like King Crab legs.

Just thinking about it made his mouth water.

Regardless of whether it tasted good or not, in this era, being able to have a full meal was already a luxury.

This made everyone in the tribe look forward to the upcoming dinner.

Fei Que was also looking forward to it, but his thoughts went a bit further than those of the other tribe members.

"Chief, should we save some food for storage?"

At this critical juncture when everyone was thinking about feasting, Fei Que could resist the temptation and think about storing food.

This showed that Fei Que could maintain a calm and rational mind even in this state, which, to some extent, was a manifestation of strong willpower, causing Zhou Xu to unconsciously think more highly of him.

"The meat of this giant spider is probably not easy to preserve. We'll have to see, but let's eat it within two to three days. As for storing food, we can store the rats caught today."

Zhou Xu waved to Fei Que as he spoke.

"Follow me."

Taking Fei Que along, Zhou Xu quickly walked to the side.

By this time, those mice had already been dealt with. He picked one up and began rubbing salt onto it.

"Like this, rub the salt on, then thread it with this thin rope, string them together, and hang them on that erected rack. Be careful not to get this wet..."

Discovering salt right at the start saved him a lot of trouble.

Because this allowed him to preserve food by making cured meat directly.

As long as they could store enough food, they would have more confidence in doing anything later on.

Making cured meat itself wasn't technically difficult.

After handing over the rest of the task to Fei Que, Zhou Xu withdrew and walked back to the Fire Pit.

After all this fuss, the rock he had thrown in earlier had already been burning in the Fire Pit for quite a while.

Zhou Xu picked up the branch nearby, which was used for tending the Fire Pit, and slowly pulled out the rock. A smile immediately bloomed on his face.

"This rock really is coal ore! There's a coal mine beneath this Black Forest!!"