Chapter 492

Lu Ao comforted him. "We've been out for so long already. Waiting a few more days won't matter."

"That's what we thought too." Xu Jian'an sighed. "Everything had gone pretty smoothly along the way. We thought this trip would end perfectly, but just when we were about to head back, something like this happened."

Lu Ao smiled. "What kind of trip has no twists and turns? We'll probably only take a polar-circumnavigation trip once in our lives. Spending a little more time is no big deal."

"That's true."

As they chatted, more locals came over to greet them.

The locals looked quite similar to Chinese people: yellow skin, black hair, even similar heights and builds.

If they had not met them in a foreign country, they would have been indistinguishable from people back home. They even felt rather familiar.

Lu Ao spoke Spanish quite well, and the other side spoke it decently too, so communication posed no problem.

The locals invited them to dinner that evening.

Before Lu Ao could agree, one of them added, "We'll have a bonfire. We can grill meat for you tonight."

The locals had always eaten their meat raw. They had eaten raw meat since ancient times.

The environment here was too harsh to grow crops at all.

They had to rely on raw meat for vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. Once the meat was cooked, many vitamins broke down, which was harmful to them instead.

The grilled meat had been prepared purely for the guests. Wood was not easy to find in a place like this, so they had truly put a great deal of effort into it.

Lu Ao said, "Then we'll have to trouble you."

The locals warmly replied, "Not at all. Welcome, friends who have come from afar."

After saying that,