Crackle~
The sound of burning firewood rang out along the river channel. Bonfires were lit one after another, driving away the damp nighttime chill.
The light cast by the only two "suns" left in the sky had turned a cold, silvery white because of the gray mist.
Strange "cooing" calls began to rise from the jungle. Earlier, flocks of birds had perched on the branches on either side.
Quite a few had ended up as food over the bonfires, frightening the remaining flocks away.
Some small rodents did not dare show themselves either, only scurrying through the undergrowth.
Since they had planned to hunt a giant beast from the start, preparations for mobilizing the transport crew had been thorough. Three or four hundred people had come from the settlement.
Almost all the settlement's able-bodied young adults had arrived. Now, laughter and chatter surrounded several bonfires as they roasted the lizard's flesh.
Many people had smeared crimson dragon lizard blood over themselves, while others had begun washing it off in the stream after absorbing its effects.
Dragon lizard blood was precious, and so was Dragon Lizard Meat.
But out in the wild, it was difficult to store and transport, let alone take back to Great Qi and then bring back to sell. A considerable amount was simply distributed to them as payment for their help.
Standing on the giant lizard's remains, Lin Hao tossed his Fire Axe aside and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Ordinary people could not cut through its hide at all, so he had been the undisputed mainstay of the butchering.
Fortunately, once he cut through the hide, the others were quite quick at cutting up the Dragon Lizard Meat and everything else.
After calling over all three or four hundred people from the settlement, Lin Hao