[Ding, Diligence Points +1, Hunting Experience +1]
Ling Yi tossed the boulder aside, glanced at the now- Masai image of the wild boar's head, and couldn't help but purse his lips.
"Sorry, Second Senior Brother, it's just that you happened to show up at this time!"
"However, I killed a snake and a fish before, so why didn't my Hunting Skill appear? Does it mean that Hunting experience only counts when the prey becomes mine?"
That should be it.
Ling Yi picked up a wild boar leg, slung it over his shoulder, and continued walking down the mountain.
Soon, Ling Yi arrived at the riverbank.
To Ling Yi's surprise, a number of animals had already gathered by the river.
There were more than a dozen sheep, as well as Houzi and bison.
Ling Yi couldn't tell what breeds the sheep, bison, Houzi, and other animals were, but Ling Yi knew that he and Meng Yanyi wouldn't lack food in the future.
However, where there are carnivores, there will inevitably be predators.
Ling Yi scanned the area and, sure enough, spotted several wolves roaming in the distance. This was the first time Ling Yi had ever seen real wolves.
Previously, I had only seen wolves in videos on my phone.
This is the first time I've ever seen a wolf in real life.
However, Ling Yi remained unfazed. Ever since acquiring the Throwing Skill, Ling Yi's confidence had skyrocketed.
Being able to hit exactly where you point it isn't just a saying.
If these wolves dare to approach, Ling Yi will show them what it means to be a perfect shot.
Ling Yi's appearance immediately attracted the attention of the other animals.
Upon seeing Ling Yi carrying a wild boar, the nearby animals scattered instantly, running to a distance to watch the suddenly appearing two-legged creature with curiosity.
The bloody smell emanating from the wild boar made the carnivores uneasy, and they quickly scattered like birds and beasts, disappearing without a trace.
On the contrary, the Houzi and wolves did not leave. The Houzi were simply curious, while the wolves had their eyes on the wild boar in Ling Yi's hands.
Ling Yi didn't take it seriously and simply threw the wild boar onto the shore.
After searching around, I found a few fairly sharp stone fragments, which I prepared to use to process the wild boar.
Putting everything else aside, the wild boar's internal organs definitely have to be thrown away, and the wild boar skin also needs to be disposed of.
But looking at this enormous wild boar, Ling Yi didn't know where to begin.
If you don't know where to start, you'll just have to do whatever you want.
He took a sharp stone and slashed it into the wild boar's belly.
[Ding, Diligence Points +1, Hunting Skill +1]
Huh? Ling Yi was taken aback. Was processing prey considered Hunting Skill? But then he thought, it didn't seem wrong to include the way prey was processed as Hunting Skill.
What surprised Ling Yi was that the process of dealing with the wild boar actually gave Ling Yi a lot of experience points, which raised his Hunting Skill to level 1.
Feeling his body grow stronger again, and the memories that had appeared in his mind, Ling Yi chuckled.
This isn't some kind of Diligence System; it's clearly an omnipotent system.
The wild boar had already been processed by Ling Yi and looked plump and white.
However, without the right tools, there are still quite a few flaws.
By this time, only half of the sun was visible above the horizon. Meng Yanyi was still at the shelter, and Ling Yi was worried that Meng Yanyi might be in danger, so he decided to go back first.
Turning around, he saw that more than a dozen wolves had surrounded him.
The closest wolf to him was less than three meters Ling Yi.
"We've been waiting for you!"
Ling Yi stood up, flicked his right hand, and several pebbles flew out, hitting the wolves in the eyes with perfect accuracy.
The wolves immediately let out a series of howls and began to roll around on the ground.
Ling Yi coldly said to the nearby wolves, "Get out of the way, or this will be their fate."
In reality, Ling Yi didn't expect these wolves to understand him, after all, they were just Beast.
But what happened next left Ling Yi somewhat shocked.
A wolf Wolf Howl in the distance, and as the Wolf Howl sounded, the wolves slowly retreated. The most impressive were the few wolves that had been blinded.
Other wolves actually ran up to them, nuzzled against them, and then put their tails to the blind wolf's mouth.
Several blind wolves grabbed the tails of the wolves and were carried away.
"Holy crap, is this for real? These wolves are way too smart!"
He knew wolves were relatively united animals, but could they really be this united?
Are wolves in this world more intelligent, or are all wolves in nature this intelligent?
That's truly unbelievable.
He shook his head; now was not the time to study these things.
Ling Yi picked up two huge leaves from the ground; they were from a plant he had found by the river while wandering around.
Ling Yi still didn't know what kind of plant it was; its leaves were a full meter long and half a meter wide.
Ling Yi intends to use these two leaves to hold water.
He folded the leaves into a simple cone shape, making it into a large water glass.
To prevent leakage, the other method involves stacking two leaves together.
[Ding, Diligence Points +1, Weaving Skill Experience +1]
Ling Yi Ling Yi ignored the system prompts and experimented with the folding method several times to ensure it wouldn't leak before filling the extremely simple container with water.
Dress a container of water in one hand and a wild boar in the other, he turned and walked up the mountain.
When Ling Yi returned to the shelter, the sun had already set, leaving only a sliver of light.
From afar, a pink figure could be seen huddled next to the shelter.
Upon seeing Ling Yi, Meng Yanyi immediately stood up, her voice trembling with tears, and exclaimed, " Ling Yi, you're finally back!"
"What's wrong?" Ling Yi was startled and quickly threw the wild boar onto the grass to the side, running over to ask.
"I... I'm scared!"
"I'm sorry I'm late, I made you worry."
Ling Yi didn't know what to say. It was understandable that a girl would feel scared, all alone in this desolate Wild Ridge.
"I'll start Fire Starting and boil water right away; we'll have roasted wild boar tonight."
"You shot a wild boar?" Meng Yanyi surprise, her tired face regaining its radiance.
Ling Yi pointed to the wild boar on the grassland beside him and laughed, "Look!"
"Amazing!" Meng Yanyi surprise.
She thought she would go hungry today, but Ling Yi not only hunted prey, but also caught such a big wild boar. Most importantly, Ling Yi had almost finished processing the wild boar.
"What is this?" Meng Yanyi asked, pointing to the leaf in Ling Yi's hand that had been rolled into the shape of a wine glass.
"This is water!"
Upon hearing that it was water, Meng Yanyi's eyes lit up even more, and she unconsciously licked her lips.
"However, we can't drink it now; drinking untreated water in the wild would be very troublesome."
"But how do we boil water?"
"Just put it on the fire to cook."
"Oh no, won't it burn out?"
Ling Yi explained, "When you were in school, your teacher must have done the experiment of boiling water in a cardboard box, right? It's the same principle; as long as there's water inside, it won't burn."
"However, just in case, I'll make a container for boiling water out of tree bark later."
"Yes, yes!" Meng Yanyi nodded repeatedly.
"But do you know how to start a fire by rubbing sticks together? I tried for ages, and I couldn't even get a single Mars."
It seems Meng Yanyi hadn't been idle before, but unfortunately, her efforts were in vain.
Starting a fire by rubbing sticks together is not as easy as it seems.
"You'll get it in a minute," Ling Yi said with a smile.
With the system around, getting a Fire-Making Skill is a piece of cake.
And indeed it seemed so. Ling Yi found a dry plank and a dry strip of wood.
Stick the wooden strips into the wooden board and start rubbing hard.
[Ding, Diligence Points +1, Fire-Making Skill Experience +1]
As Ling Yi began to use his skills, system notifications kept popping up. Ten minutes later, the Fire-Making Skill appeared in the system list and reached level 1.
With his Fire-Making Skill leveled up to level 1, Ling Yi instantly mastered some techniques for starting a fire by rubbing sticks together.
Five minutes later, Ling Yi finally got the fire going.
Looking at the burning fire, Meng Yanyi clapped her hands happily.
In the wild, having fire provides basic survival security and greatly enhances one's sense of safety.
Afterwards, Ling Yi found a large piece of tree bark, bent both ends, twisted the bark into a rope to fix it, and made a simple tree bark pot.
A triangular stove was built with Shitou, and a pot of bark containing about two liters of water was placed on it.
After observing for a while and finding that the bark really wouldn't burn through, Ling Yi finally felt relieved. He asked Meng Yanyi to watch the bark pot while he began to Cutting the wild boar meat with stone slabs.
Ling Yi found this stone slab by the river. It was fairly sharp, and although it was a bit difficult to cut meat with it, it was still usable.
You can't exactly tear it with your hands or bite it with your teeth, can you?
After reaching level 1 in Hunting Skill, the ability to handle prey improved significantly.
Ling Yi can easily Cutting strips of pork by following the grain of the meat.
Then thread them together with the prepared branches.
By the time Ling Yi had cooked nearly five pounds of pork, the water in the tree bark pot had finally boiled.
" Ling Yi, the water's boiling!" Meng Yanyi said excitedly.
She was already incredibly thirsty, and seeing that the water had finally boiled, she couldn't wait to take a sip.
But with the bark pot still on the fire, she dared not touch it.
She could only look at Ling Yi pitifully.
Ling Yi did not touch the bark pot directly. Although the bark pot was not burned yet, Ling Yi was worried that it might not be sturdy after being burned for so long.
What if I break the bark pot with just a little force?
That water is going to be wasted.
"I'll have to figure out how to make a few earthenware pots later, and while I'm at it, I'll need to make some tools. It's going to be too much trouble without them."
"You can even make clay pots? That's amazing!"
Ling Yi chuckled. Of course he didn't know how, but with the system, he would learn even if he didn't.
Ling Yi carefully moved the fire to one side, then built a simple triangular stove next to it using stones, and placed the skewered meat on it.
Meng Yanyi squatted in front of the bark pot, blowing air into it, seemingly trying to cool the water down faster.
"Here, take this. Use it to drink water later."
Ling Yi Ling Yi then took out two straws, which were hollow straws that he had found by the river.
It can be used as a straw to drink water.
Meng Yanyi put the straw in her mouth and sucked on it. When she looked at Ling Yi, her gaze was like a flashing light.
"You're so smart!"
"Hehe, it's nothing special!" Ling Yi felt a little embarrassed by such a straightforward compliment.
About ten minutes later, after Meng Yanyi finally got a sip of water, she was so happy she almost cried.
She never imagined that one day she would feel happy just to have a sip of water.