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Jian Mo quietly asked Ye Luo, "Aren't you going to wash all this meat?"

Ye Luo, taking a moment from her busy schedule, replied, "Washing them is too much trouble, and it's not safe to wash them by the river. We can marinate and dry them first, and then boil and wash them when we want to eat them."

A sub-beastman from the Mengshui Tribe overheard their conversation and said, "No need to wash it, it's not dirty. It's all the inside parts of the prey; just scoop it out before eating."

Jian Mo somewhat shocked, but could only continue working.

Working round after round like this, Jian Mo tired they went numb, and she no longer felt like she was on a spring outing.

However, the hunting trip was indeed very fruitful. In just one afternoon, they caught more game than they had in five or six days in the tribe.

As evening approached and the sunset began to appear, the people from the two tribes discussed how to prepare dinner.

After a few words of discussion, everyone agreed to have stewed meat for dinner.

Fortunately, the large iron pots from Jian Mo were lightweight and sturdy, so they brought them out. Today, they'll use these two large iron pots to stew meat.

They built a makeshift stove on the grass, put the iron pot on it, and then put the meat in.

Just as they said, the meat was indeed not washed; it was cut into chunks and put directly into the pot, then water was added and it was started to stew.

The fire under the pot was burning fiercely. Jian Mo, who was in charge of stewing the meat, stood in front of the large pot. Before the water inside had fully boiled, he would skim off any foam that rose to the surface.

Everyone was amazed by the exquisite way he cooked.

Jian Mo had no choice; he needed to eat the meat himself, so he had to make sure it was clean.

Jian Mo carefully skimmed off the foam and then added spices to stew.

Local spices give these boiled meats a special aroma, so the fresh meat doesn't need anything else added. Just boil it over high heat until tender, and then dip it in sauce when you want to eat it.

As darkness fell, the hunting beastmen returned.

After a long and tiring day, everyone can finally start to rest.

Sitting down in front of the pot, by the glowing campfire, everyone first took a bowl and ladled out some meat broth to drink.

When drinking the broth, you can add a pinch of salt according to your taste, or you can drink it plain without adding anything.

Although the broth was made with the original flavor and no special cooking method was used, it was delicious enough for people who had worked hard all day.

Everyone chatted while drinking the meat soup.

"I don't know why, but the broth tastes especially delicious today."

"Then why don't you look at who cooked the meat today? Doctor Jian Mo, your broth is really delicious."

Jian Mo cooked the meat very carefully; not a single drop of blood foam remained, making the broth naturally delicious.

"Doctor Jian Mo, what are you cooking? It smells so good!"

Jian Mo was making a sauce when she heard this and turned around. "Making mushroom sauce, it'll taste better when everyone dips the meat in it."

Everyone expressed their gratitude to him upon hearing this.

He smiled and continued simmering the mushroom sauce.

He had already made the mushroom sauce once when he was at home; now he was just adding freshly gathered herbs and spices.

These fresh spices have a strong aroma, which, when used for seasoning, can greatly stimulate the taste buds.

As for why it needs to be boiled again instead of raw, it's because the spices are all collected from the grasslands. With so many animals passing by, they might pick up parasites or something similar, so heating them up makes it safer.

Jian Mo quickly prepared the dipping sauce and placed the large jar aside for everyone to scoop out themselves.

In addition to the dipping sauce made with mushroom sauce, he also put scallion oil on the side, allowing everyone to add it themselves.

Meat with dipping sauce tastes much better than meat without it; most people added dipping sauce and praised it highly as they ate.

"It's delicious!"

"I never expected that putting Clematis chinensis in sauce like this would make it so delicious as a dipping sauce for meat. I'll definitely add it like this when I make stewed meat in the future."

"Actually, the meat from these kinds of prey today wasn't very tasty. I also saw a meat-winged bird today. If I have time tomorrow, I can hunt some meat-winged birds; the taste of that bird is absolutely amazing."

After dinner, no one let Jian Mo lift a finger and urged him to rest, while the others took care of cleaning up the campsite.

With so many quick-witted people here, the campsite was ready in no time, even before dark.

After tidying up, they lit a campfire and then rested in separate areas.

In addition, they also arranged for orcs to patrol outside to ensure safety at night.

They don't have enough manpower, so they can't set aside someone to patrol all night and rest during the day like they do in the tribe. Therefore, they have to take turns patrolling.

Wu Jiong also joined the patrol, but he patrolled for the second half of the night. He patrolled all night today, but he wouldn't be needed tomorrow or the day after.

Because they had patrol duties, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong went to bed early.

Jiujiu slept next to them and soon started snoring softly too.

In the middle of the night, Wu Jiong, who had transformed into a giant wolf, was woken up by the person handing over the reins. He moved slightly, wanting Jian Mo slide to the ground so he could carry her to the animal skin rug later and let Jian Mo continue sleeping.

The moment he stirred, Jian Mo woke up, nuzzled his neck with her face, and yawned, asking, "Can I patrol with you?"

The giant wolf gently nudged him. "Okay, you can stay on my back. If I start running, just hold on tight to my neck."

Jian Mo wrapped her long legs around the giant wolf's neck, then circled it with both hands, resting her head on its neck. "I'm holding you tight now."

Giant Wolf: "Then I'll take you with me."

Right now it's just patrolling, there's not much danger. If there is any danger, we can send out an alarm to wake up the sleeping orcs, so it's okay to patrol with your partner.

The man patrolling with Wu Jiong glanced at Jian Mo on his back, said nothing, and turned away to patrol in another direction.

Wu Jiong walked around the perimeter of the camp.

Patrolling was rather tedious, Jian Mo lingered for a while longer before opening her eyes and speaking to the giant wolf, "Are you still hunting around here today?"

Giant Wolf: "There are plenty of wild beasts around here. We can hunt for another day. I'm too lazy to run anymore."