Lei Xingfeng said worriedly, "We don't have the strength to look for food right now. We can't go back to our original continent to collect food, right?"
Wu Yang said, "You're right. Some Dao Lords suggested sending a few Dao Lords back to collect food, but the cost is too high."
Lei Xingfeng understood that it would take a lot of materials. This wasn't like the Mirror Realm, where they could go back directly. However, according to Lei Xingfeng's calculations, once they entered the inner continent of outer space, it would be very difficult to go back. They would need to transit to this continent.
In fact, although the secret door of the Mirror Realm was useful, it also consumed a lot of energy, especially for long-distance teleportation. As for going from the camp to the Mirror Realm, it didn't cost any energy.
Gao Ye said, "It's getting harder and harder for my patrol team to get food. Every time we go to get food, we have to fight. Sometimes I even want to quit. It's so annoying."
Wu Yang said, "You're willing to go scout?"
Gao Ye said, "No way. That thing is very dangerous. Although I'm not afraid, I'm not going to risk my life for those people."
Wu Yang said, "Then endure it. We'll wait patiently. You don't lack food."
Jin Dapang and Teng Yuan ordered a group of people to come out. Each of them carried a large wooden bucket. Jin Dapang said, "I've prepared dry food for everyone. All kinds of braised meat, roasted duck, and pancakes. Forget about the rice, it's not tasty when it's cold."
Teng Yuan said, "There are also all kinds of pickled vegetables, bacon, and dried meat. Just keep them and don't have time to come back to eat. These are enough."
Lei Xingfeng asked, "Old Fatty, do you have the bones of a bull?"
Jin Dapang said, "Yes, a lot of them. There's still a lot left after making soup."
Lei Xingfeng said, "Pack them up and give them to me. Also, give me some dried vegetables, mushrooms, and bamboo shoots. Oh right, do you have any bull innards?"
Jin Dapang said, "Yes, yes, the innards have been braised. There are a lot of them, but not many people eat them. I'm still worried about how to deal with them."
Lei Xingfeng smiled and said, "Chop it up and give it to me. Also, get me a few buckets of salt."
Jin Dapang agreed and immediately ordered his subordinates to get to work. Now that he had a group of subordinates, he basically didn't need to do any chores. Only when he was interested would he personally cook.
After cleaning up, Lei Xingfeng said, "Okay, I'll go back first. I can't be away for too long."
Wu Yang and the others also prepared to leave.
When Lei Xingfeng returned to his wooden house, he heard the noise outside.
Walking out of the room, Lei Xingfeng asked, "What happened?"
Little Hammer and Bai Yurun were confronting each other. Bai Yurun's sobbing voice could be heard, "Little Hammer, you're too much. You stole my food. I'm going to look for the Lord … I'm going to beat you to death … You bullied me … Lord, Lord …"
For some reason, Lei Xingfeng had the urge to kill when he heard this voice. It was like someone was using chicken feathers to tickle his heart. That kind of itch was enough to drive him crazy.
Little Hammer said, "You can't eat much. I'm just helping you eat. What are you yelling for?" His voice was sharp and thin, causing pain in the ears.
Hammer stood behind Little Hammer, his face full of guilt. He kept tugging at Little Hammer's sleeve.
Lei Xingfeng asked, "What's the commotion about?"
When Bai Yurun saw Lei Xingfeng, it was as if he had seen a family member. He immediately pounced on him. Lei Xingfeng raised his hand to stop him and shouted, "Stop! Stop! Speak, what's going on? "
Xin Zhaolun also rushed over. He said, "Little Hammer stole Bai Yurun's flatbread."
Lei Xingfeng was shocked. "What do you mean?" He had heard of people stealing materials and Yin Rings, but he had never heard of people stealing flatbread. These were all Monarchs!
Bai Yurun said in a delicate voice, "Sir, he, he stole my flatbread …"
Little Hammer said, "It's not like you can finish it. He just took a few flatbread. Do you have to yell like this?"
Xin Zhaolun went forward to explain. Every Monarch was given ten flatbread, ten rice balls, and two fist-sized pieces of boiled meat every day. This was only for Monarchs. Perfected Ones were even worse. Each person was given five flatbread, five rice balls, and one piece of boiled meat every day. This flatbread was only the size of two palms and a finger thick. If it was eaten by a normal person, it might be enough. But what kind of appetite did cultivators have? It was not enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.
Little Hammer did not steal it for himself. His big brother was starving, so he stole Bai Yurun's flatbread. This was only between Monarchs. If it was between Perfected Ones, it would be even more chaotic.
Lei Xingfeng's heart tightened. He did not think that food would be so scarce. The worst thing was that they could not hunt here. It was fine at first. After all, there were many experts in the Hidden Sect. They had enough food to eat every day. But now, they were all nervous. This was because food was constantly being consumed, and there was no way to replenish it.
Lei Xingfeng did not care what others did. But his subordinates could not go on like this. He said, "Alright, wait a moment. Other than the people on patrol, everyone else come to me. You two, don't quarrel. Wait for me to deal with you."
Bai Yurun winked flirtatiously. Unfortunately, Lei Xingfeng did not see it. She said, "It's all up to you, sir."
Little Hammer and Little Hammer looked a little uneasy. In the end, it was Little Hammer who was being unreasonable.
After a while, more than two hundred people came. There were still three teams on patrol. They could not come for the time being. Lei Xingfeng's wooden house was by the cliff. It was a little far from the Hidden Sect's encampment. He said, "Alright, everyone come to me. Who has a big iron pot?"
Soon, they found four big iron pots that looked like bathtubs. Lei Xingfeng ordered them to set them up. He took out a pile of oil wood and said, "Go and find some dry wood." Immediately, someone ran off.
Lei Xingfeng lit the fire and boiled the water. He said, "Get some people to help."
As he said that, he took out a bull's skeleton and asked someone to break it into pieces and throw it into the pot. There was still some meat on the skeleton, but it was not much. When the aroma spread, Little Hammer and the others began to swallow their saliva. They already understood that Lei Xingfeng wanted them to eat.
Immediately, the group of people surrounded the four big iron pots tightly. Lei Xingfeng did not have any food. It was not that he did not have any, but it was not good to take it out. He said, "Everyone, drink some bone soup. Hmm, there are some other good things."
There were some dried vegetables, dried mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, and even dried fish and shrimps. There was a basin in each big iron pot. If the bone soup was stewed, it would be a pot of clear soup. The soup had to have something in it. When these dry things were added, it immediately swelled up and looked much better. After sprinkling a few handfuls of salt, Lei Xingfeng said, "Boil it for a while. Don't be in a hurry to eat. If there is not enough water, remember to add more." As he said that, he returned to his wooden house.
A group of Perfected Immortals and Perfected Immortals surrounded the pot and looked at it anxiously. The aroma made them even hungrier.
It was not easy to wait until Lei Xingfeng came back. He lifted the lid of the pot to take a look. Lei Xingfeng smiled and said, "Alright, take out the basin yourselves. Forget it, I will scoop it for you." As he said that, he took out a big ladle. This ladle filled up half the basin.
Lei Xingfeng took out a wooden bucket. It was filled with braised bull's internal organs and some minced bull's meat. He said, "One ladle per person, no more!"
Xin Zhaolun smiled and said, "No problem, leave it to me."
Lei Xingfeng raised the ladle and knocked on the iron pot. He said, "Everyone, line up. Perfected Immortals are in front, Perfected Immortals are in the back!" Perfected Immortals still had this privilege. After all, the two were different.
Perfected Immortals were given two ladles. Together with the vegetables and soup, it was basically half a basin of vegetable soup. Then, it was Xin Zhaolun's turn. A big ladle of minced bull's internal organs and bull's meat was given. Lei Xingfeng even specially said, "Give Hammer two ladles of meat!"
Before Hammer could say anything, Little Hammer said first, "Thank you, Master, thank you." There was no other way. Hammer's appetite was really too big. Even if they gave him so much, he would not be half full. It would only be able to slightly quench his hunger.
Bai Yurou winked at him flirtatiously. Lei Xingfeng said, "Give her two ladles as compensation."
Everyone snickered. Lei Xingfeng glared at them and said, "Why are you all grinning? If you keep grinning, you are not allowed to eat! " Suddenly, there was silence. Using this threat, anyone would be cowardly. If a Perfected Immortals were to quarrel over food, one could imagine the extent of food scarcity. Now, whoever had food was the boss.
Lei Xingfeng said as he used the ladle, "Those who have eaten first, go and change places with those who are still patrolling. It's not easy, let them eat too. Also, a reminder, if anyone goes around shouting that there's food here, don't blame me … Once the outside knows, there won't be a next meal!"
Everyone was overjoyed. There was actually a next meal. They all patted their chests and promised that whoever dared to leak the news would be everyone's enemy. They would not give up until they killed him. They really dared to do anything for food.
Lei Xingfeng realized that this extremely simple meal had actually united the scattered people. At least in terms of eating, everyone had begun to work together.
Those who had eaten took the initiative to run back to the camp and replace those who were still patrolling. Soon, the patrolling team came back one after another. When they saw the big iron pot and boiling hot soup, they could not help but smile. After eating this meal, Lei Xingfeng could not help but secretly shake his head. There were more than three hundred people. Even if he strictly controlled, Lei Xingfeng took out more than six hundred jin of braised internal organs and more than two hundred jin of various dried vegetables. There were also at least four bull skeletons.
After calculating, everyone did not eat much. According to a cultivator's appetite, this meal was a basic meal. However, having a basic meal was completely different from not having a basic meal. At least they would not feel hungry.
This move immediately stabilized the morale of the entire patrolling team. Lei Xingfeng realized that cultivators were similar to humans. Even if they were many times stronger, they were still humans. Although they were more unscrupulous, looked down on their opponents, and were more intrepid, they still could not break away from the category of humans. They could be seduced, lured, and even bullied.
Lei Xingfeng did not dare to eat three meals a day, but it was still possible for him to do this every day.
On this day, Wu Yang came over. He found Lei Xingfeng and said, "The war is about to start."
Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, "I know, we can't hold on much longer. I've been patrolling this area for almost ten days. There are riots in the camp every day. Do these ancestors know that once the entire camp collapses, there will be nothing left? It will be like a sheet of loose sand."
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