Of course, Ren Xiaosu did not dig out the termite nest to eat it. He continued to follow the deer's footprints, and after a few minutes, he heard the sound of running water.
The closer he got to the river, the more alert Ren Xiaosu became. Although it was already past the time when creatures would gather to drink by the river in the evening, he still had to be vigilant. What if a beast came late because of something at home? Wouldn't he just bump into Ren Xiaosu?
But to his relief, he wasn't that unlucky.
Ren Xiaosu opened up the leaf that was wrapped around a small piece of the ant nest and threw it into the river. At this moment, the current was not very strong. Otherwise, Ren Xiaosu would have to think of a way to block the nest with a rock.
Then, he used a bone knife to cut open the palm-sized queen ant and threw it into the river. Then, he held up the peeled branch and waited patiently.
The moonlight was especially bright that night. Otherwise, Ren Xiaosu might not have been able to see what was in the river.
The queen and the termite nest slowly floated downstream, and Ren Xiaosu slowly followed them from the shore. Suddenly, a black shadow swam under the termite nest, and the water rippled. At the same time, a big fish opened its mouth, trying to swallow the termite nest and the queen.
But just as it opened its mouth, Ren Xiaosu's peeled branch was already there!
Ren Xiaosu had used this method to catch fish before, but at that time, his speed and strength were far inferior, so he only succeeded once after many tries.
But now, it was different. He used to be slower than the fish, but now he was faster than it!
Ren Xiaosu retracted the branch at lightning speed. The large black fish kept struggling on the branch, but it was to no avail. Ren Xiaosu cautiously moved away from the riverbank. It seemed that the black fish's blood had attracted something bad, as a dense swarm of shadows started gathering at the bottom of the river.
Ren Xiaosu was a little surprised. Were these black shadows fish? He dug out the guts of the big black fish on the shore and threw all the guts into the river.
He could not bring the fish back to the camp and dissect it, because that would leave the smell of blood around the camp.
If the leftover biscuit crumbs could attract a giant deer, who knew what the smell of blood would attract. Although there shouldn't be any bears around, it was never wrong to be vigilant. Furthermore, the leftover fish and fish bones had to be thrown far away.
In the next moment, the river seemed to be boiling. Countless fish scrambled to snatch the bloody organs and even bit each other.
Once a fish was bitten, it would immediately become food for other fish.
This was such a cruel river. What would happen if a person fell into it?
Suddenly, Ren Xiaosu was stunned, because he found that the school of fish suddenly swam away in a panic. Ren Xiaosu turned around and left without hesitation. What could it be that could make the school of evil fish afraid? Perhaps it was something that he, Ren Xiaosu, could not afford to provoke.
On the way back to the camp, Ren Xiaosu kept thinking about how the wilderness had changed.
Why was it that all the beasts were evolving, but humans could not see any difference?
No, there was a difference!
Weren't Zhang Baogen, who had shown him his superpowers, or him and Yan Liuyuan different from before?
When Ren Xiaosu returned to the camp, the band and the private troops were eating canned food and porridge.
When everyone saw the fish in Ren Xiaosu's hand, they were stunned. They had wanted to see Ren Xiaosu make a fool of himself in the afternoon, because they knew Ren Xiaosu did not bring any dry rations with him. Ren Xiaosu was only wearing a loose jacket, so everyone could tell at a glance if he brought any dry rations with him.
So when Liu Bu said he would let Ren Xiaosu handle it himself, everyone was gloating. They were all very unhappy with Ren Xiaosu and felt that this refugee kid made them feel inexplicably uncomfortable. But they could not tell why they felt uncomfortable.
But now, while they were making do with canned luncheon meat in the wilderness, the aroma of Ren Xiaosu's grilled fish wafted over.
Ren Xiaosu had only brought a metal cup, a bone knife, and a box of matches with him this time. These were necessities for surviving in the wilderness.
Of course, he did not have to bring any matches with him since he had his own techniques for starting a fire. But the problem was that bringing matches would save him a lot of trouble. Who would want to torture themselves? Besides, the matchbox was not that big.
When Liu Bu smelled the aroma of the grilled fish, he wrinkled his nose. "Hur hur, it's just a fish."
Suddenly, Ren Xiaosu heard the voice from the palace in his mind say, "Quest: Good things should be shared with others."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned for a long time. He picked up the branch from which the fish was stuck and walked over to Liu Bu. Liu Bu's eyes lit up and he said in a reserved manner, "Why, you're treating us to fish? That's not impossible. "
"What are you thinking?" Ren Xiaosu said, "I just wanted you to take a look and share my happiness."
Liu Bu was speechless.
"Quest complete. Awarded 1.0 Dexterity."
'Sure, sure.' Ren Xiaosu was overjoyed. There were many ways to share after all!
Liu Bu flew into a rage out of humiliation. "Ren Xiaosu, do you really think I'll eat your fish?"
Ren Xiaosu looked at the fish, which was about half a meter long. There was no way he could finish it by himself. He looked at Liu Bu and said, "Three bottles of water for half a fish."
Liu Bu said without hesitation, "Sure!"
The reason why Ren Xiaosu wanted to exchange for water was that it was really troublesome for him to get it now. He had originally planned to go to the river to get some water, but he gave up on that idea after getting scared. Ren Xiaosu could also find pine needles to squeeze some water out of, but it would be too slow if he did it bit by bit. It would be more convenient to exchange something he didn't need with the other party for some water.
Of the three bottles of water, he would drink one bottle tonight and leave the other two for the journey.
"Come, come, everyone, let's eat the fish." Liu Bu took out the pot they brought and placed the half of the fish Ren Xiaosu had cut for them. But to Liu Bu's surprise, before he, Luo Xinyu, and Yang Xiaojin even started eating, the group of soldiers had already finished distributing the fish among themselves!
"This …" Liu Bu looked at Luo Xinyu awkwardly. He hadn't expected this group of soldiers to be so selfish!
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu was sitting alone next to the fire he had started, while the others were gathered around a large campfire. The two of them were like people from two different worlds, and there was a clear distinction between them.
But all of a sudden, the girl wearing the cap, Yang Xiaojin, stood up and sat across from Ren Xiaosu. She said calmly, "Fish."
To Ren Xiaosu's surprise, her tone was unbelievably calm. However, he did not know what reason to reject her.
As the light from the campfire flickered on the girl's body, Ren Xiaosu wondered if all the girls in the stronghold were this beautiful.
'But, girl, can you move the gun in your hand away first? I'm fucking panicking a little when a Perfect Firearms Proficiency Master like you points a gun at me!'
In the past, Ren Xiaosu had never robbed anyone before, but he had never been robbed before either. This was the first time in his life!
"I'll let you have two bites, just two bites!" Ren Xiaosu said stubbornly.
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