SFS Chapter 34 Hunting Season
Chapter 34 Hunting Season
At dawn in the tribe, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, Huqiu led Xiongfei and several other orcs to the river to the east to fetch water so that Huqing and the others could cook.
Meanwhile, Hu Qing and Yang Ye, the sub-beastmen in charge of cooking, had already started working.
They lit a fire from the embers in the cave to ignite the stone pot, and then took out some meat, wild vegetables, and potatoes from a corner where food was stored, and began to cook a meat soup.
The tribe doesn't have much food right now, so they eat two meals a day, one in the morning and one in the evening.
A hearty breakfast is essential to ensure the orcs have the energy for a day's work.
Now they have enough salt, but having grown accustomed to the salt shortages of the past, Hu Qing is still very stingy and only sprinkles a little.
Lin Baiyan, who had just returned from washing up, happened to see Hu Qing and the others cooking. He suddenly remembered the Sichuan peppercorns he had picked earlier. He rummaged through the large basket that Xiong Fei had brought back for a long time and finally found his big bag of Sichuan peppercorns.
He took a small handful and showed it to Hu Qing and the others. "This is called Sichuan peppercorn. It's a seasoning that can be added to meat broth to remove the fishy smell."
Yang Ye looked curiously at the peppercorns that looked like pebbles in the young man's hand and said with a smile, "Priest, you know so much. The spicy herb you asked us to find before would have made the soup taste great."
"Oh right, while I was looking for spicy grass, I also found something white. It tastes just as spicy as the grass. I wonder if it's edible?" Yang Ye slapped his forehead, went back to the cave, and came out a little while later, holding a white-purple ball in his hand.
The leaves of this thing look a bit like those of sage, except that it has fruit. When he picked it, he was careful and brought some back with him, thinking of asking Lin Baiyan if he recognized it.
He handed the item to Lin Baiyan, saying, "Look, this is it."
The young man had already guessed something when Yang Ye mentioned it, and when he actually took out the garlic, Lin Baiyan was so happy he almost cried.
His eyes were fixed on what Yang Ye was holding. He took it, peeled off the outer skin, and revealed the tender white garlic cloves inside.
Lin Baiyan excitedly hugged Yang Ye, almost crying with joy, "Yang Ye, you're amazing!"
Yang Ye was a little embarrassed, "It's good that I can help the priest."
"So this actually works?"
Lin Baiyan nodded vigorously, "Of course, this will be very useful!"
Young people rarely have hobbies outside of work, and their free time is mostly spent cooking at home and watching a movie.
God knows, ever since he arrived here, things have gone terribly wrong from the start; he has nothing he wants.
They can't even cook a normal meal.
Now things are much better. He's gradually getting all the seasonings he needs, so at least he can have a decent meal.
After breakfast, the beastmen would begin their day's work. Wolf Cang had checked the tribe's food supplies last night, and even with meat and vegetables, they could only feed all of them for five days at most.
The snow season lasts much longer.
"The snow season usually lasts about ten days."
"We need to store food for at least twelve ten-day periods."
Having secured the salt that the tribe currently needs most, their next task is to store enough food to last through the entire snow season.
Lin Baiyan pondered what Lang Cang had said. If that's the case, then the snow season here should also last for about three months, similar to that on Blue Star.
“We can dig up some more potatoes; they keep well in the snow.” Judging from the fact that Tu Lin and the others still had some left after digging so far, Lin Baiyan guessed that there must be a potato mountain over there.
"Dried bamboo shoots can also be stored for a long time." And they taste good; just soak them for a bit and they're ready to eat.
Lang Cang also thought of the potatoes Lin Baiyan had found a few days ago. They were indeed a magical food that made him feel full.
But after thinking for a moment, he shook his head slightly. "It's not enough. Even if we dug up the whole mountain of potatoes, it still wouldn't be enough for us to eat. Besides, didn't you want to save the seeds?"
He remembered that Lin Baiyan had mentioned wanting to grow potatoes.
Wolf Cang looked around at the beastmen in the cave and said in a deep voice, "From today onwards, the hunting season of the Azure Flame Tribe officially begins."
The two major hunting seasons on the Orcish continent are when spring arrives and autumn is almost over. In spring, plants sprout and grow, and all things revive; the year's plan starts in spring.
The Orcish continent is no exception; the more food they hunt at this time, the more likely they are to not go hungry until the snow season.
The autumn hunting season is precisely to store enough food to get through the snow season. Autumn is the harvest season, and as long as the orcs are hardworking and simple, they can find plenty of food to eat in the mountains and forests.
"I will take most of the male orcs out hunting and patrolling the territory," Lang Cang said to Lin Baiyan. It would be good to take most of the male orcs who could be eaten with him to relieve some of the pressure on the tribe.
Hunting season? Now?
"Isn't it a bit late to start the hunting season now?" In Lin Baiyan's memory, the hunting season should already be nearing its end by now.
Lang Cang clearly knew this as well. "It's alright. There's been more prey on our way back."
Although it wasn't as many times as he had gone hunting with his father on the grasslands before, the grasslands were, after all, a place with clear water and lush grass.
Lin Baiyan didn't know anything about hunting either. "How long will it take?"
Lang Cang calculated in his mind, "About one and a half ten days."
Lin Baiyan nodded thoughtfully. That's half a month.
"Does it take that long?"
Wolf Cang looked at the young man and explained, "Because we need to take the opportunity to patrol our surrounding territory."
Logically speaking, since they established a tribe here, the land within ten sunsets surrounding the tribe should be their territory.
He wanted to take this opportunity to take the male beastmen out to see the general terrain and whether there were any other tribes living nearby.
However, the northern snow season is cold, and the further north you go, the fewer traces of orcs you will find. Most orcs will not live here.
However, the possibility cannot be ruled out, and if it does, they can make further plans.
The young man pursed his lips. "Then I'll bring you some food."
"No need, we will hunt." His main purpose this time was to relieve some pressure on the tribe, so why would he bring more food out?
Lin Baiyan knew that patrolling the territory was essential.
"Okay, don't worry, I'll be waiting for you to come back in the tribe. Don't worry about the cubs either, I'll take good care of the tribespeople."
A hint of reluctance unconsciously appeared in the young man's eyes. He had an unconscious dependence on Lang Cang, after all, he had spent the most time with Lang Cang, and now they were gone for half a month. He felt empty inside.
Lang Cang looked at the young man staring at him expectantly, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes. He felt as if a kitten's paw had gently scratched his heart. He reached out and ruffled the young man's light brown hair. "Don't worry, nothing will happen."
"Take good care of yourself too," Lang Cang said softly to himself.