Wilderness Survival with Druid System

After handling the animals, Chen Wen returned to the camp with the Golden Eagle and the others.

The Snow Leopard seemed a bit out of sorts, possibly because its delivery time was approaching or due to the influence of the Tibetan Mastiff.

Chen Wen comforted the Snow Leopard a bit, then proceeded to cut the Tibetan Mastiff into chunks and put it into the pot.

After adding water, Chen Wen placed the pot on the stove.

Waiting for the pot of Tibetan Mastiff meat to slowly cook.

At the same time, Chen Wen used shaved wooden strips to thread a pika, setting it up to roast on one side of the stone stove.

”The pika for lunch today, hmm, afternoon, and have Tibetan Mastiff meat tonight!”

Chen Wen clearly sorted out the day’s food arrangements.

The pika roasted quickly.

Soon, a tantalizing aroma of roasted meat wafted out.

Chen Wen took the pika down, brought it to his nose, and took a deep breath.

Smells fantastic!

Peeling off the slightly charred surface, the tender white meat inside made Chen Wen swallow hard.

Taking a bite, the fresh, juicy pika meat burst in his mouth.

Even without the aid of seasonings, this meat was definitely not difficult to eat!

Hardly any gaminess, and the texture was great!

Chen Wen’s eyes lit up: ”Is this really so delicious?”

He couldn’t resist gobbling down several mouthfuls, sighing in satisfaction.

It’s truly delightful!

Meanwhile, both the Golden Eagle and the Snow Leopard were eagerly eating.

The Golden Eagle, hearing Chen Wen’s remarks, also commented: ”This little thing is indeed tasty! Do you regularly eat such nice food?”

The Snow Leopard shook its head: ”No, I don’t often eat them. It’s my first time feeling how good they taste!”

Upon hearing the Snow Leopard’s words, the Golden Eagle’s eyes shifted: ”How about we team up to hunt pika? In the future, we’ll eat this and let Chen Wen eat something else, what do you think?”

The Snow Leopard nodded fervently: ”Good!”

The collaboration with the Golden Eagle opened a new door for the Snow Leopard.

It started pondering over hunting pika in the future, even enhancing its mental state.

If Chen Wen knew, he’d surely light a candle in his heart for the pikas.

The pikas in this area are going to suffer!

After eating, Chen Wen also acquired the pika entry.

[Listening Footsteps (Purple): Enhances your hearing, allowing you to better discern footsteps and determine the size of the person based on the sound]

This entry was fairly useful.

It enhanced Chen Wen’s perception ability, and the feature of discerning footsteps was quite impressive.

In places with many animals, it would be very useful.

For Chen Wen, it was considered a decent entry.

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After having a pika, Chen Wen felt somewhat unsatisfied.

But he controlled his food intake, avoiding overeating.

Once food stabilizes, he needed to return to a normal three meals a day routine.

This would help maintain more balanced energy levels.

Reflecting on this, Chen Wen took a sip of sweet sugar water.

The sweetness uplifted Chen Wen’s mood.

Filled with enthusiasm, he stood up and continued working on the barbecue rack.

By afternoon, Chen Wen had mostly transformed the tables and chairs.

He placed the strips of meat on the tables and chairs, then brought them to the open area of the valley to begin air drying.

These bharal meat strips had already been roasted, with 60-70% of the moisture baked out.

Drying them at this point required only about ten days, utilizing the high-altitude strong radiation and winds to dry the meat strips to about 90%.

Long-term preservation was not a problem at all.

After hanging up the strips of meat, Chen Wen rested for a while.

At this point, Chen Wen was contemplating his next actions.

”Next, I need to make a water storage container.”

As Chen Wen said this, he pondered over what to use for crafting it.

Actually, the best material at hand was the Tibetan Mastiff’s leather.

However, when Chen Wen felt the Tibetan Mastiff leather, he realized it was a bit too thick and rigid.

A water pouch needed a softer type of leather, one that was pliable.

This was necessary for easy folding and to withstand water pressure.

The Tibetan Mastiff’s leather seemed somewhat unsuitable.

Maybe keep the Tibetan Mastiff leather and use the bharal skin to make the pouch?

Chen Wen looked it over and found the bharal’s skin seemed even harder.

After all, as creatures from a high altitude, those with thin skin and sparse fur would have long frozen to death.

”Tann both skins a bit and see which is more suitable.” Chen Wen shook his head.

He split open the Tibetan Mastiff’s head, extracted the brain for tanning the leather.

These tasks were Chen Wen’s forte, and he was well-acquainted with them.

Before long, the Tibetan Mastiff’s skin had been smeared with brain matter and folded into a dark place.

”Come tomorrow or the day after, both leathers can undergo further processing.”

As Chen Wen spoke, he felt quite satisfied with his achievements.

He believed he was progressing faster than any other Survivor at the moment.

After all, not everyone possessed such strong luck as he did.

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Afternoon.

Chen Wen completed all the air-drying meat racks.

As of now, within just four days, even with three days spent on the road, he had finished building the shelter, secured a steady fire source, stable food supply, and a reliable water source.

Of course, Chen Wen understood the reasons for such progress.

Finding the nomadic settlement after descending, through the Snow Leopard’s recognition, was key.

Here, he acquired enough dried cattle and sheep dung and a ready-made cave.

Chen Wen lifted his Lucky Charm with a contemplative look.

It seemed his luck this time was quite decent, both before and after descending from the mountain.

On the mountain, he had tamed the Snow Leopard and hunted bharal.

Seeing Snow Leopards isn’t common, especially in Qiangtang.

The Snow Leopard population here is notably limited.

After descending, through the Snow Leopard, he found the abandoned nomadic settlement and obtained a bounty of resources and shelter.

This was crucial to his rapid progress.

Of course, all of this was based on Chen Wen starting his survival journey here.

Others wouldn’t likely replicate Chen Wen’s experience.

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That afternoon, Chen Wen found some leisure amidst his busy schedule at the shelter.

Primarily, he cleared the shelter’s trash, organized the dried dung, and stacked them freshly as fuel.

Meanwhile, Chen Wen boiled the Tibetan Mastiff meat pot until tender, keeping it for the evening meal.

It seemed as though Chen Wen hadn’t done anything significant, but after a busy afternoon, he had a clearer understanding of the resources he managed and the camp was better organized.

Overall, the afternoon was quite fruitful.

When evening arrived, looking at the pot full of Tibetan Mastiff meat, Chen Wen was grinning with delight.

The next few days’ meals were taken care of!

Additionally, this Tibetan Mastiff was large, with plenty of fat to replenish Chen Wen’s early nutritional expended energy.

The taste of the Tibetan Mastiff meat wasn’t the best, but its texture was acceptable, and Chen Wen didn’t mind.

He ate several chunks of Tibetan Mastiff meat, drank some soup, and then stored the remaining meat in the cave.

Furthermore, Chen Wen gained the Tibetan Mastiff entry.

[Barking Intimidation (Gold): Actively emit a barking sound to intimidate surrounding animals. When animals are injured, they are more susceptible to the intimidation effect and more likely to flee without looking back, the effect depends on one’s displayed intimidation power. ps: Active entry, each use requires a three-day recovery period]

This entry, although golden, had too long a cooldown period, making it an ace up his sleeve he dared not use lightly.

In certain special situations, it could prove somewhat useful.

However, barking... it felt somewhat embarrassing!

Chen Wen thought so.