Wilderness Survival with Druid System

Gaston chuckled and said, ”Maybe it’s my luck, but this morning, I planned to check if there was a catch, and as soon as I put the pine beetle on the hook and cast it into deeper waters, this guy bit the hook.”

”After I reeled it in, I was shocked. This is the first time I’ve seen such a big Siberian Bread!”

Everyone, hearing this, started to taste the Siberian Bread.

Got to say, the Siberian Bread, known as the ’Bread of Siberia,’ truly tasted good.

While eating the fish, Chen Wen couldn’t help but say, ”Actually, the eating method here seems to be salted Siberian Bread, which is simply cured with salt and eaten raw, paired with vodka, it’s an excellent appetizer.”

Upon hearing this, Gaston chuckled, ”Luckily, Fred isn’t here, otherwise he’d definitely try to get some salt to taste the salted Siberian Bread as soon as you said that.”

Everyone laughed.

Adam said, ”But when they return, there’s still Siberian Bread to taste. I remember Gaston reeled in two; the other one is a little smaller, but I plan to smoke it and let Fred and Roland try it.”

Chen Wen nodded, ”We should save some.”

While talking, the system also had some activity.

Chen Wen opened the system and checked the tags provided by the Siberian Bread.

Two good and one bad, but the two good tags were absolutely incomparable!

Chen Wen resolutely made his choice.

[Underwater Direction Sense (Purple): When you’re underwater, you can determine your direction, find the way you came from, the deeper the water, the more precise your sense of direction]

This tag could be said to be an essential underwater tag!

Although, in this survival situation, it’s probably unnecessary.

Once Chen Wen chose the tag, he focused on the dinner.

Had a delicious meal, then fell into a deep sleep in a warm and dry shelter.

The next morning, Chen Wen revived fully.

He and Hua Yun casually had breakfast and planned to continue exploring and hunting further away.

Before leaving, Chen Wen left the nuts, dried mushrooms, and other food obtained from the squirrels at the camp, telling Adam to take good care of them.

Soon, Chen Wen and Hua Yun, dragging a sled, disappeared into the forest.

Watching their backs, Adam felt a bit sentimental, ”These two are ridiculously strong!”

Gaston, on the other hand, sourly said, ”When I go out with Chen Wen, we’re also ridiculously strong, okay!”

Hearing this, Adam burst into laughter.

Indeed, whoever teams up with Chen Wen becomes ridiculously strong!

But...

After laughing, Adam said seriously, ”Chen Wen also saw your talent in this aspect. He mentioned something very important to me while you were away, and it’s something only you can do!”

Hearing this, Gaston stopped joking and listened seriously.

However, what Adam said next made Gaston curse.

Adam sneakily smiled and said, ”Chen Wen said he hopes you can handle all the wild boars cleanly because you are much more reliable than me in this aspect!”

”Bullshit!”

Gaston cursed, ”That’s definitely what you said yourself!”

Adam sighed helplessly, failing to deceive.

But in the end, Gaston reluctantly agreed, ”Alright, I’ll reluctantly help you deal with the wild boars. Leaving so many for you alone is indeed too much.”

Hearing this, Adam patted Gaston’s shoulder, ”Seems we’re still good brothers!”

...

Over at Chen Wen’s side.

The two continued along the route drawn by the sled tracks.

This time, they brought nothing, light on gear, their speed swift.

Before noon, they returned to the previous temporary camp.

Chen Wen checked the supplies at the camp; they hadn’t been touched by wild animals.

”Let’s rest a bit, and in the afternoon, we’ll head to the river, walk downstream, and reach Lake Baikal, then follow the lake northward. How do you feel about this route?”

Chen Wen asked Hua Yun.

Hua Yun, who also had some research in route planning, thought about it and said, ”This route is relatively stable, but we can’t be too rigid in following it. As we walk, we should adjust, like if we encounter abundant prey, we should follow and hunt for a while to see if we can harvest more.”

Considering her words, Chen Wen felt Hua Yun made sense and nodded, ”Let’s go with what you said.”

The two sat at the original camp, organized the supplies, and ate some dry food.

When the afternoon sunlight was at its warmest, after a nap, the two brought their sled and began trekking through the forest, heading towards the river Chen Wen discovered earlier.

All afternoon, the two were on the move.

Getting near the river, Chen Wen checked the animal intestines previously discarded there.

The intestines had been touched, but there were no footprints around, probably done by some small scavenging animals.

Chen Wen had no intention of dealing with these small animals.

Continuing forward.

By dusk, Chen Wen and Hua Yun arrived near Lake Baikal.

The two camped by the lake and lit a fire.

While it wasn’t dark yet, and the animals were still active, Chen Wen sent the Golden Eagle to scout around, but no dangerous animals were found, nor were there any animals worth hunting.

This left Chen Wen somewhat frustrated.

Such a big Lake Baikal, how come there’s no prey to be found?

”Tomorrow we’ll expand the search range!”

While eating, Chen Wen viciously bit into a bear meat strip and said.

Hua Yun nodded.

Today, it seemed as if their luck had run out. Despite walking so far, they hadn’t found any suitable prey.

On the way, Chen Wen picked up some pine nuts, but those weren’t the main focus of hunting!

Therefore, they must change their hunting plan.

...

Simultaneously, in another direction.

Roland and Fred were also camping.

Although they hadn’t obtained enough prey from the wild boars, through relentless searching and hunting, they had caught up with a herd of moose in a day’s time, and were figuring out ways to hunt them.

However, the current challenge they faced was that moose were not easy to kill.

Hunting moose with bows still required skillful execution.

If the shot misses the organs, and the moose escapes, they can’t possibly keep up.

Figuring out how to hunt moose required their thorough contemplation.

...

Next day.

After getting up, Chen Wen started preparing breakfast.

Meanwhile, the Golden Eagle, not convinced, flew up, intending to see the surrounding animals during the morning hydration.

Hua Yun took the pre-breakfast time for a bit more rest.

Soon, the bear jerky was warmed by the campfire.

Chen Wen woke Hua Yun up, and the two, while having breakfast, planned today’s activities.

While chatting, the Golden Eagle descended from the sky.

It landed beside Chen Wen, lowly chirping something.

Chen Wen listened while pondering something.

Unable to resist, Hua Yun asked, ”Has it found anything?”

Chen Wen nodded, ”Yes, but... this time, it found quite a lot of prey.”

A lot?

Hua Yun paused; a lot is good!

It’s only when there is plenty that hunting is satisfying!

”We don’t fear a lot, at worst we’ll hunt some and bring them back.” Hua Yun said.

Chen Wen shook his head, ”Though there’s a lot, the prey is small. Seeing the Golden Eagle’s expression, I suspect it’s something like rabbits.”

Rabbits...

”Better than nothing, let’s go take a look.” Hua Yun said.