forest kingdom

Chapter 85 Credit
The harvest continues on the ice.

Salil was better at carving than Lawrence, and it was Salil who obtained most of the moose meat and bones.

It’s not that you have good skills, it’s that you have great strength.

After all, cutting meat is not about cutting tofu and writing. Strength is really important when cutting and picking meat in this kind of ice and snow.

As long as the strength is the same as that of ordinary people, the dissection efficiency will be reduced to more than half of its original value.

Salil pulled a large animal bone stick out of the leather bag, and then touched the collapsed animal skin with a look of joy.

She used a hammer and stone to drill a hole in the shallow ice on the moose's belly, and dug out the almost frozen hoof from the ice water.

"Lawrence, you are so awesome. We have another mattress that can cover three people!"

Lawrence praised: "You are better!"

Sofia couldn't move so many things by herself, so in the end Lawrence and Saryl led the sheep together, and brought back the moose bones, fur and deer heads in two separate trips.

During this period, Lawrence had been waiting for the crow, but the crow seemed to have quite simple and primitive values ​​and did not come back after getting an intestine the size of its body.

Lawrence deliberately left some intestines and the skin of his lower abdomen covered with black spots of parasites on the ice. This was a gift to the mountain elves in accordance with local rules, so that the hungry beasts and birds nearby could fill their stomachs.

There must be predators nearby, but hopefully they won't follow the blood trail to the stone house.

Lawrence wasn't as excited as Sophia and Saryl.

Although it was indeed a fruitful day today, looking at the blood on the road, Lawrence had more to think about.

"This moose is enough for us to eat until spring. The next main thing is to practice my bow skills and protect my trophy from rats and some animal thieves."

When Lawrence returned home, he looked at a plate full of meat and bones, and then looked at the meat in the house.

Sophia said excitedly: "Master, our basins and buckets are not enough. Where can we put so much meat?"

Sariel said: "Put it in the house, otherwise it will be eaten by wild beasts!"

Sofia showed a scared expression, "Are there any wild beasts outside?"

Salil nodded and said: "Of course, but those bad things are afraid of us and will only sneak out at night, just like rats."

Lawrence suddenly discovered that savages like Andrew and Salil had almost no natural enemies in this mountainous forest area.

The bears would not take the initiative to cause trouble for them, and the nearby forest barbarians would gather and take the initiative to cause trouble for the big bears.

Wild boars also avoid these barbarians. It may be that generations of barbarians have given these wild boars a very bad memory.

As for foxes and wolves, it would be dangerous if faced alone, but when there are more people, they generally will not take the initiative to approach.

Even if they get close, they will give priority to poaching cattle and sheep, and will not regard dangerous humans as easy prey.

Most of the humans here in the North are actually very strong...

Lawrence soon discovered a fact.

Am I the one who is weak? !
Cowards like Seravan are among the very few in the North. Most of the barbarians in the North are like Friesen. Even women like Emma are not afraid of fighting at all.

In this extreme environment in the north, Emma and Friesen are normal barbarians, while Andrew and Doug are the strong leaders of the group.

Seravan, who is afraid of fighting, is just like himself, a low-level barbarian who worries about wild beasts all day long and will be afraid when encountering wild beasts. These people are usually slave workers.

Wisdom, scheming, balance of power, and the like can definitely flourish in a civilized and aristocratic society, but in the territory of barbarians, these are vulnerable.

No amount of truth is as useful as fists, and too much nonsense will make others look down on you.

"I killed a moose today." Lawrence said calmly: "Look at this moose, I guess it must be as heavy as three Frisons!"

Salil looked at Lawrence in confusion, "Did you pick this up?"

Lawrence shook his head, "No, he fell into my trap, so I killed him too."

After hearing this, Sariel thought it made sense, "Yes, it is indeed the case." Lawrence reminded: "Tomorrow we will give some meat to Emma in exchange for food. It will be very uncomfortable to just eat meat."

Salil felt very good and agreed: "Okay!"

Lawrence added: "We will give the moose skin to Emma, ​​and she can make it into a mattress for us."

Sariel looked at Lawrence, "We can do it too, why should we leave it to Emma?"

Lawrence explained: "I have to practice bow and arrow and check the nearby environment. You and Sophia have to take care of the sheep and collect wood. If we leave this kind of thing to Emma, ​​it can save us a lot of things."

"And the women in Pumixiu Town are also very free in the winter. Let them help us process leather, and we will give them some venison. This will benefit everyone."

If it were other barbarians, they would only think that they can make leather themselves, and there is no need to leave the work to others and waste venison.

Sariel is different. She often asks Emma to help with things, so compared to other barbarian women, her thinking and wisdom can be regarded as a wise one.

"That's great!" Sariel supported Lawrence's proposal.

Naturally, Sofia also supported it, and the use of part of the venison was quickly determined.

The three of them quickly started eating. Three meals a day were essential. Only with a full stomach could they have the strength to work and resist the cold and various diseases.

While cooking, Lawrence checked his bow and arrows.

Salil cut off a piece of frozen meat, used a knife to cut into a small piece of meat with white fat and lean meat, and handed it to Sophia.

Sophia looked at Salil curiously, "What's wrong?"

Salil said: "Here you eat."

"Okay!" Sophia quickly took the small piece of meat with her small hands and put the cold piece of meat into her mouth.

After seeing it, Lawrence said: "Sariel, don't eat raw meat in the future. The meat must be cooked before eating."

Sariel said nonchalantly: "The venison in winter is very fresh, so it doesn't matter if you eat a little."

Lawrence also knows this. Eating raw meat is the habit of most people here. Although everyone also eats barbecued and cooked meat, they often eat raw and cold animal meat and fish like snacks.

The average life span of barbarians in the northern region is very low. Although I don’t know exactly how low it is, judging from the various habits Lawrence learned about, it is not much higher.

Lawrence looked at Sophia, thinking that Sophia wouldn't eat raw meat, so he didn't specifically say such a thing before.

But if you think about it carefully, the Southern Kingdom before Sophia didn't look like a multi-civilized area.

The barbarians in the north have long since broken away from the era of eating hair and drinking blood, and have learned the use of fire and iron tools early. However, they are still a group of barbarians. It will take another two to three thousand years to advance to the civilized era!
"Sofia, you are not allowed to eat raw meat in the future, and the same goes for Salil. You can only eat cooked meat in this house."

Sofia nodded quickly, no objection.

Salil looked at Lawrence unhappily, "Why?"

Lawrence did not explain scientific knowledge such as parasites to her, but solemnly said: "Listen to me here!"

Sofia said quickly: "Sariel, do you like to eat raw meat? I like to eat cooked and roasted meat, it tastes better."

Salil looked away from Lawrence and said to Sophia, "I also like barbecue and broth."

Lawrence put down his bow and arrow and walked to the fire and said: "Raw meat is not as delicious as cooked meat. We can find ways to make the broth and barbecue more delicious, but we are not allowed to eat raw meat secretly in the future!"

Seeing Lawrence say this, Salil nodded and said, "Okay."

"Me too!" Sophia also prefers to eat hot meat.

Six to seven hundred kilograms of venison, including meat and bones, is only eaten in one meal. However, if you eat meat every day, you will soon be unable to eat it. If you pair it with bread and vegetables and beans, two to three hundred kilograms will be enough. It's spring.

After Lawrence finished eating, he went out to patrol. Saryl and Sophia continued to process the meat, processing the portion they kept for eating into bacon, and putting the rest outside on the roof to freeze, ready to be sent down the mountain to exchange supplies tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)