Chapter 3 The Hunting Team Returns
After Sakura left, Lin Ye found a stone nearby and sat on it. He continued to study the system.
“System, can I sign in today?”
“Ding! Detected that sign-in has never been performed. Your first sign-in will receive a high-level reward.”
“There’s also a beginner’s bonus. System, please proceed with the sign-in.”
Hearing the system’s prompt in his mind, Lin Ye silently chanted in his mind.
“Ding! Sign-in successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining Storage Space * 100m and Strength Pill * 1.”
“Ding! Detected Storage Space. Sign-in rewards will be automatically placed in the Storage Space.”
Storage Space was easy enough to understand, but what was this Strength Pill? Lin Ye immediately asked the system.
“System, what is a Strength Pill?”
“Ding! Consuming a Strength Pill can strengthen the physique, enhance immunity, and allow you to climb ten flights of stairs without getting tired.”
The system’s answer sounded more and more like Earth’s advertisements to Lin Ye. However, since the system said so, it must have that effect. In a primitive forest, physique and immunity were crucial. There were no hospitals or pharmacies here, and minor illnesses like diarrhea or a cold could be fatal.
“System, how do I activate Storage Space?”
“Ding! The host only needs to mentally say ‘Activate Storage Space’ to activate it.”
Lin Ye followed the system’s instructions. With a thought, he felt a space of 100m * 100m * 100m. Inside, besides a pill, everything else was void. Lin Ye locked onto the pill with his mind and transmitted the thought of wanting to retrieve it. Immediately, the pill disappeared from Storage Space and appeared in Lin Ye’s hand.
Lin Ye looked at the Strength Pill in his hand. It was a black pill, about the size of a soybean. Lin Ye took a deep breath and swallowed the Strength Pill in one go. The pill slid down his throat into his stomach. Lin Ye felt a warm current flow from his dantian to all parts of his body. A feeling of comfort made Lin Ye close his eyes and shiver. The warm current gradually disappeared, and Lin Ye opened his eyes. He stood up, stretched his body, and truly felt that his body was more agile than before.
Just as Lin Ye was getting used to his body, a commotion came from nearby. Seven or eight women, dressed in beast skin and with clearly defined muscles, dragged a beast that looked like a wild boar but had a particularly long nose out of the forest. The beast was enormous, seeming to weigh at least a ton.
Seeing them drag the beast, everyone in the tribe beamed with joy and ran forward to greet them.
“Amazing, such a large Long-nosed Boar will be enough for the entire tribe to eat for a month!”
“That’s great! The Hunting Team has safely returned with such a large prey.”
Listening to the voices of the other tribe members, Lin Ye also walked over. He approached Sakura, patted her shoulder, and asked, “Sakura, who are they? What is that they are dragging?”
“Ye, they are the Hunting Team. They caught a Long-nosed Boar today.” Sakura, like the others in the tribe, seemed very happy.
Lin Ye stood aside quietly, listening to everyone’s discussion to understand the tribe’s situation. Then, he turned to Sakura again and whispered, “Is the tribe very short of food?”
“Yes, we often don’t have enough to eat. If the Hunting Team hadn’t brought back prey today, everyone would have to eat berries to stave off hunger. But berries don’t keep you full for long, unlike meat.” Sakura nodded and said, her blue vertical pupils never leaving the Long-nosed Boar.
“Can you tell me about the food situation in the tribe?” Lin Ye had been unconscious for two days and had just woken up. He hadn’t eaten anything and was now starving.
Sakura blinked and began to explain to Lin Ye. “The tribe usually eats berries and plants. Only when the Hunting Team catches prey can we have a meal of meat. Half of the retrieved prey belongs to the members of the Hunting Team, and a portion is also dried into jerky.”
“I saw you collecting berries all day today. Did you collect a lot?” Lin Ye asked. Hearing Lin Ye’s question, Sakura shook her head and said, “Not much. We only dare to forage near the tribe. Going deep into the forest is dangerous.”
“Do you plant plants or berry bushes?” Lin Ye continued to ask. This question stumped Sakura. She tilted her head and looked at Lin Ye, Blankly replying, “What is planting?”
Lin Ye was amused by Sakura’s reaction and reached out to pat her head again. Sakura’s small face showed a comfortable expression again.
At this moment, the hunting team, accompanied by the cheers of the crowd, dragged the Long-nosed Boar to the open space in the center of the tribe. At this time, the tallest woman in the hunting team stepped forward and began to arrange for people to butcher the Long-nosed Boar. Lin Ye realized that this person might be the leader of the tribe. Everyone was very obedient to this woman’s words.
Next, several people took out simple bone knives and began to dismember the Long-nosed Boar. As a whole beast skin was peeled off, the internal organs of the Long-nosed Boar were taken out first. Then, several people carried the freshly cut internal organs and presented them to the hunting team. Lin Ye watched as those wild and beautiful women picked up the bloody internal organs and began to devour them ravenously.
