LSLFBW: Chapter 10

There were many stranded marine creatures on the beach, including sea fish, shrimp, jellyfish, and octopus. Qi Bai walked all the way there, and it was like a seafood market. There were all sorts of varieties.

Some of them had signs of being pecked by seabirds, but more of them were piled up here without anyone paying attention. They had been dried in various types of dried seafood, and there was really a stinky smell when the wind blew.

But this smell was a matter of opinion.

Just as some people liked the smell of gasoline, and some people liked the smell of burning fire, Qi Bai thought that the smell of seafood wasn’t bad. There was a saying of ‘stinky fish and rotten shrimp.’ Sometimes dried fish should be eaten with a bit of a stinky smell.

Lang Ze was obviously not used to this smell and subconsciously tightened his nose.

Qi Bai saw the scene in front of him and felt full of strength. “It isn’t time for low tide yet. Let’s go to the reef over there first.”

Lang Ze naturally had no objection. The two of them walked along the coastline to the reef. Then Qi Bai happily rushed toward the edge of a stone. “So many oysters. Oh my god, is this a paradise?”

In the sea area where beastmen had never set foot in, all marine life were reproducing wantonly. The shelled seafood clinging to the reefs alone was enough to be described as spectacular.

After Qi Bai was happy, he turned around and said to Lang Ze, “Lang Ze, come on. We have achieved oyster freedom today!”

Lang Ze crouched down and studied for a while before discovering all the white things growing on the black reefs weren’t stones, but the edible oysters mentioned by Qi Bai.

The oysters grew tightly on the stone, but it wasn’t difficult for Lang Ze to pry them off.

One hand turned into a wolf claw, and he could remove it in two or three moves. This amazed Qi Bai, who could only knock it down with a stone.

If it was Qi Bai in the past, he would’ve definitely used the small bone knife to dig at this time. After all, his small bone knife was very strong.

However, ever since Lang Ze told him that this small bone knife was made of the legendary black bird bone, Qi Bai was a bit reluctant to let it do such hard work as digging oysters.

Qi Bai was also a bit skeptical. How could Mao Bai, a small sub-beastman who was bullied in the tribe, have such a previous bone knife?

Qi Bai carefully searched through Mao Bai’s memories but didn’t find the answer. He only knew that Mao Bai’s father and mother had died when he was young, and Mao Bai started his miserable childhood since then.

If there was one thing that could be regarded as a clue, it was that Mao Bai’s father was once the most powerful beastman warrior in the tribe, but he died unexpectedly during an autumn hunt.

A powerful beastman warrior gave his child a precious bone knife. This might be the only way to explain the origin of this bone knife.

But such a previous bone knife had never been coveted despite being held by the weak Mao Bai.

Not to mention others, even Yang Luo couldn’t recognize the preciousness of this bone knife.

If it wasn’t for the belief that Lang Ze wouldn’t talk nonsense, he would’ve suspected that Lang Ze was lying to him.

Qi Bai thought of this and couldn’t help looking at the man who was digging oysters with his claws. He silently wondered in his heart about how many secrets Lang Ze had…

The two of them took the rattan basket and dug as they walked. Qi Bai also picked up a lot of seaweed and found a few big crabs under the stones.

This was the first time Qi Bai was catching crabs with his bare hands, so he was pinched by the crabs and his fingers were red. Still, he was in good spirits.

It was estimated that the two Ma brothers were about to come back, so the two of them were also ready to go back.

Of course, they also moved a big stone back from the reef beach. The stone was a bit thick without any repair, but the surface was very smooth due to the impact of seawater for many years. It was very convenient to use it for cooking.

As soon as they returned to the camp, they found that the two brothers had dragged back a fawn. The fawn’s front legs were twisted unnaturally and it was making a ‘yo yo’ sound.

This surprised even the usually calm Lang Ze. Qi Bai couldn’t stop praising them.

Ma Shu said with a smile, “This fawn should’ve gotten lost from the group. It had fallen down a cliff, and its front legs were broken when we saw it.”

No matter how they got this deer, it was an unexpected surprise for the group. It meant that everyone could have a good meal today.

Qi Bai fixed the stone pot in place and was about to throw the crabs and seaweed into the stone pot. At this time, he discovered a problem. He hurriedly asked the two people who were heading to the forest, “Did you find drinkable water nearby?”

Ma Ling was fiddling with the crabs in the basket. He didn’t understand why Qi Bai wanted to eat this worm that didn’t seem to have much meat, but he knew the water in the sea wasn’t drinkable. He had been paying attention to a water source since early on. Hearing this, he said, “Yes, there is a stream a bit further in. I’ll take you there.”

They followed Ma Ling and found a clear stream.

The gurgling sound of flowing water was crisp and pleasant, hitting the stones and grass leaves like natural music.

But getting water was still a difficult thing.

Before the heavy rain had stopped, everyone put out some leaves that could hold water and small stone bowls with grooves in the rain. Once it was full of rainwater, they poured the water into the stone pot. At that time, Qi Bai only felt that getting water was a bit troublesome but didn’t think more about it.

However, after the rain stopped, especially on their way here, they had to carry it back and forth even if they were resting by the stream. This was too time-consuming and labor-intensive.

‘We have to find a way to solve this problem,’ Qi Bai thought.

Next, they would be using seawater to boil salt. This method of transportation would really make people tired.

After bringing the water back, Xiang Yu had almost finished dealing with the wild deer. He put the deerskin in a rattan basket. All the fur along the way was collected by Xiang Yu. He would obey Yang Luo’s arrangement for them after returning to the tribe.

The water in the stone pot had boiled. Qi Bai threw crabs, seaweed, and half a basket of oysters and clams into it. Then he pressed it with large leaves to prevent the crabs from running away.

He also found another large stone slab and placed it next to the fire. He placed the other oysters on the stone slab to make stone slab roast oysters.

It was a pity that there was no garlic. If there was garlic and vermicelli, he could make garlic oysters with vermicelli. Qi Bai secretly gulped and couldn’t think about it any longer.

Even with the fawn that Ma Shu and the others brought back, Qi Bai felt that these seafood weren’t enough to eat.

Qi Bai still didn’t have an accurate estimate of his appetite until now. He only knew one thing. It was that he had never been full since traveling to this world.

Qi Bai looked at the carefree seafood growing on the reef with a dim gaze. He must eat his fill today.

As the only underage sub-beastman here, Qi Bai was taken care of by everyone. Xiang Yu directly gave Qi Bai a deer leg.

Qi Bai wasn’t polite. Xiang Yu had decided to eat half the deer tonight. Each of them could get a large piece of meat, so there was no need to be pretentious about where the meat came from.

Qi Bai skewered the deer leg on a long branch and placed the branch near the fire. He crouched by the side with a small bone knife and waited slowly. As long as the skin on the side close to the flames was cooked, Qi Bai would slice the meat off before turning the meat in another direction to continue cooking and slicing it. His mouth never stopped eating.

Compared to Qi Bai’s meticulousness, the other people weren’t so particular.

In particular, Ma Ling was so anxious to eat the meat that he put his piece of meat directly into the fire. The skin soon became mushy but he didn’t care. He took a bite and found that the skin was mushy but the meat was bloody. This meal was a bloody mess.

Qi Bai might be particular about eating, but his speed wasn’t slow at all. He soon finished the deer leg he was assigned.

The deer leg was a rare, fresh ingredient but Qi Bai had been eating with the same cooking method for many days. Thus, the fragrant seafood feast made him feel even hungrier.

Lang Ze always had an amazing persistence towards food. He had already finished his piece of deer meat. It could be seen that he wasn’t full at all and was waiting next to the stone pot for it to boil.

Therefore, the current scene was Qi Bai and Lang Ze surrounding the stone pot, looking at it eagerly and almost drooling.

Ma Shu was still wary of things from the sea. He didn’t think these worms would be delicious at all. As for oysters, he had eaten river clams that looked similar and also felt that they weren’t delicious.

Ma Ling was different from his brother. He wasn’t afraid at all and was also very curious about how to eat such things.

Beside them, Xiang Yu looked at the young people happily. Xiang Yu was already in his 80s. For beastmen who could generally live to be over 100 years old, he was already a very standard old man.

Perhaps due to the accumulation of experience, but he didn’t take things like status as seriously as Yang Luo. Thus, he treated these children equally. He didn’t treat the three slaves harshly.

Of course, inevitably, he would be partial to some underage sub-beastmen like Qi Bai. It was just that this was entirely out of his love for the young sub-beastmen. This was what every beastmen warrior should do, using their strong bodies to protect the sub-beastmen.

Qi Bai took off the big leaves covering the food and the steam directly hit his face. Qi Bai sniffed with satisfaction. He looked at the oysters that had already opened in the pot, quickly picked up the chopsticks made of thin branches, and picked one out.

The oysters only needed to be pushed upwards to open the shell. The fat oyster meat swayed gently in the shell and flashed with water under the light of the fire.

Qi Bai couldn’t wait to put the plump oyster meat into his mouth.

The moment the oyster meat entered his mouth, Qi Bai couldn’t help his eyes widened. He fanned his mouth with his hands and exhaled constantly. “Hot, hot, hot.”

Once the oyster finally cooled down in his mouth, Qi Bai gently bit open the skin of the oyster meat. The fresh and fragrant juices immediately filled Qi Bai’s entire mouth.

It was so fresh!

Perhaps steaming and boiling seafood was the greatest respect for fresh seafood!

There was no need for thick oil or a red sauce. The most original flavor was the most delicious taste.

Lang Ze looked at Qi Bai without blinking. Qi Bai hadn’t swallowed the oyster meat in his mouth yet, and he nodded at Lang Ze quickly. The meaning was obviously to say, ‘Eat quickly. It is super delicious.’

Lang Ze wasn’t polite. He wasn’t afraid of the heat and directly reached out to take the oyster from the pot. Seeing that he was about to put it in his mouth, Qi Bai was afraid he would be burned, so he quickly swallowed the oyster meat in his mouth. “Be careful of the heat! Eat slowly!”

Due to the demonstration by Qi Bai and Lang Ze, Ma Ling and Xiang Yu also started eating one after another.

For people who hadn’t eaten salt for so many days, how could they resist the taste of seafood? Xiang Yu even squinted with satisfaction.

So by the time Ma Shu came to his senses, he found that everyone was rushing to eat from the pot without saying a word. Ma Ling even ate a lot of green vegetables that he normally didn’t like to eat.

Finally, Ma Shu couldn’t help picking up a piece of seaweed.

Sure enough, no one could escape from this fragrance.

After a satisfying seafood meal, Qi Bai didn’t forget about the purpose of their trip.

He put the crabs that were already cooked in the stone pot into the basket, deciding to use them as a midnight snack. This way, he wouldn’t feel bored even if he was on guard watch.

Then Qi Bai called everyone to start fetching water from the sea.

Yang Luo had already told them that everything would be arranged by Qi Bai after arriving at the beach.

Therefore, they had been very anxious since arriving at the beach. Now Qi Bai was finally arranging for them to do real work. They had a full meal, and everyone was full of energy.