Chapter 997 16: Harvesting Entry Tags

Crack crack!

The Eagle lowered its head, pecking forcefully at the rabbit's neck.

With the sound of bones breaking, the rabbit's body twitched a few times, and blood seeped from its neck.

"So slow!"

The Eagle complained, tossing the rabbit aside with its claws.

It continued to focus on the entrance of the hole.

Soon, a second rabbit tried to challenge the Eagle's speed and darted out.

One second later.

Challenge failed!

The Eagle tossed this rabbit aside again.

Too fast!

The Wolf Mink, digging nearby, stole a quick glance. It knew the Eagle well; this fellow was incredibly fast, with speed-enhancing abilities acquired from Chen Wen.

That is to say, in terms of pure speed, among Chen Wen's animal friends, only the Taipan Snake could rival the Eagle!

Even the bobcats were somewhat inferior.

The Wolf Mink collected its thoughts.

Time for it to get serious!

It recalled scenes of tigers and leopards hunting from TV, its gaze becoming even more ferocious.

Soon, a rabbit, realizing there was no passing by the Eagle, tried to find a chance on this side.

But as soon as the rabbit poked its head out, the Wolf Mink's claw shot over.

The rabbit let out a sharp cry.

It struggled to escape.

But the Wolf Mink barely paid it any mind, biting down immediately, hitting the rabbit's neck, then wildly tearing in.

The savagery of its actions made other rabbits, attempting to escape from that side, halt instantly.

The remaining rabbits could no longer suppress their inner fear.

They scrambled to escape from the other side, the one guarded by the Eagle.

Though the Eagle's claws were formidable, they couldn't sustain high-frequency attacks.

Soon, after offering two unfortunates, the remaining rabbits swiftly fled from the hole guarded by the Eagle.

The Eagle, stretching its slightly sore legs, couldn't help but say, "Why so fierce? You just scared them all away! Otherwise, if we took our time, we definitely could have caught more rabbits!"

The Wolf Mink, feeling a bit embarrassed, tossed aside the rabbit carcass.

It explained, "It's my fault this time, I couldn't control myself. Being back in such a familiar place, I kind of lose control of myself inside, you know what's going on?"

The Eagle shook its head.

Not to mention the Wolf Mink, even it felt somewhat like that.

However, seeing the worried look on the Wolf Mink's face, the Eagle reassured, "Don't worry, it shouldn't be a big issue. Once we return, we can have Chen Wen take a look, let's go, time to call it a day and head home!"

Looking at the five rabbits on the ground, the Golden Eagle and the Wolf Mink were all smiles.

Five rabbits, definitely enough to eat for quite a while!

...

Over at Chen Wen's side.

Everyone was orderly, already prepared for cooking.

Sitting by the fire, Chen Wen rested for a bit.

He held his dining tool—a large enamel bowl—scooping some pine needle water, and incidentally gathered some pine needles.

This stuff could also provide an entry.

Meanwhile, Chen Wen placed the beetle larvae found in the morning beside the fire, and Adam also brought over the beetle larvae he found.

Chen Wen skewered these larvae with fine branches, roasting them by the campfire.

Over there, Gaston brought back the handled grouse.

Chen Wen washed his hands, divided the grouse into pieces, and placed them in cold water to cook.

"Wait a bit to cook out the blood, skim off the scum, then add seasoning and mushrooms..."

Chen Wen said, eyes gleaming brightly.

He was already somewhat impatient.

As they brought a large pot this time, cooking two grouse was no problem, but four would be.

So after some thought, Chen Wen decided to cook two and roast two.

For the two roasted grouse, Chen Wen had Roland prepare some clean branches, skewering the grouse on them.

Setting them to roast gently near the fire.

With some time before dinner was ready, and everyone in the shelter,

Chen Wen rallied everyone to clean up the junk around the camp.

As plants were cut down, and stones cleared from the ground, the surroundings gradually became clean and tidy.

It looked much more comfortable.

Pleasing to the eye.

While everyone cleaned, Chen Wen continually checked on the food, occasionally stirring the chicken mushroom stew with a clean stick to prevent sticking.

Moreover, Chen Wen altered the cuts on the roasted grouse, applying seasoning to enhance the flavor.

Soon, accompanied by wafts of aroma.

The working members could no longer resist; they put down what they were doing and came over to Chen Wen's side.

Chen Wen handed over the roasting duties to Adam, who was also skilled at it.

He took the chance to sip his cooled pine needle water, eating a few pine needles.

The volatile aroma invigorated Chen Wen's mind, making him feel more spirited.

Meanwhile, the system began to show movement.

Chen Wen embarked on his first entry selection for this survival.

The entry from the pine needles was a surprise for Chen Wen.

[Cold-Loving (Purple): You have a greater affinity for cold, and your body will become more adapted to cold weather]

This entry was somewhat similar to [Cold Resistance], but with slightly different effects.

[Cold Resistance], Chen Wen felt, was more about enhancing endurance to cold, making one less sensitive to cold for relief purposes.

But this [Cold-Loving], seemed to involve some bodily changes, making the body warmer to adapt to cold weather.

Chen Wen thought for a bit, feeling that this entry was quite useful.

However, what truly surprised Chen Wen was the plant that yielded this entry—the Siberian Pine!

In the country, this thing has a rather familiar name—Xinjiang Five-Needle Pine.

Speaking of this name, many may not be familiar.

But Chen Wen was very aware; the seeds of this pine tree, known as pine nuts, are edible!

To find this here was quite a coincidence.

Chen Wen pondered for a moment and said, "Where were these pine needles picked?"

Fred, who picked the pine needles, responded, peeking at Chen Wen, "I remember it wasn't far from here, probably over there. Why? Is there an issue with the pine needles?"

Hearing this, Chen Wen shook his head: "Issue, there's no issue, but these are Five-Needle Pine needles, I took a closer look, should be Siberian Pine."

Siberian Pine?

Five-Needle Pine?

What's that?

Everyone was a bit confused and uncertain.

Their knowledge of pine trees was limited, so they couldn't quite grasp Chen Wen's point.

Chen Wen explained, "Five-Needle Pine trees have clusters of five pine needles, which are thick, hard, and slightly curved, so I think it's Siberian Pine."

"Siberian Pine..."

At that moment, Hua Yun, who had been resting, looked up and asked, "I remember Siberian Pine seeds are edible, right?"

Chen Wen snapped his fingers: "Exactly, the seeds of the pine are one of the more common kinds on the market, tasty and highly nutritious, so..."

Chen Wen paused, then smiled, "So next up, our task is to gather some pine nuts for storage, as they are rich in fats, proteins, and certain nutrients."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Having more tasks is normal; this team survival is about getting work done.

If you don't work initially, when it's icy and snowy, you won't be able to even if you want to.