Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 267: An Excited Yun Qing

"What you said makes sense, but they should know that the challenges get harder as we go along. The organizers must have a reason for arranging cooperation between the three groups after 100 days," Zhou Chun said, revealing some lack of confidence.

The group of Xu Yi and the others didn’t have iron ore before, yet they did just fine, and they have sufficient food reserves. It’s not an issue to hold out for 200 days.

After all, having iron doesn’t mean you can make it into weapons.

So, do they need to cooperate with us?

This situation is really hard to say.

"Let’s just wait then. We’ve been riding horses for several days; a day’s rest sounds nice. Dad, take a nap. I’ve already had enough sleep," Zhou Mo said, drawing back his gaze. After all, taking the initiative won’t mean much; it all depends on Xu Yi and Lu Ke’s decision.

Zhou Chun nodded and then lay down to prepare to sleep.

Lunch consisted of two potatoes, which were quite filling. After a nap, Xu Yi and Lu Ke will likely have made their decision.

On Xu Yi’s side, he and Lu Ke were still dealing with the yellow sheep.

The short fur of this yellow sheep is incredibly soft and feels very comfortable.

If it were winter, using this fur as lining for shoes would be absolutely warm.

Xu Yi secured two sheepskins, scraped off the excess fat on them, leaving clean layers of skin.

Lu Ke dug out the innards of the two sheep, which naturally wouldn’t be eaten. They could be thrown to the Giant Wolf or cooked for Da Bai.

Having tried these, Lu Ke found that Da Bai quite likes cooked food, barely eating tender grass anymore. Considering the fresh milk Da Bai provides daily for Xu Yi and Lu Ke, Lu Ke thought it wouldn’t hurt to let Da Bai live a bit more comfortably.

After all, the area they were in had abundant animal resources, making it not particularly difficult to produce more jerky for Da Bai.

After cutting off the tastiest meat from the yellow sheep, Xu Yi and Lu Ke planned to make jerky from the rest.

The less tasty jerky could be given to Da Bai and the Giant Wolf first, while the tender yellow sheep meat would be reserved.

Lu Ke took the tender meat back to stew, while Xu Yi carried the sheep back.

He hung it on a pillar in the corner, then began slicing the meat.

The Giant Wolf smelled the blood and got excited, lunging forward to eat the fresh meat. But, restrained by a rope, it couldn’t reach it and could only whimper, expressing its eagerness.

Xu Yi ignored the Giant Wolf, slicing the meat and handing it over to Lu Ke to hang up for smoking.

Half an hour later, the mutton soup started to boil, emitting a fragrant aroma.

Lu Ke didn’t ask whether Xu Yi had made a decision, acting as if nothing was happening.

"Xu Yi, the meat soup is ready. It’s time to eat," Lu Ke said, noting that their main dish today was potatoes, with the mutton soup complementing the potatoes.

This way, it wouldn’t be greasy.

"Alright, let’s eat first," Xu Yi put down the knife, washed his hands with water from the bucket, and then sat down.

Each had a large bowl of meat soup, with a large bowl of potatoes placed in the middle.

Xu Yi first took a sip of the mutton soup to taste its flavor. It was the first time he and Lu Ke hunted yellow sheep.

"It’s very delicious, better than expected. However, it’s lacking something. I think we could add some Chinese angelica. Herbal soup can be good too; it doesn’t have to be ginger, scallion, and garlic," Xu Yi said, his eyes lighting up.

He had encountered many herbs, but never thought of using them for soup.

Chinese herbs are also quite suitable for making soup and can really remove the gamy smell.

"Oh my god, Xu Yi finally thought of herbal soup?"

In the Elimination Community, Yun Qing excitedly stood up.

Because she had given Xu Yi several recipes.

For strengthen virility, bone reinforcement, body strengthening, rheumatism removal, cold treatment, and kidney qi supplement, she shared the most representative ones with Xu Yi.

"Honestly, I’m skeptical whether your recipes actually work. As far as I can tell, they don’t particularly affect anything besides tasting better," Su Yan glanced at the extremely excited Yun Qing, splashing some cold water.

"Of course, they work. The lack of noticeable effects is strongly related to the year of the herbs now. They’re artificially cultivated and the years are quite short. I can guarantee that using the herbs from that planet would have astounding effects," Yun Qing asserted, having learned these from her family from a young age and witnessed many people benefiting from them, never doubting their efficacy.

Su Yan nodded and then asked, "Do you think Xu Yi will cooperate with this father and son duo?"

Yun Qing shook her head and replied, "I don’t know, but I think this father and son duo is somewhat selfish. Without Xu Yi and Lu Ke’s consent, they took so much food and left just a block of iron."

"Selfish? What kind of analysis is that?" Su Yan looked at Yun Qing and said, "Everyone can’t help each other, but as long as they don’t attack each other, they could totally take all of Xu Yi and Lu Ke’s food. Don’t doubt it; they have two horses and could take everything away. But they chose to trade."

"You should know what weapons mean, right? Especially wrought iron, with this, they can make iron arrowheads. The Hunting Bow is almost a weapon that all groups possess. But, to have iron arrowheads, only this father and son duo has it. You’ve seen their hunting situation; they can completely resolve sustenance through hunting, so why choose to trade?"

Having said that, Su Yan glanced at Yun Qing.

Yun Qing shook her head, still insisting, "Wouldn’t they sell out their companions for some interests if they do this?"

"They want to seize this chance to convey their stance to Xu Yi, showing no hostility, while also telling Xu Yi and Lu Ke about their iron ore possession. After the trade, they immediately left Xu Yi and Lu Ke’s camp and didn’t touch anything else. Furthermore, the choice of meeting is still in Xu Yi and Lu Ke’s hands. So, I really don’t think they’re selfish. As for betraying companions, I can’t answer that. When interests are large, even father and son can turn against each other; think about the ancient Emperor families," said Su Yan, leaving it at that.

Although she also didn’t want Xu Yi to cooperate with the father and son duo.

Because the organizers stipulated cooperation with only three groups. Estimating Wang Jin and Lu Yao’s group falls within Xu Yi’s consideration range, if chosen with them, then added this father and son duo.

Does she and Yun Qing still have a chance to return to the challenges?

After all, their advantage is knowing Xu Yi and Lu Ke, identifying them as the 233 group.

This is something other eliminated groups don’t possess.