I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

Chapter 213: Culinary Knowledge Must Be Popularised

*Tap, tap, tap…* Su Bai and the others were walking through the forest. This was their third day after they left the Tribe.

They had been rushing along the way, aiming to shorten the time to reach the Black Snake Tribe.

Su Bai looked up at the blazing Sun in the sky and instructed, “Chieftain, let’s have everyone rest for a while. If we continue like this, we might get heatstroke.”

His Physique had improved considerably, but he still felt a bit fatigued from this journey. He knew the others must be feeling even worse.

The Totem Warriors were naturally fine, their Stamina was certainly far better than the others. However, the thirty archers accompanying them were ordinary people, who definitely could not take it but were not willing to voice out their pain lest they burdened the Tribe.

“Alright,” Yan Jiao nodded, turned around and ordered, “Everyone, rest where you are.”

Hearing the word ‘rest’, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They had been too tense throughout the journey.

Everyone put down their belongings and started looking for shady spots to rest, while some began drinking water as their first course of action.

Su Bai and Yan Hua’s group came to the base of an enormous tree. There was more shade under the big tree, making it more comfortable to rest under.

“Shaman, have some water. I’ve had people fill all the Animal Hide Bags with water,” Yan Hua passed over an Animal Hide Bag.

*Gulp, gulp…* Su Bai took the Animal Hide Bag from Yan Hua, took several big gulps of water, and wiped the moisture from the corners of his mouth with satisfaction.

He passed the water bag back and said, “You should drink some water and rest for a while too. You will most likely get busy again later.”

Throughout the journey, Yan Hua had been taking care of Su Bai wholeheartedly, sometimes offering the water bag, sometimes asking if he was hungry, sometimes offering berries and such.

Yan Hua also took a few sips of water and asked, “Shaman, do you want me to roast some meat for you to eat?”

Su Bai waved his hand and said, “It’s alright, I’m not hungry yet. Let’s eat when it’s evening.”

He took out the pocket watch from his bag and checked the time. It was around 2:00 PM.

The Sun was still very harsh at this time. If they were directly exposed to the Sun, not only would they get heatstroke, but they would also become dehydrated.

If they suffered heatstroke and dehydration without timely treatment, it could be life-threatening.

“By the way, Shaman, you just mentioned heatstroke? What’s heatstroke?” Yan Hua asked curiously.

“It’s when you’re exposed to the Sun for a long time, and then you feel unwell, experiencing dizziness or fever. That’s heatstroke.” Su Bai succinctly explained.

Yan Hua suddenly had a moment of realisation and nodded repeatedly, saying, “Oh, oh, oh, I understand now. I’ve had heatstroke before.”

“You’ve had heatstroke before? Must have been from playing too much,” Su Bai smiled.

“Not at all, it was when Xiao Yu said she wanted Ocean Lily Fruit, and I spent a long time picking them for her,” Yan Hua said with a proud look on her face.

Su Bai’s lips curved into a smile as he rolled his eyes. He leaned against the big tree, narrowing his eyes, preparing to take a short nap.

Yan Hua did not disturb him further and also started to rest. The past few days of travel had indeed been tiring.

After resting for a while, everyone regrouped and set off again, the entire team was moving in a grand procession.

“Chieftain, tell everyone to try to walk under the shade as much as possible. Don’t walk in places directly exposed to the Sun, even if it means taking a detour. We need to conserve our energy.” Su Bai instructed.

After all, this group of Warriors was meant to attack the Black Snake Tribe. If they suffered from heatstroke or fell ill before reaching their destination, it would be counterproductive.

“Understood,” Yan Jiao nodded.

Su Bai and the others walked for several more hours. As the sky gradually darkened, he had everyone stop to rest.

Setting up Teepees was out of the question. It would consume too much manpower, and they had not brought that many supplies with them.

They simply gathered some branches, arranged them in a triangular shape, and covered them with large leaves.

This simple leaf tent was quickly set up. It didn’t take much time to build such a tent, and they could make a dozen or so in no time.

This kind of tent was also what the Hunting Team would set up when they went out Hunting. It was quite comfortable to sleep in such a tent during summer.

*Crackle, pop…* A huge fire pit was burning, with tree branches skewered with meat inserted all around it.

Yan Hua was crouching beside the fire pit, busy moving back and forth, sometimes sprinkling salt, sometimes flipping the meat over.

She took several skewers of meat and said, “Shaman, it’s ready to eat, although it’s not as good as Xiao Yu’s cooking.”

Su Bai took the meat skewers, looked at the slightly blackened meat, and smiled, saying, “It’s fine, you should eat too.”

He missed the fox eared girl a bit, after all, the meat she roasted or the noodles she cooked always tasted quite good.

But since he left the Tribe, he had not eaten noodles again, as it was not very convenient to carry flour with them.

*Ptui, ptui, ptui…* Yan Hua spat out the meat after two bites and said, “Shaman, don’t eat this meat… it’s so bitter.”

Yan Hua looked at the meat, thinking it should have been edible, but unexpectedly, it tasted so bad.

“Haha… You take a rest, I’ll roast the meat myself,” Su Bai laughed, realising he should rely on himself.

He recalled the first time he ate with Yan Hua, when she threw a chicken directly onto the fire without even plucking its feathers.

Now, expecting her to roast meat properly was a bit naive. So he decided to do it himself, at least the food would taste better.

“No, Shaman, I promised Xiao Yu I’d take good care of you,” Yan Hua immediately stopped him.

“This is our third night out, and the meat you roast is still black. If I let you take care of me any longer, I might fall ill.” Su Bai deliberately teased her.

Yan Hua widened her red eyes and asked in surprise, “Shaman, can eating black meat really make you sick?”

“Of course. When we get back to the Tribe, you must learn from Xiao Yu how to roast meat properly, understand?” Su Bai instructed.

Yan Hua scratched the back of her head, looking confused, and muttered, “But I saw Father and the others roasting meat like this.”

“Your Father is a Totem Warrior, so even if he eats this, it’s not a problem,” Su Bai crouched down and started roasting meat himself, continuing, “But you’re not a Totem Warrior yet, and neither am I, so we can’t eat burnt meat.”

Eating pitch-black meat was not only bad for health but also a waste of meat. Such meat was hardly edible.

Although Su Bai was not on Earth, now that they had the conditions to eat better meat, he wanted to be picky. He could not let them continue like this, roasting rabbits and chickens without even plucking the feathers, and then eating them after they were burnt black.

He was planning, [Once we reclaimed the Ancestral Land, I will definitely popularise culinary knowledge.]

“Shaman, teach me how to roast meat.” Yan Hua eagerly said, crouching beside the fire pit.

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