Could it be that they have some high-tech, like robotic mosquitoes or flies, that fly over, take a bite, and leave?
It's possible.
No matter what, let's pretend to be asleep to attract attention. Let's cast a fishing line whether there's a fish or not.
After discussing this plan with Jiang Ziqi, she also found it feasible. Let's try it first, what if it works?
Time ticked by, and Lin Yuan poked the chicken legs with a small knife more than once to check for any traces of blood. By the time Lin Yuan got tired of roasting, the roasted chicken was finally ready.
The four roasted chickens, constantly rotating, were heated very evenly. The skin was golden yellow, looking a little crispy.
Lin Yuan could no longer wait. He didn't care if it was hot or not, he tore off a chicken leg and ate it whole. Instantly, the tender texture, rich juices with a hint of bamboo fragrance, and the aroma of wild onions.
The taste was much better than he had imagined.
After taking a bite, Lin Yuan couldn't stop. Jiang Ziqi next to him was the same, her face filled with an expression of enjoying delicious food.
Both of them were hungry, and the roasted food tasted extremely good. Before they could savor it, only a pile of chicken bones was left on the ground.
"Lin Yuan Ge, what do we do? I haven't eaten enough."
"Aren't there six more wild eggs? We can steam them with bamboo."
They couldn't find suitable stones to make a griddle, so they couldn't fry the eggs. They could only steam them using bamboo.
They handled the bamboo they brought back with a steak knife. Each bamboo had three sections. A cut was made in the surface of the middle section, as long as the bamboo joint. Then, the eggs were poured in, placed on two forked branches stuck in the ground, and waited.
Water from the small river cannot be drunk directly. Even flowing water contains a considerable number of pathogenic pathogens such as parasites, amoebas, bacteria, and viruses, and needs to be filtered.
There is a simple method to filter water: find an empty mineral water bottle, cut off the mouth and a part below the mouth. Stuff cotton from clothes or filterable cloth strips and clothing fragments into the bottle mouth or block the bottle mouth. Then place broken charcoal on the cotton or cloth strips. On top of the charcoal, place small pebbles. This way, the cut part of the bottle is inserted into the remaining bottle with the mouth facing down. Pouring water through it can filter it.
If conditions permit, another layer of cotton or cloth scraps can be added below the pebbles.
Water filtered in this way can be used for emergency drinking. Boiling it is, of course, the best option.
For Lin Yuan, with a gas mask, this method is not necessary. He took a gas mask filter canister and poured the water from the bottle into it. This way, the filtered water is even safer.
The filtered water was poured into the bamboo tubes already filled with egg mixture, then the lids were covered, and they waited for it to cook.
Six eggs were divided into two bamboo sections, which was just enough for two people to eat.
(Speaking of water sources and bamboo, some bamboo joints store water, which is very clean and can be drunk. Additionally, fresh bamboo itself contains moisture, which seeps out from the cut after being roasted. This water is called bamboo sap, which is also a traditional Chinese medicine that clears heat, detoxifies, moistens the lungs, and relieves coughs.)
After about 15 minutes, the aroma of steamed eggs wafted from the bamboo. The next step was to sprinkle the soul seasoning: chopped green onions.
The aroma was intoxicating.
The freshly steamed eggs were very hot, so they couldn't be eaten immediately. Lin Yuan took down the two bamboo tubes and leaned them against the branches.
Just as he was about to stand up and stretch, to loosen his stiff muscles from sitting for too long.
He looked up and was suddenly stunned.
In the night sky, the stars were like countless diamonds embedded in the darkness, constantly twinkling. These various colored lights emitted by stars from billions, even trillions of years ago, finally appeared incredibly clear and brilliant in Lin Yuan's eyes.
Human industrial activity had ceased for almost a month, and the thick night sky that was usually present had dispersed. The Milky Way arched across the heavens, a truly spectacular sight.
Only now did Lin Yuan understand what a sky full of stars truly looked like. He imagined this was it.
Seeing Lin Yuan staring blankly at the sky, Jiang Ziqi also saw the galaxy in Lin Yuan's eyes.
She also looked up, and upon seeing it, she couldn't tear her eyes away.
It was too beautiful.
In her entire life, she had never witnessed such a clear and vast galaxy and stars with her own eyes.
"So this is what the real starry sky looks like?"
"Yes, it's my first time seeing it too."
Beautiful scenery is fleeting. Remembering this scene in his mind, he returned to the arduous task of survival in the post-apocalyptic world.
"Hurry and eat the steamed eggs, the temperature should be just right now."
"Okay!"
The tender steamed eggs were slurped into their mouths. The bamboo fragrance they experienced now was even stronger than the roasted chicken they had eaten earlier.
"Delicious!! Lin Yuan Ge, do you have a recipe book in your head? How do you know so many dishes?!" Jiang Ziqi's eyes sparkled with little stars, and she firmly gave Lin Yuan a thumbs-up.
"Not at all, it's just some whimsical ideas combined with watching short videos for so long, so I know a little bit."
"You're too humble~"
(｢･w･)｢ Hey!
After cleaning up the aftermath of the meal, Lin Yuan added more wood to the fire and leaned against a camphor tree, patting the spot next to him.
"Go to sleep, go to sleep. We have to travel tomorrow."
They were now directly facing the lurking person, and he said this intentionally to be heard.
It didn't matter whether he could understand lip-reading or not; there was no harm in saying it.
"Coming right up, I'm just looking at the stars again."
Meanwhile, outside the woods, among a pile of rocks, K lowered his monocular telescope and licked his lips. He was incredibly greedy. It was one thing for these two to eat, but they had to eat so well and so deliciously!!!
He could barely stand it and had to take out the compressed biscuits and energy bars he carried with him, swallowing them down with cold water.
Even these tasteless things he ate with great relish. He now understood why those online food bloggers were so over the top; it was so appetizing!
"But as long as I get the organization sample from the target, I can go back, right? I'm really fed up with this life without meat!!"
In his excitement, his blood flow accelerated, and his movements were somewhat large, making the tattoo on his neck gradually more visible. It was a cross with a ring at the top, small and inconspicuous.
If scholars studying ancient Egyptian symbology were present, they would surely recognize this symbol as the Egyptian symbol for eternal life.
Ankh, Egyptian: ankh
Originating from a mysterious Egyptian symbol, a cross-shaped ornament with a circle at the top. It was originally a gift from the gods to the pharaohs.
Later, ancient Egyptians used it to symbolize life, representing a vast, secret power hidden within a person's body, leaving behind an eternal, lasting mark.
These company people actually had a tattoo of the symbol of eternal life.
Interesting.
Putting that aside for the moment, in the woods, a game of cat and mouse had begun. K was waiting for Lin Yuan and the others to fall asleep, and Lin Yuan and the others were also waiting for K to take the bait.