For the bearded man who lived off the mountains.
He could recognize most of the plants and animals in the mountains.
And as an older hunter, he had an even deeper mory of so plants with dicinal effects.
Among them was fireweed.
And Chen Wen noted down the na of fireweed from the bearded man.
Mainly because the roots and stems of fireweed are edible and also have dicinal effects.
At the ti, he thought that if he wanted to add so flavor to the hunted ga, he could add fireweed roots to the at soup.
Most families in Hua Country have this habit.
When cooking at soup or chicken soup, they add so nourishing Chinese herbs.
Chen Wen was no exception.
Therefore, he noted it down.
Fireweed is edible, and so is porcupine; this ti, it’s perfect, kill the porcupine first, then dig up the fireweed!
Chen Wen quickly confird the plan.
He gripped the long spear in his hand and began to approach.
Now, the distance between him and the porcupine was about a hundred ters away.
At this distance, Chen Wen had no confidence in throwing the long spear.
Moreover, the forest was full of trees, severely obstructing the view.
If it weren’t for the loud noise of the porcupine that his "Little Ears" picked up,
he might not have been able to see this porcupine at all.
Therefore, Chen Wen planned to get within fifty to sixty ters before hunting.
This was also a test of his stalking ability.
After all, most hunters try to get as close as possible to prey before launching an attack.
He had mostly ambushed prey ahead of ti, and he hadn’t approached and ambushed the prey often.
This ti was just right to try.
Chen Wen thought as he began to slowly approach.
When he got to about fifty ters away,
he slowly stopped.
At this ti, the North Arican porcupine seed to notice sothing and had stopped eating.
It was cautiously observing its surroundings, ready to flee at any mont.
"What a pity."
Chen Wen sighed. At fifty ters, he only had about a fifty percent chance of killing the porcupine.
What went wrong?
How did this porcupine notice him?
Chen Wen thought he moved very quietly, and the porcupine definitely couldn’t hear him.
Nor could it see him.
Because the porcupine was always facing away from him.
Then it must be the scent.
Chen Wen sniffed himself and noticed a strong odor.
Coupled with the fact that he was now upwind,
well, no more ambushing, just go for it.
Chen Wen simply stood up and exposed himself.
However, he was not flustered.
Porcupines move very slowly; most of the ti, they rely on walking.
Their bodies wobble, and their speed is not much faster than an old lady with a cane.
Chen Wen, who had failed to get close, strode towards the porcupine.
With "Forest Concealnt Step" fully deployed, he could easily avoid obstacles in the forest and quickly approach.
The porcupine, upon discovering Chen Wen, instinctively tried to flee.
But once Chen Wen began running, the porcupine knew it couldn’t escape.
It twisted its body, shaking its fur to let a bundle of sharp thorns erge.
This was its invincible secret weapon!
But just when the porcupine thought it could use its thorns to drive away this never-before-seen creature,
Chen Wen raised his long spear.
Does he also have thorns?
The porcupine thought.
In the next second, Chen Wen thrust out with the long spear.
The porcupine was furious.
How could this be? I’ve dominated this forest for most of my life, always the one to pierce other animals, yet now another animal pierces ?
It bristled its thorns, ready to counter-stab Chen Wen.
But the next second, when the long spear’s tip touched its skin, the porcupine regretted it.
Too hard!
That was the porcupine’s last thought.
Shh!
"This little guy showed so courage, daring to charge against a spear,"
Chen Wen admired the porcupine’s bravery.
But with that one spear thrust, the porcupine was dead beyond a doubt.
"One porcupine, not a bad harvest, and these fireweed roots should also be plentiful,"
Chen Wen placed the porcupine aside and began digging up the fireweed roots.
...
anwhile, when Chen Wen speared the porcupine to death,
back at his camp,
the eagle watched the uninvited guest with tension.
It was huge!
Very huge!
Not easy to provoke!
But this uninvited guest seed sowhat intimidated by the protection of Chen Wen, as it didn’t co close imdiately.
Instead, it circled around the camp.
If the wolf mink and red fox were present, they would have recognized this intruder.
It was the gray bear once offended by the wolf mink!
At that ti, Chen Wen used the flas to scare away the gray bear, making it dare not cause trouble at the camp again.
But with Chen Wen transporting food back yesterday, the bloodstains and scent left along the way still attracted this terror-inducing creature on the brink of hibernation!
Last night, the gray bear had been scouting the outskirts of Chen Wen’s camp.
Driven by the lure of food and greed,
the bear ca this morning!
The gray bear circled around the camp several tis, confirming that Chen Wen was not inside.
The terrifying creature capable of controlling fire was absent!
Good news for the gray bear!
It could sll the abundant food inside that peculiar makeshift building!
And very fresh!
After a brief internal struggle,
the gray bear overca its fear and began to approach the shelter.
At this mont, the eagle flapped its wings and flew down from the tree.
It attempted to block the gray bear.
But the difference in size made it completely no match for the gray bear.
The gray bear stood on its hind legs, waving its claws as it was about to swat at the eagle.
Seeing the giant bear paw, the eagle was startled and imdiately retreated.
Completely outmatched!
If it got hit once, it would be dead!
The eagle shivered.
Just as it was about to turn and leave to find Chen Wen for help,
it suddenly rembered that the short-tailed weasel was still in the shelter!
The eagle loudly called for the weasel and used its agile body to draw the gray bear’s attention.
The short-tailed weasel, awakening to the noise and sensing the unfamiliar sll, swiftly darted out of the shelter,
only to be startled by the sight of the gray bear.
With a swoosh, it fled into the forest.
The gray bear didn’t chase it.
Its target was the raw at Chen Wen stored in the shelter.
Seeing the weasel escape, the eagle breathed a sigh of relief.
It screeched loudly, telling the weasel to hide, while it spread its wings and flew away, searching for Chen Wen.
With no animals left to obstruct it, the gray bear shifted its attention to the inside of the shelter.
It sniffed the slls.
The scent of at was mixed with a burnt aroma it didn’t like.
However, its craving for at led the gray bear to the vicinity of Chen Wen’s shelter.
It noticed sothing stacked with stones between the walls of dirt.
The sll was coming from this gap.
Especially from a large gap, the burnt sll was potent!
But so was the aroma!
This gap was the chimney Chen Wen left when building the fireplace.
The gray bear growled softly, as if cheering itself on.
It approached the fireplace at Chen Wen’s place, raised its paw, and slapped down.
Unmoved.
The gray bear was sowhat angry.
It gathered its strength and crashed into the fireplace.
Crack!
Under the bear’s brute force,
the rocks cracked, and the binding clay shattered!
At the sa ti, with the collapse of the fireplace, a pot of boiling water Chen Wen placed beside it was knocked over, the water spilling onto Chen Wen’s fire!
Sizzle!
Thick smoke rose with intense sizzling sounds.
The gray bear felt the heat and smoke, accompanied by that ominous sizzling.
The mories of fire flared up, fear occupied the bear’s mind again.
With a low growl, it quickly fled.
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