Soon, everyone who had left the shelter returned to it.
Chen Wen sat in the shade, looking thoughtful.
He was considering how to deal with the hornet problem and possibly ta the kite that had snatched his parrot.
Hua Yun sat opposite Chen Wen, her face expressed utter hopelessness.
She had begun to doubt her hunting skills.
Fred, on the other hand, regarded Chen Wen with a gleam of wisdom in his eyes.
He wondered if Chen Wen was playing a deeper ga.
Thus, when Adam and Dennis returned, seeing the varied expressions, they felt sowhat intimidated.
"You all... what happened?"
Adam swallowed and asked cautiously.
Hua Yun sighed and spoke first, "Hunting isn’t going well, particularly bow hunting. I tried to find so small ga but found none. As for the drodary, it’s huntable, but it’s too large for to handle alone."
At this, Chen Wen snapped out of his thoughts, smiled, and comforted her, "No worries, we’ll hunt the drodary together later. But let’s forget about small to dium ga, as their activity tis entirely miss ours here."
Dennis nodded in agreent, "Exactly, I lived with the local hunters for a while once. They start hunting from dusk till dawn."
Fred gloomily said, "Count in for the drodary hunt."
For large ga, collaborative hunting is the best approach.
Hua Yun nodded at his words.
She handed the kite back to Chen Wen and said, "Alright then, I’ll handle the camp upkeep next. Dennis can guard the camp during hunts."
Dennis agreed to this arrangent.
And then it was Fred’s turn.
Feeling everyone’s gaze, Fred directly asked Chen Wen, "I checked out the situation over there. Because of you, they got into a fight and eliminated twelve people."
"What the hell?! Because of ?"
Chen Wen sat up with a jolt, his face full of shock.
Fred recounted his observations.
Finally, he said, "The Japanese team is spreading the word that you’re the culprit. Although many teams don’t believe it, they’ve beco much more cautious of us. I passed so camps where they seed ready to draw weapons."
Upon hearing this, Chen Wen nodded slightly, indicating his understanding.
Then he asked, "How much longer will they stay around?"
Fred replied, "According to Oleg, they need today and tomorrow to prepare, mainly roasting cal at. They’ll set out the morning after tomorrow."
"Alright... no rush, then."
Chen Wen nodded and said, "Let’s act tomorrow night. See if we can exploit any weakness in Feng Zhong’s team to stir things up again and seize the opportunity to gain from others. What do you think?"
Since the last robbery, Chen Wen had enjoyed that feeling.
No need to make anything or hunt.
Just stand in front of another team with weapons, and take what you lack.
It’s exhilarating!
He’s planning to try again.
Upon hearing this, Hua Yun couldn’t help but say, "You’re really treating them as Japanese, oh wait, they are Japanese, so I have no objections."
Adam thought for a mont and nodded, "I agree too. Without risk, there’s no reward. If we manage to create chaos, whatever we seize is a gain."
Fred nodded to show his agreent.
That left Dennis. He hesitated but seeing everyone else in agreent, he said, "I... can try to gain sothing, but don’t make enemies of everyone. We can’t beat them all."
"Don’t worry about that, I’m not that arrogant."
Chen Wen patted Dennis on the shoulder to reassure him, "This ti it’s mainly because the Japanese team blad us. If we don’t seize this chance to get back at them, we’ve taken the bla for nothing, so I’m planning to ss with the Japanese team."
"For other teams, our approach is to steal where we can. If we can’t, then forget it. But with the Japanese team, it’s outright robbery. Got it?"
Once the target was set, Dennis felt assured.
Then everyone looked at Chen Wen, waiting for him to recount his findings on this trip.
Chen Wen organized his thoughts and said, "Although I didn’t bring back much to eat this ti, I made significant discoveries."
Saying this, he picked up so stones and used the ground to map out his findings.
"Near the camp, I found a hornet nest, likely ordinary yellow hornets, very large, with probably three to four hundred hornets. I think we can take advantage of this, using fire and smoke to stun them, then catch the hornets and larvae for food."
Catching hornets, eating hornets!
Daring indeed!
The four listening were startled, and they all admired Chen Wen’s courage a bit more.
"Before coming, our association’s data clearly indicated that the desert’s most untouchable creatures are the hornet swarms."
Dennis couldn’t help but ask, "Are you... sure about this?"
"If we act at night and have help, there’s about an eighty percent chance."
Chen Wen replied earnestly.
Eighty percent!
Dennis took a deep breath and said, "That’s a good enough chance, let’s do it!"
Adam nodded, "Yes, worth a gamble. I’ll help; I have so experience with hive raids."
Once, while surviving in South Arica, Adam used smoke and fire to stun a swarm of bees and carted off their honey.
"Great, with your help, the chances rise to ninety percent."
Chen Wen said with a smile.
Besides, Adam wasn’t a fast runner. If things went awry, and the hornets chased them, they’d definitely sting the slowest runner.
Clearing his throat, Chen Wen continued, "Besides that, I found another spot."
"It’s an oasis with a large flock of budgerigars, and other bird species visit during dawn and dusk."
Adam nodded, "We can definitely use this oasis. The cal’s already butchered. Dennis, Fred, go trade for so grains this afternoon. I’ll try to set traps by tonight, ready for the birds’ watering ti in the morning."
Dennis and Fred nodded, agreeing to trade for grains in the afternoon.
After Adam finished speaking, Chen Wen continued, "Besides the birds, I found sothing else—a shoal kite!"
"Ah! A fire eagle!"
Dennis instinctively exclaid and asked, "Are there many of them? If so, maybe we should avoid staying long."
See, such reputation precedes it, such overcastness looms.
In Australia, people turn pale at the na of shoal kites.
Chen Wen quickly assured them, "No need to worry; there’s only one. Plus, I plan to try and ta it. I felt in the morning that it might be an animal that can be tad easily."
Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes instantly lit up.
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