National Survival: I Supported the Dragon Nation by Hunting Dinosaurs

"Let's get started," Zhang Li said calmly, sitting cross-legged beside the fire.

He waved his hand casually.

Two plump prehistoric lungfish floated in front of Li Yue and Huang Xiaoying.

Each one weighed about six or seven pounds, and its slippery body was still twitching slightly.

To the average survivor, this would be an absolutely coveted delicacy.

But at this moment, these two fish looked rather pathetic compared to the other two "mountains".

Wang Qiang took a deep breath and placed his palm on the corpse that resembled a golden-winged bird-dragon.

The golden-winged dragon, which resembled an ostrich, was sacrificed.

Zhang Li also sacrificed the sub-adult Triceratops weighing several tons.

The chat in the live stream was relaxed and enjoyable.

"A different dinosaur every day! No two are the same!"

"That braised scallop with its frizzy head smelled amazing when I cooked it in the pressure cooker yesterday!"

"I reckon Li Shen will still be number one!"

......

Zhang Li clapped his hands, sat back down by the fire, but his brows furrowed slightly.

"With more people, the energy consumption also increases."

He looked at his three teammates warming themselves by the fire, his fingers lightly tapping his knees. "We won't starve by hunting alone, but we need more than just to survive."

Wang Qiang was poking at the campfire with a tree branch when he heard this and looked up.

"That's exactly what I was thinking. With Li Yue and me joining us, our temporary camp is... a bit crowded."

He pointed to a corner of the cave.

"Eating, drinking, and relieving oneself all happen in this small area. Especially the toilet issue, and... cough cough, men and women are different, we can't always sleep together."

Li Yue blushed and silently shrank closer to the fire.

Indeed, in a world filled with the constant threat of death, privacy has become the most luxurious thing.

"And freshwater is also a big problem."

Wang Qiang continued to add.

"Although Zhang Li can get water, the daily consumption of four people has increased dramatically. We can't expect you to run several kilometers every day to carry water, can we? That would be too dangerous and a waste of our combat strength."

Zhang Li nodded, his gaze fixed on the depths of the cave.

It was a pitch-black void, like the throat leading to hell.

He has been traveling alone these past few days and, for safety reasons, has not explored the area in depth.

While the All-Seeing Eye is powerful, its detection range is significantly reduced when separated by thick rock layers and complex underground structures.

"It seems we need to expand."

Zhang Li stood up, walked to the edge of the darkness, his gaze deep. "This cave is deeper than I imagined. Tomorrow..."

"that……"

Huang Xiaoying, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke, her voice hesitant.

She took something out of her pocket and handed it over: "By the way, Zhang Li, I had nothing to do during the day, so I went to explore the depths of the cave... I dug up this, and it felt a bit special, so I brought it out."

Zhang Li subconsciously looked down.

It was an irregular white hard lump, covered with a layer of frost-like crystals.

It looks ordinary, just like a common salt rock.

But the moment Zhang Li's gaze fell upon it—

[The All-Seeing Eye, activated!]

A stream of golden data exploded on his retina in an instant.

High-purity nitrate ore: naturally crystallized with extremely high nitrogen content. It typically occurs in humid environments or is found in underground rivers.

"Where did you get this thing?"

Zhang Li suddenly looked up, his voice unusually trembling.

This is saltpeter!

One part saltpeter, two parts sulfur, and three parts charcoal!

Now, the last piece of the puzzle is complete!

What does this mean?

This means that as long as the proportions are right, he can handcraft firearms in this era of cold weapons!

……

Dragon Kingdom Live Stream Room.

Physics professor Li Zifei, who was about to change shifts, suddenly froze at the door.

He stared intently at the unremarkable white stone on the screen, his pupils dilating in shock.

"Salt water?! Where did he get salt water?!"

Beside him, Professor Chen, a geologist, adjusted his reading glasses, his voice trembling with excitement:

"A cave! It's a cave environment!"

"Theoretically, when water vapor carrying nitrates seeps into the cracks in the rock, it evaporates rapidly due to drying, causing the saltpeter to crystallize inside into irregular white hard lumps; some cracks will form saltpeter interlayers, which are usually of very high purity!"

At this point, Professor Chen slammed his hand on the table, his face turning red:

"Most importantly! The formation of saltpeter requires a large and continuous supply of water vapor!"

"Dear viewers, this is not just a raw material for making explosives!"

"This means there's a very high probability that an underground river exists deep within that cave!"

The barrage of comments exploded instantly.

"Holy crap! An underground river? That's an inexhaustible water source!"

"Explosives in the left hand, fresh water in the right? Doesn't that solve all the problems?"

"Team Yellow is absolutely blessed! Their luck is incredible!"

……

Inside the cave.

Zhang Li gripped the saltpeter tightly.

"It's inside." Huang Xiaoying was startled by Zhang Li's reaction. She pointed to the dark depths and said, "Go about two hundred meters in. There are many of these white, blocky objects in the rock wall crevices."

"Have you found a water source? Can you hear the sound of water?" Zhang Li asked anxiously.

Huang Xiaoying shook her head: "It was too deep, and there was a gust of wind, so I didn't dare to go any further."

"That's good, it's windy!"

A fanatical smile curled at the corners of Zhang Li's mouth.

The presence of wind indicates the existence of an exit or a large underground space where convection occurs.

The presence of saltpeter indicates the presence of water vapor.

This cave is not a temporary shelter at all.

This is a natural war fortress!

Once the underground river is found and the water problem is solved, gunpowder can be mass-produced using saltpeter and sulfur...

"tomorrow."

Zhang Li took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and looked intently at the three of them.

"Tomorrow, we'll conduct a thorough, in-depth exploration of this place!"

"Once we take this place, we'll have a true foothold in the dinosaur world!"

Wang Qiang and Li Yue also understood the gist of it.

"I'll listen to you!"

Just then, that cold, grand mechanical voice resounded across the globe once again.

[Sacrifice rating complete!]

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