Falling into the Cretaceous

Nothing alarming happened in the latter half of the night.

Half the people in the camp worked until dawn. The weather was still good today, with no sign of rain, which was a good thing, otherwise their flesh and tree pith would spoil.

Shen Ye woke up, stepped out of the cabin, and glanced at the camp.

The smoking kiln was already set up, and the meat of the three little Tyrannosaurus Rex had been completely processed. The remaining three dinosaur skeletons, cleaned of all their meat, were casually placed on the ground at the edge of the forest.

The bloodstains on the ground were covered with wood ash, and some of the dinosaur entrails that did not need to be washed were put into a pot to make soup, which smelled delicious.

Shen Ye discovered that there were more kitchen utensils today than yesterday. It turned out that a survivor had pried open a larger hole in the kitchen and found several baking pans, foil boxes, a new roll of garbage bags, and some knives and forks inside.

The people, who had worked hard all night, were now exhausted. They gathered around the campfire, taking turns eating from several foil containers filled with fragrant meat broth to fill their hungry stomachs.

When they saw Shen Ye coming over, the fat man went to greet him first.

"Brother Ye, we're starving. Let's eat some soup and offal first, otherwise these offal will spoil quickly."

The fat man explained.

"Yes, this is how it should be for night work. Let me have a taste too," Shen Ye said. At this moment, Lin Ruochu stood up with a smile and handed him the meat soup she was holding with both hands.

"If you don't mind, please eat this bowl; it's not too hot anymore!"

Lin Ruochu said.

Shen Ye smiled and accepted it with both hands.

The outside of the foil box was indeed slightly warm, indicating that it had been cooled down for quite some time before it had this effect; she probably hadn't even drunk a few sips yet.

Shen Ye didn't stand on ceremony and started drinking right away.

I didn't expect that salt was added to it, and the dinosaur soup tasted exceptionally good.

"How come you have salt?"

Shen Ye asked.

Lin Ruochu pointed to a deformed storage box next to her.

"We found this storage box in the kitchen wreckage. Inside, there were a few packets of salt and these foil boxes. We couldn't pry open the rest of the room completely, so we could only find these."

Lin Ruochu said.

Shen Ye glanced at it; this was good news.

Especially the salt; without salt, everyone's energy will be quickly depleted, and they will remain weak.

"Keep these salts safe. Once we find a substitute, these few packets of salt will be our most important supplies. Use them sparingly," Shen Ye said.

"good!"

Lin Ruochu nodded.

Shen Ye returned the soup to Lin Ruochu and looked at the fat man.

"Thank you all for your hard work, Xiao Chao, especially you deserve the most credit. After you finish eating, cook a few more pots so that everyone can have a good meal today."

Shen Ye said.

Everyone seemed very happy.

Shen Ye thought that there would be a lot of physical work to do today, so he had to make sure everyone had a good meal, otherwise they wouldn't have the energy to work.

"But Brother Ye, this means we'll run out of water," Lin Ruochu reported as she stepped forward.

"It's okay, I'll go out with everyone to fetch water in a bit," Shen Ye said.

"Aren't we going to the savage tribe today?" Lin Ruochu asked curiously.

"Let's put this matter aside for now and focus on building this camp first. The savage tribe just lost a warrior leader, and they're probably still fighting for the position. He certainly won't be back anytime soon."

Shen Ye said.

He hadn't thought about this before, and it wasn't until yesterday, when the sun went down and the savage scouts hadn't come, that he realized the problem.

"Then we'll make breakfast for you first, since you need to go get water first, and the rest of you can wait."

Lin Ruochu said.

"good!"

Shen Ye nodded.

At this time, the others also woke up one after another. As soon as they woke up, they smelled the fragrance and gathered around.

As the head of the food procurement team, Lin Ruochu had the authority to distribute the food. Although the people present were anxious, they did not scramble for the food and obediently followed the instructions.

Cui Zhengxi and Zhou Jian walked over and sat down with Shen Ye on a large rock.

Zhou Jian took out the cigar he hadn't finished smoking and started smoking it again.

"Brother Ye, do we have to wait for those horned dinosaurs to fetch water today?" Zhou Jian asked.

"We won't be so lucky to catch them every time, but we've memorized that route, so we don't have to go through the swamp area anymore. Relatively speaking, it might be a little safer."

Shen Ye also took out the half-smoked cigar and smoked it.

Seeing that Cui Zhengxi had no cigarette, Zhou Jian took out a brand new cigar and handed it to him.

Cui Zhengxi shook her head and refused.

"You Korean guy, you're usually so quiet and lifeless, but I didn't expect you to be so fierce last night. When we were fighting the Deinonychus, when Brother Ye asked who could use a gun, you didn't say a word. Seriously, you're such a strange person."

Zhou Jian said without any politeness.

Shen Ye had always known that Cui Zhengxi was strange.

However, if he doesn't want to talk, you can't force him to. Anyway, he won't harm the group, and he's very reliable.

"Zhou Jian, do you think everyone is as talkative as you? You can use that mouth to fool rich women, but don't use it to pry into other people's privacy."

Shen Ye said.

Zhou Jian pursed his lips.

"Okay, I was just asking casually."

As Zhou Jian spoke, he took a puff of his cigar, looked at the aroma of meat wafting over there, and smiled.

"I must say, this dinosaur meat is really delicious, especially when used in soup. It's so fresh and tender, even better than my Cantonese old hen soup."

Zhou Jian said.

Ultimately, dinosaurs were actually the ancestors of chickens.

Shen Ye smiled and said.

The group chatted for a short while, and their reconnaissance and exploration team's meat soup was ready, with each person receiving a considerable amount of dinosaur meat.

Mike, carrying a bowl of broth, also sat down.

An unpleasant body odor immediately overwhelmed the aroma of the soup, and Zhou Jian stood up abruptly.

"Mike, let's talk this out. Don't launch a biological attack!" Zhou Jian said.

Mike rolled his eyes and ignored him.

"Brother Ye, are you going to fetch water again today? Why not just leave it to Zhou Jian? It's his job anyway," Mike said.

Zhou Jian was displeased upon hearing this.

However, as the leader, Shen Ye really shouldn't go on adventures with them every time.

If someone dies on the way to fetch water, then we're really doomed.

So he didn't say anything to stop it.

Shen Ye understood why Mike said that. One reason was that he didn't want to continue taking risks, and the other reason was that he didn't want to go out anymore.

After all, he wasn't part of the reconnaissance and exploration team.

Last time we went together, he was completely replacing blacksmith Li, while he himself was the leader of the security team. Going out with everyone was entirely spontaneous.

But he was too embarrassed to say no, so he said those things.

Shen Ye shook his head.

"I have to go. Zhou Jian and the others are just doing their jobs, but I'm not paying them, am I? Should they have to take so much risk?"

Upon hearing this, Mike felt embarrassed to say anything more. In fact, this was the truth. Although Zhou Jian and his team were very strong, strength was not a reason for them to take risks. Everyone here enjoyed the peace they brought, but their reconnaissance and exploration team did not enjoy any special benefits.

Shen Ye was also keenly aware of this.

If I don't share their joys and sorrows, people will soon have complaints, unless I break this rule and give each member of the reconnaissance team a wife.