Chapter 276: Snake Meat, Honey, a Man, and the Hungry Han Sisi

Following the path he had come, Qin Yun ran for a full half-hour under the moonlight, never slowing down, and soon returned to his original route.

"Hehe, look at this—three honeycombs, enough for ten catties of honey. I need to find a spot right away to extract it."

By now, the sky was completely dark, and the drone had switched to night-vision mode.

Watching Qin Yun's smug expression, netizens flooded the comments:

"Bro Qin, don't get too cocky—watch out for tripping in a ditch."

"Haha, this night-vision mode gives off a movie vibe."

"Night paths are dangerous, Brother Qin, hurry and find shelter."

"Step on a snake pile by accident, and see how you die."

Qin Yun glanced at the comments and laughed: "The night path across this grassland is indeed risky, since most wild animals are nocturnal—but humans can adapt quickly to nighttime activity too."

He walked as he spoke: "Though human night vision is poor, our pupils can dilate and contract; as long as there's light, our ability to adapt to darkness is strong. Believe me, in less than an hour, this blackness will feel normal."

"Still, even so, moving around on the grassland at night isn't advisable—I still need to find shelter as soon as possible."

Another half-hour passed quickly, and Qin Yun finally spotted two massive rocks; right between their crevice formed a natural shelter.

"Hahaha, I'm lucky—tonight I'll sleep soundly."

Qin Yun checked the shelter inside and out, confirmed no other creatures were present, then started a fire. When the flames lit up, he tossed a pile of dry grass and brush inside and burned it fiercely, scorching every small insect living within to ashes.

While the shelter burned, Qin Yun began extracting honey by the firelight.

The three honeycombs were packed with honey. He took a container made from the inner bast of a huanhuan tree, lined it with dry grass, and poured the honey straight in. Soon, a layer of residue clung to the grass, while pure honey seeped through into the container.

"So fragrant—clean plant aroma, even with a hint of herbal medicine." He couldn't resist poking a fingertip in and popping it into his mouth. "Sweet and crisp on the tongue, layered flavor, slightly tart—rock honey is far better than regular honey."

Quickly, the five prepared containers were filled—four completely full, the fifth only partially filled.

A sense of harvest satisfaction filled his heart, greatly increasing Qin Yun's sense of security.

Meanwhile, the burning inside the shelter had nearly finished, thick smoke billowing with crackling pops.

Qin Yun cleared the ashes, waited until the interior cooled to normal temperature, then built a new fire inside. He took out the last three bird eggs, cracked them all into a baobab fruit, stirred them together, added some honey, and placed the whole thing over the fire to roast.

Then he took down his canteen and set it on the fire too.

When the water in the canteen boiled, he set it aside to cool until it was warm enough, then poured in a large gulp of honey and stirred.

After stirring evenly, he took a sip—immediately, a rich fragrance spread through his entire mouth.

"Hehe, all that wasted half-day was worth it."

The natural shelter was small—just enough for Qin Yun to lean against the rock wall, set up a fire, and nothing more. But in the grassland, having such a comfortable spot was already good enough; he didn't expect luxury.

After swallowing a fruit the size of a soccer ball, though the mix of bird eggs, honey, and fruit tasted odd, it wasn't unpleasant. Still, after a full day, this little food left his stomach far from full.

In short—he lacked meat.

He pulled the headless black-spined scale-eating snake from his chest, quickly skinned and gutted it, washed it luxuriously with water from his canteen, sliced it into four or five pieces, skewered them on sticks, and placed them over the fire.

As it roasted, he smeared honey over the snake meat. Instantly, the flame interacted with the snake's fat and the honey, releasing an incredibly enticing aroma.

It made Qin Yun's saliva flood his mouth.

Seeing him like this, the comment section erupted in laughter:

"Bro Qin looks like he's never seen the world."

"I'm eating crayfish right now—tastes amazing."

"I'm grilling, beer with grilled food—no god could top this."

"Bro Qin's got wild game—you guys are eating nothing."

Qin Yun glanced at the comments and smiled: "The only regret here is the lack of seasonings—the grassland's natural spices have almost vanished by August; I haven't seen a single one these past two days. Things like mint, wild scallions, or edible berries are all gone."

A few minutes later, Qin Yun pulled off a piece of snake meat and shoved it into his mouth. As he chewed, the tenderness of the meat and the sweetness of the honey overwhelmed his taste buds.

"Mmm… delicious. If I had some cumin, chili, or salt, it'd be even better."

Qin Yun ate while speaking—clearly, the flavor was truly excellent.

But just as he was feasting, a faint shadow dropped from above the crevice.

Qin Yun froze, instantly sensing something was wrong—but he didn't move rashly.

"Guys, something's appeared outside." He switched the secondary drone's direction, and the main screen showed the view above: a black-and-gray head was peering cautiously inside.

Seeing the creature, Qin Yun relaxed.

"It's a honey badger—also called Han Sisi. I just said there weren't many honey badgers in the Serengeti, and now I've run into one. It must've been foraging and smelled the snake meat or honey. Both are honey badgers' favorites."

Viewers in the livestream, seeing the honey badger, grew interested.

"Bro Qin, is honey badger meat tasty?"

"Han Sisi, if you don't like it, fight."

"Hahaha, life and death? Don't care. If you don't like it, fight."

"Wow, so cute."

"cute!!"

Qin Yun turned to look—the honey badger's head and back were covered in silvery-gray fur, while its jaw, chest, belly, and limbs were pure black, sharply divided with no mixed color, very beautiful.

Seeing Qin Yun look over, it wasn't afraid—even leaned out further, its black-bean eyes fixed dead on the snake meat over the fire, nose twitching constantly, greedily sniffing the scent in the air.

But it clearly feared Qin Yun, circling above without daring to charge down.

Qin Yun thought for a moment, grabbed a piece of snake meat from the fire, and held it out.

Seeing the snake meat so close, Han Sisi froze for a moment, then lunged, snatching it and immediately began gnawing. Low grunts came from its throat as it ate with great delight. In a few bites, the piece vanished.

But clearly, it wasn't satisfied—after finishing the meat, it kept staring at the fire, its meaning obvious.

Qin Yun didn't have enough for himself, let alone to spare. But he wasn't stingy—he opened the container, stood up, and poured a large dollop of honey onto the rock wall outside the crevice.

The honey badger, keeping its distance, twitched its nose wildly, eyes filled with longing—but its fear of Qin Yun held back its instinct.

Qin Yun smiled, slapped the rock wall once, then pulled back inside.

The moment he sat down, Pingtouge couldn't resist—it rushed over and began licking, the intoxicating scent making Pingtouge emit continuous delighted squeals.

Listening to the sounds, Qin Yun leisurely continued eating the snake meat.

Soon after, all the snake meat was gone, and he finally felt a sense of fullness. At this moment, Pingtou had also finished all the honey and poked its head back in—but the firepit now held no snake meat, leaving it deeply dissatisfied.

It let out a menacing, rumbling growl from its throat.

Qin Yun shrugged: "Don't be greedy, or I'll slaughter you." As he spoke, a flash of killing intent passed through his eyes; Pingtouge instantly sensed unease, shrank its neck, and swiftly turned away, vanishing from the livestream's camera.

"666, Brother Qin is the guy who single-handedly killed seven spotted hyenas—Pingtouge has to bow down too."

"With Brother Qin's combat power, he could just lie down and make it through."

"Underestimated it—given how awesome Brother Qin is, the only thing on this grassland that could threaten him is venomous snakes."

Qin Yun shook his head: "You guys overrate me—I'm only slightly stronger than you. To claim I can crush the entire grassland? Impossible. These thin arms and legs of mine? One accidental hyena bite, and I'd have to call for rescue immediately."

After interacting with netizens for over half an hour, seeing the time was late, Qin Yun chose to end the livestream.