Chapter 184: Disaster Survival System (13)

Taking advantage of the fact that the Novice Protection Period had not yet ended and the weather was still clear, Xie Yang planned to go chop some more wood.

The amount of Wood needed for the next upgrade was still far from enough!

Just as she was about to head out, she received a voice message from Fu Zhangzheng.

His deep voice carried a hint of helplessness: "I know what the resources on my island are now."

Xie Yang was quite curious: "What?"

"Let me show you."

He sent over a photo.

Xie Yang took a close look: "!!!"

Wolves!

"... Did you break into a wolf den?"

Fu Zhangzheng looked around at the pack of wolves eyeing him covetously and wanted to look up at the sky and sigh: "Ahem, I really didn't do it on purpose."

Blame his low Luck Value; he took a shortcut and ended up in a wolf den.

"You have a Protective Shield right now, they shouldn't be able to hurt you."

"They can't, but they don't intend to let me go either; they keep circling me. I take a step, they move a step."

"..."

Xie Yang expressed her sympathy.

But she was unable to help, at most she could adjust the shipping order for him.

"The first Cast Iron Axe will be ready soon, I'll send it to you first! Is one enough? Should I send you another one in a quarter of an hour?"

Fu Zhangzheng: "..."

What is this? Does she want to see him fight a pack of wolves with dual axes?

On the afternoon of the last day of the Novice Protection Period, Xie Yang chopped until her brand-new Refined Steel Axe fell apart, harvesting a total of 2,200 units of Wood and 800 units of Rare Wood.

Before it got completely dark, she carried the broken Refined Steel Axe back to the Shelter.

The Tool Bench was still clanging away, doing its job faithfully.

Xie Yang placed the broken Refined Steel Axe on the ground next to the Tool Bench, waiting for the Cast Iron Axe orders to be finished so she could try to repair it.

What to eat for dinner?

Seafood?

Or instant noodles?

It seemed that besides these two things, she had nothing else to eat.

Unless she spent Gold Coins to buy some.

Just then, Fu Zhangzheng's private chat window flickered.

Xie Yang logged in to look and found that he had sent over twenty pieces of fresh, deep-red meat.

"..."

Could this be...

The next second, she saw the other party send over two sharp daggers made from wolf teeth and six pieces of Wolf Skin.

Immediately following was Fu Zhangzheng's voice message:

"I don't know if you're used to eating this kind of meat. If you don't like it, you can sell it to the Game Mall; I've tried it, they accept it for recycling."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yang twitched the corner of her mouth; she had guessed right, it really was Wolf Meat.

"Don't tell me you've been fighting with a pack of wolves all afternoon?"

"It's alright, I'm still in the Protection Period, they can't hurt me."

His tone sounded quite steady.

But in fact, while sending the voice message to Xie Yang, he had solved another wolf with a swing of his axe.

One-click pickup: harvested Wolf Skin*1, Wolf Meat*10.

Wolf Tooth Daggers were not dropped by every wolf.

He had solved seven or eight of them before three Wolf Tooth Daggers dropped.

He suspected it was related to the level of the wolves.

Only strong and ferocious wolves, those qualified to compete for the alpha position, would drop Wolf Tooth Daggers.

He planned to use the axe to completely eliminate the wolf pack threat before the Protective Shield disappeared.

The few remaining bullets had to be saved for the most critical moments; he would avoid using them if he could.

But these guys were very cunning; seeing that they couldn't hurt him no matter how they lunged, they stopped attacking head-on and started hiding and stalling for time.

Xie Yang knew he was very busy right now, so she didn't chat with him much.

She took out a piece of Wolf Meat.

No need to struggle over what to eat tonight; she would eat Wolf Meat!

In the game, any ingredient that could be picked up with one click was edible; there was no need to worry about any issues from eating it.

Only after taking it out did she realize that this piece of Wolf Meat weighed a full ten jin.

Xie Yang held a kitchen knife and divided it into four equal portions: one to roast, one to stew in soup, one to stir-fry like beef, and for the last one, she planned to try making meat jerky.

First, she minced the portion for meat jerky, added Yellow Wine, Soy Sauce, Salt, and White Sugar, then stirred clockwise until well-mixed and let it marinate for a while.

It would have been more fragrant with some black pepper and Honey, but with limited seasonings at the moment, she had to keep it simple.

It needed to marinate for a while to absorb the flavor, so she started working on dinner during this time.

A Soup Pot for the meat soup, a Frying Pan for stir-frying the Wolf Meat, and a small frying pan used for eggs was temporarily repurposed for pan-searing the meat.

If only there were some vegetables!

Putting some mushrooms in the meat soup, some green peppers and millet peppers in the stir-fried meat, and having a few lettuce leaves to wrap the grilled meat—that would be the proper way to enjoy it!

She missed the Super Farm System a little.

The Sub-system, perhaps sensing a sense of crisis, reminded Xie Yang: 【Host, after checking in tomorrow, there might be a chance to drop a Material Box!】

Xie Yang was testing the doneness of the grilled meat.

She discovered that this Wolf Meat was not "gamey and coarse" as she had heard before; on the contrary, it was fragrant, tender, and had a bit of a chew—delicious!

She was feeling a bit hungry at the moment, and after tasting one bite, she couldn't stop, eating five slices of grilled wolf meat in a row.

However, she had sliced them very thinly, so the five slices combined were not very thick.

The meat soup was bubbling away and had also finished stewing.

Xie Yang squeezed a bit of lemon into it; she wasn't sure if this could supplement Vitamin C, but it improved the overall taste of the soup, making it smell fresher and taste more delicious.

Today's dinner was quite sumptuous!

Xie Yang didn't even have time to complain to the Sub-system, burying her head to eat.

After eating a few bites, she remembered the source of this food; one should not forget the well-diggers when drinking water!

She found a set of clean tableware, filled a bowl with soup, plated a dish of grilled meat, a dish of wolf meat stir-fried over high heat, and added the remaining half of the lemon she had cut, sending it over to Fu Zhangzheng.

When he received this steaming hot dinner, Fu Zhangzheng was resting, leaning against a hidden snow cave.

It was already dark, and he still hadn't been able to return to the Shelter.

Those wolves had no intention of letting him leave.

As soon as he moved, they would pounce.

In the time since the afternoon and into the evening, he had already slaughtered a total of thirty wolves.

There were still wolves constantly joining in to fill the gaps; heaven knows where they had been hiding before.

It didn't matter anymore.

There were only three hours left before the Protective Shield disappeared, and even if he set off for the Wooden House now, he wouldn't be able to arrive before 10:30.

It would be better to take advantage of these three hours to take out a few more.

It was just that he was a bit hungry and cold.

Fu Zhangzheng pondered whether he should cut a piece of raw wolf meat to pad his stomach?

The private chat window vibrated.

After logging in, he discovered that GY had sent him something, labeled as "offering borrowed flowers to Buddha."

Fu Zhangzheng raised an eyebrow and clicked to receive it.

Instantly, the aroma of food filled his nostrils.

It was actually a steaming hot wolf meat set meal!

He took a sip of the meat soup that warmed his entire body, ate a bite of the fragrant and tender grilled meat he couldn't stop eating, and had a dish of stir-fried wolf meat that grew more fragrant the more he chewed.

Fu Zhangzheng suddenly felt that being surrounded by a pack of wolves didn't seem like such a terrible thing after all.

Otherwise, where would he get such delicious meat?

With his luck, even if there were Blind Box Treasure Chests waiting for him to pick up, he wouldn't be able to open anything decent. It was really better to send him a few wolves; at least this meat was the real deal!

Thinking of this, he picked up the two Cast Iron Axes placed by his legs and stood up again.

The Wolf Meat replenished the energy he had lost, and his exhausted stamina also recovered.

While there were three hours left, he would finish them off!