Aze's room has long been flooded with the smell of cured meat due to a large pile of cured meat piled up for a long time. The new house has been built, and Chen Qi can't wait to move out of the room full of meat smell.
A Ze first set up the slate bed in Chen Qi's room, and then covered it with two layers of soft animal skins as a mattress, while Chen Qi began to prepare dinner in his new home.
The two of them harvested two large bags of potatoes and sweet potatoes when they went out this time, so they didn't need to save on eating. Chen Qi cooked a hearty meal for the first meal in the new house. Steamed a few sweet potatoes as the staple food, made a plate of potato stew, fried a large bowl of potato shredded fried meat, and sweet potato syrup with milk and fruit. I was afraid that Aze would not be used to the spicy taste, so I cut a bell pepper and carefully cooked it. Carefully remove the seeds inside, add a little ginger and scallions and fry a large plate of pork kidney. Not to mention, this meaty and vegetarian meal made Chen Qi feel that it was the most decent meal he had ever cooked.
It's a pity that there is no table, and a few dishes on the ground always feel a little less homely. Chen Qi thought a little regretfully.
After dinner, Chen Qi began to prepare for entering the Luoya Forest tomorrow. Although it was not a big possibility that he would encounter danger with Aze following him, Chen Qi's cautious character made him always think about the worst outcome first.
Chen Qi hopes that even if he can't help Aze in times of danger, at least he can't become a burden to the other party. The only tool he can defend himself at present is the sword corner knife. Although the sword corner knife is sharp, its attack range is too short. Chen Qi and The beast has zero experience in hand-to-hand combat, and he doesn't think that such a knife can protect himself. He needs a weapon that can attack from a long distance. At least if the beast is not allowed to get close, the chance of escaping will be higher. . As for long-range weapons, if you can make them yourself and get started quickly, the first thing Chen Qi thinks of is the bow.
As for the bow, Chen Qi only had the impression that he had seen it in TV and movies, and only knew its general shape, but he was completely unclear about how it was made. However, this did not dissuade Chen Qi from wanting to make one. Bow positivity.
Chen Qi found a wooden stick that was more than one meter long and as wide as an arm. The reason why Chen Qi chose it was that the material was hard enough, and he was not afraid that it would break. He asked Aze to help break the wooden stick in half, chose the thicker half, and drew the approximate shape of the bow on it with charcoal, and then asked Aze to cut the bow according to the drawn shape while directing prototype.
The bowstring Chen used is the root fibrous thread, which is a little elastic but hard enough. Chen Qi weaves a slightly thicker rope and binds it to both sides of the bow. Both sides are cut with a few shallow scratches with a knife, which is enough Secure the rope. Then I found a long wooden stick, pulled the bow into a certain arc, and then stuck the long wooden stick in the middle to fix the shape.
After finishing the prototype of the wooden bow, Aze went to feed the little wolf cub who had just woken up. I don’t know if it’s because the little wolf cub is too small. He fell asleep when he was full, and hummed to eat when he woke up. of.
Chen Qi is cutting arrows. There is no metal here, and one night is not enough to polish stones or animal bones to make arrows. It is made of the feathers of birds that were hunted before, and the feathers are glued to the arrow tails with melted gum. Fearing that the glue will not be firm, they are tied again with a root hair thread. Chen Qi made two kinds of arrow feathers, two feathers and three feathers. The two feathers are fast, but the aim is unstable. The speed of the three feathers is relatively slow, but the aim is more stable, which is also good for hitting the target.
"Ah Ze, we won't be here tomorrow, so what about this little wolf cub? Let it stay at home alone?" Chen Qi put aside the arrow with the fletching on it and asked.
Aze washed the small wooden dish where the cub had eaten milk and fruit, "Take it to the tribe tomorrow and let Carlo take care of it. It's too small to be at home."
Chen Qi found that Aze's facial expression was very gentle when facing the little wolf cub, and his movements were much more delicate than usual. The little wolf cub would immediately take out milk and fruit to feed him as long as he hummed twice, "It seems that you like this little wolf cub very much." cub."
Aze paused when he carried the little wolf cub back into the hide nest.
The next morning Chen Qixian went to check the bending of the wooden bow, but it took only one night and the effect was not very satisfactory. Chen Qi found a piece of animal skin that was no longer used and hung it on the fig tree outside the house, tied the bowstring, took out a three-feathered arrow and tried it, the first arrow missed the target.
Chen Qi coughed slightly in embarrassment, and secretly glanced at the expression of A Ze next to him, and found that the other party hadn't changed from before, and he was still watching him bent his bow and set his arrow intently.
The orcs who had never seen a bow and arrow naturally didn't understand the embarrassment of being full of confidence but the arrow missed the target. Chen Qi withdrew his mind, drew out the second arrow, and the arrow flew over, this time it firmly landed on the edge of the animal skin. Unexpectedly, Chen Qi, who hit the second arrow, happily handed the wooden bow to A Ze, "A Ze, you can try it too."
After watching it twice, Aze has already roughly understood the usage of the wooden bow, "Are you going to shoot that piece of animal skin?"
Chen Qi nodded, "It's best to hit the center of the hide."
A Ze didn't understand the difference between a two-feathered arrow and a three-feathered arrow, so he casually picked up the two-feathered arrow closest to him, bent his bow and set the arrow, the arrow flew out and stuck firmly into the animal skin, In the middle of the hide. Chen Qi was surprised to see the arrow whose tail was still shaking, went over to check it, and found that the arrow had broken through the bark and stuck into the wood.
"Perhaps you are more suitable for this bow than me." Chen Qi said with a complicated mood. If I have time in the future, I might be able to make a good wooden bow. If I can use a bow to hunt, it will greatly reduce Aze's burden.
After the two had breakfast, they sent the little wolf cub to Carlo's house and set off for the forest. The Luoya forest is actually not far from the Yanshan Tribe, and it only takes half a day to arrive at the speed of a female child. Aze does not intend to spend the night outside, and he will go home after filling the animal skin backpacks of the two of them. As long as Chen Qi After bringing himself to know the plants that need to be picked, he can often go into the forest to look for them in the future.
The plants in the Luoya Forest are very different from those on the Dora Plain. Most of the plants on the Dora Plain have withered long ago, but the forest is still almost green, and some trees with withered and yellow leaves are still full of green leaves. Chen Qi was amazed to see the fruit.
Aze checked the surrounding situation before letting Chen Qi down. The trees here are not as tall as the trees on the plain, more like the groves in the park next to Chen Qi’s previous community, but the plant species are somewhat different from what he knows. Chen Qi looked at the tree as tall as a person, with clusters of grape-like fruits on it, very similar to the ones that Ake picked back before.
Chen Qi didn't worry about whether the grapes were vines or not. After confirming with Aze that the fruit was indeed grapes, he picked all the fruits from the whole vine without saying a word, and filled most of his backpack in an instant. Chen Qi took one off, wiped it with his sleeve and stuffed it into A Ze's mouth, and ate one himself, it was a little sweet and a little sour, I wonder if it can be used to make fruit wine. Thinking of the fruit wine, Chen Qicai found out what happened to the water lactulose that he made before. He has been busy recently and even forgot its existence. This time he will go back and have a look.
"We can find some of everything, so we don't have to pick so many at once." Aze took over the backpack stuffed with more than half a bag of grapes and reminded. Things like grapes can usually be picked in the forest by themselves.
Chen Qi secretly stuck out his tongue. He was so excited to see a tree with so many fruits for the first time, and almost forgot that the main purpose of entering the forest this time was to pick milk fruits for the little wolf cub and find other plants that could be used as food.
The forest is indeed a treasure, just a short distance away, Chen Qi found many kinds of wild fruits, he also found a few wild cabbages, the cabbages were very big, Chen Qi cut them all off and tied them with ropes for A Ze Carrying it away, he hasn't eaten vegetables for a long time, and the cabbage can be stored for a long time, and the leftovers can be marinated, Chen Qi doesn't want to miss it.
"Chen Qi, do you need this kind of rice berry?" Aze asked, pointing to a fruit tree that looked a bit like a coconut tree, and it was full of green fruits the size of a basketball.
Chen Qi's ears twitched. Most of the names of the animals and plants here are similar to the things that existed in Chen Qi's original world. It's about the same thing. Chen Qi leaned over, "Ah Ze, pick one for me to see."
Aze picked one and handed it to Chen Qi. Although the rice berry shell looked hard, it was broken with a light stroke of a sword knife. It feels a bit sticky. I put it in my mouth and tried it. It has a little rice fragrance and the taste is a bit strange.
"This kind of rice berry tastes better when cooked, and the orc's children will switch to this kind of food when they are about one year old." Aze stopped Chen Qi from wanting to try the taste again.
Chen Qi's eyes lit up, and he finally found the staple food, "Ah Ze, let's pick some rice berries and go home."
"Okay." Aze quickly climbed up the tree and picked a few. They only brought out three animal skin backpacks. The rice berries were huge, and just a few of them filled the backpack.
"It would be great if the backpack could hold a little more." Chen Qi muttered a little disappointed.
"It's still a few days before winter, I'll pick it again then." Aze comforted.
"we can only do this."
While the two were talking, a deafening roar suddenly came from not far away, and then a group of iguanodon was startled flying, and the loud noise of trees falling to the ground broke the peace of the forest.
Aze's originally relaxed expression sank, he protected Chen Qi behind him, his eyes fixed on the direction of the sound.
A sense of crisis rose in Chen Qi's heart, he took the wooden bow behind his back into his hand, held the arrow firmly with the other hand, and asked a little worriedly: "What happened?"