What does an unscaled and ungutted fish taste like
Qi Guang never wanted to experience that taste again in his lifetime.
However, calorie intake is very effective in relieving emotions. No matter how nauseous the taste in his mouth made Qi Guang feel, the warm and satisfying feeling in his stomach prevented his mood from falling to the bottom.
He felt sorry for his fish for a short while, and threw the hard fish bones that he could not swallow into the fire to burn them clean. He then dug up the soil with traces of fallen fat and turned it over underneath, carefully covering up the traces of food.
Of course he was not full. A grown man's stomach could not be filled with a few fish. However, Qi Guang had long been accustomed to enduring hunger and only consuming food that was barely enough to sustain his activities.
The flames in the fire began to gradually weaken. Qi Guang added the remaining firewood little by little and continued to work in the faint light.
The stones brought back from the river bank need to be processed before they can become useful tools. The stones are hit to form a rough shape, and then rubbed against the rocks in the cave to make them regular. The corners of the hand-held parts need to be smoothed, and the parts used for chopping, drilling and chiseling need to be polished to form sharp edges.
Qi Guang first made a stone chisel, a small tool about the size of a stone drill, and then began to polish the stone he brought back to make a stone axe. This stone required Qi Guang to hold it with both hands, and he kept polishing it until the last spark in the ashes went out and everything around him returned to darkness.
The system shows that it is now 8:30 in the evening, which used to be the beginning of nightlife, but in the wilderness it is already time to prepare for sleep.
Qi Guang smoothed the dry grass on the ground in the dark. The moment he lay down, he felt his bones loosen and his whole body swayed as if floating in the water.
Although the uneven ground hurt his back and he felt a little cold mentally because he was naked, the fact that he could finally lie down after a busy day was enough to make up for all the shortcomings.
Fatigue surged out from the deepest part of his body like a tide, pulling Qi Guang's consciousness downwards into a daze. Qi Guang barely mustered up enough energy to scribble down tomorrow's plan on his notebook. He knew that he was too tired to think, and soon succumbed to sleepiness and completely lost consciousness.
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At this moment, countless light years away, in stark contrast to the dark night on Earth, the sky is bright.
The light screen set to external display mode was completely blank, and the owner of the light screen collapsed with his eyes closed, looking lost.
The sound of the waves around him was gentle, echoing from the bottom of the water to the sky.
A clear light shone upon him and upon the water beside him.
Fair skin, smooth scales, blue water, and gentle ripples reflected in the sea breeze.
The end of the sea is the endless blue sky, and the end of the sky is the boundless ocean.
This is the planet Froda, one of the four main planets of the beast species that accounts for one-third of the population of the interstellar. It is also one of the most famous tourist planets in the interstellar due to its dreamy scenery where the sea and the sky meet.
In the ancient language of this planet where land is scarce and more than 90% of the planet is made up of water and sky, Froda is a symbol of foam and dreams.
- Fish-type beasts that roam freely in the deep sea, and feather-type beasts that fly gracefully in the sky.
Because the scattered land is mostly reef fragments that are barely enough to stand on, the cities on Froda are basically deep-sea cities and sky cities. The two major races born here, the feathered beasts and the fish beasts, still occupy more than 70% of the permanent population of Froda.
When the feathered beast Heath spread his wings and flew across the sky, he immediately saw his friend lying on his back in the sea.
At this time, the sky was a light blue that seemed to be the most transparent, but the sea was darker, with a transitional blue-green color. So in this uniform refreshing blue tone, the red fishtail belonging to his friend was particularly eye-catching.
There is no dazzling sunlight on the planet Froda. The stars that provide light emit a soft milky white glow all year round, reflecting the lustrous red color, like pearls nurtured in the water.
These are beautiful scales that fish-type animals can proudly show off.
"Good morning, Phil!" Heath flapped his wings to lower his altitude and greeted his friend in the water.
He controlled his wings as humans control their fingers, and his position above the water was as nimble and light as a feather.
The blond hair, blue eyes, feathers were pure white, and they fell from the sky in a milky white light.
His appearance is between that of a young man and a teenager, revealing a strange charm that is ambiguous between maturity and immaturity.
"Good morning, Archangel." The fish-type beast with its belly turned up still looked like a teenager, and his tone was weak. Perhaps he was in a bad mood, so his response was drawn out and somewhat teasing.
Heath told himself not to bother with the underage fish, but he couldn't help but gently fan his outspoken friend with his wings as a warning, "Why are you unhappy again, mermaid princess?"
After saying this, they both couldn't help but roll their eyes and muttered "Damn Imanity legend" under their breath.
"Beast species" is the official name of these intelligent species that occupy one-third of the interstellar population. As for the human species that make up the other one-third or more of the interstellar population, they also have aliases such as "fantasy species", "mythical species" and "fairy species".
No one knows why many animal species look very similar to the (few) legendary beings of the human species, such as the angel mermaid Medusa.
And the human race's pursuit of these legends is as stubborn as their persistent pursuit of the illusory mother planet Earth.
Phil was floating in his own private waters, where he could enjoy the peaceful moment of a rich fish. If you go to a public sea or underwater tourist area, you will see human tourists who are ten or a hundred times more than the indigenous people, and they will see photographic equipment held high all over the sky.
Heath felt that among the billions of human tourists who traveled to Froda every year, at least half of them were not there to see the scenery.
After all, in the entire galaxy, only in Froda, the birthplace of birds and fish, can you see feathered beasts soaring into the sky without any worries, and only in the deep sea can you glimpse the fish beasts with glittering scales and beautiful singing.
Everything is like the world in the fairy tale that humans listen to before bed.
Although these two races are well-known fighting races in the interstellar space, they have nothing to do with purity and kindness in their bones.
Cough cough.
Heath and Phil complained about the unreliable legends of the human race in unison. Heath flapped his wings again and said, "Why are you floating here?"
It was still turning its white belly up in front of the blank screen, and if you didn't know what was going on, you would think something was wrong.
“Ah…” the young mermaid sighed, with a trace of sadness between her brows.
Phil covered his chest, staring at the screen in front of him with a hazy look in his eyes, and said in a faint tone: "Actually, the story of the Little Mermaid... I can understand it."
The entire galaxy recognizes that the human species has innate advantages. There are indeed three, four, five, six, seven, or eight of them that are so good-looking that fish can't take their eyes off them.
“…” Heath blinked and understood immediately.
But he didn't really want to respond to this sentence.
The fairy tales of humankind are not completely nonsense. Just like the story of the Little Mermaid, fish-type animals do have a natural affinity for humankind, but it is not a loyal love but a straightforward love for beauty. Even if they don't fall in love with every person they meet, they will easily have 70 or 80 crushes on them.
Heath had no interest in Phil's new idol, nor did he want to be recommended by those who liked good-looking people.
"Oh..." Phil sighed again and returned the screen to the previous interface.
Heath took a quick glance and knew that his new idol was a live streamer, a new live streamer with no fans or traffic, and not even a photo or self-introduction on his homepage.
I don’t want to take Amway anymore.
Phil pointed at the bare “1” on the anchor’s fan count and became a little more excited. “I’m his first fan.”
The next time he starts a live broadcast, he will immediately throw gifts and post barrages in the hope of looking familiar, striving to be filmed and chat with the host in the barrages.
Phil couldn't help but describe to Heath how handsome the anchor boy looked (after washing his face), and he was heartbroken that the boy had to be so upset that he smeared mud on his face.
That tone and that expression reminded Heath of a common saying among the human race.
——A bootlicker will end up with nothing.
Ahem, it’s not good to think about kids like this, delete it, delete it.
Heath shrugged and tried to politely interrupt Phil's chatter: "Okay, you fish department."
Humans all have a built-in fifty-meter filter.
There is no need to talk about his feather system.
"No, Brother Yuying is really handsome!" Phil defended his dignity as the first fan, "Even if he didn't say anything and just looked at his face, I would have stared at him for hours!"
Moreover, the host only washed his face briefly for a few minutes, and his face was dirty and covered with mud for the rest of the hours. However, he relied on those few brief glimpses to watch the host's face facing the camera for several hours without knowing what was going on.
The host didn't say a word the entire time, didn't explain what he was doing, and the camera angle was extremely deadly.
In fact, Phil wanted to exit the live broadcast room three seconds after opening the live broadcast, but in those three seconds, the anchor scooped up water to wash off the mud on his face, revealing the fair and smooth skin under the mud and dust, long and curled eyelashes that could hold water droplets, and a pair of bright eyes with clear black and white.
Phil blinked, and could still feel the face that made his heart beat fast swaying before his eyes.
well.
When will the anchor start the live broadcast
He has all the star coins ready.
Receive a wave of gifts as soon as the broadcast starts, and become the host’s chief cutie in one second.
Phil's tail splashed water in anticipation, splashing all over Heath.
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Qi Guang, who was sleeping soundly, frowned and shuddered.
As the night drew to a close, the sound of wind rustling leaves startled him.
The sense of urgency for survival made it difficult for Qi Guang to fall asleep peacefully even though he was tired. His mind was always in a daze and he could not get rid of the nightmare of the end of the world. He was half awake and half asleep all night, and he was still groggy when he woke up to the sound of birds.
It was already daybreak and a light white mist was floating in the forest. One must remember that the early bird catches the worm.
Qi Guang rubbed his face to make himself more awake and said good morning to himself.
He lived another day.
This is cause for celebration.
There was still a lot of work waiting for him today, but with the water source and the successful fire, the sense of urgency was reduced a little.
Qi Guang was thinking about the tasks he had to complete today while he calmly cleaned up yesterday's fire, separating the black fragments and gray powder from the ashes.
The black fragments are charcoal formed by incomplete combustion of wood, and the gray powder has the common scientific name of wood ash in chemistry textbooks. Both are important raw materials with many uses and can greatly improve Qi Guang's quality of life in the wilderness.
For example, right now, grinding the charcoal into powder, dipping your fingers in it and rubbing it in your mouth is the most effective and convenient way Qi Guang can think of to clean his teeth.
This is also a very primitive and ancient way.
Another more well-known teeth cleaning recipe is to dip willow branches in green salt. After cleaning, the teeth will be clean and white, which is much more elegant and beautiful than rubbing with charcoal and making the mouth black.
However, Qi Guang has just solved the problem of food and clothing, and can only try his best to keep himself clean. He is still a hundred grass skirts away from the well-off level of pursuing beauty and elegance.
But he still wrote down "salt", the major issue that he had missed before, in his notebook. Looking at the list with important items such as water, food, shelter, and fire already crossed out, he no longer felt how daunting the long and growing to-do list was.
Don't be in a hurry, take it step by step.
Qi Guang said this, but he did not want to waste a single minute as he began to pack his luggage. He put the things he needed into the basket one by one according to the task list. Before the morning mist had cleared, he climbed down the cave by clinging to the slightly wet rock wall and headed towards the river.
He brought along the materials for paving the floor that night, cleaned them, and placed them by the river to dry.
This way, he will have a fluffy and clean "mattress" when he sleeps at night.
The gurgling river water was clear and sweet. Qi Guang rinsed his mouth and gulped down a few gulps to replenish water. After washing his face and rinsing his mouth, he licked the surface of his teeth and felt much more refreshed than before.
Now that his face was clean, Qi Guang felt even more uncomfortable when he touched the mud on his body. He chose a place where the water was not too fast and went into the water to wash off the mud and dirt on his body.
Of course he would still need to apply river mud for sun protection later, but the sun hadn't come out yet, so he could enjoy himself being clean for a while.
After taking a shower and shaking the water off his hair, Qi Guang turned on the live camera and aimed it at his upper body as usual.
This was the first time he looked at himself seriously after traveling through time.
The face is not much different from before. It is at the average level, neither better than the best nor worse than the worst. It is impossible for him to make a living by relying on his face.
If he had traveled through time before, he should have had a dozen scars of varying sizes. Because he was not properly treated after the injury, the twisted and protruding scars looked like blood-sucking worms on his body, making him look extremely hideous.
Qi Guang wiped the water off his face, completely unaware that on the other side of the live broadcast, the self-proclaimed mature feathered beast swallowed at the water droplets that slid down his cheek to his collarbone, and his cheeks felt slightly hot when he pushed his hair behind his head.
He, he, he, they, the Feathered Ones are clearly serious beast species that don't hate humans!
Heath fluttered his wings at the young human being on the light screen, and his body responded more honestly than his mouth.
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Phil was half a second late: ?