Wilderness Survival with Druid System

This trip can be said to be quite fruitful.

After returning to the shelter, taking advantage of the dusk, Chen Wen began to process the locusts.

His idea was simple: grill some, fry some.

It is worth mentioning that when Chen Wen was handling the bighorn sheep, he deliberately saved some sheep fat.

He was ready to render this sheep fat for later use as a fat reserve.

Who knew he would catch locusts today?

Just in time to use the sheep fat to fry some, sprinkle with salt, and pair with the tart and juicy pear cactus fruit.

With this thought, Chen Wen couldn't stop drooling.

"Render the oil first!"

Chen Wen poured some of the collected water into the pot and cleaned it a bit.

Then he added more water, put in the sheep fat, and began the lengthy oil-rendering process.

Seeing Chen Wen's actions, the bobcat was a bit puzzled.

"What are you doing?"

"Rendering oil, which means extracting fat."

Chen Wen said, stirring the sheep fat with a stick.

By now, the water had evaporated, and the oil was starting to come out.

Unlike pork fat, the bighorn sheep's fat is scarce and relatively dispersed.

The most fat is around the rump.

Therefore, the oil comes out quickly.

In no time, a rich aroma wafted out.

The bobcat kept sniffing the air.

These days, Chen Wen hadn't treated it poorly, letting the bobcat eat quite a bit of mutton.

But this magical aroma was something the bobcat was smelling for the first time.

Very fragrant!

Even the screech owl stood on the main beam, tilting its head to watch Chen Wen's actions.

While rendering oil, Chen Wen picked out some locusts, removed their wings, and rinsed them with water.

This lavish scene made the assistants behind the screen a bit unable to watch.

Isn't this too wasteful?!

Little did they know, more extravagance was yet to come.

...

Seeing the oil was almost rendered, Chen Wen used two sticks as chopsticks to pick out the oil dregs.

He placed the oil dregs in a bowl made from tree bark over the past few days, then sprinkled salt over them.

"What is this? Can I eat it?"

The bobcat couldn't help asking.

"Sheep oil dregs, you can eat it."

Chen Wen closed the recording device and said, "But wait until I'm done, and we'll eat together."

"Okay."

Although the bobcat's tone was quite calm, its constant gaze at the oil dregs betrayed its internal eagerness.

He reopened the recording device.

Chen Wen had gotten used to turning it off before chatting with animals, and turning it on afterward.

The monitor had also gotten used to it.

As long as it's not a critical moment, whether it's on or off, he didn't care.

After picking out the oil dregs, he waited for the oil to heat up.

Chen Wen brought back the locusts he'd watered and sun-dried for a while outside the shelter.

One by one, the locusts, still stretching their legs and staring, were placed by Chen Wen into the hot oil.

The sizzling sound drew all of Chen Wen's neighbors over.

"It looks delicious!"

The screech owl couldn't help but say.

Locusts were its favorite too.

"They'll be tasty, you can have some later."

Chen Wen laughed, starting to turn the locusts with a stick.

Watching the locusts turn golden and crispy, he quickly picked them out.

Since there wasn't much oil, Chen Wen only fried a small portion, and the rest turned into pan-fried locusts.

Chen Wen didn't waste the remaining oil.

He pan-fried roadrunner meat and rabbit meat in the leftover oil.

After a simple plating,

Chen Wen shared quite a bit of food with his neighbors.

He gave the screech owl seven or eight locusts, and the family of wrens who came to watch got a bird each.

For the sheep oil dregs, he shared a small half with the bobcat family.

As for the remaining food, it was all Chen Wen's!

The grand dinner began.

Chen Wen feasted, popping the crispy locusts into his mouth one by one.

The crunching sound was so enticing that even behind the screen, the monitors couldn't help but swallow.

However, considering that locusts, in groups, might have some toxicity, although these weren't many, Chen Wen didn't dare eat too many.

He stopped after eating just three or four.

But when it came to the oil dregs, Chen Wen devoured them in one go.

The remaining oil and salt combined to create a unique aroma.

It was getting a bit greasy.

Then he took a bite of the tart, juicy pear cactus to cut the grease.

Damn!

Chen Wen, slick with oil, couldn't help but say, "In this desert, who eats better than me?"

Hearing this, the monitor shook his head.

When it comes to eating, people from Hua Country always have all sorts of bizarre methods.

Other contestants either boil or grill.

But when it comes to Chen Wen, there's even frying and sautéing.

"Amazing contestant from Hua Country!"

The monitor couldn't help but sigh.

...

After finishing the locusts, Chen Wen also began selecting word entries.

[Plunder against the natural creation—locusts!]

[Plundering... Plunder complete!]

[Please choose one of the following three word entries]

[Short-lived (Blue): Your lifespan decreases]

[Remark: Life is limited, so reproduce as much as possible within your limited life! — Locust]

[Leap (Purple): Your jumping ability is extremely strong, enabling you to jump higher and farther, but be careful to land steadily]

[Remark: We also hop around, but why is everyone against us? — Locust]

[Swarm (Gold): When you live with two or more similar ones, greatly enhance physical fitness and strengthen the body, the more similar ones, the greater the enhancement]

[Remark: A single me may seem insignificant, but a multitude of me can destroy everything! — Locust]

[Make a selection or give up within a minute! If overdue, the first word entry will be automatically selected!]

Seeing the word entries provided by the locusts, Chen Wen found it somewhat difficult to choose.

The first is negative, not considering it.

The second, [Leap], he doesn't really need.

[Hop around] only enhanced his jumping ability, but there's been no use for it so far.

These two word entries repeat.

But the third word entry [Swarm] is even more useless now.

Currently, Chen Wen is surviving alone.

If this entry were available on the desert island, he would have picked it instantly.

But now, it's indeed not much use.

Never mind, maybe it will become useful in the future, choose [Swarm] then, after all, it's golden.

Seeing time almost running out.

He could only choose this one.

After choosing the word entry, he continued eating meat.

However, when Chen Wen ate the oil-fried rabbit meat, suddenly, the system moved again.

What's happening this time?

Chen Wen opened the system and saw a new interface.

[Taming successful—Brown-billed Wren]

[Wrens, as Druid's sacred birds, hold special powers; they do not provide word entries but special abilities]

[Gained special abilities: Animal Doctor, Lucky Charm]

[Animal Doctor: You can heal animals through blessings, consuming energy, and as an exchange, you may extract an extra word entry from the treated animal]

[Note: Blessings are not instantaneous healing but a long process]

[Lucky Charm: You now have the method to create a lucky charm using the feathers of the Brown-billed Wren]

[Lucky Charm effect: Increases luck]

Wow!

Chen Wen gasped.

What is this?

Sacred bird?

Special abilities?

Darn system, how much have you hidden!

No beginner's guide, how am I supposed to play?