In the early morning, sunlight streamed into the cave through a curtain made of leaves.
Before Wen Li could open her eyes, she smelled a rich aroma of roasted meat.
Her nose twitched, her brain gradually woke up, and she quickly identified it as the smell of roasted meat.
Xin Yuan was no longer in the cave; the scent of roasted meat at the entrance must have been made by him.
Wen Li got up, stretched, and found her body felt much lighter.
Before sleeping last night, she had used points to redeem a weight loss card. After using it, she had lost ten pounds and felt much more agile.
Wen Li walked out of the cave and saw Xin Yuan sitting in front of the cave, indeed roasting meat.
However, his expression was not good at the moment, and the piece of meat in his hand was burnt black.
“Good morning,” Wen Li greeted him proactively.
Xin Yuan looked at her, “I did as you said yesterday, why did it turn out like this?”
Xin Yuan had been thinking about Wen Li’s roasted meat from last night and started practicing early in the morning.
This was his first attempt, and it had all failed. He was quite dejected at the moment.
“I’ll do it in a moment.”
After speaking, Wen Li scanned the surroundings, “Is there water?”
Xin Yuan pointed in a direction, “Over there.”
Xin Yuan’s cave had a water source nearby, and he usually got his water from there.
Wen Li walked over, took out the toothpaste and toothbrush gifted by the system from her space, and washed up.
Using the water’s surface, Wen Li saw her reflection. She had indeed lost a lot of weight.
Her cheeks were no longer puffy, her eyes looked larger, and she appeared much more refreshed than yesterday.
Next, Wen Li went to Xin Yuan’s side, looked at the burnt meat in his hand, and the pile of failed attempts beside him, almost forming a small mountain.
“Let me do it.”
Wen Li picked up the last piece of meat Xin Yuan had left that wasn’t ruined and began to roast it.
As for the rest of the burnt pieces, they could be processed into soup.
“Xin Yuan, do you have a pot?” Wen Li asked.
Xin Yuan: “A pot? Can a stone pot work?”
Wen Li: “Yes, bring it here and let me see.”
Xin Yuan: “What do you want to use it for?”
Wen Li: “I’ll teach you another trick.”
Hearing Wen Li say this, Xin Yuan obediently went back into the cave to get the stone pot.
This was something someone had given him, saying it could be used to make delicious food, but Xin Yuan didn’t know how to use it specifically, so he had kept it in the cave.
This was Wen Li’s first time seeing a stone pot from the Beast World Continent, and she found it quite novel.
The stone pot was made from a giant stone, with a hollowed-out section in the middle that could be used to hold food.
The stone pot Xin Yuan brought out looked intact and was suitable for cooking.
“Yes, this one,” Wen Li nodded with satisfaction.
Then she looked around.
Xin Yuan didn’t have a stove here, so even with a stone pot, it wouldn’t be easy to use.
Wen Li said, “Xin Yuan, can you do me a favor?”
Xin Yuan was quite patient when it came to food, and he replied, “What favor?”
Wen Li said, “Help me find some stones to build a simple stone stove.”
Xin Yuan knew what a stone stove was and that it was used for cooking. He had even built one for himself before.
But he didn’t know how to cook, and everything he made turned out to be unpalatable. In a fit of frustration, Xin Yuan had pushed the stone stove away, out of sight, out of mind.
Upon hearing Wen Li’s instructions, Xin Yuan nodded and began to search for stones nearby.
He was already familiar with the surrounding area, so his efficiency was high. Coupled with his previous experience, he quickly built a stone stove.
It was just the right size to fit the stone pot.
“Xin Yuan, you’re quite capable,” Wen Li praised him generously.
Being able to build a stone stove in such a short time was indeed remarkable.
Xin Yuan showed no reaction to her praise, merely asking, “How are you going to do it?”
“You can help me roast this. It’s almost done; it just needs to be heated for a while nearby,” Wen Li said, pointing to the piece of meat in her hand.
“Okay.”
After handing the meat to Xin Yuan, Wen Li lifted the stone pot onto the stone stove.
The weight of the stone pot was considerable; the old Wen Li wouldn’t have been able to lift it.
Perhaps because she had become a beastman, her strength had also increased significantly.
Wen Li gritted her teeth and placed the stone pot on the stove, then found some branches nearby and lit a fire.
Next, she used a wooden bucket to fetch some water and brought it to the side of the stone pot.
Wen Li still couldn’t figure out the technological development of this world.
It seemed there wasn’t much research into food?
After all, people here didn’t use stone pots much, yet they could make and refine daily necessities like wooden buckets.
With the wooden bucket, Wen Li’s subsequent tasks became much easier.
She scooped a ladle of water and poured it into the stone pot to rinse it.
Once she confirmed the stone pot was clean, she added another ladle of clean water.
After heating, the water in the pot began to boil.
Then, Wen Li began to process the burnt meat that Xin Yuan had roasted.
The outer skin of the meat was burnt black, likely because Xin Yuan had used too much fire, but the inside was still in good condition.
Wen Li took out the dagger she had redeemed with points last night from her space, preparing to cut off the burnt parts.
This dagger was redeemed by Wen Li for one point last night and was very sharp.
Without much effort, she removed all the burnt parts.
She then cut the meat into smaller pieces and threw them into the stone pot.
This was Wen Li’s current plan to salvage the situation; making a simple meat soup would also be suitable for breakfast.
Before long, the meat soup in the stone pot began to bubble and gurgle.
Wen Li then added the seasonings the system had given her last night.
After tasting it, Wen Li found it quite good.
It would be even better with some vegetables for seasoning.
Thinking of this, Wen Li suddenly remembered that Xin Yuan’s cave seemed to have dried mushrooms.
She remembered he had dried some mushrooms and strung them together, hanging them in a corner of the cave.
Wen Li turned to look at Xin Yuan and found him staring at her.
Xin Yuan had been watching her for a while.
Seeing her fiddling around, the stone pot, which he didn’t know how to use, began to emit waves of fragrance.
It was a scent Xin Yuan had never smelled before.
“Um, the mushrooms in your cave, can I use them?” Wen Li asked.
Xin Yuan nodded.
With his permission, Wen Li quickly walked into the cave and took out a string of mushrooms.
After washing them, she put them into the stone pot where the meat was simmering.
The aroma in the stone pot grew even more intense. Wen Li glanced at it; it should be ready in a few more minutes of cooking.
Since the soup didn’t require her constant attention, she walked over to Xin Yuan.
Xin Yuan was still diligently roasting meat; his only problem was not understanding the heat control.
Wen Li reminded him in time, “You’re too close.”
Xin Yuan withdrew his hand slightly upon hearing this.
With this withdrawal, he became too far away again.
“Uh… a little closer,” Wen Li said.
Xin Yuan reached forward, getting closer again.
Wen Li couldn’t stand it any longer and instinctively reached out and grabbed Xin Yuan’s wrist.