Without the interference of other animals, this last stretch of the road was incredibly easy.
After bypassing a small slope, Ai saw the Camp Office at a glance.
This was a two-story wooden cabin with a thick layer of snow covering the roof.
On the side of the cabin, there was a flagpole with the flag of the Canada flying on it.
In front, there was also a small sign indicating the name of the Camp Office, and several clusters of rose hips were growing around it.
Sento did not look at the house immediately, but instead peered toward a small slope opposite the Camp Office.
The slope here was relatively gentle, and it didn’t look like anything special.
Ai was just about to comment on the appearance of the wooden cabin when she noticed Sento’s gaze.
Curiously following his gaze, she didn’t find anything, so Ai poked him with her finger.
“Sento-kun, what are you looking at?”
Sento rubbed his chin and said with some regret: “According to the game settings, this slope in front of us should be a gathering place for grouse.
This is an animal very worth hunting.”
“The soup can not only be used to boil meat, but the feathers can also serve as very good thermal insulation filling, but it seems they haven’t respawned yet.”
What?
You say wild birds might also have parasites?
Oh, the game settings have already told you, don’t worry, it’s fine, eat it boldly, so Sento naturally wouldn’t worry.
“grouse…
a species I’ve never seen before.
Is it the same as a pheasant?” Ai tilted her little head, and in her mind, she pictured a few large wild chickens clucking and hopping around.
Since there were no grouse, they should hurry into the Camp Office.
Sento pulled Ai, and while continuing to walk with her toward the office, he introduced:
“There are many types of grouse.
Not only the genus, but also the family; there are dozens of them.
The ones here should just be one of them.
It’s not the kind of wild pheasant you imagine, but closer to the size of a pigeon.”
Ai fluttered her big eyes: “Wow, besides being a tour guide, you also moonlight as a biologist?
Sento-kun, you seem a bit too well-rounded.”
Sento coughed a few times: “Alright, stop praising me.”
While the two were talking, they finally arrived in front of the Camp Office.
After closing the distance, they could see that there was a porch in front of the small wooden cabin.
Ai only took a few glances at the cabin before being attracted by the huge lake that extended further down along the slope, looking almost boundless.
“Wow, a super huge lake, and it looks like there’s something on it.” The lake surface, intertwined with light blue and white, made Ai exclaim involuntarily.
She pulled down the cloth strip in front of her eyes and faintly saw the dark shadows on the lake.
Seeing this, Sento explained: “That is an Ice Fishing Hut, one of the best choices for long-term food acquisition.”
“But…” Ai blinked her eyes: “Sento-kun, do you know how to fish?
Anyway, I don’t.”
Recalling his years of ‘air force’ history, Sento sniffed: “Fishing, that kind of thing, you can do it as long as you rely on perseverance.”
Ai nodded her little head vigorously: “Mm-hmm, it seems Sento-kun doesn’t know how to fish either.”
After experiencing the battle just now, Ai seemed to be more open and liked to joke around more.
Sento suspected that it wouldn’t be long before Ai might tell Sento about her real situation.
Having the ‘air force’ matter pointed out was still a bit embarrassing.
Sento quickly changed the subject: “Don’t underestimate this lake.
This is a real treasure for beginners.
Do you see that big circle of grass around it?
That is cattail, which can be gathered to eat.”
“It’s a bit far away now, so you might not be able to see it clearly, but on the lake surface and the snow around the lake, there should be herds of deer living there.”
“There are also deer?!” Ai’s eyes lit up immediately: “If we can catch a deer, it could solve our meat needs for a long time.
As long as we pair it with a little bit of other food, we can live with a balanced diet!”
That’s easy to say, but they didn’t even have a weapon on hand; they couldn’t just rely on throwing stones to hunt, right?
Sento glanced at Ai, but then again, if Ai went all out, combined with the two sled dogs, maybe they really could succeed in hunting.
Because they had already arrived at the Camp Office, both of them were relatively relaxed, and they actually stood at the door chatting like this.
After chatting for a few sentences, a cold wind blew over, and the two of them shivered in unison before looking at each other and couldn’t help but laugh.
“Pfft hahaha—we two are so stupid, standing at the door chatting and all, we really aren’t afraid of the cold.” Ai was laughing until her eyes narrowed.
There was one more thing to do before entering the door.
Sento waved his hand, letting the two sled dogs drag the wolf corpse around to the back of the house, where there was a large wooden box; it was the fuel box for the Camp Office.
Sento lifted the top lid, his eyes lighting up slightly.
The fuel box actually contained some things, and Ai, who had leaned over, also exclaimed.
“Wow, there are…
about 10 pieces of coal here, and so much firewood, it can burn for a long time.”
Sento shuffled these things around a bit, stacked the firewood on top of the coal, and after clearing a space, threw the wolf’s corpse inside.
Let it warm his hands first, then figure out how to deal with this wolf.
Now they could finally enter the room.
The Camp Office was obviously much better maintained than the Trappers Home; the wooden door pushed open without that teeth-aching creaking sound.
Moreover, after entering the house, the temperature was obviously better than over there.
Even though the space was larger, it felt warmer to the touch.
Of course, it was also possible that it was because the two of them had been frozen outside for too long.
After entering the door, the scene on the 1st floor was quite messy.
In the corner on the right side of the entrance, there was a single sofa that looked very comfortable, and on the ground were a large number of scattered small crates and drawers.
Directly in front, slightly to the right, was an L-shaped wooden counter with a radio placed on top.
Ai curiously fiddled with it a couple of times.
Behind it were wooden shelves and a workbench.
In the middle of the room was an iron stove with a chimney extending to the roof, which was thicker and heavier than the stove at the Trappers Home, but smaller in overall volume.
As for the left side of the room, there were several joined counters, and closest to the corner was a staircase winding upwards.
“There feels like so many things here.” Although she hadn’t gone upstairs to look yet, just by scanning the 1st floor, Ai saw quite a bit of food, tools, and books.
“Alright, then let’s start the most interesting part of the survival game.
Let’s first collect the supplies on the 1st floor.”
Sento rubbed the two dog heads beside him, took off the backpack on his body, said a word to Ai, and then began the scavenging operation.