Chapter 9 - Food Storage, Drying, and Smoking

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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nThe bed for the night was built.

nBell kept himself busy for a while before returning to the hammock.

nEverything was done with ease.

nSeeing that Bell was done with the activities, the comments on the screen gradually decreased. The audience also rested.

nHowever, with the increasing number of viewers, people from all walks of life had joined.

nAmong them, there were many fans who liked to do video editing. At this moment, they were considering releasing Bell’s live broadcast on video streaming websites.

nThis could also increase Bell’s popularity faster.

nBell accepted the suggestion happily.

n‘With the publicity from other platforms, my popularity will increase faster.’

nBell thought to himself.

nThe night passed peacefully, and Bell woke up the next morning.

n“Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the sign-in reward!”

n“Food preservation techniques will be rewarded this time. Host, do you want to receive it now?”

nThe first ray of sunlight appeared.

nA familiar system notification sounded in Bell’s ear.

n“Receive. Now.”

nBell said with his thoughts.

nHe had a wild boar lying under the ground. If he did not use some food preservation technique, the corpse would quickly rot. That would be too wasteful.

nBell had thought that if the system did not reward him with these food preservation methods, he would spend his popularity points to exchange for the skill.

nAlthough he would empty his reserves, it was better than watching a large pile of pork be wasted.

nThis was a primeval forest. Food and water were very precious things.

nAs Bell spoke, a lot of information appeared in his mind.

nDing! Congratulations to the host for mastering the food preservation skill LVMAX

nSensing the knowledge in his mind, he nodded in satisfaction and got up.

n“Good morning, everyone. Let me see how many people there are.”

nAfter getting out of the hammock, Bell greeted the audience.

nAlthough it was a little early, there were also some early risers.

nThe screen was still filled with comments, and it did not look empty.

nSeeing that people were online, Bell was in a good mood.

n“Everyone is so early.”

n“Our goal today is very simple. Let’s see if the wild boar’s corpse is still there. If it is, the problem of our food can be resolved.”

nIn fact, Bell was a little uncertain.

nAfter all, it had been an entire night. Although the rain could dilute the smell of blood, the rain had stopped near evening yesterday. No one knew if the smell of blood would seep out from the soil.

nBell followed the marks he made and found the place where he had buried the boar.

nSeeing that there were no claw marks on the ground, Bell heaved a sigh of relief.

n“Looks like our luck is good. The wild boar was not discovered.”

nBell said happily.

nAlthough it was in such a season, a night’s time did not cause the pork to deteriorate.

nIt took some effort to dig out the soil and pull the wild boar’s corpse up.

nThis wild boar weighed more than 80 kilograms.

nIt was slightly heavier than some adult males.

nBut the audience could not tell it at all in Bell’s hand.

n“Oh my god, although this isn’t the first time I’ve seen it, seeing the host’s strength is still surprising.”

nEveryone sighed.

nBell ignored the comments. His attention was focused on the wild boar’s corpse.

n“This wild boar is not small. Even in the wild, it would definitely be considered an adult.”

nBell looked at the wild boar on the ground and explained to everyone.

n“We definitely won’t be able to finish such a huge wild boar in one meal, but we can think of a way to preserve the wild boar meat.”

nAs he said this, Bell began to think about the food preservation technique.

n“Is the host joking? We don’t have a fridge in the wild. Moreover, how can it be preserved for a long time in this season? We can only eat two meals at most, and the rest can’t be eaten.”

n“Yeah, if you eat rotten meat, it will be no different from taking poison.”

nMany of the audience lived in the city and did not understand how to preserve it in such a season.

nBut this question was not a problem for Bell.

n“There is a way to preserve it, and it’s not only one way.”

n“Long ago, our ancestors had already found a way to preserve food for a long time. The people of Sichuan are especially proficient in these methods.”

nBell said mysteriously.

n“Haha, I’ve already guessed how the host is going to preserve it.”

nThere was no lack of Sichuan residents in the comments.

nAfter hearing about their hometown’s specialty, someone immediately reacted.

n“That’s right. The method is actually very simple. Drying or smoking it.”

n“This way, the food can be stored for a long time without turning bad. Good drying or smoking can even ensure that the food will not change taste even after three to five years.”

n“Of course, we need some other materials. We don’t have all of the materials, but we can use what is available to preserve it for a month or two.”

nBell explained to everyone.

nOne to two months was enough for him to consume all this food.

nWith that, Bell took out the dagger.

nHe began the dissection work.

n“This wild boar has been dead for an entire night. What we need to do now is to take out its innards and bury them. On one hand, we need to hide its smell like I said before, and on the other hand, the meat can easily turn bad when its innards are ruptured for a long time.”

n“Secondly, we need to choose a storage method.”

n“I’ll explain the dry and smoking methods here.”

n“Everyone can listen and remember this method because this method can not only be used in the wild, but also at home to make some dried meat or smoked food.”

n“If you want dried meat, as the name suggests, you need to dry the water in the food. We naturally need to get rid of the blood first.”

n“This wild boar’s blood has almost completely seeped out. What we need to do next is to remove the fat and cut the meat into strips that are about 0.5cm wide.”

n“The reason I am doing this is to dry it quickly.”

n“We are in the wilderness after all. The weather is unpredictable, so we have limited time.”

n“We also need to make a support tool to let it air dry.”

n“This is relatively simple. Find two wooden sticks and insert them to the ground, then place a wooden stick on them. Do this where the sun is abundant. Put the meat on the stick and let it dry.”

n“The time taken will depend on the degree of sunlight. Normally, it will take about a day.”

nBell demonstrated as she spoke.

nNot only was the meat dried, but even the method of smoking was explained to everyone by how to use fire and smoke to dry the food and give it an antibacterial layer.

nAnd choosing twigs to burn.

nThere should be some water content in the wood to have the smoking effect.

nAfter making sure the fire was not too big, they could place the meat on top to be smoked.

nAlong the way, he had to constantly add these branches with some moisture.

nBell demonstrated both methods.

nThe audience obtained knowledge, and Bell obtained a large amount of food.

nBell was getting closer and closer to completing the challenge.

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