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Banmu didn't know what crabs were, but Cheng Mo said they were edible. He looked at the crabs in confusion: "Xiao Mo, their skins are very hard. Are they really delicious? Their claws are very dangerous."

Cheng Mo glanced at him proudly and said, "I'm a good crab catcher. Give me a rope and I can create a miracle for you!"

Ban Mu looked at Cheng Mo's proud look with an eager heart, and couldn't help but chuckled: "Okay, I believe you, but can you teach me? I'll go catch it."

Cheng Mo patted his chest and said, "Just watch, I'll show you what technique is!"

*

The next morning, Cheng Mo took Ban Mu and others to the mountain to find a large bundle of vines. After weaving several vines together, Cheng Mo asked Ban Mu to try to tear them apart. Seeing that Ban Mu had to use great strength to barely tear them apart, Cheng Mo patted the vines with satisfaction.

The crabs would not come out during the day, so Cheng Mo and his team planned to boil seawater to get salt. However, the seawater had to be precipitated and filtered first, so Cheng Mo made a simple filtering device with sand and carbon ash. He put the filtered seawater into clam shells and boiled it over high heat until only one tenth of it was left, then filtered it again. The highly concentrated salt water obtained at this time could not be used and had to be filtered again.

The filtered water was boiled again until it became similar to rice paste, and then filtered again. The water obtained at this time was brine, which could be used to make tofu. Cheng Mo collected the brine. Who told them that they had not yet planted soybeans? But maybe they could exchange them on the trading day? Cheng Mo thought happily, and did not consider whether the brine could still be used at that time.

They put the salt left after filtering into the clam shells and fried it until dry, and they got coarse salt. Cheng Mo picked up a little salt and tasted it. It was a little bitter, but not a big problem. It was not easy to achieve this step in an era without precision tools. If you could add clean water to further purify it, you could get better-tasting fine salt, but Cheng Mo didn't do that because it was a waste of time.

Xiong Tai and Hen Yi looked at the salt lake they had cooked with their own hands in shock: "This... is what we did?" The two looked at each other and looked at Cheng Mo with awe, because according to the Salt Lake Tribe, salt was a gift from the Beast God. Even the Salt Lake Tribe obtained the salt with the magic stone bestowed by the Beast God, so until now, all the salt was produced by the Salt Lake Tribe.

Everyone quickened their pace and finally got nearly half a pound of salt lake before sunset.

Cheng Mo was ready to catch crabs. Looking at the kelp left on the beach after the tide receded, Cheng Mo asked everyone to collect a large pile of kelp and put them together as bait, while the five of them stood on a huge rock and waited.

Cheng Mo and Hen Yi were holding vines in their hands and ready to go. Because these crabs were huge, Cheng Mo and Hen Yi were responsible for standing on both sides, each holding a rope to tie up the crabs, while the others were responsible for attracting the crabs' attention.

Sure enough, a big crab discovered the pile of kelp and crawled over quickly. I don’t know if it saw the orcs standing on the boulder. I guess it didn’t care even if it did. They have lived here for so long without any natural enemies, and have long lost their vigilance.

While the crab was concentrating on eating, Cheng Mo and Hen Yi looked at each other and jumped down. The vines were entangled with the connection between the crab's two claws and its body. The frightened crab waved its claws to drive away the two orcs who disturbed its eating. Its claws clamped the vines, but the vines were so tough that even Ban Mu couldn't tear them apart, let alone the big crab that was stopped.

Cheng Mo and Hen Yi went around behind the crab and tightened the vines, but Cheng Mo was not as strong as the crab and was almost thrown out. Fortunately, Ban Mu was quick to take over the vines in Cheng Mo's hand.

The crab claws were tied to the body by the vines, and the crab lost its most powerful weapon. It struggled desperately but to no avail. Banmu and Hen tied the vines tightly, and the crab was finally unable to move. Other big crabs that were foraging noticed the movement here, but they didn't care. They took a look and left to continue foraging.

The five of them quickly moved the crab into the mountains. Xiongwu looked at the crab that could not move and could only blow bubbles helplessly and was somewhat excited: "This monster... No, it should be called a crab. Did we really catch it?"

"Yes, and the crab meat is delicious! I remember I have some ginger in my bag. I will steam it for you when the time comes. It will taste delicious and the meat will be chewy. Wow." Cheng Mo couldn't wait to taste the crab.

Hearing this, Xiongwu immediately urged, "Cheng Mo, Cheng Mo! Come sit down for a moment. I'm getting hungry just from listening to this!"

Cheng Mo did not refuse, but the crab was too big. Their pot was not big enough, so they could only steam it in a clam shell. They lacked a pot lid and could only cover it with leaves. Even with their simple tools, they still had a delicious steamed crab. Xiongwu was fascinated by the taste. If Cheng Mo hadn't said that big crabs should not be eaten every day, he would have wanted to eat crabs three times a day.

*

In the next few days, everyone began to repeat the life of boiling sea salt and catching crabs. When the sea salt they obtained could fill an entire clam shell, they were ready to leave.

The way back was still difficult, but perhaps because of his change in mood, Cheng Mo not only did not feel tired, but he was eager to take Haiyan back to the tribe immediately and tell everyone about the situation in the Land of Divine Punishment. However, Hen Yi calculated the time and realized that they could not send Haiyan back to the tribe and then participate in the trading day within the limited time. However, Cheng Mo really wanted to see the situation on the trading day. In the end, Hen Yi and Xiongwu took Haiyan back to the tribe first and then went to participate in the trading day, while Banmu and the other two continued to rush to participate in the trading day.

After walking and stopping for nearly two days, Cheng Mo and others finally arrived in Cartaya.

Cartaya is a very empty area, surrounded by dense forests but with open and flat land inside. It is not known whether it was formed naturally or acquired.

Now there are many orcs from different tribes stationed on this land. They are walking around in various stalls, looking for what they need. These stalls are very simple, just a piece of animal skin spread on the ground, on which they put the goods to be traded, nothing else, and the goods are very messy, animal skins and food are the most common, but when Cheng Mo saw the orcs who were exchanging food with dirty hands picking up the food directly, he couldn't help but think of the first time he met the people of the Wolf Fang Tribe. They were also like this, not caring about hygiene issues. Later, after his training, they finally got better.

Banmu and his companions pulled the cart, attracting the attention of a large number of orcs. Many orcs looked at what Banmu was pulling with curiosity. After Banmu pulled the cart to an empty corner, someone came over and pointed at the cart and asked, "What is this thing you are pulling?"

Banmu looked up at him and said, "This is a cart, it's used to transport goods. The things on the cart are what we want to exchange, they're called pottery, they're used to carry things."

Hearing this, the other orcs didn't care. They were more curious about the cart. They had a lot of things to carry, but they had never seen a cart before!