I'm involved in poverty alleviation in a primitive tribe.

For the next few days, the hunting party continued to lie in wait by the lake for any lone wild beasts. Primitive people had a very diverse diet; they would eat almost anything edible.

Picky eater? Looks like you're not hungry enough. You'll stop being picky if you get hungry.

However, a ferocious beast is still a ferocious beast, and the hunting team is not always lucky enough to encounter an injured one.

More often than not, they need to venture into more dangerous areas to fight against powerful and ferocious beasts.

During a hunt, the hunting party encountered a lone giant porcupine.

The giant porcupine is a huge and extremely aggressive beast covered in sharp, sword-like spikes.

When it attacks, the spikes shoot out like a rain of arrows from its body, which is terrifying.

The hunting team fought fiercely with the giant porcupine for a long time, and several people were injured as a result. Even Jiang Ning was unfortunately pierced by several of the giant porcupine's spikes. Although the wounds were not deep, they were enough to make her feel pain and frustration.

Just as they were about to achieve victory, several other giant porcupines suddenly appeared in the jungle.

Giant porcupines are inherently social and ferocious beasts, often living in groups.

The addition of these new porcupines to the battle instantly worsened the situation.

The hunting party was forced to confront more enemies, while the giant porcupine, which had already exhausted its strength, took the opportunity to escape their encirclement.

The battle ended in defeat, and the hunting party paid a heavy price.

They could only watch helplessly as the giant porcupine escaped into the deep forest and disappeared from sight.

Jiang Ning tended to the wounded members of his tribe, then reflected deeply on his own lack of combat experience. Even with the best weapon, without sufficient experience and skill, it's like a child wielding a knife—highly dangerous.

In the subsequent hunts, she no longer hid behind her tribesmen, but instead wielded knives in both hands and bravely fought against the ferocious beasts.

In the fierce battle, Jiang Ning showed no sign of backing down. She nimbly dodged the beast's attacks while simultaneously seeking opportunities to counterattack. Her movements were swift and precise; she gripped the hilt of her sword tightly with both hands and slashed fiercely at the beast's weak points.

With each attack, Jiang Ning went all out, as if she were channeling all her courage and determination into the blade. Her figure flashed in the battle, like a warrior with unwavering resolve.

Although Jiang Ning, who was participating in the hunt for the first time, was unable to take on an adult ferocious beast alone, she was fearless and bravely fought against these fierce animals.

She wasn't lacking in skill, only in real combat experience. Her antler-shaped knife was incredibly sharp, and although she suffered many injuries, she improved rapidly.

This allowed her to gradually master the skills and strategies for fighting ferocious beasts, and also to become more familiar with the ecological environment of this continent and the habits of the ferocious beasts.

Hongyue estimated the amount of prey they had caught and felt that it was enough, so she decided to have everyone set off to return to the tribe the next morning.

They had been in this place long enough, not only because they had enough prey, but also because Red Moon felt that staying any longer might bring more danger.

This hunt lasted for more than ten days, with most of the time spent searching for suitable ferocious beasts. Hunting requires not only strong combat power but also enough patience. In the end, they not only obtained four strange-boned ferocious beasts but also gathered a lot of medicinal herbs. Jiang Ning was also pleasantly surprised to find Sichuan pepper and star anise trees in the jungle.

Next to the cave is a Sichuan pepper tree that died about last year; its branches have become dry and fragile.

In this jungle, the tall trees block out the sun, and the plants below often wither and die because they cannot get any sunlight.

This pepper tree was no exception; its life had come to an end.

However, on this dead pepper tree, many dried peppercorns still remained. These peppercorns had lost their original bright red color and become dull and shriveled.

Jiang Ning walked past it without noticing, after all, there were just too many trees like it in this forest. If it weren't for the system's reminder, Jiang Ning would have almost overlooked it.

I couldn't even recognize the star anise, since it's early spring and the star anise hasn't sprouted yet.

The star anise tree was discovered while chasing prey. The star anise here is quite large, about the size of a palm, and the dried star anise fruits are scattered all over the ground.

Jiang Ning collected a lot of dried star anise and Sichuan peppercorns. She planned to take them back to her tribe because they have a unique aroma that can be used to flavor the food and add more taste to the tribe's cuisine.

Seeing the newly sprouted saplings nearby, Jiang Ning dug up a few to take back and plant, enriching the tribe's diet.

Unfortunately, she didn't bring any containers, so she couldn't take much back with her.

When everyone heard that these two things, like the red finger fruit, could make food taste better, they became even more enthusiastic than she was.

Can't find a container? There are big leaves everywhere in this jungle. Pick a few, and you can bring back quite a lot.

In the end, Jiang Ning stopped them. They still needed to bring back game on the way back, and there was no guarantee that the game wouldn't attract predators. They needed to keep some people on guard.

In the hunting party, there was a glutton named Fire Cloud. He was always full of curiosity and loved to try all sorts of new foods, not caring if he got hurt in the process. Because of this, he was often scolded by Red Moon.

Hearing Jiang Ning say that these two things could make the meat taste better, he picked up two peppercorns and popped them into his mouth to taste them. The numbing sensation of the peppercorns struck him as odd; he wasn't used to this flavor.

Then, he broke off a piece of star anise and tasted it, but he still couldn't imagine what these two spices would taste like in food.

The members of the hunting team couldn't help but laugh when they saw Huoyun's appearance. Huoyun used to want to try anything new and interesting, and had been poisoned quite a few times because of it.

Huo Yun then asked Jiang Ning, "Jiang Wu, when did you start using star anise and Sichuan peppercorns in your cooking?"

His eyes revealed a longing for food, as if he could already see the delicious dishes cooked with these new seasonings.

In his mind, nothing Jiang Ning made was bad.

Hearing this, Hongyue immediately stepped forward, patted Huoyun on the shoulder, and gave him a warning look.

"You little brat, you have some nerve, daring to let Jiang Wu cook for you!" Hongyue glared at Huoyun and said.

Huo Yun was startled by Hong Yue's sudden action. He immediately realized his slip of the tongue and dared not say anything more.

Jiang Ning smiled and reassured Huo Yun, "What's the big deal? We'll make it when we get back! We can use any kind of meat you want! But first, I'll have to trouble you to catch me a fish, because I want to eat spicy boiled fish!" As she said this, Jiang Ning winked playfully at Huo Yun.

A hint of gratitude flashed in Huo Yun's eyes. He patted his chest and said, "I'll catch all the fish in the Tianlang River and offer them to Jiang Wu, as long as Jiang Wu wants to eat them!"

"Yes! Us too!"

The team members cheered with excitement, their voices filled with anticipation and joy. They quickened their pace in packing their things, as if they could already smell the enticing aroma of spicy boiled fish and couldn't wait to return to the tribe to taste the delicacy that Jiang Wu had described.