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

Upon returning from another hunt, Jiang Ning had just arrived back at the tribe when Mao rushed to greet him.

"Jiang Wu! Go check it out! The rabbit cage has been chewed up by the rabbits several times already!"

Jiang Ning's greatest joy in raising these little creatures came from the children of the tribe. They eagerly took on the task of caring for them.

When these children have free time, they go out to find food for the animals. They feed the rabbits fresh hay, the Reeves's pheasants insects, and change the water in their water troughs. They have even learned to clean the cages on their own.

Jiang Ning handed the mushrooms she brought back to Hongfeng, asking her to give them to her younger sister, Hongye.

Hongye was part of the gathering team, and she wanted them to remember what mushrooms looked like so they could pick some if they saw them in the future.

Besides cedar mushrooms, we also found several other types of mushrooms this time. Collecting these mushrooms and drying them will preserve them for a long time; they'll be great for stewing in soups or meat dishes during the winter.

Jiang Ning walked over to the rabbit cage and saw that the mother rabbit on the left side was gone, and the partition in the middle had been removed. Rabbits grow very quickly; before long, the baby rabbits will be big rabbits too.

Although the rabbit cage is secured to the outside with tough vines, it's inevitable that there will be some areas that the rabbits can gnaw on. While these vines are known for their toughness, they can't withstand the long-term chewing of rabbit teeth.

There were still many fresh, tough vines on the rabbit cage, which must have been replaced by Mao and his family after the rabbits had chewed through them.

Since this method won't work, we'll have to drive a wedge in.

I got back early today; there's still some time before it gets dark.

Jiang Ning found a piece of ironwood, cut it into sections, and then ground it into a wedge shape that was thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom.

However, driving the wedge in was a difficult problem.

Jiang Ning dismantled the rabbit cages and had Mao guard the rabbits. He then used a deer antler knife to drill holes in the ironwood one by one. The deer antler knife was ground along the direction of the deer antlers, and the end was relatively thin.

Fortunately, the ironwood used to make the cage was relatively thin; otherwise, it's hard to say how long it would have taken to drill. Although this material is time-consuming and labor-intensive, it ensures the cage's sturdiness and durability, allowing it to be used for a long time after it's made once.

To speed things up, Jiang Ning called over Da Shi and gave him a deer antler knife. Working together, the two of them were much faster.

As night fell and darkness completely enveloped them, they finally finished drilling the tunnel. Although they were exhausted from a whole day's work, Jiang Ning and Da Shi felt extremely satisfied seeing the fruits of their labor.

The rabbit cage was reassembled, and holes were not drilled in the areas that the rabbits couldn't gnaw on; instead, they were secured with vines.

Jiang Ning was still worried, so she used the juice of the elephant ear taro to seal the hole again.

Mao added water to their trough and then put the rabbits back into their cages. The rabbits were already familiar with his scent and gathered around the trough to drink.

Jiang Ning casually plucked a few fresh blades of grass from the side and put them into the cage to feed them. The grass was lush and green, emitting a refreshing scent.

The little rabbits all came closer, munching on the grass leaves and making a "crunch crunch" sound.

"You've taken very good care of them." Jiang Ning was very satisfied; there were still so many rabbits, not a single one was missing.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's praise, Mao happily replied, "We happen to have nothing to do, and all the other tribespeople are busy with their own things. We're happy to be able to do something for the tribe."

Jiang Ning praised her a few more times before leaving. She was exhausted and needed to go back to sleep.

Wu was also in the tribe. He had successfully broken through to become a level one warrior during the hunt and was currently holding and playing with a wolf cub. Wolves usually give birth in late spring and their cubs grow up in one season.

"Is this your Sirius?" Jiang Ning asked.

“Yes! I’ve been watching for a long time. Of all the newly hatched wolves in the tribe, this one is the smartest!” Wu answered happily. He even fought with other warriors to get this wolf, and luckily he won.

Wu said that only by becoming a level one warrior can one have enough power to contract battle pets, and he had been envious of that for a long time.

Jiang Ning walked closer to look at the wolf cub. It had bright eyes and soft fur, and looked very cute, reminding her of Bai Ya when she was a child.

She reached out and gently stroked its little head. The little wolf smelled the unfamiliar scent, not only dodging her hand but also baring its teeth at her.

"It's really smart." Jiang Ning smiled slightly and took out a fruit for it, which she had picked while hunting.

Here, fruit is scarce, not because it's unavailable, but because birds, beasts, insects, and ants have eaten it all, leaving very little behind.

Besides this fruit, all she had on her was dry, hard jerky; a small Sirius probably couldn't chew it.

Little Sirius sniffed it but didn't eat it.

Wu took the fruit and fed it to Little Sirius. It was willing to eat when its own master fed it.

The leaves of the cliff vine are getting greener and greener, and the patterns on them are becoming more and more obvious. A new leaf has also grown next to it.

I had previously seen the leaves of the cliff vine in a cave at the foot of the cliff; they were covered with white patterns.

Jiang Ning took out a water pouch, and the moment he opened it, a strong, pungent smell of blood wafted out. It contained fresh, still-congealed blood of a ferocious beast.

She added some water and poured it onto the soil of the cliff vine. As the blood was poured in, the soil of the cliff vine gradually became moist.

The system previously mentioned that plants watered with the blood of ferocious beasts have a high chance of successfully transforming into alien plants.

This is because the blood of ferocious beasts contains abundant energy and vitality, which can provide plants with sufficient nutrients.

She had carefully examined the cliff vine and found it to be able to withstand the energy of the ferocious beast's blood. It was already on the verge of transforming into a strange plant, so this amount of energy posed no threat to it.

The strange, skeletal beasts brought back by the hunting party have now been completely dismantled and distributed to the tribe's warriors.

The warriors consumed most of the meat and blood of ferocious beasts as their daily food, as they needed a lot of energy every day to maintain their best condition.

A small portion was given to ordinary members of the tribe, including children.

Eating a moderate amount of ferocious beast meat can nourish their bodies and enhance their physical condition.

When they undergo bloodline awakening in the future, the process of breaking through to become a warrior will be much smoother.

The chief carefully distributed the alien bones to warriors in the tribe with the potential to break through their limits and their sirens, hoping that they could use the power of the alien bones to break through their own realms and improve the strength of the tribe.

However, so far, no one has used the alien bone to break through. They still want to wait a little longer. They can often nourish their bodies with the flesh of ferocious beasts. If they can adjust their physical condition to the best, it will be more prudent to use the power of the alien bone to break through.

The beast bones weren't wasted either; they were excellent materials for crafting tools and weapons. The hunters gradually switched to weapons made from beast bones, further enhancing the tribe's strength.