I thrived in the primitive tribe

Seeing that everyone had quieted down, the leader spoke.

"There are still more than 30 days until the rainy season arrives. After the rainy season, the harsh cold season will come soon. During the last cold season, although our tribe was protected by the Beast God and did not encounter any major beast attacks, some tribesmen still left us and returned to the embrace of the Beast God. I don't need to explain why, I'm sure everyone knows the reason."

"We all know what the leader is saying, but what's the use of just knowing it?"

"They're starving, and they have to fight off beast attacks..."

"Yes, I've never had enough to eat during any of the cold seasons. At first, I could barely make ends meet, but as time went on, food became increasingly scarce..."

"And there were also beast attacks." Thinking of the loved ones lost in the beast attacks, everyone's eyes reddened, and some sensitive people had already begun to sob quietly.

……

Hearing his tribesmen's words, the chief was also saddened.

"The food we have stored cannot meet our needs, which has always been the biggest problem for our tribe. We have tried all sorts of methods and countless times, but so far there has been no progress."

"During the cold season, food can be stored for a long time, but there is no prey available, as most wild animals have already migrated away. There are plenty of animals now, but if we hunt them now, they will spoil by the time the cold season arrives. We've experienced this before."

“Yes, eating spoiled food will make you sick…” someone chimed in.

"We all know that using salt to preserve food can increase its shelf life, but we don't have much salt. Every time we get salt from a trade, everyone tries to use it sparingly, using as much salt as possible to preserve food, but it's still not enough..."

"yes"

Seeing the tribespeople talking all at once, the chief gestured for everyone to quiet down.

“We don’t have enough salt, and we have no other way to deal with it right now. Today, the divine messenger learned about our tribe’s predicament through the high shaman and gave us another way to store food. The high shaman has explained it to me in detail, and I think it’s feasible, so I want to give it a try.”

"What method is it? Tell us quickly, leader!" someone shouted excitedly.

"Don't interrupt, listen to what the leader has to say."

"That's right, why are you interrupting?"

Seeing everyone's excited expressions, the leader quickly said something.

"One method is air drying, and the other is smoking."

How do I use these two methods?

"Shut up and listen to the leader."

The leader looked at Lu Yao and said, "Let's have the divine messenger explain to us how to make these two methods."

"Let's entrust this important task to the High Priest. I've already explained the specifics to him. Let the High Priest demonstrate it to everyone, and I'll supplement it if anything is missing. What do you think, Chief?"

The leader then looked at the high shaman. "Alright."

"Then I will talk to everyone. If there are any problems, Lu Yao, you should correct them in time."

"no problem."

"First is the air-drying method. The method is as follows... Okay, that's all for the air-drying method. Did everyone understand? Lu Yao, is there anything wrong with what I said?"

"No, you're absolutely right."

"We roughly understand the air-drying method, but what about the smoking method?"

"The fumigation method is..." The shaman didn't see anything unusual on Lu Yao's face, so he knew he remembered it correctly and didn't ask any more questions after he finished speaking.

Can these two methods help store meat for longer?

"Really? What if it doesn't work?"

"Exactly, what if the prey that everyone worked so hard to hunt still spoils in the end?"

Just as everyone was questioning, the High Priest and the Chief spoke up in unison.

"Everyone, please be quiet."

The high shaman gestured for the chief to continue.

"When salt was first used to preserve food, who could be sure that this method would be effective? Didn't everyone experiment and discover the preservation method through trial and error?"

We now know more ways to preserve food, but no one knows if they will be as effective as we expect. However, we must take action first; we can't just rely on talk to solve the problem.

Take our hunting trips, for example. No one knows if we'll catch anything, or even come back alive. But does that mean we shouldn't hunt?

"cannot"

"Yes, no, no matter what the outcome, we have to try first. Wasn't it through our constant trials that we finally succeeded in preserving food with salt? How much salt can preserve how much food, the amount of salt to use, and the food's preservation time—weren't these all learned through many trials?"

"The leader is right."

"So next, I will lead the hunting team to catch as much prey as possible each time. You should process the extra prey according to the steps the high shaman instructed, and store as much food as possible before the cold season arrives."

"Actually, there is another way to help people get more food during the cold season."

After hearing Lu Yao's words, everyone turned their attention to her.

"What's the solution?"

"Angel?"

"Say it quickly."