ATPnovel Chapter 7 A Miracle Descends! A fire is started with a single click, and the burly men are immediate
Chapter 7 A Miracle Descends! A fire is started with a single click, and the burly men are immediate
Before the fire was lit, the sky darkened.
The sun had sunk below the horizon, and the light on the entire island was stripped away layer by layer.
A chilling wind swept through the depths of the woods, howling towards the camp, and the temperature plummeted.
The square-faced man, who had been sweating profusely just moments before, now hugged his arms and couldn't help but shrink his neck.
"Master, why does it suddenly feel so chilly?"
Lin Feng didn't reply to him.
The ten burly men had been doing manual labor all afternoon without a drop of water or a grain of rice, and their body temperature was already dropping.
If this wind blows all night, our fighting strength will probably be halved.
The fire must be started immediately.
As he was pondering this, a rustling sound came from the west side of the camp.
The bushes were parted, and two figures emerged.
They were two burly men sent to collect stones.
The one in the lead had his coarse cloth short jacket half off, with the two sleeves tied together to make pockets, which were bulging inside.
"Master! The stone has been brought back!"
He threw his clothes on the ground, and fist-sized stones rolled all over the place, at least thirty or forty of them.
The other one followed, but his pockets weren't filled with stones.
Upon opening, there was a large bunch of bright red fruits, each about the size of a thumb, plump and glossy.
"Look, Master! We picked so many from the low trees!"
He paused, then added somewhat guiltily.
"I tried one, it was sweet and sour, and it wasn't poisonous."
Lin Feng looked down at the pile of fruit. They were all the same size, without any wormholes, and felt firm to the touch.
"You only tried one?"
The big man shrank his head back into his neck.
"...Two."
Lin Feng was too lazy to argue with him; as long as it was edible, that was fine.
He placed the fruit at the base of the tree and glanced at the sky.
The last glimmer of light was about to disappear, and the depths of the forest were pitch black, with a chilling wind howling outwards.
Can't delay any longer.
Lin Feng waved to the square-faced man.
"Go to the portal and call back all the people keeping watch."
The square-faced man was taken aback.
"Master, are we letting it go? What if that thing—"
"Call them back."
Lin Feng interrupted him.
They're still keeping watch even after dark. Once the portal opens, two or three people will be sent to their deaths, without even having time to send a message.
It would be better to withdraw all troops to the camp and concentrate on defense.
The square-faced man asked no more questions, then shouldered his iron axe and headed into the woods.
The footsteps quickly faded into the distance.
Lin Feng scanned the campsite.
The two men who had been collecting stones returned, and the last member of the logging team finished work and was resting against a tree trunk.
Including himself and the exploration team members who returned earlier, there are now six people in the camp.
When Square Face returns with the people from the other side of the portal, there will be nine of them.
Two more are needed.
The two who went fishing at the beach.
Lin Feng glanced towards the beach, but it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything.
He had given orders before he left that they must return before dark.
It's completely dark now.
The burly men nearby also noticed, and they exchanged uneasy glances.
"Why haven't they come back yet?"
"Could something have happened...?"
Upon hearing this, the faces of the group turned pale.
Lin Feng didn't say anything, but he was thinking that if the person didn't return in five more minutes, he would send someone to meet them.
Just then, a series of rapid footsteps came from the east side of the woods.
The square-faced man returned with three others, and the four burly men jogged into the camp.
"Master! The vortex is still spinning, but nothing is coming out!"
Lin Feng nodded.
This is good news.
But the two fishermen were still nowhere to be found.
All eight burly men in the camp were present, except for one of them.
Lin Feng stood up, about to speak.
Before the words were finished, a heavy running sound suddenly came from outside the woods!
Not one person, but two!
It ran so fast that the branches and leaves crackled and popped as it hit them.
Two figures suddenly rushed out of the darkness, carrying fishing nets, their faces flushed and panting.
"Master—Master!!"
One of them had a loud voice that nearly startled the flock of birds that had just settled in the treetops.
"Fish! We caught one!!"
The two men threw the fishing net to the ground.
The moment the net opened, everyone in the camp held their breath.
Ten fish.
Each one was as long as a forearm, with silvery-white scales, and its tail was slapping against the ground.
Live.
They're all alive!
The square-faced man suddenly squatted down in front of the fishing net, his nose only two inches from the fish. He took a deep breath, his throat bobbing violently.
"So fresh..."
Seven burly men surrounded him from behind, their fourteen eyes fixed on the fish thrashing on the ground, their Adam's apples bobbing up and down in unison.
"Master, this fish... is it edible?"
"Is it edible?"
"It's definitely edible, right?!"
Lin Feng ignored these gluttons.
Ten fish, eleven mouths, that's about enough for one meal.
He raised his hand and waved.
"Kill the fish, remove the scales, gut it. Use the back of an iron axe to scrape the scales, use a stone as a cutting board, and you'll be quick."
The burly men frantically rushed to take action.
With a single swing of his axe, the square-faced giant stripped the fish of its scales. Next to him, another axe-wielder sliced open the fish's belly, and with a quick two-finger scoop, plucked out its entrails.
Ten fish were cleaned and neatly arranged on a large leaf in less than three minutes, ready to be put on the shelf.
The square-faced man wiped the fish blood off his hands and turned to look at the cold barbecue grill.
It's empty, there's no fire.
He clapped his hands and stood up.
"Brothers! Let's go find some dry grass! And get a couple more flints, let's rub them together—"
"Need not."
Lin Feng's calm voice rang out.
The square-faced man stopped talking abruptly.
The ten burly men all turned to look at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng walked to the barbecue grill, squatted down, and casually grabbed a few pieces of wood and threw them into the fire pit below.
There is an option on the grill panel.
[Start a fire]
He clicked it.
"boom--"
A muffled thud.
A ball of orange-red flame suddenly exploded in the fire pit, shooting up more than half a meter high in an instant!
A wave of scorching heat hit us, illuminating the entire camp as bright as day.
The burly men were all forced back two large steps by the heatwave, and they were all dumbfounded.
The iron axe in the square-faced man's hand fell to the ground with a clang.
His lips trembled, and his eyes were filled with horror and fanaticism as he looked at Lin Feng.
"Master...Master!!"
The next second, his knees buckled and he knelt down straight down!
Nine burly men followed closely behind, kneeling down in a dense mass.
"Divine... Divine Fire Magic!!"
"A fire appearing out of thin air! This is divine intervention!"
"I knew my master was no ordinary person!"
Ten burly men, each nearly two meters tall, knelt on the ground, their faces filled with incomprehensible shock.
The firelight cast long shadows that swayed wildly against the tree trunks behind them.
Lin Feng stood in front of the barbecue grill, the firelight illuminating half of his calm face.
He suppressed the turmoil in his heart and spoke in a steady voice.
"Get up, everyone."
The panel will then pop up.
[Ding—Congratulations, host, you have successfully started your first fire!]
[Achievement Unlocked: Passing on the Torch]
[Achievement Reward: Excellent Portable Tinder x5 (can be instantly ignited at any location) / Achievement Points +10]
[Claim or not?]
Receive.
Five thumb-sized red balls appeared in the backpack. Lin Feng glanced at them and then closed the panel.
The burly men's legs were still trembling as they got up.
The square-faced giant was the first to regain his footing, but the way he looked at Lin Feng had completely changed.
It was no longer about finding a reliable master, but about looking up to an unfathomable being.
"Put the fish on top."
"yes!"
The square-faced, burly man was the first to act, gently placing the prepared fish on the grill rack with both hands, as if offering a sacred object.
Ten fish are lined up in a row.
A few seconds later, the oil started to sizzle as it heated up.
The fish skin tightened, and fine oil droplets seeped from its surface, rolling into the fire pit and sparking tiny sparks.
The aroma exploded instantly.
The square-faced man's nostrils twitched violently, and he froze completely.
Behind him, the Adam's apples of nine burly men bobbed wildly at an alarmingly fast pace.
No one spoke.
No one moved.
Eighteen eyes were fixed on the grill, their gazes trembling along with the sizzling, oily fish skin.
Lin Feng took two steps back and sat down on a flat rock next to him.
The flickering firelight illuminated the entire camp and their faces, which were practically drooling with hunger.
He finally couldn't hold back and his lips parted in a wide grin.
There is fire, fish, and people.
The first night was a perfect start.
When the fish was grilled until golden brown on both sides, the square-faced man finally couldn't resist and swallowed hard.
The sound was particularly loud in the quiet camp.
His face turned bright red, and he instinctively shrank back.
Lin Feng raised his chin.
"Eat it all."
The square-faced man's hand trembled as he reached for the grill, but he hissed and pulled back as soon as he touched the fish tail—it was too hot.
He switched hands, gritted his teeth, grabbed the scalding hot fish, and took a big bite.
"Ugh—!!"
The scalding hot fish meat tumbled in his mouth as he chewed frantically, panting and his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
"So...delicious!"
The remaining burly men rushed toward the grill at the same time.
Lin Feng sat on the rock, watching the group of burly men grimacing from the heat, yet still wolfing down their food, their cheeks growing rounder and rounder.
The square-faced man devoured the whole fish in three bites, spat out the bones, and reached for a second one.
As soon as one hand reached out, it touched another hand.
The two looked at each other, then simultaneously withdrew and then simultaneously extended their arms.
"You take it first."
"No, you go first."
"Don't dawdle in front of the master!" A third hand darted in like lightning and snatched the fish away.
Lin Feng didn't move.
He watched as the group fought over the food until only two pieces remained on the grill.
The square-faced man then realized what was happening and slapped himself on the forehead.
"Master hasn't eaten yet!!"
The burly men froze.
Everyone stopped chewing at the same time, their mouths full of fish meat, and turned to look at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng got up, walked to the grill, picked up a piece, and took a bite.
Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the delicious juices burst in your mouth.
There was no salt, no seasoning, but after being hungry all day, this bite brought a sense of satisfaction that traveled from the tip of my tongue all the way to the bottom of my stomach.