Survival of the Nation: My luck was a tiny bit worse.

Soon, the deliverymen set off together.

Most wild beasts would naturally take their hands, after all, it's practically food delivered right to their doorstep—

However, to Ou Yun's surprise, the monkeys closest to them confiscated the items.

This was delivered by Red Bean, Green Bean's best friend from the lynx colony at the time.

The red bean has eyes like agate, and it gets along well with the mung bean. If it's not called red bean, who is?

The red beans were twice the size of the mung beans. They went out carrying them full, and came back full of them too.

The other lynxes had empty backs, and Red Bean suddenly felt a sense of terror, as if she was the only one in the world who hadn't finished her homework. She tremblingly shrank behind Green Bean.

Of course, Ou Yun wouldn't blame Hong Dou. To comfort Hong Dou, who was suffering a severe emotional blow, he secretly prepared a special treat for it: a bowl of shaved ice with fruit.

Hongdou stopped crying and started laughing, pressing Ouyun down and licking him for a few minutes before finally leaving.

Leaving behind a bewildered Ouyun with a face full of drool.

He wondered, "Don't monkeys like to eat chili peppers?"

Chen Hao, who was passing by, was shocked: "You gave the monkeys chili peppers?"

Doesn't Ou Yun say monkeys aren't omnivores?

Chen Hao exclaimed, "Oh my god!"

Then I called Hongdou back after she finished her shaved ice, and brought back some other local specialties, like pancakes, fruit, and some pretty, sparkly little trinkets that I didn't really need.

However, the monkeys still managed to retreat the way they came.

"What are you doing?"

Chen Hao was utterly bewildered: "A monkey that doesn't eat bananas? Is it even a monkey?"

Ou Yun scratched the back of his head: "Maybe the monkeys in the forbidden area are a little different...?"

Leng Ruolan remarked casually from the side, "Maybe they never intended to accept it in the first place?"

"yes……"

"You won't even take food that's offered for free...?"

Although for some unknown reason the monkeys next door refused to accept the things Ou Yun gave them, they never missed sending anything to the Dragon Kingdom camp.

That morning, Ou Yun was awakened by a fragrant aroma.

It wasn't the smell of campfire smoke, nor the smell of roasted meat—

It had a sweet smell I'd never smelled before, with a hint of crispy, caramelized aroma.

Ou Yun suddenly opened his eyes and sprang up with a somersault.

In the camp square, Chen Hao was squatting next to the campfire, with an iron grill pan on top of it.

Several palm-sized round flatbreads were neatly arranged on the baking tray. The flatbreads were golden brown and slightly charred, and a layer of amber-colored honey was drizzled on top, glistening in the morning light.

Ou Yun guessed it in just 0.1 seconds: "Honey pancakes!"

Chen Hao smiled and said yes, then handed him the fried food.

Europeans just kept eating and eating, "Where did this honey come from?!"

"The monkeys just delivered it."

Chen Hao pushed up his glasses and chuckled, "Hassan discovered a nest of mutated wild bees while patrolling the mountains before. He originally wanted to just take the nest, but thought it was too dangerous, so he didn't. Today, Alexander brought over a few beehives, so Captain Leng led the monkeys to bring the entire swarm back..."

Ou Yun sorted things out. "So...we have honey now?!"

"It contains not only honey, but also beeswax."

Chen Hao flipped the pancake over with a spatula, and the other side of the pancake was already golden brown and crispy.

"Beeswax can be used to make candles, which are much better than pine resin candles. They don't produce smoke and have a honey scent. I just tried making one myself, and it worked wonderfully."

Ou Yun took another piece of freshly fried food, and without caring that it was hot, he took a big bite.

The bread is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with a rich wheat aroma.

The honey caramelizes slightly at high temperatures, giving it a sweet, caramel-like aroma, and when you bite into it, you can pull out fine honey threads.

Howl!

They really enjoyed the European food.

Leng Ruolan got up at some point, and slowly walked to the campfire, reaching out to take a piece as well.

took a bite.

I chewed it.

Then, expressionless, he took two more pieces.

"Team Leader Leng is doing a great job, quietly bringing benefits to everyone again."

Leng Ruolan chuckled, "It's nothing, how can I compare to my elder brother?"

Chen Hao agreed, and then elaborated: "Brother, this honey is very convenient to carry, especially in the wild. A small jar of honey can provide the same amount of calories as three pieces of jerky, and it has an almost unlimited shelf life. It doesn't take up much space, it doesn't spoil, and it can even be used to treat wounds in critical moments..."

Leng Ruolan and Ou Yun instinctively closed their eyes together, "Master, stop chanting, stop chanting!"

Then Ou Yun immediately changed the subject: "Besides this, is there anything else?"

"And wild vegetable soup."

Chen Hao pointed to the iron pot on the campfire beside him, still talking, "The wild vegetables were just picked this morning, they're very tender. The soup is made from beef bones, with a spoonful of salt and a pinch of the five-spice powder you ordered last time..."

Ou Yun leaned closer to take a look and saw green soup, yellow oil, and white minced meat. It looked really good.

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Leng Ruolan slurped up a mouthful of soup: "Speaking of which, we're still fighting for the survival of our nation."

Ou Yun said, "Didn't we hear a death notice this morning saying that a contestant from White Elephant Country was eaten by the Six-Eyed Black Panther?"

Leng Ruolan closed her eyes briefly: "Oh, I really forgot if you hadn't mentioned it."

Nine people sat in a circle around the campfire, each with a bowl of wild vegetable soup and two honey pancakes.

Both the North and South sides, and the mung bean side, each received a plain flatbread without honey.

Ou Yun paused in distributing the bread, "Can cats eat honey?"

Leng Ruolan scooped up a large piece: "Even dogs in the forbidden area can eat chocolate, so why can't cats eat honey?"

The two cats were thoroughly satisfied with their meal, purring as they ate and sweeping their tails across the floor.

Ou Yun stuffed the last bite of pancake into his mouth, then gulped down half a bowl of wild vegetable soup, and let out a loud burp.

Then he stood up and patted the crumbs off his hands.

"Alright, everyone's full, right? Come to the meeting if you've eaten."

"A meeting?"

Ou Yun took out the animal skin map that Hassan had drawn from his spatial ring and spread it on the stone table.

"I've already told you about the background, okay? We need to complete the map of the forest area. Mark the unknown areas, resource points, danger points, and allied territories—we can't leave anything out."

"So today, Brother Chen has to come with me on a trip."

Ou Yun pointed to several areas marked with question marks on the map.

"Hassan and his team only explored the general area before; they haven't figured out the detailed resource distribution and terrain details yet. This is a good opportunity for me to take Brother Chen to broaden his horizons."

Chen Hao's hand holding the flatbread trembled slightly. "Should I go too...?"

Ou Yun smiled slightly, "Yes, let's go together."

"Well……"

Although Chen Hao always thought about going out when he was in the camp, he was actually a little reluctant to go out.

He's already used to it...

Leng Ruolan glanced at him. "Alright, you've been stuck in the camp doing logistics all day, your physical fitness is almost deteriorating. Luckily, we all know people in this forest, there's not much danger, let your older brother take you for a walk."

"Oh……"