The Lord of Glimmer plants the sun in the eternal night.

A pitch-black world.

Even in the early hours of the night, the world is quite dark, and distant scenery cannot be seen.

The wilderness environment was extremely harsh, with snow on the road reaching knee-deep. Jiang Chuan, carrying a bow and arrow, trudged on with great difficulty, making his journey quite challenging.

Fortunately, I had just eaten and drunk my fill, otherwise I really wouldn't have had the strength to last this long.

Finally, after walking about three miles, he was nearing his destination.

Ahead lay a dark mass of trees, their outlines already discernible despite the distance.

This was his destination. When he and his older brother patrolled the mountains before, the other party had told him that he could only go as far as this area when he entered the mountains.

The snow cover here isn't very deep, so there aren't any large wild animals lying in ambush. It's usually small animals that roam this area.

He took a deep breath and prepared to search the vicinity.

He gripped the bow handle firmly with his right hand and held the arrow in his left, always on guard. Although there were no large wild animals, no one could predict the dangers in the wild.

Jiang Chuan explored and searched slowly, but made no noise.

But after searching for a long time, no traces of snow hares or pheasants were found.

The mountain winds are getting stronger; it's going to snow again.

This is not a good sign; the snow will cover the tracks, making it even harder to find prey.

Jiang Chuan felt a slight tension inside.

Although memory and physical instincts make hunting skills not so unfamiliar, actually doing it is not as simple as just talking about it.

But as the saying goes, perseverance pays off. Half an hour later, he finally saw the tracks left by some kind of animal on the snow.

Suddenly I felt like I had a chance!

He moved slowly through the snow, the slight sound being masked by the rising wind.

He followed the trail and came to a large tree as thick as a bucket. He looked at the tree hole, which was some distance from the ground, and got close.

Then he put down his bow and arrows, grabbed the tree trunk like a monkey, and climbed up to the tree hole.

He drew his short sword from his waist and slashed at the cave entrance, making a dull thud.

At the same time, a creature that was about to rush out quickly retreated, narrowly avoiding being slashed by the blade.

This was a truly unexpected and delightful surprise.

Jiang Chuan was surprised that even in this kind of world, the habits of some creatures had not changed.

"Haha, Jerry!"

Listening to the sounds coming from inside the tree hole, accompanied by urgent cries, Jiang Chuan immediately identified the creature.

The opening wasn't very big, and Jiang Chuan had some difficulty putting his hand inside.

Fortunately, the tree was already dry and had little moisture. He swung his knife a few times, and the hole became bigger.

He quickly took out a bag, put it on his hand, and began to hunt animals.

The hole in the tree was pitch black, and Jiang Chuan put his entire arm inside.

Seemingly sensing something foreign entering, the cries from inside grew more frantic, and the creature began thrashing wildly at his arm.

Fortunately, the leather bag was thick enough, otherwise Jiang Chuan would definitely have been bitten.

He grabbed his prey and quickly pulled it out.

Looking to the side, it was indeed a rat, quite large, probably weighing over two pounds, with bright red fur, clearly a mutation.

It was gnawing at the leather bag that was in Jiang Chuan's hand, trying to escape but unable to.

"This little thing should be worth a lot of money."

Red squirrels have fur as fine as silk, which can be used to make warm items. There must be someone in the town down the mountain who would buy such a creature.

Jiang Chuan took out a thickened hemp rope, quickly tied it up, tightened it, and then hung it on the tree.

Next, we need to verify our hypothesis.

He reached into the tree hole again with his empty hands and carefully felt around.

The next moment, a look of joy appeared on his face, and he pulled out some of the contents to take a look.

Sure enough, there were wild walnuts, chestnuts, red dates, and other dried goods.

The only pity is that there are no Three Red Squirrels, otherwise it would definitely be a Three Squirrels gift pack.

"Little Mouse, I'm so sorry."

Jiang Chuan's eyes shone with fervor as he scooped out handfuls of various dried fruits from the tree hollow, quickly filling the shriveled pouch.

Finally, he weighed it in his hand; it was close to seven or eight pounds.

But this was less than Jiang Chuan had imagined.

Then he turned his head to look at the mutated red squirrel that was hanging upside down.

The other party kept squeaking, its black gem-like eyes wide open, seemingly filled with rage.

Jiang Chuan felt it was cursing.

But he didn't mind; instead, he picked him up and said:

"Today I am destined to meet you, the rat clan, so you should not be so petty, nor should you have so little food stored up."

"Squeak squeak squeak!"

"Hey, you're so heavy, how can this little bit of food be enough for you to get through the winter?"

Jiang Chuan climbed down the tree and began to search carefully in the vicinity.

In the world of Eternal Night, the snow accumulates very thickly during winter, so these creatures that like to store food generally don't bury their food underground, otherwise, given their memory, they certainly wouldn't be able to find it.

Sure enough, Jiang Chuan found a second tree hole nearby, followed by a third.

Like a cunning rabbit with three burrows, Jiang Chuan managed to collect over thirty kilograms of grain, filling more than half of his leather bag.

The smile doesn't disappear, it just moves on.

Mmm, it smells delicious!

Jiang Chuan peeled open a bunch of wild walnuts, ate a handful of chestnuts, and laughed heartily.

And what about the mice?

At first it struggled violently and kept crying out, but when it saw that all three nests had been found and emptied, it actually froze there and stopped moving.

Jiang Chuan was surprised and shook it. Was it lying there like a corpse?

He had heard in his previous life that hamsters or squirrels were very temperamental, but he never imagined they could be so angry that they would die.

"It just so happens that this body hasn't had any meat in a long time, so I can make a pot of meat soup when I get back."

He muttered to himself, "Although I didn't catch any grouse or snow hares, getting a two-pound squirrel isn't bad."

After glancing at the dense forest, Jiang Chuan decided not to venture any further.

After looking away, he picked up the leather bag and walked back along the same route.

There were depressions and rocks under the snow, making the road very difficult to walk on.

By the time they had made their round trip, plus the time spent hunting, it was already evening.

My family must be worried about me having a criminal record.

Sure enough, before he even reached Snow Eagle Ridge, he spotted a beautiful figure standing anxiously on the mountain path.

It was Ye Xuan, of course.

She had already finished braiding the hemp rope, but the man hadn't returned yet. As time ticked by, she almost went into the mountains to look for him.

"Ah Shui!"

Ye Xuan hurried over and said, half concerned and half reproachful:

"Why did you take so long? Did you scare me to death? Didn't I tell you it didn't matter whether you got anything or not?"

Jiang Chuan didn't rush to speak, but instead chuckled and pulled the red squirrel out from behind his back.

"Hey, Ah Shui hit something? Is it... a squirrel?"

"I also ransacked its house." Before Ye Xuan could react, Jiang Chuan opened the leather bag again, revealing the dried goods inside.

......

After half an hour.

Besides some dried goods, there was also a pot of fragrant red date and meat soup on the table.

"Ah Shui, you're really amazing."

Ye Xuan was still somewhat incredulous: "Brother Liu came back empty-handed this morning?"

"I was just lucky, while Brother Liu and his guys were thinking about taking on big shipments, which is different from our idea."

Jiang Chuan drank the soup and ate the meat, his stomach feeling extremely satisfied.

Ye Xuan still couldn't bear to eat meat, saying that Jiang Chuan had just recovered from a serious illness and that she wanted to save it for him to nourish his body.

Jiang Chuan repeatedly urged, "Sister-in-law, we need to work tonight. We need to eat well to have the energy."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan suddenly blushed, and her body trembled slightly, as if something had occurred to her.

"Ah... Ah Shui, what kind of work are you doing?"

"It's you..."