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Chapter 799: 783: Primitive Tanning of Bearskin

Chapter 799: Chapter 783: Primitive Tanning of Bearskin

You can see the meat cut open with the Hunting Knife has a very high fat content, and below it are tissues rich in collagen, such as cartilage,

the dish we failed today. The first taste upon trying it is fishy, which might be related to not bleeding the animal promptly after the hunt and not soaking the meat before preparation! The second sensation is oiliness, just like eating a mouthful of raw pork fat!”

“Eh? Is it bad? The legendary delicacy is actually hard to stomach?”

“Looking at the image in the camera, it certainly doesn’t look appealing!”

Yue Feng shook his head,” I’ve said so much, but mainly I want to caution everyone that these legendary ingredients are not necessarily delicious!

As everyone also knows the current domestic situation, wild animals are protected by national laws! Especially precious species like bears, which are particularly protected! Unless it’s absolutely necessary for survival under extreme conditions, please don’t try these so-called exquisite ingredients out of curiosity!

I am telling you from personal experience, it really isn’t tasty! Even after meticulous processing and cooking, it tastes about the same as the pig’s trotters from the market! Let us protect the environment and love animals, starting with me!”

“So what do we do now? It wasn’t easy to acquire, it can’t just be wasted, right?”

Yue Feng looked at the bear’s paw and replied, “In the wilderness, wasting any food is shameful! Since it’s cooked, naturally we have to eat it! However, I really can’t bear to chew it as is, I’ll have to add some seasoning! Just give me a few minutes, and I will be back!”

Soon, Yue Feng came out of the cabin and went over to a small patch of low bushes near the woods, carefully picking from them.

A few minutes later, Yue Feng returned to the campsite, holding a small handful of dark red wild Berries.

“These are wild Berries, the taste is sour and sweet, good for cutting through the greasiness! Using them with the bear’s paw can alleviate some of the taste issues, let’s eat!”

Yue Feng, with a determined heart, grabbed the bear’s paw and started gnawing on it.

After the initial discomfort, Yue Feng gradually became accustomed to the high-fat food. Whenever he felt overwhelmed, he would eat a couple of Berries, the saliva under his tongue diluting the strong fishy taste, then he continued to gnaw!

Having gnawed on the bear’s paw for a long time without finishing it, Yue Feng felt his stomach was full to the brim, and he really felt like he was going to throw up!

“Alright guys! My stomach is full and still haven’t finished it! We’ll keep the rest for dinner! Burp…”

As Yue Feng spoke, he let out a satisfied belch, a feeling of fullness he had never experienced even after stuffing down half a rabbit and a good portion of a fish.

After lunch, Yue Feng took a short break and felt much better. The Berries in his pocket were gone, after drinking some water, Yue Feng stepped out of the cabin once again.

The smoked meat on the tripod was completely done, meat covered in a thick layer of grease. Yue Feng, piece by piece, carried it back to his residence, hanging it on the side of the cabin close to the southern wall.

What a job, a cabin just big enough for one person, one entire wall nearly completely filled with smoked meat. For the next forty-eight days, even if he did not hunt again, Yue Feng’s food supply was more than sufficiently luxurious.

Compared to Yue Feng’s quite favorable situation, the other Challengers were not so lucky.

Kavon Norman of Channel Four accidentally got his foot smashed by a falling axe while chopping wood, becoming the first person to drop out of the competition!

The situation for the Indian lady from Channel Six also looked somewhat worrying.

As a botanist, ever since she arrived in this land, her primary food sources were gathering various Berries, tubers, and lichens,

These foods were adequate for a short period, but as she was also building a shelter, which consumed a huge amount of resources, she soon began to run into a deficit.

However, Challenger 6 was very resilient and took the advice of the live-stream audience to set up several simple Hang Foot Traps around her dwelling. Luck seemed to favor her, with a good number of rabbits in the vicinity, and by the next morning, she had caught five rabbits, which drastically turned around her otherwise imminent withdrawal from the competition.

In comparison, Challenger 8, the black young man Claude, was the best-performing contestant after Yue Feng.

On the first day of the competition, he had caught a porcupine, which meant he didn’t have to worry about food for at least a week! Once the shelter was up, Claude began preparing for hunting.

He spent a lot of time roaming around an area with a radius of ten kilometers.

Initially, the audience criticized his approach, but in fact, this guy was thoroughly familiarizing himself with the hunting grounds.

On the ninth day, Claude made another catch. Using a bow and arrow, he successfully shot a badger weighing over thirty pounds, which once again replenished his food supply.

As his knowledge of the hunting grounds deepened, Claude’s catches became more frequent: grouse, squirrels, and rabbits all became part of his daily hunting diet! On the outdoor platform where he stored his food, his supplies became increasingly abundant.

On the other hand, the well-fed Yue Feng had a very important task to complete in a short time.

Around two in the afternoon, after some minor repairs, Yue Feng walked out of the cabin.

“Brothers, this afternoon, there is another thing that we need to finish soon! Having seen how to process game, this bear skin is a great cold-weather asset, this afternoon, I’ll show you how to tan leather using primitive methods!”

Hearing about leather tanning, the regular viewers were confused.

“What’s that? What does tanning leather mean? Isn’t it just stretching and drying the skin so it can be used?”

“It seems there’s a notion that the leather goods we wear, like leather shoes and coats, are chemically processed! The processing makes the leather softer and more suitable for wear. Can we tan leather in the wilderness without any material?”

Yue Feng nodded: “Under modern industrial methods, leather tanning usually involves chemical tanning, such as using alum solutions, to soften the leather and stabilize its structure!

Since we don’t have those means, we can only use basic wood ash! Let’s go, I’ll explain as we process it!”

Yue Feng, holding the Hunting Knife, quickly arrived at the place where they stored the entrails and the bear skin, wrapped up the skin, picked it up, and headed straight for the lake.

“Leather tanning requires a series of procedures. Our resources are limited, so we can only do what we’re capable of, but fortunately, it’s fresh skin which is much easier than dried skin! We’ll take these guts far away from the dwelling to the water, and clean up the skin along the way!”

Reaching the water’s edge, Yue Feng carelessly tossed a large bag of entrails into the distance, then swaggered back with the bear skin.

“Because when we hunted the black bear, we didn’t consider the condition of the skin, so it has quite a few holes, but no matter, it’s for our own use!

Next, let’s get to work!”