Chapter 109 - 111: Luan Ting Is Jealous
Chapter 109: Chapter 111: Luan Ting Is Jealous
Although it was Xiao Ye’s first time doing this kind of work, he got the hang of it completely after just a few tries.
In no time, he followed Su Luoluo’s instructions and evenly coated the entire woven branch frame with mud, filling in all the gaps.
The mud wasn’t dry yet, but the rough shape was complete. Su Luoluo looked at it, quite satisfied.
To make the mud dry faster, she used her will to draw the moisture out of the mud on the dome.
The sun was scorching this season, and before long, it was almost dry.
Su Luoluo touched the layer of mud. Once she was sure it was completely dry, she started a fire with stones off to the side, then lit a stick and used it to set the woven branch frame ablaze.
Soon, the branch frame was burning. After the fire had burned for a while and the internal support frame was completely incinerated, it became a hollow chamber.
Su Luoluo then poked a small hole in the top with a stick and used a new pile of yellow mud to build a chimney for smoke to escape.
She made the oven door from a thick wooden plank.
Xiao Ye was fast at chopping trees. In a flash, he made her a door that fit the opening of the hollow chamber almost perfectly.
And just like that, a bread oven was finished.
A bread oven would normally take several days to air-dry. But after Su Luoluo used her Water Ability to draw out the moisture, it would be ready to use after just a short time.
Xiao Ye was a bit tired after finishing the bread oven. Seeing Su Luoluo so happy, he smiled.
’Finally got the little princess happy.’
He washed his hands and was about to approach Su Luoluo when she turned to him with a frown. "Xiao Ye, do you know where I can find milk?"
Milk was the one essential ingredient for making a cake.
Su Luoluo hadn’t seen a single cow nearby, and the thought worried her.
’Xiao Ye and the others go out often, so maybe they’ve seen one before.’
"Milk? What do you want that for? That stuff smells rank. Only baby animals drink it."
"It’s not for drinking... So, does that mean you know where to find some?" Hearing how familiar Xiao Ye sounded with it, Su Luoluo’s eyes lit up as she asked.
Xiao Ye nodded. "There are often cows grazing on a hillside not far from here. If you want some, I can go get it for you."
Hearing this, Su Luoluo beamed at him. "Then go get some for me, and I’ll make you a cake when you get back."
At the promise of a new delicious treat, Xiao Ye didn’t hesitate. He agreed, picked up a clay pot from the wild kitchen, and headed off.
The newly built bread oven wouldn’t dry out so easily. After Xiao Ye left, Su Luoluo gathered some wood and lit a small fire to slowly bake the oven dry.
While waiting, she looked around for other ingredients.
Besides that, she needed to find a way to let Nantu discover that she had made another "high-tech" gadget.
’It’s time to farm some attraction value and Heartbeat Value from him.’
’Oh well. If the mountain won’t come to me, then I must go to the mountain.’
Su Luoluo thought for a moment, then used her superpower to scan the area. She discovered Nantu was right at the hot spring.
’If I remember correctly, there are a lot of kiwis growing in that area.’
’Kiwis would be delicious in the cake.’
With that in mind, Su Luoluo slung a basket over her arm and strode toward the hot spring.
Although she was doing it to lure Nantu to her wild kitchen, she also genuinely wanted to get some kiwis.
When Su Luoluo arrived near the hot spring, she didn’t glance at the pool even once. Instead, she walked straight to the kiwi trees.
’Being too obvious would just make him suspicious. This is perfect.’
And what do you know, the quality of the kiwis here was actually quite good. Su Luoluo’s eyes shone as she picked them.
Nantu was soaking in the hot spring when he suddenly saw a figure slowly approaching.
He glanced over and saw that it was that ugly female, Su Luoluo.
The incident that happened in this hot spring last time was still fresh in his mind. His brow furrowed, and he instantly sank deeper into the water.
’She can’t be deliberately coming to the hot spring to find me again, can she?!’
But before he could dwell on it, he saw Su Luoluo walk straight past him, not heading in his direction at all.
He was still wondering what Su Luoluo was doing here.
Then he heard her muttering happily to herself, "The kiwis here are amazing! With these, I can make a delicious cake in my new bread oven."
’Bread oven?’
’What’s that?’
’It can make so many things? And what is this ’cake’ she keeps muttering about?’
’I’ve never heard of any of this before.’
’Don’t tell me she’s invented something new again!’
At this thought, Nantu felt a stir of excitement.
The only thing about Su Luoluo that interested him at all was the new things she created.
Su Luoluo happily picked kiwis, not at all worried that Nantu wouldn’t take the bait.
’A masterful hunter often appears as the prey.’
Right now, she was playing just such a role.
’Given Nantu’s personality, he’s bound to be curious about things he’s never seen before.’
Her bait was cast. Now, all she had to do was wait for him to bite.
And seriously, these wild kiwis she’d spontaneously decided to look for were truly excellent.
Not only were they large, but when Su Luoluo ate one, she discovered it was a yellow-fleshed variety.
The flavor was so sweet it felt like it went straight to her bones.
’I can pick some more. I’ll dry some to make kiwi jerky and use the rest to brew kiwi wine.’
Su Luoluo thought with delight, picking with even more enthusiasm. Suddenly, her hand touched something soft, and a plump caterpillar appeared before her eyes.
She trembled in fear, letting out a sharp scream as she stumbled backward. "AH! A bug!"
But even though she moved away, the caterpillar didn’t.
Su Luoluo felt the caterpillar crawling all over her.
She was terrified of soft-bodied creatures like that.
Back in the post-apocalypse, whenever she encountered such bugs, she would activate her Water Element’s cleaning ability to keep the caterpillars from getting near her.
But now, her Water Ability was nowhere near Level 4, so she couldn’t activate its protective mode at all.
She hopped and backed away, unknowingly arriving at the edge of the hot spring.
The bug suddenly seemed to move, crawling onto her neck. Su Luoluo jumped in alarm, missed her footing, and fell backward.
Meanwhile, Nantu, having heard Su Luoluo mention the bread oven, was just about to get out of the water and get dressed.
Who would have thought that Su Luoluo would fall right on top of him.
"Su Luoluo, what are you doing—" Before he could finish, he felt his hands touch two soft mounds that even jiggled.
’This feels like...’
He looked down, his face instantly turning bright red, and was about to pull his hands away.
Su Luoluo felt the caterpillar biting her back. In her panic, she grabbed Nantu’s hands and pleaded, "Quick, help me find the bug! There’s a caterpillar on my back, it’s biting me."
Su Luoluo pulled Nantu’s hands right to the spot. His face was cold, and he was just about to say something.
Suddenly, a warm, gentle voice came from the shore. "Luoluo, what are you and Nantu doing here?"
Su Luoluo froze. She slowly turned her head and saw Luan Ting’s face, which wore a somewhat gentle smile, but his eyes held a distinct chill.
Su Luoluo: "..."
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