Chapter 26

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Stop daydreaming. Instead of hoping for someone else to save you, why don’t you hurry up and drive your car? You might even bump into a special box.”

“Okay, I need to go now. I can’t chat here anymore. If I fall behind, I’ll be in trouble. I need to quickly find some equipment to use.”

In the chat square, the scene was more lively than he had imagined.

Reading the comments praising him, Lu Ming felt a surge of satisfaction.

This feeling of being admired was great.

But it was already getting late. Lu Ming looked out the window and saw the sun gradually setting. Instead of listening to others praising him, he had more important things to do.

He had already sliced the pork into convenient pieces for grilling, but he still needed some suitable firewood to prepare dinner.

Lu Ming droves ahead, searching for a suitable camping spot and collecting dry branches along the way.

It didn’t take long before he spotted a withered tree not far away.

After collecting some wood, Lu Ming was satisfied and tossed a pile of easily combustible dry branches and leaves into the back seat of the car.

Soon enough, Lu Ming found a good place to camp.

There was a huge cactus in the area, surrounded by four or five massive stone slabs standing upright like a solid wall, enclosing an open space.

“I might as well camp here,” Lu Ming said as he sat on the ground. He stretched out his hand and placed the pile of dried branches that he had just collected neatly on the ground. He crushed the dried leaves casually and made them into tinder, placing them on top of the branches to create a small bonfire.

Although Lu Ming did not have a barbecue grill, but some traditional methods were useful at this time.

Lu Ming picked up some sharp and slender tree branches and carefully scraped off the rough outer bark with his Fish Scale Military Saber. Then he threaded the pieces of meat onto the branches one by one and firmly fixed them in the small hole he had dug next to the bonfire.

“That should be fine,” Lu Ming said and retracted his hand in satisfaction.

Next, all he needed to do was start a fire using the ancient method of drilling wood, and then he could enjoy his meal.

Lu Ming quickly retrieved two pieces of round wood from the bonfire, one big and one small. Clasping them between his palms, he began rubbing them together with all his might.

“Come on, light up!” he exclaimed.

Lu Ming mustered all his strength and increased his speed.

However, ten minutes passed.

Other than the fact that his hands were red, painful, and almost blistered. The wood underneath the kindling wood had only a slight dent of warmth.

Looking at his red hands, Lu Ming decided to abandon his original plan and opt for something more convenient like a lighter.

With that in mind, he opened the chat square, hoping to find someone willing to trade. However, just a lighter wouldn’t be enough.

Before posting the bounty, Lu Ming paused and pondered for a moment.

Moreover, eating plain meat slices was tasteless.

It would be best to have some barbecue seasonings, such as cumin salt or black pepper.

Furthermore, using just a few wooden forks to grill meat was too troublesome.

If only he had a barbecue grill, then it would be perfect.

Thinking about the sizzling and cumin-scented grilled meat on the grill, Lu Ming subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

Coincidentally, he had too much pork with him that he couldn’t finish, so he could use these resources to exchange with others!

At this moment, in the chat square.

“I was wondering, has anyone found the special box after driving for so long?”

“How is that possible? That special box is hard to find. Along the way, I encountered two copper boxes, but I wasn’t very lucky. I only got some charcoal and a lighter. Who wants to trade with me?”

“Who wants your charcoal and lighter anyway!”

“Uh, brother, I happen to have a barbecue grill in my hand. Why don’t you consider exchanging it with me?”

“I don’t want it. What use do I have for charcoal and a lighter?”

“Tsk! You don’t want it, but there are plenty of people who want it!”

“Hey, look!”

Just as everyone was chatting away, one of them suddenly noticed a special situation not far away.

“Lu Ming has just issued a new bounty.”

“What?”

Hearing this, the two people present looked at the speaker in surprise.

“Are you kidding me?”

“How could I be kidding!”

At this point, the speaker pointed to six bounty notices hanging in the most conspicuous part of the chat square.

“These six bounty notices were all issued by Lu Ming. If you don’t believe me, go and see for yourself!”

“It’s better not to go.”

The few people present looked at each other in tacit understanding and immediately hesitated.

“You know that Lu Ming usually wants metals and such.”

“Those of us who can scavenge resources have already made a deal with Lu Ming a few days ago. At this moment, we don’t have anything on us that can be traded.”

“That’s right. Moreover, Lu Ming is demanding a lot. We can’t produce the necessary items in a short period of time.”

“But what Lu Ming is offering to trade is pork!”

“What?”

Upon hearing this, the few people who were not interested in Lu Ming’s trade earlier immediately came over and asked earnestly.

“Are you saying that Lu Ming is offering pork to exchange with us?”

At this point, his voice even sounded a bit excited.

“Of course. If you don’t believe me, you can go and take a look. It’s clearly written on the bounty over there!”

“D*mn, it’s really pork!”

Upon seeing the contents of Lu Ming’s bounty, everyone was amazed.

“Lu Ming is truly extraordinary. I didn’t expect him to acquire pork in such a short period of time!”

“If it’s meat, it’s worth trading for!”

At the thought of this, everyone eagerly clicked on the bounty.

After all, many people here hadn’t eaten meat in a very long time.

It wasn’t easy to get a chance to taste the flavor of meat again.

Even if it cost them a lot of resources, they were willing to do it!

What was even more fortuitous was that the resources that Lu Ming offered for exchange happened to be the ones they had!

Charcoal, barbeque grills, cumin, and salt were all resources that they had but didn’t know how to use.

Now, since Lu Ming wanted this kind of thing and even exchange it for the pork, they wanted to eat the most, they were naturally thrilled.

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