After a bit of fun in the forest, they started to prepare dinner.
Xiao Yu and Shen Mizi gathered some wild fruits and mushrooms, while Ximen Kankan stole a whole nest of bird eggs, and Duan Rong hunted some game in the woods.
As Ximen Kankan was sneaking away with a few bird eggs, an incoming pair of Iron-winged Birds noticed him. Ximen Kankan jumped down from the tree, but those birds flapped their wings, chasing and pecking at his head. Irritated by the disturbance, Ximen Kankan twisted the neck of one bird, breaking it.
In the evening, Xiao Yu used a type of sour fruit to season the mushrooms and a wild chicken, cooking up a big pot of delicious soup.
The group gathered around the campfire, eating and chatting. It had been three months, and rare were the moments of such joy and ease.
After dinner, conversation drifted toward the next day's plan to visit the Guanglu Institute to receive tasks and earn Contribution Points.
