Chapter 694: Chapter 36: The Defiant Screaming Kite

At first, Hook didn’t really trust Chen Wen.

But with Chen Wen’s actions, Hook now trusts Chen Wen a lot.

Chen Wen took off the turban from his head and said with a smile, "Thankfully, everything is going according to plan. Is the bucket ready?"

Hearing this, Hook immediately took out a large bucket filled with well water.

Chen Wen immediately soaked the beehive in the bucket.

Accompanied by a frightening buzzing sound, the group of hornets, along with their hive, were dunked into the water by Chen Wen.

"Get a wooden board, cover it up overnight, and by tomorrow morning, you won’t have to worry about the threat of the hornets anymore!"

Chen Wen said, "If there’s nothing else, we’ll head back first."

And Hook’s face was full of gratitude too.

No matter how these people were before, Chen Wen had helped them solve a big problem now.

Although the natives didn’t have much education, they understood the principle of repaying kindness.

Hook immediately offered to treat Chen Wen and his friends to dinner.

Chen Wen initially wanted to refuse, but with Hook’s shout, all his neighbors came out of their houses.

At this point, Chen Wen and Adam couldn’t really leave.

The enthusiastic natives ushered them into Hook’s room.

Hook took out camel meat and beef from the refrigerator and began preparing a big meal.

Meanwhile, Hook’s neighbors accompanied Chen Wen and Adam, asking how they dealt with the hornets.

Chen Wen and Adam quickly adapted to this atmosphere.

They began to cheerfully recount the process of dealing with the hornets, which amazed the locals.

This sounded like a troublesome task!

After hearing the story, the locals couldn’t help but praise Chen Wen’s bravery.

At this point, Adam seemed to remember something and talked about Caprivi hunting elephants.

This made the locals even more surprised, and they eagerly asked Chen Wen about hunting elephants.

Although the locals no longer hunted or lived nomadically, they still had a strong curiosity about adventure and hunting stories.

Therefore, as Chen Wen started to tell the story of Caprivi.

The locals were once again amazed by Chen Wen’s past experiences.

Even the shy girl, who didn’t dare to come out, was attracted by the story and came to the table.

Soon, the feast was ready.

Hook’s neighbors went back, grabbed beers, and returned.

Everyone drank the cold beer, ate the barbecue, and chatted away.

After the dinner, Chen Wen and the locals weren’t quite like family, but at least they had a bond of brotherhood.

Especially Hook, who formed a deep friendship with Chen Wen.

He was also someone who yearned to hunt big beasts and one of the few in the tribe who maintained the hunting habit.

However, his hunting typically targeted dromedary camels.

Hook had never even seen real big beasts, so he was quite envious of Chen Wen’s experiences.

At the end of the dinner, Chen Wen and Adam did not forget the main task.

The two inquired Hook about exchanging goods, and Hook readily agreed.

He promised that the goods would certainly satisfy them.

Hearing this, Chen Wen and Adam finally felt relieved.

The whole day wasn’t spent in vain.

...

In the evening, Chen Wen and Adam leisurely returned to the camp and shared the good news with everyone.

The others were quite delighted after hearing it.

"It’s like a role-playing game,"

Dennis said with a laugh, "Chen Wen helped the local residents, gained reputation, and then we got to exchange for goods."

Adam nodded in agreement with Dennis, "Indeed, if it weren’t for Chen Wen to solve the trouble, we might not have been able to exchange for goods."

Hearing the praise from both of them, Chen Wen waved his hand and handed two bottles of chilled beer to Fred.

He said with a smile, "Actually, if it weren’t for me, this might not have happened either. I’m just solving my own problems."

"The beer, I brought it especially for you."

Receiving the cold beer, Fred was immediately pleased.

He gave Chen Wen a thumbs up and said, "You really get me!"

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere at the camp got better and better.

After chatting and laughing for a while, Hua Yun came over.

She summarized all the work done today and reported to Chen Wen.

This was something they had agreed on before.

If Chen Wen went out, Hua Yun would summarize the work situation at the camp and update Chen Wen.

Today’s work was completed step by step by everyone.

There were no mistakes.

"Additionally, when will you be able to tame the screeching kite you caught? You’d better settle it before we set off; otherwise, it will be a big delay once we depart."

Hua Yun mentioned the screeching kite.

Chen Wen, upon hearing this, felt a bit helpless.

The screeching kite’s personality is described as "wise." Chen Wen originally thought it would be easier to handle.

But when it came to practice, the screeching kite was still unwilling to obey Chen Wen.

Even if Chen Wen used all kinds of tactics, the screeching kite only superficially agreed, but the system remained unresponsive.

In this situation, releasing the screeching kite from constraints, it would definitely escape swiftly, there was no other possibility.

He came over to the screeching kite.

The screeching kite heard the sound and immediately looked over.

Seeing it was Chen Wen, who had subdued it, the screeching kite immediately tensed up.

It curled up in the corner, watching Chen Wen warily.

"So, have you thought it over? Do you want to join us?"

Chen Wen asked.

Hearing Chen Wen’s question, the screeching kite feigned compliance and said, "I’ll join you! As long as there’s food!"

The screeching kite, hungry for over a day, was starting to struggle.

But despite saying this, the system on Chen Wen’s side still showed no response.

What a stubborn bird!

Chen Wen shook his head and no longer paid attention to the screeching kite.

"Think it over again; in any case, you have only two paths in front of you—join us, like the hawk-eagle, or face death, like the black-bellied sandgrouse. There are no other options."

Chen Wen said.

The screeching kite was different from other animals.

This guy, even before gaining human intelligence, could escalate a fire for food, causing a severe forest fire.

Once it gains human intelligence and harbors hostility towards humans,

For humans in this area, the existence of this screeching kite would be like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment!

So, Chen Wen couldn’t treat the screeching kite the same way as the foxes and others.

Upon hearing Chen Wen’s words, the screeching kite grew a bit irritable.

It couldn’t fathom how this human could be so wary of it, never trusting it fully.

However, the screeching kite’s compliance was only superficial; deep down, it still resisted Chen Wen.

After all, it was the hawk-eagle that captured it, not Chen Wen.

In its eyes, Chen Wen was just a particularly unusual biped.

Moreover, there were existing conflicts between the screeching kite and humans; it had had conflicts with humans before encountering Chen Wen.

The screeching kite stopped speaking, and Chen Wen didn’t pay it further attention.

Slowly wearing it down, the advantage was surely on Chen Wen’s side.

...

On the next day.

Chen Wen and Adam together went to the locals’ place to exchange for goods.

This time the two not only faced no difficulties but were warmly welcomed by the locals.

They received a camel hide, along with the camel’s bones.

Not only did they exchange for the necessary goods, but they also got some extra items.

If it weren’t for the restrictions, they could have gotten everything for free, without giving out the camel hide.

After exchanging goods, Chen Wen and Adam set off on their way back.

They needed to pack up and leave this place.