135: Chapter 135 Hungry? Want to eat?

"A Wild Dog tooth! I found a Wild Dog tooth!" Hu Gualing shouted in surprise.

Xiao Niao: ...

Hu Gualing: "Huh, I actually can't pick this Wild Dog tooth up. Does anyone have any tools? I need to pry it off!"

As he spoke, Hu Gualing looked around, his gaze involuntarily drifting toward the longsword in Tang Yao's hand.

He had forged this longsword himself, and he had even used it to easily cut through a saber forged by Wang Dachui. He was perfectly aware of its sharpness; using it to deal with this Wild Dog tooth would be far too simple.

However, he had just seen Tang Yao wipe the longsword clean with her sleeve, and just then, Tang Yao seemed to notice his gaze. She looked over and chuckled, "What are you staring at?"

Hu Gualing hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Nothing, I'm not staring at anything."

His gaze passed over Tang Yao to Xiao Niao, who was still lying on the ground: "Xiao Niao, do you have any tools over there?"

Xiao Niao: "What a coincidence, I actually do. Come over and take it yourself."

As he spoke, he fished a long, narrow knife out of his backpack. Since he couldn't move easily, he set it on the ground for Hu Gualing to retrieve.

Hu Gualing's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected Xiao Niao to carry such a suitable tool. When he went over and picked it up, he realized it was a Skinning knife. The blade was curved and upturned, and the body was long and narrow. While it certainly wasn't as sharp as the longsword in Tang Yao's hand, its unique design was meant for butchering animal carcasses, so removing a Wild Dog tooth was obviously a piece of cake.

But Hu Gualing couldn't quite figure out why someone as timid as Xiao Niao would carry a Skinning knife around.

Then he heard Xiao Niao say, "I got this Skinning knife after learning Skinning and Leatherworking from Head Manager Xie Dongdong. Don't you go breaking it; I still need to use it for Leatherworking to level up my Tailoring skill."

Hu Gualing suddenly realized: So it was a tool exclusive to a life profession. No wonder! He had thought, how could a coward like Xiao Niao, who would run away without looking back upon seeing a monster, ever prepare butchering tools in advance!

"Alright, alright, I definitely won't break it."

Hu Gualing took the Skinning knife and walked back to the Wild Dog carcass. After fumbling with it for a while, he soon loosened the Wild Dog tooth and pulled it out. Looking at it in his hand, it was a white-quality item—a very common thing.

[Wild Dog tooth: This is a tooth from a Wild Dog. It is in good condition without cracks and can be used as Materials to forge certain equipment. Additionally, as a trophy witnessing the kill of a Wild Dog, perhaps someone might be willing to collect it.]

Forge equipment?

Hu Gualing read the item description but didn't pay it much mind. Because a mere Wild Dog tooth, no matter how sharp or sturdy, could it possibly compare to the steel equipment he forged?

He casually handed the Wild Dog tooth to Tang Yao: "You killed it, so the loot belongs to you. However, I estimate this thing is useless. We can only hang it in Xiao Niao's Trading House and see if we can trade it for a few copper coins."

Tang Yao leaned in, curiously looked at the item description of the Wild Dog tooth, and shook her head in disgust, saying: "I don't want this thing. You guys keep it."

Hu Gualing was stunned for a moment, but then thought about it—girls like things clean and pretty, so she certainly wouldn't like something pulled out of a Wild Dog's mouth. He tucked it into his own backpack, not even bothering to ask Xiao Niao for his opinion.

Seeing that Hu Gualing had finished collecting the loot and there was nothing fun to do for the moment, Tang Yao brought Little Sharp-Teeth over to check if it had been hurt from the collision earlier. Fortunately, after checking, she found that Sharp Tooth's forehead was still as pink and white as usual, not even a bruise, so she felt relieved.

However, Tang Yao still felt a bit heartbroken. With Little Sharp-Teeth's tiny size, it had been bounced right off that vicious dog; it must have been hurt by the impact at the time.

Tang Yao rummaged through her backpack, found a wooden bucket, and brought it out, placing it in front of Sharp Tooth. Sharp Tooth immediately pressed against the bucket, rubbing and rubbing, making snorting sounds. It seemed the bucket contained something with great appeal to it.

Hu Gualing and Xiao Niao were also drawn in. It wasn't that the contents of the bucket were highly appealing to them, but as soon as the bucket was brought out, a rich scent wafted out. This scent wasn't exactly foul; it smelled like someone had just tossed a handful of corn flour right in their faces. Following that was a bitter scent, and if one smelled closely, there was a hint of a fresh fragrance—it was actually quite pleasant.

Xiao Niao was lying on the ground and couldn't see what was in the bucket even when he turned his head. He could only guess from the scent that it might be some kind of food made from cornmeal and wild vegetables. But Tang Yao was out adventuring; she carried a whole bucket of food in her backpack—didn't she find it heavy? Or was she really treating this adventure out of the village like an outing?

To be honest, this food, whatever it was called, smelled really good. In reality, he ate greasy food like roast duck and roast goose every day and had no time to exercise, leading to a very unhealthy lifestyle. If he could taste some green food made from coarse grains and wild vegetables in the game, that would be a pretty nice experience. He just wondered, according to the rules of Fantasy Jianghu where game characters affect the real body, if he often ate green food here, would his real body become healthier? ... "Grrr," as Xiao Niao thought, his stomach let out an uncooperative growl.

Tang Yao noticed the source of the sound wasn't her own Sharp Tooth but Xiao Niao lying to the side. She was stunned for a moment, but quickly and understandingly said: "Hungry? Want to eat?"

Xiao Niao felt a bit embarrassed and said shyly: "If it's okay... just letting me have a taste would be enough."

Tang Yao was very generous: "Why so polite? If you want to eat, just eat. Eat as much as you can."

Xiao Niao was overjoyed. He couldn't even care about the pain in his buttocks for the moment. He supported his body with his elbows, wiggling and moving across the sandy ground, crawling forward to the front of the wooden bucket. He sniffed, feeling that the fresh scent mixed with cornmeal was even more distinct.

However, he didn't forget his good friend at this moment. He turned his head to look at Hu Gualing and said: "Gualing, aren't you eating?"

Hu Gualing's expression was a bit strange as he said: "I'm not hungry."

Xiao Niao: "Alright, alright, then I won't be polite!" As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves, ready to dig in.

Seeing Xiao Niao like this, Tang Yao couldn't bear to tease him any longer. She pulled the bucket away and laughed: "Alright, I'm just teasing you. This is for Sharp Tooth to eat."

Sharp Tooth? A pig? This is pig feed?

Xiao Niao couldn't believe it, but watching Tang Yao take out a wooden ladle, scoop up a ladle of yellow and green sticky stuff from the bucket, and pour it on the ground, the little pig named Sharp Tooth immediately crowded up and buried its head into it, eating with a smacking sound. Xiao Niao was suddenly so surprised that his mouth hung open, unable to speak, his expression frozen and stunned there.