Each person's thoughts and intentions

Four young men found the most convenient option was hot pot, especially since there was still electricity to use.

They prepared the power cord, electric hot pot, peeled and washed potatoes and sweet potatoes, and cut them into pieces. Enoki mushrooms, baby bok choy, small bok choy, and chili peppers were washed. Hot pot base seasoning was ready, along with mutton slices, beef slices, bacon, sausage, and hot pot meatballs. Chili sauce, fermented black bean sauce, sesame paste, fragrant oil, vinegar, oyster sauce, sesame oil, fermented bean curd, chopped scallions, and garlic sauce were prepared. Three pounds of fresh noodles were just pressed, and the broth had just come to a boil. Wang Lin and Xia Kai knocked on the door, so they asked them to move the pot and the little table with the prepared ingredients together. They also handed them a dozen disposable paper cups, four sets of cutlery, and a large bucket of mineral water.

After they moved everything away, they called the children playing upstairs in the game room down for dinner. Xuan Xuan was busy fiddling with her toys.

Xuan Xuan had several cabinets full of toys, and she was having a hard time choosing. In the corner, Xiao Luo was playing with a toy hand crossbow, about half a meter long, crafted with fine detail and equipped with a far-infrared sight. It was pistol-type; just pressing the small trigger could shoot out a plastic soft arrow.

This had been a gift Xuan Xuan’s father brought back from a business trip abroad. Xuan Xuan was fascinated by it for a while, but once she got new toys, she forgot about it. Surprisingly, Xiao Luo found it. Although just a toy, its range was five to ten meters. If the plastic soft tip were replaced with a sharp arrowhead coated with poison, perhaps it could really be used for self-defense.

After eating with the children, they had Xuan Xuan take her little brother to watch cartoons stored on the tablet.

Rong Xianxian went to the storage room to handle the corpses of two monsters, checking for any useful parts.

Holding a piece of pure white skin taken from the belly of the large bird monster, Rong Xianxian felt relieved. Luckily, she was nervous at the time and unfamiliar with her weapon, so her shot was off, hitting the base of the bird’s wing instead of the belly as planned. Had she shot the belly as intended, it would have caused little harm; no wonder the bird had looked so fearless.

The defensive strength of the bird’s belly skin far exceeded her expectations.

She had worked extremely hard, studying for a long time before finding the weak point at the seam where skin met bone, and was able to peel off the skin intact. She planned to make two protective vests for the children from this skin.

Although difficult to remove from the bird, the skin was much easier to handle afterward. Unlike ordinary hides that required tanning, this skin was soft and elastic; steaming, drying, and airing it would suffice for processing.

“Oh, this is really delicious!” Xia Kai said with a face full of bliss.

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