PDLP Chapter 37 Trust Among Clans
Chapter 37 Trust Among Clans
The sweet potato was roasted to perfection, with a crispy outer skin and a soft, sweet interior.
Song You blew on the steam and took a big bite in front of the shadows.
The unique aroma of sugar caramelizing at high temperatures, mixed with the sweet and glutinous texture of the sweet potato itself, exploded in his mouth. He ate slowly, savoring every bite.
There were still a few sweet potatoes and half a pot of corn kernels left in the pot. He slowly and methodically ate them one by one, kernel by kernel, until they were all gone.
Finally, he even scraped off the bits of burnt crust stuck to the bottom of the pan with a spatula, put them in his mouth, and let out a satisfied sigh.
After doing all this, he stood up, without even glancing at the shadow, put the pots and pans on the ground, turned around and left, his figure quickly disappearing into the night as he descended the mountain.
A mountain breeze blew by, and the remaining embers in the stove gradually went out.
The sow behind the bushes remained frozen in place for a long time. The alluring sweet scent in the air felt like countless tiny hands scratching at her insides.
It finally couldn't resist and stepped out of the shadows.
It cautiously approached the stove, first sniffing warily at the pots and pans left by Song You, and only after confirming that there wasn't a single grain of rice left inside did it lower its head and nudge the sweet potato peels and corn cobs on the ground with its nose.
It hesitated for a moment, then stuck out its tongue and rolled a piece of sweet potato skin covered in dirt into its mouth.
Just then, Song You, who had already walked far away, suddenly heard a notification sound in his mind.
[Druid Log: Your initial contact with the boar pack has earned you a slight degree of acceptance. Beastmaster Druid advancement questline, pack trust progress increases. Current progress: 1/3 (15%)]
Song You suddenly stopped in his tracks.
He glanced back at the direction of the back mountain with some surprise.
Does this work?
His original plan was simply to use fire and food to establish rules for the sow, letting her know who was the boss of this hill.
The next step is to wait for the boar to return, and then use absolute force to completely drive the whole family away, or simply get rid of them.
But now, the system log notification has opened a new door for him.
Subjugated.
This idea emerged so clearly for the first time.
Killing one or two wild boars might bring some money and solve immediate problems, but it doesn't offer any long-term benefits.
But what if you could subdue a herd of wild boars?
Song You's mind started racing.
A herd of wild boars that can understand his commands means a lot.
This means he now has a free ranger team to drive away other wild animals that might intrude.
It also allows him to develop wild boar meat as a high-end ingredient in the future, which is sustainable.
With proper training, they can even help him greet guests. Wild boars are very intelligent animals, and the idea of a wild boar leading guests to a place is quite interesting.
This deal is far more worthwhile than simply killing them, no matter how you look at it.
"Interesting." Song You stroked his chin, his expression becoming quite interesting.
Of course, he also knew that things weren't that simple.
The sow has only temporarily submitted; the key to truly subduing them lies with the boar she has never met before.
We must subdue it, beat it until it doubts the existence of pigs, only then can this ethnic group truly bear the surname Song.
If you continue to be defiant, don't blame him for taking drastic measures.
"No rush, take your time."
Having sorted out his thoughts, Song You returned to the courtyard with light steps.
Instead of resting immediately, he turned on his computer and imported the video footage he had recorded during the day.
Song You had it all planned out: he would edit one video a day, and the video from the next day would also show the treatment results from the previous day, making it a series of videos.
To pass the time, he had watched many video editing tutorials. Although he wasn't a professional, he was more than capable of making a short video.
He imitated the style of popular stress-relieving videos, added soothing background music to the video, and then started dubbing it.
"Today, we're going to give a sick peach tree a makeover."
"Look, everyone, let's trim these curled leaves and remove the dead branches."
His voice was deliberately kept steady and low, which, combined with the snipping sounds of pruning in the video, actually created a sense of immersive stress relief.
The video is short, only a little over a minute long.
After editing, he first uploaded it to his Douyin account, "Come and Enjoy a Farmhouse Trip".
Seeing the successful upload notification, Song You thought for a moment and decided not to put all his eggs in one basket.
He clicked on a nearly forgotten app on his desktop, whose icon was a small blue TV.
Beep beep beep.
He registered this account when he was in college. He usually uses it to watch game videos and parodies, and he has never posted anything himself.
He also uploaded a copy of the video he had just edited, with a very direct title: "[A Boon for Obsessive-Compulsives! Immersive Method to Save a Sick Peach Tree!]"
After uploading, he casually opened his following list.
The list doesn't have many people; most of them are gaming and food content creators.
His fingers were tracing patterns when his gaze suddenly stopped on an ID.
Milu's Agricultural Notes
Miru?
Song You paused for a moment. This name reminded him of someone he hadn't been in contact with for a long time.
He clicked on the profile picture, and a pretty girl's smiling face popped up against a backdrop of lush green experimental fields.
It's really her.
Ginger Rice Porridge.
He was a neighbor in the village when he was a child, and they were childhood sweethearts. Unlike Tian Wenwu, Jiang Milu always stayed in the village with Song You and often bullied him.
Later, after they both got into the county high school, they were in different classes and gradually lost contact. Unexpectedly, she also became a content creator.
Song You clicked on her profile page after following her when he was in junior high school.
There aren't many videos; the latest one was posted three days ago, titled "[A Day VLOG of a Trip to the Xiangtan University Agricultural Experiment Base with My Mentor]".
The cover shows several young people wearing white coats, squatting on the edge of a paddy field, pointing at a rice plant and laughing happily.
Song You clicked on the video.
The video begins with Jiang Milu holding a selfie stick and walking along a tree-lined path.
"Hello everyone, I'm Milu. The weather is fantastic today. We've come to the school's experimental base with our mentor to see how the super rice we planted last month is growing."
Her voice was clear and pleasant, with a touch of girlish liveliness.
The camera shakily panned across the surrounding classmates, who were all chattering about something.
Looking at the familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar face on the screen, Song You felt a surge of emotions.
This kid has grown up and is even more handsome than when he was a child.
In the video, Jiang Milu and her classmates arrived at the experimental field.
A middle-aged woman wearing glasses and looking very refined was probably their mentor, explaining the growth cycle and precautions of rice to them.
Song You was quite interested in this agricultural knowledge and read it with great interest.
The scene shifts to Jiang Milu interviewing her classmates.
"Jiang Jiang, as the beauty of our group, what are your thoughts on this topic?" Jiang Milu pointed the camera at a girl with slightly curly long hair.