The crowd was ecstatic. Some of the people in the tribe were able to eat boar meat, but most of them weren’t. Especially the younger ones.

  Civ prepared the tools and the boar by laying it down on leaves. For this task, he asks Horm and his Father to help him in removing the hide and butchering the meat.

  Now that Civ has a closer look at this boar, it was around 4 - 5 ft tall when standing.

  A spine-chilling realization came into Civ’s mind. If they were tackled by one of these boars, they would be sure dead on the spot.

  But it is not the time to be afraid. He now has a hunted boar, and they need to distribute this to the camp equally.

  The initial plan is to remove the internal organs. In this way, they can remove the internal heat from the body. He was planning to hang this boar. Because his father had not allowed him to roam around in the previous days. He had no choice but to prioritize creating the initial tools for hunting. That is one of the reasons why he needs a team that will focus on developing multiple tools.

  With his stone knife, they starts by making a cut in the breastbone. Once a cut is visible, he inserts his two fingers in the cut and guides the knife straight to the pelvic area.

  The crowd was amazed by the stone knife. Even Civ was surprised by the sharpness of this tool.

  As the gut opens, Civ removes the tissues surrounding the private parts. After this are the upper organs. He removes the diaphragm in the chest and the throat.

  Then he pulled out the internal organs. When everything was removed, they started cleaning the cavity. Using big leaves to clean, they wipe some debris and blood clots inside.

  The next is skinning, using his smaller stone knife, he started his skinning on the front legs. He cuts it in the middle of the hoof, going to its elbow.

  TRRREEK

  The muscle in the shoulder starts to show. Then he proceeds to skin the middle body part carefully. He ran his blade into the skin, separating it from the meat, but after a few slashes, the stone knife went dull.

  ‘The blade endured longer than I expected.’ Civ gets one of his extra stone knives. He gave the dull knife to Arsh and also whispered something to her. She nodded and started to resharpen the used knife by pressure-flaking it.

  They did this repeatedly until they were able to skin the upper part of the body.

  After that, Civ focuses on skinning the neck part. Working on the neck was one of the most challenging parts. He cut through deep around the neck. With this, he was able to locate the knob. Then he served the ligaments and cartilage then -.

  CRAAAACCKK

  With the help of Kivrah and Horm, Civ was able to separate the head of the boar by using the twist-pull method.

  “Whoah!” The crowd was amazed at the techniques Civ was showing. But also felt relieved that the Chosen One was taking the lead.

  Civ finished skinning the bottom part of the boar. He wanted to process the parts and organs of this boar. But right now, his only plan is to consume the meat.

  Once everything was removed, Civ was having a regret. The boar they hunted was covered in fat. The fats were also thick. If only he could have a container that he could use.

  ‘Enough with the regrets’

  He started distributing the meat to the people.

  As a reward to himself and the hunting group, he chooses loin.

  When the crowd started to get their part, Civ saw that one of the people was going to eat it raw.

  ‘Oh right!’ Civ took a deep breath and shouted.

  “Everyone!” The crowd was startled and stopped in their tracks.

  “I know you want to eat the meat right away. But please wait for everyone to get their portion. Once everyone has their part, I’ll teach you something you all will be satisfied with.” Hearing Civ ask them politely, they nodded and followed his instructions.

  While Civ was focusing on butchering the boar. The hunting group was actually quietly learning from Civ’s actions.

  The hunting group was excited that they would have the chance to contribute to the tribe. So silently watch Civ’s butchering as they etched in their memory the techniques Civ uses.

  A few moments later, Civ was a bit tired, so he asked his Father to butcher the meat and distribute it to the people.

  Kivrah willingly wants to try it. So when he was the one butchering it, he asked Civ questions. He asked so many questions that he did not notice they had already butchered the whole boar. The hunting group also learned a lot from the Father and Son’s discussion.

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  Kivrah was quite happy right now. This is one of the times he was able to talk to his son for a longer period. Also, there is someone he can rely on to build their tribe.

  In all honesty, Civ’s butchering technique was not on a professional level. He was able to do the basic thing, but there are still some parts of the meat that they were not able to cleanly remove.

  When they finished, all of the meat was actually distributed.

  “Now I will teach everyone how you can eat this with a better taste. Please observe carefully. You can follow me while I do it.”

  The crowd was silent. Arsh actually left earlier and brought some fresh branches. They cut it into smaller sticks about 12 inches (31 cm) long. Civ scrapes the bark and sharpens the tip. He skewered the meat and then placed it beside the fire.

  Horm and Arsh were also following through with Civ while he cooked the meat.

  From time to time, he turns the meat. Once all of the sides are brown, an aroma of smoky meat surrounds the camp. Everyone's mouth involuntarily watered.

  Civ and his friends can’t wait to dig in, so he takes a bite.

  Chomp

  The juicy taste of the roasted meat overloads their taste buds. This new sensation is one of the things they cannot forget in their lifetime.

  ‘I was eating berries for the past few days since I was transmigrated. Now that we can hunt boar, I will not lose this taste.’

  Remembering the taste of meat that he usually took for granted back on Earth. This is something he did not want to forget!

  Before he gets lost in thought and gobbles up all of the meat. Civ gets everyone’s attention and gives them instructions on how to cook it.

  Once everyone followed through, the camp was covered with a smoky meat smell.

  When they take a bite.

  “Ohhhh”

  “Sun Goddess!”

  “I can’t believe we can eat the meat much better. The taste is also better!”

  Everyone has a different reaction, but everyone also has a life-changing perspective. Placing the meat in the fire will make it tender and taste better compared to eating it raw.

  The crowd was very happy, and everyone was enjoying the feast!

  When the crowd started eating their portion, everyone was focused on eating. No one talks to each other.

  The Trio and Kivrah finished eating their portion. They were full of the meat they got. Seeing the crow happily eat today, Kivrah and Civ felt relieved.

  “My Son, please come with me and bring this portion to the Shaman.” Kivrah stands up, and Civ immediately follows.

  While walking to the shaman's hut, “My Son, you did a great job today. I don’t know what reward I can give you.”

  Kivrah could not fully express what his Son had done for the tribe today.

  Civ thought about it and smiled ‘Since you offered.’

  “Actually, there is a reward that you can give to me.”

  “Tell it to me, my son.” Kivrah had open ears.

  Civ respectfully asked. “Please allow me to freely roam around the forest. ”

  Kivrah paused for a second and also smiled at Civ.

  ‘I was actually going to tell him this when we go to the Shaman. But since he already asked’

  “Sure, my Son! You can go wherever you want. But you need to be careful and make sure you can return before the Goddess sleeps?” Kivrah approves but still reminds Civ.

  “Yes, my Father.” Civ agrees with the condition.

  When they finish their conversation, they are in front of the Shaman’s hut.

  They went inside. “Shaman Mashu, here is your portion. Allow Civ to show you how we can eat it better.”

  The Shaman is required to monitor the child since she is the only one who has medical knowledge.

  As Civ prepares the meat, the Shaman is looking forward to what the Chosen One will show her.

  When the meat was cooked, the smell coming from it heightened the shaman's smell and taste senses.

  “Please have a bite Shaman Mashu.” Civ hands out the roasted meat.

  The Shaman takes a bite. Tears were coming down her face.

  Both Civ and Kivrah do not know how to react.

  ‘Oh Wow! That’s a new reaction. Civ did not expect the Shaman will cry for eating cooked meat.

  “Shaman Mashu, why are you crying?” Kivrah checks on Shaman Mashu as he scrambles to stop her from crying.

  “Do not worry tribe leader. I did not cry because of sadness, but it's because I am happy!” The shaman was smiling while she wiped her tears.

  “I was amazed by this taste! Truly a blessing from the Sun Goddess.” The shaman devoutly praised their god.

  The father and son felt relieved that they thought something bad had happened.

  “I agree Shaman. I praise the Sun Goddess!” Kivrah also did his praise.

  When the Shaman finished her food. The three of them started to talk about organizing the team. Then the responsibilities of each team will be.

  Since they are also talking about the plans. Civ also shared some of his initial plans with the two about this coming Tuanir.

  Both of them were surprised by the plan, but with the result of today’s hunt, they have more confidence in Civ’s plan. With this, they all agreed to push to produce more tools and improve their quality.

  For the hunting team, if the group is successful on the next hunts. It will positively improve the morale of the camp. When they were only gathering berries, almost 70% of the people left the camp to look for berries. The supply of berries was getting harder to procure around the camp. So if the hunting team can control the northern part of the camp, it will be a big help for their food issue.

  Their meeting ended an hour before dawn. Civ was satisfied with the discussion.

  ‘Now that I can roam freely, I can start on my new operation.’ Civ was smiling ear to ear.

  ‘I will call it Operation: Hunt N Gather’. What he only wishes is that all of the plans they discuss will be executed properly.

  The future might still be uncertain for him. But for now, he has a goal he can work on.

  Civ leisurely hums as he walks back to the cave to rest.

  Near the cave, he saw his fellow tribesmen still stoking the fire. He thought they would abandon it after the meal, but instead, all of them gathered. He saw Horm passionately re-enacting the hunt that had happened earlier. The people were entertained by his friend.

  The crowd requests him to join them, but Civ politely refuses. He is really tired physically and mentally from the hunt earlier. He really needs plenty of rest for the night since tomorrow will also be a big day for the hunting group. Not only that, but Civ still needs to plan the strategy for tomorrow’s hunt.

  The next day, when Civ wakes up, he is surprised. The people sleep around the campfire for the night.

  ‘What in the world happened here?’