Rebuilding Civilization

Exploration

"I started exploring the area to get food. I'll start by going around the lake."

"In this situation, the first food that might come to my mind is fish, but I'm not sure if anything is there and I also lack a fishing rod to catch it. I can shoot him with a shotgun if a large enough specimen appears, but picking it up would be troublesome. Let's put the plan on hold."

"I guess I'll go for plant life. But it's hard to find one that can be eaten without proper knowledge."

"I was forced to use nanom to examine them by kneading the leaves between my fingers until the liquid came out and had the nanom scan them afterwards."

"I started indiscriminately squeezing leaves from all the plants I could see."

(Is it really possible to get the nutrients that can be consumed from local plant life?)

[It may be . But the plants you hold cannot be eaten. ]

[It is not suitable for consumption. ]

[It is not suitable for consumption. ]

"……"

[Perhaps to be taken and digested. ]

"All right! But when I tried to put it in my mouth, it turned out to be very seductive. I immediately spat it out and instructed the nanom to only point out things that could be considered food."

"………"

[Suitable as food. ]

"Great, I finally have one! I tried the leaves but it did not taste very good. I tried the stick but it turned out the same. I plucked it from the ground and saw tiny tubers like tubers growing from the roots about three centimeters in size. When I try to eat it, it tastes like raw potatoes."

"It doesn't feel very good, but it can change if I bake it a little. Okay, let's put this together for today."

"As I was engrossed in collecting potato-like plants, a rodent resembling a rabbit and a mouse appeared about 30 meters away. It froze in place as our eyes met. Can this be eaten?"

"Okay wise man. You're sweet, but I'll still make you my meal."

"I immediately put up my rifle and finished him off with one shot. I estimate the rabbit-like, rat-like creature weighed about 5 kilograms after I approached to see it. The ears are too small for rabbit ears but too big for rat ears."

"When I put my finger into the wound opened by the shotgun shot, nanom judged it to be suitable as food so I decided to bring it back."

"I decided to name it ‘rabbit-mouse’. Sounds more edible than ‘rabbit-mouse’. But well, they're both rodents so I guess there's a good one."

"I managed to gather twenty artificial potatoes and hunt a rat rabbit for myself. It's time to get back to the rocky hill."

"I managed to get food very easily. If things go like this all the time, then I might manage to survive somehow."

"I decided to dismantle my quarry by the lake before I went back to the rock outcrop to start cooking. I dismembered the creature I hunted while listening to the instructions given by the nanom."

"Hmm, the portion that is suitable to be eaten is fewer in number than expected. Just two front legs and two back legs to be exact. About a kilo of meat I think. If I took the bone, it would be about 700 grams, give or take. Can I use the fur for something? I can't think of a clear use for it at the moment. I didn't even know how to use it from the beginning. It's a pity, but I have to throw it away."

"Then I suddenly remembered something."

(Refugee code, please reply.)

"I tried to contact the pod once again, but there was still no response. Well, since Iris is now gone, I'm not too disappointed by this result."

"I went back to the rocky hill and started preparing the rat rabbit meat to cook. I haven't tried outdoor cooking since I was in junior high officer school. I'm a little excited about this."

"I collected firewood and turned it on with my laser gun."

"Cooking can be said to be my only hobby. I can't do it while on board, but sometimes I borrow a multipurpose room whenever we're stationed at the base and treat the rest of my squad members with my cooking."

"At a time when I couldn't cook, I researched various recipes and scoured gourmet sites for useful info."

"I might just grill a few pieces of meat, but it's definitely not an easy task. It seems difficult to cook properly without using kitchen utensils huh?… Technically, I don't really cook but just hold the meat over an open fire."

"I finally managed to bake a piece of leg that was stabbed in the branch of a tree."

"When I nibble on the well-baked thigh meat, I feel like chicken. It's a little gamey, but it's good."

"But to be honest, it's hard to determine the taste. If anyone asks if it is delicious or not, I will probably answer ‘not both’. It's not good, but I can't call it good either."

"First of all, only the taste of meat is there because I do not use spices or seasonings such as salt. I probably expected too much because it took a lot of effort to dismantle, collect firewood and cook it."

"But I think it'll definitely taste better if I use salt."

"Salt, yes.. Is it possible to secure some rock salt near here?"

"It's night now. I'll look for him in the morning. Since it was a waste otherwise, I proceeded to eat the rest of the meat."

"I can be full just by eating meat. What should I do with the artificial potatoes I collect? I put the artificial potato on top of the remains of a smoldering bonfire and covered it with a little soil on it."

"It will roast it pretty well. We'll, I guess it's okay even if this doesn't work."

"Because it was dark enough, I decided to go to bed."

(Active Warning mode. Wake me at dawn.)

[Acknowledged. ]

"........ "

[Now dawn. Please wake up . ]

"Huh. I think I slept well last night. The morning sunlight looks dazzling. Wait, that reminds me…!"

(Hey nanom, exactly how many hours a full day on the planet?)

"This code→ (.....) sign to show inner chatter/crawl words in the mind. "

[About 24 hours. ]

"So it's about the same as my home planet."

"Let's take a look at the artificial potato that went through my cooking experiment. Some parts looked charred and some parts did not. I peeled one off and tried to taste it."

"Hey, this is pretty good! It tastes like a regular baked potato. This will be my breakfast today."

(“I really wish I had salt and cookware now,” thought I was in heart while combing a baked artificial potato. A person really can't help but want things they don't have.) 

"I plan to explore and search for groceries again today. I have to do my best."

"For starters, I will continue to survey the area around the lake. The entire area of the lake shore should stretch to over fifteen kilometers. There were traces of animals, so I didn't have much trouble walking around the place."

"Once I find some new kind of plant, I will immediately start pressing it between my fingers."

"………"

"A [Suitable as food.] The response came out immediately after that. It looks like ordinary grass, but it smells soft, so maybe it's some kind of herb. It doesn't feel bad either. I pocketed five bundles of rods."

"When I walked about halfway around the lake, I managed to reach a large river branching off from it. Well, since it's a very large lake, finding a river isn't too surprising."

 

"If I go to the sea, I may have to succeed in getting salt. This must be considered."

"I crossed the great river by jumping over it. With nanom-enhanced muscles, jumping a 5-meter-wide river was pretty easy, even without running."

"I walked around for a while and kneaded a little plant matter before finally finding something suitable to eat."

"It looks like some kind of leafy vegetable. It feels good when I try it. I might be able to use it to make a salad or something."

"I also bagged five bundles of it."

"After walking for a while, I managed to see a boar-like creature drinking water from the edge of the lake. It's about 400 meters."

"Although I feel a bit pity, I will serve it as dinner for tonight. I have to secure as much food as possible."

 

"I pulled my rifle and got the key. A distance of 400 meters is nothing before this baby zoom-in function."

"After considerable magnification, I immediately pulled the trigger. The boar-like creature had fallen as the sound of plasma shots rang out."

"When I approached my quarry, I found it was bigger than expected. It must be over a hundred kilograms."

"The tusk is a little bigger than the wild boar I know. It is not wrong to call this creature a boar fanged because its tusks are more than 30 centimeters in size. You'll definitely bite through the dust if you're stabbed by these things."

"Nature really cannot be underestimated. There are dangerous creatures like this running around."

"Nanom judged it suitable as food."

"But getting something so big troubles me. Even if I managed to obtain a lot of meat, I had no means to cool it down for preservation. I also couldn't possibly finish everything at once. And the only cooking method available to me right now is to bake boneless meat over an open fire."

"Because of what else, I decided to cut off one back leg with my knife and take it for granted. Even one hind leg can reach 10 kilograms of meat."

(After walking some distance while looking around, I suddenly heard the sound of water splashing. When I turned around, I saw the remains of a wild boar taken by ‘something’ from inside the lake. ‘Itu’ easily knocked down the large boar creature with space left.) 

"Tn: this code→ ('..... ') sign to show a slow/smooth chat."

"I was confused and hurriedly took some distance from the lake."

"There's a big boar and a mysterious creature as well. The reason I have remained safe until now can be said to be all thanks to stupid luck. I renewed my resolve to be more careful."

 

"I managed to return safely to the rocky hill while remaining alert to possible threats."

 

"When I wake up in the morning, it's like I want to take a bath in the lake water. But after seeing what happened now, I wouldn't do it even if I was offered a large sum of money to do it."

"But as expected, one could not help but feel uneasy after missing a bath for two days in a row. What should I do…?"

"For now, I'll eat first."

"Fire will not be able to wrap it properly if I put my whole foot on it as it is, he said, so I sliced them into thinner pieces and pierced the pieces with thin tree branches."

"The flesh matures in an instant. I drank some of the potions I had obtained earlier and tore them into small pieces. I mix it with the meat and vegetables that the salad uses and eat it all."

 

(It's pretty good! It is filled with meat juice and has a kind of ‘liar’ flavor. There is still no salt, but this is a pretty good delicacy. Herbs and vegetables definitely make a difference.) 

"Tn: this code→ ('..... ') sign to show a slow/smooth chat."

"I ate greedily and was immediately full. Now I can hardly classify this as a decent dish."

"There's still a lot of meat left so I'll keep it for tomorrow. It shouldn't get worse in just one day."

"After satisfying my stomach, I went on to think of the things I managed to find today: a great river, a fanged boar, and a mysterious creature that was within the waters of the lake."

"After successfully obtaining water and food yesterday, I felt the area around the lake was not as dangerous as expected. But it seems like a hasty conclusion."

 

"If I follow the direction of the great river, I will reach the sea. Salt and seafood are both very tempting prospects."

"But mostly I'm still alien to the planet. If I was in a hurry to do something without adequate info, it might cause me to lose my life."

"From the things that happened, the chances of me living and dying while remaining alone on this planet were quite high."

"There is no internet. There's no one else to talk to. There is no form of entertainment. The only thing to look forward to is probably eating."

"When I thought like that, the urge to go adventuring suddenly came within me."

"To live a happy and unapologetic life, I had to take some risks. Yeah, it doesn't sound too bad."

"I'm really excited now."

"Good! I will follow the river and go to the sea! I don't plan to live like a hermit in a place like this. I'll go on an adventure! I am now retired from the military. From now on, I am an adventurer!"

"After I decide like that, I start preparing everything for my departure tomorrow. I plan to pack up the leftovers to make my meal during the trip."

 

"I couldn't just put it straight into a backpack, so I looked for something to wrap and found a plant with long, wide leaves. I tried to press it with my finger."

[It is not suitable as food. ]

(Will there be any problems if I just use it as a packaging material?)

[No problem. ]

"I picked up a lot of leaves and did some trials. I finally managed to make something that could be made into a foodwrap after several tries. The key is to get them together."

"I cut the rest of the meat. I was worried about food poisoning, so I decided to cook everything properly tomorrow."

"Next, I gathered some more artificial potatoes on the way to the lake. I get drinking water from the lake itself."

"Hey! That's right . I might be able to take a shower if I just take water from the lake to use. I don't really have to bathe in the lake itself."

"I finished all my preparations in no time. It's dark enough, so I think it's time to go to bed."

 

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