Chapter 39

It seems like we've indulged a bit too much.

Cloudy and Titus scratched their heads as they looked at the food basket. It was full before dinner, but now it's already halfway empty. Titus, with his big appetite, really ate a lot.

"How much food do we need to store for the rainy season? 10 sunsets?" She wasn't too worried about the meat; if it's there, they'll eat it. If they eat too slowly and the dried meat goes bad, well, it goes bad. They still have a lot of root vegetables at home. Apart from being a bit tasteless, there's no harm in them. "Meat doesn't store well, we can only keep it for about ten days, but we can store a lot of vegetables."

Titus paced in front of the food basket, looking rather relaxed. "It depends, the length of each rainy season varies. Matriarch mentioned that the longest rainy season lasted for 50 sunsets."

"..." Wait, will this cave really not get flooded? Cloudy's pupils trembled. Even five days of continuous heavy rain was already quite devastating; 50 days? Is that reasonable?

Moreover, the weather now... in the two days since Titus returned, it has visibly become overcast, with no brightness in the sky, and the rainforest has become even more humid. Mushrooms are sprouting everywhere, and the bottoms of trap pits have turned into mush. The rainy season is about to arrive, and everywhere is showing this warning.

At this moment, many past flood news reports appeared in her mind, with large waters covering houses and washing away mountains...

"Will the cave be flooded? What about my house?"

"No problem!" Titus gestured reassuringly. "At most, it will flood halfway up the hill, but it won't flood the house. Don't worry."

Really...! Since the locals say so, then it must be fine. Cloudy pushed aside thoughts of the upcoming rainy season. The longest rainy season is fifty days, and items like dried meat can only be stored for about twenty-five days, which means no matter how much she stores now, the dried meat must be consumed midway.

It seems like she still needs to gather a large amount of the most durable root vegetables...

"Cloudy's food is enough for one person. I need to go out and collect my own."

"Huh?" She stopped her train of thought. "My food is enough?"

Titus nodded happily. "Cloudy, you don't need to worry at all. In the recent seasons, the rainy season has been short. The last one was only 18 sunsets long."

Then why did you scare me by saying 50 sunsets just now? Cloudy playfully slapped Titus on the arm. "You said 50!"

"Because you asked, so I told you the longest one." He rubbed the spot where she hit him, feeling like she hit harder this time. And he realized he didn't need to worry about food or anything; it was just a matter of hunting outside and coming back...

Titus was quite cheerful while eating, but after being full, he gradually realized.
Having read the passage you provided, it seems to be a dialogue between characters named Cloudy and Titus. Cloudy seems to be reassuring Titus that they still need each other, despite Titus feeling like he's no longer necessary due to Cloudy's abilities to hunt and have fire. Titus expresses his fear of being bored if he's not needed and doesn't want to return to the settlement. Cloudy, on the other hand, seems to value their companionship. The conversation also touches on topics like collecting food, washing up, and hunting.

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Based on your description, the scene seems to depict a moment of discovery and planning between Cloudy and Titus. Cloudy shares a map with symbols indicating plant-eating creatures and large beasts, suggesting a hunting opportunity. Titus examines the map, questioning the timing of each mark, and then proceeds to sketch and mark the map himself. They identify a group of large herbivorous dinosaurs grazing outside the bushes, with Cloudy noting their size and features. The group includes two juveniles, one of which has a missing portion of its head crest, indicating possible conflict.

Despite the crude map and vague time references, Titus accurately deduces the location of the dinosaurs. Cloudy expresses surprise at Titus's hunting skills and questions how they will handle such large prey. Titus reassures Cloudy that these are smaller dinosaurs, not as large as they may seem.

It appears that the duo is preparing for a hunting expedition, with Cloudy feeling a mix of awe and uncertainty at the prospect of taking down such creatures.
"Dinosaurs, never taller than Titus's shoulders.

'Cloudy, as impressive as you are, these prey have tough skin, not easily killed with ordinary weapons,' Titus whispered. 'If Cloudy wants to hunt alone, track them, then target the weakest at the back of the group, and use a wooden spear to pierce its excretory organs.'

'You must exert great force, then continue tracking until the wound worsens, leading to death.'

'Oh...' Cloudy's eyes sparkled, realizing that no matter how large an animal is, its weakness always lies below...

'Should we use this method now?' Cloudy curiously asked.

'Not now, I can kill it directly.'

Indeed...

While the two of them crouched in the dark bushes discussing, the dinosaurs outside leisurely grazed, occasionally making low, contented sounds.

This scene... Cloudy peered through the gaps in the bushes, a thought she couldn't avoid forming in her mind, especially when she saw the broad backs of the dinosaurs: 'Titus, do you ride on them?'

'Ride? Why, they move very slowly,' Titus didn't understand why Cloudy asked this way. 'Most animals in the jungle can't outrun me.'

But riding a dinosaur is different! Cloudy felt a lump in her throat, after much thought, she awkwardly said, 'I thought you would ride...'

...' Titus turned to look at Cloudy for a moment, unsure. 'Do you want to ride?'

'Can I?'

As soon as Cloudy finished speaking, Titus stood up abruptly, disregarding cover, startling Cloudy: 'What are you doing?'

'Wait for me here, Cloudy.' With that, Titus rushed out, his sudden appearance frightening the herbivorous dinosaurs; the lead dinosaur roared, ready to lead the entire herd away.

Next, Cloudy watched as Titus darted among the dinosaurs, heading straight for the most brightly colored and relatively small adult.

He didn't harm the dinosaur but grabbed its tail to prevent it from escaping. Only after the other dinosaurs ran deep into the jungle did Titus forcefully strike the dinosaur's head with his elbow.

'Cloudy, come here.' Titus held the dinosaur's head with one hand and gestured for her to come quickly.

...' Cloudy immediately ran to Titus's side, feeling nervous, her palms sweating, as if she were about to meet her favorite celebrity.

Perhaps the appearance of another living creature caused the previously somewhat calm dinosaurs to become restless again. Impatiently struggling under Titus's grip, the dinosaur nearly stepped on Cloudy's foot, which made Titus very angry: 'Don't move!'

Titus roared, releasing the dinosaur."
The hand slapped the dinosaur hard, making a sound like a sledgehammer hitting the concrete floor.

This slap directly stunned the dinosaur, and Cloudy beside it was also bewildered.

"Cloudy, come here!" When the dinosaur quieted down, dizzy from the slap, Titus reached out, picked up Cloudy, and placed it on the dinosaur's back. "Is this okay?"

It could be okay, but it just feels... very sorry for the dinosaur. Cloudy doesn't want to ride it now; instead, it wants to kneel down, bow, and apologize to the dinosaur.

Because not only will it be ridden, but it will also be sliced into pieces later...