In order to prevent another encounter, after a simple vote, the Traverser Leveling Brigade chose the original path and retreated a few hundred meters to camp, distancing itself from the edge of the dangerous forest.

With this buffer zone with a wide field of vision, any disturbance can be detected in advance, at least to avoid being attacked to the greatest extent.

Post-war casualty management is a must.

Although no one knew the two dead traversers, after all, they were all from the same world, and at least there was still a sense of compatriotism, so someone proposed to hold a funeral for the two on the spot.

The proposal was quickly and unanimously adopted.

After the humble funeral ceremony, the sky was already a little dark, and the people began to set up tents and prepare for the night camp.

Due to the previous battle, although the woods were just a few hundred meters ahead, few people dared to go to cut wood and collect firewood, and the huge camp was deserted, and there was not even a bonfire in sight.

"Asuna, Yanye, don't rush to set up a tent for the two of you, bring the horse and come with me."

Seeing Luo Jie walking towards the woods in the distance with his knife, Asuna immediately understood that he was going to collect dry firewood, and couldn't help but worry: "Dire-kun, why don't you go?" It's too dangerous. ”

Gui Yanye also echoed weakly: "Yes, it's getting dark now, let's eat some dry food here and deal with it ......overnight."

"It's almost night, that there must be a fire."

In his previous life, Luo Jie had also led a team and knew when democracy could be achieved and when dictatorship was necessary, so this time there was a hint of undoubted sternness in his tone.

Fortunately, the two girls are not the kind of pampered eldest lady temper, they have received modern education, they more or less know a little bit of the most basic knowledge of survival in the wild, but they did not play any petty temperament, very consciously unloaded the luggage on the horse's back, led the horse and followed behind Luo Jie.

Luo Jie's movements quickly attracted the attention of the other traversers, but there were many people who were interested in it, and there were few people who really dared to follow along.

However, what Luo Jie didn't expect was that among the few traversers who followed them to collect firewood, he actually saw Ito Makoto's figure.

"Hey! Gui Yanye, let's meet again! ”

Ito Makoto was not dead, and when he saw Gui Yanye, he took the initiative to run up to say hello, and the panicked Gui Yanye immediately hid behind Asuna like a frightened rabbit.

"What are you doing again?" Luo Jie didn't have a good airway.

"Ah, big brother, don't get me wrong, I just saw Gui Yanye here, come and say hello."

Makoto Ito reflexively raised his hand and took two steps back with a smile.

A very familiar young man.

"Makoto, is this an acquaintance of yours?"

As he spoke, a red-haired young man with a mature uncle's face, accompanied by a blue-haired girl, walked over and greeted Luo Jie and the others very familiarly: "Hello, I'm the leader of the Wind Forest Volcano Squad, Klein...... Well, this one is lucky. Makoto is a member of my team, so I didn't cause you any trouble, did I? ”

"Klein."

The first player to talk to the protagonist Kirito in the original book,There is a kind of down-and-out samurai-like cynicism and boldness in his personality.,Although there aren't many scenes.,But compared to other characters,,It's definitely a well-deserved first supporting actor.。

"Luckily".

The girl who appeared in the memories of the protagonist of the original Gaiden was cowardly and timid, and was the first love of the protagonist Kirito's game, and later died in a trap room in a labyrinth because of a strategy mistake.

Well, if Luo Jie remembers correctly, this delicate girl with tear moles in the corners of her eyes seems to be the legendary "spearman" of Lucky E since ancient times.

In the end, is this the author's malice, or is it a coincidence in the dark......

"No, although this member of your team had a little misunderstanding with my friend before, it wasn't a big deal."

Luo Jie can be honest with Ito, but for the first male partner in the original book, he still has to give some face.

After all, according to the setting in the original book, this red-haired "Klein" is a very powerful swordsman in the later stage, maybe in the future, when he attacks the high-level, he will still be able to use the other party, in short, it is always right to build a good relationship first.

"Haha, it's okay......" "Klein" laughed heartily and changed the topic, and took the initiative to talk to Luo Jie: "Are you going to collect firewood and make a fire?" Why don't we work as two teams together, but we can take care of each other. ”

Luo Jie nodded after a little muttering, he didn't think about increasing the number of players, but there was no problem just to cooperate.

Perhaps because the wild boar girls were busy breeding the population at this time, the group was basically not harassed in the process of collecting firewood.

Occasionally, a rabbit girl with two long ears curiously got out of the bushes, but was immediately fertilized and fled by a nervous look from Makoto Ito, who was in charge of guarding.

While Asuna and Gui Yanye were busy collecting firewood, Luo Jie carried the [Quetzalcoatl God's Serial Crossbow] into the woods, and soon walked back with a few fat pheasants.

Yes, it's a pheasant, not a chicken girl.

In this modified SAO world, the beast and the monster are two very different species.

If it weren't for the existence of these beasts at the bottom of the food chain, Luo Jie couldn't imagine how people in this world would solve the problem of eating meat.

Soon, two bright bonfires rose in the traverser's camp, and the light of the fire brought light, but also slightly dispelled the gloom that hung over everyone's hearts due to the death of their companions.

One after another, people began to go to the woods to collect dry firewood, and bonfires were lit one after another in the camp.

With fire comes the prerequisites for cooking.

I have said before that Luo Jie is a person who is very particular about eating.

The so-called attention here refers to the attitude towards the meal itself.

In his opinion, those things that can be dealt with by eating a few dry food can only be regarded as eating, and cannot be regarded as real meals at all.

Under the somewhat surprised and unexpected gaze of Asuna and Gui Yanye, Luo Jie skillfully plucked the pheasant and disemboweled, cleaned it repeatedly with the [Water Gathering Technique], cut it into small pieces, and poured it into the [Little Master's Wok] along with a small amount of mushrooms and wild vegetables that had been picked up before.

The effect of the special props of 100,000 points is not covered, although Luo Jie only added salt and a small amount of spices, the stewed pot of chicken is still fragrant and tender, and is full of the original ecological umami unique to wild ingredients, just smelling the fragrance is mouth-watering.