Cave Refuge-Chapter 296 - 283 New Source of Food_3

And this person from Yun Province actually swallowed a bug leg whole in front of them, an utterly abnormal behavior in their eyes.

When the special forces member swiftly swallowed a bug leg and was about to grab another to continue eating, Robinson William didn’t say a word, just gave a look to one of his companions.

Then two special forces members immediately restrained him before he could react, preventing him from continuing to peel the bug leg.

After being restrained by his teammates, he didn’t react with urgency but looked at them with confusion. He asked directly, "What are you two trying to do, what happened, why are you restricting my actions?"

Seeing that he did not resist, the two special forces members who controlled him breathed a sigh of relief. Since he could still calmly ask questions, it indicated that there were no issues with his mental state.

Robinson William called the team medic who had already come over and instructed, "Go check if he’s been poisoned."

The team medic quickly came to the man’s side, first asking him questions, then checking his pupils and tongue coating, and finally taking his pulse.

After a series of checks, it was discovered that not only did he respond to questions normally, but his pupils and tongue coating also showed no signs of poisoning, and his pulse was steady.

If the toxin wasn’t extremely tricky and had a strong latent nature, then in his view, the man should not be poisoned.

Only after the team medic gave a positive response did Robinson William finally speak, "Let him go."

He then handed a bug leg to the man, "Peel this for me, I want to taste the flavor of the bug leg."

Although Robinson William’s tone was very natural, his eyes were fixed intently on the bug leg, afraid that upon receiving it, the man would act as if he were addicted to cocaine.

The man, once again displaying skillful knife work, peeled the exoskeleton off the bug leg. He did not consume the bug leg as swiftly as before but instead handed the peeled leg to Robinson William quite naturally.

Before Robinson William could take the bug leg, the standing medic snatched it first.

"Captain Robinson, let me do this first. After all, I’m a doctor and very sensitive to potential toxins," said the medic.

Hearing the medic’s words, Robinson William didn’t say much but cautioned carefully, "Safety first."

Upon hearing Robinson William say this, the medic didn’t hesitate and carefully bit into the bug leg, beginning to chew. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

After chewing for a long time and wincing with discomfort, he swallowed it down. Seeing the medic’s expression, everyone’s faces darkened.

The medic, who had eaten the bug leg, carefully pondered for a while and then noticed the expressions of the other special forces members around him. Despite looking distressed, they did not dare to speak, fearing they would distract him, showing an eagerness yet hesitating.

So, with a bitter face, the medic said, "I’m not poisoned, the thing is, I’ve never eaten raw food before. So even though it doesn’t taste strange, I find it a bit hard to swallow because of psychological reasons."

Hearing the medic’s explanation, the faces of the other special forces members relaxed.

Now the medic, puzzled, asked the special forces member who had eaten the bug leg raw, "I really don’t know how you can eat that thing raw."

Upon hearing the medic’s question, he responded with some confusion, "Such a tasty thing, why would you find it difficult to swallow?"

Robinson William paid no attention to their debate over taste preferences. Although the most correct practice would be to wait forty-eight hours to ensure both men showed no abnormalities and then have volunteers eat the bug meat in batches for testing.

But Robinson William thought about the Bug Nest in Pengcheng, reasoning that if the bugs in Pengcheng were edible, there was no reason why the bugs in Saxon County weren’t.

As absurd as this thinking was, Robinson William had no choice; after all, the issue of food was crucial, and it was worth the gamble.

"Gunnar, you know how to cook Bug Meat, don’t eat it raw. Take that bug you just dissected and cook it. Then, in our team, we’ll have volunteers come forward and try eating it using the poison testing method."

The so-called poison testing method is to find five testers to consume varying amounts of the food with undetermined toxicity and observe them under normal circumstances.

Normally, observation would continue for three meals a day, over five to seven days, to confirm whether the tested food material is toxic.

Of course, the test would not be conducted by special forces members. Before the disaster struck, if within the country, death row inmates were chosen for such trials.

If abroad, as many would understand, some things are more flexible, and unless one was dealing with a dire enemy, everyone knew the old saying: "Those not of our kind have a different heart."

Of course, after the catastrophe hit, the line of what was acceptable became even more flexible, but they were strangers in a strange land and could not find unfamiliar survivors.

Therefore, volunteers had to be found among the families of the special forces members who were brought over, which is why there were family members of special forces members among the first group to arrive.

When they followed the vanguard over, they already had a rough expectation because, historically, the vanguard implied certain things that anyone clear-sighted would understand.

However, with great rewards come the brave. Even knowing the dangers, many people are willing to overlook them for a chance at a better future.

Gunnar was the one who had first suggested trying the Giant Scorpion meat. Upon hearing Robinson William’s arrangement, he began further processing the Giant Scorpion.