night.

After eating, the snake cub yawned and then spontaneously lay down on her lap to sleep.

The snake-like creature also revealed its desire to hibernate, attempting to close its eyes and rest on the spot.

"Um, Snake Rong, let's talk." Cat Duoduo revealed a serious side.

She herself didn't know that she seemed to be under a lot of pressure at this moment, so much so that She Rong couldn't take his eyes off her at first glance.

"What's wrong?"

"Well, everyone in White Tiger City has been in a bad mood lately."

"Are you scared? I can protect you."

"No..."

Dodo gently rubbed the heads of the kittens who had quickly fallen asleep, and after thinking for a moment, said, "Can I share some food with everyone?"

Snake Rong stared at Cat Duoduo without moving, making no reaction. Fearing misunderstanding, Cat Duoduo gritted her teeth before revealing her guess about the situation in White Tiger City.

If this negative sentiment continues to spread, there will definitely be some people who give up and do whatever they want, stealing food from others and disregarding their lives, causing many people to die in White Tiger City this harsh winter.

This time, they hunted a lot and made a considerable amount of cured meat. CatDodo's cave was very large, and the Serpent Rong had also opened several very large underground chambers. This meant their food reserves were enough to astound outsiders.

Of course, CatDodo herself had a space at the bottom, so she could continue to take out food for everyone, but it was different for those beastmen outside...

"With me here, I won't let you go hungry." CatDodo gritted its teeth, essentially revealing its spatial ability. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, it was already a form of acknowledgment.

The Serpent Rong remained expressionless, simply saying, "The food can all be distributed."

"Serpent Rong?" Mao Duoduo was surprised, thinking that the other party was acting impulsively.

The Serpent Rong calmly said, "I am strong and can continue hunting."

So what he said back then, about getting the cat to take things out of the space less often, still holds true.

Mao Duoduo's lips moved, but she didn't say anything.

She simply clenched her fists, letting the Serpent Rong lean forward and embrace her gently.

"good evening."

His voice was very soft, just like the cool fragrance emanating from him.

"Goodnight, Serpent." This was also the first time CatDodo had responded.

The other person seemed to pause for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.

This time, the other person slept next to Maoduoduo. Maoduoduo showed no signs of rejection.

The presence of several people breathing inside made Maoduo feel incredibly safe...

Perhaps the Serpent King is the one who is more suitable for her.

Gal is fine, but he has too many important people and things on his mind.

She can be a close partner to someone, but not a lover.

The following day.

Gal went hunting as he was told, proving his competence through his actions.

At noon, Bai Na convened a meeting, revealing a compassionate expression, and said to everyone, "I regret to inform you that this year's university season will begin earlier than scheduled."

These words clearly caused a stir. Everyone was restless and discussing how to store food, which made Cat Duoduo very anxious.

However, before she mentioned donating food, she asked She Rong in a low voice, "How did Bai Na sense it?" For someone like her who had seen the ups and downs of modern life, Bai Na was like a master of live performance.

Snake Rong explained in a low voice, "The ape race is the most intelligent of the beastmen. Their beast markings are spiritual power, allowing them to communicate with the beast god."

Upon hearing this, Maoduo suddenly realized, "That's right, the village chief Xili was a member of the ape-man tribe, and he was very intelligent..."

This is certain, and there are the best examples to prove it.

But she still asked the cat, "Does the Beast God really exist?" She felt like everyone was just indulging in superstition.

It was obvious that there were many people in this world who had pure faith in the Beast God, but she had not seen the Beast God do anything for his most devout subjects.

Surprisingly, Serpent Rong's expression changed, and he whispered a reminder to CatDodo, "Don't question the Beast God; you cannot contend with him..."

"Your tone—" sounds like you've seen the Beast God before.

In fact, before Maoduoduo could finish speaking, Sherong made a shushing gesture, and the two could not continue to delve into this topic.

Alright, CatDodo knows that SnakeRong isn't the type to make baseless accusations.

After the event ended, she went to find Gal and told him her decision directly.

"...Are you serious?" Gal suddenly grabbed her hand, his voice tense. "You don't have to be like this. Although everyone's food supply is compromised, we can still have enough to eat this year thanks to the stone fruit (potatoes) you suggested."

However, as orcs, simply eating potatoes and the like is definitely not enough.

Knowing this, CatDodo readily replied, "Don't worry, I'm very capable and can continue to store food. On the other hand, the others, the old and the young, can't just sit idly by, can they?"

As she smiled, she also slowly and deliberately pulled her hand away from Gal's.

Gal realized something had changed and wanted to speak, but other orcs had already come over and were busy reporting things.

"Then I won't bother you any longer. Good luck, and try your best to be a good city lord."

CatDodo smiled, waved, and turned to leave.

While Gal had been processing things, Serpent Rong had already delivered a large amount of cured meat and other food to the city lord's mansion. He calmed down for a moment, then gathered his men and made a series of arrangements.

Naturally, that afternoon.

While many beastmen were suffering from headaches, irritability, and mouth ulcers due to food shortages, Gal announced something, emphasizing that CatDodo and the others had donated food, relieving everyone's stress.

As the news spread, the guards of the city lord's mansion methodically distributed the food. There was plenty of food; even after distributing so much, it was still enough for some of the orcs to consider and feel that they still had a chance to survive the harsh winter.

After all, the most difficult part of winter is only those one or two months. During the rest of the time, everyone can try hunting and barely get through it.

This incident also earned CatDodo a lot of gratitude and goodwill from the animal people. They said they would definitely find an opportunity to return the food to CatDodo.

Regardless of whether these words were true or false, Maoduo treated them all as a way to save lives. She then actively joined the reserve team.

It must be said, the relief of having less pressure to build up reserves was indeed a relief. Especially after the incident with the Rootless Beasts, many beastmen were quite aware of potential dangers and had become very skilled at hiding food.

After a few more days, thanks to everyone's hard work, the food reserves were quite substantial.

In order to survive, everyone disregarded their dislike for potatoes and prepared some.