Cat Duoduo snapped out of her daze and took the initiative to rub the other person's skin. "What's wrong?"

Snake Three said shyly in a low voice, "Mother, I'm hungry. My brothers are hungry too."

"Snake Three is talking nonsense, we didn't do it—" Snake One and Snake Two were about to play the hero when their stomachs started growling.

Their faces turned red instantly. Seeing this, She Rong seemed thoughtful and patted their heads, "Hmm, Duo Duo."

As soon as he spoke, Maoduoduo already knew what he meant, "Okay, get ready to cook right away."

She counted on her fingers, opened the bamboo basket, took out her things, and started working. Several snakes volunteered to help gather firewood, while Snake Rong sat in place, leisurely tending to the fire.

The flames quickly rose after landing on the firewood. It was at this time that Maoduoduo cut the marinated jerky into strips, added water to make soup, and also added some dried fruit to adjust the flavor.

The advantage of having space became fully apparent at this moment. Cat Duoduo pretended to rummage through the bamboo basket, but actually secretly took out some seasonings and gradually added them to the soup.

The result was undeniably good. The soup exuded a rich aroma that seemed to melt on the tongue.

"Alright, no rush, one at a time..." Mao Duoduo served soup to each person.

Then, from the other side, some people started smacking their lips and their stomachs were growling. When Maoduo heard this, her hands froze in mid-air.

Upon closer inspection, the distance between the two sides wasn't too far. She could see by slightly raising her head that the people in the other line were drooling with envy, but none of them made any rash moves.

It was only then that Maoduo realized how large their group was, and she was secretly amazed by their discipline...

In the squad, the orcs appeared to be sitting haphazardly, but in reality, they subtly and protectively called a young cub to sit in the middle.

At this moment, Squad Leader Sen looked at the cub with some concern—who was also the most important person in their group this time, and the future leader of their tribe.

"Xiu Si, are you alright?"

"It's okay, Sen. We can leave tomorrow."

The cub Xiu Si tilted his head slightly and revealed a bright smile, which could ease everyone's anxiety at the moment.

Upon hearing this reaction, Sen instinctively glanced at the orc doctor, Pushan, who was standing beside him. The doctor nodded, indicating that Xiu Si was in good condition and could endure it.

only--

Unable to contain his curiosity, Pushan's eyes lit up as he whispered, "I just saw how they store meat. It's incredible how they can store food so easily and simply." You see, when they travel long distances, they have to find food on the spot. They've specially prepared a large group of people to accompany them for this purpose.

To everyone's surprise, the meat that Maoduo and his group carried looked delicious and was still quite fresh.

If only we could know... Unfortunately, the other party wasn't from their tribe, so Pushan couldn't just go over and ask them for advice.

He had a feeling that once this method of food storage was mastered, everyone's life would become much easier.

Since the other party didn't say anything, Maoduoduo simply divided the food among the cubs.

They breathed a sigh of relief and found places to sit. Snake Three was no longer able to fully transform into human form, but he could already take on a human-like upper body and eat and work normally.

He sat on a rock, wriggling his snake tail, carefully looking at the bowl full of meat soup and vegetables, a happy smile playing on his lips.

His bowl contained more food than his older brothers', which showed that his mother loved him the most.

If CatDodo knew this at this moment, it would say that it's because this little devil is the hungriest, and he's always just one step away from completely transforming into human form.

So much so that the cats secretly fed each other, thinking that the three little snakes were just not full, which was why they kept failing...

Snake Three was about to start eating.

As a result, a gaze from not far away caught his eye.

By sheer coincidence, he was able to see Xiu Si, the cub who looked slightly smaller than himself.

Xiu Si noticed he was being watched and instinctively tried to turn around, but then realized he hadn't done anything wrong. He continued looking in their direction, though his gaze subtly shifted, pretending he wasn't looking at Snake Three.

Snake Three tilted his head, put down his own bowl, and went to Cat Duo Duo to ask for another bowl.

"Hey, you're eating so fast?" Cat Duoduo looked excited, glad that she hadn't given all the broth to Snake Rong right away, and quickly finished.

"Thank you, Mother."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Snake Three took the meat soup directly to Xiu Si and said with a smile, "Drink up."

These words immediately startled many people into action.

CatDodo and his group stared wide-eyed. Good heavens, did SnakeThree deliberately go to step on a landmine?

Xiu Si's status is clearly very different...

Xiu Si was taken aback by Snake Three's action, while the orcs beside him immediately became alert and stood up, clearly regarding Snake Three as someone with ulterior motives.

The moment the murderous aura emanated from him, Snake Rong, who had been sitting next to Cat Duoduo, suddenly moved to Snake San's side and easily confronted the group of orcs.

For a moment, the atmosphere on the scene became chilling and terrifying, as if war was about to break out at any moment...

"Snake Three Snake Rong, what a complete idiot!"

Cat Duoduo quickly got up, ready to pull them back.

It was at this moment that Xiu Si reacted.

He has a cute appearance, but now he gives off a mature vibe. He politely said, "Thank you very much, but I can't accept it."

"Why?" Snake Three tilted his head, and this question, which did not follow the normal pattern, did indeed make the surrounding orcs pause for a moment.

Good grief, shouldn't they be taking their things and leaving now? Aren't they afraid of spurring them on and causing them to do something rash to protect their young master?

Xiu thought about how Mao Duoduo and his group would behave, so he simply said, "My father accidentally ate prey sent by the enemy and now needs Flame Fruit to heal him. They are all very worried that something might happen to me."

This is indeed very normal.

Upon hearing this, the Xiusi clan members all restrained their murderous intent. They believed that their young master did not speak to people without reason.

It was at this moment that Maoduoduo stepped forward and quickly said on behalf of She Sanshe Rong, "I'm sorry, they're all a bit clumsy and didn't think much before sending it over."

Cat Duo Duo sighed and pinched Snake Three's chubby cheek. "Idiot, Snake Three, you're so reckless. Aren't you afraid you might offend someone without realizing it?"

"Snake, Snake Three didn't offend anyone..." Snake Three couldn't even finish his sentence, yet he was still so self-righteous that it made Cat Duo Duo laugh.