On the day that Cat Duoduo and the others returned to the village, Snake Yi and the others tacitly packed their bags and began their escape journey, which was probably the umpteenth time.

By sheer coincidence, CatDodo and his group stumbled upon SnakeI and his group's escape.

The scene was incredibly awkward. While Cat Dodo was still stunned, Snake One and the others were overjoyed. They dropped their little bamboo baskets and rushed over to Cat Dodo's arms.

"Mother, you're finally back."

"Waaaaah, my little one thought something had happened to you. I was even thinking of studying hard and enduring hardship like in your stories, so I could get revenge on those guys later."

...

CatDodo was a little embarrassed, but still grabbed the kittens without hesitation, scolding them as they walked away. The elders weren't home, and these little ones dared to run around like that.

If they're not careful and another Rootless Beast attacks, wouldn't they all be caught red-handed and killed?

"Hehehe." No matter what Maoduo said, the three snake cubs who had been causing trouble all over the village before were all obediently giggling, which made the originally indifferent Snake Rong cast his gaze at them many times.

"But thankfully, you didn't manage to leave, that's great." Cat Duoduo hugged Snake Three, who was the most affectionate, and held Snake One and Snake Two by the hand with her left and right hands.

Although somewhat tired, her smile was undisguisedly radiant. She led her group into the village, astonishing countless orcs and prompting them to spread the news.

Seeing this, Maoduoduo turned around and laughed with Gal, "That's great, I don't need to greet anyone anymore."

Gal smiled and nodded. The unspoken understanding between the two made the snake cubs and the others frown secretly, preparing to deal with it properly later.

When I returned home this time, the house wasn't dusty, and there was no sign of it being occupied.

CatDodo quickly cleaned up, and before he could even give SnakeGar any instructions, they went hunting on their own. CatDodo couldn't yet understand this inexplicable competition and rivalry among the male orcs.

She was simply cleaning things up and preparing dinner while listening to Snake and the others talk about things in the village.

Upon hearing that on the day she was captured, several orcs in the village had been killed by the Rootless Beast, Cat Duoduo couldn't help but clean the things in the stone pot, which made the cubs next to her suspect that she was going to break the pot.

"Damn it, these guys! One day I'll get justice for everyone!"

"Yes, yes, Mother is the best."

Snake Three was limp and soft. Snake Two gave the person a disdainful look.

As for Snake One, with its cute little face, it spoke seriously about the clan leader's handling of the situation.

The village also suffered considerable losses, including the killing of orcs, the loss of everyone's prey, and the destruction of caves. Naturally, the following days were spent on continuous repairs.

While Chief Sili arranged for Gal and Serpent to rescue Cat Duoduo, he also made special arrangements for people to take good care of these little ones.

The kids are just restless, always jumping around, making quite a name for themselves in the village, which is giving everyone a headache...

"You guys are all so disobedient, how can I rest easy in the future?" Cat Duoduo was at her wit's end.

"As long as Mother is here, I will always be the most obedient child in the world." Snake Three was unhappy, pouting as he tried to prove himself.

Mao Duoduo was both amused and exasperated, but she still quickly made them a simple wild vegetable soup.

The wild vegetables in this world are not yet domesticated, and most of them still have a bitter taste. Fortunately, some of them, especially the roots, are quite sweet, and with proper processing, they are easy to cook into vegetable soup, which is suitable for the beastmen, a race that loves meat.

Sure enough, the snake cubs were overjoyed when the wild vegetable soup appeared. They drank it in big gulps, showing no trace of their previous mischievous behavior of wanting to find their mother.

It was at this time that the Galsekron returned with a large number of prey.

CatDodo glanced at it, its lips twitching uncontrollably. "So many, looks like it'll take a long time to finish."

"Yes." Serpent Rong and Gal were quite aware of this.

Helpless, CatDodo sighed and simply directed them to remove the animal pelts and clean them carefully. Meanwhile, she and the snake cubs were making sauces and other condiments.

This time, the quantity prepared was quite large, mainly because Serpent Garr had prepared too much prey. Immediately, Cat Duoduo started preparing braised meat, roasted meat, meat soup, and beggar's chicken, simultaneously operating several pots and perfectly arranging for Serpent Garr to do the work, making it impossible for them to divert their attention for a short period of time.

After a hearty meal and drinks, everyone sat down to rest by the fire. Before they could say anything, footsteps approached, and it was Yuri with Aina.

This was yet another female orc, following Valina and the other orcs. Her partner stood to the side, now holding a female cub, his face full of gratitude.

"Thank you so much for saving my cub. If it had really been taken by the Rootless Beast, I'm afraid my cub would never have been found."

The Rootless Beasts mostly abduct females to raise their offspring. Young animals like these are difficult to raise on the road, so the Friends of Nature become their food source.

"It's alright, the safety of the cubs is the most important thing." Cat Duoduo still has a lot of affection for the cubs.

Yuli smiled, her lips pursed. Under the moonlight, she appeared even more gentle and graceful. Even Maoduo wanted to compose a poem for her and praise her. She was not like a beastman of this era at all; she was too elegant and gentle...

Little did she know, the moment the thought crossed her mind, she heard Yuri say, "In the future, Aina's first male will definitely be your cub."

"Huh?" CatDodo's head was starting to hurt.

Yuri spoke earnestly, enunciating each word clearly: "With a mother like you, I have great confidence that your cub will be a wonderful companion. Don't worry, your cub will be Aina's first companion in the future."

"..." Anyone else would have been incredibly excited by now. You see, there are far more monks than porridge, and the females are especially picky about who they choose.

Most females have several partners. They tend to choose to have children with each partner.

Yuri's words actually imply that Aina will have kittens for the cat Duoduo's cubs in the future. The problem is, Duoduo isn't interested in any of that.

She herself is an absolute supporter of 1vs1, and has no intention of rashly breaking the original rules of this world, let alone accepting such a marriage-like arrangement.

She coughed awkwardly and kept making excuses to decline.

Yuri didn't notice and, seeing that it was getting late and the cub was dozing off, she took the cub and her partner and left.

As they waited for them to leave, it was getting late. CatDodo yawned and prepared to wash his face by the river when Gal came over.

"Garl." CatDodo took the initiative to greet him. After their relationship was established, this was the first time she had been alone with him.