Chapter 5's resource gathering was really profitable!

The peninsula tribe they belonged to was a very small tribe, with a total population of just over three hundred, including children and the elderly.

Compared to other tribes, the territory of the peninsula tribes is not large, and it borders the sea to the east.

Because of insufficient development of the sea, people do not rely on the ocean for survival.

In the tribe, most of the inhabitants are bird-beast people who can turn their arms into wings to fly.

A small number are other beast-type beings, such as Xin Yu, who is a sub-beastman of the black wolf type and can conjure up wolf claws, ears, and tail.

As for the orcs, they can fully transform into beastmen.

During the day, the beastmen go hunting in groups, while the sub-beastmen split into two teams based on whether they can fly to gather resources in the wild.

Xinyu's team consists of more than a dozen people and operates in the mountains surrounding the tribal settlement.

As soon as Yu Yan joined the team, she was warmly welcomed by everyone.

Everyone surrounded him, vying to speak to him:

"Yu Yan, how are you feeling? Has your fever gone down?"

“If you can come and collect with us, your father will have an easier time.”

"We'll slow down today and teach you to identify the plants along the way."

Looking at the group of young and handsome faces, Yu Yan smiled and replied, "Thank you all. I'm completely healed now. I'll have to ask you all to look after me from now on."

"No problem, no problem." They chatted as they walked out of the tribe, facing the morning sun.

Unidentified birds and beasts flew overhead, and the air was very fresh.

In the animal kingdom, plants and trees grow luxuriantly, some weeds even growing taller than a beard.

As the beastmen walked around more, they trod out paths in the grass.

From above, they look like tiny ants.

Of course, the orcs have excellent physical strength and are very strong.

Although everyone was wearing straw vests and skirts, the grass blades barely left any marks on their exposed skin.

No matter which direction they went, everyone made sure Yu Yan walked in the middle.

Chatting made the journey less boring.

Someone suddenly asked, "By the way, Xinyu, what did you have for breakfast this morning? It smelled so good."

Xin Yu replied, "I made fish soup."

"No way? I didn't smell any fishy smell at all."

Others chimed in curiously, "You can't even smell the fish anymore? Is your nose broken?"

"It really doesn't taste fishy! You can ask Xin Yu if you don't believe me!"

Under everyone's curious questioning, Xin Yu saw Yu Yan's approving look and told her about how the roots of the hand could remove fishy smells.

"...Besides fish, I also marinated the game meat with my hands and feet. After marinating, the gamey smell was much less noticeable when grilling it."

"Really? You can use the base of your hand like that?"

"It must be fake. The roots of the stalk are clearly prickly and pungent when you eat them."

Xin Yu said earnestly, "It's true, Yu Yan taught me all of this."

This made everyone even more shocked.

Such a great method, and it was Yu Yan who discovered it?

You should know that the peninsula tribes live by the sea. Every day when the tide goes out, a lot of sea fish and shellfish are left on the shore. However, because they taste fishy, ​​no one likes to eat them.

If they had good cooking methods, why would they bother going to the mountains to collect ingredients? They could just bring a few big baskets and go directly to the beach to collect them!

With a whoosh, all the other sub-beastmen except Xin Yu surrounded Yu Yan.

They asked excitedly, "Yu Yan, does marinating fish with the roots of your hands really make it taste better?"

"How did you do that? Can you teach us?"

"I really want to drink milky white fish soup too!"

"How delicious must this sweet fish soup be? You guys are making my mouth water!"

Even though Yu Yan had been around people all her life in her previous life, she was still a little overwhelmed by everyone's enthusiasm.

As he walked, he explained the marinating and cooking methods to everyone.

Everyone listened very attentively, asking questions from time to time, which he answered one by one.

On a whim, he also taught everyone that "wild vegetables need to be blanched before eating."

With the groundwork laid, everyone accepted it quickly, and Yu Yan smiled knowingly, concealing her accomplishment.

While gathering, the sub-beastmen were also discussing fish soup.

"Shall we head back a little earlier today? I'm planning to go to the beach."

I think it's a good idea!

"What should I do? I really hate the smell of sage root. I stored some last winter, but it's not enough."

"Hahaha, my father-in-law stored up a whole basketful last year!"

"Heavens, give me some! I'll trade you stems and meat!"

"I'll go back and discuss it with my father, but let's make this clear first: if the root of the hand is really that useful, I'll keep most of it for myself."

...

Everything in the beast world was incredibly new to Yu Yan.

Along the way, he was overwhelmed by what he saw, listening more than speaking.

Even so, the smile on his face never faded; he was completely relaxed, both physically and mentally.

Passing by a clear stream, he lagged a few steps behind, using the water as a mirror to carefully examine his face.

Having prepared myself mentally, seeing my head of white hair again wasn't too shocking.

He swept his slightly long bangs upwards, turned his face left and right, and focused on looking at his own features.

She resembles him a lot in his past life, but not exactly the same.

If I had to say... was it a high-end version of my past life?

His face was beautiful, with fair skin, and not a single blemish from his forehead to his chin.

As he ran his hand through his hair, he noticed that he had a small widow's peak.

His long, slender neck added to his classical charm, and his smile was absolutely captivating.

Most importantly, the face looks very young, around eighteen or nineteen years old.

You should know that he was already in his thirties when he passed away in his previous life.

I traveled through time and became more than ten years younger. What a great deal!

"Yu Yan, keep up!"

His companions had walked some distance away when they turned back and called to him.

Yu Yan brushed her slightly frizzy hair aside and put her hands down: "Coming!"

He was in a good mood, humming a tuneless melody, and imitating others as he picked wild vegetables and mushrooms into his basket.

As he passed a poplar tree with smooth bark, he suddenly thought of something, picked up a stone from the ground, stood by the tree, measured his own height, and drew a stripe on the bark.

Then, he took a few steps back, looked carefully for a while, and confirmed that he was taller than in his previous life!

He weighed himself several times in the hospital in his past life, and it was always 179.5 cm. It would be a lie to say he had no regrets or resentment.

Now that he realized he was 1.85 meters tall, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

From now on, he'll be a man over 1.8 meters tall!

Carrying a basket on his back, he quickly caught up with the others, feeling an urge to share his joy with them.

Then, he looked around and realized that he was the shortest person in the group.

"..."

So, there isn't a single adult sub-beastman who is shorter than 1.85 meters!

Then, thinking of Cang Feng and Lan Xiu, those two are definitely over 1.95 meters tall.

Yu Yan gritted her teeth and silently began to pick wild vegetables from the woods.

His body has only recently reached adulthood and still has room to grow. He needs to eat more to replenish his nutrition!

"Yu Yan." Xin Yu walked over at some point, looked down at his basket, and said with a wry smile, "What did you pick?"

Yu Yan: "Hmm?"

He turned his head and glanced at it, "Wild vegetables, huh?"

Xin Yu bent down and picked things out of his basket: "This, this, and this are all weeds, we can't eat them."

Yu Yan blushed: "Huh?"

He thought they all looked pretty much the same!

Xin Yu smiled and explained the difference between wild vegetables and weeds to him, then comforted him, "It's okay, it's normal that you can't tell the difference since it's your first time foraging. Just keep picking them, and you can choose the best ones when you get back."

Yu Yan's face flushed. After thanking him, she forgot all about being smug about "becoming younger and taller" and studied very seriously.

If he doesn't understand something, he will actively ask others for help, and everyone is happy to teach him, for which he is very grateful.

His ability to graduate from medical school with excellent grades demonstrates his strong learning ability.

Before long, he had learned to recognize all the wild vegetables that people commonly eat during this season.

His companions asked him if he was tired and if he needed to rest.

"I'm not tired, I'm fine," he replied with a smile.

What bothered him more than the hardship of collecting the materials was the straw skirt he was wearing.

The weather is cool in the mornings and evenings, and the skirt lets in the wind, making it feel chilly to wear;

When the temperature rises during the day, the skirt sticks to the body and feels stuffy.

Most importantly, it's a vacuum inside, so there's no feeling of restriction when moving around. It sways back and forth, and every step is a form of torture.

Ugh, I wish my pants could have stayed with me all this time!

As he was concentrating, he suddenly felt something "whoosh" past the inside of his thigh.

The subtle touch made him stiffen, and his eyes instinctively looked ahead—

It was a beetle that was only half the size of his palm!

Because of its large size, he could see the beetle's antennae and the bristles on its legs very clearly!

He couldn't help himself and let out a "Ho!"

The thought that it had just grazed her skin made Yu Yan's hair stand on end, and an invisible electric current shot straight to the top of her head.

He tossed the wild vegetables in his hand into the basket, plucked a handful of leaves from the tree, made sure there were no insects on them, and then vigorously rubbed them on his legs, trying to wipe away the sensation from the beetles.

Hearing the commotion, the surrounding sub-beastmen all looked up and asked, "Yu Yan, what's wrong?"

"Are you alright, Yu Yan?"

Yu Yan outwardly said "it's nothing", but in reality, her desire for long sleeves and trousers had reached its peak.

There is no cloth in this world. To make clothes, you have to start by weaving cloth, no, you have to start by spinning thread!

Silently reviewing the process, Yu Yan wore a mask of pain.

It truly was starting from scratch completely!

But he still decided to do it. Wearing a straw skirt was really no different from running naked for him, and he couldn't accept it.

Since we're going to spin yarn, we need to choose the materials...

After that, Yu Yan kept thinking about spinning thread.

As the sun began to set, everyone else had filled two baskets with wild vegetables and mushrooms.

They were eager to collect fish and make fish soup, so they discussed going back early.

Xin Yu, who was leading the group, looked around and said, "I'd like to pick some three-leaf vines nearby. Let's go back after we've finished picking them."

Other sub-orcs: "I want to pull them too. My straw sandals are broken, I need to make new ones."

"I need to pull out a few ropes to braid."

"Come on, let's go together."

Yu Yan carried a basket and moved along with everyone else.

At first, he didn't pay much attention to this so-called "three-leaf vine".

When someone said "We've arrived," he looked up and his eyes widened in surprise.

This is not...