Chapter 105 Why should I help them?

"Mmm, it's really, really delicious. I'll bring you some next time you come back so you can eat it whenever you want. You don't have to envy them."

Mo Jiu's father must have envied them for having new food, which is why he came to steal it.

"Nonsense, who's envious?" Mo Jiu reached out to tap her head again. "You have no manners."

"Eat quickly, it won't taste good when it gets cold."

I looked down at the food in front of me, and my heart felt heavy.

I ate it in the end.

Yuanyuan finished a palm-sized piece of roasted meat in a few bites, drank a bowl of soup, and patted her round little belly.

"Father, please eat slowly."

It was completely dark when torches were lit in the village.

"what are you up to?"

"I'm going to find that goddess."

"I have something to ask her."

“It’s getting dark, and we’re not familiar with the area. I’ll take you there.”

Before Yuanyuan could refuse, he bent down, picked her up, and strode towards the center of the tribe.

Along the way, you can see many orcs busy at work, some tidying up clothes and food that had been drying during the day, and others roasting meat at their doorsteps.

The air was filled with the aroma of food.

Yuanyuan leaned on Mo Jiu's shoulder, curiously looking around.

Soon, they arrived at the largest house in the center.

Two tall orcs were clearing away the dishes at the entrance.

The room was lit up, and the sounds of laughter and conversation could be faintly heard.

Mo Jiu put Yuan Yuan down. "Do you need me to go in with you?"

Yuanyuan shook her head in refusal and walked inside with her short legs.

Upon entering, I saw several people sitting around a wooden table, talking.

The woman sitting in the middle had changed her clothes; her long hair was draped over her shoulders, and she had a lazy smile in her eyes.

She was surrounded by three handsome orcs, each looking at her with tender eyes and occasionally offering her a piece of fruit.

There were two other children around her, about the same age, listening to her speak with adoration.

Su Ruoxin was taken aback when she saw Yuanyuan come in, then smiled and said, "Little envoy, is there something you need so late?"

Yuanyuan didn't feel comfortable listening to her words.

He walked up to the stone table, looked up at her with his small face, and said directly, "I have something I want to say to you alone."

The room fell silent instantly upon hearing this. Su Ruoxin's smile faltered, and the beastmen beside her looked at Yuanyuan warily.

"Aren't you curious about my background? Well, I'm also curious about yours."

Su Ruoxin picked up the wooden bowl on the table, took a sip of water, put the bowl down, gave her a deep look, and waved her hand: "You all go out for a bit, I want to talk to this little envoy."

The surrounding beastmen obediently withdrew, leaving only the two of them in the room.

What do you want to ask?

"You're not from this world. If I'm not mistaken, you're from the modern era?"

Su Ruoxin sat up straight. She was right; they came from the same place.

"That's right."

Yuanyuan looked up, her eyes clear and earnest. "Do you want to go back? I can take you back to the modern world."

Hearing this, Su Ruoxin scoffed, leaning back in her chair with her arms crossed: "Go back? What for?"

"What's so great about modern life? We get up early and work late every day, have to put up with our bosses, squeeze onto the subway and eat takeout, and work ourselves to the bone to earn just a little money that we can't even support ourselves?"

Yuanyuan has no concept of money and has never worked, so I don't understand why she is so resentful.

“This is the Beast World,” Yuanyuan frowned in confusion. “There are no cell phones, no computers, and not much good food. It’s so inconvenient.”

"inconvenient?"

Su Ruoxin raised an eyebrow, "I can eat whatever I want here, barbecue, rice, and fresh fruit."

No need to go to work, no need to earn money, and so many orcs love and respect me—it's much more comfortable than in modern times.

She paused, a hint of pride in her voice, "Look, I taught them how to grow this rice, and I also came up with the idea for the game the tribe raises."

I taught them how to build these structures. Now the entire tribe, and even the entire beast world, treats me like a goddess. Why would I go back to being a beast of burden?

"..."

That seems to make sense.

Yuanyuan pursed her lips and asked again, "I've been to many tribes, but none of them are as advanced as yours. I'd like to know, since you have a way, why don't you help them?"

"Help them?"

Su Ruoxin seemed to have heard a joke, "Why should I help them?"

Those tribes have nothing to do with me. Whether they're doing well or not, what business is it of mine?

“You may not have seen that some tribes are still eating raw meat and lack salt and food. They don’t even know how to build a decent house. If you just tell them the methods, they can live a better life.”

"What do you know?"

Su Ruoxin's face darkened. "I'm doing just fine here, why would I cause myself trouble?"

Those tribes are very barbaric. What if I teach them and they turn around and steal our things?

Besides, why should I teach others the method I painstakingly researched for free?

"You can ask them for payment."

Yuanyuan hadn't expected Su Ruoxin to react this way. Looking at the coldness on Su Ruoxin's face, she felt a pang of sadness.

“They all respect you and call you a goddess. Why are you unwilling to give them a little knowledge?”

Helping others is a very happy thing, isn't it?

“Happy? I don’t think so,” Su Ruoxin stood up, walked up to Yuanyuan, and looked down at her.

"Let me tell you, I'm having a wonderful time here and I don't want to be bothered by anything."

"If you want to go back, go back by yourself. If you want to teach, go teach by yourself. Don't try to persuade me."

Su Ruoxin turned around, walked to the table, picked up a piece of fruit, and started eating it.

"I'm here to enjoy life, not to play the saint."

Yuanyuan felt a little disappointed by Su Ruoxin's attitude.

She originally thought she would be happy to meet someone from her hometown, and even thought that they could work together to help the beastmen of the beast world, so that everyone could benefit from each other. She never expected her to have this attitude.

She couldn't do much on her own, and wanted to persuade others that "helping other tribes can also make your tribe safer."

Think about it: if everyone had enough to eat and wear, there would be no fighting between tribes, and there wouldn't be any disputes over territory and food during the cold season.

Su Ruoxin waved her hand impatiently: "Alright, alright, stop talking, I don't want to hear it."

"If you have nothing else to do, you should hurry up and leave. I'll have someone send you the herbs once I find them."

Seeing her resolute expression, Yuanyuan knew that further persuasion would be useless.

He turned and left.

Su Ruoxin watched her retreating figure, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

In this cutthroat world, taking care of yourself is the most important thing.

She was still too young to understand the wickedness of human nature, let alone the inherent evil in the orcs.

Helping others doesn't guarantee their gratitude; sometimes, they might even stab you in the back.

She once made a bold promise to lead the beast world to prosperity like the heroine in a novel, but...