The giant beasts and elves belong to the earth's orcs, and they will rush towards summer...

The information Xiong Guang provided was consistent with Jiang Yunlan's previous conjecture.

Chi died while leading the other bear-beastmen on an outing. The beastman who later led the remaining bear-beastmen back to the grasslands was Duoguo.

Coincidentally, the behemoth that Chi and Duoguo encountered was a fire-wielding beast, suppressing Duoguo's wood-elemental power. Although they ultimately defeated the fire beast, over a dozen bear-beastmen, including Chi, died, and Duoguo and other beastmen were wounded. They were powerless to repel the beast tide that appeared during the snow season.

Jiang Yunlan sorted out these past events, only to find out the past of the grassland and the location where the three giant beasts, no, it could also be two giant beasts, appeared.

The wind beasts that appear in the forest may be the wind beasts that went to the White River.

The behemoths don't stay in one place forever; their habit is to wander around newly arrived areas before moving on to other places. This information was discovered by some orcs who returned to their original habitats several snowy seasons after the behemoths appeared.

Jiang Yunlan had a strange feeling that this habit was similar to the habit that the giant beasts had learned from the elves.

Aranya, Isdor, and Sveta are all elves who like to settle in one place for a period of time before moving on to another. The difference between them is that the first two have their own protected clans and embark on their journeys with their own guardians. The third does not have his own guardian and settles in a place as a lone elf.

Sveta, who seems to prefer living alone and is quite lively, is talking again.

Seeing Lan bid farewell to the six bear-beastmen and leave the planting area, it knew its own time had come, and it chattered away, expressing its thoughts.

Upon arriving in the Beast World, 022 always encountered new things, and its chatter was just as intense as its own. Jiang Yunlan was quite used to the sounds around her, multitasking as she walked, listening to its words while responding to the beastmen who greeted her.

"It seems that news about the behemoths isn't easy to get. But from what I've heard today, and from the information I've heard before, the behemoths appear one by one. That's different from the orc clans protected by our elves." It said thoughtfully, watching the orcs walking past it.

Upon hearing its words, Jiang Yunlan gave a completely different message: "But when Greysien's mother took him away from the ocean, they encountered several giant beasts that appeared at the same time. They might not have appeared alone."

Sveta was discouraged. She picked out what she remembered and told Lan about it, then stopped thinking about the giant beast.

It wasn't actually worried that the behemoth would harm its own kind or those of the same origin. The behemoth was a beast blessed by other elves, and must also be a guardian; how could it possibly harm elves?

As for where the elves who gave birth to the behemoths are, it will find out someday. After all, it is an elf born from nature, with plenty of time to figure it all out and plenty of energy to wipe out those orcs who dare to plunder the power of nature.

Sveta suppressed the thoughts that were surfacing in his mind, and after a while, he laughed and changed the subject.

"Has Lan decided which ship's blueprint to use yet? I'm also really looking forward to the arrival of the summer ship," it asked with great interest.

Speaking of this, Jiang Yunlan's mood brightened, and she happily replied, "It's all settled. We'll officially start work once the clan finishes harvesting the crops."

“That’s wonderful! It just so happens that one of my old wind sprite friends lives near a great river. Maybe we can take a boat across the grasslands.” It sounded extremely happy and quickly began to describe the scenery of the wind sprite’s home.

Jiang Yunlan stopped in her tracks as she listened, and took out a piece of paper from her bag to jot down the key points.

Xia's beastmen were quite aware that Lan was writing something important when she picked up the pen and paper, and they instinctively swallowed back the words that almost escaped her lips, while also pulling back the beastmen beside them. They all kept an eye on the surroundings to prevent anything from accidentally bumping into Lan.

More and more words appeared on the paper, and blank sheets replaced those filled with notes. Jiang Yunlan was recording the clan's harvest for this fruit season.

Many orcs have come to Xia, and the current workforce is sufficient to support the operation of all areas of the Xia clan. Even without cubs and semi-adult orcs participating in the labor, it's not a problem. However, the semi-adult orcs also crave copper coins and contribution points, and are active in every corner of Xia.

The cubs will also participate in some tasks that cubs can do, under the guidance of the teachers at the cub academy.

The cubs' goal was to become orcs like Lan, and they were initially reluctant to lose their right to take on quests independently. This made them feel looked down upon.

However, after Jiang Yunlan added one optional subject after another and said that she had already mastered all of these subjects, the cubs fell silent, their round eyes wide open.

No, as expected of Arashi!

The young orc cubs silently gripped their pens, immersing themselves in the ocean of knowledge. They aspired to follow in Lan's footsteps and become wise orcs.

The first cubs born after Xia settled on the grasslands have already survived three snow seasons, and their newborn minds are perfectly suited for absorbing knowledge. They are exposed to different kinds of knowledge, listening to their teachers and the various orcs in their habitat tell stories of their clans and the storms, gradually exploring their own future paths.

Do you want to become a warrior, a healer, a plant grower, an animal keeper, a blacksmith... or do you want to become an orc like Maple Syrup who can stay by Lan's side?

The cubs, born after only three snow seasons, all share the same dream: to grow up and replace Maple Syrup and the others, becoming beastmen standing beside Lan!

Upon hearing this, their teacher recalled the humiliation of his people being utterly defeated by the Grey Honey Orcs and his own miserable state, and encouraged them with a smile, "If you want to become Lan's deputy, then start working hard now. If you can't even pass the basic courses, there's no way you'll be able to beat them in the future."

The cubs responded, their tender voices blending together, full of youthful vigor and vitality.

Unbeknownst to them, their teacher was thinking to himself: "Youth is truly wonderful. Without experiencing the test given by Lan, they have no idea how formidable those orcs who managed to stand out from the crowd are."

As day and night passed, the trees in the Xia clan's land were laden with fruit.

Today is the time for the beastmen to harvest the fruits of the trees. Jiang Yunlan, with 022 above her head, arrived at the planting area. She remembered what Maple Syrup had told her about the thorny fruit trees, lemon trees, and medicinal trees, and came specifically to see them.

022 was concerned about its experimental field, staying there to record information about each plant. Jiang Yunlan followed it to inspect the experimental field before turning towards the orchard.

The familiar prickly fruit trees were still the same as when she first saw them. Orange-yellow branches scattered green fruits to the ground, the prickly fruits lying on the ground like curled-up hedgehogs.

The beastmen, wearing gloves made of animal hide, picked up the thorny fruits and skillfully tossed them into their bamboo baskets.

Jiang Yunlan squatted beside a prickly fruit, her right hand resting on the ground. Two wild grasses in the ground seemed to come alive, chopping at the prickly fruit twice, then tearing open the shell from the left and right, revealing the fruit with its flesh exposed.

022 watched her manipulate the plants and nodded in satisfaction. After learning how to use the power of ice and snow, she learned how to use the power of wood much faster.

"Very good, you've improved," Sveta praised.

Hearing the forest elf's praise, Jiang Yunlan reached out and took the thorny fruit held up by the two wild grasses, revealing a bright smile.