Early in the morning, just as dawn was breaking, You Ran got up.

As she emerged from the cave, a cool breeze swept over her, causing her to shiver involuntarily.

They walked to the entrance of the chieftain's cave and listened for any sounds, but there was none.

"Father, are you there?"

"I am here."

The voice came from behind, startling You Ran so much that she almost jumped up. She turned around and saw that it was the clan leader, which put her at ease.

He laughed and said, "Father, you scared me to death! I thought you were home. Why are you up so early?"

The clan chief smiled and said, "When people get old, they often suffer from insomnia and can't sleep."

He can't exactly say he was woken up by the urge to pee, can he?

"What do you want?"

Mu Youran handed him a large bowl of Jerusalem artichoke paste: "Father, this is food that Xiaomei and Caixia and I found in the wild yesterday. It will fill our stomachs."

"I was thinking about whether my father could organize people to dig up the Jerusalem artichokes, since there are so many there, and it would be a waste to let them rot in the ground."

When the clan chief heard that it was food, his eyes widened in surprise.

"Can this be eaten?"

Mu Youran nodded: "Yes, Luo Bai and I ate there last night, you can try it."

The clan chief looked at the food in the bowl; it was white and looked clean, which was somewhat appetizing.

He picked up the bowl, tilted his head back, and took a sip; his eyes immediately lit up.

"This food is so soft! It's so tender that I don't even need to use my teeth to make it so soft."

This is simply the perfect food for these old orcs and their young.

He looked at You Ran with great excitement: "Where is this thing? How many are there?"

"Not far from the tribe, there's a big hillside covered with these things."

Upon hearing this, the clan chief excitedly slapped his thigh, tilted his head back, and ate all the Jerusalem artichoke paste.

"I'll send those orcs who stayed at home to gather resources!"

If they can bring all of these back, they won't go hungry this winter, and the kids and the old folks will be able to have enough to eat.

I'm so excited just thinking about it!

He then ran to the square and roared at the surrounding caves.

"Hey~ All the orcs who are at home, come out for a moment!"

The beastmen, who were still sleeping at home, suddenly heard their chieftain's voice and immediately ran out without delay.

Some were even putting on animal skins while running.

"What's wrong?"

Qingshan had just gotten up when, without understanding why, the clan chief urged him to leave the cave.

"How would I know?"

Takataki was also unaware of the situation; like Aoyama, he had just woken up.

Soon, the entire square was filled with a dense crowd.

The clan chief stood excitedly on the earthen platform, watching them.

"Today, all the orcs who are not participating in the kiln firing and hunting, please carry your baskets and come with me to gather resources!"

Ah~

Some unwilling orcs felt extremely depressed when they heard that they were going to gather resources.

"I don't want to go. I was exhausted from hunting yesterday. Today I just want to stay home and play with a female."

"Who doesn't? I don't want to go either!"

Not only them, but some females also didn't want to get up.

They were already exhausted from serving the males all night, and now they had to go out to collect things; they didn't want to go at all.

Lu Bai stepped forward and said softly, "Clan leader, I won't go. Anyway, I don't like eating those wild vegetables and fruits."

Upon hearing this, many males echoed his sentiments.

"Yes, chieftain, it's going to snow soon, and there's not much fruit to eat outside."

The clan chief didn't take their attitude seriously, since what they said was true.

But this time it wasn't about gathering fruits and wild vegetables.

Excitedly, she said, "We're not going to gather wild vegetables and fruits, we're going to gather... gather..."

He turned to look at You Ran, momentarily forgetting the name of the thing.

Jerusalem artichoke!

Mu Youran whispered a reminder.

The chieftain immediately exclaimed, "Ah, right, Jerusalem artichokes!"

"A food that's especially suitable for young orcs and old orcs, it's very soft and tender!"

The beastmen, who were initially uninterested, immediately became interested when they heard that it was suitable for both young and old beastmen!

It is important to know that winter is the peak season for breeding, but food shortages in winter cause many babies to starve or freeze to death.

If they have extra food, their offspring will have a better chance of survival.

The group immediately dispersed and went back to make preparations.

Mu Youran quickly took the empty bowl back and followed with her basket on her back.

Huang Yu stood behind her, very worried, and grabbed her hand to stop her from going out.

"You Ran, why don't you tell me where it is, and I'll go there for you?"

She knew Huang Yu was worried about her, but she didn't want to stay in the cave doing nothing, feeling like a parasite.

She looked up at him with a reassuring smile: "Don't worry, Father is going too. There are many beastmen here today, so it'll be fine."

"But what if you faint again?"

Huang Yu knew there were many people present today, but he wasn't sure if those people were him.

"Why don't you come with me to the cave dwelling, or I can go with you to collect them?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Yu immediately felt that this was an excellent idea, as it would allow her to be by her side at all times to take care of her and also fulfill her desire to go out.

However, You Ran directly refused.

He looked at Huang Yu with a determined gaze, noticing her worried expression.

"No, Huang Yu, you are male, you are powerful, a strong male, you can't follow me around every day."

"If we don't try to live, all that awaits us is a terrible tomorrow."

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