This year, due to the locust infestation, several nearby tribes have been affected to varying degrees.

In Shenmiao tribe, thanks to her timely expulsion of the locusts, the planted crops were not significantly affected, but the neighboring tribe was not so fortunate.

Winter hasn't even started yet, but the neighboring tribe is already running out of food.

The orcs had no food and came out to beg. Most of them refused to give, because they were all poor and would go hungry if they gave to the outsiders.

These orcs were in a terrible state; unable to find food, they collapsed from hunger by the roadside, looking utterly pitiful.

Shen Miao saw a beastman lying on the ground, unconscious. Feeling sorry for him, she got some water and fed it to the beastman. After drinking the water, the beastman woke up and kept saying that he was hungry.

Shen Miao then gave him some more meat to eat, which he wolfed down, swallowing it almost without chewing, causing him to choke and cough incessantly.

"Eat slowly."

If they kept eating like this, they would choke to death even before they starved. Shen Miao watched in horror, fearing that her good intentions had backfired.

The orc gave a bitter smile and said, "I haven't eaten for days, I'm so hungry, thank you."

Shen Miao thought she had just done what she was supposed to do. However, the next day, the orc brought a group of orcs, all of them pale, thin, and bony.

They begged Shen Miao for some food, because they simply couldn't survive.

Shen Miao had no choice but to share some more meat with them. These beastmen hadn't eaten meat in a long time, and their eyes lit up at the sight of it. The stronger ones rushed forward to snatch it, completely ignoring the weaker female beasts.

Shen Miao was a little angry and raised her voice, "Don't fight over it. Everyone line up and take it one by one. If you fight over it, we won't give it to you."

Hearing her say that, everyone reluctantly and awkwardly lined up in a row.

The beastmen ate and left without lingering, and they didn't say thank you. Although Shen Miao felt uncomfortable, she helped them not because she wanted a thank you, but because she felt guilty and didn't want to see so many people die.

After a few days, more and more orcs came to ask for food. Everyone knew there was meat to eat here, and the word spread quickly. Eventually, almost all the orcs from outside came over.

Shen Miao was taken aback. With so many beastmen, where would she get so much meat to share? After thinking it over, she added wild vegetables to the meat and distributed it to the beastmen. She also told them that they could find wild vegetables in the back mountain and that they could try going into the mountain to hunt together. She believed that if they worked together, their chances of winning would definitely be higher.

The beastmen didn't listen, and said with some disdain, "Why isn't it all meat today? This wild vegetable is not enough to fill us up."

Then they finished eating the meat, leaving the wild vegetables behind.

When Shen Miao arrived and saw this, she was almost furious. Were these orcs really not full? Are you kidding me? They even looked down on wild vegetables. It seems they were too full.

So when they came back the next day, Shen Miao didn't come out for a long time, and the orcs started urging her loudly outside, telling her to hurry up and bring out the food.

Shen Miao brought over a bowl of wild vegetables, without adding any meat, leaving it to them to eat or not as they pleased.

The orcs were indignant and questioned Shen Miao, "What do you mean by this? We didn't have enough to eat yesterday, and today there's not even any meat left, just wild vegetables. How are we supposed to eat?"

Shen Miao laughed and said, "You don't even have any food left, yet you still have the nerve to pick and choose between meat and vegetables. Let me tell you, eat if you want, or leave if you don't. These wild vegetables were picked by me from outside with great effort; they weren't blown in by the wind."

The beastmen were intimidated by her imposing presence, and for a moment no one dared to speak.

Shen Miao slammed the door shut.

Then, something unbelievable happened. These beastmen knew that Shen Miao had meat, so they waited outside. When the cubs took the meat out, they rushed up and snatched the cubs' food.

Fortunately, the kids are now quite skilled, so they didn't gain any advantage.

Even so, Shen Miao was still furious. She rushed out to confront the orcs, but they had already disappeared.

Shen Miao told the cubs not to go out for the time being and to stay at home quietly for the next few days. When the beastmen came again the next day, she would come out and ask, "Who stole my cubs' food yesterday? Step forward!"

She provided them with food, not so that they would repay kindness with enmity.

The beastmen remained silent, and one of them impatiently said, "Who's stealing their food? You're overthinking it. Stop talking nonsense, where's today's food?"

"Not today!" Shen Miao said, emphasizing each word.

She stole her child's things and now expects to eat free food? Dream on! Do you think she's a sucker? Even if she was before, she isn't now.

"What? Why isn't it there? We've come all this way, and you're saying it's not there? We don't believe you unless you let us in to see!" the beastmen shouted.

Shen Miao felt that she had really made a mistake.

She shouldn't have sympathized with these people; these ungrateful bastards should just be left to fend for themselves.

So Shen Miao simply said, "Get lost!"

The beastmen were unconvinced and refused to leave. Shen Miao then unleashed her Burning Flame, and flames suddenly burst forth, almost setting several beastmen's hair on fire. The beastmen were terrified, realizing that Shen Miao was serious, and quickly left, cursing as they went, saying that Shen Miao was heartless, watching them starve without giving them any food, and had no compassion whatsoever.

Shen Miao remained indifferent, as if all the food she had sent out had been fed to the dogs.

No, that's not right. If you feed a dog, at least the dog will wag its tail at you. But these people just know how to reach out and beg for things.

They thought the matter was over, but to their surprise, the orcs, having gained nothing, began to spread rumors about Shen Miao, calling her treacherous, vicious, and cunning.

They deliberately lured them there, then refused to give them food, and even attacked them with their supernatural abilities. They were utterly despicable.

The orcs spoke vividly, emphasizing that Shen Miao had ill intentions and that one should never get close to her, or else bad luck would surely follow.

These words spread far and wide, and in the minds of the orcs, Shen Miao had become a monster with green fangs. Some people, even though they did not know Shen Miao, felt an inexplicable aversion to her.

They also said that if they ran into Shen Miao, they would definitely teach her a lesson.

Shen Miao knew nothing of this. That day, she went to the beast farm to sell things as usual, but the people she met on the way looked at her very strangely.

Some people avoided her from a distance before she even got close, as if she were some kind of plague or a monstrous flood.

Shen Miao was puzzled, but didn't think much of it. She wasn't a beast crystal, so why would all the beastmen like her?