Si Yan and her companions successfully gained the trust of the tiger-beastman.
Hu Yong had a huge white tiger brought over, and Si Yan and her three cubs sat on it.
As they turned to leave, the three children lowered their heads and, as if on cue, began to ponder the chicken-and-rabbit problem together.
Dong Chi was the first to have a sudden realization, followed by Xi Qing, who seemed to have figured it out as well. Bei Ji was the last to suddenly shout, "I understand! We can calculate it by having all the long-eared beasts lift their two front legs!"
"..."
Si Yan thought for a moment, then patted the heads of the three little ones.
They're all quite smart.
She taught them to count after just a couple of tries, and they understood it. She also taught them addition and subtraction within 100, and they all learned it. They were quick-witted; she didn't even teach them the solution to the chicken-and-rabbit problem, but they figured it out on their own.
That's great!
Bei Ji's words seemed to enlighten Hu Yong. Hu Yong thought about it all the way, and when they were almost at Black Tiger City, he suddenly understood. He raised his head and his gaze toward Si Yan became even more intense and burning.
Si Yan suddenly felt a little overwhelmed by the intensity of the atmosphere.
Black Tiger City is a newly built main city on the western side of the Beast World continent. It borders White Tiger City.
Most of the residents of Black Tiger City are white tigers, and the city is called Black Tiger City simply because its lord, Ming Yan, is a black tiger.
And this Mingyan, quite coincidentally, was a character who appeared several times in the original work. And it was because of his special nature that Si Yan remembered this character.
The original text describes him as cruel and violent, with two hideous scars on his face that were extremely terrifying.
He had brutally murdered two females, and all of these horrific injuries were related to killing females.
He is a male who doesn't even care about the punishment from the Beast God!
However, his preferences and needs were also mentioned in the original work.
He likes wine, but wine is extremely rare in the Beast World.
With the death of the only brewer on the Beast World continent, all wines on the continent have become rare treasures.
In the original story, the female protagonist happened to obtain three jugs of rice wine, which she used to exchange with Mingyan for many valuable items.
Thinking of this, Si Yan glanced contentedly at the "city" before her.
The so-called city is just a huge courtyard enclosed by some huge stones.
However, in the culturally backward Beast World, such city culture had already piqued Si Yan's interest.
Hu Yong settled Si Yan and her family of four under a rock. His burning gaze remained undiminished as he said, "Master, I will now report to our city lord. Please wait here for me, and I will settle you in soon."
The tiger-beastmen in the city outside looked at Si Yan and her group with curiosity.
Si Yan and the others are small in stature, and they look like they haven't even grown up yet. How could they expect Lord Hu Yong to be so kind and gentle to them?
Si Yan asked, "Can't we settle down in Black Tiger City yet?"
Hu Yong quickly shook his head: "No, no, please wait a moment, it will be ready soon."
It seems that Hu Yong has the authority, but not enough.
Si Yan nodded and took the three children to a temporary resting place.
Seeing that his four brothers didn't seem to have much of a temper, Hu Yong breathed a sigh of relief, quickly transformed into a tiger, and ran towards the city lord's mansion.
After Hu Yong left, Hu Que stood guard at the cave entrance, seemingly afraid that they would leave.
The lord of Black Tiger City enjoys drinking...
To brew wine, you need rice and wheat, so Si Yan asked the three children about rice and wheat in the cave.
Bei Ji didn't understand: "Rice and wheat? Mom... Brother, what are rice and wheat?"
After Si Yan described it for a while, Xi Qing seemed to remember something and said uncertainly, "Mother, I heard that the food that bird-beast people like to eat seems to be the kind of...grain you described."
"Really? You mean those big, white grains that you peel off one by one? You really understand my description? It really is rice and wheat?"
Xi Qing said, "I'm not sure, but the things that bird-beast people like to eat are very similar to what you described."
Rice and wheat are used for more than just brewing; they are staple foods.
She hasn't eaten rice in a long time since she came into this world, and she's really craving it.
Dong Chi looked at Si Yan, who was lost in thought and almost drooling, and asked, "Want to eat?"
Si Yan nodded.
The three chicks looked at each other, puzzled. Why did their mother want to eat birdseed?
Bei Ji said, "Mother, meat is more nutritious."
Si Yan explained, "But I'm an omnivore."
"What is omnivorous?" the little ones asked.
After Si Yan explained for a while, the children finally nodded to her.
Speaking of rice and wheat, Si Yan hadn't eaten them in a long time and was really craving them. She leaned against the rock, imagining rice and wheat while smacking her lips.
But not long after, I felt discomfort in my mouth.
This beast world is really tough. Since she didn't have any toothbrushes, she carved a water cup out of thin air to rinse her mouth. But after so many days of not using water, and rinsing her mouth not really helping much, she felt her teeth weren't very clean.
The environment is impeccable. But I increasingly miss the days on Earth, before the zombie virus outbreak, lying in my warm bed, getting up to brush my teeth, eating all sorts of breakfasts, and carrying my schoolbag to school and exams.
Thinking back, those blissful days have been over for a very long time, like a dream.
Bei Ji asked his two brothers, "What is Mother thinking?"
After thinking for a moment, Dong Chi said, "She wants to eat rice. And it seems... she also wants to brush her teeth."
"Brushing your teeth?" Xi Qing asked.
Dong Chi recalled Si Yan's actions in Yanxiang. She would occasionally pick up a water glass to rinse her mouth, and then rub her teeth with her fingers inside.
She seems to care a lot about oral hygiene.
But I haven't been able to brush my teeth for many days now.
Dong Chi suddenly stood up and said to Hu Que outside the door, "Could you give us some more water?"
Hu Que had the orcs fetch them a large leaf of water.
Dong Chi took a piece of his own snake scale, carved a water cup out of a stone, poured water into the cup, and then handed it to Si Yan.
“Bad female, get up.”
Si Yan blinked in confusion and looked at the water glass.
Dong Chi's face flushed slightly. He turned his head away, speaking in an old-fashioned tone: "Get up and rinse your mouth."
Si Yan's eyes lit up when she saw the mouthwash cup and the rinsing water.
"Thank you!" Si Yan happily accepted the water glass.
Dong Chi sat down to the side.
Si Yan took the water glass and went to the side to rinse her mouth. On this day when the scorching sun was about to arrive, using water like this was a luxurious treat.
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