Chapter 280 Shu Ning's Discovery
As the life on the ground vanished, its eyes remained wide open, its pupils still shining, its gaze frozen with the eerie excitement of its final moments.
"Thank goodness Ningning didn't come."
Xuanmo spoke again.
After coming out.
"Yes, thankfully my Ningning didn't come," Yan chimed in. "Han She, what she said just now was alright, wasn't it?"
“Hmm,” Han She said in a low, thoughtful voice, “there is still one point of doubt.”
“Okay.” Mo Li nodded in agreement.
“Even if the eyes of the merfolk were to bleed, they shouldn’t be red. Did you notice that?”
“That’s right, the blood of the Merfolk is mostly blue, while red... is most likely a sign of something wrong,” Yi Yuan agreed.
"Someone come here."
Han She immediately called out to the snake-like beastman standing to the side.
"leader."
"Take a few people to the Merfolk tribe to check if there are any abnormalities."
"yes."
Xuanmo said, "I left a few with the Merfolk."
"Wow, Xuanmo is pretty good. He even knows to hold back a trick up his sleeve," Yan praised, putting his hand on Xuanmo's shoulder.
"Hmm." Xuanmo accepted his praise without any hesitation.
Just then, a viper-like beastman trotted up to Yi Yuan, panting, and said, "Chief, the snow fox has woken up!"
Inside the Cold She Cave.
Shu Ning sat up with a yawn, rubbing her sleepy eyes.
There was no sign of Han She, only food placed to the side and a white, fluffy fur coat.
The weather today seems a bit cooler than yesterday.
She put on the fur coat and prepared to eat something.
While I'm at it, I'll check out her online space to see how her plants are doing.
As soon as she entered the space, the outer robe she was wearing felt a bit hot.
Looking out over the boundless space, the ground was covered with lush green crops.
Shu Ning smiled knowingly; it seemed she would soon reap the rewards.
Although she originally had a considerable amount of inventory, enough to feed her for several years or even longer, a continuous supply is ultimately the best long-term solution.
Many plants in the space have already blossomed, and the wheat planted earlier has also ripened.
She first harvested the wheat, and then moved some soil from the nearby swamp to the flowering plants.
These damp soils accumulate over the years and act as natural fertilizer, so she doesn't need to fertilize them specifically; the plants grow very well on their own.
When I came back, I was still alone.
Shu Ning stepped out of the cave; the snake tribe was much quieter today.
Only a few orcs of other species remained on the road.
"Chief's wife," a rhinoceros beast greeted Shu Ning upon seeing her.
"Hmm, where is your leader?"
"Chief..." the rhinoceros scratched its head, "I don't know."
Shu Ning remembered this beast; it was among the several general beasts last night.
She took some wheat from her spatial storage and brought it to the entrance of the cave, then said to him, "Come with me for a moment."
"Okay." The rhinoceros beast didn't understand, scratched its head, and followed.
The rhinoceros was shocked to see a huge pile of plant seeds, taller than the entrance of the Cold She Cave, piled up outside the cave entrance.
"These are wheat seeds. You can distribute them to everyone later, giving priority to the animals that don't hibernate."
If there's no food in winter, you can use this to fill your stomach.
Shu Ning suddenly remembered that they didn't know how to use it, so she taught them some simple methods.
"It can be used to make soup. Grind it into powder, mix it with water, and you can make noodles or dumpling soup..."
This was the first time the rhinoceros had encountered these things, and he listened very attentively, afraid of missing any details.
"In short, if you really don't know how to cook it in a complicated way, just put it in a pot and cook it. Prioritize getting enough to eat."
"Okay!"
He understood that.
“You can explore different ways to cook it while you’re in the cave during the winter. What I’m talking about isn’t the only way.”
"Um!"
The rhinoceros nodded emphatically.
"Chief's wife, perhaps..." the rhinoceros beast said shyly.
"Why don't you spend the winter here? Our climate during the cold season is much warmer than that of the wolves."
Shu Ning smiled and said, "We'll see."
"By the way, they're not completely dry yet. Tell them to dry them in the sun first, otherwise they'll easily sprout."
After finishing, Shu Ning left.
"good!"
The rhinoceros looked gratefully at Shu Ning's retreating figure.
Their queen is really... amazing!
It's amazing that they could even think of these beasts that don't hibernate.
He suddenly understood why his high-ranking leader would choose to mate with a female who had many beastmen.
Now, even he is extremely envious.
Shu Ning was about to go find Han She when a hippopotamus beast suddenly came over and said, "Queen Viper, the leader asked me to come and tell you that he has gone out on business."
Shu Ning nodded and casually asked, "Where did he go?"
“This…” the hippopotamus smiled, racking its brain for a reason, “The leader only told me to say he went out, but didn’t say where he went…”
“Mm,” Shu Ning replied.
"Queen Viper, where are you headed?" the hippo asked tentatively.
"Just wander around, don't worry about me, go do your own thing."
After Shu Ning finished speaking, she turned and left.
She was just browsing around casually at first.
However, the snake tribe now has few beasts left, and most of the snakes have gone to hibernate for the winter.
She decided to go to the prison, but the guards at the gate told her that the Holy Maiden of the Merfolk was dead.
Moreover, Han She has already been here.
Bored, she walked along and suddenly arrived at the exit of the tribe.
Since Han She isn't here...
Then let's go find Yiyuan.
"Tell your chief that I'm going to the Viper Tribe."
She explained this to the snake-like orcs at the tribe's exit.
“Yes, Chief’s wife, Chief’s wife, let us escort you there.”
"No need," Shu Ning refused. "I'm quite familiar with the Viper Tribe. You guys go ahead with your business."
Following her previous memory, Shu Ning made her way to the Viper Tribe.
This desolate swamp is mostly inhabited by orcs from two tribes.
Although it is still the dry early winter, there are hardly any orcs to be seen on the road.
She had a smooth journey, except when she was almost at the snake tribe, she encountered two black snakes.
"It's the chief's wife!"
A black serpent beast reminded its companion beside it.
Upon hearing this, the beast, which was on its way, immediately stopped.
"The...the leader's wife..."
“Hmm,” Shu Ning replied, “Why are you all in such a panic?”
“This…” a black snake hesitated.
"Lady Chief, while we were guarding the Merfolk territory, we discovered a group of beastmen!"
The other black snake opened its mouth directly.
"What kind of beast?" Shu Ning asked.
"Hmm... lots, and lots of different kinds!"
Shu Ning frowned; this was no different from saying nothing at all.
Another member of the Black Serpent Clan explained, "They came in with great force and have probably already occupied the Merfolk territory! The two of us came over immediately to report to our leader as soon as we saw it."
Shu Ning, as if remembering something, asked, "Did they harm the merfolk beastmen when they occupied the merfolk tribe?"
“Hmm…” another black snake clan member recalled, “The merfolk resisted…it seems none of them died!”
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