Xuan pushed Meng Yuqing to the inner part of the cave. "The previous cave was bigger. The orcs from our tribe often stayed there. There were no wild beasts living in it. This cave is smaller. We have never stayed here. I am afraid there are small wild animals hiding in it."
He paused here and added seriously.
"Although they are all small beasts, there are many more types of small beasts out there. There are many powerful beasts that can even kill medium-sized beasts. We won't allow such beasts in the patrol area. If we see them, we will drive them away or kill them directly."
"So you deliberately left those small wild beasts that don't have very strong combat capabilities in the patrol area?" Meng Yuqing said in surprise.
"That's about right. Adult orcs usually don't hunt them casually. They are mostly used for practice for the cubs, and also to allow some young orcs without fathers to catch and eat them by themselves after they have a certain hunting ability." Xuan explained to him carefully.
Meng Yuqing's eyes lit up as he listened. "Will you specially select some wild animals to put in there?"
Xuan was taken aback by his question, and after thinking for a moment, he replied, "Not really. Adult orcs don't catch them, so there are quite a few of them. They're cleaned up every few years, otherwise there would be trouble if there were too many of them."
After listening to Xuan's words, Meng Yuqing nodded thoughtfully, and the idea of breeding that had been almost extinguished before quietly emerged again.
However, even the so-called weak small beasts in the patrol area that were deliberately left behind by the tribe were very wild.
Its aggressiveness is also stronger than that of the beasts in his original world, so he still needs to think carefully about it. After all, for sub-beasts, any beast is very dangerous.
Although we now have weapons to protect ourselves, in many cases they are only limited to self-protection. As the dangers increase, accidents are inevitable.
"What are you thinking about?" Xuan saw Meng Yuqing start thinking after listening to what he said, and he couldn't help but move closer and ask.
"Nothing, I haven't thought it through yet. I'll talk about it when I think it through." Meng Yuqing came back to his senses and leaned back slightly.
"Oh." Xuan lowered his head and shrank back.
Because Meng Yuqing was thinking about breeding, he was a little absent-minded. Seeing this, Xuan stopped talking.
After a long while, Meng Yuqing covered her mouth and yawned, and Xuan spoke, "Want to sleep?"
"Well, I'm a little sleepy." Rubbing his eyes, Meng Yuqing said with a nasal tone.
He stood up and moved away from the fire, taking out the animal skins for sleeping on the ground from the space warehouse.
Xuan also followed him and spread the animal skin with him.
After the mat was laid, Meng Yuqing crawled under the animal hide and looked at Xuan who was half-kneeling beside him. He smiled gently and said, "Good night."
Xuan looked at him seriously for a moment and whispered, "Good night."
After Meng Yuqing closed his eyes, Xuan stood up and walked out of the cave, turning into a black panther, and lay at the entrance of the cave to rest as before.
Meng Yuqing didn't sleep well that night, probably because he was subconsciously still feeling uneasy in the wild.
Xuan was awakened several times by his movements, looked in his direction, and got up several times to come in.
Before setting off the next day, Xuan asked Meng Yuqing to take out the woven bag, covered it with thick animal skins, and let him get in to rest.
He slept more soundly in the woven bag than in the cave.
Just as Meng Yuqing woke up from the woven bag, the voice of the system suddenly came to her ears.
"Random Quest: Host, please find something beneficial to the tribe before returning. Any type is acceptable. Using salt to make pickles and bacon doesn't count."
The sudden task instantly perked up Meng Yuqing.
Did he discover something beneficial to the tribe before returning? Based on his understanding of the system's workings over this period of time, he was sure that there would be more than one new thing that could benefit the tribe along the way.
The system itself has limitations and many things cannot be said directly, but it will hint at itself in various ways.
And there is no limit to the type, which is very interesting. Any food, things to use, or toys that are useful can be included.
If I had been more careful, I might have exceeded my target.
Thinking of this, Meng Yuqing poked his head out of the bag, raised his head, and saw Xuan's chin.
"Xuan, I don't want to stay in the bag anymore."
After hearing his voice, Xuan immediately slowed down. After stopping completely, he lowered his head, put him on the ground, and asked softly.
"How was your rest?"
"Very good." He climbed out of the bag and put the bag into the space warehouse.
Xuan had already lay down, waiting for Meng Yuqing to climb up.
"I'm looking for something."
"It's still a quick run for twenty minutes, right?" Xuan confirmed with him.
"Yes, I'm ready." After saying that, Meng Yuqing pressed himself against Xuan, his hands tightly grasping the hair on Xuan's back.
After hearing Meng Yuqing's words, Xuan nodded slightly and rushed out, much faster than before.
The moment Meng Yuqing rushed out, he activated the exploration function.
Xuan's speed was too fast. Even though Meng Yuqing's physical qualities had been systematically strengthened, it was still difficult for him to clearly see what flowers and plants were around Xuan's back.
To Meng Yuqing's disappointment, this twenty-minute exploration did not bring him any gains.
This made him a little discouraged. Xuan keenly noticed his emotions. He slowed down and comforted Meng Yuqing softly.
"Let's take our time. There's no rush. I'll help you find it."
"Yeah." Meng Yuqing frowned. The number of explorations is limited every day and the time is not long. Although the system functions are convenient, they cannot be over-reliant on.
There is still so much time today, I definitely can't waste it. I was thinking about what I had read in the "Beast World Continent Information Encyclopedia".
Meng Yuqing said softly to Xuan, "Will it be any problem if I go slower next time? I'm done looking for something today, so I can only rely on my eyes. It's going too fast and I can't see clearly."
"It doesn't affect it." Xuan shook his head.
Next, the pace of advancement was no longer so fast. Meng Yuqing concentrated on observing everything he could see around him and comparing it with the information he had memorized in his mind.
On the fourth day after the two left the tribe, Meng Yuqing suddenly smelled the dampness of water and a unique fishy smell.
"Xuan, is the big river outside the tribe nearby?" He raised his head and looked around.
Xuan's ears twitched, as if he was a little surprised. "Yes, it's not far from here. You can see it after you walk out of this forest. How did you know?"
Hearing Xuan's question, Meng Yuqing was silent for a while, and then spoke with a hint of longing in her voice.
"My dad... he likes to fish for wild animals in the water. He built a big water tank at home, and sometimes he puts the wild animals he brings back into the tank to keep them temporarily."
At this point, he chuckled, "I was still a kid at the time, always complaining about a strange, stinky smell in the house, and even went to my mom... Yafu, asking her to control the father beast and not bring such beasts home."
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