Chapter 1 What smells so good after time travel?
"Hehehe—"
As Yu Yan rearranged the basket of half a stem in front of her for the fifth time, she finally heard the long chirping of birds and the sound of their wings fluttering by.
He couldn't identify what kind of bird it was, but he was certain that such a powerful and penetrating cry belonged to an orc, not an ordinary bird.
Yes, just a few days ago, he was a doctor in the emergency department of Dongcheng Third Hospital in modern society.
During a break to drink water, the pretty nurse asked him enviously, "Is Dr. Yu's rotation almost over?"
Yu Yan smiled and said, "Yes, it will be six months soon."
Nurse: "When you go back to the pediatrics department this time, you'll be able to pass the intermediate professional title evaluation. Congratulations, Dr. Yu."
Yu Yan thanked her and said modestly, "It's still uncertain whether I'll pass."
Anyway, the days of non-stop work were finally coming to an end, and Yu Yan breathed a slight sigh of relief.
As it turns out, it was too early to breathe a sigh of relief.
Late at night, after treating the wounds of a car accident patient, he stood up and felt a tightness in his chest, his vision went black, and his consciousness suddenly plummeted into the boundless depths of the ocean.
When he opened his eyes again, his soul had transmigrated into his current body!
He became a bird-type sub-beastman in the ancient world of giant beasts!
Ancient times, the world of beasts, the bird race, and the sub-beastmen.
Any word he picks out can leave him bewildered for a long time.
The unfamiliar identity and environment made him feel very insecure.
Today, the body's father went out to find food, leaving him, who was recovering from a serious illness, to lie in the bird's nest for most of the day.
The bird's nest is very small, probably only about 20 square meters. It is made of twigs strung together, with a roof, and is low on the sides and high in the middle.
However, even at the highest point, he could not stand completely upright.
The bird's nest had two simple "narrow beds" made of dry grass and animal hides, one on the left and one on the right.
Between the two small beds, a worn-out gray straw curtain was hung as a divider.
Beside the bed were similarly dusty and cluttered items, such as a clay bowl, a shell knife with a narrow rim, and a stone hammer tied to a wooden stick with straw rope...
Adding the half-basket of stems at his feet, that was almost all the possessions he and his father had.
Yu Yan couldn't name most of the tubers.
He only felt that those tubers were inscribed with:
Poor, really poor.
Tragic, truly tragic...
Just as he was getting bored and about to number the stems, the sound of orcs flapping their wings and flying by suddenly roused him.
Are the orcs from the tribe returning from hunting?
What about his adoptive father? Is he coming soon too?
Yu Yan got up, rubbed his knees which were swollen from sitting for so long, walked out of the bird's nest, and stood on the edge of the nest, on a branch that was thicker than his waist.
He clung to the bird's nest with one hand, peering out with his head out.
Two giant black birds with wingspans exceeding ten meters glided overhead.
As dusk fell, the woods were already dimly lit, and the shadows cast by the two enormous creatures were so dark they practically blotted out the sun, creating an oppressive atmosphere.
Even though Yu Yan was mentally prepared, she was still so shocked by the fact that the orcs in this world could transform into beast forms that she held her breath.
Only after they had flown far away did he quietly exhale and continue searching downwards for his father's figure.
Not found.
Yu Yan turned her head and looked into the bird's nest; it was completely dark inside.
His father had kept the bird's nest very clean, but due to the recent rains, it inevitably had an unpleasant damp smell.
Yu Yan didn't want to go back, so she decided to wait under the tree.
The bird's nest was built high, roughly estimated to be twelve or thirteen meters above the ground.
Yu Yan remembered that his arms, being a sub-beastman, could transform into wings, so he had a sudden inspiration—
"Whoosh!"
Two white wings, each over 1.5 meters long, replaced his original arms!
"Wow." Yu Yan's eyes widened in surprise. "Wow, it really can transform."
He flapped his wings, creating two small whirlwinds that rustled the surrounding green leaves.
This feeling was so novel that he looked up and down, left and right, as if he wanted to count every single white feather on his wings.
After watching for a while, he remembered that he needed to go down to the tree.
He stared at the ground, holding his breath, his wings flapping slightly in response.
About half a minute later, he sullenly twitched the corner of his mouth and turned his wings back into arms.
In his past life, he was a pure human who had never even experienced bungee jumping, let alone flying.
Twelve or thirteen meters is not low at all. He was very worried that if he didn't control it well, he would fall headfirst and die...
"Let's practice a bit more before flying," Yu Yan muttered softly.
Without the feathers to shield him, a gust of cold wind blew directly into his two-piece straw vest along his ribs.
"hiss."
He quickly rubbed the goosebumps on his arms, turned around, and using both hands and feet, climbed down the thick ginkgo tree trunk, stepping on a simple ladder made of vines and planks.
After landing, he looked around to make sure no one had noticed that he had climbed down from the tree before he straightened up with peace of mind.
Centered on the ginkgo tree trunk where they built their bird's nest, the open space within a dozen meters around it was cleaned up quite thoroughly.
Not far from the tree trunk, there was a simple stove made of stones, with a clay pot for cooking on it.
It had rained today, and the firewood she had gathered earlier was all wet. Yu Yan figured she might as well just wait, so she went deeper into the woods and gathered a lot of dry firewood.
After going back and forth a few times, he felt warm and hungry.
I wonder if my father-in-law will be able to bring back some good food today.
As dusk settled, a slender young man with black hair finally appeared in his expectant gaze.
The man, carrying a basket and wearing a straw vest and skirt similar in style, walked briskly towards this side.
Even from a distance, Yu Yan smelled a pungent, fishy odor. Her expression changed, and she almost vomited.
Looking down, he saw that his father-in-law, Feng Gui, was holding three sea fish in each hand. The gills of the fish were strung together with grass, and the tails of the fish were swaying back and forth, so they should still be alive.
It still smells so fishy? The orcs' sense of smell is too sensitive.
Their eyes met, and Yu Yan hesitated for a few seconds before slowly saying:
"...You're back."
These past few days, while recuperating in the bird's nest, Yu Yan learned that in the Beast World, whether they are beastmen or sub-beastmen, their prime years are very long.
They grow up quickly, but age slowly.
Even at ten years old, they are considered adults, and their appearance is similar to that of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy in modern society.
My body has been in this body for eleven years.
Oh, and also, both orcs and sub-orcs are men. There are no women in this world, but sub-orcs have the ability to become pregnant and give birth.
Orcs can transform into beast form, while sub-orcs can only transform certain parts of their bodies into beast forms.
His adoptive father, Feng Gui, is thirty-five years old this year, and looks about the same as a modern twenty-seven or twenty-eight-year-old.
He couldn't bring himself to call Feng Gui "Uncle" yet, so after greeting him, he awkwardly shut his mouth.
Feng Gui was unaware of his thoughts. He glanced at the pile of firewood, then at Yu Yan, and his eyes reddened.
"Did you pick all of these up?"
Yu Yan nodded: "Mm."
Feng Gui strode forward, his dark eyes shining brightly, and praised with great satisfaction, "Little one, you can even help your father with chores now! That's amazing!"
Yu Yan blushed instantly: "Gathering firewood isn't hard... and don't you know I'm not stupid?"
The original owner had intellectual disabilities from birth and had almost no ability to take care of herself.
A few days ago, the original owner of this body fell seriously ill, and that's when I transmigrated.
Now that he's recovered, he's "not stupid" anymore.
Feng Gui laughed twice: "I'm just a little surprised."
Yu Yan smiled and didn't continue the topic. Instead, she reached out and took the fish he was carrying.
"If you weren't gathering with the tribe, why did you bring back fish?" Yu Yan asked.
Feng Gui unloaded the basket from his back, stretched his sore joints, and said, "After I finished collecting, I flew to the seaside and caught the low tide. These are all things I picked up from the beach."
"Are you hungry? I'll take the fish to the water and prepare it right away. We'll have fish for dinner tonight."
Yu Yan hummed in agreement, glancing out of the corner of her eye at his basket, which was indeed full of wild vegetables. Sensing his subtle, guilty emotions, she said nothing more.
The beasts in the Beast World are very fierce, so it is the strong beastmen who hunt, while the skillful and dexterous sub-beastmen gather in the wild.
His orc father died in an accident a few years ago, leaving him and Feng Gui, two sub-orcs, to depend on each other for survival.
If you want to eat some animal meat, you either have to go through the trouble of hunting small prey, or you have to trade resources with other orcs.
Feng Gui probably didn't manage to get any beast meat today, which is why he went for a stroll by the sea. No wonder he came back so late.
After putting the things down, Feng Gui took the fish back, picked up the shell knife, and prepared to go to the stream nearby to process it.
Yu Yan turned around and picked up the earthenware jar: "I'll go with you and fetch some water to use."
Feng Gui smiled with immense satisfaction again: "Great!"
The two walked to the stream, and Feng Gui squatted down and deftly scaled and gutted the flat sea fish.
Yu Yan walked upstream, placed the jar sideways in the stream, and waited for the clear water to fill it up.
There was no mirror in his home, so he wanted to use the reflection in the water to see what he looked like.
Unfortunately, it was too dark for him to see clearly, but he did discover that he had grown a head of white hair!
"So trendy..." He pressed down the tuft of hair on his head.
Feng Gui asked about his health and what he had done at home during the day, and Yu Yan answered him one by one.
In his past life, his parents were caught in a sea storm and died when he was very young.
He wasn't used to the atmosphere, so when the jar was almost full, he picked it up and started walking back.
Her stomach was getting hungrier and hungrier. Yu Yan thought to herself with a wry smile: "The strength of the sub-beastmen is really great. With his previous unhealthy body, how could he have carried so much water?"
A while later, Feng Gui returned carrying the cleaned fish.
Yu Yan stood to the side and watched as he deftly started a fire, used a gourd-skin ladle to scoop water, scrubbed the pot, and boiled water.
Then he took out the jar of animal fat and the jar of salt and placed them aside.
"...What can I do?" Yu Yan asked shyly.
Feng Gui originally wanted to say no, and let him go play, but realizing that Yu Yan was no longer stupid, he changed the subject: "Then why don't you help your father get some stems from the bird's nest? We can steam them and eat them later."
Yu Yan immediately replied, "Okay."
After he went up, he took the stem and lingered, waiting for Feng Gui to turn around before climbing down.
Suddenly, a deafening roar erupted from the nearby mountain, startling countless birds and beasts!
Feng Gui immediately stood up from beside the stone stove and looked worriedly toward the source of the sound.
Deeper into the forest, one could hear the sounds of orcs flapping their wings and taking flight, along with their urgent cries.
Yu Yan understood that they were calling for their companions, and leaned out of the tree to ask, "What's going on over there?"
Feng Gui said seriously, "I don't know. People from our tribe live there. I have to go and see what's going on. You stay home and take care."
Yu Yan wanted to go with him, but Feng Gui had already spread his large, pure black wings and flew towards the mountain where the accident had occurred.
Watching him fly away with envy, Yu Yan sneakily climbed down from the tree.
Inside the stone stove, the firewood was still burning, and the water in the earthenware pot had already boiled.
As the water boiled, his stomach growled loudly with hunger, and his mouth watered.
Yu Yan rubbed her stomach. She wondered when her adoptive father would return.
He ate a few steamed stems during the day, which, to be honest, were quite unpalatable and made his throat ache when he swallowed them.
He really wanted to eat something different that evening.
Looking at the wild vegetables and fish that Feng Gui brought back, she thought that he must have been tired all day. If she cooked a meal, he could have something hot to eat when he came back.
Having made up her mind, Yu Yan smiled and, no longer waiting idly, went to the stone stove and got to work...
When Feng Guifei returned, the forest where he had been living was completely shrouded in darkness.
Thinking of Yu Yan alone at home, he felt a little anxious and flapped his wings even faster.
Accompanying him were Cang Feng, the chieftain of their peninsula tribe, and Lan Xiu, an orc.
They both transformed into beast forms: Cangfeng became a massive gray peregrine falcon, while Lanxiu became a large white tiger.
Cangfeng flew above Fenggui, his sharp black eyes fixed ahead, and said, "I see Yu Yan, under the tree."
Lan Xiu, transformed into a tiger, ran on the ground, his muscles strong and powerful beneath his fur, exuding a majestic aura, and his speed was no slower than the two of them.
As they approached, the wind returned to the ground, and the two black wings transformed back into arms.
Cangfeng landed as well, and together with Lanxiu, they transformed into human form.
The three of them walked together towards the direction of the bird's nest.
Yu Yan, who was by the stove, obviously saw them too, and happily raised her arm and waved.
After taking only a few steps, Cangfeng's nose twitched, and he asked the two people beside him, "Can you smell anything? It smells wonderful."
Feng Gui nodded: "I can smell it."
Lan Xiu replied uncertainly, "It looks like a fish."
Cangfeng immediately said, "Fish can't possibly smell that good. Fenggui, what delicious food did you bring back today?"
Feng Gui was also puzzled: "I just picked some wild vegetables and went to the beach to collect a few fish... Maybe it was someone else's cooking and the smell wafted over."
Cang Feng thought about his family's situation and said, "That's true, Yu Yan doesn't know how to cook."
After a busy day, they were all hungry, and the aroma wafting into their noses made them swallow hard.
Cangfeng added with a smile, "I'll have to see who made what delicious food later."
As they spoke, they had already reached the ginkgo tree.
The closer they got, the more surprised they became.
Because that delicious and enticing aroma was clearly emanating from the earthenware pot behind Yu Yan!
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