"Xue, what's that on your back? Is it for holding the fruit you've gathered? It doesn't look very sturdy!"
Although the original owner was very annoying, some females still couldn't help but come up to ask questions.
"It's fine if it's just for storing things!"
Lin Xue took the basket off her back and let the little female carry it on her back.
"You'll be responsible for following me today, and I'll give you half of what I gather later!"
Feeling the light weight on her back, the little female bounced around curiously.
However, the little female was a little sad that she couldn't participate in the tribe's gathering missions because she was with Lin Xue.
"All orcs, begin collecting your food now."
“The hunting party, come over here for your food.”
"The gathering team, come over here to collect your food."
"Orcs who stayed behind in the tribe, come to me for food!"
Food was distributed according to different roles. The hunting party received the most food, followed by the gathering party, while the tribe members who stayed behind received the least.
Lin Xue looked at the huge chunk of meat in her hand; it must have been roasted by the beastmen overnight.
Because the pieces of jerky were too big, they weren't cooked through inside.
However, everyone ate it this way, so Lin Xue didn't say anything. She wrapped the piece of dried meat in a clean, large leaf and put it into her basket.
"Alright, the orcs who have received their food, return to your respective groups and set off under the leadership of your respective leaders!"
After shouting that, Ya looked in Lin Xue's direction, wanting to check on his mother's condition.
"Ya, let's go too!"
Lin Xue walked over to Ya's side, eager to witness the scene of gathering resources in the ancient beastman world.
"Yes, we discussed it with the chief last night. The ripe fruits that are closer to the tribe can be picked by the tribespeople who stayed behind. Today, let's try to go a little further and pick the fruits from the hillside across the way!"
Ya pointed her finger at the distant mountain peaks.
"Sure, the weather's great today, we can collect more!"
Lin Xue glanced at the distant mountain peaks, then looked at the weather today.
I think this should be a good day, and I hope to encounter something of value.
It is currently the season with the most prey, so the tribe is not short of food, and basically all the orcs can eat their fill.
However, when the cold season arrives, the beastmen will no longer be able to hunt.
At that time, almost every beastman in the Green Mountain tribe had to endure hunger in order to survive the cold season.
If not enough food is prepared, many older orcs will choose to starve themselves to death, so that the younger orcs will have a chance to survive.
Now that Lin Xue has come to this world, she naturally does not want her tribesmen to die of hunger again.
After the hunting party set off, the gathering party also began to transform into beast forms and rush towards the distant mountain peaks.
Although the young females, after transforming into beast forms, are not as strong or fast as the adult males of the tribe.
However, that was only when compared to one's own people.
As a Shadow Beast known for its speed, it is much faster than the people of other beast tribes.
Even the females are not easily outpaced by the orcs from other tribes in terms of speed.
In other words, the Shadow Beasts are a race that excels entirely in speed.
Both males and females possess a remarkable talent for escaping danger.
It is said that looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death. Even with the speed of the Shadow Beast, it took about half an hour to reach the designated mountain peak.
"Liya, you stay with Xue!"
"The rest of you spread out and pick familiar fruits. Don't touch any unfamiliar fruits with bright colors or flowers that look pretty!"
In the past, some people in the Qingshan tribe died from poisoning after eating unfamiliar fruits and picking flowers they had never seen before.
Every time Ya led people out to gather resources, she would tirelessly emphasize to her people not to touch anything they were unfamiliar with.
While Ya was still giving instructions, Lin Xue led Li Ya to the side.
"Wild pear!"
Before she had taken two steps, Lin Xue saw a tree with golden pears hanging on it. She quickly walked over and climbed up the tree in a few moments.
"Xue, be careful. Snakes sometimes lurk in the trees outside, so check before climbing!"
Seeing Lin Xue's swift movements, Liya stood under the tree and called out with some concern.
"It's alright, I like snake meat too!"
Lin Xue waved to Liya, but her eyes were fixed on a large, golden pear.
"Snap!"
"Mmm, it's very juicy and sweet!"
"Liya, come up here quickly!"
Lin Xue tasted a wild pear and found it to be exceptionally delicious. She quickly climbed up the tree trunk to where the leaves were thick, and then, using the leaves as cover, sneaked some of her way into her own space.
"Ya, Xue found some delicious pears!"
Liya didn't climb the tree immediately, but instead called out to Ya, who was not far away.
In fact, the orcs of the Green Mountain tribe did not know the names of these fruits before.
Regardless of what kind of fruit it is, they all refer to it as "fruit".
It wasn't until they heard the names of the fruits from Lin Xue that these orcs began to categorize and name their winter rations.
"Ya, these big yellow pears are yours to keep. I'm taking Liya to see other places!"
When Lin Xue saw Ya leading several females toward them, she jumped down from the tree.
"Liya, let's go!"
Lin Xue stuffed a large yellow pear into Liya's arms, and then led her away to another place.
"Xue, how did you know that fruit was called a big yellow pear?"
In fact, Liya was one of the little females who had been humiliated by the original owner, but the beastman girls were all quite naive and did not hold these quarrels in their hearts.
If this were a modern young woman, she would be considered magnanimous not to retaliate.
"Um……"
"It might be guidance from the Beast God. Anyway, just be a good boy and listen to him!"
The respect that the Beast God commands on the Beastman Continent is something that's incredibly cool to imagine. However, this ancient Beastman Continent is relatively ordinary and doesn't possess any strange or unusual abilities.
The orcs still rely on their natural talent to hunt for a living; they have neither magic nor the power of beast souls.
"By the Beast God, thank you for blessing our Green Mountain Tribe, for bestowing upon us snow, and the ability to recognize fruit!"
Lin Xue ignored Liya's incoherent prayers beside her and continued walking forward on her own.
"Lia, hurry up!"
Lin Xue walked for quite a while and, realizing that Liya hadn't caught up, shouted behind her.
"Here I am!"
Hearing Lin Xue's impatient urging, Liya quickly put down her small fists that she was holding to her chest and chased after Lin Xue.
The sun had not yet risen in the east, and there were still many dewdrops rolling on the grass in the forest.
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