"So delicious!"
"I think Xue is the female in our tribe who eats the most!"
"And Xue knows so much! Did Ku teach her before?"
"It shouldn't be. If Ku knew something, he would have told the tribesmen long ago. He wouldn't have started a fire in the wild."
"Xue said it was a blessing from the Beast God, and the Beast God's grace is not something we can casually discuss!"
Amidst the joyful chatter of the young females, Chun quickly brought back new prey, processed it, and cut it into pieces.
Because the prey that Chun hunted was quite large, their fire wouldn't be able to cook it properly if they brought it back whole.
It was easier to process the meat after cutting it into chunks. The females took the chunks of meat from Chun's hands, built racks with branches, and began to roast the meat.
"Chun, go find a rock and dig a stone pot so we can make some meat soup later. It's too hot these days, and some soup will be good for the females!"
Chun listened to Lin Xue's words without asking any further questions, and immediately went to dig the stone pot as she was instructed.
The Shadow Beast's claws are very sharp, so digging out a stone pot doesn't take much effort.
After Chun brought back a stone pot, Lin Xue had the females relight a campfire and then set up the stone pot.
He directed Liya to throw in a few pieces of animal bones, and when the bone broth was almost ready, he threw in two handfuls of wild vegetables.
The meat soup with wild vegetables was immediately loved by the females, and each of them held a small stone bowl, which the females had just dug up.
The females imitated Lin Xue, using two twigs to scoop the vegetables from the pot and eat them.
Previously, the young females had never known that these wild vegetables, which looked like weeds, could taste so wonderful when cooked in meat broth.
It's also possible that Lin Xue brought some salt with her when she went out, which made the broth taste better.
In short, the last two large pots of meat soup were completely devoured by the females and the male orcs who followed.
After everyone finished eating, they only rested for a short while before going out to look for wild fruits again.
They would subconsciously collect any wild vegetables they had eaten before. Xue said that they should take these back, blanch them in boiling water, and dry them into dried vegetables so they could eat them during the cold season.
The thought of the cold season when they could only eat a little bit of dried meat to fill their stomachs and even wild fruits would be hard to come by was unbearable.
Now that they know they can dry these wild vegetables, they can cook them with dried meat when the cold season comes.
This way, you can both fill your stomach and maintain your health.
It's worth noting that in previous years, quite a few females couldn't survive the cold winter and died.
The mortality rate among elderly orcs is the highest; no matter how wealthy a tribe is, there will always be elderly orcs who succumb to illness.
These elderly male orcs had spent their youth hunting, and many of them had hidden injuries on their bodies.
As they get older, these injuries will become the final blow that destroys their bodies.
When the cold season arrives, the hidden ailments of elderly orcs flare up. These ailments can cause them excruciating pain, making them prefer immediate death to continuing to suffer in this world.
The beastmen were well aware of these circumstances and harbored a deep fear of what life would be like in their old age.
After finishing her meal, Lin Xue did not go to look for new wild fruits nearby like the other young females.
Instead, he found a soft patch of grass, told Liya to be on guard, and then closed his eyes and took a nice afternoon nap.
Lin Xue didn't sleep for very long at noon, only about an hour, before waking up.
When she woke up, she saw Liya sitting next to her, her head occasionally turning in different directions as she looked around.
"How are you? Are you in danger?"
Lin Xue yawned and looked at Liya, asking.
"Everything is normal, no wild animals have come to attack!"
Liya breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Lin Xue wake up.
"Let's go check out other places; we haven't found much today!"
After Lin Xue stood up, she saw that there were already more than a dozen animal skin bags piled up around them.
These are all foods that the female beastmen have gathered.
Most of the items were wild fruits, with pears being the most abundant, and several large bags contained watermelons that had been collected earlier.
From here, you can see that the female beastmen in the distance are still searching for more food, focusing their attention on the tall trees and paying little attention to the ground.
The beastmen were still more accustomed to hunting and foraging for wild fruits in the trees, and were unaware that there was plenty of food to eat beneath the soil.
Even though I told them last night that yams are buried in the soil, the females' minds haven't quite grasped that concept yet.
They don't rummage through the soil for things; they only focus on what they can see.
"Snow, shall we continue on our way?"
Liya noticed that Lin Xue's gaze was constantly scanning the surroundings, and guessed that she was observing the activities of the females in the tribe.
However, this time, Liya stayed by Lin Xue's side almost the entire time. Even when Lin Xue was sleeping, she would sit beside her and keep watch.
This was the easiest time she had ever gone out to collect materials in her entire life.
She was already itching to go and gather with her tribe.
But Lin Xue wasn't fully awake, so she didn't dare leave. Ya had said her mission was to protect Xue's safety.
"No rush, I'll go wash up by the river first!"
It must be said that the spiritual energy in the ancient beastman world was abundant. Lin Xue appeared to be sleeping, but in fact, she was constantly cultivating.
Because her cultivation level was still shallow, Lin Xue felt that she should relax after this training session, and taking a bath in the river would be a good choice.
I found a secluded spot where no one could see me, because there were many dense plants along the riverbank that could block the view from the outside world.
Lin Xue told Liya to watch, while she plunged headfirst into the river.
This place has a sharp bend in the water, and the water is quite deep, so she could swim a couple of laps here.
"Xue, Ya seems to be looking for us. Are you done washing up?"
Soon after, Lin Xue heard Liya's voice. Not wanting to linger in the river any longer, she washed her hair and left the water to come ashore.
After transforming into beast form, it shook off the water droplets on its body, and then transformed back into human form, where it was almost completely dry.
Lin Xue then led Liya towards Ya's side. She needed to find some time to go swimming by herself; there was always someone urging her on, making even a simple shower unpleasant.
Lin Xue remembered that there was a small river outside the tribe, and it should be connected to this river.
Then we can go upstream to see if there are any secluded places. After we finish our training, we can take a bath and go for a swim. That's what it means to enjoy life.
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