However, salt is not the most important issue to be addressed now. The real problem is the shortage of labor and food among the Ying tribe, which requires them to travel long distances to hunt for food.
She planned to solve the last two problems first, because the beast spirits were really too big for their stomachs. The daily rations for more than a hundred people consisted of the meat of more than twenty beasts of varying sizes, as well as seafood and wild fruits brought back by the gathering teams.
Although the Eagle Clan is close to the sea, they have a large area of very fertile land. It would be a real shame not to plant something on it. She was looking for cold-resistant crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, but unfortunately, after searching all day, she found many other plantable crops, but not these two.
So, on her second day at the Eagle Clan, Xia Yixin applied to join the hunting team, but Xiao's condition was that the giant python Dahua had to be with her.
At first, some members of the Eagle Clan were unhappy about her following along, thinking that the clan leader was confused. But she didn't cause any trouble; she just seemed to be looking for something everywhere, and the giant python would occasionally bring back some large prey.
Within a day, the members of the hunting party were all smiles as they greeted her. After all, who wouldn't like a charming and adorable little female?
Of course, the females who remained in the cave had some complaints about her.
Although they had abandoned the idea that she was originally a spy for the Silver Serpent Clan, and the clan chief had said that she was a witch doctor, no one in the clan was sick for the time being, and no one knew whether it was true or not.
After all, I haven't seen her treat anyone.
Especially those females who were already infatuated with Xiao, seeing that Xiao's gaze was almost always on them, and that he even gave her his cave to live in, they were even more insanely jealous.
So, when Xia Yixin returned to the Eagle Clan that day, she found that all the salt water she had arranged to dry had inexplicably spilled.
Helpless, she then filled a pot with seawater and placed it directly on the top of the cliff, a place that no other female could climb up to except for her.
It was only when she arrived here that she discovered that the female beastmen were incredibly "lazy." Apart from being responsible for reproduction, they didn't care about anything else; everything was done by the male beastmen. Even their meals were prepared by the male beastmen and brought to them.
This reminded her of the concept of a "beehive," but it wasn't suitable for the Eagle Clan's current labor shortage.
Moreover, Xia Yixin didn't like that kind of life that felt like a birthing machine, but she did understand why the female lead's status collapsed so quickly after the original story ended.
After resting for a night, at daybreak, she set off again with Xiao's unlined procession. This time, they went to a slightly more distant grassland, where there was more prey.
Ever since her hair got all messed up from riding in the "Eagle Plane," she refused to be carried by him and preferred to be carried on Da Hua's head instead.
In the azure sky, a dozen eagles flew in formation, neither too high nor too low. In the deep forest below, a giant python darted about at great speed, and a small figure could be vaguely seen sitting on the python's head.
Regarding her sudden growth, the Eagle Clan was not particularly surprised because there had been a case in the Beast Spirit Clan where someone's growth was stagnant due to poor absorption of spiritual energy, but then suddenly grew up overnight.
Eagles have excellent eyesight; they can clearly see a single hair of hers even thousands of kilometers in the air.
In the morning light, her milky white skin seemed to glow. She wore a little dress made of bird feathers and leaves that the owl had given her, making her look like a little gray sparrow. Her round, bright green cat eyes were full of excitement and joy, which made her little face look delicate and cute. Even her little feet looked exceptionally exquisite. Every detail proved that the girl had come of age.
The beast spirits of the hunting party couldn't help but take a few more glances; after all, who wouldn't like a cute little female?
However, they soon felt a chill penetrating deep into their tail feathers and obediently looked away.
My eagle god, the patriarch's aura is terrifying.
Just like the previous days, after crossing a large area of dense forest, they arrived at the grassland, where there were many herbivorous animals in herds.
In the past few days, they have hunted three times as many prey as when the chieftain returned. In order to avoid starvation during this cold season, they must hunt at least forty prey of varying sizes every day.
After the cold season, when the breeding season arrives, another batch of cubs will be born in the tribe, and the demand for food will be even greater. So, they have to store all their food during the rainy season.
The eagles are all enormous in form, and their mere presence on the grasslands immediately attracts a frightened herd of animals of all sizes.
Some of the old, weak, sick, or panicked herbivores were immediately snapped in the throat by the sharp claws that fell from the sky.
Before long, they had captured fifty or sixty prey, which piled up into a small mountain.
The eagle-tribe members of the hunting party, now in human form, stood before the hill, their faces beaming with joy. At this rate, they should be able to store enough food before the cold season arrives.
However, the owl's expression was not relaxed. A bold eagle clansman asked, "Chief, what's wrong?"
Xiao's azure eyes held a hint of worry: "The number of beasts on this grassland is almost half that of what we encountered last year. I'm afraid the cold season will come earlier this year."
Upon hearing this, the joy on the faces of the Eagle Clan members turned into worry.
During the cold season, the wind is so fierce it feels like it's carrying knives, and the sea can even freeze over. Now, with less than fifty days left in the rainy season, it seems their mission is very demanding.
Just then, the eagles of the hunting party suddenly noticed that the owl's expression had changed and he was running towards the dense forest.
Sure enough, a short while later, a giant python appeared at the junction of the grassland and the dense forest, and it also flung out a wild beast with a snap.
It turned out to be a high-level lion-tiger beast, with huge fangs that were taller than a person.
Xiao was on tenterhooks until he saw that the little guy sitting on top of the giant python's head was unharmed, and then he was relieved.
He caught the little one as she jumped down, looking at her with disdain as she was covered in mud.
"You dug in the dirt again?" Xiao casually wiped the dirt off her cheek.
Xia Yixin's heart was completely focused on the thing she was holding in her arms, and she didn't notice his intimate actions.
She broke free from him and stood on the ground, excitedly showing him what she was holding. "I didn't just dig around randomly, Xiao, I finally found what I was looking for!"
Xiao looked at her holding two "clods of earth" the size of a human head. Although he couldn't quite believe it, he chose to believe her because of the previous experience with garlic and chili peppers.
However, the other eagles didn't think so highly of it.
Because she was afraid of losing what she had finally found, she held onto it tightly the whole way. Heaven knows she ate so much roasted and boiled meat that she felt like throwing up.
"That little female from the Silver Serpent Clan that the clan chief brought back is an idiot; she brought back two clods of dirt that she wants to eat!"
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