Even if Kumano had turned into an animal, carrying such a thick tree home should have been very tiring. However, perhaps because he was so happy, he didn't feel tired at all.
After walking for a while, Zhou Ji suggested taking a break.
Xiong Ye put the tree down and turned into a human form, and immediately said: "Zhou Ji, next time you go out alone, don't run so far, it's very dangerous outside!"
He suddenly thought of this matter when he was carrying the tree. At that time, he turned into a beast and couldn't say it, so he could only hold it in. He kept it in until now.
Although there are no large carnivorous dinosaurs near their tribe, it is too dangerous for Zhou Ji, who cannot even transform into a beast, to go out alone!
Before, Kumano always thought that Zhou Ji was picking plants at the place where the collecting team was active, so he felt so at ease, but now it seems that is not the case at all.
Zhou Ji actually ran to such a far place!
Zhou Ji was stunned - Kumano transformed so suddenly, and he wasn't even wearing a fur skirt!
Seeing that Zhou Ji didn't say anything, Xiong Ye was worried that Zhou Ji would be unhappy because he was meddling too much, so he said, "If you want to come to a farther place in the future, wait until there is no group hunting, and I will take you there." One has to protect his own partner!
Zhou Ji came back to his senses, looked away and smiled: "Okay."
My partner is so obedient! Xiongye looked at Zhou Ji happily - after walking in the forest for a long time, Zhou Ji still looked clean and tidy, so handsome!
Xiong Ye found a topic to talk to his future partner: "Zhou Ji, you are not stupid at all. Why didn't you leave the cave before?" He had hardly seen Zhou Ji before his mother passed away.
Zhou Ji had already thought of an excuse for himself. Hearing this, he said, "I was really stupid before. I didn't think about anything and did nothing every day. I just lay there... Then my mother died. I stayed alone in the cave and almost starved to death. Then I suddenly woke up."
"So that's how it is." Kumano suddenly realized.
"The first person I saw after I woke up was you. You are different to me." Zhou Ji said with a smile. He had supernatural powers in his hands but no seeds, so he dragged his starving body out of the cave with difficulty to find food. However, before he found anything, he was discovered by Kumano who came to find Shi Li, and was stuffed with dinosaur meat from his mouth.
The taste is really bad.
Zhou Ji kept looking at Kumano while he spoke, and Kumano's heart beat faster when he looked at him.
The first time Zhou Ji saw him, he felt that he was special? Has Zhou Ji fallen in love with him a long time ago?
Kumano was in a better mood.
Seeing Xiong Ye like this, Zhou Ji said again: "Later you let me live in your cave, and I was really happy." The cave for collective living...it is not a place for people to live at all!
Xiong Ye’s heart beat faster: “Zhou Ji… um… I’m sorry, I didn’t know you liked me at that time…” Zhou Ji was definitely happy to live in his cave because he liked him.
Zhou Ji felt like he was kidnapping an innocent little boy, and he had to admit that he liked Kumano's reaction.
He found it difficult for him to fall in love with someone, but it was really nice to have a partner like this.
Xiong Ye blushed for a while before he recovered and went to talk to Zhou Ji again: "Zhou Ji, it's a pity that you only woke up at this age. If you had woken up earlier, you would definitely be able to awaken to your beast form."
Even if the beast form that some people awaken is very weak, it is not completely useless. At least it is better than not awakening at all.
He remembered that after he awakened at the age of ten, his various senses were greatly enhanced. The whole world looked different in his eyes, and the same was true for other people.
It’s such a pity that Zhou Ji hasn’t awakened!
If he could awaken, even if he awakened as a small mouse, he would have more abilities, such as a mole, which has a very keen sense of smell.
"Maybe I can wake up in the future." Zhou Ji said. He studied his own body and found that it was no different from other orcs in the tribe, so he should be able to transform into a beast.
He has no interest in turning into a beast, which is why he has never changed.
But now...sometime when he has time, maybe he can change himself and see what kind of breed he is?
"It would be great if you could awaken. Maybe you would awaken as a cat." Xiong Ye was a little expectant - Zhou Ji's lazy look was very similar to Mao Jin, maybe he would awaken as a cat like Mao Jin.
If Zhou Ji could wake up and become a cat, lying tiny in his hands... he would definitely give him a kiss.
"It will awaken in the future." Zhou Ji said. There are all kinds of mammals in this world. After hearing what Kumano said, he was a little worried.
If the animal that awakens in this body is bad...
He would transform by himself first to see what he really was, and then decide whether or not to let Kumano know.
If the beast form is good, you can pretend that you have suddenly awakened. If the beast form is bad, just pretend that he has not actually awakened.
After they rested for a while, Kumano stood up and said, "Let's go!" The earlier they go back, the more time they will have to make buckets.
"Okay." Zhou Ji nodded.
Xiong Ye said again: "You walk in front of me." Zhou Ji walked behind him. If he accidentally walked too fast, Zhou Ji might not be able to catch up. It was better to let Zhou Ji walk in front.
Zhou Ji agreed with a smile, and then he saw Kumano transformed into a beast and carried the huge wood without complaint.
He began to think about giving Kumano a reward.
Such a cute little bear who works hard to support the family must be taken good care of.
Zhou Ji walked forward at a speed that was just right for Kumano. As he walked, he killed some unfriendly grass on the roadside and drove away some messy small animals.
He didn't want these things to hurt Kumano.
However, for Kumano in beast form, these things seemed not to hurt him at all.
Although bears can stand, standing is very tiring for them. What Kumano calls carrying wood means actually using one front paw to hold the wood, and then using the other three paws to walk.
After walking for a while, his shoulders felt a little sore, but it was bearable - he wanted to go back quickly.
Just as he was thinking this, Xiong Ye saw Zhou Ji stop and said, "There are some edible vegetables here. I want to collect some."
Xiong Ye changed into a human form and immediately said, "I'll help you."
Zhou Ji did not refuse, and then he saw the naked Kumano happily picking vegetables.
This posture... is clearly a temptation.
Zhou Ji touched his nose. When he came out, he brought a simple basket made of branches - people in the tribe knew how to make this.
However, given that the basket is very simple and has many "holes", people usually put some larger leaves in it first and then use it to hold things.
Zhou Ji's basket was covered with leaves. Now he put the vegetables into the basket and held it in his hand.
"Do you want me to help you get it?" Kumano asked.
"No need." Zhou Ji said.
The dish was not large in portion, so Kumano did not insist. He changed back into animal form, placed one of his front paws on the wood on his back, and continued to move forward.
After walking for a while, Zhou Ji stopped again and pointed to a bird's nest on a nearby tree and said, "The dinosaur eggs from yesterday were delicious, and the bird eggs should be delicious too."
Kumano once again transformed into a human form: "Bird eggs are tastier than dinosaur eggs. I'll get them for you."
Kumano said this and started climbing the tree without even putting on the fur skirt.
Some bears are very good at climbing trees, but Kumano's body is too big to climb trees, but this does not affect his ability to take bird eggs.
He can climb trees in human form!
Zhou Ji under the tree: What a panoramic view!
After a while, Xiong Ye came down with three bird eggs that were smaller than chicken eggs. "There are six eggs in total. I took half of them."
"Yeah." Zhou Ji smiled at him, put the three eggs into his basket, and praised: "Xiong Ye, you are really amazing."
After stretching his muscles and being praised, Kumano happily continued to carry the wood.
After walking for a while... Zhou Ji had something to do again.
Along the way, the two stopped five times and collected some miscellaneous things.
Xiongye was very good-tempered and didn't seem impatient at all. Instead, he was quite happy that Zhou Ji asked him for help with something, and he had a lot of fun climbing trees and diving into the water.
What an energetic little bear... Zhou Ji brought the huge brown bear back to the tribe.
When they came back, it was almost dark. The people in the tribe had already lit a fire and gathered together to prepare dinner.
It can’t be called dinner... People in the tribe often only have this meal a day, then have a good sleep after eating, and then continue hunting the next day.
Now Zhou Ji brought Xiong Ye back and everyone saw it.
“What a big tree.”
"Why did Kumano bring back a tree?"
"Let's make something... Did you see that? There are beehives and crocodiles on the trees!"
"Kumano is amazing."
"Zhou Ji and Xiong Ye are together, so they really don't have to worry about food and drink!"
…
Everyone looked at Kumano with envy, and couldn't help but be jealous of Zhou Ji.
There were also some people who were relatively weak and regretted not finding a way to take down Kumano earlier.
As long as I don't go hungry for the rest of my life, it doesn't matter if I become a partner with Kumano! People like them who are relatively weak may not be able to have children.
"Brother Kumano." The children in the tribe ran out and greeted Kumano.
Kumano wanted to transform into a human form to talk to them, but was stopped by Zhou Ji who discovered it in advance: "Put your things away first, and then come down." It would be fine to transform when it was just the two of them, but it would be better not to do anything without clothes at this time!
Xiong Ye nodded. He first took the wood and placed it in front of his door, then entered the cave and transformed into a human form. Zhou Ji handed him a fur skirt in time.
Zhou Ji said: "We open the beehive, keep some, and send the rest to the priest."
Kumano nodded, opened the hive immediately, then filled a lot of honey into the eggshells of the dinosaur eggs he had eaten in the morning, and took out some bee pupae and placed them in a stone bowl.
Zhou Ji is not interested in bee pupae, but Xiong Ye wants to eat them... so let him eat them.
After leaving enough honey, Xiongye took the remaining honeycombs and took Zhou Ji to the priest's cave.
The cave where the priests live looks similar to the cave where Kumano lives, except that there are more various stone or wooden utensils inside.
But Zhou Ji didn't feel envious at all.
The priest's cave exuded a smell that was common to old people. It was not pleasant at all. The smell of Kumano was better.
"Xiuno, why are you here?" the priest asked with a smile, and sniffed again: "Honey?"
"Grand Priest, I got a honeycomb and I'll give you some." said Kumano.
The priest was very happy: "That's great. Is there anything you want? I can give it to you in exchange."
"Sacrifice Grandpa, the companion ceremony in two days..." Kumano scratched the back of his head.
"Don't worry, I will definitely help you think of the most beautiful partner ceremony." The priest said immediately. This request was mentioned by Kumano when he wanted to form a partner with Shi Li. Now... he should help Kumano think of a better way.
When Xiong Ye heard the priest say this, he was very happy: "Thank you, Grandpa Priest."
The priest looked at him kindly and took out a small bowl: "This is for you to eat."
"What is this?" Xiong Ye was very curious. After Zhou Ji looked over, he found that the bowl was filled with oil residue.
Apparently, the priest went to boil dinosaur oil as he was told.
"This is made from fat meat, and it's really delicious. Those little guys wanted to eat it, so I only gave them a little taste. Now I'm giving it to you." The priest gave the bowl to Xiong Ye, and then looked at Zhou Ji: "I made delicious dinosaur eggs as you said, and now they are full."
As for the minor injuries I sustained from accidentally getting splashed with oil while doing the cooking, there's no need to talk about that.
He won't get hurt next time!
Xiong Ye ate a piece of the oil residue and really liked it, so he wanted to let Zhou Ji have a taste, but Zhou Ji refused: "I don't like it, you eat it."
After refusing to eat the oil residue, Zhou Ji looked at the priest again: "Grandpa Priest, the oil boiled in this way can be stored for a long time."
"Really? I want to test it!" The priest was very surprised and said, "Zhou Ji, you suddenly become very smart."
"Zhou Ji must have been blessed by the Beast God." Xiong Ye told the priest everything Zhou Ji had said to him during the day.
The priest believed it as did Xiong Ye, and said to Zhou Ji: "It must be the beast god blessing you!"
Zhou Ji: "..." Sorry, he doesn't believe in the Beast God...
He gave the honeycomb, which still contained a lot of bee pupae and some honey, to the priest. Kumano also skinned and cleaned the crocodile, and as usual, gave the crocodile skin, as well as the head and claws, which had little meat, to the children.
Then Zhou Ji saw the children using stone knives to cut the crocodile skin, preparing to eat it.
Crocodile skin that can be made into bags is probably quite resistant to hunger?
They went out today and brought back a lot of things, but forgot to chop wood, so Kumano used the collective fire in the valley to roast the whole crocodile.
Zhou Ji used to be unwilling to contact people in the tribe and seldom stayed in the valley, but now he is much better... He sat next to Xiong Ye and used his mental power to pay attention to the people around him.
This is the busiest time in the valley.
A baby who was born last year and cannot walk yet is nestled in his mother's arms and drinking breast milk. Two men are confessing their love to Xiong Bai, someone is bragging about his hunting experience today, and someone else is talking about Shi Li.
"Shi Li beat his mother and brother yesterday!"
"Why did he suddenly hit them?"
"I don't know. They must have had a fight."
"His mother and brother are not very likable."
"Shi Li is not likable now either."
"I used to think Shi Li was pretty powerful, but now that I think about it, Xiong Ye is more powerful."
"Kumano is awesome anyway."
"I haven't seen Shi Li all day..."
…
Shi Li did not leave the cave today, so no one saw him. But Xiong Qi, who hardly left the cave in the past few days, came out of the cave and leaned over to Xiong Ye: "Xiong Ye, thank you."
"Why are you thanking me?" Xiong Ye looked at Xiong Qi in confusion.
Xiong Qi said: "I am happy that you defeated Shi Li."
Although Xiong Qi said this, there was no joy on his face at all. Instead, he was full of hidden pain. Xiong Ye noticed this and asked worriedly, "Are you feeling unwell?"
"Maybe in the future... I won't be able to go hunting anymore." Xiong Qi gritted his teeth, feeling extremely lost. He used to be one of the strongest warriors in the tribe, but in the future... he might become a member of the collective cave.
"What's wrong with you?" Xiong Ye was shocked and asked quickly. Zhou Ji immediately used his mental power to check Xiong Qi's body.
"My injury is quite serious. I don't know if it can heal." Xiong Qi said while enduring the pain. He was very regretful now. He shouldn't have fought Shi Li with his injury a few days ago. Not only did he lose in the end, but his injury was aggravated.
Xiong Qi's injury was indeed serious - his bones were broken and crooked.
In modern times, such a minor injury would not be a big deal at all. All one could do was straighten the bone. But in this era, probably no one knows how to straighten bones?
The doctor in the tribe, the kind priest, only knows some basic treatment methods.
In this case, if Xiong Qi's bones grow crooked, he will be doomed - there are people in the tribe who have become lame because of broken legs and their bones grow crooked, so they can no longer participate in hunting and can only join the gathering team.
Before, Zhou Ji would not care about such things.
Having experienced the end of the world, he doesn't like to meddle in other people's affairs. When he went out to collect materials, he helped use his supernatural powers to grow some plants, just as a reward for living in the tribe.
But now…
There are very few people with strong fighting ability in this tribe. The loss of such a person has a great impact on the tribe and also on Kumano - Kumano may have to hunt harder in the future to feed such a large group of people.
Zhou Ji said: "Xiong Ye, didn't you learn medical skills from the priest? Do you want to let Xiong Qi take a look?"
Xiong Ye immediately said: "Okay."
Xiong Qi was also willing to let Xiong Ye take a look at him. He was desperate and tried every possible means: "I have consulted a priest, hiss... the priest told me to take care of myself, but these past few days... hiss... I couldn't sleep because of the pain."
Xiong Qi's broken bone was in his hip. He lay on the ground and turned his body sideways so that Xiong Ye could see his injury.
He had thick fur, so no matter he was hit by a dinosaur's tail or repeatedly attacked by a lion, the wounds on the outside were not serious. Just by looking at the outside, you wouldn't know that his bones were broken.
Kumano wanted to check it out, but Zhou Ji said, "Kumano, don't we still have some herbs? Go and get some down." Kumano should not touch the wound in this place.
"Okay." Kumano nodded and went back to get the herbs.
After driving away Xiong Ye who was about to touch someone else's buttocks, Zhou Ji patted Xiong Qi's waist and said, "The herbs that Xiong Ye picked are very effective. You will definitely get better after using them."
He did this patting very naturally and no one suspected anything at all, but only Zhou Ji himself knew that he used his mental power to straighten Xiong Qi's bones.
After listening to Zhou Ji's words, Xiong Qi felt a sense of hope. He didn't know if it was because of this, but he felt that the pain in his injured part was not so severe anymore. At this time, Xiong Ye came down with some herbs.
On their way back today, they picked some herbs and put them all together. Some were for healing wounds and stopping bleeding, some were for soothing the nerves, and there were even some plants that contained high levels of energy and were good for the body.
Zhou Ji intended to save the last kind for Xiong Ye, and certainly not for Xiong Qi. He first gave Xiong Qi some calming herbs: "Chew it and eat it."
Let him eat this grass raw? Xiong Qi was a little confused, but he still chewed and ate it obediently. After eating, he felt a bitter taste in his mouth, which was very uncomfortable.
Xiong Ye looked at Xiong Qi with sympathy. Zhou Ji would also give him this kind of grass to eat, but he had always cooked it before. Now Xiong Qi actually wanted to eat it raw... How pitiful!
"Chew these and apply them on the wound." Zhou Ji gave Xiong Qi a few more herbs for healing.
“Oh…” Xiong Qi answered again and did as he was told.
"Just go back and have a good sleep and you'll be fine." Zhou Ji said. Orcs have very strong recovery abilities. Although Xiong Qi broke some bones, he should be fine after a few days of rest.
Unless he's asking for trouble and starts a fight with others.
Xiong Ye didn't know the inside story, and of course he wasn't as optimistic as Zhou Ji, but he still comforted Xiong Qi: "Don't worry, you will be fine."
Xiong Qi didn't know that Kumano was just comforting him. He felt that his wound was not so painful anymore, and for a moment he was extremely grateful to Kumano.
He actually didn't like Kumano very much before because Kumano was very powerful and made him feel a sense of crisis.
But at this moment, he suddenly felt that his previous behavior was very wrong.
The bear barbarian was really nice. He knew that he was injured and might lose his fighting ability, but he was still so kind to him and even gave him precious herbs.
He must repay Kumano in the future!
Thinking so, Xiong Qi obediently went back to sleep. When he walked back to the cave, his body was not as crooked as at the beginning.
Xiong Ye didn't notice this, scratched his hair, and looked at Zhou Ji: "Zhou Ji, let's eat meat."
"I don't want to eat." Zhou Ji said.
"Crocodile meat is delicious, really!" Kumano assured again and again, taking a big bite and showing it to Zhou Ji.
Seeing that he was eating with relish, Zhou Ji became interested in trying it too. After tasting it, he found it acceptable and ate a little more.
Kumano was very happy to see this.
Anyone who saw this scene couldn't help but feel a little jealous - how could Zhou Ji be so lucky!
Why doesn’t anyone give them food? Why do they refuse to eat and still persuade them to eat?
Some people were so jealous that they even said to Xiong Ye: "Xiong Ye, I have always liked you. I am willing to be your partner..."
"I already have a partner." Kumano said. He knew the person in front of him. This person was pursuing a woman in the tribe before!
"I'm better than Zhou Ji and must be more suitable for you." the man said again.
"I like Zhou Ji." Xiong Ye said, and then looked at Zhou Ji: "Zhou Ji, in my eyes you are the best."
Zhou Ji laughed.
Seeing him smile, Kumano couldn't help but praise him again: "You are really great. The food you cook is delicious and you look good too." He didn't know what to praise him for, so he could only praise her for her good looks!
Zhou Ji: “…” Okay, I didn’t expect Kumano to still care about looks.
After eating the crocodile meat, the two returned to the cave.
Following Zhou Ji's request, Xiongye cut a piece of the thick wood and began to dig a bucket with a stone knife.
The wood was extremely hard, and the stone knife was not effective, so he transformed into an animal and used his claws to scratch it... Unfortunately, the effect was also average.
Zhou Ji smiled and went to "sleep" first, and by the way, used his mental power to help Xiong Ye a little.
When Xiong Ye saw that Zhou Ji had fallen asleep, he immediately slowed down his movements, and then, for some reason, he actually became faster at digging the wood.
He was too impatient at the beginning, so it seems that this wood will have to be dug slowly.
It was not difficult to dig a bucket. Kumano finished it in more than an hour. He went to the valley to wash the bucket, filled it with water and carried it back to the cave before going to sleep.
Seeing that he was asleep, Zhou Ji once again drew the surrounding energy into his body.
Kumano did a lot of work today and went to bed late. If he didn't do this, he might not have enough energy tomorrow.
The next day, Kumano got up as energetic as ever.
He felt that he was in particularly good spirits and had a lot of strength recently... It was indeed different to have a home and someone to take care of him.
Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about food. He used to not eat anything in the morning, but what about now? Today Zhou Ji actually fried bee pupae with bird eggs for him to eat!
It’s so fragrant and delicious! It’s just that Zhou Ji doesn’t like to eat bee pupae and only eats eggs.
After eating and drinking his fill, Kumano left the cave contentedly and went to gather at the valley - they were going to go hunting together again today.
When Xiong Ye went down, there were not many people in the valley. He was just about to stretch his muscles when he suddenly heard Xiong Qi's voice: "Xiong Ye!"
Xiong Ye turned his head and saw Xiong Qi walking towards him excitedly, with red eyes and open arms to hug him: "Xiong Ye, thank you..."
Kumano dodged without thinking.
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