"A-Tang, what brings you here?" Hearing the commotion, Lang Nini came out and saw Su Tang. Her face lit up with joy, and she quickly invited her into the cave.
Wolf Nini's voice interrupted Su Tang's thoughts.
"I've brought you some honey; I haven't had a chance to bring it back for you before," Su Tang said with a smile, carrying a ceramic jar.
The pottery jar was tied with a rope that Lin Xia had twisted, like a fishing net covering the outside of the jar, with a handle on top for easy carrying.
"Look at my memory, I completely forgot about it and made you bring it yourself, I'm so sorry." Lang Nini smiled shyly, she was always in a good mood when she was with Su Tang.
It's probably because their magnetic fields are compatible.
"It's alright, it's a good opportunity to bring the cubs out for a walk, otherwise they'll be making a ruckus at home." Su Tang waved her hand, looked at the wolf cubs running happily to the side, and suddenly asked.
"Nini, have your kittens gotten fatter lately? I feel like they've grown quite a bit."
The main thing is that my belly has become rounder; it feels much rounder than before.
"Really? Have you gained weight?"
Wolf Nini also looked at the wolf cubs. She spent every day with the cubs, so the difference wasn't very noticeable, but she did feel that the cubs hadn't been as interested in food lately.
Su Tang nodded seriously, "They've gotten fat. What good food have you been feeding them?"
Her gossip-loving nature was ignited, and she leaned closer, asking curiously.
"Was it fed by Lang Zhuang?"
Recently, Lang Zhuang joined the hunting team and gets a lot of meat every day. Even though Lin Xia helps him smoke some of it, he still brings back quite a bit. He definitely can't finish it all by himself.
Speaking of Lang Zhuang, Lang Nini shook her head with a heavy heart, "No, he brought meat, but I didn't take it."
She told Su Tang about how Lang Zhuang delivered prey to her every day and how he would exchange it for fresh prey.
She actually knew all these things, since she saw them every day when she went out.
But Lang Zhuang kept avoiding her.
Su Tang was stunned after hearing this. "He just delivered the prey. He's never even met you or spoken to you?"
What kind of clueless straight man is this?!
If you're giving someone a gift, at least give it to them in person!
Wolf Nini was already disheartened and sighed softly.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Since he won't see me, I won't take his prey. I don't want to owe him anything."
Orcs will give food to members of the opposite sex as a sign of affection; the one who accepts it is considered to have accepted the other's advances and agreed to become partners.
Wolf Zhuang brought her food but didn't see her, clearly indicating he didn't want to make her his mate.
She didn't want to accept this kind of food.
Su Tang sighed inwardly. It seemed that not all orcs liked to be straightforward. Their roundabout ways were such a hassle.
Seeing that the topic was getting heavy, he changed the subject:
"Has something happened to the Gray Wolf tribe lately? When I came here today, I saw some females crying outside."
"There is something wrong. Recently, the tribe has run out of white stones. Many cubs and females are too weak to walk and are about to fall ill."
Speaking of this, Wolf Nini sighed again.
"The chief intends to use two females to exchange for white stones from other tribes."
"Exchange a female for a white stone?" Su Tang looked puzzled. Aren't females extremely precious? Why would someone exchange a female for a white stone?
Seeing the puzzled look on Su Tang's face, Wolf Nini nodded and said, "Yes, Tang, your tribe must have been very powerful before. You didn't need to exchange females, so it's normal that you don't know about this kind of thing."
"The females exchanged only need to help the other tribe give birth to a litter of cubs and raise them until they are weaned before they can return to their tribe."
Without white stones, females in the tribe would get sick and would be unable to give birth to healthy offspring.
It is very likely that the cubs will die of illness before they grow up.
At this time of year, tribes would exchange females for white stones, and in return, other tribes would support the females for a period of time.
The leader of the gray wolves had no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure.
After listening, Su Tang nodded knowingly.
This is the ancient continent, cruel and realistic.
Having no worries about survival, she naturally wouldn't judge whether this method was good or bad.
“Then you…” She looked at Wolf Nini with some concern.
Wolf Nini knew what she wanted to ask, and a reassuring smile appeared on her wheat-colored face. "I don't need to go. My cub is still young. If I go, there will be no beastmen to take care of my cub."
The chosen ones were females whose two cubs were already over a year old.
Females that have already given birth have a much higher survival rate when they give birth again, and they can get more white stones in return.
Upon hearing this, Su Tang frowned slightly.
If the situation remains the same in the Gray Wolf tribe next year, and Wolf Nini's cubs grow up but have no mates, won't they be prioritized for selection and sent for exchange?
Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck her.
"Nini, I have a way to test Langzhuang's feelings for you. Are you willing to try?"
"What method?" Wolf Nini's eyes flickered, and she asked with some anticipation.
Su Tang beckoned and whispered a few words in her ear.
"Will this work?" Wolf Nini asked hesitantly.
"Whether it works or not, we'll find out by trying." Su Tang's eyes gleamed mischievously. Looking at Lang Nini's slightly expectant eyes, she knew that Lang Nini definitely wanted to give it a try as well.
If she fails to achieve her goal due to her own cowardice, she will probably regret it for the rest of her life.
After a moment, Lang Nini's gaze hardened, and she nodded.
"Yes! I'll give it a try." Even if she doesn't get what she wants in the end, she won't dwell on it.
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