Su Shiwei walked past her, squatted down by the bed, opened the box next to her, and put some firewood inside.
After being outside for half a day, the heat inside had almost completely dissipated.
Nevertheless, the temperature inside was still much higher than outside, at least not so cold that one's breath would turn white vapor.
She carefully lit the fire in the stove and waited a while until the temperature in the room gradually rose before Su Shiwei stood up again.
Lin Shanyue was somewhat stunned, her back pressed tightly against the wall.
He was...making the room warmer?
The gradually warming air made Lin Shanyue feel much warmer. After traveling through the snow and ice for a month, she never dreamed that she could feel such warmth.
A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Shanyue's eyes. She wondered why it was so much warmer here than outside.
The beastmen were completely different from what she had imagined.
Has the human race been too isolated from information for so many years?
Seeing Lin Shanyue's wary and defensive demeanor, Su Shiwei smiled slightly, unconcerned, and got up to walk out.
"Stay here. I'll go tell the Beast King what you've said and see if he's willing to help you."
After saying that, he wasn't afraid that Lin Shanyue would run away, so he opened the door and went out.
The door closed again. Lin Shanyue waited for a while, making sure Su Shiwei wouldn't suddenly come back, before she breathed a sigh of relief and slid down the wall to sit on the floor.
Only then did she realize that her legs were incredibly weak.
If she had taken just one step, she would have definitely shown her fear.
She definitely won't leave. If she gets caught, the other beastmen won't listen to her. They might even lock her up, or... there are precedents for beastmen and humans to reproduce.
Thinking of what Su Shiwei had just said, she was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
This orc was incredibly cunning; he not only tricked her but also made it impossible for her to refuse.
This feeling of being manipulated is extremely unpleasant.
Lin Shanyue's wariness of Su Shiwei grew stronger. She would have to be extra careful when dealing with this beastman in the future!
Hugging her knees, she curled up into a ball. The faint scent of wood that wafted from somewhere in the room eased her tense emotions somewhat.
After waiting for a long time without any movement outside, Lin Shanyue's eyelids began to droop.
On the other side.
The five kids were finally able to go outside and play wildly in the snow.
Su Tang didn't restrict them, only reminding them not to run too far, before returning to their little house with Hu Shen to warm themselves by the fire.
"Hu Shen, if I leave the humans here, will it have any negative impact on you?" Su Tang asked, watching Hu Shen bend down to add coal to the fireplace.
"No." Although Hu Shen disliked A Tang's closeness with humans, he did not show it at all.
"No one in the Beast Mountain dares to question what I do, and you are my partner, just like that."
If his Ah Tang has to consider this and that even when he wants to do something, what's the point of him being the Beast King?
Why not just take Ah Tang and run away together?
Su Tang felt a warmth in her heart as she sensed Hu Shen's trust.
She stepped forward to brush the snowflakes off him and said gently:
"Although the human race is weak, they have been able to survive on the continent to this day. The orcs are naturally strong and powerful, but some tribes have suffered a worse fate than the human race. Hu Shen, I think there are things we can learn from the human race."
Hu Shen's expression froze.
So, Ah Tang doesn't want to raise those few humans?
His tense expression softened considerably after a long day, and he began to seriously consider what Ah Tang had said.
Yes, how come he never thought about it before? Humans are so weak, yet they can survive on this cruel continent. What do they rely on?
"How did they survive without relying on strength?" This was the first time Hu Shen had thought about this question.
He always believed that great power was the key to the orcs' survival.
“Wisdom.” Su Tang pointed to her temple.
Hu Shen frowned slightly, and soon heard Su Tang continue, "I'm not saying that orcs are stupid, but that humans are not strong enough, so they can only try to be opportunistic and find ways to make up for their lack of strength."
"I think that since the orcs are already so strong, if they can combine their intelligence with that of the human race, they will only become stronger and stronger in the future."
Su Tang patiently guided her.
Hu Shen suddenly thought of the farm, the fields, the irrigation canals and reservoirs, the abundant harvest, and the stone house they lived in now.
These are all very easy for orcs to do.
Before meeting Atang, he had never known that this was possible.
He understood what Ah Tang meant in an instant.
"You want the Beast Mountain to form an alliance with the human race?"
Su Tang nodded, then shook her head. "I just think we can't keep ourselves confined to the orcs' territory forever. We also need to understand the human race. What if one day in the future, the humans also create weapons like Wolf Kui?"
Humans were able to invent gunpowder, so it's not impossible for the ancient human races to create it as well.
Even if our civilization is still lagging behind now, what about the future?
Now that she is an orc, she naturally has to consider the future of orcs.
Hu Shen's expression turned serious; even he was extremely wary of Lang Kui's weapon.
If humans also possessed such weapons, the orcs' advantage in strength would be greatly diminished.
He only just realized this.
The light in his eyes when he looked at Su Tang was different now.
"Ah Tang, you're so smart. I'll seriously consider it." Hu Shen nodded solemnly.
He used to think that with the power of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, no tribe on the continent could threaten them, but now he suddenly felt how insignificant the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain was.
Although Mount Wanshou is powerful, there are still orcs who suffer from hunger and cold.
If... every orc could be like Ah Tang, eating well, dressing warmly, and not having to suffer from the cold during the snowy season.
That kind of Beast Mountain must be what the old Beast King most wanted to see, right?
Suddenly, an unnamed power rose within him. He grasped A-Tang's hand and pressed the back of her hand to his lips.
"All the orcs of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain should be grateful for your arrival!"
"Stop fooling around, we haven't even gotten a single word out of the humans yet." Su Tang's hand itched, so she used her other hand to push his face away.
“I’ll have Hu Ming ask him,” Hu Shen said without hesitation.
"Will it work? I saw them get terrified when they saw the orcs." Su Tang was very skeptical; one human had even fainted from fright.
She was still scared to death by her baby.
Hu Shen was silent for a moment, then hesitated and said, "Then... should I ask a thinner orc?"
The gap between races is not so easy to bridge.
This is a headache even for Hu Shen.
"That's all we can do." Maybe she'll get used to it after seeing it a few more times. Wasn't she the same when she first arrived?
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Tangtang, it's me. May I come in?"
It was Su Shiwei's voice.
Su Tang hurriedly got up to open the door and invited the person into the house. "Brother, why did you come here? Is there something you need from Mother?"
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