Shen Miao thought for a moment, patted Xiao Sibao's head, and said gently, "Xiao Sibao is right, we cannot give up any life."
After saying that, Shen Miao stepped forward and shared her thoughts.
There are two main points. First, the raven orcs were originally from the same tribe. Although they have separated, their old friendship still exists, and they cannot stand by and watch someone die.
Secondly, the Raven Orcs are no longer able to survive. If they are left alone, they will soon die. I ask you, if you see the corpses of the Raven Orcs, will you feel at ease?
Perhaps it was because her words were so emotional that those in the tribe who used to be on good terms with the Raven Orcs started to speak up for them.
After discussion, everyone decided to let the raven orc stay for a while, but the rules could not be broken. Once he recovered, he would leave the tribe.
For the Raven Orcs, this was already incredibly good news.
The raven beastman kowtowed repeatedly, but Shen Miao stopped him, saying, "The last thing you should do right now is hurt your own body."
"Shen Miao, thank you." The raven beastman was extremely grateful.
Shen Miao said calmly, "This is everyone's decision. We should thank everyone, and we should thank all the orcs in the tribe."
The raven beastman said with shame, "I...I know. I was too willful before. I will never do it again."
Shen Miao didn't say anything, only that "Your original house is still there. I'll take you there. Your injuries need to be treated properly. If we delay any longer, it will cause problems."
With Shen Miao's help, the crow beastman returned to his original house.
The tribe of orcs had no shortage of houses to live in, so the houses where the crows took people were still empty, but they had been uninhabited for a long time and had a strange smell inside.
Shen Miao opened the window to let in some fresh air, returned the beast crystal that the crow beastman had left her, and left him some food. Before leaving, she told him, "You have difficulty walking, so I will speak to Veterinarian Lin for you."
"Thank you." The raven orc didn't know what else to say besides this.
"It was just a small favor."
Shen Miao left after she finished speaking.
The raven orc's eyes were red and she was about to cry; she didn't want to face this situation.
She helped him simply out of reverence for life.
On the way back, Shen Miao stopped by Veterinarian Lin to tell him. Veterinarian Lin glared at her, saying, "You're always causing me trouble."
Shen Miao smiled and said, "That's because I know Uncle Lin is a kind and compassionate doctor, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to say it."
"You, you." Veterinarian Lin pointed at her with his finger, but ultimately said nothing more.
Before his relationship with Shen Miao improved, Lin Shousheng never thought he would be so kind. Most of the time, he felt that he only needed to mind his own business.
But now, he feels that this is not bad either.
When Shen Miao returned home, she told Qing Chen about the crow beastmen. Qing Chen didn't offer any opinion or comment on the crow beastmen's return.
Jiuying sighed, "Chen Miao is still too soft-hearted."
"A soft heart usually gets you nowhere," Qingchen said coldly.
Jiuying laughed and said, "That's not necessarily true. I think it's pretty good. At least everyone seems more humane than before, not as cold-blooded."
Qingchen remained noncommittal.
That day, Shen Miao got up and looked out the window. She saw a large, dark mass flying past. Surprised, she jumped out of bed and peered out, puzzled.
"What's that? A bird? No, birds aren't that small, and there wouldn't be that many!"
Shen Miao murmured softly, when suddenly a terrible thought came to her mind: the place where that dark mass was heading was the wild wheat that the tribe was about to harvest.
Could those be locusts?
Soon, her idea was confirmed. An orc hurriedly returned from the fields to tell everyone that locusts were coming!
The beastmen were stunned when they heard the news.
Locusts eat everything, including wild wheat and wild vegetables. Once they've eaten their fill, nothing will be left on this land.
At that time, the orcs of the tribe could only go hungry.
Everyone rushed outside and found that the ground and trees were covered with locusts. The locusts were eating the grass and wheat very quickly.
They panicked and tried to shoo the locusts away with sticks, but the locusts were impossible to drive away. They flew from one side to the other, and their speed of eating did not slow down at all.
The beastmen were completely at a loss, and could only watch helplessly as the locusts devoured the wild vegetables and wheat, already anticipating the inevitable outcome.
Without a harvest, they will starve and die.
The females began to weep. The cubs, not understanding the seriousness of the situation, also started to cry. The males' eyes also reddened, but they didn't want to shed tears in front of the females and cubs.
The tribe is filled with sorrow and grief; these past few days, wherever you go, you see a scene of sadness.
Some orcs simply lay down and said that since they were going to die anyway, they might as well die now. Shen Miao felt very sad when she heard these words. She had been trying to find a way to stop the locusts from destroying the food these days.
It was too difficult. The locusts were too fast. Before she could find a solution, the food had already been almost completely destroyed.
The house has been quiet lately. When Shen Miao is cooking, the kids specifically ask her to cook less because they are afraid she will go hungry later.
"It's alright, you won't go hungry. Your mother is here, she'll find a way."
Da Bao asked, "Mommy, can you help us think of a solution? Those nasty bugs are eating all our food."
Shen Miao didn't answer directly, but handed Da Bao a pair of chopsticks: "Eat first, we'll talk after you finish eating."
In fact, Shen Miao already had a solution.
Locusts eat everyone's food, so they can eat locusts too. They're both eating, and both can fill their stomachs. Locusts also contain protein.
However, when Shen Miao told the beastmen of the tribe about this method, everyone shook their heads like rattles.
"How can you eat that? Those evil worms will bring bad luck if you eat them."
Shen Miao was somewhat speechless.
Seeing that she couldn't persuade the beastmen, she took a few cubs and Qingchen Jiuying with her to catch locusts. She also brought a pot, and once she caught them, she started a fire on the spot, put oil in the pot and fried them.
The locusts were fried until fragrant, and a bite of them was incredibly crispy. At first, Qingchen and the others didn't eat them, and when they saw Shen Miao eating them, they were quite disgusted.
The children were even more nervous, waving their little hands like rattles, "Mommy, don't eat, it will be bad if you eat it."
"Don't worry, just watch your mother eat, she'll be fine."
Shen Miao put the locust in her mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it with a look of enjoyment, commenting, "It's delicious! Don't you want to try some?"
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