Seeing this, the other orcs followed suit, afraid that if they were too slow, the grain would be snatched away.
There wasn't much grain in that field, not enough for the tribe's beastmen to share, so everyone was practically fighting for it, and the scene was quite chaotic.
Some who didn't manage to grab any grain harbored resentment towards Shen Miao, feeling that she should have found more grain instead of just this little bit.
Moreover, her family had no shortage of food, and they didn't give any to them.
The more the orc thought about it, the more resentful he became, and thus the idea of robbing Shen Miao's family of their food came to mind. However, he was self-aware enough to know that he could not defeat Qing Chen, so he decided to steal the fat snow wolf that he had raised.
After making up his mind, the orc spent several days scouting outside Shen Miao's house.
He figured out the pattern of Shen Miao's family going out, and when no one was around, he took his stone knife and climbed over the fence.
The orc prepared some pieces of meat laced with a sleeping potion. He planned to first drug the snow wolf, then drag it out, find a place, skin it, and eat the meat.
This snow wolf is big enough to feed him for several days.
The orc fantasized about eating meat and couldn't help but chuckle.
But wait, why didn't the snow wolf eat the meat he threw over? Does this beast not even eat meat?
Little did he know that the snow wolves usually ate food carefully prepared by Shen Miao, while the beastman was holding a bloody mess that already had an unpleasant smell; it would be strange if the snow wolves would eat it.
It sniffed once, then turned its head away, its eyes staring intently at the orc.
The orc's heart skipped a beat as it stared at him like that.
"Why are you looking at me? You beast, you should be killed and eaten at a time like this. Let me tell you, it's your good fortune to be eaten by me. Otherwise, after a while, when everyone runs out of food, you won't even have bones left."
The snow wolf coldly stared at the blustering but cowardly orc. He remembered this fool with a long scar on his face.
When the orc saw that the sleeping potion couldn't subdue the snow wolf, he grabbed his stone knife and charged. Although he was timid and cowardly and rarely went hunting in the mountains, this snow wolf had been raised by Shen Miao's family for so long, so it shouldn't be that ferocious.
The orc mustered his courage, drew his sword, and charged forward quickly. The next second, he was airborne.
What's going on?
The orc was dumbfounded. How did he end up in mid-air? Ahhhhh, he was sent flying by the snow wolf's head.
With a thud, the orc landed heavily on the ground, nearly breaking his spine. But before he could get up, the snow wolf approached with elegant steps, like a king.
The orc was terrified and instinctively tried to grab the stone knife for a sense of security, but when he clenched his fist, he found that the stone knife had already flown away to who knows where.
The snow wolf slashed at the orc's face with its claws, the sharp claws nearly piercing the orc's eyeballs. He howled in pain and scrambled away from the snow wolf's claws, fleeing the place almost on his hands and feet.
He looked so terrified; he'll probably have psychological trauma for the rest of his life.
Snow Wolf sneered. With such a cowardly appearance, he still dared to make a move on him. He didn't want to kill him and cause trouble for Shen Miao, otherwise he would have killed him long ago.
The snow wolf shook its fur, lay down in its den, and fell asleep again.
Shen Miao was unaware of what had happened at home. She was still thinking about how to kill all the locusts, as eating them alone would not be enough.
However, some modern locust control techniques are not applicable in this era, so we can only use the simplest method, that is, ducks!
But there are no ducks here.
Shen Miao asked Qing Chen, and based on her description, Qing Chen indeed gave the answer: inside the valley where Shen Miao planted rice, there was a lake, and a flock of wild ducks lived in the lake.
Shen Miao was overjoyed upon hearing this. Wild ducks! They were a natural weapon against locusts.
We'll catch them and release them into the locust field, and the locusts will be devoured.
Shen Miao immediately took Qingchen Jiuying and several cubs to catch wild ducks. They had spiritual power and were not stingy. They caught several hundred ducks in one morning.
To prevent the wild ducks from flying away, Shen Miao clipped off a section of their wings and then put them into the locust field.
With the addition of this new force, the speed at which the locusts were eliminated increased significantly. Before long, the locusts in the field had all disappeared, and those that hadn't been eaten had all run away.
The orcs were all incredibly surprised to see this, and they all rushed over to ask Shen Miao how she knew about this method. Shen Miao smiled slightly and said, "I just heard about it by chance, tried it out, and it was just a coincidence."
Nevertheless, the orcs still greatly admired him.
Only Shen Miao knew that she was fortunate to have been born in the modern world; otherwise, she wouldn't know how to deal with locusts.
After the locust plague, the beastmen suffered considerable losses. Seeing many beastmen looking down at their vegetables that had been gnawed to pieces, Shen Miao suddenly had an idea.
She can teach the orcs how to apply medicine.
It is very difficult for the beastmen here to grow fruits and vegetables, because there is no such thing as pesticides at this time. They rely entirely on the weather. Often, before the beastmen can even taste the fruits and vegetables, insects will eat most of them.
That's why there's never enough food here.
Without hesitation, Shen Miao went back to organize her thoughts, took out some pesticides from her spatial storage, pretended that she had mixed them herself, and then gathered the beastmen to tell them the purpose of the pesticides.
The orcs had no concept of this and looked completely bewildered after hearing it.
Shen Miao then explained further, "Everyone knows about the insects on fruits and vegetables, right? What I mean by spraying pesticides is using chemicals to kill these insects, so that the fruits and vegetables can grow well and will no longer be eaten by insects."
The beastmen, upon hearing this, were not happy as expected; instead, they looked terrified.
That medicine can kill insects, so it can definitely kill people too. What is Shen Miao trying to do? Is she trying to poison them?
When some orcs raised questions, Shen Miao patiently explained to them, "This medicine is applied in advance, and it is stopped once the fruits and vegetables are ripe. This way, the rainwater can wash away the residual medicinal properties, so it will not harm the body."
"Is this really true?"
Shen Miao repeatedly assured him.
Most of the beastmen remained skeptical, whispering among themselves and expressing disbelief. In short, they were still afraid that the medicine would harm their health.
Shen Miao didn't expect to achieve this overnight. This had never happened among the orcs before, so it was understandable that they didn't believe it. She wasn't in a hurry; there would be time to explain it to them slowly.
"Everyone, go back and think about it. If there's anything you don't understand, you can come and ask me directly."
Leaving those words behind, Shen Miao turned and went back; she still needed to get more medicine.
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