Bringing a System to the Beast World

Chapter 331 The Strange-Looking Egg
Wu Yue's fingers trembled: "I need something to stop the itching right now."

As soon as she finished speaking, the system panel instantly appeared before her eyes: "Basic healing potion, only 50 points, an essential medicine for home use, you deserve it."

Looking at the bright red 50 points, Wu Yue felt as if her heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were all starting to ache.

"What kind of medicine is this? It's so expensive!"

Tongzi snapped his fingers together, looking aggrieved, and said, "The kind that works immediately after drinking it."

Wu Yue squinted: "And then?"

Tongzi grumbled, "And then there was no more."

Seeing the exorbitant price, Wu Yue wanted to grit her teeth and bear it, but the intense itching that gnawed at her body was truly unbearable.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Give me a bottle."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the system's cheerful voice rang out, deducting points: "Host, you have purchased one bottle of basic healing potion, deducting 50 points. Wishing you a speedy recovery, dear~"

Hearing this strong Taobao vibe, Wu Yue, enduring the itch all over her body, slapped the blue chubby boy's butt hard: "Speak properly to me!"

Tongzi bounced around: "I used to see that people who provided this kind of service had very good sales performance."

Wu Yue chuckled: "That's your hallucination."

As they were talking, they looked down and saw a small, transparent bottle, about the size of a thumb, in the grass.

Without even asking, Wu Yue knew that this was the basic healing potion she had just bought.

but…

She bent down, picked up the blue chubby thing, and looked at it like it was a scammer, saying, "You call this thing 'a bottle'?"

The blue fat man shrank back guiltily: "These are all standardized. Don't underestimate them because of their small size; they're very effective!"

Wu Yue sneered: "If it doesn't work after drinking it, I'll smash your dog head in."

The system quietly huddled in the corner, watching with longing as its host disdainfully pried open the glass bottle cap and then gulped it down.

Therefore, even the author himself felt that a medicine bottle this small was not worthy of the word "drink".

The potion had no taste. If Wu Yue hadn't redeemed it herself from the points mall, she would have thought that Tongzi had just given her a glass of water to fool her.

But the next second, just as she was doubting the potion's effectiveness, the unbearable itching on her body instantly disappeared, and even the patches of red rashes on her body vanished in an instant.

Looking at her body, which had returned to normal, and then at the small bottle in her hand, Wu Yue's eyes lit up as she looked at the tube that had curled up into a small ball.

With a smile that sounded like that of a strange aunt, she said, "Master, when will this kind of potion be on sale? Let me know when it is, and I'll stock up."

Upon hearing this, Doraemon was instantly horrified.

"Host, do you think this potion worth fifty points is like cheap vegetable leaves being sold off at the market?"

Wu Yue pouted: "The system shop doesn't have any promotions, so I don't feel like making any purchases."

After saying that, he scooped up the still-whining Doraemon, opened the door, and went out.

The slaves had already begun their work. After greeting them, she went to the cave belonging to the Shi family.

The orc warriors she knew had all gone to the deep forest to hunt ferocious beasts with Yuan Lang, so if she wanted to make a wooden bed, she could only ask Shi Lin, a half-orc warrior with sharp claws, for help.

Seeing her approach, Shi Lin, who was polishing stone tools at the cave entrance, quickly stood up: "Yue, what brings you here?"

Stone Forest and the other orc warrior who was injured last time were more seriously injured, so Chief Snow Tiger did not arrange for them to go out hunting or patrolling, but instead let them rest in the cave.

“I had the slaves cut down some trees, which need to be split into planks, so I’ve come to you for help.”

Upon hearing this, Shi Lin's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly, saying, "Of course, shall we go now?"

As they spoke, they had already set aside the stone tool they had just polished.

The two returned to Wu Yue's courtyard. For the orc warrior, chopping wood was an incredibly simple task.

When Wu Yue returned to the courtyard after boiling a few eggs, the tree trunks that the slaves had cut down earlier had been turned into neat planks.

He handed the two large eggs to Shi Lin, saying, "This food is delicious. Just crack open the shell, peel it off, and eat what's inside."

Shi Lin was very obliging and immediately peeled a hard-boiled egg, releasing a wonderful aroma.

He swallowed hard, took a big bite, and his eyes sparkled like stars in the sky.

After finishing the egg, she looked at the other egg that had been left for her father, and suppressed the urge to steal it.

"Moon, what is this delicious food?"

Wu Yue led him to her chicken farm: "The food you just ate was their eggs, which can be boiled in water."

"I never imagined eggs could be eaten like this. I've eaten eggs like this before when I was extremely hungry, but..."

As she spoke, she seemed to recall something she couldn't bear to remember, and she shuddered.

Wu Yue knows this all too well. Last time she made scrambled eggs for Qingcao and Aya, the moment she opened the eggs, she almost thought she had gotten rotten eggs.

But once cooked, it has a very familiar aroma, which is quite amazing.

They also asked Shilin to make two wooden stools that were the same width as the bed board and as tall as their calves.

They dragged it back into the house, placed the two wooden stumps, put the bed board on top, and a bed was complete.

She even made a partition for herself against the wall.

Find some fresh hay and spread it on top, then cover yourself with an animal skin when you sleep, and you'll be warm.

They also gave Shi Lin some roasted taro chips, and the orc warrior left with a big smile, carrying a pile of food.

Lying in her long-missed bed at night, Wu Yue was so moved she almost cried; she couldn't be happier.

The next morning, I had just gotten out of bed with my hair all messy and hadn't even had time to wake up when a loud, violent knocking started at the door.

Then came the howling of the grass: "Moon, get up quickly, we need to get there early on the public gathering day."

Wu Yue, whose mind was still a little muddled, instantly sobered up upon hearing this. She tied the animal skin around her feet, put on her clothes, poured the wild vegetable dumplings she had made yesterday into her basket, and then opened the door.

When she arrived at the open space with Qingcao, the tribesmen from various gathering teams had already arrived.

The moment Grandma Huashu saw Wu Yue, her eyes lit up: "Yue, come here quickly."

After saying goodbye to the green grass, Wu Yue joined Grandma Flower Tree's gathering team.

The members of the collection team looked at her with eagerness and gratitude, and greeted her warmly.

Wu Yue knew it was because she had taught everyone how to make dried vegetables. Grandma Hua Shu, having calmed down from her earlier excitement, pointed to the slaves huddled together in the corner and said, "These guys are too timid and disobedient. I'm at my wit's end."

"They're just a little scared. I'll take them with me later, so don't worry."

Grandma Huashu nodded: "I trust you to handle things."

At this moment, the slaves also saw Wu Yue, and they all secretly peeked at her with bright eyes.

Wu Yue walked over, and Nagano greeted her: "Lady Wu Yue, none of us have ever been with so many tribesmen before, so it's a little strange, but it will get better in the future."

As he spoke, he carefully observed Wu Yue's expression, afraid that she might be angry.

Wu Yue smiled and said, "You'll get used to it eventually. There will be many more opportunities like this before the rainy season."

After saying that, he looked at Nagano and said, "From now on, when you gather food, besides giving it to the tribe, divide the rest into two portions. Keep one portion for yourselves to eat during the rainy season, and give the rest to me."

I had the orc warriors in the back mountains dig two large cellars for you. Once your food is cooked, you can put it there directly.”

Nagano was stunned upon hearing this: "Give it to us?"

Wu Yue nodded: "When I asked you to come with me to gather, I told you that I would leave you food to get through the rainy season, so you have to work hard at gathering."

Nagano tapped his head to make sure he wasn't dreaming, then, his face flushed with excitement, he ran towards the slaves.

A moment later, perhaps because Nagano told them what Wu Yue had just said, all the slaves knelt down in her direction.

The Snow Tiger tribe members around them were puzzled by this scene, as these slaves seemed to worship Wu Yue.

But then, they didn't have time to think about these things anymore.

With a command from Chief Xuehu, Wuyue led the slaves closely following in Grandma Huashu's footsteps to the gathering place for the day.

Looking at the collection site before her, she felt a sense of disillusionment. Everywhere she looked were clumps of pale yellow, feces-like unidentified objects, and many eggshells were scattered around.

She couldn't help but look at the waterway beside her: "Is this where some wild animal poops?"

Shui looked at her blankly: "Poop? Where's poop?"

Wu Yue pointed to the pale yellow objects in front of her: "Those are the ones with eggshells around them."

Shui was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Yue, you don't even recognize a horned beast egg?"

Wu Yue's lips twitched: "This is an egg?"

Shui chuckled and nodded seriously, "Yes, this is a horned beast egg. Didn't you see the eggshells around it?"

Wu Yue felt disillusioned. These days, can anything with an eggshell be called an egg?
Isn't this a bit hasty?
She had always thought that the plants and animals in this world were no different from those in the previous world, except for their size.

But reality proved her wrong; the child was too naive!
The plants in this world may be normal, but the animals are not!

Ferocious beasts are one thing, but now there are wild animals that can lay eggs shaped like poop.

Just then, Grandma Flower Tree's voice came from ahead: "What we need to collect today is the soft vegetable that grows around the horned beast egg!"
"Everyone, keep up the good work! Our collection team can't afford to lose this time!"

The surrounding collection team members were all shouting and full of energy.

With the help of water, Wu Yue realized that what she was going to collect was a wild vegetable similar to ground lichen.

This type of lichen often grows under the shells of horned beast eggs; you can find it simply by lifting the shell.

However, just like the earthworm in my previous life, when collecting it, I always bring a lot of firewood and dirt with me, and I still have to spend a lot of effort cleaning it up when I get back.

Therefore, people only collect this kind of wild grass when there are very few wild vegetables.

After huffing and puffing as she finished picking up the lichen from a small patch of ground, Wu Yue straightened up, grimacing, and was about to stretch her somewhat stiff back.

But then they saw several slave boys gnawing on those dung-like horned beast eggs, looking quite pleased with themselves.

She felt terrible; watching others eat poop was truly unpleasant.

She sighed, walked quickly over, and took the poop-shaped eggs from their hands.

He then took out a few wild vegetable dumplings from his basket and handed them to them: "Eat vegetable dumplings if you're hungry. You can't eat this."

As Shui mentioned when introducing the horned beast egg, some tribespeople used to come and eat horned beast eggs when they were starving.

However, those tribesmen who ate the horned beast eggs would fall ill. Although no tribesmen died, it was still very dangerous.

So as long as there are still wild vegetables to eat, no one will pick up and eat these poop-shaped screaming beast eggs.

But the slaves were different; they had no food of their own. Before following Wu Yue, each of them received only one wild vegetable dumpling per day.

The elderly and children who don't work aren't even entitled to a share of wild vegetable dumplings.

If there are family members who can work, it's fine; if everyone shares some, the whole family can eat. But those who are alone can only go hungry.

In every tribe, countless slaves starved to death due to lack of food.

However, when even ordinary beastmen were facing food shortages, no one cared about the lives of the slaves.

Looking at the wild vegetable dumplings handed to them, the slave boys' eyes were red, their little mouths were pursed, and they looked pitiful, wanting to cry but not daring to.

Wu Yue sighed, pulled their dirty little hands over, and placed the wild vegetable dumplings on them: "Eat quickly, and then gather more food. There will be a share of all this food for you."

The little ones wiped away their tears, their eyes sparkling as they looked at Wu Yue, nodding their little heads vigorously.

Wu Yue took the horned beast egg from their hands and examined it.

Every so often, the horned beasts lay their eggs in groups in certain places, but what's amazing is that they reproduce by giving birth to live young.

Laying eggs every so often is more like the body expelling something it doesn't need.

It just goes to show that the world is full of wonders.

Seeing that they had wolfed down their food and started gathering again, Wu Yue returned to the place where she had been gathering.

Just as he was about to throw away the horned beast egg in his hand, his fingers suddenly touched a soft lump.

She couldn't help but look down and noticed that the places the cubs had nibbled on were now soft, perhaps from saliva, and were no longer as hard as before.

Is it possible for this thing to hatch?
With that in mind, she went straight to the riverbank and dipped the screaming beast egg in her hand into the water.

Sure enough, in just a short while, the screaming beast egg became very soft, and the feel of it was very familiar.

My computer has been acting up lately, and I've lost four drafts already. The draft I saved yesterday is also gone, so I'm only getting around to posting it now. Thanks for your support, everyone. Get some rest, I'm so tired. I'll fix the typos when I wake up. Goodnight!

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