Bringing a System to the Beast World

Chapter 430 Come on, let's get to work, there'll be meat to eat!
Daishi looked on in disbelief. This thing could be used to make food?
Seeing their bewildered expressions, Wu Yue took out a basket of taro: "See? Put the food in here, and put a wooden bucket at the exit to catch it. Then you push the stone mill in circles."

The two nodded with some doubt. Uncle Da Shi had used his overwhelming strength to suppress his own son and snatch this job.

The orcs' strength was undeniable. Da Shi watched as taro was put in one by one, then turned into water and flowed out. The taro residue was collected by Wu Yue.

Only after processing a whole basket of taro did they collect half a barrel of taro juice.

"How are we supposed to eat these?"

Shi Lin bent down and looked at the dregs that Wu Yue had collected in the bucket, and asked curiously.

"These scraps can be mixed with some flour to make cakes, or they can be used to feed the animals we catch, so they will grow stronger."

"Hahaha!" Uncle Da Shi burst out laughing: "Looks like we'll be able to eat a new kind of food today."

Wu Yue shook her head: "The new food I'm talking about isn't this taro cake, but this taro juice."

Taro juice?

The two tall orc warriors stared blankly at the somewhat murky liquid in the wooden bucket.

How do you eat this? Are you supposed to just pick it up and chug it down?
Shi Lin bent down and sniffed it: "Oh my god, this must taste terrible."

"Don't underestimate this taro juice. Once I process it properly, what I get is a food that can be stored for a very, very long time."

Nothing else mattered, but the phrase "can be stored for a very, very long time" was instantly etched into the hearts of the two orcs.

Now there was no room for complaint. Their eyes lit up as they looked at the taro juice in the wooden bucket: "Wu Yue, how do you preserve this for a long time? Tell us, we have plenty of energy."

Wu Yue laughed heartily: "I can handle the rest myself. I'll find some females to help and teach them how to do it. You guys are strong enough to build the city walls, that's the most important thing."

Upon hearing this, the two also thought of the barrier protecting the tribe's safety, and scratched their heads somewhat embarrassedly: "Hehe, that's true, then let's go."

Father and son are alike; they took off running towards the back mountain.

"Tongzi, bring me a piece of filter gauze."

"The user you are calling is not in service. Please try again later."

"Ah, I was going to give the system a points-based errand fee, but it's not here? What a pity."

As he spoke, he shook his head regretfully.

"Dear host, the system you requested is online. Is there anything you need?"

Wu Yue chuckled, "Such a realistic system is truly unparalleled."

"Give me a piece of filter gauze."

"Okay! Dear host, the filter gauze costs 10 points, and after deducting 1 point for the delivery fee, it's 11 points in total. Thank you for your patronage, and welcome to come again next time."

Wu Yue rolled her eyes. What could she say? She was desperate too.

With the filter gauze in hand, Wu Yue called over Grandma Hua Shu and the others who hadn't gone out to collect flowers and trees in the afternoon.

"This is taro juice that I ground with a stone mill. It can make a food that can be preserved for a long time. We're all making it together today. I'll trouble Grandma Huashu to pass on the method of making this food to the tribe."

"Wu Yue, you are amazing! You have come up with another food that can be preserved for a long time. From now on, our tribe will not have to worry about not having food during the cold winter."

Wu Yue simply smiled and shook her head at everyone's praise. She was standing on the shoulders of giants. If she were just an ordinary little female in the beastman world, she would probably still be disheveled and following behind her grandmothers gathering resources.

Filter the contents through gauze and let them air dry. While they are drying, weave a few simple strainers out of bamboo strips.

As the noodles were scooped out of the pot and hung on the pre-built racks, the females looked at these noodle-like things with great confusion.

"Isn't this just noodles? It's just a darker color."

Wu Yue grinned, showing off her white teeth: "This isn't noodles, it's dried vermicelli that can be stored for a long time."

Instead of putting all the vermicelli on the drying rack, she left some in the kitchen and quickly made a stir-fried vermicelli with meat.

The females swarmed around, and at Wu Yue's signal, picked up a piece of this thing called vermicelli and stuffed it into their mouths.

The smooth texture instantly made their eyes widen: "It's so delicious!"

Because Wu Yue had left some to share with others, there wasn't much left in the bowl. After finishing their noodles, everyone looked at the noodles swaying on the shelf with lingering satisfaction.

"Moon, after these vermicelli noodles are dried, do we need to boil them in water to soften them before eating them again?"

Grandma Huashu looked at Wu Yue with shining eyes.

"Of course, dried vermicelli can be stored for a very long time in a dry and ventilated place. When you want to eat it, you just need to cook it."

The next day, Wu Yuexin's newly made vermicelli once again became a sensation in the Snow Tiger Tribe. The females came in groups to visit the stone mill in the courtyard, and then begged their partners to make it back home.

They promised to make delicious noodles for them after the stone mill was made. Attracted by the promises made by the females, the males worked extra hard when they started making the stone mill.

Of course, this only applies to orc families, while ordinary human families would exchange some food for the opportunity to use the stone mill.

"Moon, there's something I need your help with."

Yuan Lang walked into the courtyard, drenched in sweat, with beads of sweat still dripping from his temples.

Wu Yue quickly poured a cup of water from the bamboo jar on the stone table and handed it to him: "What is it?"

Seeing the worried look in the little female's eyes, Yuan Lang felt a warmth in his heart: "It's a kiln for firing bricks and tiles. One kiln is no longer enough. We need to build several more. Also, the males in the tribe need to hunt, patrol, and build city walls. We don't have enough manpower."

Wu Yue frowned: "I can help with building the brick kiln, but I can't help with the manpower."

Yuan Lang sat on the stone bench, his deep eyes looking at her, a smile on his lips: "What our tribe has the least shortage of right now is food, and it is the season when food is plentiful. I was thinking of hiring males from the surrounding small and medium-sized tribes to help us."

We give them food as payment; it's much safer for them than to find food themselves.

Wu Yue was delighted to hear this: "This method is certainly good, but we need to make it clear in advance that the quality of the city wall construction must be up to standard, and those who do a good job will receive extra food."

Yuan Lang bent down and placed a passionate kiss on Wu Yue's forehead: "I'll go talk to the shaman and the clan chief about this now. I'll leave the brick kiln business to you."

Wu Yue patted her chest confidently: "Don't worry, those orc warriors built it once before. They just need to pay more attention to some key points when they build it again."

"Ah."

The orc's Adam's apple bobbed as he gazed deeply into the small, watery eyes of the female before him, then turned and left. Yuan Lang's suggestion had clearly been approved by the shaman, the chieftain, and the tribe's elders, and he set off that afternoon with some orc warriors.

"Captain, those guys from the small and medium-sized tribes are all skinny, what can they do?"

Shi Lin scratched his head and asked in confusion.

Because small and medium-sized tribes lack orc and half-orc warriors, hunting in the forest is extremely difficult, and they eat almost all the fruits and wild vegetables they gather.

They often only get to eat meat once every few months or half a year, so compared to the males of larger tribes, the difference is not only in height but also in physical strength.

The first place they arrived at was a small tribe. If Wu Yue had come along, she would have recognized it as the tribe where she and her father and mother had lived.

Upon seeing a group of white-haired orc warriors approaching, the old male, who was polishing a simple stone tool in the open space, was so frightened that he instantly collapsed to the ground.

What? What's going on? Where did all these Snow Tiger Tribe orc warriors come from? Thinking that his tribe had lived in the Snow Tiger Tribe's territory before, he felt a chill in his heart.

They scrambled to the orcs' feet and pleaded, "My orc lords, please forgive our little tribe! We will never dare to go to the Snow Tiger tribe's territory again. Please forgive us!"

The old male cried his heart out, and the women in the cave, carrying their cubs, also knelt on the ground, weeping and kowtowing.

Perhaps the female's bending over made the cub uncomfortable, because the cub burst into tears.

For a time, the cries of the male and female, and the cries of the cubs, filled the small cave, leaving Yuan Lang and his group with a huge headache.

"We're not here to cause you trouble, that's..."

"My Lord Orc, please forgive us! Waaaaah!"

Before Teng Qian could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the old male at the front, which made the veins on his forehead throb.

"Shut up and listen to me!"

Teng Qian roared in frustration, and the cave immediately trembled three times.

The old male and several females hiccuped, staring in horror at the group of orc warriors before them.

Yuan Lang suddenly turned around and looked at the bushes on the side: "Since you're back, come out. We need to talk to you about something."

He stared sharply at the bushes that were as tall as an orc's chest.

The tall, strong male knew the power of the orc warriors, so he swallowed hard and led his people out of the bushes.

"Are you their chieftain?"

Teng Qian looked at the tall, muscular man standing at the front.

This guy's gotten so fat and big, he must be the leader.

The tall, burly orc looked at Yuan Lang and his group with a fawning expression: "Yes, yes, I am the chieftain of this small tribe. Is there anything you orc lords need us to do?"

The fawning look on the male's face reminded Teng Qian of the lackeys in his previous life. He said irritably, "Our tribe is building stone houses, but we don't have enough manpower. If your tribe is willing, you can come and work for us."

Seeing the tall, strong man's ashen face, he said, "Of course we won't let you work for nothing. As long as you work, our tribe will give you food. We'll even provide meals while you're working in the tribe."

"If you do a good job, you'll get extra food. Do you want to go?"

The tall, burly orc felt as if he had suddenly been blessed by the Beast God, and was somewhat dizzy: "Is there still food?"

I can't believe it no matter how I look at it, could it be wild vegetables?

Teng Qian snorted coldly, and the tall, strong orc realized that he had accidentally revealed his true feelings.

"What our tribe offers is prey. Give us your answer, whether you're going or not. We're going to visit other tribes too."

The tall, burly orc turned to look at the hopeful eyes of his people behind him, then gritted his teeth and said, "Go, do you need any females?"

Teng Qian glanced at the thin females behind them: "Only males are needed, but you can bring the rest of your tribesmen with you while you work. You are responsible for their food and eat the food that is allotted to you."

The tall, burly orc knelt down with a thud and kowtowed several times.

"Thank you, Lord Orc, thank you, Lord Orc."

Eating meat and bringing along the tribespeople—it couldn't be better.

Thinking that such a good thing had fallen into his lap, the tall, strong orc cautiously sidled up to Teng Qian and asked, "How much is being built? Are there enough males in our tribe?"

Looking at the hope in the tall, strong man's eyes, Teng Qian patted him on the shoulder and said, "We've built so many that even if we found all the small and medium-sized tribes around here, it might not be enough, so don't worry about you not having any work to do."

His little scheme had been discovered, and the tall, burly orc chuckled dryly twice: "Well, I know all the small and medium-sized tribes around here. I'll lead you orc lords over there."

Teng Qian gave the other party a very arrogant look, and the group left amidst the way the tribespeople looked at a god.

Because it was nearing afternoon, many tribes had just returned from hunting or gathering, and when they saw the tall, strong orc leading a group of orc adults, they were all nearly scared to death.

They especially noticed the hair color of these orc warriors and assumed they were there to settle scores.

After Teng Qian explained his purpose, all his fear and apprehension turned into ecstasy.

To have food to eat after a day's work, and even meat at that, this life is simply perfect.

The group didn't return to the Snow Tiger Tribe until the next day. After their rounds, almost all the surrounding small and medium-sized tribes agreed to come and work.

As it turned out, the allure of gentleness was still quite strong. Seeing one small or medium-sized tribe after another bringing their families into the tribe and being assigned by Yuan Lang and his group to different stages of the city wall, everyone realized that this was indeed a very substantial force of labor.

After several days of training, almost all the males had adapted to the work of building the city wall. After witnessing how a male from a small tribe was rewarded with an extra prey leg for doing a good job, everyone became envious and worked with great enthusiasm.

The construction of the city wall also accelerated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Master, this herb is precious, isn't it? How many points can it be exchanged for?"

Hearing from Qingcao that the place they were gathering this time was quite far from the tribe, Wuyue happily joined in, carrying her own basket on her back.

We absolutely must get this work done – supplementing the points system.

"A precious insect-repelling herb, worth ten points per plant."

(End of this chapter)