Bringing a System to the Beast World

Chapter 439 Finding a partner needs to be put on the agenda.
Snow Tiger Witch chuckled twice, then glanced back at the orc following behind him: "I'm planning to go out and gather herbs. As for the delicious food, Yue, just give me some."

Although he said that a little bit would be fine, his drooling eyes couldn't be more obvious. Giving just a little bit wouldn't satisfy Snow Tiger Witch's big appetite.

"This is jam made from fruit. Any delicious fruit can be used to make it. If you want, you can collect more fruit to make it, and it can be preserved for a long time."

As he spoke, he picked up two jars and handed them to the orc warrior behind the Snow Tiger Witch: "These are green fruits that Yuan Lang and I picked in the deep forest. They are sweet and sour and very delicious."

The orc took the jar and put it into the basket he had just said was for collecting herbs.

Snow Tiger Witch had already spread some mooncake sauce on herself and started eating it with smacking sounds.

Perhaps because the jam wasn't overly sweet, the fruit flavor was better preserved, making it taste even better.

Snow Tiger Witch devoured several pancakes one after another, howling and munching, until finally, seeing that there were hardly any left on the plate, she reluctantly stopped.

"good to eat."

Seeing him licking his lips and still staring longingly at the few remaining pancakes, Wu Yue reached out and picked up the plate, putting it into the kitchen.

Turning back to face the resentful look in Xuehu Wu's eyes, she said with an unchanged expression, "The rest are for Yuan Lang, after all, these fruits were all gathered by others."

Snow Tiger Shaman gave her a teasing look: "Oh~ I see~"

The look in her eyes that seemed to say, "I can tell you two are having an affair," made Wu Yue's lips twitch involuntarily.

He felt a vein throbbing in his forehead: "Witch, you'd better go back quickly, I'm going out too."

Hurry up, hurry up, I'm getting more and more disgusted with him.

After tidying up her small courtyard, Wu Yue carried a basket on her back and headed towards the back mountain. To her surprise, the further she went into the back mountain, the more lively it became.

She even saw orc warriors from the other three tribes busily carrying their marinated prey.

Isn't it just the Mad Lion Tribe?
In a large cave on the back mountain, Nagano was leading the slaves to take out a new batch of dried clay blanks. When he saw Wu Yue, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, his eyes lit up instantly.

"Lord Wuyue."

They came over in a hurry.

Wu Yue saw them carrying away the air-dried clay blanks, most of which were small to medium-sized jars.

"Is this what the tribespeople want?"

Nagano chuckled and nodded: "Yes, the tribespeople said they wanted to make jam and pickle some wild vegetables, so they asked us to prepare some small jars."

He led Wu Yue to a cave in a corner, where there were blanks with two ears made on them: "These were specially made for the other three tribes to take away."

"The other three tribes?"

What do they want these jars for?
Nagano proudly raised his chin: "The three tribes brought a lot of food and animal hides, wanting to exchange them with our tribe for food that can be preserved for a long time. These jars are for pickling wild vegetables."

Wu Yuemo.
Okay, this deal is done, even the pickled vegetables are arranged.

As if remembering something, Nagano looked at Wuyue with admiration: "Lord Wuyue, you don't know, they also want our tribe's dried fruits and vegetables when they come here this time."

As they were talking, two orc warriors from the Flying Eagle Tribe carrying prey walked past outside the cave, and their voices suddenly became much softer: "The other tribes saw that our tribe was making dried fruit and vegetables, so they copied us and started drying them. As a result, all their dried fruit and vegetables went bad."

Wu Yue smiled and said, "That fruit can't just be cut up and dried casually. If you want to store it for a long time, there are specific requirements for drying and preservation."

Nagano looked at her with even more admiration: "Of course."

You should know that they were taught how to dry fruit by Lord Wuyue himself. In the Snow Tiger Tribe, the best and fastest at drying fruit were these slaves who initially followed Lord Wuyue.

Because Lord Wuyue taught them a lot and treated them like ordinary tribespeople, their status in the tribe has improved significantly.

At least now, when the tribespeople want them to do something, they no longer directly assign it, but instead exchange it for food.

He knew that a big reason for this was that Snow Tiger Witch had announced in front of all the tribespeople that they, the slaves, would henceforth obey Lord Wu Yue's orders.

So in a sense, they are now Lord Wuyue's people.

Feeling embarrassed by his adoring gaze, Wu Yue coughed twice and walked outside, asking, "Is your living space big enough?"

During the last trade fair, some more people were exchanged, but due to the relocation, no place was arranged for them to live.

Nagano nodded: "We already had a lot of houses left, and even now that everyone has moved in, there are still empty ones."

The two then inspected the clay blanks inside the cave while talking about the recent changes in their lives.

The clay figures inside the cave were of various kinds, many of which were made by slaves according to the needs of the tribespeople, and some of them were even beyond Wu Yue's imagination.

These people are truly amazing. I only made the beginning, and they figured out everything else on their own.

The Snow Tiger Tribe was bustling with activity in the days that followed. Orc warriors from the other three tribes hunted within the Snow Tiger Tribe's territory, which to some extent alleviated the dangers brought by the migration of ferocious beasts.

In the past, during times like these, when ferocious beasts were migrating, going out to gather and hunt was always more dangerous.

"Moon, is this what you call fabric that you're wearing?"

Qingcao squatted down next to Wuyue, looking at the wooden frame that was clattering away with a curious expression.

There was a piece of white fabric near her friend's waist and abdomen. Although it looked different in color from what Wu Yue and Yuan Lang were wearing, Wu Yue had allowed her to touch it before, and it was very soft and comfortable.

Wu Yue turned her slightly sore neck. The woven fabric was already over a meter long. Although it didn't feel as soft as the cotton clothes she wore in her previous life, it was much more comfortable than the animal hides she was wearing now.

Especially in the hot summer, there is nothing more comfortable than wearing such a cloth outfit.

“This fabric takes a lot of time to weave. Everyone is busy storing food these days. When we don’t have to go out in winter, you can build a loom and I will teach you how to weave. Maybe after winter, you will also have a piece of cloth to make clothes for yourself.”

Wu Yue's words filled Qingcao with longing: "Then I'll prepare the wood in advance and ask my brother to help me find it."

After excitedly finishing her explanation, she looked at the strands of thread on the loom and asked, "What is this made of? Does it need to be prepared in advance?" Wu Yue nodded and replied, "It is made from dried plant silk, but animal hair can also be used."

Speaking of hair, she thought of sheep wool. After arriving at the Snow Tiger Tribe, they had eaten mutton, but the sheep's wool was very short. It was only good enough to make lambskin clothes, but not wool yarn.

"Wild animal fur?"

Green Grass was also very surprised; she had never imagined that wild animal fur could be made into beautiful fabric.

Wu Yue nodded: "But it needs to be soft and long animal fur. If it's too stiff, it won't be comfortable to wear even as fabric."

Qingcao nodded in agreement, her little face still a little wrinkled: "When we didn't have many animal hides, my mother always gave us the good ones. The hides she wore were stiff and hard, not only did they shed hair, but they also felt hard to the touch and were not comfortable at all."

When talking about her mother, Qingcao's eyes were full of affection.

Qingcao greatly admired Grandma Lushui, and Wuyue knew this. She smiled and said, "Then you should weave cloth well in the winter and make a dress for Grandma Lushui next year."

Upon hearing this, Qingcao's eyes lit up instantly, and she nodded vigorously.

Making fabric is clearly not something that can be done by one or two people alone.

Wu Yue and Qing Cao then told the Snow Tiger Witch and the Snow Tiger Clan Chief about this. When the two males saw the woven fabric and the silk threads that were about the thickness of a hair, they felt that their understanding had been refreshed once again.

Especially after washing my hands and touching the soft fabric, I was so excited that my hands trembled a little.

There's no need for the females to gather; it's been decided that the orc warriors on the hunting party who will be resting tomorrow will gather. In return, these orc warriors or their families will be given priority to learn how to use a loom and how to weave.

Wu Yue took out some of the remaining plants from last time and showed them to the orc warriors. Shi Lin recognized the plant the moment he saw it.

“This plant was abundant in the area where the last foraging team gathered food.”

Shi Lin was one of the orcs who escorted me on my last expedition, so I remember it very clearly, especially since Wu Yue stayed there for a long time.

Wu Yue nodded: "Yes, there are many such plants there, a vast expanse that stretches as far as the eye can see. If we collect them, it should be enough for the females of our tribe to use throughout the winter."

Shi Lin nodded: "Leave it to me, I'll take the orc warriors over there."

Having witnessed the magical fabric, its soft texture not only attracted the females, but the orc warriors were also extremely envious after seeing the clothes worn by Yuan Lang and his companions.

Now that he knew he had a chance to own such a garment, he couldn't wait any longer and immediately urged Shilin to set off.

The orc warriors from the other three tribes were a bit puzzled. A few days ago, they had been keeping a close watch on them, fearing that the Snow Tiger tribe orc warriors had abducted their tribe's females and disappeared.

Aside from hunting, they're always mysteriously busy with something else.

This left the orc warriors from the three tribes extremely frustrated.

Have you seen any of those Snow Tiger tribe orc warriors lately?

“We haven’t seen them. They used to always be around us, but these past few days have been strange. They disappear after returning to the tribe from hunting.”

"Did they go to build that tall thing called a city wall?"

The Flying Eagle Tribe orc warrior speaking of the city walls had eyes full of admiration.

I really don't know where the Snow Tiger Tribe got so many amazing ideas. Those tall and thick walls are so strong that even ferocious beasts couldn't break through them to get into the tribe, let alone wild animals.

Thinking of the ferocious beast tides every winter, the orc warriors from the three tribes were even more envious. The Snow Tiger Tribe was so lucky; with such a city wall, what was there to fear from the ferocious beast tides?
"Should we go and find out?"

The simpleton from the Black Wolf tribe suddenly spoke up. He wasn't plotting anything bad; he was just curious and desperately wanted to know what the Snow Tiger tribe's orc warriors were up to.

The orc warriors from the other two tribes were also curious, but...
"Let's just stay put. It's already very kind of the Snow Tiger Tribe to help us make cured meat. If they find out that we're still asking about this, they might kick us out."

The group of orcs chattered for a while, but eventually returned to their houses to rest, still full of curiosity.

Meanwhile, by the small pond that had been polluted by Wu Yue last time, the orc warriors of the Snow Tiger Tribe were busy at work.

"Captain, is it safe to leave these things here? Will that skunk beast come back?"

When the powerful skunk was mentioned, the orc warriors' expressions twisted.

The orc captain's facial muscles twitched visibly as he recalled the stench that had nearly killed him last time.

"Don't talk nonsense. We didn't have city walls to protect us before. Now that we've built such tall walls, that skunk can't get in."

The orc warriors were taken aback for a moment, then nodded in unison: "That's true."

Without the danger of skunks, everyone worked with even more enthusiasm.

“I’ve already prepared the wood. When there’s less work in winter, I’ll have my partner weave the cloth to make clothes for me.”

An orc chuckled foolishly as he tended to the plants in his hands, as if he were already wearing clothes made by his partner.

The orc warriors around them, each with a partner, all let out the same silly, goofy laugh.

The remaining group of single tigers felt incredibly sad, watching the orc warriors working diligently with a sour expression.

They have partners who weave cloth and make clothes for them, but these orcs, whose hands are rougher than the soles of their feet, are they supposed to weave cloth themselves?

Thinking of the fabric that the chieftain and the shaman had described as being even softer than the skin of a young female, and looking at their own rough hands, they all secretly rubbed them against their animal skin skirts.

Forget it, I should give up the idea of ​​weaving my own cloth. It would be a waste to waste the plant-based silk threads that I worked so hard to produce.

The single men exchanged glances, a hint of determination in their eyes. It seemed it was time to put finding a partner on the agenda.

It concerns whether I'll be able to wear clothes made of fabric next year, so I can't be careless.

Thinking of their still elusive partners and clothes, they were all full of energy, and their movements became even faster.

(End of this chapter)