Transmigrating to the Beast World and Raising Cubs with a Black Panther

After gossiping, Bai Ze wandered around with his animal skin bag. There were many plants he had never seen before, and he was curious about everything.

The ground was overgrown with weeds, reaching above the calves, and one could easily trip over the creeping grass stems and vines.

After Bai Ze fell once, he became extra cautious.

As he walked, he suddenly squatted down, parted the weeds, and revealed a rotten tree root. Bai Ze saw a large clump of mushrooms that looked very familiar on it.

Just as he was about to pick it, his hand was suddenly grabbed. Turning his head, he saw Qing looking anxious: "Bai Ze, you can't eat that plant."

Bai Ze asked in confusion, "Why?"

Xingye chimed in, "These strangely colored plants are poisonous. Some orcs have died after eating them."

"It must have been poisonous from accidental ingestion. Not all of these plants are poisonous." Bai Ze picked a brown mushroom from the ground, examined it carefully again, and confirmed, "Those like this are edible."

His grandmother used to take him to the mountains to pick mushrooms a lot. Although some mushrooms look very similar, he was able to tell them apart after picking many.

"I still have food at home, I can give it to you." Qing's face was full of worry. "Bai Ze, don't pick this plant."

"Trust me." Bai Ze gently patted Qing's hand. "I've eaten it before."

Xing was surprised: "Really?"

"Really." Bai Ze smiled. "It's delicious. I'll make it for you to try sometime."

Xing's eyes lit up immediately when she heard the word "delicious," and she quickly helped him pick the fruit, saying, "Then you have to keep your word."

"certainly."

The three of them originally only intended to pick a little, but they got hooked as they picked and unknowingly walked quite a distance.

The ever-vigilant black panther orc ran over, and after confirming that there was no danger nearby, he flicked his tail, scurried up a tree, and found the most suitable spot to stand guard.

Despite having already witnessed the uniqueness of this world, Bai Ze still couldn't help but feel a jolt of surprise every time he saw the black panther, which was much larger than those in the documentaries.

"Xing, Bai Ze." Qing Chao and the others waved. "There's fruit over here."

The two walked over, and Bai Ze looked down, his eyes lighting up when he saw the green and red berries in the low grass: "Tomatoes!"

Qing asked in confusion, "Tomato?"

Bai Ze immediately felt a little guilty and quickly explained, "Um... I just gave this fruit a random name."

Seeing that he was very happy, Xing couldn't help but remind him, "This fruit is sour."

"Yes, they are indeed sour if eaten directly." Bai Ze nodded. The tomatoes in front of him were not as big as those cultivated in modern times. They hung there in bunches, looking very nice.

Xing and Qing preferred the sweet and juicy big red fruit to tomatoes, and when they saw that Bai Ze wanted it, they gave him all the fruit from the plant.

The sun had already set in the west, and the sky was gradually darkening. The two large black panthers on patrol signaled that they could return to the tribe.

There was a lot of stuff; the two black panthers carried some on their backs, and the rest the orcs had to carry themselves.

Bai Ze was exhausted from carrying things for a while and then lifting them on his back. Qing and Xing wanted to help, but Bai Ze refused, since the things they were carrying were also quite heavy.

Despite their exhaustion, all the orcs beamed with the joy of a successful harvest.

The way back was different from the way they came. Along the way, they picked some other wild fruits, including kiwis.

The sub-beastmen call it the hairy fruit.

However, this vine happened to grow along a giant tree, and there was only one of them, so they couldn't pick many, but Bai Ze was already very satisfied.

But without meat or staple food, food remained a problem.

Bai Ze was thinking about whether to go fishing after returning home. When he came, he saw a river near the tribe. Xing said that there was also a stream in the mountains behind the tribe, so he should be able to find some food there.

Halfway there, the two black panthers smelled the scent of wild beasts, like a pack of wolves. To avoid danger, they led the sub-beastmen on a detour.

The road was quite long, and Bai Ze was exhausted and lost in thought when he suddenly noticed a small patch of slender plants at his feet, with leaves that looked like larger bamboo leaves.

"!" Bai Ze instantly perked up.

Seeing Bai Ze rubbing his hands together, eager to try it, Xing Jian quickly stopped him, saying firmly, "Bai Ze, you really can't eat this."

"I don't want the leaves." Bai Ze carefully pulled out the plant, revealing the yellow, tuberous rootstock with a lot of soil clinging to it.

Bai Ze broke off the rootstock, his mouth practically stretched to the back of his head in a wide grin.

Qing thought he was starving and also advised, "You can't eat the roots of this plant either, it tastes very strong and will make your mouth feel uncomfortable."

"This is for seasoning." Bai Ze pulled out the whole piece of ginger in one go, broke off all the roots, and stuffed them into the animal skin bag.

Now we have something to remove the fishy smell from the meat.

The animal skin bag had become much heavier, and its contents were almost overflowing.

Xing shook her head, puzzled, and said, "Bai Ze, your taste is so strange."

Bai Ze chuckled: "This is a good thing."

Bai Ze, having reaped a bountiful harvest, patted the bags on his body, feeling much less tired.

It was already evening when they arrived at the tribe, and the beastmen happily carried their food home.

A child flew out from the crowd.

Xi threw herself into Qing's arms and rubbed her face against him, exclaiming, "Father, you're finally back!"

Qing patted the cub's head: "How was the hunt today? Are you tired?"

"Father, today..." Xi couldn't even wait to get home before she started gesturing wildly as she began to tell her story.

Bai Ze's cave was located at the westernmost part of the tribe, some distance from here. He was looking at the two large animal skin bags full of things at his feet and was worrying when he saw Jue standing not far away.

Bai Ze beckoned to him, and after Jue came over, he carefully examined the child from head to toe: "How are you? Are you hurt?"

Jue shook her head, pointed to the things on the ground, and asked uncertainly, "Are these to be taken back?"

Bai Ze smiled and said, "Yeah, I'm super lucky today."

"Jue, you stay here and watch over things. I'll take one bag back first, then come back for the other one."

Bai Ze didn't expect Jue to help him, after all, the child was so small and the animal skin bag was too heavy for him to carry.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Jue lift a leather bag and put it on his shoulder.

Bai Ze quickly reached out to take it: "Hey, it's heavy."

Qing smiled and said, "It's alright, orcs are very strong, don't underestimate the cubs."

Bai Ze turned his head and saw Xi also carrying a bag, walking forward side by side with Jue.

Their two families live in the same direction, so it's convenient for them to go that way.

"Xing, I'll help you in a bit." After spending a day together, Bai Ze quite liked this sub-beastman.

"My brother is here." Knowing that Bai Ze had hit his head, Xing took the initiative to introduce him. Of course, even if he hadn't hit his head, given Bai Ze's previous personality, he probably wouldn't have recognized him.

"His name is Chen."

Chen smiled and said, "Qing, Bai Ze."

"Then we'll head back first." Xing clapped her hands, and Chen hoisted both bags onto his shoulder.

Chen followed behind, asking, "Brother, are you tired?"

Xing rubbed her neck: "What do you think? But today we have the big red fruit that my father likes, he'll be very happy."

Xing's father went out hunting. His father was in poor health, so he rarely went out. Xing usually went out to gather things.

"What is this?" Bai Ze entered the cave and found something bound into a ball by vines.

Jue put down the animal skin bag and replied, "Giggle beast."

"Giggle Beast?" Bai Ze found the names of the animals and plants here to be both straightforward and cute.

He got closer and realized it was a pheasant, quite large with exceptionally beautiful feathers, but it was on its last legs and looked like it would die soon.

Bai Ze asked, "Did you catch it?"

Jue nodded.

"Amazing!" Bai Ze gave him a thumbs up. "You actually managed to catch a wild—Giggle Beast."

Jue then opened a large leaf on the ground, revealing a dozen round, pinkish-white eggs inside.

Bai Ze was overjoyed. He grabbed Jue's shoulders and shook her, saying happily, "I'll cook you something delicious tonight!"

Jue's face remained calm, but one could tell that he had relaxed considerably.