Leisurely Life in the Beast World - Chapter 411

After feeding the clucking and quacking beasts, Ji Nuan and Ge Ye went to Ge Ye’s house, where they munched on fruits and played with her cub. Ji Nuan eventually said goodbye to the yawning mother and child, heading back to her own courtyard.

Inside, Xiu Yan was busy spreading plump yellow corn kernels across wooden planks to dry. The golden sight nearly blinded Ji Nuan as she entered. She turned to the hardworking beastman and asked, “Brother Xiu Yan, did you do all this?”

Xiu Yan stood up and nodded. “You mentioned that corn with moisture can’t be stored.”

Ji Nuan laughed. “Actually, you can just tie it into bunches and hang it under the eaves to dry. This way is too much effort.”

Xiu Yan raised an eyebrow. “I’m strong.”

Ji Nuan, “…You’re strong. Amazing.”

In the end, the two worked together to string up all the corn and hung it under the eaves. Ji Nuan chuckled, saying, “This is starting to look more and more like a proper farmyard.”

Xiu Yan tilted his head. “What’s a farmyard?”

Ji Nuan grinned. “Our little courtyard.”

Xiu Yan’s lips curved into a soft smile. “Our home.”

In the days that followed, Xiu Yan continued to lead beastmen on hunting trips and exchanges with the Rock Tribe, bringing back iron ore for crafting tools. Meanwhile, Ji Nuan focused her efforts on developing a medicine powder to treat the Sacred Wood Treants’ worm disease.

She specially requested the chief to fire a batch of small porcelain bottles to store the poisonous herbs and fruit extracts she was experimenting with.

Through numerous trials, she discovered that while dried herbs and fruits retained some toxicity, their potency was far weaker than the fresh extracts she could make by crushing the plants directly. She prepared both dried powders and liquid extracts, reasoning that even if the toxins didn’t affect the Sacred Wood Treants, they might still be effective against the parasites inside them.

There has to be something that works, she thought resolutely.

Time passed quickly. Xiu Yan and his hunting team made another trip to the place where they’d first discovered corn. They brought back a large quantity of dried corn, which the beastmen replanted. The fields soon sprouted tall stalks, reaching the beastmen’s waists. Among them, Mo Qi was the most diligent, tending the cornfield daily and ensuring it thrived.

Mo Qi’s efforts didn’t go unnoticed. Two weeks later, his hard work earned the admiration of a female, and they successfully mated.

This development left Ya Li, the tribe’s self-proclaimed worrywart, dumbfounded. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. “Even this clueless beast managed to mate?” he muttered.

Looking down at the small cub in his arms, who was busy stuffing her face with food, Ya Li’s expression turned wistful. Is this what Ji Nuan meant by ‘the latecomer overtakes the early bird’?

A month later, the Watson Tribe received word from Meng Tai’s envoy.

The Grand Trade Gathering was set to begin in half a month. The tribe needed to depart for Beast God Mountain in three days.

After seeing off the messenger, the Watson Tribe burst into excitement. Beastmen buzzed with anticipation, eager to participate in the gathering.

However, Chief Ge Xing announced a harsh decision, only twenty beastmen would be allowed to go.

This declaration sparked fierce competition among the tribe members. Despite their efforts, Ge Tai and Lei Yun, despite their victories, were ultimately left behind to guard the tribe.

The final team, led by Ge Xing, included Ji Nuan, Xiu Yan, Ya Li, Lei Er, Fu Yi, Bo Sen, and Na Wei. Together, they set off the next day.

Meanwhile, across other mountain ranges and forests, tribes from all over were converging on Beast God Mountain.