Surviving in the Beast World with a System

Chapter 493 - 383: Yuan Lang’s Butt Is Too Big

But the next moment, her face scrunched up as she looked at the cucumbers Qingcao had just delivered to her stone table.

’Wasting food is a shame,’ she thought, ’but there’s no way I can eat all of these by myself. Besides, it’s so hot that they’ll spoil in two days at most.’

"Maybe I should sun-dry them," she mused. "With the sun this strong, they’ll last a long time once they’re dried."

Muttering to herself, Wu Yue went into the kitchen and brought out a wooden bucket.

After washing the cucumbers, she sliced them into thin, even pieces and tossed them with salt in a nearby wooden basin.

’There,’ she thought. ’They’ll be ready to sun-dry tomorrow.’

After tidying up the kitchen, she found herself frowning as she gazed toward the tribe’s entrance.

’Why aren’t Yuan Lang and the others back yet? There hasn’t been any news from the System, either.’

’Calling the damn System. If you’re there, squeak once!’

"SQUEAK~"

Wu Yue: "..."

She swore that if that damn System were here right now, she’d give it a good rap on the head.

’Why aren’t you back yet?’

The System’s listless voice echoed in her mind. ’It’s not that I don’t want to come back! It’s because I’ve been taken hostage!’

Wu Yue’s heart skipped a beat. ’You were captured by the Yan Yan Tribe’s Beastmen? Yuan Lang and his group went after them! If you see him, take the opportunity to ask for help!’

’Asking for help is useless. The one who took me hostage is Yuan Lang.’

’Host, I seriously suspect Yuan Lang is trying to use me to force you to become his mate,’ the System said gravely.

’Since it could still ramble on about nonsense, they must be fine,’ she figured.

Wu Yue sneered. ’Don’t worry. If he makes that demand, I’ll tell him to go ahead and kill the hostage!’

’Host, how could you do this to me? Am I not your favorite little System anymore?’

’Cut the crap. Did you catch up to the Yan Yan Tribe’s Beastmen?’

The System, dangling from Yuan Lang’s Beast Skin Skirt and swaying in the wind, replied, ’We caught up. One of their Beastmen was injured, and Yuan Lang nearly killed that witch from the Yan Yan Tribe.’

’Nearly?’

’So, are you on your way back now?’

The System affirmed, ’We should be back by nightfall. Host, that witch from the Yan Yan Tribe seems to have known Yuan Lang for a long time, and she was saying some really weird things.

They got away this time because the Scorpion Tribe interfered. I’m worried this might cause trouble down the line.’

Wu Yue hummed in thought. ’Trouble? If there are loose ends, we’ll find a way to tie them up. And if we can’t handle it now, then we just have to get stronger—so strong that this ’trouble’ can never affect us.’

’The Yan Yan Tribe... the Scorpion Tribe...’

Wu Yue’s bright eyes narrowed slightly...

’What about that thing I asked you to do?’

The abrupt change of subject confused the System for a second before it remembered what she was talking about.

The next moment, the System’s characteristically devious chuckle echoed in Wu Yue’s mind.

’Heh heh... Host, don’t you worry. That medicine packet you gave me was potent stuff. I sprinkled all of it on them. I’m guessing that witch won’t get far.’

’Good. I’ll give you some Rock Ore to eat when you get back.’

Upon hearing this, the System—which had been getting battered by the wind on Yuan Lang’s waistband—was instantly revitalized. Suddenly, its back didn’t ache, its legs weren’t sore, and it felt like it could endure being wind-whipped for a few thousand more meters without a problem.

The sky slowly darkened, but the clearing in the center of the Snow Tiger Tribe was still bustling with activity.

Even though they now had their own stone houses, everyone had grown to enjoy gathering together.

Several large bonfires blazed, and tribe members on good terms with each other sat together, chatting while they cooked their favorite foods.

Wu Yue was sitting with the Snow Tiger Witch and the Snow Tiger Tribe Leader.

The Snow Tiger Witch held a scalding-hot roasted sweet potato, blowing on it repeatedly as she peeled it. As the skin came away, a rich, sweet fragrance unique to the potato wafted through the air.

It was so enticing that the Snow Tiger Tribe Leader sitting nearby couldn’t help but reach for it.

Just as everyone was eating, a roar from a patrolling Beastman echoed from outside the tribe. The clearing fell silent for a moment before someone shouted, "The warriors who were chasing the Yan Yan Tribe’s Beastmen are back!"

With a great clamor, everyone jumped to their feet. Except for a few females who stayed behind to tend the fires, the rest of the tribe rushed toward the entrance.

The gloomy mood that had hung over Yuan Lang and his companions throughout their journey instantly lifted when they saw their fellow tribe members swarming toward them.

The System, which had been wind-whipped for thousands of meters, let out a yelp, wriggled free from Yuan Lang’s waist, and leaped into its host’s arms.

"WAH WAH WAH!"

’Host, let me tell you, that Beastman Yuan Lang’s butt is so big it couldn’t even block the wind for me!’