Ch 4: At Least They Look Somewhat Human!
The winter snow melted, and spring filled the Beast World Southern Continent with vitality. All things revived, grasses grew, and swallows flew. That wind, carrying the fragrance of grass and trees, was tinged with the warmth of spring.
Si Shuo sat on the platform in front of the cave entrance, her two fair, slender legs dangling and swaying as she watched the bustling activity in the tribe and the endless, man-high thickets in the distance.
But soon, her attention was drawn to the commotion downstairs.
Directly below their cave was Yu Jiao’s new home, which had three spacious caves. Even the platform in front of the cave was four times larger than Si Shuo’s.
Three middle-aged females stood at the cave entrance, directing a group of males who were constantly carrying things into the cave, and they were chatting with Yu Jiao with smiles.
“Yu Jiao, from now on, we are one family. Just say what you need. In our Lu’ni Tribe, no one dares to bully you…”
“These pottery pots were bought by Liwa from the market town on the Dongye Forest side before the rainy season last year. Whether it’s for holding things or making soup, they are lighter and easier to use than stone pots… And these colorful beads…”
“…These beast hides were hunted by Cha Qi from our family. I’ve already prepared them to offer to my partner. You see which ones to use for bedding and which ones to sew clothes with. Just let him handle it…”
“…Our Bu Meng likes to collect crystals…”
Yu Jiao replied with a smile, her eyes unable to look away from the packages, hardly paying attention to anything else.
Suddenly, a package gently hit Si Shuo’s arms. Si Shuo subconsciously hugged the beast hide sack, but the sack was too heavy, and she was pulled down!
Si Shuo’s heart suddenly tightened, she closed her eyes tightly, using all her strength to hug the beast hide sack, her hands and feet softened as she fearfully waited to crash onto the platform below.
Before her butt left the ground, she was pulled into a seemingly thin, but exceptionally sturdy and warm embrace.
Si Shuo was stunned for a moment, and her soul, which had been frightened out of her body, returned to its place. She silently wrapped her other arm around his waist, “Zhile.”
With just those two simple words, Zhi Le didn’t know how many times he had heard them since birth, but only the Zhi Le from her mouth carried too many emotions.
He hummed in response, carrying her horizontally into the cave, and then brought in the two packages from the cave entrance.
Although there was nothing in the cave, as the newly assigned house for today, someone had specially cleaned it.
He chose a thick, glossy bear hide and spread it in the middle as a bed, and then spread a layer of sheepskin, with the leather side facing up.
Zhile patted the hides, signaling Si Shuo to sit on them, and then continued to rummage through the large package filled with beast hides.
He chose two small pieces of beast hide, one hard and one soft. Suddenly, the nails on his fingers grew long and sharp, cutting the beast hides into two pieces.
Si Shuo curiously hugged the beast hide sack in her arms, tilting her head to look at him. The silver-haired young man buried his head and used a fish bone needle to sew two small pouches from the soft beast hide, nailing them onto the slightly thick and sturdy beast hide. That serious energy was too attractive!
In just over ten minutes, before she had looked enough, Zhi Le had already finished, pinching her foot and placing it on his leg.
Si Shuo pursed her lips, forcefully suppressing the heat on her face, watching him carefully wipe the soles of her feet clean, and put the beast shoes on her fair feet.
“Stand up and take a few steps to try,” Zhi Le tilted his head, pinching Si Shuo’s chin, making her focus her attention, and said slowly.
Si Shuo quickly climbed up. The beast hide had some small holes evenly spaced around it, making it soft and not stuffy when worn. The size was just right, and the shoe opening fit perfectly around her ankle.
She walked back and forth, stomping her feet. It was as comfortable as wearing Oxford shoes: “Zhile, so amazing!”
Zhile raised an eyebrow, lazily pointing to the beast hide sack in her arms, “Open it and take a look.”
Si Shuo sat down next to him again, obediently opening the sack, and found that it was filled with beautiful crystals that were two fingers wide and a palm long.
Crystals are energy sources condensed from the dantians of beastmen or wild beasts with abilities. They are the hard currency of the Beast World Continent. The color of the crystal core represents the type of ability, and the size represents the level of the ability.
◈◈◈
Crystals can be used to increase the level of beastmen. Males can also transfer energy to females to enhance their physique, shorten pregnancy, and increase the talent of the cubs in their wombs.
The higher the level of the crystal, the harder it is to hunt. She counted them one by one, there were more than one hundred and thirty in total, and the crystals were all the same size. Such a large crystal was…
As she looked at Zhi Le in surprise, a hint of smugness appeared in his eyes. He silently opened his mouth: “Level six. I’ve been saving them all along, and I exchanged them all for level six.”
As he spoke, he took out a verdant crystal, put it in his mouth and crunched it twice, then fixed the back of Si Shuo’s head with one hand, leaned forward and slowly transferred energy to her.
The touch of his lips made Si Shuo’s brain shut down. Her whole body was floating in the clouds, losing the ability to think. However, the young man didn’t carry a trace of emotion, he was simply converting energy for her. That cool comfort flowed down her esophagus and into all parts of her body, like waves rippling one after another.
It was too comfortable. Si Shuo couldn’t help but hum softly, her two hands tugging at Zhi Le’s clothes, her mouth rubbing against his.
Zhile’s eyes gradually deepened, and the strength in his hands also increased a little.
After all the crystals were transferred, Zhi Le rubbed her delicate face, hooking his lips in satisfaction: “At least you look somewhat human!”
Si Shuo was still holding the crystals in her arms, looking at him blankly, “Level six, for Si Shuo, to nourish my body?”
Zhile nodded, saying indifferently: “You will be my little female in the future, you can’t meet the Beast God just two days after the contract, right? At that time, others won’t say that you are weak, they will only blame me for being incompetent.
A male can’t be said to be incompetent!
Also, what others have, you must also have. Don’t be so useless, staring at others enviously.”
Si Shuo’s heart was filled with warmth. She pursed her lips and smiled, nodding vigorously: “Okay, I only want what Zhi Le gives me.”
Zhile looked at her messy-haired, dirty appearance, and rummaged through the beast hides to make her a set of fiery red clothes, “Go take a bath!”
Si Shuo’s first reaction was, tonight is their wedding night?
She realized that she was too useless. Usually, she didn’t hide in the quilt and watch things that her body couldn’t handle, full of theoretical knowledge, but zero practical experience. But she couldn’t let the heat on her face keep going away after being carried away by Zhi Le, right?
Zhile stuffed the clothes into her arms, picked her up, who had almost buried her head in her chest.
Si Shuo always tightly grasped the beast hide sack containing the crystal cores in her hand, and said softly: “Zhile, I can walk.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhi Le jumped down from the cave, which was more than ten meters high, carrying her!
After reaching the ground, Zhi Le put her down and transformed into a snow leopard that was even taller and stronger than her.
He lay down in front of her, tilting his head to signal her to climb up.
Si Shuo was completely stunned in place, her three views were being reorganized.
She knew that she had ultimately failed to wait for a heart transplant and had transmigrated to the Beast World Continent to become a pitiful little thing without a father or mother who cared for her. But knowing and seeing a beastman transform with her own eyes felt different.
However, she quickly reacted, grabbing the beast hide on her body and climbing onto the snow leopard’s back, her whole body tense and curiously clinging to it with both hands and feet!