I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 164 I'm pretty amazing, right?

They arrived at the camp of the High Tree Tribe in the morning, but instead of staying there, they ran towards a mountain.

There's a small cave on the mountain over there, big enough for only a few people to live in. The hunting team didn't stay there; they just used it to store some tools and supplies.

The mountain was very close to the camp. Bai Ling and Yue were both large beastmen, and they ran quite fast. It didn't take them long to reach the foot of the mountain.

The mountain is not very high, only about a hundred meters high, and the terrain is quite flat. When Bai Ling went up the mountain, he heard the sound of flowing water, so there must be a small stream on the mountain.

There was a cave entrance at the top of the mountain. The cave was mostly blocked by rubble. The two of them cleared the rubble from the entrance and went inside together.

Just as Yue said, this cave is really small, at most a dozen square meters, with the highest point inside being only a little over three meters, and the lowest point even less than two meters.

The cave was relatively clean, containing some items left behind by the hunting team, including baskets, earthenware pots and pans, seasonings, and some tools.

Bai Ling looked around and was fairly satisfied with the cave, but it was a bit dirty if people lived there, so it needed to be cleaned up.

However, there were more important things to do now. Bai Ling put the baskets into the cave and said, "Yue, let's go check on the Kengchi Beasts. I wonder how they are doing."

Yue nodded, and the two of them rushed to the crevice in the mountain. The grunting beasts were still there. The mountain wall was sandwiched between two slopes, and the entrance and exit were blocked by rocks, so ordinary wild animals could not get in at all. The grunting beasts were not injured, but they were a little listless. When they saw the two beastmen coming, they became restless and made grunting noises.

Before leaving, they threw out most of the grass, which was almost completely eaten. The grass in the mountain crevices was also nearly devoured. Bai Ling and Yue cut some grass for them. Seeing that there was food, the beasts were no longer afraid and began to lower their heads and chew the grass that had been thrown in.

While it was still early, the two decided to go and cut down trees. They had come here for two reasons: first, to bring the Hungchi Beast back, and second, to cut down more blackwood.

Yue was born and raised in the Yuanhu tribe, so he was very familiar with everything here. With Yue's help, Bai Ling easily found the blackwood. With their combined efforts, they had cut down six blackwood trees by noon. Together, they carried the six trees to the edge of the forest and tied them together with vines.

Freshly cut trees should not be exposed to direct sunlight, as this can cause them to crack. Instead, place them in a shady spot in the forest to allow them to dry slowly.

Actually, it's best to find naturally dead trees to make bows and arrows, but Bai Ling and Yue didn't have that much time to search, so they could only cut down trees and let them dry in the shade.

While in the forest, Bai Ling felt that it was particularly hot and humid today. Even if she did nothing and didn't move at all, she would still sweat profusely.

Even after leaving the forest, the sweltering heat hadn't lessened at all. Bai Ling casually wiped away his sweat and asked, "Yue, is it going to rain?"

Yue looked up at the sky. Although the sun was shining, it looked listless and was often obscured by dark clouds.

Yue nodded: "It's very likely to rain, Ling, we need to prepare more food. Let's eat something first, and then go hunting."

Bai Ling nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."

Yue did not object: "I will go hunting, and Ling, you can gather some wild vegetables. It's not good to just eat meat."

Yue didn't tell Bai Ling not to go. He knew Bai Ling's personality; no matter how good his hunting skills were, Ling wouldn't feel comfortable letting him go hunting alone and would definitely accompany him.

The two of them, one hunting and the other gathering, had a clear division of labor.

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After eating the dried meat and resting for a while, the two, disregarding the increasingly hot and humid weather, transformed into their beast forms and ran off in one direction.

Yue led Bai Ling to a hilly area where the vegetation was lush. As soon as they arrived, many birds took flight. The birds circled in the sky, and after finding no danger, they landed on a large tree.

Bai Ling found a place and transformed into human form, while Yue remained in beast form.

“Moon, I will gather here. You go and hunt,” Bai Ling stroked Moon’s soft fur. “Moon, I will wait for you to return in triumph with your prey.”

He made a cheering gesture: "Go, Yue!"

Mingming Ling's tone, expression, and actions were all very formal, but for some reason, Yue suddenly became shy, and her ears turned a little red.

He let out two "woof woof" sounds, nuzzled his head affectionately against Bai Ling's shoulder, and then took off running into the distance.

Bai Ling then began collecting.

This place is quite far from the tribe, and the orcs who gather here don't come here very often, so there's plenty of food to be found here. Bai Ling quickly gathered a lot of wild vegetables and also found a kind of berry about the size of a thumb. He had eaten this kind of berry in the tribe before; the taste was so-so, but it was better than nothing.

Bai Ling held a machete in his hand, making strange noises as he used the machete to clear away the weeds in front of him, occasionally stomping his feet loudly.

This is a rule in the tribe when gathering food. You never know what animals might be lurking in the grass, so making noise can alert them and greatly reduce the chance of being attacked by animals in the grass.

The wild grass here is not very lush. In places where the wild grass is denser, the tribespeople will use sticks to tap the ground to drive away the animals.

Bai Ling discovered several gourd plants. The gourds had already formed greenish-yellow skins, but the largest ones had been eaten by small animals. The remaining gourds were only about the length of Bai Ling's two palms, and their skins were even greener.

Bai Ling picked three gourds, and those two gourds filled the basket on his back.

The two of them placed the baskets under a tree. Bai Ling took the full basket back and then brought back an empty one.

Three melons would be enough for him and Yue to eat. Bai Ling planned to pick more wild vegetables, but Yue said it would rain that night, so they needed to prepare more food.

Bai Ling began to diligently search for wild vegetables. This hill, which had not been harvested this year, was teeming with wild vegetables, and soon Bai Ling had filled more than half a basket with them.

Yue also caught a prey.

A beautiful, handsome, tall, and powerful white wolf ran from afar, the dense green grass parting like flowing water to make way for it.

The white wolf carried a small animal in its mouth. It ran swiftly and soon arrived in front of Bai Ling. Then it placed the small animal in its mouth in front of Bai Ling and let out two soft cries.

Its icy blue eyes, gleaming with a faint light, looked at Bai Ling, as if to say, "I'm amazing, aren't I? Praise me now."