Surviving in the Beast World with a System-Chapter 16: Hemostatic Grass

"Weren’t you undergoing maintenance?" Wu Yue asked disdainfully.

The system replied matter-of-factly, "Maintenance is complete. We will now provide you with even better service, dear~"

’There it is again, that cheesy online-shop-customer-service voice.’

"Yue, your hand is bleeding," Qingcao’s worried voice sounded beside her.

Wu Yue snapped back to reality, only then feeling the piercing pain in her finger. She couldn’t help but wince.

’Damn it, I got hurt after all.’ Wu Yue felt utterly miserable.

Beside her, Qingcao’s expression grew more conflicted. Yue was so weak. A female who couldn’t even gather wouldn’t find a male willing to mate with her.

The other females nearby looked at Wu Yue’s bleeding finger with complicated expressions, a mixture of pity and disdain.

A female like Yue, with no male willing to mate with her and a body so weak she couldn’t even gather wild vegetables, was truly useless.

Wu Yue sighed helplessly. ’I guess there’s no saving my reputation as a weakling.’

"Friendly reminder: ten meters to the host’s front-left, there is a plant with red leaves. That is the Beast World’s hemostatic grass. Given the host’s weak constitution, it would be best to stop the bleeding first."

The mechanical voice sounded again, but this time, it brought Wu Yue a huge surprise.

’System, I’ve never loved you more than I do right now! Muah!’

After giving her thanks internally, she turned and patted Qingcao on the shoulder. "My hand’s bleeding. There’s some medicinal grass up ahead that can stop it. I’m going to go get some to put on it. You keep gathering vegetables, and I’ll be right back."

With that, she gave Qingcao a smile, then got up and headed in the direction the system had indicated.

The hemostatic grass was easy to spot. Its red leaves stood out starkly among the clumps of green grass.

Wu Yue crouched down, plucked two leaves of the hemostatic grass, and popped them into her mouth. After chewing them into a pulp, she gently applied the mash to her fingertip.

Staring at the dark green glob on her finger, Wu Yue frowned. ’I can’t gather anything like this.’

She reached out, plucked another red leaf, and pulled up a long blade of grass. She used the red leaf to cover the medicinal pulp on her finger, then tied it all in place with the blade of grass.

Looking at her now bulky-looking finger, Wu Yue grimaced in disgust. ’It’s hideous!’

Qingcao kept an eye on Wu Yue from a short distance away as she gathered. When she saw Wu Yue pick some kind of red-leafed plant, chew it up, and smear it on her finger, the color drained from her face.

She hurried over to Wu Yue’s side. "Yue, you can’t just eat plants you don’t recognize! You could die!"

Qingcao’s expression was grave, and her eyes were stern.

Wu Yue was taken aback. ’Qingcao’s expression is just like my old school’s dean of students.’

’Her tone might be harsh, but it’s full of concern for me.’

Wu Yue smiled and took Qingcao’s hand. "Don’t worry, Qingcao. Amu taught me about this one before. It’s a medicinal herb that stops bleeding. I recognize it."

She said, pointing to the distinctive hemostatic grass in the patch.

Qingcao stared at the Pure Human female in front of her, shocked. "Yue, is your Amu a witch?"

Wu Yue was baffled. A witch?

’What’s that?’

She shook her head honestly. "My Amu isn’t a witch. She just knows a few common medicinal herbs, that’s all."

’Even though I don’t know what a witch is, from the look on Qingcao’s face, it seems like they have a very high status in the tribe.’

"Can this plant really stop bleeding?" Qingcao crouched down, picked one of the plants, and examined it closely. Other than its red leaves, there was nothing special about it.