Surviving in the Beast World with a System-Chapter 18: Because You Are Too Weak

Qingcao nodded in understanding. "So that’s why. No wonder your eyes sparkle every time you look at the half beastmen in the tribe."

Wu Yue looked awkward. "Hehe..."

’What else can I do right now besides laugh like an idiot?’

"For the sake of the host’s image, please pick a deserted corner the next time you decide to swoon." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

’Of course. How could my unscrupulous system pass up a chance to kick me while I’m down?’

"Never mind that. Let’s get back to gathering. We have to return to the tribe soon." Qingcao impatiently pulled Wu Yue back to where they had been gathering before.

Rejoining the main group, Wu Yue could clearly feel that the other females had grown much more distant toward her.

The carefree Qingcao didn’t seem to notice, her attention completely focused on the bitter herbs around her.

Wu Yue took out a stick she had picked up while gathering medicinal herbs and used it to pry out the bitter herbs one by one, tossing them into the woven bag at her waist.

Although she wasn’t as fast as the other females, it was still much more efficient than when she had been working with her bare hands.

Qingcao finished packing her Beast Skin, which was full of bitter herbs, and turned to help her friend. But she found her friend skillfully using a small stick to pry out one bitter herb after another, making it look quite easy.

Carrying her Beast Skin bundle, Qingcao sidled up to her, her gaze filled with admiration. "Wu Yue, you’re so smart."

The soil where the bitter herbs grew was indeed very hard. The females’ hands had toughened over long periods of gathering, so they wouldn’t get cut just from digging up the herbs.

But one look at Wu Yue today told Qingcao that she had never gathered bitter herbs before.

That was why she had sped up her own gathering, hoping to finish her task so she could help her friend.

Seeing Qingcao’s big eyes sparkling at her, Wu Yue didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "I’m the one who should be envious of you. You’re so fast and good at gathering with your hands. I’m much slower than all of you."

But Qingcao shook her head, a look on her face as if recalling a painful memory. "My fingers used to get cut too when I first started gathering. It took a long time of gathering with my Amu for them to get this tough. It still hurts after every gathering, but it’s bearable compared to an empty stomach."

Wu Yue fell silent. The living conditions for the beastmen here were harsh. Their daily lives revolved around food; just being able to fill their stomachs was the greatest happiness.

"Then you should use a stick like me when you gather from now on. That way, your hands won’t hurt."

"Your hands won’t hurt, but the wild vegetables you gather probably won’t even last until the next gathering day." Qinghua’s voice suddenly sounded from above them.

Qingcao and Wu Yue shot to their feet, both a little embarrassed.

"I heard that annoying female, Aya, was giving you trouble, so I came to check on you."

Although her face was cold, Wu Yue could still hear the concern in her voice.

Moved by the two sisters’ care for her, Wu Yue broke into a brilliant smile. "It was nothing, just a misunderstanding. It’s all cleared up now."

’I’m just a newcomer to the tribe. Would I really go looking for trouble with the Clan Leader’s daughter?’

’Besides, it wasn’t a big deal in the first place.’

’Still, I do want to figure out why that female is so hostile toward me.’

"Qinghua, do you know why that Aya is so hostile towards me? I’ve never even met her before."

Qinghua crouched down, gathered some bitter herbs and put them into Wu Yue’s woven bag, and said without looking up, "Because you’re too weak."