Surviving in the Beast World with a System-Chapter 62: Looting a Burning House

After they finished speaking, they looked at each other and burst out laughing.

She hadn’t known that salt in the tribe had to be traded for with food. It seemed the dried bitter greens she had saved up were completely useless now.

She sighed to herself and sped up her gathering.

A moment later, some of the females from the Collection Team returned to the meeting spot. The Beast Skins they brought were on the smaller side and already stuffed full. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"This is the biggest Beast Skin I have at home," one of the females said, her voice full of disappointment.

"I brought two Beast Skins, but they still don’t hold much," another female added.

"I saw Ye Duo when we were leaving. She was carrying several huge Beast Skins."

"Are we going to lose this public collection again?"

As more and more females returned, the atmosphere grew increasingly somber.

After filling the small woven pouch at her waist, Wu Yue started helping Grandma Hua Shu gather. The two of them were among the last to return.

Looking at the Beast Skin bundles beside the other females, Grandma Hua Shu’s expression soured.

She had also seen the other two teams’ Beast Skins before they left; they were indeed much, much larger than theirs.

"Leader, everyone already brought the largest Beast Skins they have at home," the females said bitterly.

Standing to the side, Wu Yue finally recalled what Shui had told her about the public collection day after they left the tribe, and she began to worry for her team as well.

’System, can I use points to exchange for the method to weave a backpack basket?’ Wu Yue called out to the System in her mind.

Wherever there were points to be had, the System would appear.

Hearing the word "points," the System instantly came online, its customer service tone perfectly attentive. "Your System is now online. Backpack basket weaving method: Level One, 100 points.

Would the host like to purchase on credit?"

Wu Yue was speechless. ’You damn System, you’re a total opportunist! A hundred points for just one weaving method for a backpack basket!’

The System leisurely picked its teeth. "This isn’t something a humble system like me can decide. That’s the set price, so there’s nothing I can do.

So, does the host choose to make the exchange?"

The System’s eyes were full of expectation. While trying to entice Wu Yue into going into debt, it was also browsing the System’s personal shop.

He had spotted a handsome little suit two days ago and figured he could skim fifty points off the host to buy it.

’Not buying. Go away.’ With that, she blocked the damn System.

’It’s too expensive to buy. Looks like I’ll have to figure something out myself.’

The females whispered among themselves as they rested, all of them deeply reluctant to give up.

It wasn’t that they were out of energy for gathering, but that they had no way to carry back what they collected.

"AH! It hurts! My hand hurts so much!"

Suddenly, a miserable cry shattered the quiet. The females all jumped to their feet, looking anxiously in the direction of the sound.

Two males were supporting a frail-looking female as they approached.

The female looked as though all her strength had been drained, wailing miserably as the males half-dragged her forward.

Hua Shu jogged over, her expression grave. "What happened?"

The two males on patrol looked grim. "We don’t know. We heard her scream while we were on our rounds, and she was already like this when we found her.

We checked her over. Her fingers are a bit red and swollen, but there are no bite marks from a Snake Beast or any insects."

Hua Shu crouched down to look at the female, who was sitting on the ground, hugging her arm and trembling. "Hong, what happened? Were you bitten by some kind of beast?"