"Hah~"

The witch let out another satisfied sigh, then continued, "The color of their hair was made using two of that Worm Witch’s very precious Poisonous Insects.

"According to those beastmen, there aren’t many of these hair-dyeing Poisonous Insects. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been just one or two of them coming to the tribe to capture Yue this time."

The Clan Leader’s expression was still a bit melancholic. "In that case, that Worm Witch still has more hair-dyeing Poisonous Insects. Our tribespeople are still in danger."

The witch glanced at him, chuckled, and clapped his hands with great pride. "Take a look at this!"

As if in response to the sound of his clapping, a soft patter of footsteps echoed from outside the cave.

A moment later, two chubby little Blue Fatties walked in. Although they looked a bit smaller than Wu Yue’s, they were definitely the same breed.

The Clan Leader’s eyes instantly lit up. "Are these... the little beasts that can catch Poisonous Insects?"

The witch nodded smugly. "Haha, you guessed it. These are the two Yue gave me. As for the rest, you can arrange for them to patrol the various parts of the cave."

’Our tribe’s witch is getting more and more childish,’ the Clan Leader thought, looking at the undisguised smugness on the witch’s face.

After leaving the witch’s cave, the Snow Tiger Tribe Leader headed toward Wu Yue’s cave.

Arriving at the entrance to Wu Yue’s cave, he saw Qingcao furtively poking her head in and out, doing who-knows-what.

He walked right up. "What are you looking at?"

Qingcao, who was checking to see if Wu Yue was satisfied with the cave’s arrangement, was startled by her Clan Leader and quickly turned to look at him.

Seeing it was her Clan Leader, she breathed a sigh of relief. "What brings you here? Are you looking for Yue? She just fell asleep!"

The Clan Leader: "..."

’I haven’t even said anything yet...’

"I’ll come back tomorrow then. You should head back early too. The Beastman Warriors will be on patrol at night, so nothing else will happen."

Qingcao chuckled and nodded.

The next morning, Wu Yue woke up early, feeling refreshed and energetic.

Seeing the food in the corner of the cave, she decided to make some egg drop soup and eat some flatbread for the day.

Remembering she had promised the slaves yesterday that she would visit them, Wu Yue headed to where they lived after she finished eating.

Because there were still many Pure Humans without a place to live, the slaves’ living area was still somewhat near the cave entrance. Although they wouldn’t get soaked by heavy rain, it wasn’t very warm either.

But because they had listened to Wu Yue and stored a lot of firewood in advance, huddling together around the fire was much better than before.

Seeing Wu Yue approach, the slaves all stood up excitedly. "Lady Wu Yue!"

"Lady Wu Yue, you’re here!"

"Lady Wu Yue, are you alright?"

Surrounded by the slaves’ words of greeting, her heart softened. "Don’t worry, everyone. I’m fine now."

With that, she patted the head of a small cub beside her. "For now, you’ll live here. Once the Pure Humans have moved into their caves, you can move to a spot further inside."

She spoke with the slaves for a while longer before heading toward the outer reaches of the cave.

At that moment, the Scorpion Beastmen were gnawing on their second meal of vegetable balls.

They were powerful, carnivorous Beastman Warriors, yet here they were, gnawing on wild vegetables. They couldn’t help but feel a sense of desolation.

’Clutching a vegetable ball in my hand~ my tears won’t stop streaming down~’

"Oh my, having a meal, are we!" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Hearing that familiar voice, the vegetable ball that had just reached their lips suddenly became a bit hard to swallow.

The Angry Beast looked up, his movements a bit stiff.

Sure enough, the one walking over with a ’terrifying’ smile was the little female they had captured before.

And the person she was greeting... seemed to be them...

The patrolling Snow Tiger Tribe beastmen also looked over with smiles. "Yue, are you here to take them inside?"

Wu Yue smiled and nodded. "The caves are a bit crowded, so I was thinking they could help dig new ones."

The patrolling Half beastman Warrior was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing and pointed at the Scorpion Beastmen huddled at the cave entrance. "They happen to have nothing better to do."

The Scorpion Beastmen: "..."

’We’re very busy, okay? Which one of your eyes saw us being idle?’

’Do beastmen not have to take responsibility for what they say these days?’

But, no matter how unwilling they were, they ultimately followed Wu Yue into the cave with their heads hanging low.

Along the way, they saw a group of Pure Humans, clad only in grass vines, bustling about. Small groups of them had fires going with stone pots propped over them, and the food inside—something they had never seen before—emitted wave after wave of a fragrant aroma.