Chapter 408: Chapter 354: The Hope of Growing Sweet Potatoes (Part 3)

The slaves had it too hard...

Although Wu Yue’s words were just an empty promise for now, it was a huge motivator for the slaves. They were all fired up, grabbing their baskets and heading for the hillside.

For Wu Yue, the days to come were filled with hope. But for the members of the Snow Tiger Tribe...

"Yue, the tribespeople are saying you want to eat poop?" Qingcao asked, staring at her friend with a conflicted expression as she heartily gnawed on a piece of meat.

Wu Yue’s hand froze. "Since when do I eat poop?"

"The stench from down the mountain has already wafted all the way up here. The Half beastmen and Beastman Warriors have been much more eager to go out hunting lately."

Giving Qingcao a puzzled look, Wu Yue reached out and grabbed another small piece of meat. "What does the smell have to do with them being so eager to hunt?"

Qingcao rolled her eyes. "Of course it’s related! With a stench this strong, naturally they don’t want to hang around the tribe."

As soon as she said it, she saw a look of dawning comprehension on her friend’s face. "No wonder! The slaves have even been getting meat soup these last few days."

Qingcao: "..."

’Is that the main point?’

Knowing what Qingcao was getting at, Wu Yue swallowed the food in her mouth and said seriously, "Wild animals need food to grow. The chickens we’re raising have to eat grass and even bugs to grow bigger and lay more eggs.

"It’s the same for us. We need to eat meat and lots of other food to grow up big and strong.

"The taro plants are the same way, it’s just that what they need is different from what we or the animals need."

Qingcao nodded thoughtfully at her words. "What they need is poop."

But then a thought struck her, and her expression became conflicted again. "If those taro plants absorb our poop to grow, and then we eat them... doesn’t that mean we’re eating our own poop?"

Just saying it made her feel ill.

Wu Yue’s expression darkened. "If you’re going to think that way, you might as well go eat poop directly.

"They’re just absorbing some of the nutrients from the fertilizer, not swallowing it whole like you do with your food."

The two females were deep in a heated discussion about fertilizing and eating poop. Not far behind them, several males watched with complex expressions.

"Are all the females’ conversations so... graphic these days?"

"Maybe we’re just behind the times."

The calmest of all were the three beastmen, Teng Qian, Teng Kun, and Yuan Lang.

They had known for ages about using manure on the fields!

But when they thought about what Qingcao had said—that since the taro absorbed poop, eating taro was the same as eating poop...

The three tall Beastmen let out a breath in unison. As men who had eaten military rations for over a decade, they refused to ponder such a "profound" topic.

After two full days of hard work, all the taro patches were fertilized. Now, all they could do was wait.

But just as Wu Yue was filled with anticipation, the nighttime tranquility of the Snow Tiger Tribe was shattered by a scream.

Wu Yue groggily sat up. Before she could even fully wake, she felt herself pulled into a fiery embrace. A moment later, she felt a chilly breeze on her backside, and by the time she came to her senses, she was standing in an open clearing.

Many other tribe members were gathered around, and the witch was standing nearby.

"Put on your Beast Skin Skirt," a beastman’s voice said, and something furry was suddenly pressed into Wu Yue’s hands.

She looked down...

’No wonder my butt felt so cold.’ Turns out Yuan Lang had carried her out of the cave while she was only wearing a pair of big, flowery shorts.

She hurriedly pulled on the Beast Skin Skirt. Before she had time to feel embarrassed, another dull rumble echoed from up ahead.

Wu Yue looked toward the sound and was instantly stunned.

The area where they had been excavating new caves had collapsed by a third.

"It seems this place truly isn’t suitable for a settlement."

The witch standing nearby sighed deeply.

Wu Yue pressed her lips together, saying nothing. After all, she had been the one to strongly advocate for living up on the mountain.

’But why would such a solid mountainside collapse for no reason?’

Because the caves were mostly inhabited by Beastman and Half beastman Warriors, only a few members of the tribe were injured. Wu Yue and the witch applied some herbal poultices, and they were fine.

"Witch, this mountain is just like the caves we live in during the long rainy season. Why would it collapse for no reason?"

The witch sighed, then handed her a small bamboo tube. "Because of this."