Capítulo 38: The Herbivorous Beastmen's Commercial Village
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At this moment, Curtis and Bai Qingqing were in the forest. Seeing smoke rise ahead, the previously dejected-looking Bai Qingqing pointed excitedly in the direction of the smoke and exclaimed in a delighted voice, "There!"
Once they got to the village, she'd have an opportunity to seek help. She hoped that this was a larger village and that formidable beastmen resided there.
How could Curtis not see what Bai Qingqing was thinking? However, he felt no fear at all, speedily slithering towards that place.
Once they were out of the forest, they saw square-shaped golden rice fields on the grassland, one on the east side and one on the west side, each field merely 100 square meters or so.
It was the hottest time of the day, yet there were male beastmen with black horns on their heads bent over removing the weed. They slogged over this small plot of rice field, to the point of being drenched in sweat.
The excited Bai Qingqing looked at them with a scorching hot gaze, hoping they would be able to help her.
Sensing someone was here, the males looked towards Bai Qingqing and Curtis in unison.
Bai Qingqing stared at them hopefully. Curtis's snake form already made clear his identity. If they had the ability, they would definitely drive out Curtis right away.
Those males looked stiffly at them for a moment before bending over and resuming working as though nothing had happened. Yet, their hands and legs were shaking violently against their will.
Bai Qingqing felt an emptiness in her heart as she slumped on Curtis's shoulder as if all strength had been drawn from her.
"Those living here are herbivorous beastmen, so they're naturally scared of me," Curtis explained to Bai Qingqing, then moved his tail and slithered into the village.
So that's why, Bai Qingqing thought to herself with her head lying lifelessly on Curtis's shoulder.
The sheep tribe was the best at planting crops among all the beastmen. But they didn't plant the crops for their own consumption and instead would exchange them with the more powerful carnivorous beastmen for salt, an indispensable item in their everyday life.
So this was a commercial village. Every day, carnivorous beastmen would come here to exchange for food, to use it to please their females.
Following Curtis's entry, the prosperous streets of the Sheep Village fell into a dead silence.
All the beastmen's gazes were on the half-human half-snake Curtis. The herbivorous beastmen's eyes were filled with terror. As for the carnivorous beastmen, after seeing the four animal stripes on his face, their gazes turned from one of fury to that of dread.
Thankfully, Curtis was carrying a female in his arms. Else, the surrounding male beastmen probably would have dashed right back to their mate's sides.
They looked towards the female in the feral beast's arms, curious as to what the pitiful female looked like. And when their gazes fell upon that female's face, they couldn't shift their eyes away from her.
My god, how could such a beautiful female exist in this world? That fair skin was like the winter snow, and her large watery eyes seemed as though they could peer right into others' hearts.
However, her face was terribly pale. It made one feel such heartache for her that they wished they could offer her the best of everything, just so that she could be happier.
This must be a cherished female painstakingly raised by some large tribe!
A feral beast actually managed to get through all the barriers and snatched away the most cherished female. Unbelievable. But then again, when they saw the four animal stripes on the feral beast's face, they came to terms with that.
With a cold and murderous look in his eyes, Curtis suddenly swept at those males who had been staring eagerly at his female with his snake's tail.
"You're seeking death!" Curtis said in a sinister and cold voice.
The males who came here to exchange for food didn't dare to even look up. They crawled to their feet and ran away instantly. In no time, all that was left were the pitiful sheep beastmen manning their shopfronts.
"Wh-wh-what do you want to exchange for?" A young male sheep beastman selling rice stammered as he saw the four-striped snake beastman walk towards him, the black horns on his head trembling violently.
"Rice," Curtis replied simply.
The sheep beastman immediately took out a small bag of rice and placed it on the stone counter. Bai Qingqing figured it was only about 500g.
Capítulo 39: Fell Sick and Fainted
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Curtis said impatiently, "Bring out everything you have."
The young sheep beastman was nearly in tears. With his lips shriveled, he pleaded. "My family of four—three males and one female—rely on this rice for a living. Please spare us some."
Curtis set down Bai Qingqing and flipped open his snakeskin, retrieving a transparent pea-sized crystal from the innermost layer. "I want all the rice in your village."
Merely standing on the ground made Bai Qingqing feel giddy and shaky. It was only by holding onto the stone counter that she managed to steady herself.
What is this? Just a ball and you're demanding to have their entire village's rice. Curtis, are you a robber?
But the sheep beastman seemed delirious with joy at the sight of this. Grabbing the crystal ball, he immediately guaranteed. "Okay, I'll go talk to everyone now."
Energy crystal! Just one of these and their entire village could afford a year's supply of salt. They wouldn't need to fret over salt this year anymore.
The appearance of the transparent crystal caused the entire Sheep Village to erupt in joy. The simple beastmen instantly carried out all their rice, but even when piled together it seemed to be only about 15-20 kg.
The young beastman said embarrassedly, "Our village is only left with this rice. The next harvest will be out next month. We'll reserve all of the rice in the next batch for you."
Curtis nodded his head, appearing rather satisfied at the proposal. He lifted the nearly 20 kg rice bag made of animal skin with one arm and wedged his snakeskin under his armpit, freeing up one hand to hold Bai Qingqing's hand. "Snow, see if there's anything else you want in this village."
The nimble Curtis easily slithered a great distance with a gentle movement of his tail. Bai Qingqing was frail, to begin with. With Curtis moving her ahead, she instantly lost her balance and fell forward.
"Snow!"
Bai Qingqing vaguely heard Curtis's alarmed cry, before she blacked out.
When she regained consciousness, Bai Qingqing felt her head spin. She couldn't help but moan softly. It was then that she heard Curtis's anxious voice as he asked for help.
"How is she?"
The person answering Curtis sounded like an elderly person, and his voice was highly agitated. "How did you take care of the female? If you sent her here any later, she would have died of illness! Her body's so cold and you didn't realize at all? Indeed, feral beasts are all brutes! Sooner or later she will be dead under your care!"
Bai Qingqing wanted to laugh when she heard this. She mused about how delicate and precious the females in this world were. She had caught a cold, at most, and probably had low blood sugar because she was too hungry. But he sounded like she was gravely ill and about to die any moment now.
Bai Qingqing opened her heavy eyelids and sat up in Curtis's arms. "I'm fine."
This doctor was an old man with a goatee, of a small and skinny frame. There was a shrewdness in his eyes, and he didn't seem to fear Curtis. When he looked towards Bai Qingqing, his gaze instantly turned gentle. "Little Female, don't be scared. I'm teaching him a lesson on your behalf, so he won't dare to mistreat you in the future."
Curtis wasn't mad at the old sheep beastman for being arrogant though. Seeing Bai Qingqing wake up, relief washed over him.
"Is Snow okay?" Curtis asked the old sheep beastman.
"Hmph!" Facing Curtis, the old sheep beastman was so furious that his goatee curled. "Indeed you feral beasts can't take good care of a female. She's freezing. Her body temperature is nearly lower than you coldblooded creatures. How can she not faint?"
The old sheep beastman then handed Bai Qingqing the stone bowl by the side. "This is yellow root soup. Drink it and you'll feel warmer.
"Thanks." Bai Qingqing knew that ginger soup dispelled coldness, so she drank it readily.
Bai Qingqing's obedience made the old sheep beastman's heart ached for her even more. He couldn't help nagging at her. "Female, why didn't you tell him you were feeling unwell? They snake beastmen don't know how to cherish females. If you keep quiet, you're just going to suffer in silence."
Since she was snatched away by a snake beastman, she had to take care of herself, else she wouldn't live for long.
The old sheep beastman felt worried and only hoped that his words would spur the female into learning to become independent.
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