I transmigrated into a beast world, hated by everyone, and was eaten by a shameless snake.

Amao returned quickly, his animal skin bag bulging. He then untied the bag and handed it to Xie Yungui.

After Xie Yungui took it and opened it, he saw what was inside.

It really is cotton, and this single cotton boll is as big as a serving plate. It's huge! But considering the species in this world, I'm not so bothered by it.

"It's cotton, it really is cotton. With this, we won't get cold during the snowy season." Xie Yungui said, taking it out and touching it again.

With cotton, there will be cotton thread, then cotton cloth, and cotton clothes. He will no longer have to wear this heavy, non-breathable animal skin.

However, things should be done slowly and cannot be rushed.

"We'll go pick it tomorrow."

"Chief Agui, you'd better not go."

Why?

"Because it's very steep there, and there are thorns everywhere. Even orcs would get pricked by the thorns, let alone females. Why don't you leave it to me and Alin? Our beast forms are good at climbing trees. Let us go."

"Alright, then I'll trouble you. By the way, is there a lot of cotton there?"

"There are so many, an entire mountain is full of them!"

"That's good. Try to pick as many as possible; this is very important."

"Chief Agui, we know, don't worry!"

The next day, Amao took Amin and Azu to pick cotton. The three of them were a squirrel beastman and two were Tibetan fox beastmen. Their beast forms were relatively more agile than those of other beastmen.

Leng Ran didn't go hunting today because they brought back a yak yesterday, and they needed to process it today.

Xie Yungui took a bone knife and cut the beef into strips, preparing to make beef jerky.

Suddenly, he accidentally cut his index finger: "Ouch!" Xie Yungui cried out in pain.

This wound was nothing serious; he could have healed it immediately with a healing spell.

As a result, Leng Ran saw it and immediately came over and took Xie Yungui's hand: "Agui, your hand is injured."

He had barely finished speaking when he put Xie Yungui's hand into his mouth and began to suck on it.

Xie Yungui's face suddenly turned bright red, the temperature of his mouth making his face burn. Why is this person like this?

"Okay, okay!" Xie Yungui quickly said.

"Ah Gui, it's alright, saliva can heal wounds," Leng Ran said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Xie Yungui immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He had been making a big fuss over nothing. When beastmen were injured, they would lick their wounds. Leng Ran must have thought that way.

When Leng Ran saw Xie Yungui's face turn bright red, he immediately realized that he had gone too far, so he quickly tried to explain himself using this method.

In reality, only one's own mate and offspring will receive the orcs' licking of their wounds; others are not qualified.

But A-Gui doesn't seem to know about this, nor is he angry, which is a good thing. It means that A-Gui might also like him? He just doesn't know or doesn't want to admit it.

After all, I was such a jerk back then, bullying him. I should be scared, even though I don't have much of a rational mind.

But no matter what, he likes Agui, that's a certainty. It's just that the road ahead is still long, and he has to keep working hard.

The tribesmen who were carving up the prey nearby saw this but didn't say anything. They had long since realized that Leng Ran liked Chief Agui, but the chief didn't seem to have figured it out.

"Hmm, Daddy, I'll heal your wounds too!" Leng Yi'an's voice suddenly rang out, and then he opened his tiny snake mouth.

Xie Yungui's face flushed even more: "No need, Dad's fine!"

"Alright then!" The little spicy strip then climbed onto Leng Ran's shoulder, wrapped around Leng Ran's neck, and watched Leng Ran butcher his prey.

He would occasionally be fed by Leng Ran. Although he had a small appetite, he liked being with his father.

Meanwhile, the other offspring of the tribe were in another corner, where large leaves were laid out, and they were gnawing on bones or scraps of meat.

Now, after feeding them for the past few months, these little ones have become glossy and shiny.

"Dad, the spicy beef jerky you made last time was delicious!" Xie Chuyang said.

"Really? Then I'll make some more this time!" Actually, Xie Yungui makes two flavors of beef jerky: original and spicy.

However, most people prefer the spicy flavor.

"Okay!" Xie Chuyang has grown up a lot now, and is no longer as big as a palm.

It's already longer than an arm.

"Agui, your hand is injured, you don't need to do this, I'll do it. Just tell me how to do it," Leng Ran said.

"It's nothing serious." They originally wanted to get treatment, but with so many people around, it's become difficult.

"Well, okay then, be careful."

"OK!"

This time, the beef was mostly processed into beef jerky. The storage jars were made of bamboo, with some wood ash inside, and then dry grass and bamboo husks were added to separate them, which also served as a desiccant.

He had inspected the beef jerky he made last time; it was perfectly preserved, without any mold or spoilage.

Most importantly, they bake them until they are very dry, so they won't spoil.

For dinner, we had steamed rice, beef bone and vegetable soup, roast beef, and stir-fried beef.

This was the first time, apart from Xie Yungui and his two sons, that the people of the tribe had ever eaten real rice.

"Wow, this rice is so delicious! It tastes even better with the beef." Yang Ming was truly impressed by the rice.

"Priest, eat more!" Xie Yungui smiled.

The priest must be quite old; orcs in this world can live for a very, very long time.

"Alright, thank you, clan chief!"

"Leng Ran, have some soup. It's very good today." It has some dried bamboo shoots in it, making it very delicious.

"Yes, it really is delicious. I didn't expect the tender shoots of this hollow tree to be so tasty. If we had known, we wouldn't have gone hungry before."

"The main reason these things taste good is that they must be cooked properly, and the most important thing in cooking is fire. So, as long as there is fire, all foods will be presented in a different way."

"Yeah, fire is really great!" Amao chimed in.

"Eat more, everyone, there's plenty more."

Compared to the peace and tranquility of the Wangshan tribe, the original fox tribe was in a terrible state.

After their tribe was punished by the heavens, they fled the tribe without taking anything with them.

They could only flee and hunt along the way. If they encountered a tribe that was easy to talk to, they wouldn't say anything to them. If they encountered a tribe that was difficult to talk to, they would simply drive them away.

After traveling for more than half a month, they finally occupied a rabbit tribe. This rabbit tribe was only three days' journey from the Death Forest and was in the opposite direction from the panda tribe.