All The Furry Creatures In The Beast World Are Farming With Me – CH22

Chapter 22

On the first day after ending their cooperation with the Snow Wolf Tribe’s sub-adults, the sub-adult black wolves only suffered mentally. When they returned to the tribe, they were dejected, but it did not affect their hunting. Besides, that day’s food was not only more plentiful, it also tasted better than usual, so the group of young wolves quickly sorted out their emotions.

However, good times did not last long. Food would eventually be eaten up, especially since they had placed it inside the cave where they rested. Smelling that tempting fragrance, they tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

That night, Lang Yan, whose hearing was sharp, once thought mice had entered the tribe—and that the mice had come from all directions.

The food they had not eaten during the day because they were in a bad mood was mostly finished overnight. Only the next morning did the sub-adult black wolves realize that this seemed to be the last batch.

When eating at night, they had not cared at all. Only after waking up properly did they regret not saving some to eat slowly. But regret was useless. The food would not return to its original state just because they regretted it. Besides, they were not the type to endure. One moment, they thought they should not eat like this because once it was finished, there would be none left. The next moment, they took another piece and put it into their mouths.

Between eating slowly and finishing it quickly, they chose to anxiously eat just a little more.

A little, then another little. That food did not last two days.

Once everything was eaten, the sub-adult black wolves no longer had anything to think about. They could not even get excited when eating.

The adult members of the tribe would not care about this kind of thing, and Lang Yan was even less the type to spoil them. Forget the sub-adults eating less—even if the sub-adults did not eat at all, he would be too lazy to bother.

Most members of the tribe had the same mindset. The members led by what kind of chief would naturally be like that chief. Even Lang Qi, who usually looked good-tempered, did not soften his heart when dealing with sub-adults.

If the sub-adults were truly in danger, they would not hesitate to help. Even if it threatened their own lives, they would not retreat. But if it was only a small matter like being dissatisfied with food, then there was no need to care. If they did not eat, it meant they were not hungry. Once they were truly hungry, they would eat.

However, the adult members of the Black Wolf Tribe forgot one thing.

This batch of sub-adults was slightly unusual and could always do things that shocked them.

If one did not die in silence, one would explode in silence. On the fifth day after cooperation stopped, resulting in no snacks, the sub-adult black wolves exploded.

Like the previous days, after catching prey, they first wandered for a while around the previous transaction location.

This was a habit that had begun on the second day after cooperation stopped. They held a sliver of hope in their hearts. If they were lucky, perhaps they could run into the sub-adult snow wolves and exchange for a little food. They had even thought of the excuse: they were not cooperating, they just happened to meet and exchanged some supplies.

The little calculations in the sub-adult black wolves’ hearts ultimately came to nothing. For several days in a row, they did not see the figures of those sub-adult snow wolves.

They could endure the previous few days, but today, they truly missed them.

The sub-adults looked across and, by tacit agreement, thought of one thing.

Their acquaintance with the Snow Wolf Tribe had begun with getting lost once.

“If only we could get lost again.”

No one knew which sub-adult sighed this sentence.

Lang Yong agreed very much. Yes, if they could get lost again, that would be great.

Wait. Get lost?

Lang Yong looked across.

Everything was a vast white expanse, without even a footprint.

No footprints meant the sub-adult snow wolves had not come before. It also meant the adult snow wolves had not come.

The scent at the edge of the territory could be completely ignored.

A brilliant idea took shape in his mind. Lang Yong looked to his left and right.

Perhaps because they had lived together for too long, the sub-adults’ thought processes were shockingly consistent.

In each other’s eyes, which were similar to their own, they saw the same idea.

The sub-adults looked back in the direction of their own tribe and hesitated for an instant. In the end, their longing for food overcame their fear of the chief, and they chose to move forward.

Before leaving the edge of the territory, Lang Yong left two members behind and had them go tell the chief a little later. That way, the claim that they were lost would be more realistic.

However, the Snow Wolf Tribe’s territory was not a territory they were familiar with after all. Not to mention, the one leading the way was Lang Yong. Without scents to guide them, where they went depended entirely on luck.

Last time, they had been chased by the herd of curved-horned beasts and had not paid attention to which path they took at all. After the group of sub-adults walked for half a day, they discovered something was wrong. Fortunately, the sky had not yet turned dark. The group of sub-adults went around in circles several times before finally stopping at a familiar place: the place where they had smelled the food fragrance last time.

At that time, Lang Yong had followed the smell of food. Now there was no smell of food, so he had no idea which direction to go.

The group of sub-adults was quite tired. At this moment, they carefully concealed their scents to avoid being detected by members of the Snow Wolf Tribe, while also splitting their attention to smell for the scent of food in the air. After all, this place was still a short distance away from the Snow Wolf Tribe’s settlement. If they were even slightly careless, they would miss it.

In the end, relying on his excellent sense of smell, Lang Yong caught the scent of food when a faint breeze blew by and identified the correct direction.

Thus, while the group of sub-adults in the Snow Wolf Tribe was concentrating on gnawing bones, they heard a familiar voice.

“Lang Nuo,” Lang Yong called.

Lang Nuo’s ears twitched. He turned in another direction and continued gnawing. The bones Lang Shuo made were too delicious, fragrant enough to make him dazed. He was even hearing Lang Yong’s voice.

“Lang Nuo.”

This call was louder, and this time, it was not only Lang Yong. There were also the voices of other sub-adult black wolves.

Lang Nuo’s eyes widened. He looked toward the direction the voice came from. When he saw Lang Yong and the other black wolves behind him, he whooshed the food behind his back and hid it.

The other sub-adult snow wolves made the same reaction at the exact same time.

There was no helping it. Every time the black wolves appeared, they would take a portion of their food. Now, this was entirely instinct.

The adult members who discovered the sub-adult black wolves reacted much more calmly than Lang Nuo and the others. They had learned a few days ago about the private transaction between the young wolves of the two tribes, so they were not as guarded against the Black Wolf Tribe’s sub-adults as before.

What bad intentions could young wolves who made such loss-making deals possibly have?

Of course, there was another reason they were so calm.

Behind the sub-adult black wolves was the hunting party led by their chief.

They simply did not understand why the chief had brought the sub-adult black wolves back with him.

At this moment, Lang Yu was even more puzzled than they were.

Yesterday, the hunting party had returned to the tribe rather late. After exhausting their strength, the next day was not suitable for continuing to hunt, so today, Lang Yu had taken the hunting party members to patrol the territory.

At noon, just as they were about to finish making a circle, Lang Yu smelled a scent within the territory that did not belong to their tribe members. He immediately became alert and followed the direction of the scent.

When he discovered that the other side was going in circles, Lang Yu had a bad premonition. The scene he saw afterward confirmed his guess.

It was the sub-adult black wolves.

Lang Yu recognized the leader, Lang Yong.

Since it was them, Lang Yu was not in a hurry to act. He followed behind them, intending to see what this group of sub-adults wanted to do.

Adult wolves were much better at hiding their scents than sub-adult wolves. Therefore, all along the way, the snow wolves had followed behind them, while the sub-adult black wolves were completely unaware.

Now that they had reached the tribe, Lang Yu no longer hid and walked past the group of sub-adult black wolves.

This group of sub-adult black wolves looked like they could eat a lot. It was better to eat first.

Lang Yu’s intuition told him that questions could be asked later, but food had to be eaten in advance.

Roasting in the oven first and then burying the food had a better heat-preservation effect than simply wrapping it with animal hides and other tools. In order to keep it warm longer, Lang Shuo had even asked several members to put in wood that had just finished burning. Because of this, he had roasted a lot in advance, enough for all the members who had gone out to eat when they returned.

The tribe members were now already used to this model and had adapted well. Life without needing to prepare food on an empty stomach was too good.

Several members wanted to ask questions, but when they saw Lang Yu take food first without saying a word, they gave up on asking.

Only after the food was distributed did Lang Yu speak. “How did you come here?”

Judging from Lang Nuo’s reaction, all of these were from the Black Wolf Tribe. If an unfamiliar wolf had mixed in, Lang Nuo definitely would have seen it. Lang Yu was relatively reassured about this.

Lang Yong had finally waited until they asked. “We got lost.”

He answered so quickly that, for an instant, Lang Shuo, who was standing beside Lang Yu, felt that the other side had prepared the answer long ago.

Lang Yu swept his gaze over the twenty-something sub-adults. “So many members, and all of you got lost together?”

Lang Shuo also felt that this number of people was too large. Last time, they had been scattered by curved-horned beasts. What was the reason this time?

Lang Yong was very calm. “We chased humming beasts too far and couldn’t find the way back to the tribe.”

The expression on Lang Yong’s face was extremely serious and did not look like he was lying, but Lang Shuo still felt that something was not quite right.

They could not find the way back to the Black Wolf Tribe, yet could accurately find the Snow Wolf Tribe’s settlement within the Snow Wolf Tribe’s territory? Between these two places, the former was clearly easier to find.

Lang Yu, who had personally seen this group of sub-adult black wolves circle around the area near his tribe’s settlement several times, fell silent for an instant.

“Brother?” Lang Shuo discovered that Lang Yu was neither eating nor asking questions anymore and used his gaze to ask what they should do now.

“There was no scent of humming beasts on the path they took,” Lang Yu explained in a low voice.

When Lang Yu and the hunting party smelled the sub-adult black wolves’ scent, they had not discovered any other footprints. The prey’s scent was also very faint, and its source was not on the ground, but seemed to be on the sub-adults themselves.

Lang Shuo: “…”

Next time they encountered anything involving sub-adults, they could consider the most ridiculous possibility.

This applied no matter which tribe the sub-adults came from.

However, looking at this group of sub-adults, Lang Shuo became worried about another matter instead. “Does your chief know?”

Lang Yong immediately nodded. “He knows!” They had chosen two people to go back and tell him.

Lang Shuo: “…”

That sounded unreliable.

Lang Yu: “…”

Lang Yu looked at the food carried on the group of sub-adults and said, “Forget it. Give them a little. Once they finish eating, I’ll send them back to their tribe.”

As fellow wolves, Lang Yu understood very clearly that this group of sub-adults had come for food. If their wish was not fulfilled, it was impossible for them to agree to leave. Since that was the case, they might as well finish it quickly.

“All right.” Lang Shuo agreed. He looked at the group of black wolves. Thinking of what they had just said and their actions that were practically written out in the open, he felt that as long as the Black Wolf Tribe’s chief was not stupid, he would definitely notice something wrong.

…

“You’re saying that out of twenty-eight people, only the two of you came back?” Lang Yan asked the two sub-adults who had returned to report, his face showing no emotion.

The sub-adults being stared at were somewhat nervous, but they still explained according to their agreed story. “Yes. We discovered a group of humming beasts. Lang Yong took them to chase them, while the two of us stayed behind. We waited for a long time but didn’t see them come back.”

“And the animal hides?” Lang Yan asked.

“Animal hides?” The two sub-adults froze.

“Mm. The animal hides they wore for hunting. Didn’t you bring them back?” The sub-adults looked at one another. The animal hides, of course, were on Lang Yong and the others.

Lang Yan, who had already guessed somewhat, confirmed it after seeing the expressions of the two. The group of sub-adults had deliberately run out. As for why these two were willing to come back, the others had probably promised them quite a few benefits.

“What did they promise to bring back for you?”

One sub-adult shook his head swiftly. “They’re not bringing anything!”

After saying this, he realized something was wrong. These words seemed to have exposed something.

Lang Yan nodded. “Mm. You two go play.”

The young wolves looked at one another and finally went to the side to eat together. While eating, they carefully looked at Lang Yan. They kept feeling that the chief seemed to have guessed their plan.

The two muttered to one another. Even when the meat was nearly cooked, they still could not think of any good solution. After all, Lang Yong and the others should have already reached the Snow Wolf Tribe by now. There was no way to send them a message.

Compared with the first time the sub-adults got lost, this time, Lang Yan was much calmer. He did not go look at the two young wolves at all, nor did he say anything to the other members. Lang Qi, who had heard everything, asked, “Boss, what do we do? Are we really not going to care?”

To be honest, he had been startled by the sub-adults’ operation just now. Seeing Lang Yan calmly eating food without any urgency, he was somewhat anxious. Were they really not going to care?

No matter what, those were still the tribe’s sub-adults. They could not really throw them outside.

Sub-adults’ ability to recognize roads was inferior to adult wolves. If they took a wrong path, wouldn’t they have to stay outside for a whole day? Now, there was snow everywhere outside. Although wolves could endure it, staying in the snow was truly uncomfortable. If sub-adults caught a chill, they could also easily fall ill.

“Let them freeze for a while,” Lang Yan said.

The scene he had seen when he had rushed over in a panic last time was vivid in his mind. He absolutely could not do that again.

So this time, he would make this group of sub-adults stay in the snow a little longer.

…

“One piece per person. Don’t fight over them.”

Lang Shuo sat on a woven cushion. Beside him were the mud balls roasted in the bread oven. Inside were ribs and meat. He held a wooden stick and knocked open the mud balls, revealing the ribs and meat chunks inside. The sub-adults of the Black Wolf Tribe lined up properly, and each person could receive one piece.

Regardless of whether they were truly lost or fake lost, they could not let this group of sub-adult black wolves stare at them while they ate. Fortunately, today was the first day of using the bread oven. After tasting it during the day, they had started making more. After most of the day, there were many roasted ribs. Combined with other food, even if it could not fill this group of sub-adults’ stomachs, it was enough to let them taste the flavor.

Lang Shuo had finished eating long ago. He stayed in the tribe all day, and because he was always making food, his mealtimes were not fixed. But the evening meal was usually eaten before the other members of the tribe returned. On one hand, it was to test the flavor. On the other hand, after he finished eating, it was more convenient for him to distribute food to the sub-adults.

The stomachs of sub-adults were like bottomless pits. Even after they were full, if given another bowl, they could still eat it. But eating too much was bad for the stomach. Lang Shuo was afraid they would not restrain themselves and would overeat, so he directly adopted a portioning system. He divided a portion in advance, eating while distributing, controlling the sub-adults’ food intake a little. The remaining ingredients were made into snacks for them to bring and eat when hungry. It was healthier than eating until stuffed in one meal.

Now that this group of sub-adult black wolves was here, Lang Shuo simply took over the task of distributing food to them too. In any case, watching one sheep or a flock of sheep was about the same. Feeding one young wolf and feeding several dozen young wolves was also… still quite different. Lang Shuo looked at the sub-adult who had already gnawed an entire rib clean and thought: he had not even finished distributing food on this side, and the sub-adults in front had already finished chewing.

What Lang Yun had worried about before had not happened with the cubs, but it happened with this group of sub-adults.

It seemed it was very necessary to portion food with bowls and plates. If it was divided first before letting them eat, they would not need to rush.

Lang Shuo thought this, then hurriedly shook his head. What was he thinking? This group of sub-adults belonged to the Black Wolf Tribe. Their tribe had few sub-adults, and they only needed to divide food for a few people. There was no need to worry about this at all.

Lang Shuo’s original plan had been for everyone to share the roasted food and then eat a little of something else. That should have been about enough. But plans could not keep up with changes. With the current situation, the food definitely was not enough.

Fortunately, the Snow Wolf Tribe members’ cooking skills were now quite decent. Those who had not eaten their fill could make something for themselves. Once their stomachs were no longer so empty, slowly preparing food was not so unbearable.

The sub-adults led by Lang Nuo consciously took over the heavy responsibility of preparing food for the sub-adult black wolves. “Shuo, we’ll roast meat for them. Rest for a bit,” Lang Nuo said. He had not forgotten that Lang Shuo’s leg was injured and that he could not tire himself too much.

Lang Shuo had finished dividing all the food in his hands. Hearing this, he nodded and rested beside them, waiting until the sub-adults roasted the meat before continuing to distribute it.

The sub-adult black wolves waited eagerly, their eyes full of anticipation.

Lang Shuo watched for a while, then ruthlessly moved his gaze away. No. The more he looked, the more he could not help wanting to feed them. If not for his memories from his previous life, he would suspect he was a professional keeper. Feeding cubs and young wolves always gave him such a full sense of accomplishment.

In the end, Lang Shuo could not hold back and gave them a little of the snacks he had made some time ago.

During the previous period, Lang Nuo and the others had gained experience cooking for the sub-adult black wolves. Today, their roasting speed was very fast. It did not take long for them to place several bowls of roasted meat beside the sub-adult black wolves.

The black wolves took a bite of the new roasted meat, then could not help looking at Lang Shuo again. The food Lang Shuo had distributed just now was too delicious. Even after eating it, they still kept thinking about it. If Lang Shuo were a member of their tribe, that would be great.

They had already felt before that the meat roasted by the Snow Wolf Tribe was delicious. Only today did they discover that the bones roasted by Lang Shuo were even more fragrant. Compared with the bones, these roasted meats were no longer as stunning as before.

But even so, they were still more delicious than their tribe’s food.

The sub-adult black wolves swept through the meal like a storm. On Lang Yu’s side, he had also chosen the people. Fortunately, they had not gone hunting today. Otherwise, he would not even have been able to pick anyone.

However, when Lang Yu mentioned it, the group of black-haired young wolves was shocked.

“We have to leave now?” The sub-adult black wolves had not expected that happy times could be so short.

“Mm.” Lang Yu nodded. There was no room for negotiation in his tone.

If he did not hurry and send this group of sub-adults back, was he supposed to wait for the Black Wolf Tribe to come looking? He feared that before the Black Wolf Tribe arrived, they would digest their food and want a second meal. Lang Yu had already begun considering whether to place some large stones between the two tribes as a reminder, lest this group of sub-adults get lost again.

It would be terrible if this became a habit.

The young wolves immediately looked disappointed.

One of the sub-adult black wolves looked at Lang Shuo expectantly. “Shuo, can we come find you again in the future?”

Lang Shuo: “…”

Come find him, or come eat?

Lang Shuo wanted to say no. However, facing the sincere gazes of the young wolves, after thinking it over, he still responded vaguely. “We’ll talk about it if there’s a chance in the future. But no matter where you go, you can’t hide it from your chief.”

This question should be left for the Black Wolf chief to answer. Lang Shuo felt he could not teach them.

The sub-adult black wolves did not think that much. They only felt that Lang Shuo had agreed and happily said goodbye to him. “Shuo, we’re leaving.”

Every sub-adult black wolf had to say it once. The feeling of eating in the Snow Wolf Tribe was too wonderful. With Lang Shuo distributing food, they did not need to eat while fighting over it. After finishing, they could wait a while and there would be more. It was truly too blissful.

At this moment, the group of sub-adult black wolves became envious of the Snow Wolf Tribe’s sub-adults. Lang Nuo and the others lived this kind of life every day. It was too enviable.

Lang Shuo liked polite young wolves and waved at them. “Go back. Be careful on the road.”

The sub-adult black wolves reluctantly bid farewell to Lang Shuo and stepped onto the road back to their tribe. Their appearance did not look like they were returning to their own tribe, but rather as if they were about to leave the tribe and travel far away.

Lang Yu told his younger brother that he would return as soon as possible and instructed him to sleep early. Then he followed behind the sub-adult black wolves. In the end, after walking only a dozen or so steps, Lang Yong turned in a direction completely opposite the Black Wolf Tribe. Seeing this, the other young wolves did not hesitate in the slightest and followed him one by one.

Lang Yu was only one step late, and the group of sub-adults had nearly vanished from sight.

Lang Yu: “…”

After chasing the sub-adult black wolves back, this time, Lang Yu did not let them walk in front by themselves. Instead, he found a steady member to walk in front and had the sub-adults follow, while he watched from behind to prevent anyone from falling behind halfway.

After going through great hardship to send the sub-adult black wolves back to the boundary of their territory, Lang Yu let out a breath of relief. They were finally there. The sub-adults of their tribe were also unreliable, but there were fewer of them, so they were easier to manage. Now, they were even being held firmly in Lang Shuo’s palm, and there was no need to worry at all. The Black Wolf Tribe had many sub-adults. This one caught up, and that one ran off. This journey had not consumed much physical strength, but his brain hurt.

The sub-adults did not understand his helplessness. At this moment, seeing their own tribe’s territory, they looked back at the Snow Wolf Tribe’s territory behind them with attachment, like cubs being sent away by the tribe.

Lang Yu was frightened by their gaze. Just then, he happened to see figures appearing in the distance. “Your chief is here. Hurry and go back. Be careful when hunting in the future, and don’t get lost again.”

This reminder was sincere. Fortunately, both times had been their tribe. If they mistakenly entered another tribe’s territory, there truly would be danger.

The figures in the distance gradually approached. It was Lang Yan, who had come to look for the young wolves. After seeing Lang Yu, Lang Yan expressed his thanks and promised, “Tomorrow, we’ll send a thank-you gift to the Snow Wolf Tribe.”

“No need.” This time, Lang Yu refused very decisively. “They ate food they brought themselves. There’s no need to return anything.”

Although some of the bones were from their tribe, Lang Yu did not want to calculate this bit of food now. He kept feeling that if they calculated back and forth, things would become tangled in the end.

Without staying long at the edge of the territory, Lang Yu brought his members back to the tribe.

Lang Yan watched the snow wolves’ figures, which seemed eager to disappear immediately, then turned back to look at the sub-adults beside him, who were also watching that side. “How much did you eat?”

Every single one of them had started burping.

“A lot,” Lang Yong said excitedly, completely missing Lang Qi, who had rarely been kind enough to signal to them with his eyes.

“And the food you brought for those two?” Lang Yan asked.

The two young wolves who had reported the matter had said that Lang Yong had promised to bring them food.

Lang Yong took down the back basket behind him. “It’s here! Shuo also gave us jerky and dried snow fruit.”

Thinking of the sweet-and-sour dried snow fruit, Lang Yong could not help swallowing.

“Confiscated.” Lang Yan wanted to see exactly what kind of thing was worth this group of sub-adults risking themselves to enter another tribe’s territory.

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