Surviving in the Beast World with a System

Chapter 496 - 384: The Blueprint for a Good Life Is Shattered Again

The thought of eating hot food on a warm, earthen bed, occasionally roasting a sweet potato or potato in the stove, and even...

...being able to hold the chubby System and give it a good petting—life simply couldn’t get any better. It was the ideal lazy life she dreamed of.

Lost in her fantasy, the female in question unconsciously let out a snort of laughter, her face frozen in the dopey expression of a landlord’s foolish son.

But in the next moment, the Beastman ruthlessly shattered her wonderful fantasy. "As far as I know, large predators and Fierce Beasts lack food in the winter. There’s always a Beast Tide that attacks the various tribes. There’s no such thing as a cozy winter life."

Wu Yue’s face stiffened instantly. "What?! A Beast Tide!"

’What the hell? Why has no one ever told me that on top of a miserable winter with no food, there’s also something even more miserable like a Beast Tide?’

Seeing her disillusioned expression, Yuan Lang couldn’t help but chuckle. "You didn’t actually think the lofty status of Beastman Warriors and Half-beastman Warriors was just because they charge to the front in everyday battles, did you?"

Wu Yue’s face flushed with embarrassment. ’What could she say?’

’That’s exactly what I’d thought!’

"The Beast Tide! Is it that terrifying? How many beasts are there?"

"The reason winter is such a terrifying season isn’t just because of the food shortages. The most important factor is the Beast Tide.

By the time winter is halfway over, many of the large predators and Fierce Beasts have already devoured all the available prey in the surrounding area, so our tribes become their targets.

High-Rank Fierce Beasts are very intelligent. They don’t attack the tribes on their own; instead, they summon many other Fierce Beasts and predators from their territories to form a Beast Tide.

That’s why the food in the tribe is always given to the Beastman Warriors and Half-beastman Warriors first."

Wu Yue’s mouth twitched. ’Damn it, a single pack of Fierce Beasts was already tough enough, and now he was telling her there was a whole Beast Tide!’

’Against creatures like Fierce Beasts, sending ordinary males was basically just serving them up on a platter.’

Wu Yue clutched her aching heart. ’Why did life have to be so damn hard?’

’All I want is to live a quiet, simple, pastoral life! Heavens, do you have some kind of grudge against a cute, kind, and beautiful little female like me?’

"RETCH~"

The sound of retching, so clear it seemed to be in 360-degree surround sound, echoed in her mind. The System, who had been enjoying a bath while listening in on the gossip, felt its stomach cramp from its host’s shameless self-praise and accidentally let out a rather misleading noise.

"Host, I just ate a little too much. You understand, right!"

Wu Yue chuckled dryly. "Oh, I understand completely. You just take your time in the bath. Later, I’ll come give you a nice Beast Oil massage!"

’I’ll massage that System, alright. I’ll knead it into a little ball of scrap!’

Sensing the bone-chilling malice coming from its host, the System decisively leaped out of its beloved little bathtub, its fur sopping wet.

’A bath is precious, a massage, a higher price to pay. But for the sake of one’s life, both can be thrown away.’

Packing up its small bag, it decided to go hide out at its little bro’s place and only come back when things calmed down.

After calling out twice with no response from her System, Wu Yue had a sneaking suspicion that the little rascal had made a run for it, dripping wet.

’Lucky for you, you’re a fast runner!’

"Is there any way to minimize the tribe’s casualties?"

Wu Yue’s heart suddenly grew heavy. Since danger was imminent, her dream of living a quiet, simple life would have to be put on the back burner.

Yuan Lang frowned. "I’ve been trying to make the bows and arrows I used in the past, but I can’t seem to find a suitable material for the bowstring."

"Are you using Beast Tendon?"

Wu Yue hadn’t done much research on weapons, but she had read in a few books that Beast Tendon was one of the better materials available for making bowstrings.

Yuan Lang nodded. "Teng Qian, Teng Kun, and I have tried using the Beast Tendons from our hunts. It might be due to the great strength of Beastmen, but even the tendons from the most powerful beasts snap after only a few uses."

’That made sense.’ Wu Yue recalled how the Beastman Warriors in this world could effortlessly carry hundreds of pounds and still move as fast as the wind.

"If a regular beast’s tendon can’t be used, what about a Fierce Beast’s?"

Yuan Lang nodded. "I have tested them. I have a few Fierce Beast tendons, but the ones I’ve tried have been disappointing. If I can’t find a suitable one among the remaining few..."

His profound gaze turned toward the depths of the Polar Forest. "...I’m afraid we’ll have to make another trip into the deep forest."

"Have you ever considered building an army of Pure Humans, like in your old country?"