Chapter 254: Another Kind of Salt

Knowing that after entering the cave over ten meters in, the deep blue crystals gradually faded, replaced by a dull stone with a faint yellowish hue.

Wu Yue had learned her lesson this time; she didn't just lick it directly, but pried off a chunk and tossed it into her pack: "Tongzi, test it."

"The crude rock ore is recommended to be refined before eating."

The Beastman Warriors of the Snow Tiger Tribe following behind her saw her standing there in a daze, and, somewhat puzzled, walked up to her.

"Moon Shaman, is there something wrong with this stone?"

Wu Yue nodded: "This kind of stone is also salt."

Saying so, she handed the rock ore in her hand to the Beastman.

Upon hearing this, the Beastman Warrior felt lightheaded, incredulously taking the murky-colored stone and cautiously licking it.

The familiar taste made him furrow his brows instantly, yet his eyes shone: "Moon Shaman, this… really is salt, but this kind of salt isn't as good as the salt from the outside caves; it has a bitter note."

It's even more bitter than the salt they currently eat in their tribe, and it carries many other flavors.

He looked at the petite female before him: "How do you know this is salt?"

Wu Yue looked toward the direction behind him: "The crystals shed from that little chubby beast's body should be the salt crystal ore we see now."

"Seeing it eat such ore just now, I wanted to taste what it was like, never expecting it to be salt."

The Beastman remained silent...

"So salt could actually be found this easily?"

"So why did they previously go to such far and dangerous places to exchange salt?"

Wu Yue pointed at the murky, pale yellow stone in the cave wall and said: "Help me dig out a few pieces; I have a use for them."

The Beastman Warrior bared his teeth in a grin, stepped forward, and with two swift swipes of his claws, several chunks of salt crystal ore appeared on the ground.

After Wu Yue took a few pieces, the Beastman picked up the rest: "When Yuan Lang and the others return tonight, we'll show them this ore as well."

Wu Yue nodded, and the two returned to where the Beastfolk had gathered earlier; now, the Beastman Warriors not on patrol were gathered around those deep-blue furry creatures, watching them.

At first, the somewhat shy blue furry creatures, seeing that these Beastman Warriors meant them no harm, instantly grew bolder.

Each one grabbed a piece of ore, found a random spot to sit, and began to gnaw on it with awu awu sounds.

Wu Yue placed the large bundle of ore she had been holding beside her sleeping animal pelt, preparing to sit down and rest.

A flash of deep blue entered her view—it was that chubby dumpling from before.

At this moment, the little creature's gaze was fixed intently on Wu Yue... the pile of ore in front of her.

From time to time, it gave Wu Yue a pitiful look and let out a few plaintive awu sounds.

Seeing the little creature's obvious act of cuteness, Wu Yue chuckled, picked up a piece of ore, and held it out before it.

Looking at the tasty ore before it, the chubby dumpling's mouth corner glistened, wetting its deep-blue fur.

It cautiously lifted its head to glance at Wu Yue; seeing she was merely sitting idly to the side, it gathered courage, stepped forward, extended its tiny paw to pull the ore from her hand, then its little body gave a little hop, snatched the ore, and ran off to the side.

While chewing away with nom nom sounds, it also cautiously glanced in Wu Yue's direction; that little food-guarding demeanor made Wu Yue quite amused.