Chapter 282: Those People

Gathering stone materials is not easy, especially when the stone slabs also need to be polished flat—this requires the males to operate meticulously.

The first stone slab was not finished until almost noon, after the males had been feeling their way through.

At the moment the stone slab was covered, the system finally sounded the task‑completed alert.

The familiar alert almost made Wu Yue's eyes well up—really, it's been no easy feat.

"Congratulations, host, for completing the cellar construction task; the method for making dried taro has been sent, you can check it in the control panel, and 100 points have been credited.

Please keep up the good work and achieve even greater accomplishments.

Wu Yue: "..."

It's just a task completion, yet they're making it seem like some employee meeting award ceremony.

Tongzi: "..."

Doesn't this make things look more formal and classy?

In the afternoon, the meticulous Wu Yue had the males smear the interior walls and floor of the cellar with red clay, to be fired together tomorrow.

Four houses have already been built; the males learned the technique when building their own homes, they are highly skilled, and constructing these four simple houses is utterly straightforward.

The freed‑up labor was all devoted to digging the cellar in the afternoon.

Now, with prior site‑selection experience, each cellar was dug out through the males' hard work.

Some dug, others applied mud, with clear division of labor, progress went smoothly.

Unlike up the mountain, at this moment the Snow Tiger Tribe's shaman's cave is filled with a solemn atmosphere.

The Snow Tiger Tribe shaman, Black Wolf Tribe shaman, Mad Lion Tribe shaman, and Flying Eagle Tribe shaman all gathered here.

After hearing the Black Wolf Tribe shaman's divination result, everyone fell silent.

The Mad Lion Tribe shaman appears the youngest among the people; he looked at the opposite Black Wolf shaman and said: "Beast God, haven't you given any other revelations?"

"If it's just a place, we can't tell whether the danger comes from the beastfolk appearing there or from something existing in that place that would bring us disaster."

The Black Wolf shaman gave a wry smile: "If I knew, I wouldn't have summoned everyone."

"I divined again a few days ago, and the Beast God's instruction is still that place."

At this moment, the Flying Eagle Tribe shaman suddenly opened his eyes, scanned everyone, and said: "I also have some news; I believe you can guess it—those people have come again."

If the shamans' expressions were merely solemn before, after hearing the Flying Eagle Tribe shaman's words they turned utterly dark.

"Why is this year so much earlier than usual? Our tribe only went out once—where would we get so many crystal cores to offer them?"

The Snow Tiger Tribe shaman said resentfully.

The Black Wolf Tribe shaman and Mad Lion Tribe shaman's faces grew even uglier: "We haven't gone hunting yet this year; we had planned to go after the rainy season, but now..."

The Flying Eagle Tribe shaman looked at the Snow Tiger Tribe shaman with a hint of gratitude: "Our tribe's young ones encountered danger when they went out, but fortunately they were saved by your tribe's people."

The Snow Tiger shaman shook his head: "It's not easy for anyone; your tribe also bears the responsibility of patrolling our Polar Forest, which is something we should do."

Having said that, he pulled out a small hide bundle from his bosom: "These are the crystal cores our tribe has saved up since their last visit."

Having said that, he opened the bundle and placed it on the ground before him.

Beside him, the Flying Eagle Tribe shaman also seemed prepared, pulling out a leaf‑wrapped packet from his bosom, likewise opening it and setting it down.