Chapter 320

Tsk tsk tsk, Ye Duo is really in trouble this time.

Qingcao beside her suddenly spoke up.

Wu Yue looked at Ye Duo being dragged away by the tribespeople, and couldn't help but sigh.

Her promising future was ruined by her own actions; until recently, Ye Duo had been the most popular female among the pure-human males in the tribe.

But merely holding the title of Shaman Disciple made her get carried away.

She used to pretend to be a delicate, wronged little white lotus in front of the tribespeople, but in the end she couldn't even be bothered to keep up the act.

Originally, in order to have a Beastman Warrior as her first mate, she actually schemed to get rid of the Half-Beast warrior's offspring in the cave.

Now they've given up on her, and she's still clinging on because she lost her Shaman Disciple status—what's the point?

With that time, she could properly cultivate her shamanic power, become a powerful shamaness, and obtain any Beastman Warrior she wanted.

But everyone has their own thoughts, and besides, her relationship with Ye Duo has always been bad, so she wouldn't go tell Ye Duo these things.

Likewise, Ye Duo wouldn't listen.

After dealing with the mushroom poisoning incident, Wu Yue and the others returned to their own courtyard.

After teaching the slaves to distinguish the mushrooms, everyone then washed them clean and set them out to dry.

Since the drying oven couldn't be used yet, Wu Yue could only have the slaves prepare a simple little stove to dry these mushrooms.

All the slaves and Beastman Warriors, plus Qingcao and Aya helping out, were busy until dinnertime before they finished half.

After distributing the food, Wu Yue let the slaves go rest.

She herself, after washing up, began to cultivate; perhaps due to familiarity, the time she spent entering a meditative state grew longer and longer.

Once again waking from meditation, Wu Yue looked at the chubby dumpling beside her with its belly exposed and drooling: "Tongzi, how long did I just meditate?"

Tongzi wiped the saliva from his mouth: "Host, your meditation time today was three hours; please keep it up."

Wu Yue nodded in satisfaction; fortunately, her complete meditation time could now be measured in hours.

Since it was still early outside, she simply lay down in the grass nest and drifted off to sleep.

At the same moment, Yuan Lang, who had also finished cultivating, fiercely furrowed his brows, looking at the three beast patterns flashing on his arm, his deep eyes full of gloom: "Still a bit short."

But at this moment his hands were empty.

To advance again, he needed the aid of crystal cores, but the crystal cores he had received from hunting fierce beasts in the deep forest earlier were already gone.

At this rate of one hunt per year, wanting to reach a higher level is truly extremely difficult.

The Beastman's low voice faded away in the cave: "We have to go once more."

The next day, Wu Yue had just finished washing up and stepped out when footsteps were already heard outside in the courtyard.

Upon looking out, the slaves were properly handling the remaining mushrooms, and judging by the amount processed, they must have been at it for quite a while.

Wu Yue smiled and beckoned Changye over: "I need a few females to help with the food; can you recommend two?"

With so many slaves, if she had to make all the food herself, she'd really be worn out.

Soon, Changye brought two frail females to Wu Yue's side.

They looked very nervous, constantly picking at their fingers when Wu Yue spoke, and their voices trembled a little.

Much as Wu Yue had imagined, these two females only knew how to make simple vegetable dumplings; as for stir-frying or stewing meat, they were even puzzled.

Isn't the meat from hunted beasts meant to be eaten directly? What are stir-frying and stewing?

Wu Yue had them come over only to be in charge of the slaves' food; since provisions were still fairly abundant, she didn't want to wrong her own stomach.

She gathered some wild vegetables, handed them to the two females, and then quickly made herself a simple meal.

Translation: She took some wild vegetables and gave them to the two females, then simply prepared some food for herself to eat.

"Moon, come out and have a look, the chicken coop is done."

Translation: "Yue, come out and have a look, the chicken coop is done."

The sound of Teng Gan shouting and clattering echoed in the courtyard, and only then did Wu Yue remember that she seemed to have asked Teng Gan to build a chicken coop yesterday.

Translation: Teng Qian's shouting voice rang out in the courtyard, and Wu Yue then recalled that she had apparently asked Teng Qian to build a chicken coop yesterday.

She hurriedly stepped outside and saw three tall beast‑men warriors sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard, glaring fiercely at the slaves who were working.

Translation: She hurriedly strode out and saw three tall beastman warriors sitting on the stone benches in the courtyard, tiger-eyedly watching the slaves who were busy working.

Meanwhile, the slaves who had been working efficiently just moments ago began to tremble with fear.

Translation: Meanwhile, the slaves who had just been working efficiently were now beginning to tremble.

Seeing this, Wu Yue rolled her eyes, stepped forward, grabbed Teng Gan's animal‑skin clothing and pulled him aside: "Don't cause trouble here; they were doing fine, why are you scaring them?"

Translation: Wu Yue couldn't help but roll her eyes, stepped forward, grabbed Teng Qian's animal-skin garment and pulled him aside: "Don't cause trouble here; they were doing fine, why are you scaring them?"

Teng Gan chuckled a few times, then immediately changed the subject: "Come on, let's go see how my chicken coop turned out."

Translation: Teng Qian gave a few hehe laughs, then immediately changed the subject: "Come on, let's go see how my chicken coop turned out."

In the open space behind the yard, a distinctly classical‑style chicken coop appeared before Wu Yue's eyes.

Translation: In the open space of the backyard, a distinctly classical-style chicken coop appeared before Wu Yue's eyes.

The coop had walls and a roof; if it were a bit larger, it could be called a house, and the tribe's people would all be fighting to live in it.

Translation: The chicken coop before her had walls and a roof; if it were a bit larger, calling it a house would have the tribespeople scrambling to live in it.

Wu Yue inexplicably felt like giving a few of the beast‑men warriors a thumbs‑up, especially Teng Gan.

Translation: Wu Yue inexplicably felt like giving a few beastman warriors a thumbs-up, especially Teng Qian.

This chicken coop was built with quite a touch of grandeur.

Translation: The construction of this chicken coop was rather high-end.

If the slaves were to see it later, wouldn't they become depressed?

Translation: If the slaves were to see it later, wouldn't they feel depressed?

The chickens now have walls around their dwelling, yet the slaves still live in leaky grass huts open on all sides.

Translation: While the chickens' lodgings have walls, they still live in four-sided leaky grass huts.

Even Wu Yue admitted that, had she not previously improved the grass huts where the pure‑people lived, she would now be no better off than those chickens.

Translation: Even Wu Yue admitted that, had she not earlier improved the grass huts where the humans lived, she might now be no better off than these chickens.

After being cooped up in the basket all night, she had thought some of the chickens might die.

Translation: Having been stuffed in a basket all night, suffocating, she had expected some of the chickens to die.

But when she opened the basket, not only was she almost overwhelmed by the strong smell of chicken droppings, she also locked eyes with a flock of chickens.

Translation: But upon opening the basket, she not only nearly got knocked over by the strong chicken manure smell, but also locked eyes with a flock of chickens.

These creatures are living the good life—just look at those bright little eyes, how spirited they are!

Translation: These guys are living the good life to an extreme—look at those little eyes, so spirited!

For her breeding plan, Wu Yue had to detach a small squad of slaves to tend these chickens.

Translation: For her breeding plan, Wu Yue had to divert a small squad of slaves to raise these chickens.

Moved to a new location with dedicated feeders, the little chickens were thrilled, chirping and chattering as if they could dance.

Translation: After moving to a new spot, with someone dedicated to feeding them, the chicks were overjoyed, chirping nonstop as if they could break dance.

They clucked and ran about, getting used to their new environment.

Translation: Clucking as they ran about, they familiarized themselves with the new environment.

The slaves never imagined that the creatures they ate could actually be raised like livestock.

Translation: The slaves had never imagined that these beasts raised for meat could actually be kept alive.

But… since it was an order from Lady Wu Yue, it must be correct.

Translation: But... since it was an order from Lady Wu Yue, it must certainly be correct.

Meanwhile, Wu Yue stared at Teng Gan in surprise: "You're going to hunt dangerous beasts in the deep forest?"

Translation: Meanwhile, Wu Yue looked at Teng Qian with surprise: "You guys want to go hunt fierce beasts in the deep forest?"

After confirming that the chicken coop needed no further changes, Teng Gan told Wu Yue this news, which genuinely surprised her.

Translation: Having just confirmed that the chicken coop needed no modifications, Teng Qian then told her this news, which genuinely surprised her.

The rainy season is about to arrive; hunting dangerous beasts in the deep forest at this time is extremely perilous.

Translation: The rainy season is about to arrive; going to hunt in the deep forest at this time is extremely dangerous.

Now after all lines, output

Title translation: "Returning to the Deep Forest" or "Again Heading to the Deep Forest". Natural English: "Returning to the Deep Forest". Let's use "Returning to the Deep Forest".

Now

"Recently, many things have happened in the tribe; our strength is still too weak, and we are about to level up. If we don't go this time, the time of this rainy season will be wasted."

Wu Yue frowned, indeed...

For the shaman, as long as they meditate and accumulate the shamanic power that roams between heaven and earth, that is enough; but upgrading the beastman warrior's Beast God's Power requires the energy from the ferocious beast crystal core to temper the body.

If one were to level up directly without the crystal core as a guarantee, only a small chance allows a successful breakthrough.