Chapter 42: Cheap Labor

The pale yellow powder was wrapped in clean large leaves, emitting a faint herbal fragrance, and inside was also placed a smooth-polished small wooden board.

Shi Lin used the small wooden board to scoop up the powder, evenly sprinkling it onto the still-bleeding wound; the powder just sprinkled was washed away by the flowing blood, and the expressions of all the beasts grew solemn.

Although Shi Lin's face also tightened, he persisted in scooping up the powder again and again; gradually, the pale yellow powder took hold around the wound, and finally no new blood flowed from the wound.

The beasts exclaimed in surprise, cheering as they embraced each other.

He left some of the powder for Big Stone Uncle, and the other Beastfolk with more serious injuries also enjoyed the high-class treatment of having medicine applied.

Their looks toward Shi Lin and the powder were full of gratitude; this was truly a life-saving herb.

At the same time, they felt grateful in their hearts toward the little female who had given Shi Lin the herb.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Wu Yue, who had just harvested the dried bitter greens, became depressed.

The bitter greens earned through hard work were actually purchased at a low price by the system—how can this be endured?

"Dog System, explain clearly to me: this dried bitter greens wasted my favors, my firewood, my sunshine, pure and natural, unpolluted—doesn't it deserve a high price?"

"One point per catty—don't you think you're being too hasty?"

Wu Yue let out a dissatisfied growl.

The system, feeling smug, crossed its legs: "Let me settle this clearly with you—is the fire seed something you want to get back? No, right!"

"Is the firewood something you chopped yourself? No, right!"

"Is the sun something you made? No, right!"

"Is the bitter greens something you gathered yourself? Most of it definitely isn't, right!"

"So, aside from being cheap labor, you've incurred no costs—giving you one point isn't too little, don't be ungrateful."

"So I'm just cheap labor, huh."

Looking at the pitiful fifty-plus points on the panel, Wu Yue felt chilly inside~

"Yue, are you there?" Qingcao's voice came from outside the cave, pulling Wu Yue out of her despondency.

"Dog System, wait for me; our business isn't finished yet—I'll come back to settle the score."

Having said that, she rose and walked out of the cave.

"Yue, the pit you wanted has already been dug; Big Sister sent me to come find you and take a look." Qingcao's voice was full of excitement.

The two arrived at the new home Wu Yue had previously chosen; the spot that had originally been flat now had a pit as tall as a Beastfolk.

Above the pit were earthen walls slightly shorter than the surrounding grass huts, only higher in the middle.

Around it, some little ones were chattering as they watched, quite lively.

Today, only the two males of Qing Hua were working; the other male had gone out to hunt, responsible for today's food.

Around the pit had been smoothed very flat, and a layer of white mud had been evenly applied on top.

When I used to watch videos, I always saw Vietnamese people digging houses in the wild; their waterproofing was made by mixing found termite nests with plant ash and smearing it on the walls.

So, occasionally watching videos is still useful, right? I didn't even have to transmigrate to start using it.

The system sneered: "Host, what similarities does the termite nest you found have with the ones shown in those earlier videos?"

Wu Yue felt embarrassed: "Tongzi, please don't always pour cold water on me when I'm proud; I'll get depressed."

The system snorted: "In this world, depression is common, but you, host, don't experience it—you're a peculiar flower in the realm of self-indulgence."

"Damn system, I really want to block this thing."

(End of chapter)