"The caves on the second level are mostly for Beastman or Half beastman families with females. The caves on the first level are quite damp, so females who live there get sick easily."

Wu Yue nodded in understanding, but she couldn’t help but sigh helplessly at the thought of the Pure Human females, who were even weaker than the female beastmen.

In a world like this, without equal strength and contribution, one wasn’t qualified to enjoy better treatment.

Compared to the female beastmen who could hunt outside like the male Beastman Warriors and constantly face life-threatening danger, the Pure Human females, who could only gather, contributed far less. At the very least, they had protection when they went out to gather, and there was little danger in staying within the tribe.

Naturally, their treatment was much worse.

"Come in and have a look."

Grandma Hua Shu beckoned to her, a hint of envy in her eyes.

Wu Yue followed her inside. The cave that met her eyes wasn’t very large, but it was quite spacious for one person.

Recalling Grandma Hua Shu’s envious gaze, she couldn’t help but ask, "Are all the caves here this size?"

Grandma Hua Shu nodded. "Yes. Besides the witch, you’re the only one here who gets to live in a cave alone."

’So that means even the Beastman Warrior families are all squeezed into a single cave?’

"When you go back, you should start packing the things you’ll need for the long rainy season. In a few days, have the males help you move everything over.

If our food preparations are sufficient, we should be able to move into the caves early."

Wu Yue nodded. "Mm, I understand."

There was actually a lot of unused space in the caves. Wu Yue looked at Grandma Hua Shu. "Grandma, did the Half beastmen and Beastman Warriors have to go out hunting during the rainy season in the past?"

Hua Shu nodded. "Yes. We can’t preserve much food, so to survive, the Beastman Warriors and Half beastman Warriors have to go out and find some."

Wu Yue nodded. So, when they needed to go out hunting for food every day, asking them to dig caves required payment in food.

After a moment of thought, she secretly made a decision.

After returning to the tribe, Wu Yue and Qingcao went out to gather all the Pure Humans in Wu Yue’s small courtyard.

"I’ve gathered everyone today because there’s something I want to discuss with all of you.

This long rainy season, we’ve found food that can be preserved, so the Half beastmen and Beastman Warriors won’t need to go out hunting as frequently.

Has anyone thought about asking them to help us dig our own caves?"

Upon hearing this, the eyes of some tribe members instantly lit up. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

That’s right! In the past, the Half beastmen and Beastman Warriors never had the time because they were too busy finding food.

They never had enough food to pay them to give up hunting to help dig caves. With food being so plentiful for this long rainy season, wasn’t this an excellent opportunity?

Many of the tribe members immediately chimed in with their agreement.

However, some of the Pure Humans looked troubled, and Wu Yue didn’t press the issue.

"Every family’s situation is different, so I’ll go discuss the matter of digging caves during the rainy season with the Half beastman Warriors later.

Those who want a cave should prepare their food in advance. We’ll handle it one family at a time when the time comes."

After the crowd dispersed, Qingcao sidled up to Wu Yue with a sly grin. "Yue, are you planning to let the slaves live in the big caves too?"

Wu Yue raised an eyebrow. "I went to look at the caves yesterday. The caves for the Beastmen and the Half beastman Warriors are all concentrated on one side of the mountain wall. The other side only has a few scattered ones higher up.

If we can dig out more caves, more people will be able to live inside, and we won’t have so many slaves dying during every long rainy season."

Qingcao patted her shoulder. "Those slaves are really lucky to have a boss like you."

Wu Yue gave her a sideways glance. "Who taught you the word ’boss’?"

’Aren’t you a little too modern for a female of the Primitive Beast World?’

Qingcao poked her fingers together bashfully, but her expression was clearly tinged with pride. "Teng Kun told me. He and Teng Qian call Yuan Lang ’Boss’."

Wu Yue was speechless. ’So my faint suspicion was right. This girl really has been influenced by Teng Kun.’

RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

As the two were talking, the sky above them instantly darkened, followed by waves of deep, muffled rumbling.

The deafening clap of thunder was vastly different from the rain showers they’d had before.

Beside her, Qingcao had already gone deathly pale. Her lips trembling, she grabbed Wu Yue’s arm. "Yue, hurry home! The long rainy season has started early!"