’Such a shame. My bed... it’s gone just like that.’

The System, squatting beside her, rolled its eyes, speechless. "Host, I don’t mean to rain on your parade, but that bed of yours couldn’t possibly compare to the one Yuan Lang just carved out. His is even hollow—you can light a fire in it during winter and use it as a heated bed."

Wu Yue glanced at the Blue Fatty beside her, who was smugly licking its paws. "What, you got a problem with my old bed?"

After some more bickering, Wu Yue gazed down at the flat expanse of land below and was struck by a very bold idea.

"System, what do you think about using this land to grow food?"

Hearing this, the System gave Wu Yue a look that said its own pig had finally learned to root for cabbages. "Of course, that’s possible," it said. "But now that the weather’s good, the Beastmen have to go hunting and the females have to go gathering. I’m afraid there aren’t that many people available to farm.

Even if every slave pitched in, there’s no way they could plant a field this large."

’Of course, I know that,’ Wu Yue thought. ’But aren’t there some other Beastmen in the tribe?’

As she thought of the Scorpion Tribe Beastman Warriors and their scorpion tails, a mischievous grin spread across her face.

"Aren’t the Scorpion Tribe Beastmen supposed to be sending a representative back for help soon?"

Hearing this, the System’s chubby body stiffened. "You’re not getting ideas about them, are you?"

Wu Yue chuckled. "How could you call it ’getting ideas’? The tribe provided them with food and shelter for the entire rainy season. Isn’t it only right they do a little something for us in return?"

Oh, boy. The Blue Fatty couldn’t help but feel a pang of pity for the Scorpion Tribe’s Beastman Warriors.

’Of all the people to kidnap, you just had to go and kidnap my Host.’

Wu Yue was a female of action. The very next day after discussing her farming plans with the System, she had already cajoled the Scorpion Tribe Beastman Warriors into tilling the land.

Meanwhile, the slaves were tasked with digging an irrigation ditch connecting the river to the new field.

Thanks to the recent flood, the river next to the tribe was running much higher than usual, so all they needed was a simple channel to divert the water.

This was because Wu Yue planned to plant taro in this field.

"You’re going to start farming here?" Yuan Lang asked, looking down at the small female who only came up to his shoulder.

Wu Yue nodded. "These taro roots have already sprouted, and the flood gave us this perfect plot of land. It would be a total waste not to plant them."

Yuan Lang nodded in agreement. Food was the most important resource, no matter where you were.

"I’ll come help during my breaks from hunting."

Wu Yue lifted her chin. "Of course you will. And not just you, but all the Beastman Warriors who hunt with you.

We have the Scorpion Beastmen to work for now, but once they return to their tribe, we’ll lose this excellent source of labor."

Yuan Lang froze, giving the small female beside him a long, hard look.

’So in your eyes, a handsome and dashing Beastman Warrior like me is nothing more than brute labor? The thought was unexpectedly crushing. What was he to do?’

Yuan Lang looked at the small, spirited female and asked a rather pointed question: "How do you plant taro, exactly?"

Wu Yue’s face froze. "You just... plant it. Cut off the sprouted parts and stick them in the ground. That’s all."

Yuan Lang gave her a skeptical look. "Do you actually know how to farm?"

Wu Yue cleared her throat. "I may have never seen a pig run, but I’ve eaten plenty of pork."

Back in her cave, Wu Yue put on a fawning smile and turned to the System, who was curled up on the stone bed with its eyes closed. "My dearest System?"

The Blue Fatty shuddered. ’Every time the Host calls me like that, it’s never good news.’

’But then again,’ he thought, remembering his pathetic number of points—not even enough to buy a new pair of shorts—and the bitterness in his heart surged like an endless, torrential river.

"So, uh... you heard all that just now. How exactly do you plant taro?

I may be a total novice, but I’ve never actually seen anyone plant taro. If we go to all the trouble of planting this huge field and nothing sprouts... well, that would be so..."

’Not only would I lose face, but it would also be a huge waste of manpower and resources. If we’re really going to do this, I’m afraid even all the taro left in the cellar won’t be enough.’

The System propped itself up on its chubby little paws. "You want to know?"

Seeing its response, Wu Yue’s eyes instantly lit up. "Yes! I really want to know."

The System chuckled. "Then trade me some points for it."

Wu Yue: "..."

’Oh, where did my cute old System go? Who is this fatso in its place?’