The Beast Buried in a Few Days

At that thought, Lin Yuan found a thin, flat stone, then asked the tree demon for a branch a little over a meter tall and some vines.

And just like that, a simple stone shovel was made.

Lin Yuan looked at the tree demon and seemed to sense its confusion.

Lin Yuan's half-lidded eyes suddenly curved in a smile, and he lifted the stone shovel.

"After all, we fought shoulder to shoulder. Those dead Soul Beasts—let me build them graves where their souls can rest."

After saying that, Lin Yuan hesitated no longer. He picked up the stone shovel and began digging hard not far away.

That was right—digging holes!

Now, Lin Yuan had already absorbed the "Soul Spirit," and his Soul Power had increased by a solid amount.

With the help of Gravity on top of that, those stubborn clods of earth were dug out by him, shovel by shovel.

Several hours later, one small pit after another had been dug.

By then, the sky had already brightened.

Soul Beasts began appearing one after another.

Every Soul Beast that passed by looked curiously at the human cub before them, unable to understand his actions.

Lin Yuan did not explain himself and continued digging.

When the day was once again shrouded in gloom and the moon ruled all of Elf Star, Lin Yuan finally wiped the sweat from his forehead, and a faint smile lifted the corners of his mouth.

Was he tired?

Of course he was tired.

But once Lin Yuan made up his mind to do something, he had to see it through.

During his rests in the daytime, he had already counted all the dead Soul Beasts—around a hundred bodies.

After the unconscious Soul Beasts woke up and saw what Lin Yuan was doing, then heard the tree demon explain in its unique beast language, the looks they gave Lin Yuan showed human-like emotion.

They gently nudged Lin Yuan's shoulder with their heads, then left.

At that point, Lin Yuan went to check on Yuanen Huihui again.

He found that he was still sleeping deeply, and had even kicked the leaves aside in a rather inelegant manner.

"You really can sleep. But your forehead isn't hot, so you probably haven't caught a cold or gotten a fever or anything."

After Lin Yuan covered him with the leaves again, he prepared to begin his next great undertaking: burying all the Soul Beasts in the small pits that belonged to them.

This part was much simpler. He only needed to use Soul Skills to place the Soul Beasts inside one by one.

And for those Soul Beasts that had been tragically cut in half at the waist, or even torn into pieces, he could easily piece their bodies together using Soul Skills.

By the time all the Soul Beasts had been buried, four hours had already passed.

And for some reason, the moment the last Soul Beast was laid to rest, the originally heavy air of resentment was instantly swept clean.

This forest returned to its former peace.

"Huff, huff... That really was exhausting."

Lin Yuan tossed aside the stone shovel in his hand.

He filled his thermos cup to the brim from the small stream nearby, gulped the water down, and panted heavily, yet his heart felt incomparably peaceful and satisfied.

Tsk, I really am different from other transmigrators. If those decisive, ruthless transmigrators saw me doing this for Soul Beasts, they'd definitely look down on me hard, right?

Lin Yuan sat beside the youth and laughed self-mockingly in his heart.

Yet he had no idea that this thing he had done unintentionally would cause a major sensation several years later.

"But my locator broke long ago, and because Yan Ruoting wanted to give me full respect, only when I encounter danger will the locating Soul Guidance Device send a signal to Yan Ruoting's side. Besides, there are hundreds of battles between Soul Beasts on Elf Star every day. Waiting for them to come probably won't work."

Lin Yuan pillowed his head on his hands, his eyes half-lidded as he gazed at the starry sky and analyzed inwardly.

Just then, he suddenly heard a rumbling "gurgle" from someone's stomach.

Lin Yuan followed the sound and saw that Yuanen Huihui, who had slept for a full day and night, still had his eyes tightly shut.

But those eyelashes that could not help trembling, along with his flushed cheeks, made it hard not to wonder whether he was awake or still asleep.

"All right, stop pretending. You slept for so long—I know you're awake."

Lin Yuan spoke lazily, his eyes half-lidded.

"I know, big brother."

Yuanen Huihui, exposed on the spot, grew embarrassed and immediately sat up.

He sat in a duck-sitting posture beside Lin Yuan and had just been about to greet him.

But his stomach betrayed him again and gurgled loudly. He stuck out his tongue to wet his lips, only for them to dry again very quickly.

At that moment, a cup of water was handed over.

"Mm. You drooled all over the place while sleeping, so it's normal to be thirsty."

Lin Yuan held the water cup and pointed at the still-damp stains on his trouser leg, his voice as lazy as ever.

"Huh?"

The girl instinctively raised a hand and wiped the corner of her mouth. The clear, not-yet-dry drool was still clinging there, and the coolness under her fingers made her brain buzz.

By some strange impulse, she even brought it up to her nose and sniffed it.

The next second, an ominous feeling known as "social death" instantly spread through her whole body, nailing her firmly to the pillar of shame. Her pointed ears turned red at once.

"Ahhh!!!"

"It's fine. Your drool doesn't stink." Lin Yuan half-narrowed his eyes and answered lazily.

"Why aren't you talking? Hm? What's with you lowering your head?"

Lin Yuan turned to look and saw Yuanen Huihui burying her head between her knees, arms wrapped around them like an ostrich. Only those pointed, tender pink ears were still bright red.

"Brother, can you stop talking?"

Yuanen Huihui blinked her big pink eyes pitifully at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan: ...You're making me look like I have zero emotional intelligence.

Kids were such a pain. No, wait, I'm a kid right now too. Doesn't that mean I just insulted myself?

Lin Yuan sighed and shook the water cup.

"Drink."

The girl hesitantly reached out. Seeing that Lin Yuan still had that lazy expression and showed not the slightest disgust, she finally relaxed and sipped at it in tiny mouthfuls.

The atmosphere fell silent again.

Hunger seemed to be contagious. Not long after Yuanen Huihui's stomach growled, Lin Yuan also began to feel a wave of hunger that grew stronger and stronger. He rubbed his stomach. During the day, he had only eaten a few fruits to satisfy his cravings.

Just as Lin Yuan was about to head to the stream and use Gravity to scoop up a few fish, he suddenly saw Yuanen Huihui flipping through a book.

The sound of the pages turning was very loud, as if she was trying to draw his attention. Lin Yuan lowered his head to look and saw:

"According to federal research, fresh saliva is colorless and odorless, especially that of the elf race. They are the darlings of heaven and earth, and their saliva gathers the essence of the sun and moon..."

Lin Yuan glanced at Yuanen Huihui, only to see that her neck was flushed red.

"You're trying to tell me not to be disgusted by your drool?"

Yuanen Huihui froze in embarrassment: ...Brother, can you not just say it out loud?

Lin Yuan shook his head inwardly. Yuanen Huihui really did live up to being the original work's number one sweet little airhead.

Just a bit of teasing and she was already this shy.

Arriving at the stream, Lin Yuan held a wooden stick and lifted one hand, feeling the Soul Power consumption that was almost nonexistent.

In an instant, twenty half-foot-long green fish floated up.

"Not bad. They're pretty plump. Enough for one meal." Lin Yuan felt pleased.

Then Lin Yuan sent those green fish off to meet the Dragon God with one swing of his stick.

After that, he crouched by the stream and used Soul Power to grind a stone until it was incomparably sharp, then began cleaning the fish thoroughly.

He found a large leaf, placed the washed fish on it, then gathered some dry fruit-tree branches for firewood. Before long, a small bonfire was lit.

Thanks to Elf Star's excellent environment, almost every small plant could be used as seasoning.

Lin Yuan ground the salty Salt Grass into powder and decided to use only that as seasoning. It was already enough.

He went to find a few wild fruits that looked tasty from what he had read in books, then used thick branches to make a rack. He skewered the salted green fish with thin branches and began roasting them over the grill.

Before long, a unique fragrance spread through the air.

The aroma was rich, drawing even Yuanen Huihui over.

"It smells so good!"