Night Hunt (Continued)

The giant wolf beside him gently patted his chest with its paw. "Don't wrap yourself up so tightly, you'll have trouble breathing."

Jian Mo had no choice but to pull the blanket back a little more. "Could it be Ban Ming and his gang shouting outside? Why are they so excited so late at night?"

Giant Wolf: "I'll go take a look."

The giant wolf got up and, before Jian Mo could call out to him, quietly jumped down from the building.

Jian Mo rolled over on the spot, lay down where the giant wolf had just been, stared at the ceiling with her eyes open, and waited for the giant wolf to return.

A moment later, the giant wolf returned, shrouded in a chilling aura. It lay down next to Jian Mo and pulled him into its arms, saying, "Ban Ming and the others got their own knives and are very excited."

Jian Mo: "Just assigned? Are they still working so late at night?"

Giant Wolf: "They can't wait."

Jian Mo understood somewhat. "Okay, I knew it was so noisy!"

Giant Wolf: "I've told them. They won't make a sound anymore. Go to sleep."

Jian Mo nudged him slightly. "I can't sleep, let's chat."

The giant wolf's eyes gleamed in the darkness as it stared intently at him. "What do you want to talk about?"

Jian Mo looked at the giant wolf, not afraid, but finding it exceptionally cool, her eyes sparkling. "Let's talk about beastmen and sub-beastmen? Why did Ban Ming and Banjiu both follow Qing Kuo's beast form instead of Di Ya's? Is it because Qing Kuo's beast form is actually more powerful?"

Giant Wolf: "Of this pair, Qing Kuo is more powerful. Compared to the White Wolf Spirit Cat Clan White Wolf Clan is not at an advantage."

Jian Mo: "I knew it!"

The two started by talking about the genetics of orcs and sub-orcs, and then moved on to metal.

The tribe has been making metal tools for the past two days and has used up all the metal blocks.

With increased experience, based on Jian Mo's few words, they invented techniques such as quenching, annealing, and tempering, resulting in increasingly excellent knives.

Everyone is eager to try their luck and go to the Jintuo Tribe to exchange for another batch of mineral sand.

However, the tribe doesn't have much pottery and glass left, so they need to make a batch quickly to take to the Jintuo Tribe to exchange for it, so they can only go in a few days.

The two chatted in the dark for a while before Jian Mo felt sleepy again. He snuggled up to the warm giant wolf and quickly fell asleep.

The next day, when Jian Mo woke up, she still had huge dark circles under her eyes.

Wu Jiong got up earlier than him and went out to cut grass for the Flying-Winged Beast.

Jian Mo tidied up the house briefly, then yawned as she went to check on the fish traps.

Fish traps may not yield a lot of catch, but every little bit helps and can at least supplement the family income.

As soon as Jian Mo stepped outside, he bumped into Ban Ming and his group of young orcs.

He listened to so much howling and screaming last night that he was completely exhausted and so sleepy that his legs felt unsteady when he walked.

These orcs, however, were all in high spirits, with plump skin, bright eyes, and a somewhat valiant and proud demeanor.

When Jian Mo looked over, they smiled brightly, their white, even teeth flashing, which made them look a little simple-minded.

Jian Mo looked away and decided to go to the river.

The group of young people caught up with him, following behind Jian Mo: "Jian Mo-- "

Jian Mo yawned again. "What is it?"

Ban Ming eagerly leaned his big head closer. "Jian Mo, are you going to collect the fish traps? We'll help you."

Jian Mo pushed his head away. "Get to the point, don't try to get close to me unnecessarily."

This was another unfamiliar word, but that didn't stop the beastmen from understanding what Jian Mo meant.

A Hu sidled up from the other side. "Jian Mo, do you want to go hunting with us tonight?"

Jian Mo looked up. "Tonight?"

Ban Ming: "Yes, we sometimes go hunting at night. The prey at night is different from that during the day, it's quite interesting."

A Hu: "It's a full moon today, and the snow outside is bright and clear. Even a sub-beastman wouldn't have any problems going out hunting."

Ban Ming nodded vigorously. "Yes! After hunting, we can have a barbecue outside. Jian Mo, do you want to bring some seasoning powder? Fresh game tastes really good when grilled."

Jian Mo was finally brought to her senses by their back-and-forth banter and asked, "Just us?"

Ban Ming: "Not only that, we're planning a big operation. We're inviting people one by one, and there will definitely be a lot of people tonight."

Jian Mo thought for a moment and agreed, "Sure, shall we come out after dinner?"

He hasn't tried hunting or gathering at night yet, except for those trips where he camps in the wild. Nighttime activities sound quite interesting.

Ban Ming immediately said, "No need for dinner. We can set off when it's almost dark. With so many of us going out, we're sure to have a good catch today. We won't be able to eat anything if we eat dinner now."

Jian Mo became even more interested. "Okay, we'll meet in the open space then, right?"

A Hu said happily, "Yes, we'll meet in the open space. By the way, Jian Mo, could you please tell the clan leader for us?"

Wow, now I know why they were so enthusiastic today.

Sure enough, those who offer unsolicited favors are either up to no good or are thieves.

Jian Mo said lazily, "Why don't you go and say it yourselves?"

The young orcs surrounded him as they walked towards the river.

"The chieftain might not agree if we go to him."

"That's right, it'll only get things done if you, Jian Mo, put in the word."

"Jian Mo, could you put in a good word for us? It's rare to have such good weather, we have knives, and it's a full moon. It would be such a waste not to go hunting tonight."

"Jian Mo, I'd like to take Xi Lu to play again. Could you help us put in a good word with her?"

The young beastmen kept praising Jian Mo the whole way, finding every possible way to compliment his intelligence, kindness, generosity, and the power of his words; they practically showered him with compliments.

Upon reaching the riverbank, without Jian Mo even lifting a finger, the group of young people pulled up the fish trap and deftly cleaned the fish for him using a shell knife.