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The meerkat cub was curled up, its eyes tightly closed, its fur wet.

Jian Mo quickly picked up the cub with her gloved hands and felt its warm breath.

Jian Mo: "One has been born, there's one left!"

Shan Yan opened her eyes and glanced at the scene; tears streamed down her cheeks.

The sub-orc who came to help glanced at the little meerkat's rump, gently tugged at its tail to check, and said, "It's a little sub-orc."

Shan Yan's tears flowed again.

Ba Tong asked in a hoarse voice from outside, "How is Shan Yan? Is Shan Yan alright?"

Orc: "Still alive!"

Jian Mo checked the meerkat cub's condition, quickly cut the umbilical cord and wrapped it up, then looked at Shan Yan: "There's one cub left. Come on, take a deep breath as I guide you, you should be able to give birth to this cub on your own."

Shan Yan regained some energy and, enduring the pain, breathed in accordance with Jian Mo's instructions.

After giving birth to one of the twins, the other pregnancy went more smoothly.

Before dawn, Shan Yan gave birth to the remaining cub.

The orc who helped was confirmed to be a minor orc as well.

Jian Mo dealt with the cubs' situation, asked the sub-beastmen who were helping to look after the two newborn cubs, and then helped Shan Yan with the remaining matters.

Shan Yan also needs to deliver the placenta and other things.

Jian Mo was busy until dawn before he finally finished the initial arrangements for the father and his two sons.

After giving birth, Shan Yan didn't even bother to look at her two babies before falling into a deep sleep.

After finishing her business with Shan Yan, Jian Mo went to see the two newborn cubs.

The two cubs resembled Shan Yan, and indeed looked like meerkats, but with longer fur.

Their tails are large, tucked tightly between their hind legs, and pressed against their little bellies, making them look incredibly cute.

Especially since they opened their gray-blue eyes, which darted around, and they neither cried nor made a fuss, appearing quite easy to take care of.

Jian Mo felt that such an obedient baby was definitely a step above in terms of cuteness.

Chapter 103 Popcorn

The cubs in this world are more developed than human babies. On the second day after they were born, two cubs that looked like meerkats were already crawling around and could stand up on their hind legs and look around.

Jian Mo was giving the two meerkats a physical exam. The two meerkats tentatively tugged at his thighs with their paws and sniffed him with their little noses, whimpering softly.

He gently picked up a small meerkat cub and placed it on his lap to examine it.

The little meerkat tucked its tail tightly between its legs, covering its belly, and stared at Jian Mo with its big, grey-blue eyes.

Wu Jiong gently picked up the other meerkat cub, and the cub let out a whimper, immediately biting Wu Jiong's hand and gritting its teeth on his fingers.

After examining the little meerkat in her hand, Jian Mo said, "There's nothing wrong with this little meerkat; everything is fine."

Wu Jiong handed the meerkat cub to Jian Mo: "It's rare to see such a lively little cub."

Jian Mo looked up and smiled, "Banjiu and the others aren't much quieter than these two little ones."

Wu Jiong: "They were very quiet when they were born."

To be honest, the birth rate of orcs and sub-orcs is not high. Since Jian Mo arrived at the Riverside Tribe, she has not seen any newborn cubs, nor any sub-orcs who are pregnant.

I wonder when the little ones in the Riverside Tribe will be able to play together.

Jian Mo is quite interested in seeing feline and canine pups.

After the examination, Jian Mo said to Ba Tong, who was waiting nearby, "Both little ones are developing very well and seem to be fine. Just feed them normally from now on."

As she spoke, Jian Mo tried to hand the little meerkat in her arms to Ba Tong.

The little meerkat wasn't having it, and grabbed his wrist with its paws, whimpering.

Seeing his brother like this, the little meerkat beside him also stretched out its paws to hook onto Jian Mo's pants, trying to climb into his arms.

The newborn meerkats, covered in soft downy fur, were incredibly cute, stretching out their paws as if to rub against people.

Jian Mo's heart melted, but she still handed the little one to Ba Tong: "Take him back with you."

Ba Tong carefully picked up the two cubs and nodded her thanks. "Thank you, Dr. Jian Mo."

Jian Mo smiled and said, "You're welcome. If there's nothing else here, we plan to go back first thing tomorrow morning. We've already told your clan leader."

Ba Tong: "So soon? Aren't you going to stay a few more days?"

Jian Mo shook her head. "No, our tribe has things to attend to. If you need anything, you can ride your Dala over to us again."

Ba Tong nodded silently.

After Ba Tong left, Jian Mo packed her things and planned to go for a walk in the neighborhood with Wu Jiong.

This was his first time visiting the Tianning Tribe, and he had never seen many of the plants before. He thought he might go outside and wander around, perhaps finding some interesting plants to take back with him.

Then, just as they stepped out of the house, before they had gone far, they saw Ba Tong walking towards them with a basket on his back.

Jian Mo was surprised. "Why are you here again?"

Ba Tong said, "Thank you for helping with the delivery. I heard you charge a consultation fee, but I'm not sure how much to give you. Here, take this basket of metal blocks and pottery. See if it's enough? If not, I'll give you more."

As he spoke, he handed the basket to Jian Mo, placed it on the ground, and pressed it into the mud, leaving a mark.

Jian Mo looked down and saw that the basket was more than half full of metal blocks, and on top of the metal blocks were stacks of earthenware pots, bowls, basins and other pottery.

At a cursory glance, Jian Mo saw more than a dozen pieces of fine pottery, each with exquisite patterns.

Jian Mo was surprised. "This is too much. We don't need so much. I'll take a few pieces of pottery and a few metal blocks. You can take the rest of the pottery and metal blocks back."

Ba Tong: "Not much. If it weren't for you, the two little ones definitely wouldn't have been born safely. You saved Shan Yan and the babies' lives, and you saved our family too."

Jian Mo waved her hand. "No, no, no, what I did wasn't that impressive, and I didn't put in that much labor, so I don't need that much compensation. Besides, you need resources to raise your cubs, so I can't accept it."