Looking for Someone

Ying'ao stood tall and proud, accepting the praise from the crowd, but his tail twitched involuntarily.

Jiujiu rested its head lightly on Jian Mo's head, happy for Ying'ao: "Chirp!"

Chapter 114 Finding People

Ying'ao temporarily settled in Jian Mo's house, living with Jiujiu, and sleeping outside when there was no room.

The arrival of this big guy didn't cause any trouble for Jian Mo and his group; on the contrary, it saved them a lot of trouble.

At least when the two of them are busy, Ying'ao can keep an eye on Jiujiu.

That morning, after feeding the Pack-Pack Beast, Wu Jiong returned and said to Jian Mo, "The Pack-Pack Beast seems to be about to give birth."

Jian Mo: "So fast? I'll go check."

As she spoke, Jian Mo mentally calculated the days. Their Pack-Pack Beast had become pregnant in the spring, and it had been over a hundred days since then, so it should be about to give birth.

Jian Mo quickly headed towards the livestock shed in the backyard.

They now have a total of eight Pack-Pack Beasts, seven females and one male. All the female Pack-Pack Beast are pregnant, and their bellies are getting bigger and bigger.

Jian Mo went inside for a closer look and found that the mother Pack-Pack Beast's belly was very large and her body had changed, so it looked like she was about to give birth.

Upon seeing Jian Mo approach, the female Pack-Pack Beast nervously retreated deeper into the animal pen. When they couldn't escape, they rushed out and charged straight at Jian Mo, becoming much more aggressive.

Jian Mo pushed aside the female Pack-Pack Beast charging at him, easily dodging the attack.

Jian Mo turned her head and said, "It'll be either today or tomorrow, she'll definitely give birth in the next couple of days. The only question is whether it will be at night? We'll have to be extra vigilant at night these next couple of days."

Last winter, the Pack-Pack Beast gave birth once, and it went quite smoothly.

Back then there was only one female Pack-Pack Beast, but now there are seven, so the management difficulty is definitely different.

Wu Jiong: "It's alright, I can hear you. I'll call you when the mother Pack-Pack Beast gives birth."

Jian Mo nodded. "It might not be tonight, let's prepare in advance."

Before the Pack-Pack Beast gave birth, the two of them cleaned the animal shed thoroughly, disinfected it with lime water, removed the old hay, and put in new hay.

Among the Pack-Pack Beast, the only male Pack-Pack Beast seemed quite uneasy.

Jian Mo something might go wrong, Jianmo sent the male Pack-Pack Beast to Qing Kuo's house and asked him to take care of it for two days.

The timid male Pack-Pack Beast was mocked by him. Qing Kuo didn't like such timid creatures, but he still agreed to help Jian Mo take care of it.

Jian Mo's guess was correct; the female Pack-Pack Beast did indeed give birth at night.

They were born relatively smoothly, without any need for Jian Mo to intervene.

Jian Mo checked them over and, finding nothing amiss, didn't disturb them, simply standing guard nearby.

The Pack-Pack Beast birth over two nights and one day. They started giving birth on the first night and finished on the third day.

The seven female beasts gave birth to a total of forty-four Pack-Pack Beast cubs, twenty-three of whom were born to the female beasts.

With the cubs and eight larger beasts, the not-so-large animal pen was crammed full of fifty-two Pack-Pack Beast.

The density of the attack made Jian Mo's scalp tingle.

Looking at so many Pack-Pack Beasts, Jian Mo felt a headache coming on. "No, we need to send some of them out; we can't keep that many."

A thriving livestock industry is a good thing, but too much of a thriving industry is not good either, as it becomes difficult to manage.

Wu Jiong: "Then we'll have to wait until they're weaned?"

Jian Mo couldn't wait even a day longer. "We can exchange that big male Pack-Pack Beast first; that way, we can have one less."

Wu Jiong: "Ask Qing Kuo and the others?"

Jian Mo shook her head. "I've already asked, and they all refused. They said that the Pack-Pack Beast are timid, reproduce easily but are difficult to raise, their meat is hard to eat, and raising them is a lot of trouble."

Speaking of this, Jian Mo said with a sigh, "They said they were afraid that, like our family, our Pack-Pack Beast would reproduce too quickly and end up filling the stables."

Wu Jiong had no choice but to say, "I'll go ask other tribes; the Ice River Tribe should be interested."

Jian Mo: "Okay, we'll try to replace all the male beasts, and we can also replace some of the female beasts if they want, so we can try to reduce the number of Pack-Pack Beast to less than ten."

Their Pack-Pack Beast are all kept in captivity, and they have to spend time cutting grass and feeding them every day. It's really getting a bit overwhelming to raise so many.

Fortunately, they had more animals at home, and Ying'ao and Jiujiu would help bring back some grass to lighten their burden.

Jian Mo guessed that Jiujiu probably learned that from Ying'ao; Jiujiu wasn't usually that clever.

In any case, with Ying'ao and Jiujiu's help, things will be a bit easier for them.

That day, someone from the Mengshui Tribe came to find Jian Mo and his group, saying that they had a stomachache and were rolling around in pain.

The two rushed to the Mengshui Tribe, where Jian Mo discovered that his intestines were blocked. He spent the whole day there and didn't return until evening.

When Jian Mo returned, she saw Ying'ao fast asleep outside the nest, probably exhausted from being out all day.

Jiujiu wasn't there, but the food Ying'ao had brought for it was still full in its food bowl.

Jian Mo guessed it had probably gone out to play with the cubs and didn't think much of it.

It was already dark when Jiujiu still hadn't returned.

Jian Mo immediately sensed something was wrong. No matter how much fun they played, eating was always the top priority for Jiujiu. It would definitely come back and eat first before going out to play.

It hasn't come back to eat or go home, something must have happened.

Jian Mo pushed Ying'ao up. "Ying'ao, do you know where Jiujiu went?"

Ying'ao: "Chirp?"

Ying'ao seemed clueless, his expression quite bewildered.

Jian Mo had no choice but to give up trying to communicate with it and turned to call Wu Jiong.

The two went outside to search, and even asked the patrolling orcs.

The patrolling orc said he was here in the afternoon, but now they don't know where he is.

Jian Mo: "Strange, where could it have gone? Could it be that Jiujiu found something delicious outside and got greedy and didn't come back?"

Wu Jiong: "That's also possible."

As the two were talking, someone from the tribe ran over, shouting, "Chieftain, Jian Mo, have you seen the little ones?"