Going to Invite Them in Person

Every time Jiujiu finishes eating, she rubs against the person feeding her and makes a couple of Jiujiu chirping sounds.

The person feeding the animals had a big smile on their face, looking somewhat like a silly old man.

Jian Mo watched for a while, then, feeling she couldn't bear to look anymore, pulled Wu Jiong aside to pick fruit.

After picking all the ruby berries in this area, Jiujiu chirped again, opened its two big eyes, took a few steps to fly into the sky, and then circled in the sky, signaling everyone to follow it.

No one complained.

So everyone started anew, following Jiujiu.

Jian Mo was very curious about what was ahead, so he and Wu Jiong followed the group forward.

They ran forward for about half an hour, and Jiujiu led them to an open space.

Because of autumn, the shrubs and vines in this open space have withered, and there are withered yellow and white vines and leaves everywhere.

Jiujiu stopped, squeezed left and right with its bottom, making a path between the vines and bushes, and then rummaged around a few times.

Everyone looked at Jiujiu and soon saw that tender, green bamboo shoots were sprouting from beneath the withered vines and branches.

Jiujiu, head held high and chest puffed out. "Chirp!"

Jian Mo looked closely and exclaimed, "Oh, a sprout of Jade Marrow Grass!"

The shoots of this jasmine grass are somewhat like asparagus, very tender, and have a sweet and refreshing taste. It's delicious whether eaten raw, cooked, or even used in hot pot, but it's hard to find.

People can occasionally see a few sprigs of jasmine in the wild, and when they pick them, they are mostly used as a side dish to stir-fry with cured meat or the like, and are rarely eaten as a main dish.

Unexpectedly, Jiujiu found a whole patch of Jade Marrow Grass.

With delicious food in front of them, everyone walked unceremoniously among the withered branches and fallen leaves, carefully prying out the grass shoots with sticks.

The above-ground portion of the grass shoots is relatively small, with two-thirds of the stems underground. It would be a waste to only harvest the above-ground portion.

No wonder Jiujiu didn't pick them herself, but brought them here instead.

What a clever little bird!

After they finished picking this batch of grass sprouts, Jiujiu checked the surrounding area and found no grass sprouts left behind. Satisfied, Chirp flew back with them.

Jian Mo's students originally wanted to give all the ruby fruits and grass sprouts they had picked to Jiujiu, but Jian Mo firmly refused. "These ruby fruits and grass sprouts are quite delicious. You can take them back and eat them. Don't give everything to Jiujiu; it already has enough food."

Jiujiu was standing nearby with its big eyes wide open. Jian Mo patted its bottom, and it had no choice but to meow, meaning that everyone should be polite.

Everyone smiled and waved, "Thank you, teacher; thank you, Chief Wu Jiong; and thank you, Jiujiu."

Jian Mo: "You guys go back, we're going back too."

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong took Jiujiu back and also gave it some of the food they had picked.

When they reached the front of Jiujiu's nest, Jian Mo looked at the food bowl again.

Jiujiu's food bowl was full of delicious food, while the food Ying'ao brought back was rather ordinary in comparison.

It's unbelievable that Cai Jiujiu's food quality surpasses that of the powerful Ying'ao.

Jian Mo watched for a while, then remarked to Wu Jiong, "This is truly amazing—some birds know how to use tools, while others know how to use tool-people."

Chapter 199 Going to Invite Him Personally

Jian Mo's teaching has been going smoothly.

His students are mostly adults who are self-disciplined and self-reliant, so he only needs to focus on teaching and doesn't have to worry about anything else.

He felt okay as long as he wasn't mentally exhausted.

On a sunny autumn afternoon, Jian Mo gave her students their first human anatomy practice class.

He wanted to teach his students to listen to the sounds inside the human body.

So, many of the Riverside Tribe's orcs transformed back into their animal forms and lay on the grass, while orcs from other tribes who were bringing their cubs to school also lay on the grass at Jian Mo's request.

From a distance, the grassland was covered with a bunch of giant beasts, including furry giants as well as unicorns and Giant Armor Beast, which were not so cute but very majestic.

Jian Mo led the students through the sounds one by one, explaining to them the meaning of the sounds inside the giant beasts and reminding them of the general characteristics of the sounds inside a healthy giant beast.

The sounds from inside the giant beast were quite loud, making them easier for them to distinguish.

As the learning progresses, Jian Mo will gradually have the students listen to the sounds inside the bodies of sub-beastmen or beastmen in human form, the sounds inside the bodies of cubs, the sounds inside the bodies of sub-beastmen pregnant with cubs, and so on.

After hearing it many times, everyone should gradually be able to distinguish it.

The giant beasts, initially uneasy as they lay on the ground, gradually calmed down as they saw how gentle Jian Mo and the others were, and with the sunlight just right.

Some of the giant beasts even fell asleep directly in the sunlight, like Ban Ming.

The huge gray cat slept with its paws outstretched, but thankfully it remembered the orcs' etiquette, its large, furry tail pressed tightly against its lower abdomen, forming a small blanket.

Jian Mo was more familiar with Ban Ming, so she lingered a little longer while examining him.

The gray cat didn't mind people climbing all over him; at most, he'd twitch his ears if someone stepped on his belly.

The students who examined him were very gentle, and quickly apologized to him after noticing that he was uncomfortable.

Everyone took turns examining the gray cat. When it was A Meng's turn, the gray cat moved its tail, which was pressed tightly against its belly, and hooked A Meng's wrist with the tip of its tail.

A Meng's ears turned slightly red, and he lightly flicked his tail.

Jian Mo couldn't help but smile, patting the gray cat on the shoulder to signal him to get back to work and stop flirting.

The gray cat's tail snapped straight back up, and this time everyone chuckled.

Jian Mo led the students to inspect the giant beasts, and then let the students continue to inspect and understand them.

Hearing this, the students remained where they were, examining the giant beasts and recording their characteristics.

The adults who had returned from hunting or gathering gathered around to watch, and the little ones came over too.