Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 170 - 124: Difficult Labor (2)
Over on that side, about a dozen large wooden cabins had already been built near the water.
They had just been tidied up, providing temporary shelter for the group of refugee Water Beastmen.
An Jin paid no mind to the unpleasant incident from before. She stared intently at the colorful assortment of giant octopuses, scallops, crabs, and lobsters... all hopping about before her eyes.
The female shamelessly gulped, her eyes shining with a frightening intensity. The moment she saw these delicious... no, these rare Water Beastmen, she couldn’t even bring herself to feel angry anymore.
Ling Hong followed An Jin’s gaze and quickly realized what she was thinking. "..."
He ruffled her hair with a large hand, feeling utterly helpless. After a moment’s thought, he suggested, "How about we have a seafood barbecue tonight?"
"Mhm!"
An Jin nodded emphatically. She rubbed her hands together and sidled up to him. ’As expected, Ling Hong understands me best.’
The two returned home as dusk was falling. Ling Hong took out some pre-cleaned and frozen seafood from their small ice cellar, deftly went to work with a knife to break it down into pieces, and finally skewered them onto small wooden sticks.
By the time Ling Hong came over with the ingredients and the grill, An Jin had already lit the charcoal and cracked open a window for ventilation.
She hadn’t found any coal in the Beast World yet, but this area had a special type of dry firewood with a high oil content, which was a perfect match for barbecuing.
"You’ve been asleep for days. You must be hungry. Get up and eat something to get your strength back."
An Jin pulled a soundly sleeping Gu Yin over to eat with them. The man was still weak from just waking up, his blood-red irises dilated into beautiful, cat-like circles.
He slumped against the female as if boneless, wrapping his arms around her waist. He lowered himself and nuzzled his head against her shoulder. "HISS~"
His forked tongue flicked against the female’s face. Recognizing her familiar, warm scent, Gu Yin’s snake-like vigilance finally relaxed completely.
"What’s there to eat?" he asked, coiling around her and slowly slithering toward the living room.
Ling Hong had already grilled several large plates of food but hadn’t touched a single bite. He waited for An Jin to arrive before cleaning up the wood scraps at his feet, and the three of them began their dinner together.
Ling Hong had gone hunting at noon and eaten half a beast, so he wasn’t particularly hungry and only ate a few bites.
Gu Yin wasn’t too interested in the barbecue either. The seasoning was too strong; he preferred food with a heavy taste of blood and meat.
After two bites, he lost interest and went to the storeroom to swallow a wild boar, then coiled up beside An Jin to digest for a good while.
The delicious barbecue was prepared mainly for the female, so most of it ended up in An Jin’s stomach.
Her little mouth was ringed with oil from eating. She washed down the greasy feeling by drinking a large cup of fruit and flower tea.
Full and satisfied, Gu Yin picked up An Jin and headed for his own room as if no one else was there.
The Silver Wolf, lying on the floor, angrily scraped his claws against the floorboards a few times, leaving behind several scratch marks before sulkily returning to his own room.
Night had deepened. The Land Beastmen were already asleep, but the Water Beastmen were long accustomed to the sunless darkness of the deep sea.
The darkness of night actually made them feel more comfortable and excited.
The Herbivore Tribe Beastmen lived very close to these deep-sea beastmen. That evening, as Hua Ye was about to return to her house from the sandpit, she was caught off guard by the sight of massive, churning waves by the riverbank, and a pair of cold, blue-gray eyes.
She jumped in fright, nearly screaming out loud.
"It’s you?"
Shalv had also shifted into his human form. He swam to the bank, crossed his arms, and looked up at Hua Ye.
He hadn’t expected to run into this female again.
"Am I that scary? Why are you looking at me like you’ve seen a Wandering Beast?" Shalv narrowed his eyes, extremely displeased.
Hua Ye had no intention of engaging with him. Holding her breath with frustration, she looked down at her toes, the rims of her slightly down-turned, round eyes still red.
Then, without another word, Hua Ye turned and ran, as if he were some terrifying Fierce Beast, leaving Shalv with nothing but her rapidly shrinking back.
"Hey!" Shalv’s long, powerful tail slapped against the muddy riverbed. He was a little puzzled.
Although what he’d said last time was a bit hurtful, he was only speaking the truth. That was just how things were.
He hadn’t said anything wrong.
’These females are so fragile. You can’t hit them, you can’t criticize them, and they’re always abandoning males for no reason.’
’...Just like his Beast Mother.’
’No wonder he hated females so much.’
Even though he was trying to justify his actions in his mind, Shalv’s heart still skipped a beat when he saw the female run off without a backward glance.
With his strength and looks, females had always flocked to him. This was the first time he’d ever been rejected so scornfully.
’Could it be... that what I said back then was really too harsh?’
