Surviving in the Beast World with a System

Strange occurrences?

Everyone looked at each other. Strange things happened all the time, and this year was no exception.

"Ma’am, what do you mean by ’strange occurrences’?"

A rather gloomy Pure Human male spoke up.

Wu Yue nodded. "Anything that’s happened this year for the first time."

The male thought for a moment. His gloomy eyes suddenly narrowed, and he looked up as if he had just remembered something. "Does it count that some strangely dressed Beastman Lords showed up?"

Wu Yue’s heart tightened. "Strangely dressed Beastmen? What kind of outfits?"

The male raised a thin, wiry arm, circling it above his head. "They wore strange things on their heads, wrapped all the way around. They also asked where the people from the abandoned tribal encampments had gone."

’Strange things on their heads...’

"Did they do anything else strange?"

The male shook his head. "No, not really. They just asked where the people in the forest had gone. We said we didn’t know, and they left."

After returning to the tribe, Wu Yue told the Snow Tiger Witch about it.

The Snow Tiger Witch’s first suspicion was that they were from the Kuma Tribe, but Wu Yue shook her head decisively.

The people from the Kuma Tribe didn’t wear anything strange on their heads, so they must have been from another, unfamiliar tribe.

The Snow Tiger Witch let out a bitter laugh. "Our strength is still too weak right now. Any single Super Tribe could wipe us off this continent."

Although she knew the Snow Tiger Witch was right, hearing his words still made Wu Yue’s heart ache.

"Witch, Yuan Lang and I were talking a few days ago. After the winter, we want to set out for other territories to find a way for our Beastman Warriors to break through."

Wu Yue’s voice was firm and steady.

The Snow Tiger Witch’s dark eyes narrowed. "You’re going to search for a Totem’s Blessing?"

Wu Yue nodded. "It’s been many years since any of our tribe’s Beastman Warriors broke through to Gold Rank, hasn’t it? Although we have the deep forest to hunt for Crystal Cores and raise our Ranks, we lack a Totem’s Blessing.

"So while we can raise our Ranks more safely in the early stages, there’s no way to reach the higher Ranks. We can’t keep hiding away in the Polar Forest. We need to venture out."

At that moment, the young female seemed to radiate a dazzling light, brilliant and captivating.

The Snow Tiger Witch, whose heart had long been placid, felt a stir.

Wu Yue felt a little nervous. She knew that right now, she was the only witch in the Snow Tiger Tribe; there wasn’t even a new Witch Disciple.

If the Snow Tiger Witch still wouldn’t allow her to take the risk, she thought, ’Maybe I can wait until the tribe has another Witch Disciple, and then I’ll go.’

"Haha, good! Go if you want to. These old bones of mine won’t be giving out anytime soon. As long as you’re not gone for decades, I’ll hold the Snow Tiger Tribe together and wait for you to come back."

The Snow Tiger Witch suddenly burst out laughing, his wrinkled old face beaming with relief and joy.

"When I was young, I also wanted to find a new totem to bring back to the tribe, because our tribe’s totem can’t sustain many more blessings.

"But in the end, I was never able to fulfill that wish."

He looked up at the young female before him, her eyes filled with the light of a new dawn. "Take a few more tribe members with you. If we don’t grow stronger, we have no future."

Wu Yue nodded, her heart surging with emotion.

"Witch, I think we’ve found the reason why they’ve been in a deep sleep."

A sudden commotion erupted from the courtyard, followed by the voice of a Beastman Warrior.

Wu Yue and the Snow Tiger Witch exchanged a look and rose to their feet in unison, heading outside.

The Beastman who had gone out searching a few days prior had returned. He was holding a large, crumpled leaf, and resting upon it was a transparent mushroom.

Wu Yue stared at the mushroom, which was so clear it was almost colorless, her eyes filled with amazement.

’This little thing is beautiful, like it’s made of crystal.’

Seeing her reach out to touch it, the Beastman blocked her with his large hand. "Lord Wuyue, don’t touch it! This thing is very strange. It can make people fall unconscious for no reason."

After speaking, he placed the large leaf holding the transparent mushroom on the stone table. He then set down the basket he carried on his back and pulled out a white rat nearly the length of his forearm.

"Watch this."

He pinched the rat’s tail and slowly moved it closer to the transparent mushroom on the stone table.

The next moment, when the rat was still a full hand’s-breadth away from the transparent mushroom, its struggling body suddenly went limp, ceasing all movement.

Only its belly was still faintly rising and falling.