Surviving in the Beast World with a System

Chapter 440 - 365: Make More Contributions

Bone broth simmered in the large stone pot, while the pot she’d earned from a quest was used to render lard.

She washed the pork fat, cut it into small pieces, and tossed them into the pot to stir-fry.

A rich fragrance instantly filled the kitchen. Outside, Qingcao and Aya, who were washing wild vegetables, lifted their arms to wipe away drool, their eyes practically glowing with hunger.

"I wonder what delicious food Yue is making. It smells amazing."

The rendered lard was ladled into a prepared earthenware jar and sealed, with just a little left in a bowl for stir-frying later.

She stir-fried chunks of pork with dried sweet potatoes, adding some wild, flavorful fruits she had traded for with the other tribe members. She then poured the mixture into the stone pot, tossing in a few chili peppers. The aroma was enough to make a child weep with longing.

"Qingcao, take the stone pot out to the small stove and let it simmer."

The kitchen had limited stove space. For dishes that needed to simmer for a long time, Wu Yue would do the initial prep inside before having her two helpers carry them out to a small, makeshift stove.

She mixed fresh wild vegetables with eggs gathered by the slave children to make a steamed egg custard, so smooth and fragrant it would slide right down your throat without any need to chew.

The main course was a flatbread filled with minced pork. One bite sent savory juices sizzling out—it was unbelievably fragrant.

Yuan Lang was tasked with grilling the other half of the pig, which he brushed with a barbecue sauce Wu Yue had spent a few points to get from her System.

She also stir-fried a platter of brilliant yellow eggs. Every tribe member returning from the brick kilns would stop outside the courtyard for a long while, sniffing the air repeatedly, as if they could inhale the fragrant food right into their mouths.

Watching the endless waves of tribe members outside her gate, Wu Yue thought, ’The ground in front of my door is going to be soaked in drool.’

The Witch was the first to arrive. He leveraged his status to shamelessly snag a bowl of meat from Wu Yue, claiming he was just "sampling the flavor." He then sat in the courtyard pavilion, devouring it with such gusto that Qingcao and Aya couldn’t stop drooling.

By the time the grilled meat was brought to the table, the stew, stir-fried pork, bone broth, steamed egg custard, and scrambled eggs were already neatly arranged.

The Witch, having just polished off a large bowl of stew, declared he could still eat half of everything on the table.

But as it turned out, age waits for no man. The Witch, whose eyes were bigger than his stomach, only managed to gnaw on two fragrant grilled ribs before he started feeling full.

He finished with another bowl of the steamed egg custard, slurped some bone broth, and snatched half a bowl of scrambled eggs to fill in the cracks. After that, his appetite was completely spent.

As for Teng Qian and Teng Kun, perhaps from spending so much time by the brick kiln, their faces were flushed a deep red, making them look as though they were starting to resemble the great Lord Guan.

Seeing the Clan Leader and the Witch eating so voraciously they looked like they might swallow the pots, the two men felt a little smug.

’Back when we served the General, we ate our fair share of imperial banquets. We wouldn’t have even glanced at simple fare like this in the past.’

But it just goes to show, it’s better to be humble. The two men had just nonchalantly torn a grilled rib from the rack and stuffed it into their mouths when, a second later, their eyes shot wide open.

’What is this divine delicacy?!’

All their earlier smugness vanished in an instant. They threw themselves into the meal, stuffing their faces with wild abandon.

Wu Yue, watching from the side, glanced down at her own bowl. ’I really had the foresight to serve myself first,’ she thought.

’Otherwise, with the blurs of motion flying back and forth across the table...’

’...I’d never be able to grab anything at this speed.’

Stuffed and satisfied, several of the Beastman Warriors leaned back, patting their bulging bellies. Then, with a *SHING*, they extended their sharp claws...

...and began to pick their teeth!

Wu Yue could only stare, dumbfounded. Even Teng Qian and Teng Kun were skillfully digging out bits of meat from between their teeth.

Qingcao and Aya happily packed up the leftovers to take home and share with their families.

While everyone was still gathered, Wu Yue brought up her idea of building a paid residential area and a trading post.

The idea immediately won the approval of the Witch and the Clan Leader.

"We already said we’d leave it to you to arrange, so we’ll do whatever you say. Besides, it’s an excellent method.

Once our houses are built, they can live in them if they want. If not, they can go set up tents in the free residential area."

The Witch said magnanimously, waving his hand.

But when he imagined the shocked and envious looks on the faces of the other three tribes and the Forest Tribe upon seeing the Snow Tiger Tribe’s grand, impressive new houses, the Witch couldn’t help but laugh out loud.