The Strong Female Lead Versus The Most Miserable Male Lead

Chapter 185: Chapter 186: The Wild Boar Herd

The dawn gleamed, while wisps of smoke curled up softly.

The stream babbled, and birds chirped and tweeted.

The next morning, at the small wooden house, there was an abundance of joyful laughter, and even more human warmth and pleasure.

By the time Nian Shutong finished cultivation and walked out of the forest, she felt as if she had been transported to a different world.

Everything before her eyes had changed.

In the wasteland, groups of three and five were busy working; glancing beyond the brook, around the small wooden house, there were people coming and going, washing vegetables, laundering clothes, cooking meals, and making soybean paste and tofu.

Some were even building fences around new houses, everyone’s face brimming with relaxed and carefree smiles.

In truth, their desires were really not many.

A house, three meals, the four seasons.

A family, living peacefully and working happily, to grow old in safety—this was happiness.

This scene brought an unexpectedly tranquil feeling to Nian Shutong’s heart, under which she genuinely felt a sense of responsibility as a Planet Master.

However, this moment of tranquility was soon interrupted by Ha Ha.

“Good person!” Ha Ha, carrying a shovel, ran over.

Nian Shutong looked at Ha Ha, the calmness in her eyes grounding Ha Ha a little bit.

“What’s the matter, Ha Ha?”

“Big Bald Bird is looking for you.”

Big Bald Bird? Once Nian Shutong realized who it was, she couldn’t help but feel a mix of laughter and tears; the Big Bird had already restored its magnificent plumage and valiant presence.

“I got it, I’ll go find her,” Nian Shutong turned to leave but then looked at Ha Ha next to her and asked, “Why are you following me?”

Ha Ha, with simple honesty, posed a question, “Can you understand her?”

She couldn’t.

Nian Shutong had forgotten again; she was simply not accustomed to the Cultivation World where beasts could speak the human language.

“Come on, let’s go together.”

A human and a wolf headed toward the tree where the Big Bird nested.

Fu Yunhe who was across the creek had seen Nian Shutong coming back, but she left with Ha Ha again.

He didn’t know what they were up to, so he could only continue arranging the matters on the side of the small wooden house.

Last night, through the Star Network, he conducted an investigation of all three hundred sixty-nine people and was quite satisfied with the results.

Early this morning, he divided everyone’s tasks based on their physical ability and skill levels.

Those with good physical strength followed Ha Ha to clear the wilderness.

Some with nimbler hands were selected to go cook with Zhang Hui.

Even Wang Xiaoxiao took a group of girls around her age to sort beans, and watch over the bean and wheat sprouts.

Wang Xiaolu led a few to start making tofu.

Wang Xiaochuan took some people to sun-dry salt.

Wang Fu led others to make soybean paste.

In the future, each task should expand in scale, but for now, learning was the priority, so it was easier to assign responsibilities to those who performed well.

It couldn’t be denied that Fu Yunhe single-handedly saved Nian Shutong a lot of effort; he was well-organized, while all Nian Shutong needed to do was to maintain her status as the most powerful warrior.

Of course, everything was inseparable from the seeds she provided, the recipes, and the production methods.

Nian Shutong was essential; she was the core.

Under Fu Yunhe’s management, the small wooden house began to operate smoothly.

Meanwhile, Nian Shutong and Ha Ha had also arrived at Big Bird’s place.

Big Bird flew down from the tree, bringing a gust of Gang Wind that distorted Ha Ha’s face.

“Hmm? Good person, why didn’t you get blown by the wind?”

“I blocked it!”

“You’re so smart.”

Nian Shutong, looking at Ha Ha who praised her, still didn’t feel any joy from being complimented, and she turned toward Big Bird.

“Do you need me for something?”

“Tweet tweet tweet… tweet tweet…”

“Big Bald Bird says she wants to invite you to hunt some meat with her,” Ha Ha had just finished translating, his eyes glowing with anticipation as he looked at Nian Shutong.

“Okay, I’ll take you.”

With those words from Nian Shutong, Ha Ha joyfully spun around in place, and Big Bird understood too—that they could go.

In the end, after Ha Ha’s translation, Nian Shutong learned that Big Bird knew where a group of wild boars was. She could hunt them by herself, but had nothing to store the meat in, which would spoil.

What she wanted was to team up with Nian Shutong and hunt together. That way, whenever she wanted to eat, she could just ask Nian Shutong for it.

Otherwise, by the time you’d want to hunt again, the wild boars wouldn’t just be waiting for you in the same spot.

Nian Shutong was also quite pleased, as she was indeed short on meat!

The daily consumption of rice alone for over three hundred people was about four hundred pounds, and that was an underestimate, especially since Ha Ha could wolf down about two pounds of rice in one meal.

People from the Star Network were all capable of Cultivation, and therefore had a bigger appetite. If she didn’t provide some meat to supplement the diet, she wouldn’t be able to afford just the rice.

Nian Shutong didn’t waste any time, as Big Bird carried her and Ha Ha flying towards the pack of wild boars.

Meanwhile, Ha Ha, sitting on Big Bird’s back, was staring eye-to-eye with Nian Shutong.

Nian Shutong’s gaze was stern: Ha Ha, don’t pluck the feathers!

Ha Ha pouted, feeling wronged: Ha Ha just wants to try.

Nian Shutong: No!

Ha Ha: Fine…

Ha Ha’s finger was drawing circles on Big Bird’s back, lingering affectionately over the lush green feathers.

Nian Shutong sharply slapped Ha Ha’s finger away. How had she not noticed before—that Ha Ha was so… mischievous?

For the first time, she empathized with Fu Yunhe’s feelings. Silly Wolf, you can’t even fly, yet you dare pluck feathers? Aren’t you afraid Big Bird might throw you off?

All the way through, Nian Shutong was like a worried parent, keeping an eye on the mischievous child always ready to cause trouble—Ha Ha.

One human, one wolf, one bird.

They soon reached the vicinity of the wild boars, and after landing, Nian Shutong scanned with her Divine Sense, her mouth splitting wide open in excitement.

Ha ha ha! Twenty-seven wild boars, big and small.

Nian Shutong gestured with one hand, bending her four fingers inward a few times; both Big Bird and Ha Ha leaned in with their heads.

Three heads, not quite like any others, formed a circle.

“Do you understand?”

After Nian Shutong asked, she saw both Ha Ha and Big Bird nodding.

Very good.

“Go.”

One human, one wolf, one bird instantly scattered, each heading in different directions.

Five breaths later, three attacks suddenly struck.

Thirteen rays of Sword Light in azure sliced through the air, each one striking down a wild boar.

An ice sword with a chilling aura shot toward three directions, all of them piercing the heads of the boars, and another three fell.

The white wolf pounced, one claw per beast, its white silhouette waving, and four more wild boars went down.

The remaining boars were stunned. What was going on?

One clever boar, seeing its counterparts dropping around it, began to run frantically.

This was a signal, and the rest of the wild boars also started smashing around crazily.

Regardless of direction, their only goal was to escape.

The remaining seven wild boars managed to flee surprisingly smoothly.

Of course, Nian Shutong had done this intentionally. They couldn’t exterminate the herd; it was important to leave some reserve food.

Of course, if those critters dared to damage her crops, then they were destined for death.

Nian Shutong stepped out and began to gather the wild boars into the Space Button. As she was about to collect the last one, she asked Big Bird, “Do you want to keep one fresh?”

“Chirp chirp—” Big Bird nodded.

Nian Shutong, understanding, didn’t gather that one but left it for Big Bird to feast on.

Big Bird was a Fierce Beast and didn’t fear toxins.

Nian Shutong mounted Ha Ha’s back with deftness. Ha Ha, leaving a wistful glance at Big Bird, carried Nian Shutong back to the small wooden house.

“Ha Ha, when we get back, I’ll make you some braised pork ribs. They’re very tasty.”

“Awoooo—”