Yu Yao glanced at Yin Xiao and explained, "This is ginseng, the king of herbs. It is very beneficial to vitality and can save lives in critical moments."
Yin Xiao and Nan Ze looked at each other, both seeing astonishment in each other's eyes.
Knowing that it was a good thing, Nan Ze eagerly stepped forward and said, "High priest, let me do the digging."
Yu Yao moved aside and pointed to the ginseng, drawing a circle around it to indicate the area to dig.
"Dig deeper, don't break the roots."
She advised him.
Nan Ze nodded and took out a bone knife from his body to dig along the circle Yu Yao had drawn.
Yin Xiao also went over to help, and the two worked together to dig.
Shortly.
The ginseng was quickly dug out, covered in thick soil.
Yu Yao scraped off the thick soil with a stone slice.
A leg-like ginseng appeared.
She carefully examined it and found that the age was 900 years, a glimmer of regret in her eyes.
If only a bit more time had passed, it would have been a 1,000-year-old ginseng.
She carefully placed the ginseng into the bamboo basket and continued on her journey.
It must be said that the beast world is filled with treasures. Afterward, many herbs were discovered, including precious ones.
Even ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms had been dug up several times.
Yu Yao also picked out the precious ones, leaving the ordinary ones untouched.
Now, she mainly wanted to find iron and cotton.
As she walked, she used the system to scan.
There was no particular direction, just wandering around.
Suddenly, she spotted a clump of wheat.
If it weren't for the system scan, she wouldn't have recognized it at all; it looked just like ordinary grass.
Although the ears of wheat had already formed tails, they were too short, indicating that they were native species without being domesticated.
However, Yu Yao didn't mind at all and was actually very happy. Short just short, she would gradually select and domesticate it later.
With wheat, there is flour, which can be used to make noodles, buns, dumplings, steamed buns, and all sorts of breads.
This is an equally important staple food as rice.
"Nan Ze, Yin Xiao, collect the seeds!"
Yu Yao excitedly called to Nan Ze and Yin Xiao behind her.
Nan Ze and Yin Xiao were both stunned. They couldn't understand what they were looking at - all they saw was a sea of weeds.
What would you do with the seeds of weeds?
"High priest, what is the use of these wild grass seeds?"
Nan Ze looked at Yu Yao with a strange expression.
"What's the point of asking so many questions? Just collect them directly!"
Yu Yao gave Nan Ze a cold look and said.
She was already tired of asking questions everywhere along the way.
Nan Ze felt awkward and scratched his nose, realizing that the questions he asked along the way were indeed too many and had upset the high priest.
But he was truly curious and couldn't help but ask.
Nan Ze and Yin Xiao collected the wheat seeds together, and Yu Yao naturally also collected some.
But in no time, most of the wheat seeds in this area had been collected.
Just as the group was about to leave, a thunderous battle echoed in their ears.
She subconsciously turned her gaze towards the source of the noise.
She saw a black winged snake flying and fighting fiercely with more than twenty snow-white silver wolves, causing a commotion.
Her face changed instantly, "Yin Xiao, Nan Ze, go help right away."
Yin Xiao and Nan Ze naturally also noticed that they changed their expressions, and both transformed into their true forms.
Shortly after, a colossal silver-white python and a similarly colossal blood-red python emerged from nowhere and dashed towards the location at an incredible speed.
Yu Yao didn't know why Mo Jue was fighting with a group of snow wolves, but she had a hunch about it.
Perhaps it's related to the death of Yin Sen.
She didn't go to help because her strength was too low, and she would only add to the trouble.
She is only at the second level, and she might not even be enough for the snow wolves to take a bite out of.
Suddenly, a loud bang echoed, as if someone had been hit and she subconsciously looked towards the source.
She saw a snow wolf that was significantly larger than the others, lying heavily on the ground.
Its entire silver-white fur was already dyed in blood, and its flesh was exposed, showing the faint blood within.
Even its neck was bitten off, and it was bleeding profusely from its wounds. It gasped for breath, looking pitiful and miserable.
It let out a painful wail and twitched a few times before going still.
The beastmen of the snow wolf tribe saw the death of their chief, and their hearts shook greatly.
They fearfully looked towards the sky, where the black winged snake loomed menacingly, emanating a chilling aura and constantly circling around.
After realizing what was happening, they scattered and fled at incredible speed.
With the chief dead, there is no point in staying and only courting death.
Mo Jue quickly transformed into a human form, and he glanced sideways to see Yu Yao in the distance.
He hesitated for a moment and then walked towards her.
Yu Yao also walked towards him quickly.
Before reaching him, she shouted, "Mo Jue, why were you surrounded by a pack of snow wolves? Are you okay?"
She looked him up and down, relieved to see that he was fine.
"I'm fine. This place is not suitable to stay long. Let's go quickly!"
Mo Jue shook his head slightly, not wanting to explain too much either. He scooped her up in his arms and took off at an incredible speed.
Nan Ze and Yin Xiao both transformed into human form and were utterly startled to see Mo Jue running away with the high priestess.
The two looked at each other and followed closely behind at incredible speed.
"Oh, Mo Jue, stop! You dropped something!"
Yu Yao was being carried by Mo Jue as he ran, which caused the ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms in her bamboo basket, as well as the precious herbs she had dug up, to fall out.
After Mo Jue realized what had happened, he quickly stopped running.
His eyes scanned the back, and he saw a trail of herbs scattered on the grass.
He looked a bit embarrassed, fearing that Yu Yao might scold him, and quickly went to pick up the herbs and put them back into the basket.
Yu Yao didn't have the heart to scold him because she had scanned the area using the system and found cumin, reed grass, and peanuts nearby.
Although they were not growing together, the distance between them was not far.
She sprinted towards the few chili pepper trees almost immediately because they were the closest.
The outer skin of chili peppers can be used as a seasoning, and the inner seeds can be used to press oil.
After picking all the chilies from the few chili pepper trees, she had Mo Jue chop down the whole patch of reed grass.
She also explained the use of reed grass.
"Reed grass may seem like an useless weed, but it's actually very valuable. Its seeds can be used to press oil. The fiber can be used to make wine, sugar, and even the husk can be used to make hemp cloth. This is a very good thing."
Mo Jue's eyes lit up as soon as he heard this. Without Yu Yao's prompting, he eagerly went to work.
Just then, Yin Xiao and Nan Ze caught up with them and, seeing that Mo Jue was cutting reed grass, also went forward to help.
"That's right, just cut the ones that are close to the ground."
Yu Yao directed them to work, and since such physical labor was best suited for men, she let Mo Jue, Yin Xiao, and Nan Ze handle it.
Nan Ze might talk a lot, but he worked very hard when it came to labor.
Yin Xiao was more stable and didn't say much. He was one of those who kept quiet.
As for Mo Jue, he basically did whatever Yu Yao said.
He might even consider it if she told him to eat dung.
He's a pure and innocent lover.
Seeing the whole patch of reed grass cut down, Yu Yao was in a great mood.
Next, she directed them to dig up the peanuts.
After all the peanuts were dug up, they returned to the tribe together.
The peanuts they brought back would be used for planting some, and the rest would be stored for the winter.
As for pressing peanuts into oil, they would have to wait until next year. The peanuts they had now wouldn't be enough for oil.
One day, she was drying the peanuts when she heard the beasts of the snow badger tribe came to report that their chief had come to see her.
He is currently sitting at the chief's house.
After all, the chief of the snow fox tribe is a prominent figure, and it's not proper to not let him in.
Yu Yao frowned slightly, and she also had a rough idea of what the other party wanted.
It was no more than recognizing her value and wanting her to return to contribute to the snow fox tribe.
Luo Bai had come to see her before, but she hadn't met him.
This time, he came directly himself.
"Tell him to go back and tell him that since I was expelled from the snow fox tribe, I have had no relationship with it anymore."
Yu Yao addressed the bearer of the news to the beastman.
