"You're welcome," Wente said impatiently, plucking the little horn that was perched on the basket and setting it on the ground. He shouldered the bamboo basket and prepared to leave immediately.
The little horn on the ground quickly called out, "Female sibling, let me give you some grass seeds to eat as thanks for bringing me back!"
"We don't eat grass!" the beastman frowned.
"Oh, I'm sorry," the little horn drooped his head in disappointment, feeling useless, unable to even offer a suitable gift of thanks.
"Uh, it's okay, I eat grass. Little Horn, can you tell me which grasses are edible?" Shu Yue shook her head at the beastman, signaling him to wait before leaving. There were readily available herbivores here; if she didn't ask now, would she have to taste all the grasses herself later?
What an unintelligent beastman!
"..." Wente listened to his female. If she said to leave, they would leave; if she said to wait, they would wait!
As soon as the little horn heard the female sibling say she wanted to eat grass, he quickly asked his father to fetch the most delicious grass seeds.
Just as the Horned Sheep chieftain was about to go, Shu Yue quickly called out, "Chieftain Horned Sheep, could you bring several kinds of food that you usually eat as staple food? I'd like to see them."
The Horned Sheep chieftain found it a bit strange but still went to fetch them, "Okay, please wait a moment."
The Horned Sheep chieftain ran back behind the mountain cave. Before long, more Horned Sheep beastmen emerged from behind the cave, each holding something and cautiously walking towards them.
Shu Yue briefly glanced at the grass in their hands, her eyes fixed on the many green long pods held by a beastman in the back.
"Um, can I see that?"
"Of, of course!" The singled-out Horned Sheep beastman was a little scared, afraid this dark-skinned female would suddenly bite him!
Shu Yue stepped forward a few paces and took one out. The tip had familiar fuzziness!
Then, she eagerly tore open the green outer layer, revealing the white inner skin, and then peeled off the white inner skin to reveal familiar corn kernels inside!
Oh my god! What a huge surprise, she had actually found corn!
She immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Wente, look, it's corn!"
The Horned Sheep beastman looked bewildered. What was corn?
Wente was used to it. Whenever the female showed such an expression, he knew it was something delicious. He calmly asked, "What is corn?"
Shu Yue explained, "Corn is delicious. You can roast it, boil it, make soup, or grind it into cornmeal. It's delicious no matter how you cook it!"
She just didn't know what variety of corn this was, whether it was glutinous corn or sweet corn. But it didn't matter, as long as it was corn!
The Horned Sheep beastman listened, feeling dazed. The Horned Sheep chieftain asked in surprise, "This female, you call these grass seeds corn? Can it be eaten in so many ways?"
Shu Yue nodded, "Yes, this is called corn, and there are many ways to eat it. How do you usually eat it?"
The Horned Sheep chieftain said as a matter of course, "We just gnaw on it. These grass seeds are growing in abundance now, tender and sweet with every bite. Eating ten or so can fill us up."
She caught a keyword. "You said there are a lot of corn now? Where is it growing, can you take me to see?"
The Horned Sheep chieftain readily agreed, "No problem, I know where it is. There's more than we can eat, but can you please tell me other ways to eat grass seeds?"
"Of course!"
"Okay, I'll take you there now." Saying that, the Horned Sheep chieftain transformed into an old antelope and hopped away.
Wente quickly picked up his female and flew into the air, following leisurely behind.
The other Horned Sheep: "..." Chieftain, did you forget about us!
Chieftain, you're a herbivore, how can you lead the carnivores alone? What if they find a place and eat you, and then they won't even have a place to find your remains!
The Horned Sheep beastmen watched the old chieftain run away with worry and fear. The little horn lying on the ground couldn't help but darken his face, "Say, can you carry me to the shaman to get treated? I'm in so much pain!"
"Uh? Oh! Little Horn, what's wrong with you?!" His tribesmen rushed to lift the little horn on the ground.
The little horn's tears streamed down his face from the pain, "Be gentler! My backside hurts so much, the bones are broken inside, you have to be slow!"
Upon hearing that his bones were broken, the tribesmen became hesitant to lift him, fearing that if they lifted him incorrectly, Little Horn's backside would be deformed, which would be quite unsightly!
"Wuwu, Little Horn, how did you fall so badly? It must hurt a lot!" A beastman who was close to him had tears welling up in his eyes.
Seeing this, the little horn helplessly bit the grass on the ground, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness!
Why were his tribesmen so stupid? Look how smart the people of the neighboring Black Horned Sheep tribe were! (He was yellow-haired.)
To prevent his own life from being ruined by his own people, he let go of his mouth and said weakly, "Let the shaman come and take a look at me."
"Yes! We can ask the shaman to come!" The Horned Sheep beastmen, who had finally reacted, quickly went to find the shaman.
Before long, the shaman was carried over by a vigorous antelope. The shaman was an elderly female.
Her gray hair hung messily down her back, and her wrinkles were so numerous that her eyes were hidden. If Shu Yue were here, she would surely marvel at the Creator's whimsy.
"What's wrong with Little Horn?" the shaman asked, fumbling as she looked at him.
Little Horn's eyes welled up with tears. "Grandma Shaman, look, are the bones in my backside broken? Please take a look."
The shaman reached out and touched the painful area of his bones, kneading here and there, finally concluding, "It's nothing, you'll be fine after lying down for two days."
Little Horn: "..." He didn't know whether to believe it or not, but Grandma Shaman had never killed any tribesmen, so it should be correct.
In reality, he had forgotten that any Horned Sheep beastman who could run back to the tribe was not seriously injured. Those who were seriously injured never made it back...
At least he felt reassured. Little Horn was carried back to the cave by two tribesmen, and then a lively female ran in crying, "Wuwu, Little Horn brother, why are you injured!"
Little Horn felt a headache just hearing the voice. He perfunctorily replied, "Little Grass sister, I'm fine. I'm hungry. Could you go get me some grass seeds?"
As soon as Little Grass heard that Little Horn brother was hungry, her feet, which had just stepped into the cave, immediately turned around, and she ran out.
Little Horn breathed a sigh of relief. He was a yellow-horned sheep beastman with great ambitions and ideals. He was determined to find a carnivorous female to bond with, so that their offspring would be stronger and smarter!
Just like the Black Horned Sheep, they had organized many tribesmen and eaten a carnivorous beastman who had invaded them. This was simply a legendary story for the Horned Sheep tribe, spread throughout the Horned Sheep community!
However, the competition was a bit fierce. Although the female sibling today was very kind, she was so ugly yet had a powerful beastman as a mate. For someone like him, how could he have a chance!
"Alas!" Little Horn sighed.
Unlike carnivorous beastmen, herbivorous beastmen, whether female or male, could transform into their beast forms. Gradually, there became more females and fewer males, making the males more sought after.