I'm caught in the cycle of endless competition, you're waiting for me in the apocalypse.

Because of An Xin, the succession ceremony of the young chieftain of the Tiger Clan was unexpectedly special and grand.

The tribal chiefs and leaders exchanged pleasantries with the chief of the Tonghu tribe and his family, expressing their wish to stay in the tribe for a few more days.

Hu Yao readily agreed to all of them, but little did he know that his generous acceptance would lead to the arrival of outstanding young people from various ethnic groups in the following days.

The tribal chiefs and leaders used the slogan of having the young orcs learn the medical skills of Xinwu, leaving Huyao extremely helpless.

Two days later, An Xin discovered that the Tiger Clan tribe had suddenly gained a group of handsome and dashing orcs.

Different races of orcs have their own characteristics, which allowed Anxin to appreciate various types of handsome men in a short period of time.

For example, the tiger-type beastmen are known for their robust and tall stature, handsome appearance, and impressive double-breasted physiques, each resembling a righteous and upright general.

The leopard orcs have smooth muscle lines, and their movements are a perfect display of explosive power and speed.

The young men of the hound-hunting tribe almost all have round, dark dog eyes. When they look at people, they are affectionate and soft-hearted, but when it comes to hunting, their eyes become firm and resolute, creating a striking contrast.

There are also herbivores such as horse-like beastmen, rabbit-like beastmen, and sheep-like beastmen. They are almost all gentle, cute, and play the younger-older-younger type perfectly.

An Xin gradually lost herself amidst the repeated calls of "witch doctor sister" and "pretty sister".

"How can you be so spineless? A few words about being a sister are enough to make you dizzy and confused."

"Pshaw! What if a lot of cute and soft girls called..."

An Xin wanted to retort immediately upon hearing the familiar mockery, but then realized that the voice was indeed familiar—who else could it be but Ao Jue?

An Xin probed the space with her divine sense and confirmed once again that Ao Jue had woken up.

She pulled Ao Jue out of the space and gave him a big hug without hesitation.

"Why did you only wake up now... Do you know how worried I was that you and Di Ting didn't wake up?"

An Xin hugged Ao Jue and was so excited that she almost cried tears of joy.

"Oh, it's only been a few days, is it really that big of a deal?" Ao Jue, still pretending to be a coward, leaned down and half-hugged An Xin, patting her back to comfort her.

"It's good that you're awake. Are you still feeling unwell or weak?"

An Xin released her hands, took a step back, and asked with concern.

"It's all over now. By the way, what happened to the space? Also, where is this place? Hey? Xinxin, why do you look different?" Ao Jue immediately asked three questions in a row after regaining her senses.

"Ah Xin, who is this?" She Ming strode over, glancing warily at the suddenly appearing orc.

Actually, he had come over when An Xin was holding Ao Jue. Seeing how intimate the two of them were, he felt annoyed. Although he didn't know why, he didn't let his emotions affect him. He just asked politely.

"She Ming, you've arrived! This is my good friend, Ao Jue! Ao Jue, this is my new friend, She Ming! As for your question, it's a long story, I'll explain it to you when I have time!"

An Xin's face was still beaming with joy. In this new world, she finally had a true companion! She would be even happier if Di Ting could wake up.

"Ajue, come quickly! I want to introduce you to the orcs here. You'll like it here; they're all as innocent and adorable as you!"

An Xin grabbed Ao Jue's wrist, ignoring his eye-rolling and pouting at his "pure and cute" comment, and quickly walked towards the square.

"Sister witch doctor, you've finally come! I made a beautiful wreath for you!" A little orc blushed and held the wreath high.

"Thank you so much, the wreath is so beautiful!" An Xin squatted down and gestured for the little beastman to put it on her.

Many orcs gathered around, eager to present their finest creations to the witch doctor.

An Xin quickly waved her hand: "I appreciate your kindness and I see everyone's hard work. Please give your works to the people you love or who love you! Next, I'd like to introduce my good friends to you. Please take your seats!"

She led Ao Jue to the center of the square, cleared her throat, and said, "This is my good friend, Jue!"

Amidst everyone's curious gazes, Ao Jue slightly bowed and greeted them with a warm smile, "Hello everyone!"

"Witch Doctor, are your friends from the same race as you? You all have silver-white hair!"

"Sister witch doctor, are your friends also powerful witch doctors or priests?"

Because Ao Jue's unique temperament and his elaborate and beautiful clothing were something the beastmen had never seen before, various questions arose in the square.

"He's a very powerful priest~" Thinking about how Ao Jue is now skilled in formations and can even control clouds and rain, isn't he a typical priest?

An Xin tugged at Ao Jue, who was standing to the side looking somewhat bewildered, and gave him a look.

Ao Jue was very perceptive. He immediately curled his lips mysteriously, nodded slightly, and perfectly portrayed a dignified and otherworldly clergyman.

"Today I will teach you how to make fire and obtain embers yourself."

Upon hearing this, the orcs all gasped. The reason was simple: fire was crucial to them; it provided warmth, cooked meat, and could also ward off wild beasts.

But in reality, they have difficulty preserving fire. Either people have to take turns guarding it, or if the fire is unfortunately extinguished, they have to go to great lengths to seek it from other tribes.

It's unbelievable that the witch doctor can now enable each of them to create their own fire.

"First, I must say that to obtain fire, we must first understand fire... Second, we need to know how to prevent the fire from spreading... Finally, we also need to know what to do if we are burned by fire..." An Xin explained the science to the beastmen in detail, and then took out some dry branches, wood blocks, hemp rope, hay, and stones.

"As you can see, these are all common materials found in the forest. To start a fire, we first need to prepare some dry branches or wood blocks. We can use a bone knife to shave them into small wood chips, or we can break apart dry grass and hemp rope and tear them into thin threads."

Anxin carefully broke down each step so that all the orcs could see and understand it.

"The first method is to make a bow by binding hemp rope or similar material with a tough tree branch. Wrap a dry wooden stick around the bow and use it to quickly rotate and rub against a small piece of hardwood to generate sparks, which will then ignite the ignition material."

"The second method, or like this, involves rotating or sliding two pieces of dry wood together to generate heat that can produce sparks that ignite sawdust, lint, etc."

"The third type is flint, a hard and dense siliceous rock, usually gray or black in color, with a shell-like fracture. Flint can produce sparks when struck, and these sparks can ignite a flame when they come into contact with flammable materials."

These three methods of starting a fire are adapted to local conditions and are among the most primitive methods.

After An Xin's demonstration, she let the orcs form teams and practice on their own in the square.

When they were able to light the fire themselves, joy filled the square once again.

"Sister witch doctor..."

"Master Witch Doctor..."

Orcs kept coming to her to report good news and express their gratitude.

An Xin never hesitates to praise, always beaming with joy as she compliments every hardworking orc.

"Okay, now that we've learned how to start a fire, we need to learn how to prepare food! Can you all tell me what you usually eat?"

"We eat grass, leaves, wild fruits..." A cute little rabbit-orc counted the food he had eaten on his fingers.

"We eat wild animals..."

The orcs each expressed their own opinions.

An Xin was very pleased with everyone's focus and enthusiasm, and nodded frequently.

She then took out a pile of food commonly used by the beastmen, several stone pots of different sizes made by Wu Ran according to her request, and water pouches.

First, Wu Ran placed the stone pot on the stove, which had been built with stones and was already lit. Then, he poured in an appropriate amount of water and waited for it to boil.

While they waited, An Xin explained to them what impurities and parasites might be present in the food, and what would happen if they ate it.

Therefore, whenever possible, eat boiled water or fully cooked food!

"Witch Doctor, the pot is already making a 'bubbling' sound, is that enough?"

"That's a good question. It's best to let the water boil a little longer. Once it boils, we can take the whole stone pot off the stove and scoop out the water directly. Let it cool before using it—for drinking, preparing food, making soup, bathing..."

Wash the wild fruits and vegetables with cooled water and distribute them to the beastmen who like to eat them.

Next comes processing the meat and frying the oil. Remove the skin from the meat, put it in a special stone pot for processing meat, pour in warm water, let the meat sit for a while, gently massage and wash it with your hands, pour out the water and add some water to rinse it.

Drain the water from the meat, take the fatty part, cut it into slices about 1cm thick, put it in a stone pot, add an appropriate amount of warm water and some salt, and cook until the water boils.

Remove a few pieces of firewood from the stove and simmer over a low flame. When oil floats to the surface, scoop it out with a large spoon and place it in a clean stone bowl. Continue simmering until there is no water left in the pot and the fat has shrunk and hardened.

Finally, Anxin added some salt and continued stir-frying before serving.

The aroma alone made all the beastmen present drool. An Xin watched with amusement as the beastmen picked up their chopsticks, eager to try it out.

"Don't rush, everyone take one and try it."

Following the instructions of the witch doctor, the beastmen lined up in an orderly fashion to collect the pork cracklings.

Crispy and crunchy, with a rich aroma, it's another culinary feast.

While the orcs enjoyed the meat, An Xin began preparing for the next step: roasting the meat.

Because there were no seasonings or salt, Anxin could only make the simplest dishes.

Anxin stir-fried wild vegetables with sliced ​​pork using freshly rendered lard, and then made a super rich bone and meat broth with a few broken pork bones and some pork ribs. To remove the gamey smell of the meat, Anxin squeezed some juice from the sour fruits she found into the broth in the big pot.

Finally, when the bone broth was ready to drink, the orcs were once again amazed by its taste and texture.

An Xin handed over all the follow-up work to the beastmen and agreed to go to the nearby forest together the next morning to find and collect edible plants.

After the third day of teaching concluded, An Xin took Ao Jue to meet the clan chief and priest. Once their lodgings were settled, they finally had time to chat.

An Xin told him everything about the underworld and the new world.

"Xinxin, you've really had a tough time all by yourself!" After listening to her story, Ao Jue stopped teasing her and instead targeted She Ming, "Next, you're going to the temple with that black worm?"

"He's a dragon now, not a snake! Don't you think he's amazing? He's cultivated all by himself and he's already at level eight."

"Even if he becomes a dragon, he'll only be the lowest-ranking black dragon among dragons!"

"Alright, I know Ao Jue is the most powerful. He's not only the White Dragon, but also the young clan leader..." It's just that his cultivation has been completely sealed now.

"You know your stuff!" Ao Jue raised his chin, crossed his arms, and curled his lips into a smug grin.

"Ah Xin, are you there?" She Ming asked politely at the cave entrance.

"Yes, Snake Name, come in!"

The tall, handsome, and aloof man strode into the cave, sat down beside An Xin, and said gently, "I heard you're taking them to the woods to find food tomorrow?"

"Yes, there is too little food available here. I'm looking for some food that can increase their physical strength and is also easy to store."

"Now there are more wild beasts, and the ferocious beasts are also out in force. Tomorrow I will lead a squad of orcs to protect you."

"She Ming, I've always heard you talk about ferocious beasts, but what exactly are they?"

"The ferocious beasts are some naturally ferocious races of orcs, as well as orcs from various tribes who have committed serious crimes and have been expelled, and even some orcs of a certain level who have lost their minds."