Beast World: The Ferocious God Xiang Liu is So Gentle

Lu Yao slept until the afternoon. Since she fell asleep with her head on Xiang Liu's arm, Xiang Liu was afraid of waking her up, so he stayed with her for a while longer.

When they arrived at the outer cave, Granny Wu and Nian Nian had already woken up and were in much better spirits.

Lu Yao said to Xiang Liu, "We're hungry. Let's roast some meat. We have so much rhinoceros meat, so we don't need to go hunting today."

Xiang Liu: "Alright, after lunch, I'll dig out a larger stone chamber. When the cold season comes, we'll all have to move inside, further away from the cave entrance to keep warm."

Niannian: "Can my mother-in-law and I also have our own stone room?"

Lu Yao: "Of course, once you're fully recovered, we'll start preparing a stone chamber for you and Grandma, okay?"

Niannian: "That's great! Now that I have my own stone chamber, I don't have to leave anymore. I love it here."

For lunch, everyone ate roasted meat and bone broth. The bone broth was made with some spring water and a few pieces of bone, and it became thicker and thicker as it simmered, turning milky white.

Lu Yao took out some wild strawberries from her spatial storage, washed them, and placed them on the table for everyone to eat.

Niannian: "This fruit is so delicious, it's so soft."

Lu Yao: "Eat more if you like, I still have some here."

Niannian's condition has improved a lot. Lu Yao asked Xiang Liu to add some slices of meat to the bone broth, cook it until it's very tender, and then feed it to Niannian.

After finishing her meal, Granny Wu said, "Master, the cold season is coming soon. With two more mouths to feed, we'll need to stock up on even more food."

"I want to go out this afternoon to find some wild berries. I know the owner can preserve them, so I don't have to worry about them spoiling if I pick a lot."

Xiang Liu: "I will escort you out of the poisonous swamp. Do not go far. The wild beasts in the forest dare not venture near our cave."

Lu Yao took out more and more things from her spatial storage and introduced them one by one: "This is an apple, this is a red date, this is a strawberry, this is a nightshade, and this is a walnut. These things are all edible, and you can pick them if you come across them."

"If you have any other fruits, you can bring them back for me to see. It doesn't matter if they don't taste good. Some fruits with strange tastes may be medicinal herbs, and I can distinguish the medicinal value of plants by looking at the fruit."

Although Granny Wu had never heard of many of the things Lu Yao said, she firmly believed that Lu Yao was right, and Wu Xingyun felt that the Goddess knew more than just these things.

The legendary goddess is said to be able to lead the orc continent to glory.

After Xiang Liu saw Granny Wu off, he returned to dig the stone chamber.

Now that Lu Yao had rested well, Xiang Liu was no longer worried that making too much noise would affect her. So he conjured up sharp claws and, together with his fists, the stone chamber quickly took shape.

Lu Yao visited the stone chamber: "Xiang Liu, you are amazing. You dug out such a big stone chamber so quickly."

Hearing the continuous praise, Xiang Liu was overjoyed and dug even harder to demonstrate his abilities.

Suddenly, by accident, the bottom of the stone chamber was dug through.

Xiang Liu said guiltily, "This stone chamber is ruined. I'll go dig another one next door."

Lu Yao: "Wait, the hole is at the bottom. We can build a heated kang (traditional Chinese bed), which will be especially warm in winter."

Xiang Liu: "What is a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed)?"

Lu Yao: "It's a hollow bed with firewood inside, so you can keep warm while lying on it."

Xiang Liu: "You tell me, I'll do it."

Lu Yao: "We can build it up with these stones, but now we need something to bind them together. Is there any particularly sticky soil in the forest? If we mix clay and water evenly, it can hold the stones together."

Xiang Liu: "I'll go out and ask Granny Wu. She's been collecting herbs for years, so she should know which places have stickier soil."

In the evening, Granny Wu and Xiang Liu returned.

The old witch brought back a lot of walnuts, but some of them were different; they looked like a big spiky ball.

Lu Yao called Xiang Liu over: "Help me peel this big spiky ball open."

Xiang Liu's hands were not afraid of being pricked at all, and he easily peeled it open with his hands, revealing the fruit inside.

Lu Yao took one, put it in her mouth, and bit it.

Although it didn't break open, I still heard the system's voice.

System notification: "Congratulations, host, you have obtained a chestnut. You are rewarded with one gold coin."

Lu Yao: "These are chestnuts, they're delicious, but I can't bite them open."

Xiang Liu quickly took the chestnut from Lu Yao's hand, easily made a cut with his fingernail, and peeled the fruit out intact: "Here you go!"

Lu Yao took a bite and handed it to Xiang Liu: "It's a bit hard raw. Let's find more tomorrow so we can cook it before we eat it."

The old witch said, "I found these fruits under several trees. I'll continue to collect them tomorrow."

Xiangliu: "We've also found the clay. We've tried it, and it does stick to the stones after adding some water."

Witch: "I'll go cook first!"

Xiang Liu: "I'll teach you!"

Lu Yao sat in the chair and called out to the system: "Are there any precautions to take when making a heated kang (traditional Chinese bed)?"

System: "When building a kang (heated brick bed), attention should be paid to the ratio of the stove to the kang surface. The stove and the kang surface should be matched to ensure that the temperature of the kang surface is suitable."

Lu Yao: "Are there really so many rules?"

System: "Blueprints are available for exchange in the shop, at a limited-time special price of only one gold coin!"

So Lu Yao redeemed the kang (heated brick bed) blueprint from the shop, only to find out that building a kang was not as simple as she had thought.

There are many details to consider, including the height of the flue, the height of the smoke outlet, and the bottom cleaning process. It was definitely worth exchanging these blueprints.

After dinner, Lu Yao explained to Xiang Liu in detail how to build a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove) according to the blueprints.

When Lu Yao woke up the next day, the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) had already been set up. However, it would be two days before it could be used.

Lu Yao sat on the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove).

System notification: "Congratulations, host, you have successfully built a heated kang bed. You are rewarded with one gold coin."

Lu Yao: "Didn't you get any rest last night?"

Xiang Liu: "I'll rest now. This is too easy for me. I just got up a little early, but I was so busy setting up the fire pit that I didn't go hunting."

Lu Yao: "You haven't eaten yet, have you? I have plenty of food in my space. What would you like to eat?"

Xiang Liu: "Let Granny Wu make you breakfast. I'll go out and eat before I come back."