Granny Wu Zhi frowned at the female who had suddenly burst in. "Sang Guo, it's so cold outside. What are you doing here?"
Females were very fragile during the winter. They usually holed up in their own caves and didn't come out until the season passed.
Sang Guo's arrival was a surprise.
"My Father heard Shi Wei brought back a female from the outside. He was worried Shi Wei wouldn't have enough meat for the winter, so he had me bring some over."
As Sang Guo spoke, she couldn't help but pout. "I didn't expect to hear such hurtful words the moment I arrived."
Su Yu didn't say a word, silently shrinking into a corner of the stone bed to enjoy the show.
Shi Wei noticed her movement, his brow furrowing. He said coldly, "I never agreed to become your first Beast Husband."
"And I never will be."
"Why not?!" Sang Guo was both angry and anxious. She threw the dried meat in her hands onto the ground with a THUD, puffing out her ample chest. "I'm the most beautiful female in the tribe! If you won't be my first Beast Husband, are you really going to be the Beast Husband for this ugly—"
As Sang Guo spoke, she turned to look at the stone bed.
The female sitting on the stone bed was staring at her blankly, her eyes somewhat vacant.
She was exceptionally beautiful, with long, jet-black hair that cascaded messily down her back. Her skin was extremely fair, her lips pale. The corners of her eyes tilted up slightly—they should have been a pair of bewitching eyes, but because she couldn't see, they held a hint of innocence and fragility.
Perhaps because she hadn't had enough to eat for years, she was extremely thin, with a waist so slender it looked as if one hand could snap it.
She was just...
Too fragile, wasn't she? Like a porcelain doll that would shatter at the slightest touch.
Sang Guo was taken aback. After a long moment, she found her voice and said stubbornly, "The Beast Husband of this scrawny female? Anyone can see she's no good for childbearing! Her butt is so small, her Fertility must be very low. She won't be able to give you any cubs!"
"I'm different! I have a big butt, I'm great for childbearing, and I'm strong! I can definitely give you litter after litter of cubs!"
Before Shi Wei could speak, System 250, which had been silent until now, roared in its childlike voice: [She's full of crap!]
[I'm the Bloodline Salvation System! You're my host, how could your Fertility possibly be low!]
[Host! Quick! Pounce on your fated wolf! Ravish him, give him a litter of cubs, and shove it in her face!]
Su Yu's expression of enjoying the show instantly froze.
She scratched the back of her slightly itchy hand, resisting the urge to roll her eyes. She communicated with it telepathically, 'If someone's going to be giving birth, you do it. I'm not.'
'Besides, with this broken body of mine, I couldn't give birth even if I wanted to.'
System 250 said coyly: [But I can't give birth~]
System 250: [If the host doesn't have children, the mission can't be completed, and you'll stay in this weak and sickly state forever, you know.]
Su Yu held her breath, unconsciously scratching the back of her hand harder. "What do you mean?"
System 250: [When I first bound to you, Host, I accidentally brought your physical body along. Now, your body has merged with the original owner's, creating a new one. But I don't have enough energy to expel the illnesses from both of you, so...]
[The ailments from both your bodies have now combined into one. You'll be even weaker than before.]
[But as long as you complete the mission and give birth to an heir with a powerful bloodline, you'll receive incredibly generous rewards! During the process of carrying the child, the offspring will also nourish the mother's body in return, gradually healing you!]
Su Yu was dumbfounded.
'It can work like that?'
'When other systems create a new body, they always take the best parts and get rid of the worst.'
'But 250? It did the opposite, taking the worst and discarding the best!'
'How fucking fitting for a system numbered 250.'
System 250 seemed to sense Su Yu's thoughts and said sheepishly, [I didn't want to, either! I'm just low on inventory. How could I have enough energy for such delicate work?]
Besides, it was a low-level system.
The last bit of energy had just been used to help Su Yu escape with her life.
Su Yu bit her lip, a complicated look in her eyes.
'She had no choice.'
'Having a healthy body had been her lifelong wish in her previous life.'
'And in this Beast World, being too weak meant you couldn't survive. She had already died once; she didn't want to die again.'
So she didn't struggle with the decision for long. "I can complete the childbirth mission," she said, "but I have conditions. I'll only have children with someone I like. You can't force me to be with a high-Level, but disliked, Beastman."
System 250 quickly agreed: [Deal!]
It issued the mission almost impatiently: [Ding! Now issuing the first mission: Form a union with the Three-star Middle-level Wolf Beast, Shi Wei!]
[Upon mission completion, you will receive: Newbie Gift Pack x1, Talent Ability Draw x1, 50 points.]
[Points can be used to purchase items in the store. The store will unlock when the host forms a union with the Wolf Beast.]
The Beastmen of this world all awakened their own Talent Abilities, but it was mostly males who did; it was rare for females.
Every female who awakened a Talent Ability had extremely powerful Fertility and was sought after by countless males.
The original owner of this body had not awakened a Talent Ability.
This mission reward was extremely tempting to Su Yu.
If she could draw a powerful offensive Talent Ability, it would increase her chances of survival in this Beast World.
It's just...
Su Yu 'looked' in Shi Wei's direction.
'This poor Wolf Beast was going to be wronged.'
Shi Wei keenly sensed her gaze and instantly turned to look at her.
When he did, he saw the red bumps that had appeared on the back of Su Yu's hand.
Shi Wei's wolf-like eyes narrowed. He strode forward and grabbed her hand. "What's wrong with your hand?"
Su Yu jumped, startled. She struggled lightly against his grip and asked blankly, "What's wrong?"
'The back of her hand just felt a little itchy, so she scratched it.'
Granny Wu Zhi came closer to look and exclaimed, "So many red bumps! Did you get stung by Stinger Grass? I'll boil some medicine for you to apply."
Su Yu murmured in acknowledgment, but she still couldn't resist the urge to scratch. Her hand, however, was held firmly by Shi Wei, so she had no choice but to behave.
Sang Guo stomped her foot in anger. She was about to say something, but she shrank back, intimidated by Shi Wei's icy glare.
She muttered resentfully under her breath, "So she got stung by some Stinger Grass. Is it really that serious?"
Though that's what she said, her gaze couldn't help but fall on Su Yu's fair and delicate little hand.
'On such fair skin, those red bumps really are a bit ugly...'
When Sang Guo realized what she was thinking, her expression turned ugly.
'Has she gone mad?'
'Worrying about her love rival?!'
Shi Wei felt the slight struggle in his hand and asked Su Yu, "Is it very itchy?"
Su Yu nodded. "Itchy."
Shi Wei looked thoughtful. "Then let me stop the itching for you."
Su Yu: "?"
'She was confused. Wasn't the medicine still being prepared? What was he going to use to stop the itching?'
The next second, a warm, wet, and slippery sensation touched her hand.
Su Yu's body instantly froze.
'Even though she couldn't see, she could feel it. Shi Wei was... licking her hand.'
When she felt that moist touch again, Su Yu jerked as if electrocuted, trying hard to pull her hand back. "N-n-n-no, you don't have to! I-I-I-I, I can just endure it!"
Shi Wei held her hand tight, not letting her pull away. He said lightly, "When I was young, my Amu told me that if you get stung by Stinger Grass, saliva can stop the itching."
"I'm not grossed out by you, so you're not allowed to be grossed out by my saliva either."
Su Yu: "..."
'Is this really a question of being grossed out by saliva?!'