Free Web NovelChapter 558: Chapter 405: Stiff Hides
Hearing this, the Snow Tiger Witch looked at her with an envious expression. "It must be because of your witch power’s attribute. After all, witch power with a Healing Attribute naturally possesses immense Life Energy, so it’s not surprising that its restorative abilities are stronger."
’That’s what he said, but Witch...’
’Could you please put away that little expression of envy, jealousy, and hate on your face?’
"Never mind, you should head back now."
The Snow Tiger Witch looked at the pretty young female before him and couldn’t help but touch his own rough, old face. It really stung.
’Back in the day, I was a handsome, tall male sought after by all the females. Now I’ve become this shabby old man. Oh, my youth...’
Shoved out of the hut, Wu Yue awkwardly rubbed her nose. The witch’s expression reminded her of an old concubine in the depths of the imperial palace, lamenting her fading youth.
"Yue, I threw out the Gray Fruit in your hut for you. They’ve already gotten hard and are inedible."
Qingcao, with a familiar basket on her back, spotted Wu Yue emerging from the witch’s yard from a distance.
She had just gone to give her friend some fruit they had gathered yesterday when she saw a bunch of hardened Gray Fruit. She had no idea how long they’d been sitting there, but Gray Fruit like that couldn’t be eaten.
’Doesn’t Yue know that?’
Hearing Qingcao’s voice, Wu Yue looked over and immediately spotted the very familiar basket on her back. She quickly ran over.
"Yuan Lang brought those Gray Fruit back for me. The juice inside has just solidified a bit. I was planning to make something with them."
As she spoke, she took out the Gray Fruit she had taken a bite from.
But to her surprise, the flesh inside the Gray Fruit, which she had opened yesterday, was no longer jelly-like. It had become fibrous.
"How did it turn into this?"
Qingcao looked at the Gray Fruit in her hand. "You opened this one, right? After a fully ripened Gray Fruit is opened, it turns like this after a while. When the young cubs have a craving, they’ll dig out the flesh inside."
"But this flesh isn’t for eating. We just suck out all the sweet juice and then spit out the rest."
As she spoke, she tore off a piece of the fibrous flesh and tossed it into her mouth, spitting it out after a few chews.
"It’s still very sweet, but it tastes better when it’s just ripened."
She added, smacking her lips.
Seeing this, Wu Yue also tore off a piece and put it in her mouth. She had barely chewed once before the cloyingly sweet taste made her brow furrow instantly. "This is a little too sweet."
’This girl Qingcao can really handle her sweets. Is it because pure sweetness like this is so rare in this world?’
Seeing this fibrous Gray Fruit, the first thing that came to Wu Yue’s mind was sugarcane.
’If you can make sugar from sugarcane, then you can probably do it with this Gray Fruit, too.’
’But the juice inside...’
Wu Yue’s gaze involuntarily drifted toward the Beastman Warriors patrolling the area.
The patrolling Beastman Warriors felt the hair on their bodies stand on end, a sudden chill running down their spines.
"Do you still want these, Yue?"
Qingcao waved a hand in front of her friend’s eyes. "I’m about to go with Amu to throw out the leftover ox bones and hides from yesterday, so I can take these and toss them for you."
"Ox bones? Ox hides?"
Wu Yue instantly snapped out of her daze. "You can make a delicious bone broth with the ox bones, and the ox hides are useful too. Why throw them away?"
Qingcao sighed and patted her friend’s shoulder. "We have plenty of food right now, who needs to gnaw on bones?"
"Besides, ox hide is really tough and not as warm as other Beast Skins, so no one keeps it."
Wu Yue gazed up at the sky at a sorrowful 45-degree angle.
’As expected. For these wealthy folks, only fur is true love.’
"Can you leave those ox hides for me? I happen to need some tougher hides to make something, and it would be a waste to use the ones I have at home."
’You tycoons can give me those ox hides. A lowly peasant like me is only fit to wear boots made of genuine leather.’
’Genuine leather... Heh heh...’
She silently bit down on her imaginary handkerchief. To think that she used to wear faux leather.
Qingcao waved her hand nonchalantly. "No problem. If you need more in the future, I’ll just tell the Beastman Warriors to be more careful and not leave so many gashes in them."
Because no one used the ox hides, the Beastman Warriors practically treated the ox-beasts as punching bags for their hunting practice.
"That won’t be necessary. I don’t need very large pieces anyway. The Beastman Warriors should prioritize their own safety."
’If they got injured just to keep the ox hides intact, it really wouldn’t be worth it.’
Qingcao was quick. Wu Yue had just gotten home and finished dealing with the Gray Fruit when Qingcao returned with a few other females from the Collection Team, carrying the hides.
