Zoey was sitting by the fire, thinking about what else she could do to help this beast world continent.
She also wondered how she could help the dinosaur tribe, since the baby in her belly would still take a long time to be born, so for now she could not rely on that.
Suddenly the ground shook, and when she looked far away, she saw about a dozen dinosaurs running toward them.
She quickly ran back into the cave. She did not want to change into her beast form, since she would be so small that she might get stepped on.
"Is someone here?" Lex, who had just woken up, asked casually when he heard the noise outside.
Zoey rolled her eyes. With such a huge noise, how could it be just one person?
"You'd better go out and check. I don't want to go," she said, pushing Lex out.
Lex turned into his beast form, his huge body slowly walking toward the cave entrance.
Zoey stayed inside, not planning to go out, but she kept her ears sharp to hear what was happening outside.
Suddenly a dinosaur roared loudly, then the others followed, roaring like they had gone mad. One after another, until it sounded like thunder rolling across the sky.
Zoey thought it was ridiculous. If they wanted to talk, they could just talk, why roar like that?
And they were doing this right outside her cave. She was a pregnant female after all. They were showing no respect for her, no respect for any beast!
After a while, things became quiet again. Zoey took her hands off her ears and saw Lex walking back inside.
"Zoey, they are all males from the tribe. They know you're pregnant, so they don't eat their own kind or the low-level herbivores. That's why they brought food for us.
I put it on the big stone outside the cave. There are lots of fruits and fish. Whenever you want to eat, I'll get them for you."
Zoey was surprised, but also very grateful.
"Lex, I'm so happy! Please thank them for me."
She thought about turning into her beast form to go out and thank them herself, but that would mean taking a transformation pill, and she did not want to waste one. So she let Lex thank them on her behalf.
"Don't worry, I already did. They also said they want to learn from me how to roast fish over fire. I came in to ask if it's okay for them to learn."
"Of course it's okay!" she said, very excited.
She sat up happily and told Lex, "If you can teach them how to make fire and use it, then you'll be a great hero in my heart, and even a hero of the grasslands!"
Lex was overjoyed. He did not care about being the grassland's hero, but being Zoey's hero meant everything to him.
He promised himself that today he would teach all the males in the tribe how to make fire and use it.
Seeing how happy he was, Zoey did not want to dampen his mood, but she still reminded him seriously,
"Lex, you must make sure they remember not to be lazy like you. After using fire, they have to put it out completely. Otherwise the whole grassland will suffer."
Lex scratched his head and laughed, "Hehe, I'll remember. Don't worry, I won't let them be lazy!"
"From now on, I also won't be lazy. I'll put out the fire every time, and never leave any danger behind."
"You're amazing, Lex!" she said with a smile.
Zoey gave Lex a thumbs up with both hands, praising him.
Lex stared at her quietly, then slowly turned into his beastman form.
From the look in his eyes, Zoey knew what he wanted to do, so she quickly stopped him.
"Lex! Control yourself!"
"I haven't even had breakfast yet, I don't have the energy to mess around with you right now!"
"Go out and teach them how to make a fire and roast fish. Later, bring me some when it's ready! Hurry up and go!"
Zoey pretended to be angry, put her hands on her hips, and pointed to the cave entrance, driving Lex out.
Lex looked at her with a wronged expression. He knew what she said made sense.
But it was not all his fault, since the fire inside him was something he could not control at all!
When he was almost at the cave entrance, Lex turned back to look at Zoey with hope in his eyes.
Seeing that she was still standing there, angrily pointing at the entrance, he dared not hesitate, and even more dared not think of anything else. He left the cave unwillingly.
After Lex left, Zoey finally relaxed. Even though he looked big and strong, he was just like a child. She had to praise him when he deserved it, scold him when needed, and if she was angry, she should not bottle it up.
She quietly went to the entrance and saw Lex teaching the dinosaur beasts how to make fire and use it. Only then did she feel at ease and went back inside.
"Zoey, everyone wants you to come out and eat roasted fish together!"
Soon after, Lex came in and called her out.
"Don't worry, they are all high-level males and have already turned into beastman form. You don't need to change into your beast form, you can just go out like this."
Zoey nodded and followed Lex outside. She saw that more than ten beastmen were gathered around the fire.
When they were in dinosaur form, Zoey could not tell their ages, but now in beastman form, she could clearly see who was younger and who was older.
One older beastman was the first to speak to her.
"Lex's female, look, we roasted all of these. We followed Lex's instructions. Come and try them, see if we did it well?"
At this time, Lex introduced him to Zoey.
"Zoey, this is Brother Renuo. Last night he formed a partnership with a female from the tribe. He wants to learn so that he can roast fish for his female too."
Zoey smiled and nodded to Renuo. The two male beastmen beside him also held out the fish they had roasted, wanting Zoey to judge.
They too had formed partnerships with females last night. If their roasting was successful, they wanted to bring fish back for their females as well.
Some other male beastmen, though they had not yet formed partnerships, had the same thought.
They wanted to learn in advance, so when they did have partners, they could roast fish for them.
"Wow, these look really good! All very successful! You all did great!"
After carefully checking each roasted fish, Zoey smiled and gave her answer.
The male beastmen were very happy when they heard this. They immediately handed her the roasted fish in their hands.
Then they went back to roast more fish together with the other beastmen.
Looking at the seven or eight delicious-smelling roasted fish in her hands, Zoey did not hold back. She thanked them, then happily started eating.
Lex saw Zoey praising the others and enjoying the fish they roasted. He was not happy, so he quickly handed over the fish he roasted himself.
"Zoey, try mine first. Look at how juicy and tender it is. It's better than theirs!"
Zoey took the fish, bit into it, and quickly praised Lex.
"Mm! It tastes really good! Your roasting skills are getting better and better. Amazing! Lex, you're really becoming so impressive!"
Only then did Lex let go of his unhappiness. Proudly, he stared at Zoey and ate up all the fish he roasted.
During this time, Lex's father, Tanku, also came over and joined in enjoying the beautiful morning.
Everyone sat together sharing food. Zoey also listened to them talk about the past and what was happening in the tribe.
There was shouting and laughter, and Zoey was carried away by the joyful atmosphere. She even shouted a few times herself.
For the first time, she felt that pure harmony and happiness.
She got along very well with Lex's father and the other tribesmen.
Because of her arrival, the dinosaur tribe started to change. They learned how to make fire to roast fish and meat.
She taught them how to use fire, and because of this, her system downgraded a lot.
But she did not teach them how to use stone tools, because it was not suitable. They were used to living in a simple way.
When they wanted water, they went to the spring behind the mountain and drank directly. For them, stone pots and bowls were as useless as tiny things.
In the following days, some of the high-level and middle-level male dinosaurs learned roasting skills from Lex.
Zoey also taught them how to weave small tools from thin branches to carry fish or wild fruits.
Or use vines to weave big fishing nets to catch shellfish and common fish in the water.
Zoey found herself slowly liking this simple and fulfilling life. She liked this dinosaur tribe, though not their cruel way of hunting plant-eating dinosaurs.
[System detected: A female has successfully become pregnant. The pregnancy period will be four years and eight months.]
[Congratulations to the host for making a great contribution to the Beast World Continent. As a reward, you receive ten Intermediate Transformation Pills, ten Pregnancy Protection Pills, and ten Fetus-Nourishing Pills.]
[Level decreased by ten. Current level: 954. Remaining points: 99,951,000]
Zoey was lying lazily in her beast form at the cave entrance, sunbathing, when she suddenly heard the system's notifications.
She became so happy that she waved her hands and feet in excitement, then forgot herself and transformed into her beast form, flying into the sky and roaring loudly.
The male dinosaurs on the ground immediately responded to her with loud roars that shook the earth and echoed across the entire grassland.
Lex was talking with his father when he heard the roars outside. He quickly ran out of the cave.
He saw Zoey flying with her wings spread wide. Lex immediately transformed into his beast form, ran beneath her, and used all his strength to roar back at her.
When Tanku saw the whole tribe responding to Zoey's roars, he made a decision, one he had never made before.
After these days, Zoey had already gotten used to the dinosaur roars. The thunder-like sound was no longer strange to her.
After celebrating, she returned to the ground and came to Lex's side.
"Zoey, what made you so happy?"
Lex was happy too, but he did not know the reason.
"It's a huge good thing. The whole dinosaur tribe should be happy for this."
Zoey kept it mysterious and only shared part of the reason when she went over to Tanku.
"Father, do you know? A female from our dinosaur tribe is already pregnant!"
"What? Really? When did this happen? Why didn't any male come and tell me?"
Tanku was very surprised and happy. He was the healer of the dinosaur tribe, so he should have been the first to know about something like this.
But unexpectedly, Zoey was the first to know. It seemed she had some other amazing ability.
"Why didn't any male or female come and tell me? Zoey, could it be that you also know how to heal and examine?"
Zoey shook her head and honestly said,
"No, father, I don't know how. I am not a healer. I just have a special skill. When a female in the tribe becomes pregnant, I can sense it first.
But father, you still need to go and check to confirm if it is true or not. For now, I only told you. The other dinosaurs don't know yet."
"Alright, alright, I will go check right away!"
Saying this, Tanku quickly ran into the distance.
"Zoey, did you really sense that a female is pregnant?"
After seeing his father run far away, Lex asked Zoey. He did not doubt her, but he thought her talent was very strange.
"Yes, it's true! I am sure. I just don't know if your father will be able to find out through his examination."
"He can! My father is the best healer on this grassland! He will definitely find out!"
Lex answered firmly. He admired his father very much. A healer was not something just anyone could become. It required talent.
"Zoey! This is truly wonderful news for our grassland!"
"You really are the lucky star of our grassland!"
Shouting happily, Lex lifted Zoey up, and he was even in his beast form.
"Ah! Put me down, Lex!"
"No, I won't put you down! I am happy for my father! I am happy for our whole dinosaur tribe! And I am happy for you, Zoey!"
He was happy for Zoey because she had gained the love of the whole tribe. Not only love, but also admiration and respect.
"Zoey, can you change back to your beastman form?"
Lex half-carried and half-dragged Zoey to the cave entrance. Looking at her panting heavily, he begged,
"Zoey, please? Change back to beastman form, alright?"
Zoey almost lost the baby in her belly from all the dragging.
He could not carry her properly, yet he still insisted on holding her. And since he could not hold her well, he even dragged her such a long distance. Luckily, her life was strong.
Zoey wanted to kick him, but with her short legs, she only got more frustrated.
She wished she could fly thirty miles away, but after flying, she would be too tired to move.
Listening to Lex begging nonstop beside her, Zoey finally calmed down a little. She took out a transformation pill and swallowed it.
Before she could even warn him, she saw Lex run to the open space in front of the cave, roar loudly in his beast form, then immediately change back to his beastman form, rush over, and carry Zoey into the cave…