Zoey was resting inside the cave when she heard a sound and saw Lex coming in from outside in his beast form. She looked at him with caution and asked,
"Didn't I tell you to go prepare food? Why did you suddenly come back?"
This guy was never under her control, and whenever she saw him in beast form, she still felt uneasy.
Lex walked over awkwardly, helped fix the bark clothing she wore, then pointed toward the cave entrance.
"A female from the tribe wants to see you. She said she wants to talk to you. I told her you were resting and asked her to go back first, but she said her father told her to come.
So I came to ask if you want to talk to her. If not, I'll go chase her away."
After hearing him, Zoey asked, "She's not here to fight me, right?"
"Of course not. She's the female in the tribe who's pregnant. Her father asked her to come learn from you."
Once Zoey got his reassurance, she nodded. As long as the visitor wasn't here to fight, she didn't mind chatting.
Besides, since coming to this beast world, she hadn't made any female friends yet.
"Let her come in. We'll talk inside. You go back to your work."
She waved at Lex, urging him to leave quickly. She was sore and tired, and didn't want to see him for even one more second.
Lex glanced back at her as if he wanted to say something but stayed silent, then left.
Soon, a young female in beast form walked in. She had dark skin, was half a head taller than Zoey, and looked very young. But her condition didn't seem good—she looked weak and unsteady, like someone who hadn't eaten enough.
When she came in, she spoke first, "Hello, Lex's female. My name is Ivanka Lin. I'm thirteen years old. I'm pregnant now, and the chief told me to come to you because he said you're more capable than him."
Zoey quickly invited her to sit down and smiled, "You can call me Zoey, just like Lex and the others do. I'm just a little older. The chief thinks too highly of me. I'm not that capable. What do you want to talk about?"
Ivanka Lin hesitated. Seeing this, Zoey asked again, "Just say what you want, or ask anything you want to know."
Ivanka Lin nodded and said shyly, "I'm pregnant, and my male gives me grilled fish every day. He says eating it will help me give birth to a healthy baby, maybe even a winged female. But I really don't like eating fish…"
As she spoke, she started to cry softly, tears rolling down.
Zoey was flustered. There wasn't even paper or leaves nearby to wipe her tears. She couldn't exactly tear her bark clothes to use either.
"Don't cry. If you don't like fish, then don't eat it! Tell your male that. Doesn't he listen to you? If not, I'll go to your father and make him deal with it!"
Hearing that Zoey planned to tell the chief and punish her male, Ivanka Lin quickly stopped crying and grabbed her hand, pleading,
"No, no! He treats me very well. Please don't tell the chief! He always listens to me. It's just that I never told him. Please, don't tell!"
In the tribe, if a male mistreated a female, he would face serious punishment. Even if he wasn't expelled from the plains, his life would be hard.
"Alright, I won't tell. But you have to stop crying then."
Ivanka Lin nodded, then continued, "I went to the chief and asked him to check if my baby will have wings, but he said it's too early. He also doesn't know yet if it's male or female…"
"But he told me to come find you, to learn from your experience, and he also said you have great ability. From now on if anything happens I can come to you."
When Zoey heard Ivankarin's words, she could not help but twitch her lips. That Tanku really knew how to praise her too much. Did he treat her like some kind of goddess? Was she supposed to grant every request?
"If you don't like eating fish then don't eat fish. You can eat roasted meat, or just eat lower level plant-eating beasts. As long as you eat what you like, it's fine."
Hearing Zoey persuade her, Ivankarin quickly shook her head firmly.
"No! I can't do that! I want to give birth to a female cub, preferably a double-winged female cub, one with wings like yours on the back."
These words left Zoey speechless. So if it was a male cub, or a cub without wings, she would not want it?
"Whether it's male or female, with wings or without, it has nothing to do with what you eat. You need to eat well first, get enough nutrition, then you can make sure your cub is born healthy."
"You mean if I don't eat fish, I can still give birth to a female with wings?"
Ivankarin grabbed Zoey's hand and shouted with excitement.
Zoey: "…" When did she ever say that?
"I mean—"
Just as Zoey was about to explain, Ivankarin interrupted her.
"Lex's female, you are so good! I believe what you say! The chief said you really have great ability, so everything you say must be right!"
"I'm going to tell my male that I don't want to eat fish! I'll make him go find me low-level beasts, three of them! I'll eat a big meal!"
Saying this, Ivankarin turned back into her beast form and happily strode outside. But after just a few steps, she fell to the ground with a loud thump.
Dust flew up, and Lex rushed to Zoey's side. "Zoey, are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"Let me see! Quickly let me check! Did you get hurt anywhere?"
Lex did not wait for her reply, he immediately scooped her up and examined her all over, turning her this way and that.
Zoey felt dizzy from him shaking her around, so she patted him, and only then did Lex put her down.
"I'm fine! Put me down quickly!"
"Really? You're sure you're not hurt? Not even scared?" Lex asked anxiously.
"I'm fine, nothing happened!"
She shouted back at him, then pointed to the huge creature lying in front of them.
That giant dinosaur had fainted, yet he ignored it and instead flipped her around several times. She was completely helpless against him.
"Look at her quickly! Why did she suddenly faint?"
If something happened, she did not want to be blamed.
"She fainted?" Lex looked at the female dinosaur lying in front of them, then turned to ask Zoey.
Zoey was even more speechless. If she was not fainted, was she dead?
"Check her quickly! If anything happens, don't put the blame on me. I didn't do anything to her!"
As soon as Zoey finished shouting, she saw the huge female dinosaur in front of them slowly change back into humanoid form…
"She seems to be waking up…"
Lex pointed at the female who was still in beast form lying on the ground and spoke to Zoey.
Zoey rolled her eyes at him. Did he need to say that? She wasn't blind.
Instead of bothering with Lex, Zoey quickly went to the female, helped her up, and asked,
"Ivankalin, how do you feel? Do you feel unwell anywhere? Why did you suddenly faint just now?"
Ivankalin shook her head weakly, then pointed at her stomach, but she could not get any words out.
Zoey did not fully understand. Could it be that her pregnancy reactions were this strong, fainting so easily?
Thinking about herself, she felt lucky. With her strong body, even after all the tossing around with Lex, she had no issues at all.
Supporting Ivankalin, Zoey hesitated, not knowing what to do. She was about to ask Lex to call his father over to take a look when Lex quietly said,
"She must be too hungry to move."
Zoey: "…"
She remembered Ivankalin saying before that she didn't like eating fish and had endured for a long time without eating much. Zoey quickly told Lex,
"Go get her some food, anything except fish."
Lex stood still and replied, "We only have fish here."
"…"
At that moment Zoey thought of the pregnancy-supporting pill she had from her system.
After taking it, one would not feel hungry, thirsty, or tired for a while. The body would feel full of energy and the baby inside would grow quickly.
Not sure if it would work on this female, Zoey decided not to overthink it. She quickly took out one pill and put it into Ivankalin's mouth.
"Swallow this medicine. It's something good, trust me!"
Ivankalin did not hesitate and swallowed it right away.
Moments later, she looked much better. She no longer needed Zoey's support and could sit up by herself.
"How do you feel now? Is it better?" Zoey asked.
Ivankalin held Zoey's hand gratefully and said,
"Zoey, thank you so much! I feel so much better!
After I swallowed the medicine, it felt like a warm stream slid down my throat. The hunger disappeared instantly, and now I feel full of energy."
Zoey smiled and nodded at her, secretly relieved.
Luckily she had this pill. It seemed it not only worked on herself but also on other pregnant females.
She needed to keep working hard to lower the system level, earn more of these pills, and store them up. That way she could help more pregnant females in need.
At this time Lex had already called Ivankalin's mate, who was waiting outside the cave.
When he came in and saw Ivankalin looking better, he asked in shock,
"Zoey, your medicine is amazing! She recovered in just a short while? That's unbelievable!"
Hearing Lex's surprised words, Ivankalin's mate peeked anxiously from the cave entrance. Because he already had a partner bond, he could not freely enter another female's cave.
Even though he saw she was fine, he was still very worried.
Seeing this, Zoey said to Ivankalin,
"Your mate is waiting outside. He's worried but can't come in. Go to him quickly, don't let him worry too long."
Ivankalin glanced at the entrance, nodded at Zoey, stood up, and went out to meet him.
She wanted to tell all the others in the tribe, the chief was really right, Lex's female really had great ability!
Ivanka touched her belly while telling her male what just happened.
She hoped the baby in her belly would also be a winged female…
As soon as Ivanka left, Zoey's system sound appeared,
[System check: the female you helped will give birth one year earlier, reward to host: 5 Baojing pills, 5 mid-level transformation pills, 3 mid-level pregnancy-nurturing pills.]
Zoey: "…"
One year earlier! Why is it that when she eats, not even a second gets advanced?
[Kind reminder: Congratulations host, new task unlocked, extra gift pack given.]
New task? What new task?
[Gift pack has opened automatically: reward is a cold weapon bow and arrow, no training needed, you can use it directly, shooting guided by thought, highly precise, strong penetration.]
[System note: Host benefits the beast tribe, level reduced by 5, current level 939, remaining points 99,836,000]
Zoey: "…"
The system did not tell her what the new task was, but looking at the bow and arrow she started to wonder, could it be that the new task was to make her shoot and kill something?
But there was only one arrow with this bow. Was it asking her to kill a beast and then pull the arrow out and reuse it?
The system was always so stingy with her!
Right now, Zoey was not too focused on this. She was more interested in the pills.
Since the pregnancy-nurturing pill helped Ivanka, the other pills should also be useful.
Since females had difficulty getting pregnant, maybe her Baojing pill could also be used by males?
Baojing pill always worked, and it did not take too much time, it could make a female pregnant quickly. When females got pregnant, her level would drop, but she would also get more pills as a reward.
This chain effect suddenly gave Zoey a lot of motivation.
She quickly walked outside. Lex followed behind her, confused, "Zoey, where are you going? Wait for me!"
"I am going to find Father, I have something to discuss with him. You stay and watch the grilled fish, I will come back to eat soon!"
She turned her head and told Lex, then hurried to the entrance of the charcoal storage cave.
Just as Zoey reached the cave entrance, she heard a male and female begging the chief,
"Chief, we love each other so much, can't you extend the time for a few more days?"
"Yes, Chief, let us stay together a little longer, I will definitely get pregnant!"
As the chief, Tanku always followed the tribe rules, his words could not be changed.
"You two are making things difficult for me."
But that male and female did not give up, they kept begging him, asking for just a few more days to try.
"It was agreed before, when the days are up, your female must try to form a bond with another male."
Tanku saw that persuading Teresa was useless, so he tried speaking to her male,
"You go line up with the other males, when it is your turn again, you will have another chance. Since you already formed a pair, there will still be future opportunities."
In his heart, Tanku wanted the female to get pregnant more than anyone, but the rule was already set before. He could not just change it now, otherwise how could he explain it to the other males?
Teresa's male looked at his female, then spoke carefully,
"But… Chief, we love each other so much, we can definitely succeed! Please give us just a few more days!"