When Wu Yue woke up again, she was nearly melted by a blinding ray of sunlight.
The harsh glare forced her to squint, and a few tears even escaped from the corners of her eyes uncontrollably.
It was like someone who hadn't seen the light for a long time was suddenly exposed to the sun.
The sound of heavy footsteps rapidly approached, followed by a slightly rushed voice from the front of the group: "Clan Leader, the Snow Tiger Tribe is just ahead."
The man's voice was filled with wild joy, and his words sent a stir of excitement through the people around him.
'The Snow Tiger Tribe?'
Wu Yue dredged up the meager memories of the body's original owner. This was one of the most powerful Fierce Beast Tribes in the Polar Forest, possessing formidable Beastman Warriors.
The small tribe Wu Yue belonged to consisted mostly of Pure Humans; they didn't even have a single Half beastman.
And now, due to a food shortage, this small tribe was about to trade some of its own people for food.
And she...
...because her body was so pathetically weak, was to be casually abandoned in the forest to fend for herself!
Feeling the weakness in her body, Wu Yue couldn't help but look up at the azure sky. 'So, God, did I come all this way just to become beast dung?'
'Do you have to be so careless? Can't you give me a more normal identity?'
A group of strange Pure Humans, naked save for a few vines, approached with almost nothing to cover themselves and were naturally stopped outside by the Half beastmen of the Snow Tiger Tribe.
A Half beastman of the Snow Tiger Tribe, holding a Stone Spear, regarded them with a cold gaze. "What are you here for?"
Wu Yue's groggy head lolled on the shoulder of the man in front of her. She squinted, her gaze fixed on the Snow Tiger Tribe Half beastman Warrior ahead, who had fluffy white tiger ears and a long tiger tail.
Her eyes, which had been lifeless just a moment before, instantly brightened.
'Can't be helped. It really is my first time seeing such a handsome Half beastman Warrior. I have to seize the chance to sneak a few more glances. Once I'm beast dung, I won't have the chance to admire one up close anymore.'
The burly, middle-aged man hurried forward, fawning. "Respected warrior of the Snow Tiger Tribe, we are from a small tribe far away. We've run out of food, so we came hoping to trade for some... You see... could you possibly help us ask if anyone is... interested...?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the group of his tribespeople behind him...
The handsome Half beastman raised an eyebrow. 'This winter has been too cold. Many of the slaves in the grass huts have frozen to death. Just a few days ago, I heard one of the lords say they needed to trade for more slaves. I didn't expect a tribe to just show up at our doorstep.'
"You all wait here. Don't wander off. I'll go ask the lords."
With that, he turned and left. His tiger tail swayed as he walked, and Wu Yue's eyes followed its every move.
Another Half beastman immediately stepped forward to take the place of the one who had just left.
The Half beastman Warrior didn't keep the burly man and his people waiting long. A sound of footsteps approached, and the warrior who had just left returned. "You, bring these people inside. The lords want to inspect them personally."
Hearing this, the burly man immediately put on a fawning smile and bowed repeatedly. "Yes, yes, of course."
He turned and waved to his tribespeople. "Let's go. Everyone be careful not to offend the Beastman Lords, or else even I won't be able to protect you."
After speaking, he circled to the back of the group and, with the speed of a thunderclap, stuffed a wad of dry grass into Wu Yue's mouth.
'Yue has fits all the time. It's better to gag her, just in case she offends the Beastman Lords and brings disaster upon our tribe.'
'I can just find a place to dump her on the way back to the tribe.'
Wu Yue, who was still sneaking glances at the Half beastman Warrior, was stunned by the man's outrageous move. 'What the hell? What's going on? Why gag just me with dry grass?'