Chapter 61: Another Beastman?

Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Another Beastman?

’Don’t even bother telling me about values that have barely changed,’ Su Luoluo said to the system in her mind.

That 0.01 from last time was just too insulting.

Nantu was just too stingy. Now, whenever Su Luoluo heard about his affection stats, she would instinctively pause to filter the information.

After all, what was the point of checking a measly 0.01 increase? It was just a waste of her time.

"Don’t be hasty, Host. The change in Nantu’s affection stats this time is quite significant. Would you like to view it?"

Hearing the system confirm a major change, Su Luoluo finally agreed to check.

’It had better not be lying,’ she thought. ’Otherwise, I’ll never trust a word it says again.’

Su Luoluo complained inwardly.

"As there are people around the Host, the data will be delivered via voice report instead of displaying the panel."

Su Luoluo had no objection to this.

The system paused for a moment to load the data, then announced in a mechanical voice:

[Target: Nantu

Beast Age: 19

Height: 6’4"

Beastification: Fifth-stage Mermaid

Heartbeat Value: 50

Love Brain Level: Stone Brain]

Su Luoluo was rather surprised to hear this. She never expected the stingy guy’s Heartbeat Value to suddenly jump so high.

She remembered that when all the Heartbeat Values increased, it was possible to upgrade to a new Love Brain Level, which would also bring new rewards.

Thinking of this, she asked the system, "System, if all of their Heartbeat Values go up, will I upgrade to Filter Brain?"

"Correct, Host. Once all of your targets’ Heartbeat Values reach 100, they will all upgrade to Filter Brain."

"They need a Heartbeat Value of 100 to get to Filter Brain? Then why did Luan Ting reach Filter Brain so quickly?"

"There are other reasons for that. The Host will naturally understand after triggering a hidden quest."

"Fine! In that case, I’ll check the current affection stats for the other Beastmen."

"Of course, Host. Querying now. The following are the current affection stats for each target."

Mo Xuan: Heartbeat Value 80, Stone Brain

Xiao Ye: Heartbeat Value 70, Stone Brain

Fu Feng: Heartbeat Value 70, Stone Brain

Luan Ting: Heartbeat Value 70, Filter Brain

’With all five of their Heartbeat Values this high, won’t they all upgrade to Filter Brain soon?’

Su Luoluo couldn’t help but feel happy hearing these chiming notifications.

’The reward for Filter Brain can’t be small, right?’

As she picked up the pottery, Su Luoluo wondered, ’Don’t tell me all my superpowers are going to fully awaken!’

When Cai Xia saw the clay she had shaped with her own hands transformed into sturdy pottery, her voice was filled with joy. "It worked! Luoluo, you’re amazing! You can even make pottery."

Ah Zhu was also beaming. "Yes, Luoluo, you’re incredible. With these, cooking will be so much more convenient."

Su Luoluo just smiled at their words and didn’t say anything.

’She wasn’t that close with them. And while they were praising her, the credit wasn’t entirely hers. After all, they were the ones who had actually made the items.’

After clearing the items out, they each began to pack them up.

Su Luoluo’s bathtub and water vat, both half the height of a person, were truly inconvenient to lift. Fortunately, Fu Feng could fly, so it wasn’t too much trouble for him to secure them with his superpower.

Fu Feng, Xiao Ye, and Luan Ting split the remaining items, carrying them on their backs.

Nantu also carried a few smaller items, having volunteered to do so.

Su Luoluo didn’t have anywhere else to put them, so she didn’t refuse.

On the way back, Su Luoluo rode on Luan Ting’s back as usual. He had the steadiest gait, which was a blessing for her since she was on her period.

The group attracted everyone’s attention once again as they returned to the tribe laden with their goods.

This time, it wasn’t just Su Luoluo and her Beastmen who had gone out; Cai Xia and Ah Zhu had gone with their Beastmen as well.

They were all carrying things on their backs, and the crowd particularly noticed that Cai Xia and Ah Zhu were also carrying pottery.

Some of the other females couldn’t wait to ask, "Cai Xia, Ah Zhu, how come you’ve brought back pottery too?"

Cai Xia said cheerfully, "This is the pottery I made with Luoluo."

"Pottery you made together?" Hearing this, many of the females grew envious.

Pottery was a wonderful thing. They had seen it with their own eyes when Su Luoluo purified salt—it was sturdy enough to be placed directly over a fire and didn’t leak a single drop of water.

Compared to a stone basin, it made boiling water much easier and saved a lot of time when cooking.

’If only we had known Su Luoluo was taking people to make pottery, we would have gone along too,’ some of the females thought with silent regret.

The Beastmen, meanwhile, stared in amazement at the object on Fu Feng’s back. One of them, standing close to Fu Feng, asked, "Fu Feng, what are you going to do with such a big basin?"

Fu Feng carefully lowered the object from his back, shrugged, and glanced at Su Luoluo. "I don’t know either. You’ll have to ask her."

All eyes turned to Su Luoluo. She explained, "It’s a water vat for storing water. With this, we won’t have to keep carrying water back and forth from the deep pool."

At these words, the Beastmen grew even more excited.

’That’s right! With a water vat to store water, they wouldn’t have to carry it back and forth anymore. It would save so much time!’

Suddenly, they all wanted a large water vat of their own.

Just then, Lan Ya and Su Yang walked over from outside. Seeing that Su Luoluo had produced another batch of pottery, Lan Ya’s brow furrowed. She said:

"Su Luoluo, you stayed out all night again without a word! Didn’t I tell you last time? As a female, you must cherish yourself and not act so recklessly."

Lan Ya was furious that she hadn’t been given a single piece of the new pottery. With Su Yang right beside her, she seized the opportunity to lecture Su Luoluo.

’Once she apologizes, I can pressure her into giving me some pottery,’ she schemed.

’It’s only natural for a daughter to be filial to her parents. She can’t refuse in front of so many people.’

Hearing Lan Ya’s words, Su Yang’s expression also soured. The most important thing for a female was self-respect. Su Luoluo’s reputation was already poor, so he also began to scold her.

"Luoluo, as a female, you need to be more careful. Listen to your Mother."

Su Luoluo had known Lan Ya would use this as an excuse to cause trouble, especially since she hadn’t gotten her way last time.

But she was prepared. She pointed to a large pottery pot beside her and said, "I wasn’t out playing. I specifically made this large pot to better purify salt."

Hearing this, Su Yang’s expression instantly brightened. He looked gratified. "Purifying salt does require a large pot. You’ve done well."

Lan Ya had her next words all planned out and was about to speak, but Su Luoluo had managed to placate Su Yang with just a few sentences. She was so angry she nearly blacked out.

Ever since Su Yang had seen Su Luoluo purify salt, he had started to think more highly of her. Now, hearing that she had specifically made a pot for this purpose, he was even more pleased with her.

However, he also felt that Luoluo should probably teach the rest of the tribe how to make this pottery.

Thinking of this, he said, "You’ve done a good job with this pottery. When you have time, you should teach the others in the tribe so that everyone can use it."

The tribe members had wanted pottery for a long time, but given Su Luoluo’s poor reputation, none of them had dared to ask her.

Now that the leader had spoken, they were naturally delighted.

Su Luoluo didn’t refuse. "I asked Cai Xia and Ah Zhu to come with me this time. They can teach everyone later."

’She certainly didn’t have time for one-on-one lessons; she had far too much to do!’

Su Yang had no issue with this and nodded. "Then we can have Ah Zhu and Cai Xia teach everyone."

With that settled, Su Luoluo was about to take her leave.

Suddenly, Su Nuannuan walked over from a distance, smiling at Su Luoluo.

Looking at Su Nuannuan’s gentle smile, Su Luoluo felt her brow twitch with a bad premonition.

Sure enough, the next moment, Su Nuannuan said with a beaming smile, "Luoluo, there’s someone outside looking for you. He says he’s your Beastman."

Su Luoluo: "???"

’Where did another one come from?’

’Didn’t the system say there were five Beastmen?’

The five Beastmen, who were in the middle of moving the items and about to leave, all turned to look sideways at Su Luoluo, their eyes filled with scrutiny.