amaotonovel Chapter 378 Food and Water Shortages
Chapter 378 Food and Water Shortages
Ruan Mianmian's situation gradually stabilized, and her body began to recover slowly, so she turned her attention to the affairs of the tribe.
After careful observation and understanding, she was surprised to find that the tribe was currently facing many serious problems.
First, the orcs' water consumption is decreasing day by day, which has greatly affected everyone's daily life.
Not only that, but food supplies are becoming increasingly strained, with quantities constantly decreasing.
The beaver beastmen mentioned earlier were in even worse shape. Their lips were cracked, their faces were pale, and they huddled helplessly in the shade to escape the heat.
Some of the young orcs had developed obvious signs of dehydration due to prolonged lack of water intake, and their bodies were so weak that it was heartbreaking.
However, faced with such a predicament, the beastmen in the tribe did not choose to complain to their leader, Ruan Mianmian, or seek help.
It turned out that they all knew their leader was pregnant and needed to rest. Therefore, even though the tribe was currently facing extremely difficult times and food and water were scarce, all the orcs silently persevered and tried their best to solve the problems on their own.
For some time now, the tribe has relied entirely on the orcs within its ranks who possess water-related abilities. They tirelessly utilize their own energy to store water to meet the basic needs of their people.
In addition, some orcs with ice-type abilities also used their powers to melt hard blocks of ice into water for everyone to use.
When Ruan Mianmian learned of this series of events, she couldn't help but feel a surge of resentment, which she directed at Sen and Zhi.
She frowned and said angrily, "Why didn't you tell me sooner that such a major event had happened in the tribe?"
The reproachful words echoed in the air, while Zhi and the others looked at each other, unsure how to respond.
Just a few days ago, the leader's complexion had been rather unpleasant, and his condition had appeared quite unusual. In their minds, the leader's position was supreme, and any factor that might affect the leader's mood or decisions had to be treated with utmost care.
Therefore, despite the fact that this incident concerned the survival of the entire tribe, they chose to keep it a secret for the time being.
To be honest, the problems we're facing this time are nothing more than food shortages and water scarcity. Similar situations have occurred frequently during the dry season in the past, and people have always managed to get through them by gritting their teeth.
Therefore, they firmly believe that if they persevere for a while longer, the predicament will naturally be resolved.
However, how could someone as intelligent as Ruan Mianmian not know everyone's true thoughts? She sighed deeply, as if exhaling all her worries.
Immediately afterwards, she quickly opened the system's online store and placed an order for dozens of tons of clean water without hesitation. Furthermore, to solve the long-term water shortage problem, she also specifically purchased an extra-large swimming pool.
After completing the purchase, Ruan Mianmian immediately got to work. She first filled all the stone urns, large and small, in the tribe with clear water to ensure that every member of the tribe had an adequate supply of drinking water.
Then, she called on the tribespeople to line up and take turns drinking some cool, sweet water to relieve their thirst.
After making these arrangements, Ruan Mianmian walked resolutely towards the beaver tribe's settlement. Along the way, her shadow was stretched long in the sunlight, making her appear exceptionally tall.
Sen stayed by her side the whole time, and watching his beloved female do this, he felt a deep sense of pride. This was the person he wanted to protect and respect!
When Ruan Mianmian arrived at her destination, she did not stop at all and immediately placed the swimming pool in the appropriate location.
A rushing sound of water echoed all around, and a large, shimmering pool of water instantly appeared on the once calm ground.
The beaver tribe beastmen stared wide-eyed at the enormous swimming pool that had suddenly appeared before them, completely dumbfounded by the sight.
"What are you standing there for! Put the little brats in the water first, otherwise they'll all turn into dried corpses!" Ruan Mianmian said irritably.
Realizing what had happened, the beaver tribe members quickly threw their cubs into the water.
As soon as the kittens entered the water, they swam around as happily as fish in water. The dry, peeling skin on their bodies visibly began to heal when it touched the water.
The beaver tribe beastmen's eyes reddened as they repeatedly thanked Ruan Mianmian.
Ruan Mianmian waved her hand and said, "There's more, don't just thank me." As she spoke, she took out several large bags of seeds from the system store and handed them to them.
"These are seeds of aquatic plants. Quickly scatter them in this pond. They will not only improve the water quality but also provide you with food."
The beaver orc took the seed, holding it carefully in his palm, his eyes filled with hope.
Sen stood to the side, watching all this with a smile. He knew that Ruan Mianmian always brought surprises and hope to everyone.
After dealing with the beaver tribe, Ruan Mianmian led Sen to the place where the tribe stored food.
Since the dried meat in the tribe had been almost completely used up during the rainy season, there was practically no food stored in the tribe at this time.
Due to the drying up of water sources near the plains, many animals have migrated. Moreover, there are many surrounding tribes, and people of all sizes come out to hunt. With too many hunters and too few animals, food has become scarce.
Moreover, during the dry season, water is scarce and the sun is scorching, so the beastmen dare not stay outside for long periods of time, for fear of dying from lack of water.
This created a vicious cycle: Yong and his people went out but couldn't find food, and they dared not stay in the wild for long for fear of severe dehydration. So they went back and forth, making the beastmen more and more haggard.
Looking at this group of orcs, Ruan Mianmian sighed deeply. "How come out of all these people, not a single one of them has a brain?"
She then instructed Sen to notify everyone to hold a general meeting.
Now that the orcs in the cave had plenty of drinking water, and there was also a particularly large pool inside, they were all very excited. Hearing that their leader was going to hold a meeting, they all headed towards the center of the cave.
The cave was cool and damp, much better than the outside.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Ruan Mianmian carefully observed the overall condition of the tribespeople. Perhaps because they had just drunk water and the tribe was not short of water, everyone was in good spirits.
Without saying a word, Ruan Mianmian first threw several Moo Moo Beasts and Hum Hum Beasts to the ground, and then threw out two moose.
She looked at everyone and said, "It was my incompetence as chief to let you go hungry before, but I hope that from now on, no matter what happens in the tribe, you can all explain it to me. My abilities are very strong, and your self-sacrifice doesn't mean anything; on the contrary, it makes you all look haggard. I want our tribe to be strong and unshakeable, understand?"
As soon as Ruan Mianmian spoke, the orcs felt a powerful aura. They all roared, "Understood!"
At this moment, Yong, Yu, Daman, Zhi, Sen... several leading orcs knelt down in front of Ruan Mianmian, bowed their heads to admit their mistakes, and emphasized that they would report everything that happened to the tribe in the future.
Ruan Mianmian looked at the orcs and told them to get up.
At the same time, she released many plants such as elephant grass for the elephant beastmen to eat.
“I know how much you care about me, but I want my people to live better lives. Some things may seem difficult to you, but they are easy to solve for me. Some unnecessary suffering will be avoided.”
After hearing this, everyone lowered their heads in embarrassment. They also wanted to survive in their own way, but unfortunately, the current situation didn't allow it!
Perhaps sensing everyone's mood, Ruan Mianmian smiled and said, "In a little while, Yu Xian will lead the people to roast all this beast meat. Today, everyone can have a good meal. Tomorrow, each clan leader will organize a group of people to go hunting, and I will take you out!"
Upon hearing this, everyone cheered. With their chief leading the way, their tribe would certainly not lack food.
So the females and males in the cave all began to get busy...