Chapter 310 - Digging a Well (2/2)

The ape king walked to Bai Qingqing and Parker’s side, entirely absorbed in watching the beastmen putting in their utmost effort to dig the well in the riverbed. With a sneer, he said, “You think just by digging out the water you can rescue the City of Beastmen? Without any drinking water, the animals will move away. This is something you’re unable to change.”

Bai Qingqing conveniently plucked a willow leaf and realized that the tree leaves here had more sufficient moisture content than those found by the rivers of the City of the Beastmen.

As she gently took in the botanical fragrance of the tree leaf, Bai Qingqing said calmly, “Man proposes, heaven disposes. If it ultimately doesn’t rain, there’s nothing we can do to interfere with heaven’s decision.”

The ape king sputtered in laughter and said with contempt, “Just wait and see.”

With that, he turned around and left with the wolf king.

“What does he want?” Bai Qingqing said as she stared at the back views of the ape king and his entourage of beastmen.

Excited and worried at the same time, Parker’s tone sounded more urgent than usual. “He must be planning to beg the deities to bestow rain upon us.”

“Ah!” Bai Qingqing stared at the skies with a confused look. There isn’t even a single cloud in the blue skies—how is he going to get it to rain?

After sending Bai Qingqing back, Parker went out to hunt.

It was becoming increasingly difficult to find prey in the mountains. When he finally managed to find one after much effort, Parker rushed up to bite the prey’s neck in one swoop and did not leave excessive wounds on its body.

Then, he sucked all the blood from the prey. After eating his fill, he then dragged the remnants of the prey back with him.

He roasted the best chunk of meat for Bai Qingqing and left the rest for Winston.

“Time to eat.” Parker placed a bowl of charred-looking meat and salt powder on the floor in front of Bai Qingqing.

Though Bai Qingqing’s brows furrowed at the sight of the food, she didn’t complain. She skillfully picked up Curtis’s scale and started slicing the meat.

The outermost layer of this roast meat couldn’t be eaten, for it hadn’t been washed. As they were in shortage of water, the flour and rice at home couldn’t be eaten. As a result, Bai Qingqing had been eating roast meat dipped in salt powder for many consecutive days.

She felt like she had gone back to the pre-liberalization era!