298: Chapter 298 Racing Against Time

"Yes, the Young Clan Leader led the Yellow-Tier Beastmen to specifically ambush the Bear Clan Beastmen. Their clan has already lost quite a bit of combat power."

Xin Feng's voice sounded slightly pleased.

Bai Wanwan was startled upon hearing this. "Doesn't this mean declaring war on the Bear Clan? They actually didn't directly attack the Golden Lion Tribe?"

"Not for the time being."

Xin Feng seemed to think of something, and a layer of worry clouded his gentle features again. "But this Snow Season likely won't be peaceful. The Bear Clan will definitely retaliate."

The Bear Clan and the Golden Lion Clan had completely fallen out. First, they obstructed the Tribe from stockpiling food for the winter, which was clearly just the beginning.

Now that the Golden Lion Clan has retaliated, the Bear Clan has actually shown no reaction.

This was clearly not right; they were likely brewing an even bigger conspiracy.

Seeing Bai Wanwan remain silent, Xin Feng thought she was scared, and his warm, large hand immediately wrapped around her cool fingers.

"Don't worry, the Golden Lion Clan and the Bear Clan are evenly matched in strength. Clan Leader Jin Cang is experienced and will surely make thorough preparations."

"Yeah, it's useless for me to worry about it."

Bai Wanwan forced a smile. "At most, I'll just find ways to make sure everyone stays less hungry."

As they spoke, the two of them arrived in front of the fields.

Lush green stems and leaves covered the ground, swaying in the gentle breeze.

This sight made Bai Wanwan's heart leap with joy. The potatoes must have been planted successfully and entered their growth phase, right?

But she still didn't dare to lower her guard; after all, this concerned the major issue of whether the Tribe would suffer from a famine.

She squatted down, picked up a flat stone shard, and carefully brushed away the soil.

When she saw the plum-sized potatoes hidden in the soil, joy instantly bloomed in her eyes.

"It's a success!" She looked up and smiled at Xin Feng.

Xin Feng reached out and tucked a stray lock of hair on her cheek behind her ear.

A gratified smile also appeared on his face. "Are you relieved now?"

Bai Wanwan beamed with joy and nodded emphatically. "Yes, in another ten days to half a month, they'll grow to the size of a fist. We'll be able to harvest them then."

"Let me check more."

She immediately stood up and walked to other spots, checking several more places and finding that they were all growing very well.

She was now completely at ease; even if they were dug up now, it wouldn't be a loss.

She stood up, brushed the dirt off her hands, and asked Xin Feng, "Roughly how much longer until the Rainy Season arrives?"

"Just about ten days or so."

"Then we must keep a close eye on the weather."

Bai Wanwan's expression was serious. "We must dig up all the potatoes before the Rainy Season, otherwise they'll easily rot if they're soaked in water."

Even if they're a bit smaller, it's better than letting them rot in the ground.

In the days that followed, Bai Wanwan looked forward to the arrival of the harvest season every day.

Meanwhile, the Tribe also welcomed a brief harvest period.

Under the protection of Jin Yi and the other Yellow-Tier Beastmen, the Males were finally able to bring back more prey.

The Tribe, which had been quiet for a long time, regained its vitality.

This afternoon, Bai Wanwan was busy making winter clothes for The Cubs along with Shi Hua.

The Snow Season is freezing, and newborn Cubs can easily freeze to death.

To ensure the children could spend the winter warmly, she decided to model them after Modern Times pet clothes and make a small padded jacket for each cub.

"Sister, is it sewn like this?"

Shi Hua held the bone needle, carefully threading it.

Although Bai Wanwan wasn't skilled at needlework, she made up for it with her broad knowledge and knew a little bit.

She taught Shi Hua step by step and discovered that Shi Hua was truly talented at handicrafts.

The first finished piece looked decent, and the second one could practically be used as a sample.

"You learn so fast!"

Bai Wanwan praised her sincerely and simply handed over the delicate work to Shi Hua, while she focused on cutting the beast skins and filling them with cotton.

Looking at the ample points on the system panel, she planned to make sure her whole family spent this Snow Season comfortably.

Just as she was focused on spreading out the cotton, the sky suddenly turned dark.

The sudden darkness made her vision blur, and she almost cut the beast skin crookedly.

"It's going to rain!" Shi Hua dropped her needlework and exclaimed. "Sister, I have to go bring in the Dried meat first!"

After Shi Hua left, Bai Wanwan also immediately thought of the potatoes.

She jumped up with a start and shouted to Zhu Xiu, who was processing prey, "Quick! Zhu Xiu, let's go harvest the potatoes!"

During this time, she had repeatedly emphasized that all the potatoes must be dug up before the Rainy Season.

So the Beast Husbands all knew how much she was concerned about this.

Zhu Xiu grabbed Bai Wanwan as she was about to rush out. "Don't rush, just the two of us won't make it in time."

He looked up at the dark, heavy sky. "Wait for me a moment."

Having said that, he turned and went into the house, shouting to the other side, "Jin Yu, please make a trip to ask the Clan Leader to send some Males to help harvest the potatoes."

Jin Yu Without saying a word, he put down his work.，“ I'll go right now.！”

Bai Wanwan finally breathed a sigh of relief. "That's right, we can ask the Clan Leader for help!"

Zhu Xiu deftly put The Cubs into a rattan basket and hurried to the fields with the other half-grown Cubs.

Bai Wanwan followed closely by his side, her steps quick, occasionally looking up at the sky with worry.

The thick dark clouds were like overturned ink, rapidly swallowing the last bit of daylight.

This rain looked like it would be even more intense than the last time.

They had to race against time.

After arriving at the field, Zhu Xiu put down The Cubs and began digging quickly along the edge.

Bai Wanwan also picked up a stone shard to help, while saying to The Cubs, "Babies, help Mommy dig up the soil, but be careful not to damage the potatoes!"

She held up a freshly dug potato for The Cubs to see.

The little ones jumped up excitedly and immediately burrowed into the ground to start digging.

For a moment, dirt went flying, splashing all over Bai Wanwan's face and almost getting into her mouth.

Pffft... pffft...

"Cubs!"

The Cubs seemed to know they had caused trouble and skipped around her to act cute.

Seeing this, Zhu Xiu called out, "Snake Cubs, take your older and younger brothers to dig up ahead."

The wolf Cubs treated digging as a game, their movements completely disorganized.

But the several Snake Cubs were exceptionally steady; upon hearing their Father Beast's command, they immediately slithered over to their brothers, flicking their tongues with a "hiss."

Although they couldn't communicate through speech, the Snake Cubs' natural deterrent power made the other Cubs immediately behave and obediently follow them to dig further away.

Bai Wanwan couldn't help but smile at this scene; the Snake Cubs already had their father's demeanor at such a young age.

She was secretly feeling sentimental when she suddenly saw Clan Leader Jin Cang hurrying over with dozens of beastmen.

"Clan Leader, why did you come in person?" Bai Wanwan stood up and greeted him.

"This matter concerns our entire Tribe, so I had to come and take a look."

Clan Leader Jin Cang looked over the large expanse of lush green land. "What should we do now?"

Bai Wanwan told them very quickly, "We need to dig up the ground before the heavy rain falls. Everyone must be careful not to damage the potatoes, otherwise they will rot easily. It's best to pick them up by hand. Clan Leader, you also need to arrange a place to store these potatoes."

Just as she finished speaking, a deafening clap of thunder suddenly exploded, and it looked like a torrential downpour was about to begin.

"Quick!"

Bai Wanwan urged urgently, bending down herself to start digging.