Chapter 214: Chapter 214: The Test Is Over

All the adult females, including Jiang Zheyu—the one they had found—had finished their Fertility Value tests.

The females with high Fertility Values were all surrounded by Male Beastmen.

The females with low Fertility Values, on the other hand, looked particularly miserable. No one was stopping for them.

Jiang Zheyu noticed the female beside her was gradually turning pale.

"Hey, didn’t you find a Beastman before the Fertility Value test?" Jiang Zheyu poked the female beside her. "That way, you wouldn’t have to go into the Female Cave."

The female glared at her and snapped, "If I could’ve found one, would I still be standing here?"

Jiang Zheyu sighed softly.

She’d originally thought it was a matter of nutrition. If a female’s nutrition was adequate, her Fertility Value should improve.

But now she realized it was probably due to one’s constitution. While nutrition was a factor, some were just naturally fertile while others weren’t. She, for instance, wasn’t lacking for nutrition, but she clearly had an infertile constitution.

’Still, what kind of Primitive Planet determines status based on Fertility Value?’

Jiang Zheyu herself didn’t even like the idea of having children.

’Thankfully, her body was in complete agreement with her mindset.’

"Let’s go home." Yin Ji walked up to Jiang Zheyu and took her by the wrist. His gaze was warm and serene. It seemed her Fertility Value had no effect on his feelings for her.

The female beside Jiang Zheyu watched her with envy. ’She’s so lucky. She was found by the tribe’s number one warrior, and he doesn’t even care about her Fertility Value—he’s dead set on becoming her Beast Husband.’

’Why couldn’t she be that lucky?’

Jiang Zheyu looked at the female next to her, her brow furrowed deeply. She looked up at Yin Ji. "Are they really going to be sent into the Female Cave to fend for themselves?"

"Mmm, those without value are eventually cast out." Yin Ji lowered his gaze to her gently. "It’s the same for Male Beastmen. If one of us can’t hunt, he’ll be exiled from the tribe. I am no exception."

Jiang Zheyu’s heart jolted. This time, she didn’t say anything more and silently followed Yin Ji away.

’He was right. That golden-haired youth who’d confessed his feelings for her not long ago wasn’t coming around anymore. He must have given up after seeing her low Fertility Value.’

’But this was a Primitive Planet, and that was just the law of survival here. Jiang Zheyu couldn’t blame him.’

’My current mission isn’t to solve these problems, but to find and kill the Zerg Mother.’

’Once the Imperial Capital Star discovers this place, once I leave this planet, and once they take control of this Primitive Planet, the status of females here will change. At any rate, it will be better than having your worth decided by Fertility Value in this primitive society.’

’Still, I should focus on getting out of here first.’

’I wonder which planet the Zerg Mother is on?’

’Then again, maybe I should find Shan Xun first.’

Sigh...

’But how am I supposed to find him?’

Jiang Zheyu despaired.

"System, do you have a locator for Shan Xun?" Jiang Zheyu could only pin her hopes on the System.

"Please search the System Mall directly, Host," the System replied.

At its words, Jiang Zheyu immediately began to rummage through the System Mall.

Her eyes landed on a Zerg Queen Detector, and she froze.

’But this Zerg Queen Detector is way too expensive, isn’t it?’

’If I buy this Zerg Queen Detector, I’ll only have a hundred points left!’

’All those points I worked so hard to earn by healing Beastmen... and a single Zerg Queen Detector would wipe them all out.’

’I can always earn more points by healing Beastmen after I find Shan Xun and get out of here,’ Jiang Zheyu thought, deciding to buy it later.

But then she saw a refresh countdown timer in the top-right corner of the item’s listing.

"System, what does this refresh countdown mean?" A bad feeling crept over Jiang Zheyu. "Don’t tell me this Zerg Queen Detector will disappear after the refresh."

"That’s right, Host," the System replied cheerfully. "It might be gone after the next refresh, or it might come back the one after that."

Jiang Zheyu couldn’t shake the feeling that this was all a conspiracy to make her spend her points right now.

’But I don’t dare risk it. What if it isn’t there next time? Or the time after that? The Zerg Race is already running rampant, and the Zerg Mother has awakened.’

And so, with a pained heart, Jiang Zheyu bought the Zerg Queen Detector.

Now, she was left with only 100 points to her name.

Jiang Zheyu followed Yin Ji back to the earthen hut.

"I’m going out to hunt. Wait for me here at home," Yin Ji said, patting Jiang Zheyu’s head.

Jiang Zheyu had no choice but to nod. "Okay."

After Yin Ji left, Jiang Zheyu started fiddling with the Zerg Queen Detector.

The moment she activated the Zerg Queen Detector, she saw that its display showed the Zerg Mother’s location was on this very planet.

Jiang Zheyu: ... ’I’m holding back so many curse words right now.’

’Right, right, right. And here I was thinking this Zerg Queen Detector could pinpoint the Zerg Mother’s location from among thousands of planets.’

’I never expected the Zerg Mother to be on this very planet.’

’What could I say? I guess it was an unexpected discovery.’

’Racking my brains trying to find the Zerg Mother, only to discover she’s on the same planet as me... it just made me feel a bit conflicted, that’s all. Everything else was probably fine.’

A clamor arose from outside.

Jiang Zheyu heard it from inside the hut. Curious, she walked out of her room, crossed the courtyard, and went to the main gate to peek outside.

The tribe’s Male Beastmen had all gone out to hunt, leaving many females and young cubs behind.

Of course, there were still some Male Beastmen left, but they were all accompanying their Female Masters.

From a distance, she saw a female sitting perched on the broad shoulders of a Male Beastman, her legs crossed. Several other Male Beastmen in front of them seemed to be carrying something, but they were surrounded by a crowd of females and Male Beastmen, so Jiang Zheyu couldn’t get a clear look.

As the group moved forward, the surrounding crowd of Male Beastmen and females moved with them.

Jiang Zheyu was curious, but she didn’t know these tribe members well and didn’t dare to approach them uninvited.

’Besides, the females here were prejudiced about fertility.’

’The high-Fertility-Value females weren’t very friendly toward those with low Fertility Values.’

Still, Jiang Zheyu’s curiosity got the better of her.

’And with so many Male Beastmen and females gathered there, one extra female like me probably wouldn’t be noticed.’

So, Jiang Zheyu furtively made her way over.

She soon found herself at the edge of the crowd, following the procession and trying to overhear what they were saying.

A female near the front looked up at the one sitting on the Male Beastman’s shoulders and asked,

"Aliya, why did you bring back a Male Beastman? A Male Beastman with no ability to hunt is supposed to be exiled from the tribe. Why would you bring one in from the outside?"