Chapter 108: Will You Come Back With Me?

“My seeds, when planted today, will sprout tomorrow, and they grow particularly fast, you can eat the chilies in about a week,” Su Li said proudly.

Fei Li widened his eyes in disbelief. “Really?”

“Of course, it’s true! In seven days, you’ll be able to eat chilies.”

Su Li raised his hand to pat Fei Li on the shoulder, but Luo Sang stepped between them, looking as if to say, ‘Don’t touch my clothes.’

Fei Li was completely focused on the chilies and didn’t notice the silent standoff between Su Li and Luo Sang.

Taking advantage of Fei Li’s distraction, Su Li leaned closer to Luo Sang and whispered, “Do you know what a week and seven days mean? If you don’t know, I can teach you.”

In primitive society, people had little concept of numbers, and Su Li naturally assumed Luo Sang couldn’t count either.

Luo Sang scoffed, spread his seven fingers, and waved them in front of Su Li.

Ever since he had exchanged blood with Fei Li, his brain had suddenly absorbed a lot of information, and he guessed this must be related to the blood exchange since Fei Li’s identity was quite special.

Now it was Su Li’s turn to be stunned, he couldn’t believe he hadn’t been able to stump this orc!

At this moment, Fei Li turned to look at the “treasure chest” that Su Li had brought back, his eyes sparkling with curiosity.

“What other seeds do you have in this box? Let’s plant them all together!”

As he spoke, his hand reached for Su Li’s box.

Opening the box, a hint of surprise appeared in Fei Li’s eyes, quickly turning into delight.

Inside lay treasures—modern food that he had been dreaming of.

He casually took out some corn and wheat seeds, feeling extremely happy.

Luo Sang frowned and dismissively said, “These tiny things aren’t even enough to get stuck in my teeth, what’s so delicious about them?”

If it weren’t for Fei Li wanting to eat chilies, he wouldn’t even consider planting Su Li’s seeds.

“When they grow, they won’t be so small! If we can grow corn and wheat, our food supply will be abundant.”

Thinking about all the various delicious foods that could be made from wheat and the diverse ways to eat corn, Fei Li rubbed his hands together in excitement.

Just as he was about to grab a handful of seeds from Su Li’s box, Su Li stopped him.

“It’s summer now, if you plant the seeds like this in the ground, they won’t grow. Don’t waste my seeds.”

With Su Li’s reminder, Fei Li recalled that planting had to follow the seasons, being related to temperature, sunlight, and many other factors.

Feeling defeated, he lowered his head, his enthusiasm doused. He stared longingly at the seeds in the box, looking as if a delicious meal had just vanished. Seeing his expression, Su Li suddenly spoke up, “Don’t forget what I do.”

He looked up at Su Li, his eyes rekindled with hope.

That’s right!

Su Li is a botanist in the modern world, how could such a small matter possibly stump him?

“Okay, then I’ll leave the corn and wheat planting to you. If you need extra hands, just let me know, I can have the humans from the tribe help you.” Hearing this, Su Li glanced at Luo Sang and shook his head, saying, “No need to trouble others, just you helping me is fine.”

“That won’t do!” Luo Sang rejected it without a second thought.

Su Li helplessly pouted, looking as if he couldn’t do it without Fei Li.

The two remained in a stalemate, unwilling to back down.

The seeds were right in front of them, how could Fei Li allow such a trivial matter to ruin their planting?

Glancing at Luo Sang, he finally turned his gaze back to Su Li. “My rice is about to be harvested, and I don’t have time to help you. Let me find someone to assist you!” Before Su Li could respond, Fei Li looked up and saw Wuze and Aola approaching.

Fei Li’s eyes lit up, and he called out to them, “You two arrived just in time, I need your help with something.”

Wuze, who’s clan member Simi was saved by Fei Li, felt grateful and naturally wouldn’t decline.

Aola, after improving his relationship with Fei Li, had actively participated in the tribe’s construction, so he had no objections either.

Su Li looked at the two and instantly recognized their bond, refusing without a second thought. “I don’t want either of them.”

Being single was already sad enough, he didn’t want to see others pair up.

Fei Li smiled at Su Li and walked straight to Wuze and Aola. “Wuze, I’d like to ask you to help me make a stone mill.”

“A stone mill?” Wuze looked puzzled.

Picking up a branch, he quickly sketched the stone mill on the ground.

Wuze studied the drawing carefully. “Is this a stone mill? Made of stone?”

Fei Li nodded and proceeded to explain some details about the stone mill to Wuze.

Wuze was indeed a skilled craftsman, he understood immediately. Fei Li felt completely assured that Wuze would handle the stone mill.

Aola, who had been sidelined, glanced at Fei Li and then at Wuze, not sure of what he could do.

“The process of making a stone mill is complex, Aola, just help Wuze a bit more!”

Upon hearing this, Wuze and Aola exchanged glances.

Without thinking, Wuze rejected, “No need for him to help, my tribe can manage.”

“That won’t do! You’ve worked hard all day, you’ll need someone to cook, right? Alright, it’s decided—Aola will assist you and cook, you two get to work!”

After saying this, Fei Li urged them to get started quickly.

Wuze looked at Aola, and the rejection he was about to voice got swallowed back.

Although his tribe excelled at making tools, cooking really wasn’t their strength.

Thinking this through, he no longer resisted Aola’s help.

After Wuze and Aola left, Su Li spoke up, “Are you planning to grind wheat into white flour?”

Fei Li nodded, his mind filled with images of noodles, buns, dumplings, and other delicious foods.

As a true northerner, Fei Li really missed these wheat-based dishes.

He and Su Li discussed planting wheat and corn, completely unaware of what Luo Sang was doing.

After about a tea’s worth of time, once they had finalized their plans, Fei Li suddenly realized that Luo Sang was missing.

Hmm?

He had just been bantering with Su Li, so how could Luo Sang have vanished?

He looked up and saw Luo Sang using a wooden hoe to turn the soil, moving with the dexterity of a seasoned farmer.

Su Li also noticed Luo Sang busy at work and couldn’t help but tease, “I didn’t expect this from you, I thought he was the leader, all high and mighty. He completely overturned my perception of orcs.”

“Considering we all come from the same era, can you not pick on Luo Sang? We’ll all be part of the same tribe from now on, can’t we coexist peacefully?” He shot Su Li a glare.

Su Li wiggled his index finger back and forth, his thin lips curling up, “No! Don’t you find life dull, dealing with an orc who doesn’t understand romance?”

Dull?

Thinking back on his experiences here, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, dismissing Su Li’s words.

When he first arrived, he might have felt out of place, but through his interactions with Luo Sang, he gradually discovered Luo Sang’s strengths and fell in love with him. It was probably the case that loving the person also meant loving their home, he wanted to protect the tribe and its people alongside Luo Sang.

“You wouldn’t understand.”

Love is like drinking water, only the person knows whether it’s cold or warm. He didn’t intend to explain anything to Su Li, his gentle gaze still fixed on Luo Sang, who was turning the soil.

Su Li looked at him with a frustrated expression, “Don’t forget, you’re about to be a doctor, your duty is to save lives, not to be farming here with these strange beings.”

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“What if I have a way for us to return to the modern world? Will you come back with me?”

Fei Li turned to stare at Su Li, “What did you say?”

Return to the modern world?

Since coming here, he hadn’t thought about going back at all.

“You’re not the first human to come to the forest searching for food. Over the years, I’ve seen many orcs and humans here. I’ve occasionally heard some orcs mention that every 30 years, there’s a rare astronomical phenomenon.”

“I was sent here by that phenomenon. We can use the next occurrence to return to the modern world.”

Fei Li felt confused, “30 years?”

“Exactly, it’s next year!” Su Li’s expression became serious, not like he was joking.

He couldn’t help but scrutinize Su Li.

The Su Li before him looked to be around 35 years old, had he really spent 30 years here? Did he start when he was five?

“Dude, are you kidding me?” Fei Li couldn’t help but laugh at Su Li.

Ignoring Fei Li’s mockery, Su Li tightly grasped his shoulders, “I’m not joking. Don’t you notice that time here is different? We don’t seem to age at all?”

Furrowing his brows, Fei Li began to seriously consider Su Li’s words.

He had been here for over three years, and indeed, he hadn’t changed at all.

Could what Su Li said be true?

That was simply too unbelievable!

“We’re not originally from this world, we’ll eventually be erased by it. Listen to me, let’s leave here together and return to our original world, or we’ll die here.”

Fei Li’s head buzzed, overwhelmed by too much information at once, he felt a bit at a loss.

Instinctively taking a step back, he shook his head and said, “No, I’ve been here for three years and have never heard of such a thing, you can’t fool me.”

“Fei Li, I’m really not lying…”

“Stay away from him.” The commotion finally alerted Luo Sang.

As soon as he spoke, Luo Sang pulled Fei Li behind him and coldly stared at Su Li.

Luo Sang could overlook Su Li’s previous provocations, but this time, Su Li had actually put his hands on Fei Li.

That was beyond Luo Sang’s tolerance.

Su Li met Luo Sang’s icy gaze. “Luo Sang, you’re being selfish. Do you think keeping him by your side means you love him? You’re clearly harming him.”

“Shut up, stop talking!” Fei Li shouted angrily.

Ignoring Fei Li’s displeasure, Su Li continued to glare at Luo Sang.

No matter what, he couldn’t let Fei Li die here.

“Fei Li and I, we’re not…”

“Su Li, are you trying to say we’re not from this world? You’re making up all sorts of excuses just to deceive Luo Sang.”

Not giving Su Li a chance to finish, Fei Li cut in.

He cast a guilty glance at Su Li, no matter whether what Su Li said was true or not, he didn’t want Luo Sang to know.

He didn’t want Luo Sang to worry!