Done Breeding: Now I Rule the Beastworld

When Chu Liangyu regained consciousness, she could faintly hear voices speaking.

But perhaps she was too weak, because she couldn’t seem to wake up no matter how she tried.

"It seems the Female Master’s foundation has been damaged. She might... never be able to bear cubs again."

"This... Are you sure?"

The person nodded and said no more.

After a long silence, someone finally spoke up. "What do we do about the Female Master, then? Who’s going to take care of her?"

Every Beast Husband had many cubs to raise. No one wanted to take on this responsibility.

In the past, the Beast Husbands who didn’t have cubs yet would have been responsible. But now that every Beast Husband had cubs of their own, the matter was at an impasse.

Hu Qiumu glanced at the crowd and said coolly, "We’ll draw lots to decide the order of who takes care of her. Each turn will last one month."

"That’s a good idea." Xiong Xianhui’s eyes lit up. He clapped Hu Qiumu on the shoulder, giving him a look of approval.

Seeing no objections from the others, Hu Qiumu quickly prepared twelve bamboo sticks.

"Whoever draws the marked stick goes first."

"Wen Yan, you first."

Wen Yan was Chu Liangyu’s first Beast Husband. As a rabbit Beastman, he was the weakest among them.

He had a good temper, though. He gave a shy smile and decisively drew a stick.

The moment he saw the stick, Wen Yan froze. The one he had drawn had a circle on it. He wondered if this was the mark Hu Qiumu had mentioned.

After everyone had drawn, Hu Qiumu asked, "Who has the stick with a circle on it?"

"Ah, that’s me."

Wen Yan obediently raised his hand and answered.

Hu Qiumu’s lips curved into a smirk, as if he had expected this all along.

"Good. For this month, the Female Master is your responsibility."

The others let out a sigh of relief. Seeing that there was nothing else, several of the Beast Husbands quickly dispersed.

This was especially true for Cang Yu and Yu Tu, the two new Beast Husbands, who were completely flustered.

Cang Yu didn’t even glance at Chu Liangyu as he left, while Yu Tu wore a conflicted expression.

But when the cries of the two White Tiger Cubs rang out, his conflict quickly vanished. He turned and hurried away.

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Chu Liangyu only learned the full story after she finally woke up, and she didn’t feel particularly sad about it.

’She had figured her Beast Husbands would just leave her to fend for herself,’ she thought. ’This is much better in comparison.’

"Female Master, you’re awake. This is some prey I just caught. Please, have some."

It was a freshly roasted wild pheasant, about the size of a modern turkey.

But for the current Chu Liangyu, it was barely a mouthful.

"Mm, just put it there. I’ll eat it in a bit."

Wen Yan looked very embarrassed, his face flushing red as he explained, "There are too many cubs. The food I hunt in a day is just enough to fill their bellies. It’s because I’m too weak. I’m sorry, Female Master."

Chu Liangyu nodded, only half-believing him.

Aside from her weakness, her body didn’t seem to have any other problems.

"Well then, Female Master, I’ll be going."

Childbirth had consumed a lot of her energy, and Chu Liangyu’s stomach was already growling with hunger.

’Something to eat is better than nothing,’ Chu Liangyu thought, taking a bite of the chicken leg.

[DING-DONG—Tradable item detected!]

Item: One extra-large wild pheasant (missing a leg)

Value: One Intermediate Crystal Core

Trading Plane: Apocalypse

Chu Liangyu squinted at the panel that had appeared before her and reached out to touch it.

As she did, the panel scrolled all the way to the bottom.

Someone had left her a message: Don’t be afraid. While this is still the system, I’ve modified it. It won’t force you to have children anymore.

It was enslaving you before, so it has to pay a price. It can help you live a better life here. As for how to use it, you can explore that on your own. —The handsome World Spirit

Seeing the sender’s signature at the end, Chu Liangyu smiled.

’What an interesting World Spirit,’ she thought. ’I wonder if I’ll ever see it again.’

"Thank you," Chu Liangyu said softly, speaking to the empty air.

[Proceed with trade?]

"Yes."

In the next instant, the wild pheasant on the table vanished. At the same time, the Crystal Core mentioned on the panel appeared in her hand.

The Crystal Core was smooth to the touch and hard as a diamond, with a ball of golden gas swirling inside.

This was something she’d seen in apocalypse novels before. It seemed to be used for enhancing superpowers.

’But for someone like me with no superpower, isn’t this completely useless?’

’Also, how am I supposed to absorb this thing?’

The moment the thought popped into her head, the Crystal Core in her hand disappeared.

Chu Liangyu’s heart skipped a beat. ’Crap, did I just trade for nothing?’

Slowly, she began to notice something strange. Her body temperature was rising.

Yet it felt very comfortable, like soaking in a hot spring.

As time passed, Chu Liangyu felt so comfortable that she drifted off to sleep.

"Hey, what do you guys think is wrong with Beast Mother?"

"Dummy, she’s obviously sleeping."

"Oh, Beast Mother sure can sleep. It’s been two days already."

"Yeah, I think so too."

A few of the rabbit kits hopped onto Chu Liangyu’s body, found it quite comfortable, and simply lay down and fell asleep.

The other rabbits followed their example. Soon, Chu Liangyu was surrounded by rabbits, looking from a distance as if she were covered by a white, fluffy blanket.

An unknown amount of time passed before Chu Liangyu woke up, roused by the heat.

As she sat up, the rabbits on top of her all tumbled to one side.

The sea of white that met her eyes was dazzling. ’How are there so many!’

It seemed Wen Yan hadn’t been lying. She had just forgotten how prolific she had been back then.

A rough count revealed there were thirty or forty of them.

’Hmm... enough for two soccer teams.’

"Beast Mother! Beast Mother!"

"Beast Mother!"

Countless cries of "Beast Mother" rang in Chu Liangyu’s ears, giving her a bit of a headache.

"I hear you, keep your voices down."

In response, a flurry of rabbit ears twitched and flicked. To be honest, she was charmed by their cuteness for a moment.

"This is bad, this is bad! They’re fighting, they’re fighting!"

"Beast Mother, Beast Mother, you have to go see!"

The one shouting was a little fox kit, its small paws grabbing at Chu Liangyu as it spoke with an anxious tone.

Fights among the young cubs were common. Chu Liangyu simply asked, "What did the Beast Father on duty today say?"

"The Beast Father said... he said that if they die, it’s because they’re not strong enough, and no one is to blame."

Chu Liangyu frowned. "Which Beast Father is on duty?"

"It’s... my Beast Father."

’So it’s Hu Qiumu.’ That did sound like something he would say.

However, cubs weren’t allowed to inflict fatal injuries on each other before coming of age. "Who is fighting?"

"It’s the rabbits and the bears."

’Huh? There are rabbits outside too?’

’Whatever, I should go take a look.’

It wasn’t exactly a fight. It was more like a one-sided beatdown.

The little bear cubs, relying on their sturdy builds, were kicking the rabbit kits away one by one. The scene was quite a spectacle.

"We told you it’d be better if you just listened to us obediently! You insisted on picking a fight, so you brought this on yourselves!"

The one speaking was clearly the leader of the bear cubs. He was much larger than his brothers and sisters.

And his heart was much crueler, too.

Just as he was about to stomp on a little rabbit’s head, Chu Liangyu shouted sternly, "Stop it!"

In an instant, all the little eyes at the scene turned to look at her.

"Beast Mother?"

Although Chu Liangyu had given birth to them, the crowd of cubs didn’t feel any deep affection for her.

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