Transmigrated to Raise Panther Cubs novel Chapter 242

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Chapter 242 Worms Were Good for Brain Development

Matthew held Zachary’s hand, his voice steady. “I wasn’t scared.”

Zachary didn’t quite believe it, but he didn’t press further either.

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Matthew’s fear of insects came from his Alpha.

When he was very young, his Alpha used to carry him up trees. One time, the Alpha’s grip slipped, and he accidentally flung him off. Matthew ended up with a huge bump on his head that looked pretty terrifying.

His Alpha panicked, worried he might have messed up his brain. Somewhere along the way, he heard that meat worms were good for brain development, so he brought a bunch back.

During that period, Matthew would wake up and go to sleep with that bump on his head, only to be met with giant meat worms the moment he woke up.

But he never turned out slow. In fact, he became far ahead of all the other cubs in the tribe in terms of intelligence.

After that, his Alpha became even more convinced that “worms make them smarter.”

When they passed the white tiger stall, Hubert looked like he was seconds away from giving Zachary everything he owned.

Horace knew there was no stopping him, so he didn’t even bother. He just turned away and started picking out a suitable tree branch.

By the time the second batch of smoked meat came out, Hubert had just been beaten. He was squatting under a tree, looking like he was one step away from cutting ties with Horace for good.

Horace called him over for dinner, but he ignored him.

He asked, “Are you eating or not?”

Hubert shouted back even louder, “No!”

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Horace finally lost it. He walked over and kicked him, then grabbed the raw meat and turned away.

When he came back, he was holding several large pieces of smoked meat wrapped in leaves. They had just been pulled from the pot, still warm, and the smell kept spilling out.

He tossed a big piece over. “Don’t eat then. Starve yourself.”

Hubert was already starving. He held out for a moment with impressive willpower, then quickly grabbed the smoked meat in front of him, peeled off the leaves, and started eating in big bites.

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It smells so good! How can it taste this good!

His anger rose and fell in direct proportion to how fast the food disappeared. He even licked his lips, still not satisfied. Then he looked toward Horace by the fire, clearly torn about whether to walk over.

When they were out traveling, therian guards took turns staying on watch at night. After the others went to sleep, Hubert finally walked over and called out to Horace

Horace didn’t want to waste words and asked directly, “Can you stop liking that sub- therian?”

Hubert looked troubled. “Horace…”

Horace sighed. “Can you at least try to control yourself?”

Hubert said, “I’ll try.”

Horace replied, “That’s what you said.”

Hubert suddenly asked, “But what if Zachary comes to me first?”

“Just go to sleep. Seriously, go to sleep.” Horace waved him off, his voice heavy with exhaustion.

Hubert pressed on. “Horace, you still didn’t answer me.”

Horace gave a cold snort. “If he comes to you first and proposes mating, I’ll gift you my tiger beast hide as a wedding present.”

Hubert went completely speechless.

After selling the last pot of smoked meat for the day, the customers in front of the stall slowly drifted away Daniel and the others finished packing up and gathered together for dinner.

Zachary was not very hungry, so he leaned against Matthew’s shoulder and talked to him on and off while Matthew ate.

His voice grew softer and softer, and his body slowly tilted to one side.

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Matthew noticed. He finished the last bite of flatbread, then wiped his hands on the grass. After that, he pulled Zachary closer and let his head rest against his chest.

Zachary had gotten up earlier than usual that day, so by now he was clearly getting sleepy. He shifted into a more comfortable position and, before long, his eyes drifted shut.

After Zachary’s breathing gradually steadied in his arms, Matthew carefully picked him up. He carried him over to the cleared resting area behind the stall.

Jaden spread Matthew’s oversized outer robe on the ground as a mat, then reached for his small jacket, ready to cover Zachary,

After Matthew carefully set Zachary down, he took a fluffy blanket from a nearby beast hide bag and

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covered him, leaving only the top of his silver–white head showing.

Matthew said, “Put your jacket back on.”

Seeing that Zachary was already covered, Jaden nodded.

Matthew glanced at the cub’s half–open clothing. “Tie it up.”

“Okay.” Jaden lowered his head and started adjusting the cords on his outfit.

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After dinner, Henry and the others shifted into beast form and lay half–crouched on the ground. Yael and Matthew loaded the beast hide bags onto their backs, stacking them and tying them tightly with rope.

The exchange went smoother than expected, to the point that demand even outpaced supply. The therians would transport what they had traded back to the tribe overnight, then return with another batch of pottery and woven goods.

After they left, only Yael and Matthew, both adult therians, remained.

Although fighting was generally not allowed at trading gatherings, scams and tricks were still common. There were also wandering therians with bad intent and infamous tribes that would take advantage of the chaos or the cover of night to steal goods or abduct sub–therians.

So when the mates and cubs were asleep, Matthew and Yael stayed nearby, sitting and taking turns on watch.

In the late night, when therians were at their sleepiest, the air was quiet except for the crackling of burning

branches.

In the dark blue night sky, several shadows swept across. Two grey falcons landed on a distant treetop, while three more continued circling overhead.

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