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In the Beastfolk Era, 3024, humanity went extinct. The Human Domestication Act was declared void, and not a trace of those precious human pets remained anywhere on the planet.
Du Ji was the last pure-blood human. To survive, she ate a "Beast-Taming" fruit left behind by ancient humans. Supposedly, anyone who ate it could tame all beasts.
But no one told her it was added to wild animals' feed by beast tamers to bring out their most primal hunting instincts!
She thought she'd become everyone's darling, but instead she became the shared prey of every ferocious beastman.
The stag chieftain, divine and compassionate, wore a crown of antlers and held the Alliance's power in his hands. In private, he was a sinister, scheming saint, smiling as he flipped through recipes.
The cold-faced bear commando captain was quiet and strong, and would stare at her back with a pair of damp, brooding eyes.
The refined, aristocratic young lynx was really the most vicious fugitive bandit leader, measuring Du Ji's neck inch by inch with his sharp fangs.
The eagle clan's top spy seemed the most normal, but he was actually the battlefield's most wicked and savage sniper. He claimed he would devour Du Ji during the nuptial flight ritual.
Their hungry gazes wanted to swallow her, skin, blood, and all, turning every bone into nourishment to fill their genetic emptiness, then savoring the moment for the rest of their lives.
Du Ji decided to save herself. After another escape, she ran blindly into a restaurant.
Owner: "What would this guest (swallows) who smells so delicious (sharpens knife) like to order (stares)?"
Du Ji points to a recruitment notice nearby: "A chef! I want to be a chef!"
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The hottest restaurant in the Beastfolk Alliance opened for business.
Its mysterious owner was human.
Her constitution was unusual. If she stood near the ingredients for just one minute, ordinary dishes became addictive, euphoric meals for beastfolk.
Add a single drop of diluted blood at a concentration of one part in a thousand, and the beastfolk would become intoxicated and delirious.
No fluffy beastfolk can resist the temptation of good food!
Lions, tigers, and leopards roll onto their backs in the restaurant like cats on catnip. Dogfolk and wolffolk eat while earnestly pleading, "Oh, God, only our destined master could make food like this!"
But it was already too late. Du Ji's identity had been exposed. She sat on a throne in the middle of the plaza, with a deer, a bear, a lynx, and an eagle surrounding her.
The bear straightened her hem, the lynx pinned a rose to her collar, the eagle polished her boots, and the deer knelt on one knee to kiss the back of her hand.
All the beastfolk cried out in unison: "Savior! Saint! Master of the feast! God who rules over taste and redemption!"
Du Ji, waited on by four noble beastfolk: I just didn't want to get eaten...
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Theme: Beastfolk make civilization great.