Chapter 90
When Langqi is around, Langze’s voice will be lower than usual. It is precisely because of this that this cry of shock was not heard by the other busy orcs.
Even so, Lang Qi in the tent woke up.
Lang Qi slowly opened his eyes and looked impatiently at the two people outside the tent. His two paws moved slightly and covered the little rabbit’s ears.
Langze shuddered for unknown reasons, but he was extremely shocked by the fact that Bai Tu had a new cub, and the degree of shock overshadowed his fear of Langqi.
“Brother, where is Tu?” Langze looked around but did not see Bai Tu. He couldn’t help but worry, “Could Tu have gone to look for food?” Some orcs do not bring their cubs to everyone right after giving birth. Instead, they give birth quietly in a place some distance away from the tribe but not dangerous. They raise the cubs themselves for a while and then bring them back to the tribe when they grow up.
This situation rarely occurs now. Most orcs will give birth to their cubs in the tribe. It is much safer to be cared for by tribesmen than to raise them by themselves.
Langze didn’t expect that Bai Tu had secretly had cubs without telling them, and that wasn’t all, he even went out to find food by himself! Thinking of this, Langze looked at his brother with great disapproval: “Brother, how could you let Tu go out alone!” Bai Tu is so weak, even if he can find food, they are only some tasteless fruits. His brother actually sleeps here alone and lets Tu go out! Even if the cub is not his brother’s, it is Bai Tu’s!
Lang Qi’s ears twitched slightly, his eyes became more and more impatient, and he might attack at any time.
Lang Ze was a little scared when he saw him like this, but he still believed in his own idea: “It’s very dangerous outside!”
Before he could open his mouth, Hei Xiao heard Lang Ze’s chattering and slapped his forehead helplessly and explained: “This is not Tu’s cub. Okay, Ze, go eat first.” Having stayed with Bai Tu for a long time, Hei Xiao knew how to divert Lang Ze’s attention.
Sure enough, as soon as Heixiao finished speaking, Langze remembered the purpose of his coming here: “Breakfast is ready, but where is the picture?” After asking, Langze shifted his gaze to the little rabbit in Langqi’s arms. Langze thought this cub was cuter than other rabbit cubs and wanted to steal it.
Noticing his gaze, Lang Qi moved a little and moved to the other side without waking up the little rabbit, blocking the little rabbit tightly.
“I’ll be there soon.” Hei Xiao saw the white rabbit sleeping peacefully in Lang Qi’s arms. He raised his hand to close the tent and said tiredly, “Bai Tu has something to do.”
“Okay.” Not seeing the cub, Lang Ze withdrew his gaze disappointedly.
Hei Xiao also wanted to take a closer look at Bai Tu’s beast form, but even if the tent was a short distance away from where the other orcs slept, someone would still come over. Hei Xiao would never do something that was unsafe for Bai Tu, not to mention that Bai Tu was still sleeping. The cubs behave differently during their growth period. Some are as energetic as wolves, while others are very sleepy. If the growing cubs do not receive sufficient care, their bodies will be weak. Bai Tu is already past his growth period, and now he can turn into a beast and sleep carefree. It is a rare opportunity to make up for it. Hei Xiao will certainly not disturb him, even though he dislikes Lang Qi.
On the premise of putting Bai Tu first, Hei Xiao can tolerate some things that he could not tolerate before.
Inside the tent, seeing that the light around him had dimmed, Lang Qi carefully retracted his paw from the little rabbit’s ear, and halfway through he couldn’t help but stretch out his paw again and touch the little rabbit’s cute small paw.
The sleeping little rabbit’s belly was bulging and it didn’t notice his movements at all.
Lang Qi couldn’t help but rub it again, again and again, until the little rabbit’s eyes began to move, showing signs of waking up. Lang Qi quickly withdrew his hand and looked elsewhere as if nothing had happened.
When Bai Tu woke up, he found himself sleeping on the beast-shaped Lang Qi. It was not the first time he got up in this position. At first he was a little panicked and even jumped down. Now he just rubbed his eyes calmly with his paws, and then patted Lang Qi to remind him to put him down.
Because of his size, Lang Qi is no less than a small mountain to him now. If he jumps off directly, the chances of him somersaulting are very high. Even though there are only two of them now, Bai Tu does not want to do such a shameful thing.
Lang Qi seemed not to understand his hint. He gently clasped his two front paws together, held him on his belly, and rolled around in excitement.
Bai Tu: “???”
Bai Tu could only pat his belly and point his claws at the blank space next to him. It was almost time for them to transform into human form! He didn’t want to appear on Lang Qi.
Lang Qi curled up his whole body and wrapped Bai Tu around his belly. He didn’t let Bai Tu go until he was just a few breaths away from transforming into a human form.
Bai Tu breathed a sigh of relief, and the next moment he appeared in the tent in human form. After putting on clothes, he took the cub out of the small tent inside the tent.
Since it was Lang Qi who was going to take care of the cubs, they certainly couldn’t trouble others. Plus, it wasn’t suitable for the cubs to be outside in the wind in this kind of weather, so Bai Tu modified the previous tent and added a small area inside, which was equivalent to a baby room.
The cubs are small, so for adults, a pillow that is big enough for two people to sleep soundly.
Because of the animal skins blocking the way, no light could get in and it was quite dark inside. In addition, the cubs slept very soundly because they were taken by Wolf Qi for such a long distance yesterday.
Bai Tu touched the cub’s belly and saw that it was deflated, so he knew it was time to feed it.
Lang Qi looked at Bai Tu’s back, his gaze lingering on his abdomen for a while, thinking of what Lang Ze had just said.
cub.
Bai Tu didn’t know what he was thinking. After looking at the cubs, he prepared to cook. He had to prepare the cubs’ food himself outside, as Tu Mu and others were not there.
However, before setting off, Bai Tu had considered the issue of food on the road. The last time he set out, time was tight and the food in the tribe was limited, so he didn’t have time to prepare too many kinds. But now it is different.
Now there are considerable quantities of meat and grain in the tribe, and Bai Tu doesn’t want to let these hard-working orcs down, so even though there have been so many things going on recently, he has not neglected the preparation of food.
With him and Tu Mu around, everyone won’t have to live the same life of gnawing on dried meat as before.
It goes without saying that braised meat, dried meat and meat jerky have been around for a long time. Bai Tu has also researched several new ones, including meat floss.
The preparation of meat floss is a bit troublesome, but it is very suitable for teenagers who are full of energy and want to run around. After venting their excess energy, they can also have something delicious in the end, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Of course, the simpler the food you prepare for the cubs outside, the better. Bai Tu made steamed eggs with meat floss today, which was tender and delicious. The eggs and meat floss were brought from the tribe. The eggs here are big and have thick skins and are not easy to break.
But this time, as soon as I walked outside and cracked the eggs into the bowl, Langze ran over.
Langze was surprised and excited when he saw Bai Tu, and the first thing he looked at was his arms.
Bai Tu couldn’t help but put away his clothes and looked down. The clothes were not torn. What was Langze looking at?
Langze searched for a long time but didn’t see any cubs, so he moved to Bai Tu and asked in a low voice: “Tu, where are your cubs?”
“In the tent,” Bai Tu said and saw Langqi coming out with two little wolf cubs, pointing behind Langze, “Well, your brother is holding them.”
Langze looked back excitedly, only to see two little wolf cubs that he had seen countless times. He turned to Bai Tu and said, “It’s not these two, it’s a rabbit, this big, your cub.” It’s not from the wolf clan!
Bai Tu paused while beating the eggs and looked at Hei Xiao who was standing next to him helplessly.
Heixiao nodded, indicating that Langze saw it.
Bai Tu looked at Lang Ze who was waiting for his answer expectantly, and said, “Is there a possibility that what you saw was not a cub?”
“Impossible!” Lang Ze vowed, “I saw it clearly, it was a cub! White, so big, with such long ears, very cute, Tu, please show me…” Lang Ze regretted it as soon as he came back. He should have taken more looks, but unfortunately his brother blocked him too tightly. Hei Xiao closed the tent again, so he only took a glance.
Bai Tu: “…”
Hei Xiao didn’t say anything just now, obviously intending to let him decide for himself whether to tell the truth.
Bai Tu waved his hand and asked Langze to come closer.
Langze obediently moved his ear closer, facing Langqi’s dangerous gaze.
“I will only tell you, don’t tell anyone else.” Bai Tu said, “That’s my beast form.” Bai Tu walked away immediately after he finished speaking and put the beaten eggs in the steamer. After several adjustments, there were several kinds of pots in the tribe. When firing, the place for supporting the grate was pinched, which saved the time of making the bracket later. In addition, the sealing was good, and the speed of steaming food was much faster.
Langze nodded quickly, and only then realized what Bai Tu said, and howled: “What???!!!” Is that Tu’s beast form? The animal shape in the picture?
For a moment, Langze didn’t know whether he should be disappointed that he couldn’t touch the cub or surprised that Bai Tu’s beast form was so small.
Lang Qi glanced at Lang Ze and followed Bai Tu to help prepare food.
Everyone is used to getting up early, but it is not suitable to travel early in the morning because there is a lot of dew on the leaves and grass. Everyone likes to set off when the sun rises. In addition, because the daytime temperature is not as hot as before the rainy season, there is no rest at noon. We only have a short time to eat something to fill our stomachs. Therefore, breakfast and dinner are more important.
There is plenty of time and the food is not prepared uniformly. Everyone can make whatever they want to eat. The orcs who are pampered in the tribe will not compromise themselves at this time and will eat whatever is delicious.
This was not the first time that the wolf and rabbit tribes had come, and the tribe had plenty of food, so eating was no burden at all. The cats have joined the Snow Rabbit Tribe for several months. Even though they are not as good as the rabbits in some areas, their treatment is not bad. Even after being shocked by the abundance of food, they will still eat.
The Leopard Tribe and the Lion Tribe that were qualified to come along started to be shocked when they had their meal at the Wolf Tribe yesterday, surprised that the two tribes were willing to take out so much food to cook.
As a member of the Crazy Lion Tribe, Shi Zhen has been treated better recently than before in the Crazy Lion Tribe because of his cooperation. In addition, after learning the truth about the death of his eldest daughter, he now only obeys the orders of the Rabbit Tribe and the Wolf Tribe. Because they brought a lot of supplies this time, Shi Zhen volunteered and got the consent of Bai Tu and Bai An to follow the salt exchange team. However, in order to restrict him, Shi Jia and his youngest son remained in the tribe. There are many lion tribesmen who receive the same treatment. Except for the wolf tribe orcs who are watching them, their lives are relatively free.
Shi Zhen had already prepared himself to go hungry for a few days due to lack of food on the road. After all, they had experienced this kind of life before. When the Crazy Lion Tribe was not strong enough, many orcs in the tribe had suffered. Because there was not enough food, I only drank water along the way. When I got to the market, I exchanged meat for some cheap fruits to fill my stomach, and then went back hungry. At that time, every time I went to exchange salt, it felt like I was losing half my life. As the Crazy Lion Tribe grew larger, they no longer lived that kind of life. The siege before the rainy season directly led to the tribe not having to eat salt for a long time.
Shi Zhen is not a person who cannot endure hardship. Even though he knows the difficulty of changing salt, he still wants to come out. His purpose is not to find a chance to escape, but to show his ability. Only if he is capable enough will he be assigned more important work, his salary will naturally increase, and he can also take care of his own children.
There was a possibility that his little daughter’s cubs were still alive, and this made Shi Zhen excited and motivated at the same time. Since the ultimate goal is to improve his status in Bai Tu’s eyes, Shi Zhen has no hope for life on the road. Until I saw the wolves eating.
In fact, the food cooked by the rabbit tribe and the wolf tribe is similar, but the wolves cannot match the larger portions. They put large chunks of the best braised meat into the pot and eat all kinds of meat when they are hungry.
Shi Zhen was watching from the side and became more and more frightened. He couldn’t help but ask the wolf tribe that was staring at him: “You don’t care if you eat like this?” Shi Zhen was sure that no tribe could be so willing to do so. Even if they were not on the road to exchange salt, or when the prey was most abundant, few tribes could enjoy such a life. You know, the appetite of teenagers is sometimes bigger than that of adult orcs. If they were allowed to eat whatever they wanted every time, the other people in the tribe would probably starve.
Shi Zhen has been in the hunting team and knows that the prey this year is far less than in previous years. In fact, there has been a downward trend in the prey in the territory last year and even before last year, but for most orcs, as long as there is enough food in front of them, it is enough. However, this year there is even less prey, and the living standard of the Crazy Lion Tribe has dropped a lot before being besieged by other lion tribes.
Now that winter is approaching, there will be even fewer prey. Thinking of this, Shi Zhen felt even more sorry for the food. It’s not that he couldn’t stand the wolves eating like this, after all, the food originally belonged to them. He was just worried that they would starve in the winter if they continued to eat like this.
Except for some orcs who don’t care about the life or death of the tribe, most orcs have some sense of crisis. Shi Zhen thinks they should think about life in winter.
The orcs were very friendly to their own people. In the eyes of the wolves, although Shi Zhen and others were defeated, they had a good attitude recently, and they were not the ones who started the trouble. Therefore, they regarded the group of lions who were allowed by Bai Tu as half of their own people. The wolves also patiently answered his questions: “These are prepared by Tu.”
They ate the part that was divided as food by Bai Tu, and no orc touched the part used to exchange for supplies. Even if they had a big appetite and were greedy, everyone knew what they could eat and what they could not eat.
After hearing this, Shi Zhen became even more worried: “Now that we have finished eating, what should we do next?” He felt that these young wolves did not know how to plan. They took out all the food at once because there was a lot of food, while in fact there were still more than ten days left.
The wolf tribe thought he didn’t understand what he said, so they explained again: “These are all for today’s breakfast.” Worried that they wouldn’t eat, Bai Tu had already written on the backpacks and bamboo baskets which ones were for the first day and which ones were for the second day, and even set rules for breakfast and dinner.
The total amount of food for each meal is the same, and it is distributed according to everyone’s taste to ensure that everyone can eat what they want and be full. However, for the little wolves, there is a difference between liking something and liking it the most. When they saw their favorite jerky being opened, the wolf immediately said, “I’ll come back to grab the jerky when I get back.”
Shi Zhen murmured and repeated the other party’s words: “These are all today’s breakfast…” So what did he get for working so hard in the Crazy Lion Tribe all these years? The eldest daughter was killed by the lion flood, the youngest daughter’s cubs were taken away, and one of his two sons had a lame leg and the other spoke incoherently because of the lion flood’s targeting. Because he was worried about his children, he rejected other lions who came to look for him.
Shi Zhen was lost in thought when the wolves who had snatched the jerky came back and brought back the lions’ food: “These are yours.” Although the lions were given freedom and there were only a few wolves watching them, they still couldn’t do some things, such as cooking. Preparing food was the easiest thing to tamper with. This was a team of more than 300 people, so the lions couldn’t touch anything related to food.
The Lion Tribe certainly had no complaints about this request. Life in the Snow Rabbit Tribe was so much better than before. Only a fool would have any other ideas. Even if you escape now, without enough food and territory, the possibility of survival is almost zero. Giving up a safe and stable life and going out to seek death is something you must be crazy to do.
Shi Zhen looked at the food, which was even more abundant than the Mad Lion Tribe’s at its most powerful, and for a moment he didn’t know how to express his excitement. The best decision he had ever made in his life was to say nothing when Bai Tu asked him questions.
While Shi Zhen was eating, Bai Tu, who had just finished his meal, came over. He started eating late, but his appetite was small, less than one-third of that of the wolves, so he had finished eating while the others were still eating. Lang Qi wouldn’t let him kiss the cubs, so Bai Tu had no choice but to come over and take a look.
Seeing Bai Tu coming, Shi Zhen, who was eating, quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks.
Bai Tu waved his hand, signaling the other party to continue eating, and explained: “I prepared it according to the food intake of adult wolves. If the food is not enough, remember to tell me and cook more for the next meal.”
The temperature has dropped recently, especially in the morning and evening, and the occasions of taking out grilled and braised meat and eating it directly are almost gone. It is more comfortable to eat it after slightly heating it.
“Enough, enough.” Shi Zhen shook his head quickly. For them, they could hold on without eating, and eating a little would be fine, or even half full would be enough. Although these foods would not make them full, they would be enough to fill them up. What’s more, the next meal would be in the evening, instead of having to eat one meal and then travel for several days. These were already much more than they expected.
Bai Tu instructed: “Don’t be embarrassed. You’ve had a hard time traveling. You must eat enough.”
“Yes, I can.” Shi Zhen nodded seriously. He was not lying. The food was indeed enough. He hadn’t had such a full meal for a long time.
Bai Tu was relieved then: “As long as there is enough food, take good care of yourself. I will need your help to bring back the cubs in the future.”
Shi Zhen was stunned and was so surprised by this surprise that he didn’t know what to do: “Cub, cub?” It turned out that he was not just talking, the cub was really still alive?
“Yes.” Bai Tu nodded. He had already confirmed that the lion cubs were in the Red Eagle tribe. He planned to give it a try this time. Of course, he couldn’t tell the method, but he could leak some of the news. After all, he really needed the help of the lion tribe.
Surprise, shock, disbelief…all kinds of emotions were churning in Shi Zhen’s heart. In fact, they knew that as a defeated tribe, they had no right to ask the Rabbit Tribe and the Wolf Tribe to help them find cubs. He was trying so hard to show himself, hoping that at some point in the future he would be qualified to lead the Lion Tribe to rescue those cubs. Being qualified to go by himself was already his biggest luxury. He didn’t expect that Bai Tu was already ready to take them there.
Bai Tu said, “It will be hard for everyone to change the salt this time.”
Shi Zhen quickly shook his head and said from the bottom of his heart, “It’s not hard!” If this is considered hard work, then the life they had led in the Crazy Lion Tribe was probably not even as good as the lowest-level orcs. No, it’s indeed not as good. Shi Zhen thought about it. The rabbit tribe can now feed even them. How could Shi Hong be willing to do this? In Shi Hong’s heart, even if the food was spoiled and thrown away, he would not be willing to give it to those low-status orcs.
Shi Zhen looked at the food in front of him. He used to have a high status in the tribe because he was strong enough and had four children with strong hunting abilities. His status was only slightly lower than Shi Hong. How did he end up in such a miserable state? Shi Zhen recalled that perhaps in the beginning, he should not have helped Shi Hong to seize the position of leader. It is right that power is only in one’s own hands. Shi Zhen thought that he should not have handed over those outstanding hunters under his command to Shi Hong. He had misjudged him. A good leader should not target his own people like Shi Hong did and be afraid of their abilities. He was too stupid to treat Shi Hong as his own and caused his daughter to lose her life.
Bai Tu said a few words to Shi Zhen and then left. As soon as he left, the lions who were eating nearby immediately surrounded Shi Zhen.
Several wolves who were staring at the lions raised their eyelids, seemingly not caring about what they were doing.
Bai Tu returned to the resting place. Hei Xiao was discussing things with the Eagle tribe. Hei Yan did not follow at Hei Xiao’s serious request, but he was worried about Hei Xiao, even though Hei Xiao was following two tribes they were very familiar with and even though they would meet at the market in a few days, Hei Yan was still worried, so he left behind a few Eagle tribe members to protect Hei Xiao.
When in human form, the Eagle Tribe is similar to the Rabbit Tribe and the Wolf Tribe, and is not even as strong as the Wolf Tribe. However, they have the ability to fly, which makes them very suitable for reconnaissance. With the Eagle Tribe around, the Monkey Tribe can be easily discovered even if they hide on the top of a tree.
However, the task that Hei Xiao assigned to the Eagle Tribe was not to survey the Monkey Tribe. The Brown Monkey Tribe had become more obedient after their leader was captured by the Wolf Tribe. In addition, the Wolf Tribe often went to the nearby mountain to dig limestone, and the new leader had changed his previous bandit style and led his people to hunt honestly, so the probability of a fight was relatively small.
Hei Xiao went to the Eagle Tribe for the plan he and Bai Tu discussed last night. It was indeed a good idea to start from Wu Lai, but the prerequisite was to have a sufficient understanding of the situation of the Red Eagle Tribe, so they had to send a few people over in advance. After interrogating Hong Guo, Hei Xiao had already sent several members of the Eagle Tribe over. However, the idea at that time was to see which tribe the Red Eagle Tribe would attack next, and then find a chance to fight again. After all, only Bai Tu was left alive, and their father Bai Luo died in the Red Eagle Tribe, not to mention that the Red Eagle Tribe had captured so many cubs.
Now it’s just a matter of moving the plan forward. Hei Xiao plans to send out five Eagle Tribe members around him. The Eagle Tribe is fast and can find out the situation of the Red Eagle Tribe a few days in advance. They will be more confident of success when they go through the market.
Seeing that it was Bai Tu who came over, Hei Xiao did not hide anything and continued to give orders.
After hearing Hei Xiao’s arrangement, Bai Tu suddenly said, “Take a few cats with you.” The cats’ ability to hide is obvious to all, and coupled with their small size, it is almost impossible for them to be discovered unless they want to.
Hei Xiao agreed after a little thought. It was not a problem for the Eagle Clan to lead a few Cat Clan members.
Bai Tu found Mao Lin who was accompanying him to discuss the matter. This kind of lurking behavior was not the first time that the cats had done so. As early as when they were being targeted by the lions before, the cats had been observing them in secret. Shi Hong and Hu Bu thought that their little tricks had not been noticed, but in fact, the cats had even seen how much the lions from the Snow Rabbit Tribe had eaten.
When Mao Lin heard that Bai Tu wanted the cat tribe to help, he agreed without hesitation. Even though they knew it was very dangerous to enter the territory of other tribes, they were willing to do it. If Bai Tu hadn’t persuaded Bai An to keep them, the cat tribe would never have survived until now without casualties, especially those seriously injured members. Mao Lin almost gave up, but was saved by Bai Tu.
There were eleven cats coming this time. Bai Tu selected five people to follow the Eagle tribe and specifically reminded them that safety was the most important thing. It didn’t matter even if they didn’t observe anything in the end, as long as people were safe.
It was not the first time that the orcs of the Black Eagle Tribe had dealt with the Red Eagle Tribe. As members of the same feather tribe, they knew the customs of the Red Eagle Tribe and promised to protect the cat tribe well.
But Bai Tu was still a little worried. You know, there are two thousand people in the Red Eagle tribe, not two hundred. It would be dangerous if they were discovered by them.
“Don’t worry, they all have experience.” Hei Xiao knew Bai Tu’s concerns. Going to other tribes’ territories was a very risky act in itself, not to mention that these people were also tasked with observing the Red Eagle tribe. However, those left behind by Heiyan are considered elites in the Black Hawk tribe, and are very capable in both exploration and avoiding pursuit.
The Red Eagle tribe has a large number of people, but their animal forms are not good at fighting. After all, they are vultures, and just because the tribe’s name contains the word “eagle” does not mean they can be compared to eagles. Unlike the Black Eagles with strong attack power, the vultures are better at picking up ready-made items, and their speed is not as good as that of eagles, so this group of people is very safe.
After hearing Hei Xiao’s explanation, Bai Tu felt a little relieved. He once again reminded them that safety was the first priority before letting them go.
The ten men left with some light and easily hidden food, and Bai Tu looked up until several black eagles turned into small black dots.
When the team set off, a wolf came over and whispered a few words to Bai Tu.
Bai Tu nodded: “Don’t interfere, just listen when they talk.”
Bai Tu knew that even though the Lion Tribe had surrendered to them on the surface, they actually still had their own plans in their hearts. Not to mention anything else, just talking about race, in fact, most orcs would rather join a tribe with the same animal shape as themselves than a tribe with a different animal shape, because people with different animal shapes are more likely to be discriminated against.
For example, those orcs from the Mad Lion Tribe who previously joined the Yellow Lion Tribe and the Brown Lion Tribe, even if they have a low status now and are bullied by the orcs from the Lion Tribe, this is only temporary. As long as they show strong fighting power, their status will gradually rise. Only those Lion Tribes with low fighting power will continue to be bullied. The beasts are the same in form. As long as a period of time has passed, the orcs in the tribe will not ask where you came from. For most orcs, combat effectiveness represents status.
Joining a tribe of a different race is subject to certain restrictions. For example, if you join the rabbit tribe or the wolf tribe, because the animal shapes are different, no matter how long it has been, everyone can notice the change at a glance, just like everyone in the tribe knows that the cat tribe joined later. Especially now, the Snow Rabbit Tribe and the Blood Wolf Tribe are not the kind of mixed tribes. No matter from which perspective, the original residents of the tribe are always treated the best. Even if they want to be fair, everyone remembers that this was originally their territory.
The lion tribe now seems to have sincerely surrendered to them, but in fact this is just their current choice. When Shi Hong and Fox Bu were alive, resources were only used for a small number of orcs who were close to them. The treatment of others was very unfair. The low-status orcs did 90% of the work, but only ate 10% of the food, and they were the marginal ones despised by Shi Hong and others. They did not get any good things, and there were orcs who starved to death or died of disease every month.
Shi Zhen’s status is actually not low, but he is an elder of the Crazy Lion Tribe. This old does not refer to his age, but to the fact that he grew up in the Crazy Lion Tribe since he was a child. Many low-status lions have some relationship with him. In addition, his two sons were injured because of Shi Hong’s targeting. It is the best choice for him to surrender while the wolf, rabbit and leopard tribes are fighting Shi Hong. After all, it is much easier to survive the snow season by joining a tribe at this time than to guard the territory with almost no prey.
When the snow season is over and next spring comes and there are more prey, the lion tribe will definitely have the idea of becoming independent. After all, living under the control of other tribes, they cannot have the freedom of their own tribe.
Bai Tu certainly didn’t want to end up like this. If it was an unrelated tribe, he wouldn’t care, just like he didn’t interfere with the Leopard Tribe. The Lion Tribe had to be fed by the Rabbit Tribe this winter. They couldn’t just eat the Rabbit Tribe’s food during the most difficult times, fatten up, and then just walk away, right? But violent suppression obviously won’t work. Not to mention other people, Shi Hong is a lesson learned. Bai Tu also doesn’t want to use violence when it can be resolved peacefully.
Shi Zhen was undoubtedly the leader recognized by this group of lions who were willing to surrender. If he could convince one of them, he wouldn’t have to worry about the other lions. Bai Tu admitted that he did it on purpose.
In fact, according to the characters of the rabbit and wolf tribes, they will not target each other just because of their different races, but the lion tribe obviously will not let down their guard so quickly. Only if they show enough sincerity will the lion tribe feel at ease. The current development is what Bai Tu hopes for.
He hopes that everyone will get better and better, instead of having their own little thoughts, because when everyone only considers their own interests, the tribe is destined not to grow strong. Shi Zhen was smart, and after understanding what he meant, he quickly conveyed the information to others.
After the wolves left, Bai Tu looked behind him and saw Langze behind him.
Langze was still immersed in the shock that Baitu’s beast form was not even as big as his palm, and he had not yet come to his senses when the team set off.
Along the way, Langze looked at Baitu, then at Langqi, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death.
Being stared at like this, even the most dull-witted person would be able to notice it, not to mention that Langze had not covered it up. Bai Tu was helpless: “What are you thinking about?” He was not still thinking about his beast form, was he?
To be honest, he didn’t mind his own people seeing his beast form. He was just worried that he was an exception and whether it was caused by an accident or illness. He didn’t believe the saying that people with small bodies were not blessed by orcs, nor did he care whether the beast god existed. He only cared about his own health. After all, the cat clan is a race that has become smaller, and he only knew this was the case with him before.
Now that Hei Xiao is here, he knows that it’s not just him, so his last layer of worry is gone. After all, it’s not an illness, but a racial characteristic. Moreover, the several tribes he was familiar with did not have the concept of killing small beast forms. In addition, the beasts would regularly transform into beast forms in the middle of the night recently, so Bai Tu had already become calm about it. Bai Tu knew that it was only a matter of time before people found out, so he didn’t try to hide it.
Langze seemed to have lost his soul after hearing that the rabbit he saw in the morning was him. Now that his soul has been found, he keeps looking at him and Langqi, his expression changing from tangled to complicated, as if he is stumped by something.
Bai Tu suspected that Lang Qi had noticed Lang Ze’s gaze earlier than him, because the impatience on Lang Qi’s face could hardly be suppressed, and Bai Tu felt that he could not let Lang Ze continue to look at him like that. He was just curious about what could have taken Lang Ze, who was usually careless and would never say a word about his own opinion, to endure for so long. After all, the little wolves are all known for being outspoken. They won’t wait until they sit down to say something they can say while standing. Even when Lang Qi was not sick, he was unable to suppress their behavior that revealed their true nature.
Lang Ze frowned and looked at Bai Tu for a few times, then turned his gaze to Lang Qi, took a deep breath, and said solemnly: “Brother, you are really a beast!”
Bai Tu’s hands were faster than his mouth. Before pleading for mercy, he held down Lang Qi’s hand that was about to be raised. At the same time, hundreds of question marks arose in his mind. So, Lang Ze hesitated for so long just to die in one breath?
After Langze finished speaking, he felt relieved. He let out a long breath, with a fearless look on his face. He stiffened his neck and looked directly into Langqi’s angry eyes: “You are the one who bullied Bai Tu before he became an adult. You are the same as Wu Jiulun!” It was the first time that Langze dared to face his furious brother so directly. “Hit me, I will tell you even if you kill me! Anyway, you can’t continue to bully Tu!”
Bai Tu was stunned after hearing these words.