Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 99

Chapter 99

The leader of the Yellow Lion Tribe is called Shi Su, who is about the same age as Lang Qi. He only brought five people with him this time.

Bai Tu was originally wondering why the people from the Yellow Lion Tribe were looking for him, but when he walked out of the cave and saw the people behind Shi Su, Bai Tu could basically guess the reason.

“Tu, Shi Su said that their tribe lost six cubs last year.” Shi Zhen explained.

The territories of the Yellow Lion Tribe and the Snow Rabbit Tribe are not adjacent. Previously, they were separated by the Crazy Lion Tribe, and later by the Black Mane Tribe. This time they came here specifically to look for cubs.

Bai Tu just felt that the timing was a bit of a coincidence. After all, they had just brought the cubs back a few days ago, and the lion tribe of their own tribe had just been fully confirmed, and then the Yellow Lion Tribe came over. Could there be people from the other tribe in the tribe?

Because of the orcs’ character, it is not common for tribes to place or bribe orcs between each other. Bai Tu looked at the young leader of the Yellow Lion tribe, and alarm bells rang in his heart. No matter what time, it is not a good feeling to be stared at.

Shi Su took the initiative to confess how he knew the news: “Our tribe came back late from the market this year, and we saw your team on the road.”

Although they had cooperated in besieging the Crazy Lion Tribe, the relationship between the other tribes was not close. The reason was because of the territory. The territory of the Crazy Lion Tribe was not small, and every tribe was jealous of such a large territory. The tribes had many conflicts over the distribution of this land, and everyone wanted to get more territory for their own tribe.

Because some tribes are not connected to the Mad Lion Tribe, their original territories must be redivided when the territories are distributed for ease of management, which leads to more conflicts.

Several tribes started discussing this matter after the rainy season, and the discussion was not completed until half a month ago. In the meantime, hunting was delayed a lot due to the issue of territory division. This was the first time that the Yellow Lion Tribe set out so late.

Fortunately, the strength was there, and now the territory had expanded. In addition, the price of food was high this year, so even though they arrived a few days late, the Yellow Lion Tribe had exchanged enough salt.

On the way back, we originally took the road north of the wolf tribe. However, this year, because the weather was cold, we didn’t want to cross two rivers, so we changed the route. Unexpectedly, this change happened to allow us to see the returning teams of the wolf, rabbit and leopard tribes.

There were many people in several tribes, and with the captured people from the Red Eagle Tribe, they formed a long and mighty team. The orcs from the Yellow Lion Tribe not only heard the noise not far away, but also saw the scene of Bai Tu and his people feeding the cubs.

At that time, the Yellow Lion Tribe brought almost all the members of the hunting team. Even though they had just returned from the market, they seemed to be eager to fight. In addition, there were also members of the former Crazy Lion Tribe in the Bai An Wolf and Rabbit Tribe’s team. Fearing a conflict, Shi Su saw them and did not say hello, but left quietly.

After returning to the tribe, Shi Su took the initiative to inquire. He first sent someone to find an opportunity to get close to Bai An and ask him about it, and then he took the initiative to reveal that the tribe had lost a cub before.

Bai An knew that Bai Tu was investigating the cub’s relatives, so he did not hide much after meeting the orcs from the Yellow Lion Tribe. He revealed some information after asking about the situation, and also told the other party that he had been trying to get the cub reunited with the lion tribe in the past few days.

After Shi Su got the accurate information, he immediately called a few orcs who had lost their cubs and asked them to come over with food and salt.

The several female lion orcs following behind Shi Su were the lions who had lost their cubs. Even though they were not allowed to enter the cave, they were still excited when they heard the voices of the lion cubs in the cave.

Since Bai An let the people in, it proves that these lions are not in much danger to the other side. Bai Tu looked back at Lang Qi, thought for a moment, and let several lions go in one by one.

There are a total of six people from the Yellow Lion Tribe plus Shi Su. Bai Tu is very sure that these people cannot take action in the Snow Rabbit Tribe’s territory. The chance of taking action in the center of their territory and successfully escaping is almost zero, unless they can knock everyone out.

“Search separately. There are fourteen little lions inside. It’s normal whether we find them or not. Don’t scare them.” Bai Tu said, and mentioned the number identified by the Crazy Lion Tribe.

The lions behind Shi Su nodded, understood Bai Tu’s meaning, and transformed into beast forms and went in carefully.

The proportion of cubs found by the Yellow Lion Tribe was even lower than that of the Mad Lion Tribe. Five people lost six cubs, and in the end only two were found. The remaining three mothers came out with disappointment on their faces.

Finding one is also good news for the tribe. Shi Su looked at the cubs in the arms of the two lions, thanked Bai Tu and others, and promised to send another batch of food after returning.

The Yellow Lion Tribe used to have over 200 people, but now has around 300. There are only about 20 cubs in the tribe. Now that the tribe has found two cubs, they are willing to give out food as a thank you.

Bai Tu did not refuse the thank-you fee. After all, the tribe had to assign personnel to take care of the cubs, as well as provide them with food, skins and other supplies. If the entire expenditure depended on the tribe, there would inevitably be people who would raise objections. If the thank-you fees were paid to other cubs, the orcs would be less dissatisfied. Bai Tu likes to be prepared before problems occur, because by the time he actually hears someone complaining, it’s too late.

The rest of the matters were taken care of by Shi Zhen and Bai An. Bai Tu looked at the remaining twelve little lions and simply raised them separately.

“Not putting them together anymore?” The orc who was taking care of the cubs had made the beds and was about to carry the little lions back to the inner room when he heard Bai Tu’s words and was stunned.

In fact, the cubs now are not as active as those of the same age in the tribe. Most of them still like to stay where they are, and only a few are brave enough to run around and play. It doesn’t make much difference to the cubs whether they are put together or not. It’s just that it is more convenient to take care of all the cubs in one cave. They were used to being put together before, but they were separated today because of the recognition of their relatives. When Bai Tu said that they would be raised separately in the future, everyone was a little puzzled.

“After Shi Su goes back, other lions will also hear the news.” Bai Tu explained briefly. When fighting for territory, the tribes are in a competitive relationship, but they will not completely cut off contact with each other at other times, just like Bai An will not refuse Shi Su outright after he reveals his purpose. It is far better to get along with him in a friendly manner than to offend the surrounding tribes.

The lions would definitely communicate with each other. The news that there are still a dozen little lions left here would soon reach the ears of other tribes. The East Continent is where the lions gather the most, and more than half of them are here. Bai Tu feels that there must be cubs from other tribes here.

In order to make it easier for the orcs to identify them, these little lions were separated from the other cubs early this morning. If they are put in now, they will have to wait for the next lion tribe to come before they can be identified. It is better to keep them separately first and put them together with the other cubs after the lion tribe comes.

After hearing Bai Tu’s explanation, the orcs who were taking care of the cubs suddenly realized and never mentioned putting these little lions together with other cubs. Although it was a little troublesome, there were more than twenty less cubs to take care of, so the workload was reduced and they could be busy.

Bai Tu’s guess was correct. The next day, Shi Su brought two more baskets of food, and three orcs from the White Lion tribe were also present.

The cubs of the White Lion Tribe were even easier to distinguish than those of other lion tribes. When Bai Tu saw their hair color, he directly took out the three white cubs.

I don’t know if it’s because there are fewer white cubs, but these cubs are treated a little better than the other cubs, and they just get a little more food than the other cubs.

The orcs of the White Lion tribe identified them and confirmed that these were their cubs. A total of four cubs were lost in the White Lion tribe, three of which were still alive. The one that did not come back was the smaller of the twins, who did not survive due to their weak constitution.

The White Lion Tribe acted even faster, bringing the cubs back at noon and coming to express their gratitude that evening with food. The standard of food they delivered was based on that of the Yellow Lion Tribe, and they added half of the amount sent by Shi Su.

Bai Tu knew that the White Lion Tribe was the smallest among the lion tribes, so he returned two-thirds of the food and only left a small half. Winter had just begun, so there was no need to let other tribes save food.

When Bai Tu was receiving the orcs from the White Lion Tribe, Bai An was leading his men to stop the Black Hair Tribe.

The leader of the Black Haired Tribe is about the same age as Shi Zhen and has been the leader for more than ten years. When he heard that the cubs might be in the small Snow Rabbit Tribe, he brought two hunting teams over without saying a word.

This is completely different from the White Lion Tribe asking Shi Su to help intercede after testing the situation first. The Black Haired Tribe’s behavior is no different from directly coming to attack.

The other party didn’t even bring the orcs who had lost their cubs. Bai An stopped them directly outside the tribal territory and refused to let them in no matter what.

“Please go back, Chief Lion Five. You are not here to look for cubs.” Bai An’s face was not very good. After all, they had worked so hard to bring the cubs back to the tribe and took good care of them for so many days, but the Black Mane Tribe came directly to rob them. No one would be happy about it.

“Bai An, aren’t you afraid of war?” Shi Wu stared at the orc who didn’t give him face, very dissatisfied, “Do you think that you can talk to our tribe like this just because the Blood Wolf Tribe has annexed the Mad Lion Tribe?”

The Black Haired Tribe, as one of the main forces that attacked the Mad Lion Tribe, had long placed its status above the other lion tribes. Hearing Bai An’s tone, they felt that Bai An did not take their tribe seriously and were naturally dissatisfied.

Bai An understood the implication of Shi Wu’s words and did not back down at all: “Our two tribes are equal.” Even if the other party is angry, he cannot be scared. As the leader of the Snow Rabbit Tribe, once he shows his cowardice, it would be tantamount to putting his tribe below the Black Haired Tribe. In the future, the people of their tribe will not be able to stand up straight when facing the other side. This change will continue, and Bai An will certainly not allow this to happen.

If it was the Snow Rabbit Tribe that was short of food before, Bai An might have softened his attitude in order not to offend them, because the lack of food meant that they might seek help from other tribes at any time, and they would not easily fall out with other tribes. Even if the other party had a bad attitude, they could only hold it in, because they were weak.

But now their tribe has food to eat and useful things to use. Their tribe can meet the needs of all orcs in the tribe and there is no need to ask other tribes for shelter. Naturally, they cannot lower their posture, otherwise they will be cannibalized by the other side.

With sufficient supplies, we cannot give in even a single step when faced with the attitude of the Black Haired Tribe. As for war, Bai An’s idea was the same as Bai Tu’s, and they didn’t want to cause conflicts between tribes, but if the other party continued to maintain this attitude, they would not be afraid.

Bai An stared at the orcs behind Shi Wu. The two hunting teams had a total of nearly sixty members, while their side had only half the number of the other side.

Bai An just expressed his attitude, and Shi Wu seemed to have heard a joke: “How can the Lion Tribe be equal to the Rabbit Tribe? How many people are there in your tribe? Hand over all the lion cubs, or don’t blame us for being rude.”

Hearing the other party’s obvious disdain, Bai An still did not back down: “The hunting team cannot enter, only orcs who have lost their cubs can come.”

While Bai An and Shi Wu were in a stalemate, Bai Chen arrived with another team of members: “Chief Shi Wu, you’d better go back. It’s too much trouble to shout at others in such cold weather.”

Bai Chen brought two teams in total, more than twenty people from the Rabbit Tribe and more than twenty people from the Wolf Tribe. The attitude of the Black Hair Tribe was too bad, and there was a high chance of conflict. Bai Tu had said more than once that they should bring as many people as possible to reduce casualties. They all remembered these words, so the first thing Bai Chen did when he saw Shi Wu was to go back and call for help.

Bai An was surrounded by more than twenty people from the Rabbit tribe and several people from the Lion tribe. Together with the people brought by Bai Chen, there were more than seventy people in total. He was not at an advantage in numbers. Shi Wu considered the possibility of breaking in and sneered, “You wait!” Then he took his people back. Since the Snow Rabbit Tribe did not listen to him, they should not blame him for being rude.

“Father, he plans to force his way through.” After being injured once, Bai Chen was more cautious than before. Seeing Shi Wu’s attitude, he was a little worried, “Should we talk to Tu and ask the Wolf Clan to transfer another team of people to guard?”

The wolves he brought were those who lived in the Snow Rabbit Tribe, a total of thirty or forty people, plus the Rabbit Clan, Cat Clan and Lion Clan, a total of more than three hundred people, of which only more than a hundred could fight. The Black Mane Tribe was a little weaker than the Mad Lion Tribe before, but later took in the Lion Clan of the Mad Lion Tribe, and now it is about the same as the Blood Wolf Tribe, and they still don’t have enough people.

Bai An thought for a moment and said, “Tell Tu first.” This kind of situation where a fight might occur must be told to Bai Tu. After all, once a conflict occurs, all current work will have to stop.

Bai An was also a little worried. Unlike Bai Chen, he was thinking about something else. If a battle really broke out, would those restless vultures and the remaining lions who had other ideas take advantage of the chaos to run away?

The two men returned to the tribe worriedly, informed Bai Tu of the news overnight, and told other people not to tell anyone about it. After all, it was caused by the cubs. It would be bad if someone blamed Bai Tu for the Black Haired Tribe wanting to attack them.

“Two hunting teams…” Bai Tu had just fallen asleep when he heard Bai An’s voice. After listening to the whole story, he began to ponder and said after a moment with certainty, “The cubs are just an excuse. They want to come in and see.”

Even if the Black Haired Tribe is looking for cubs, they don’t need so many people. So many people are just to test them and see if they will tolerate it. Once they enter the tribe, they will definitely look around. After all, it is impossible for them to keep an eye on all these people. If so many people break something or take a fancy to an item, I’m afraid they will go even further.

If they were still a small tribe of dozens of people, the other party would come directly to seize their territory. The cubs are just an excuse for them to enter the Snow Rabbit Tribe. Even without the cubs, they would come in with other reasons.

“That’s right.” Bai An’s idea was similar to Bai Tu’s. He also believed that the Black Mane Tribe was not simply looking for the cubs. It could be seen from their attitude that they were not in a hurry to find the cubs.

“We can’t let them in.” Bai Tu rubbed his temples. He was woken up before he fell asleep and his head hurt a little.

Lang Qi raised his hand and gently massaged his head.

“Here.” Bai Tu pointed to the place above, “Wait for Ze to come back and ask him to go to the Wolf Tribe and bring back some people.”

Although the Rabbit Tribe and the Lion Tribe are equally good at fighting, it is undeniable that the deterrent power of the Wolf Tribe is very effective. Probably because the Wolf Tribe had previously captured all the orcs from the Mad Lion Tribe, the surrounding Lion Tribes now feel a little cautious towards the Wolf Tribe. The Yellow Lion Tribe and the White Lion Tribe sent so much food, partly out of genuine gratitude, and partly for the sake of the Wolf Tribe, worried that the food sent was not enough and the Wolf Tribe would be dissatisfied.

But they were obviously worrying too much. The wolf tribe had no great interest in invading other tribes’ territories, especially now that food was plentiful. The wolves, especially the little wolves, preferred to study how to eat. A territory that was far away and inconvenient to manage and close to other tribes was not as attractive to them as a meal.

But they just need to know this truth. Bai Tu was thinking about using the wolf tribe to intimidate the Black Haired Tribe. At the same time, some doubts arose in his heart, and he said, “Chief, please contact the Yellow Lion Tribe and the White Lion Tribe to see if you can find out if anyone has entered or left the Black Haired Tribe recently.”

The Black Haired Tribe is now the largest among the lion tribes, but their territory is more than enough. After all, they have just divided up such a large area from the Crazy Lion Tribe.

In the middle of winter, instead of guarding his own territory properly, he found excuses to wander around other territories. Bai Tu felt something was wrong and he suspected someone had said something behind his back.

Bai An agreed, and the few of them discussed it again and decided to keep it secret for the time being and not tell the people in the tribe about it. Otherwise, no one would be in the mood to do the work that didn’t need to be delayed, making people panic. It would be better not to tell anyone at the beginning.

With the current patrol team, plus the people Langze brought back from the Blood Wolf Tribe, even if the Black Haired Tribe really lost their minds and planned to attack them, they would be able to deal with it. As long as you can ensure the safety of your own tribe, there is no need to make everyone worried.

After discussing a strategy, Bai An took Bai Chen away. Bai Tu yawned and went back to the inner room to rest. Lying on the warm and soft blanket, Bai Tu sighed comfortably.

“The blanket Cai sent is really nice.” Bai Tu exclaimed.

Most of the blankets in the tribe were divided among their own tribe, and there was no chance to exchange them at the market. Bai Tu had originally planned to exchange them for one when he returned, but he didn’t expect to see an extra blanket on the bed on the night he returned to the tribe.

The points were deducted by himself. He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that this blanket was more comfortable than the samples he had received before. It was not only thick and soft, but also had a very good thermal insulation effect.

Bai Tu looked at other blankets and found that even the one the two cubs were covering was not as comfortable as this one. He originally planned to exchange this blanket with the one covering the two cubs outside, but Lang Qi refused to agree no matter what.

Bai Tu rubbed himself on the blanket. Lang Qi was very nice when he was in a good mood, but he was also very stubborn sometimes. If he disagreed with something, he would not agree no matter what was said. Even after being told several times, he was still unwilling to give it to the cubs.

Bai Tu sighed and looked at Lang Qi. He wondered if Lang Qi would think of his behavior during this period after he recovered and felt that it was inappropriate to steal things from his nephew.

Lang Qi saw him rubbing against the blanket and said nothing. He just lifted the blanket to cover him completely and then hugged him and the blanket together.

“Good night.” Bai Tu said, closed his eyes, and fell asleep quickly.

Worried about the tribe, Bai Tu woke up early the next morning. After he came out of the cave, he was about to go downstairs to eat and discuss the candidate with Langze. He almost bumped into Bai Qi who was rushing up. Fortunately, Langqi pulled him up.

Bai Qi was also shocked: “Tu, are you okay?”

Bai Tu shook his head. Seeing the other party so anxious, he couldn’t help but look towards the north: “What’s wrong?” Could it be that the Black Hair Tribe really has lost its mind and is planning to fight in the middle of winter?

Bai Qi took a breath and said nervously: “Some people said that we brought the cubs back and angered the Black Mane Tribe, and they want to throw all the cubs away!”