Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 17

Chapter 17

While the others were eating, Bai An told Bai Tu an old story: “The Blood Wolf Tribe used to have a witch doctor, but he was discovered secretly bullying the cubs of the tribe, so the wolf tribe broke his legs and drove him out.”

“Is that why there are no witch doctors coming here?” When the tribesmen introduced the witch doctors, they mentioned that no witch doctor was willing to come here, and also mentioned that there were conflicts between the wolf tribe and the witch doctors, but they didn’t go into details. It turns out that this is the reason.

Bai An nodded: “The wolf tribe doesn’t like witch doctors. I thought it would be okay if I didn’t tell them. Now Lang Qi may know.” Even the tribe member who told Lang Ya about the heartbreak grass that day did not mention Bai Tu. He only said the name of the poisonous grass. But Lang Qi’s behavior today was too strange. Bai An thought about it and could only think of one possibility: he knew Bai Tu’s identity as a witch doctor.

The two tribes are adjacent to each other, but no one can keep an eye on the every move of the neighboring tribe. Lang Qi knew that they had a witch doctor, and even directly concluded that it was Bai Tu. That could only be someone who told him. No one in the Snow Rabbit Tribe said anything, so the problem could only be with the Lion Tribe, and there was also a Rabbit Cheng who rebelled against the tribe. No matter what the Lion Clan or Rabbit Cheng said, it couldn’t be good words.

Bai An guessed that Lang Qi had heard something and thought that Bai Tu was the same witch doctor who went to the Blood Wolf Tribe before, so he brought people here in a threatening manner. Maybe he wanted to scare them, but for some reason he changed his mind in the end. They didn’t care. Bai An was worried that Bai Tu would be targeted by the wolf clan, so he came over to tell Bai Tu about it.

Bai Tu pondered for a moment and said, “Then I’ll stay away from them on the road.” The market is only held twice a year. If he misses this one, he will have to wait another half a year. After the market in the second half of the year, it will be the snow season soon. By then, even if he exchanges seeds, they will be useless. He is unwilling to give up this opportunity. What’s more, you can’t avoid the fifteenth day if you can hide from it. Instead of hiding, it’s better to be open and honest.

Treat different people with different attitudes. As for brainless violent people like Shi Hong and orcs like Fox Step who are eager to kill people, of course you should stay as far away from them as possible. If you get involved with them, it will be bad luck at best, but you may even lose your life. As for Lang Qi, at least no one in the Snow Rabbit Tribe had said anything bad about him. The previous witch doctor incident resulted in no witch doctors nearby being willing to come, and the tribe had never mentioned the wolf tribe’s fault, which was enough to show that the wolf tribe was right in this matter. If that was the case, there was nothing to be afraid of. He hadn’t done anything wrong, so he wasn’t worried at all about the wolf tribe’s revenge.

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Changing salt is a big event in the tribe. Although there was a delay in the middle, it did not affect everyone’s excitement.

When the night was dark, the Rabbit Tribe was ready to go. Although they were going together, everyone knew that it would be more beneficial to the Snow Rabbit Tribe. Bai An was not the kind of person who would take advantage of others and naturally would not waste the time of the Blood Wolf Tribe. To get to the market, go east, so go to the Blood Wolf Tribe first.

Most members of the salt-exchanging team carried backpacks, 90% of which were filled with dried meat, and the rest were necessities for the road, such as stone pots, fire starters, etc. Bai Tu’s backpack contained straw sandals, mosquito repellent plants, seasonings and other items that he could use, but they were snatched away by Bai Qi as soon as he came out of the cave.

“Tu, I’ll carry your things.” Bai Qi patted his shoulder. No tribe would ever let a witch doctor carry things.

Comparing the difference in physical strength between the two people, Bai Tu wisely did not try to show off. After all, it was not just one or two steps, but a distance of several days. It would take some effort for him to keep up with the main group. Instead of starting over when he ran out of energy halfway, it would be better to lose weight from the beginning.

Bai An and the others were very familiar with the road to the market, and they could easily find the direction even at night. Bai An and several strong orcs led the team, Bai Tu and the orc carrying dried meat were in the middle of the team, and behind them were equally strong orcs. The orcs at the front and the end of the team either carried only a few things or nothing at all. Each of them held a long and sharp wooden stick in his hand, always ready for battle.

With someone leading the team, even if there were newly grown weeds in some places, the path would have been trampled clear by the time the team reached the middle. Bai Tu’s physical strength was much better than when he just woke up. He was not as strong as other members of the hunting team, but at least he would not get tired after walking for a while.

In addition, most people were carrying things, so no one was moving very fast. Bai Tu even had the mood to observe the plants around him, but it was a little dark, so he could only get a rough idea. There was no need to pick them now, as he could wait until he came back to exchange the salt.

He had been out with the hunting team several times before, but there were different plants on different roads, and less than ten days was not enough for him to complete the observation here.

The salt-exchanging team set out early, and it was just dawn when they arrived at the Blood Wolf Tribe. This was the second tribe Bai Tu had seen. The Blood Wolf Tribe had more people than the Snow Rabbit Tribe. They lived in a connected mountain range with a total of four mountains from south to north, and the wolf tribe’s salt-exchanging team gathered between the two middle mountains.

The Blood Wolf Tribe’s salt-exchanging team also had more people. Bai Tu took a quick look and saw that there were at least seventy or eighty of them.

When Bai Tu found that Lang Qi on the opposite side had noticed his gaze and looked back, he immediately withdrew his gaze and was no longer curious about the number of people. He believed in keeping a low profile and living a long life.

Lang Qi frowned as he looked over and found that the people were hiding. This man was too cowardly. There were many strange orcs in the market. Would the Rabbit Tribe just take him out like this?

The wolves who were waiting for the wolf king to speak found that their king was distracted again. Langze, who knew Langqi very well, reminded him: “Brother, shall we set off?” Langqi

came back to his senses and saw that he was the calm and reliable leader again. He nodded slowly: “Let’s go.”

The tradition of the wolf clan is similar to that of the rabbit clan. The strong orcs are in the front and back of the team, the young wolves are in the middle of the team, and the wolf king is at the end of the team. However, the salt-changing team is the strongest group in the tribe, so there is no need to rank them first. Instead, they surrounded the rabbit clan in the middle.

The wolf tribe does not consider whether they are from the same tribe. Since the leader says they should go together, they are a team. Compared to other orcs, the wolf tribe is the most loyal to their leader. Almost no one will question the leader’s decision. Even if they have doubts in their hearts, they will only obey orders.

The rabbit tribe that was surrounded in the middle was nervous for a moment, but they relaxed when they realized that the wolves around them were not hostile. As the tribe leader, Bai An took the initiative to find Lang Qi to discuss the route.

The market was on their east side, but there was more than one route leading to the market. Some routes required crossing a river, while others required climbing a mountain. Each route encountered different dangers. Following the large tribe can help you avoid some orcs who have evil intentions, but there are some things on the road that no one can avoid.

For example, the nearest road requires crossing five or six mountains. The highest mountain is called Blackrock Mountain. The name comes from the many black stones at the bottom of the mountain. It is the highest mountain on the entire route. It takes two days and one night to walk there. Even orcs with strong endurance need to rest for a night on the mountain.

Next to Blackrock Mountain lives the Brown Monkey Tribe, whose reputation is similar to that of the Mad Lion Tribe. Almost every tribe that passes through Blackrock Mountain will have some supplies robbed, whether it’s the Wolf Tribe, the Rabbit Tribe, or the Bear Tribe. But there was nothing anyone could do about them. The monkeys had an amazing speed in climbing trees. After snatching supplies, they would jump directly onto the trees and run far away in a few breaths, making them impossible to catch.

Even the Blood Wolf Tribe and the Mad Lion Tribe, which have top military power, have suffered losses at the hands of the Brown Monkey Tribe. The difference is that they can retaliate, while most of the tribes that were robbed can only consider themselves unlucky. After all, if they want to settle the score, they have to stay in the mountains for a longer time. For the tribes with insufficient military power, the longer they stay, the more dangerous it is. The Brown Monkey Tribe, who have lived there all year round, knows better than them where to sneak attack other orcs.

Bai An walked through Blackrock Mountain once when he was young. At that time, most of the supplies were stolen. Since then, he would take a detour every time he went to the market. He would rather spend an extra day to take a detour from the other side of Blackrock Mountain than take the risk of climbing the mountain. Most tribes made the same choice. What Bai An didn’t expect was that Lang Qi actually chose this path this time.

Lang Qi: “Let’s go to Blackrock Mountain.”

“But the brown monkey tribe…” Bai An hesitated. The wolf tribe was not afraid of the monkey tribe, but they were not familiar enough with Black Rock Mountain. It would be dangerous if the team was separated. Black Rock Mountain was full of trees and there were good places for monkeys to hide everywhere.

Lang Qi didn’t say anything. Lang Ze, who was following him, waved his hand and looked nonchalant: “Don’t worry, the monkey king of the brown monkey tribe was beaten by my brother last time. He hasn’t dared to steal our things since then.”

After hearing the explanation, Bai An realized that it was not a risk, but the problem had been solved long ago. Leaving aside the annoying brown monkey tribe, it is indeed a good idea to go through Black Rock Mountain. It is the shortest route, takes the shortest time, and there is no need to take the risk of going through the Muddy River. The Hunshui River is more dangerous than the Black Stone Mountain. There lives a kind of man-eating black-skinned fish in the river. Once you are bitten, there is basically no way to escape.

Bai Tu was originally some distance away from the two leaders, but as they talked, he walked to the middle of the team. When he heard them talking about the brown monkey tribe and the black-skinned fish, he inexplicably felt that these descriptions were somewhat similar to the two animals he had heard about in his previous life.

Bai Tu was quite satisfied with the final decision of climbing the mountain instead of taking the water route. Climbing the mountain would at most be a little tiring. For them, the dangers in the water are far greater than those in the mountains. Not to mention the swimming ability of the two tribes, just the fact that when the river is about to dry up, many river channels will turn into swamp-like quagmires, and if you sink in, there is almost no way to save yourself.

After hearing the two’s decision, Langze rushed to Bai Tu and asked curiously: “Are you the witch doctor of the Snow Rabbit Tribe?”

Bai Tu nodded. Sure enough, even the other members of the wolf tribe knew about it. It seems that Bai An’s guess yesterday was correct.

Seeing him admit it, Langze scratched his head: “Why is it different from what Foxbu said?”

Hearing this, Bai Tu looked at the other party: “What Foxbu said?”

Langqi, who heard the conversation between the two, looked at his brother.

Langze didn’t notice the gaze from his brother, and responded without any ulterior motive: “Yes, he said that you deliberately provoked the relationship between us and their tribe, right brother?”

Bai Tu: “…”

Lang Qi: “…”