Chapter 130
After a while, news from other orcs confirmed what the White Bear Group said.
As long as the orcs are injured, the witch doctors of the Black Forest Tribe will help treat them for free and even provide them with medicine for several days. If all the food has been stolen and they have no food to eat, they can go to the orcs of the Black Forest Tribe to get more.
The witch doctors in the Beast God Continent have a high status, and the witch doctors in the Black Forest Tribe are the worst among them. They basically ignore ordinary orcs. Even if the orcs in their own tribe are injured or the supplies are insufficient, they will not help. Only when the number of items reaches a certain level, will they help.
Not to mention the Heilin tribe, even the older people like Bai An and Xiong He had never heard of the free medicine before.
Although the attitude towards the Rabbit and Wolf tribes has improved, the Black Bear tribe is still on guard against other orcs and restrains members of its own tribe, preventing them from leaving the area. The annual market is a high-incidence season for various attacks, and this year there have been particularly many.
The attack on their tribe by wandering orcs was related to Xiong Tai, but in the past, even if they wanted to find it, they could not find the team of hundreds of wandering orcs. The dead orcs were dead. The current situation in the tribe did not give Xiong He too much time to be sad. He had to ensure the safety of the remaining orcs in the tribe.
There are still a few injured orcs in the tribe. Their wounds are not as serious as Xiong He’s. They were treated by the orcs from the Snow Rabbit tribe this morning. But when they heard that a witch doctor was delivering medicine, they were still a little tempted.
After all, it’s free. It’s medicine that couldn’t be exchanged for food before. Now, you can get it by showing the other party’s wound and proving that the wound was caused by stray orcs. Who wouldn’t be tempted?
However, Xiong He did not let them pass. He looked at Bai Tu, who was not far away and had no change in expression, and whispered to them: “The orcs of the Black Forest Tribe will not be so kind as to give away medicine for free. Have you forgotten that our group was almost turned into fallen beasts by Xiong Tai’s medicine?”
Although the witch doctor who left their tribe was not from the Black Forest Tribe, the other party knew the witch doctor of the Black Forest Tribe, and he had tricked Xiong Tai into harming people by using the excuse of joining the Black Forest Tribe. Xiong He very much suspected that there was a connection between the two sides.
And now the Black Forest Tribe has come out to deliver medicine again, and it was sent by a witch doctor. There is something wrong no matter how you think about it. In the past, orcs who went to the Black Forest Tribe to treat their injuries had to give up half of the tribe’s food in order to get a chance to ask for help, and they might not even be cured in the end. Some were only given medicine once, and they had to continue to exchange for supplies if they wanted medicine later.
Normally they would plunder the entire tribe before giving them medicine, but now they don’t want anything, even giving away food for free. Xiong He couldn’t believe that they suddenly became so kind.
The younger orcs had less experience, but they were still a little tempted: “Those witch doctors said that because there were few prey this year, they decided to send medicine and food to pray for the Beast God.”
Xiong He didn’t believe this even more. He lost his children and tribesmen because of the witch doctors. Now when he mentioned the witch doctors, he felt that they were liars. Even if they did nothing, he would still quickly raise defenses in his heart: “The witch doctors used to say that they would pray for the Beast God by taking prey, but now it has become that giving prey to everyone is to pray for the Beast God?” It’s not that he is suspicious, it’s just that the witch doctors’ words don’t make sense!
Since giving food to others can bring blessings to the Beast God, why didn’t they pray for blessings before? There have been orcs and tribes who have starved to death in the past, and no witch doctor has ever been seen treating people for free. They all want food. Without food, they will not care even if you die in front of the witch doctor.
The two orcs who were interested looked at each other. They were used to listening to Xiong He’s orders, and what Xiong He said was right. Even though they were still a little envious of those orcs who got the medicine, the two of them still did not go over and just sat next to Xiong He.
Xiong He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the two did not insist on leaving. It was not appropriate for an injured orc to worry about too many things. In addition, the interrogation did not end until almost dawn today, and he was very tired now. But even so, he had to stay alert and keep an eye on the orcs in the tribe, especially the younger ones.
Xiong He looked at the bear group not far away. They were still with Bai Qi. There were a few unfamiliar objects next to them. They looked a bit like pots, but were much smaller than pots and not even as big as the bowls in their tribe. If they were not pots, there was wood burning underneath and steam coming out of the fire. He didn’t know what they were doing. Xiong He couldn’t help but sigh.
The bear group is still a little young. If they don’t keep an eye on them, will they be easily deceived and taken away?
Xiong Tuan’s parents died early, and Xiong Tuan grew up by his side. In his heart, there is no difference between Xiong Tuan and his own son. Sometimes, when introducing them to others, he would even say that both of them are his sons. Now that he has lost one child, he must protect the other one at all costs.
As for having a good relationship with Bai Qi, Xiong Tuan thought that it was fine to have a good relationship as friends, but nothing more than that.
Just as Xiong He was thinking, Xiong Tuan and Bai Qi came over with a tray each. Xiong He saw that they were the ones who took out the strange object just now.
Xiong He didn’t know what that was, but Bai Qi explained it first: “Chief Xiong He, take medicine.”
“Medicine?” Xiong He was stunned for a moment, and several orcs nearby who were reminded by the Xiong Group were also stunned.
Do they have medicine too?
Didn’t the patriarch say that we can’t go to get it?
“The medicine that Tu gave you was left with us because he was afraid that you wouldn’t be able to boil it. He asked me to boil it and send it to you.”
Bai Tu saw that Bai Qi had a good relationship with the Xiong Tuan, and the Black Bear Tribe was a little wary of them. In addition, he was worried that Xiong He and others had no experience in boiling medicine, so he simply gave the task to Bai Qi.
Bai Qi helped Bai Chen cook medicine last year. He was one of the first orcs in the tribe to follow Bai Tu. Even though he is now in charge of the patrol team, his ability to boil medicine is still much better than Xiong He, who has never done it before. At least he knows how to make medicine with a big fire or a small fire.
Moreover, Bai Tu had asked the orcs in the tribe to make pots and stoves suitable for boiling medicine. They were relatively small, and one pot was just enough to boil enough medicine for one person. They could also be used to cook midnight snacks, including food for the cubs.
Because it is convenient, even if it was originally made for making medicine, a lot of it was rushed into production later on. Part of it was used collectively by the tribe, and the other part could be exchanged for points. This time when they came to the market, many orcs who were used to cooking their own food at night brought this set of tools with them. The total weight was only a few pieces of meat, which was not heavy at all for them.
Bai Tu wanted to make medicine, so he told the tribe and almost everyone who had a pot took it out. They were greedy, but saving people was more important, and no one would hide a pot just for a bite of food. But in the end, they didn’t need so many sets, so only five were used, and the others had to be returned.
Two people carried bowls of medicinal soup in just the right amount. The two orcs who originally wanted to go to the Black Forest Tribe to get medicine felt guilty. They thought Bai Tu was just like the witch doctor in the tribe before, who only helped apply some medicine on the wound and then left it alone. If they wanted other medicine, they would have to give food. Bai Tu didn’t ask for food in the morning, and they even thought about taking some food back later. However, not only did he not intend to take any food, he also cooked medicine and sent it to them.
Xiong He looked at Bai Qi, then glanced in the direction of the Rabbit Clan. Bai Tu was talking to Lang Qi over there. Seeing this scene, Xiong He couldn’t help but shook his head. The two of them were pretty good people, and Bai Qi was obviously trusted by Bai Tu, and he was Bai An’s child…
Forget it, there were some things that he should not care about, Xiong He thought to himself.
Bai Tu didn’t know how much trouble his little help had solved for Bai Qi. He was discussing something with Lang Qi.
Like Xiong He, both of them didn’t believe that the orcs of the Black Forest Tribe would be so kind as to give away food and medicine for free.
Regardless of whether they believed it or not, many orcs around had already rushed over. The Black Forest Tribe had always had a good reputation. After all, it was a custom in the entire Beast God Continent, not just in their tribe, for witch doctors to bring supplies before saving people.
Moreover, most people have only heard about it from the outside and have never actually experienced a request for help, so naturally they cannot empathize with others. When they hear others talk about it, they will probably agree with it. Now the Black Forest Tribe is indeed delivering medicine, and when it comes to matters concerning their own interests, of course they have to be at the forefront.
What? They used to need a lot of supplies before giving medicine? Wasn’t that the case in the past? Now they don’t ask for supplies and even give away food for free. Such people are definitely good people.
It took the Black Forest Tribe and its witch doctor less than half a day to successfully shape themselves into the second most powerful person after the Beast God. Witch doctors are precious, but there are many of them in the entire Beast God Continent. Every continent has famous witch doctors. Now, the witch doctor of the Black Forest Tribe is obviously the most famous one.
The Black Forest Tribe’s status in the hearts of the orcs has successfully surpassed that of several other super tribes. There are so many large tribes, how many of them will send food? There is no quantity requirement yet. From the beginning to now, hundreds of orcs have gone to collect food, and they are still delivering it.
If it was fake, they wouldn’t give so much! The orc who received the food swore solemnly, and when he heard someone next to him muttering that only a fool would give food to others, he immediately glared at the person who came over and said that if anyone dared to talk about the Black Forest Tribe, they would have trouble with him!
After seeing the situation over there, Lang Qi discussed with the leaders of several other tribes and decided not to let anyone leave.
All around were orcs who had come with him, standing or sitting nearby. They had walked with Bai Tu all the way and knew that Bai Tu was a medical practitioner, and was no worse than those witch doctors. Moreover, the most they had were bruises or scratches from falls caused by their carelessness while traveling, and they could just apply some medicine. There was no need to get medicine.
As for food, there were indeed some tribes that were short of food, but there were so many people going to get food, and the leaders would not let them go, so the orcs who were ready to move gave up the idea. After exchanging the salt, there was indeed not much food left, but it was not to the point where they had to have this food.
Seeing how those people ate the food, the group of people became more cautious.
Everyone here had different thoughts, but they all stayed around the team and had no intention of leaving. In the distance, more and more orcs gathered around the Black Forest Tribe to get food, and some of them gradually became impatient.
The market will not start until tomorrow. Those who arrived today are all orcs who came early. Some of them met stray orcs shortly after leaving the tribe, some met them halfway, and some had their food robbed by stray orcs today or yesterday.
These orcs who were robbed when approaching the market had been hungry for a day or two. Some of them even had no appetite. They were only concerned about their wounds and paid no attention to the food distribution nearby. The orcs who had been hungry for several days saw that the food was only some distance away from them, but they had to wait a long time before they could eat it, especially when someone nearby had taken the food and left before it was their turn. They suddenly felt hungry and angry.
Hunger and the hot weather made them irritable, so without saying a word they transformed into beasts, hoping to scare the others away so they could get the food.
There are few weak orcs among those who come to the market. No matter if they are as weak as rabbits and deer, or as strong as wolves and lions, they will choose the strongest orcs to exchange for supplies. The same is true for other tribes.
Originally a group of people were waiting for food to be distributed to them, but now someone was using the form of an animal to scare others, and the others didn’t tolerate it and turned into animal forms one after another.
After they changed into their beast forms, the orcs from the Black Forest Tribe, who had been gentle before, suddenly looked stern and said something to the back. Then dozens of orcs with different beast forms rushed over from behind, grabbed those orcs who had changed into their beast forms and started beating them.
The orcs waiting for food in front had been hungry for several days. Even if they had strength, they didn’t have much left. They were even more vulnerable to hunger when they turned into beasts. They had no ability to fight back against a group of strong orcs with different beast forms.
Only when the first few people who transformed into beast form were beaten so hard that they couldn’t even scream did the orcs from the Black Forest Tribe stop and drag the people to the back.
The fight lasted for a very short time and was over in the time it took the other orcs to be stunned. Only pools of blood were left on the ground, reminding them that it was not an illusion.
The orcs of the Black Forest Tribe regained their previous amiability: “The troublemakers have been caught, let’s continue to distribute the food. Who hasn’t received the food yet?”
Several orcs who were dissatisfied with not getting their food were glad that they didn’t transform into beasts to fight. An orc who almost transformed into a beast wiped a cold sweat, he was just a little bit away and he would have been among the people who were beaten.
After experiencing this episode, a small number of orcs looked at the people who were distributing food in front of them and felt something was wrong.
Just now, those few people just turned into beasts and didn’t do anything. It would be normal if the other party beat them up and drove them out, or captured them to prevent them from making trouble. However, the Black Forest Tribe directly beat the people until they stopped even screaming.
The orcs’ initial reaction after being attacked is anger. They will only scream if the attack is particularly severe. After all, they are all adult orcs and will not give in easily. Those guys just now didn’t even make any sound in the end. They were almost beaten to death.
After seeing the extent of the injuries of several people, the orc hesitated silently for a moment and quietly left the crowd.
Only a small number of people thought this way. Most orcs felt that those people deserved it. They delayed them from getting food, and it was not excessive to be beaten to death.
There were more and more people gathering around the Black Forest Tribe. Lang Qi had someone quietly exchange the food and medicine they sent over. After Bai Tu got the medicine, he went straight into the tent to study it.
He didn’t take the food. He could smell the food before the orc who had exchanged food came close. Although it was cooked meat, he didn’t know whether it had been left out for too long before cooking or it had been a long time since it was cooked before being taken out and shared. There was an indescribable smell of corruption. Lang Qi reacted faster than him and directly asked the orcs to throw away the food.
The medicine is in powder form and it is impossible to tell it from the color. After all, many plants are gray-green when ground into powder. Just by smelling, Bai Tu can smell several common hemostatics and anti-inflammatory drugs. There was also a relatively unfamiliar smell, but he couldn’t quite describe it. It wasn’t any plant he was familiar with.
This feeling is a bit bad. I know there is a problem, but I can’t find out what the problem is. Bai Tu hasn’t felt this sense of powerlessness for a long time.
Bai Tu was looking at the medicine in front of him and thinking, while the cubs behind him woke up one by one. The first reaction of the older ones was to find Bai Tu. The smallest white wolf cub sniffed after waking up, as if he had discovered something, and began to look around until he saw what was in front of Bai Tu through the gap, and cried out anxiously.
Bai Tu was brought back to his senses by the wolf cub’s voice. He quickly wrapped up the medicine, wiped the table clean, washed his hands, and then went to pick up the cub.
This tent is a relatively secluded location in the team. Next to it are supplies from several tribes and many orcs are guarding nearby. If the cub is sleeping during the day and he is nearby, Bai Tu will put the cub in the tent. He knows that it will be more comfortable to sleep when he holds the cub in his arms. However, he has to talk to other orcs, which may easily disturb the cub.
It was the same today. When Bai Tu was treating several orcs from the Black Bear Tribe in the morning, he put the cubs in the tent. The cubs had been sleeping, and he couldn’t check the medicine from outside. If they were seen by orcs from other tribes, it might cause conflicts. Bai Tu didn’t want to fight with the Black Forest Tribe for the time being, so he chose to go into the tent. Not next to the cubs though, but where he and Wolf Qi stayed during the day.
The current tent is an upgraded version of the previous one. It is larger than the original one and is divided into three areas: a rest area for the cubs, a rest area for the two of them, and a miscellaneous area.
The utility area is the one closest to the outside, where he prepares medicines or does other things. He is a short distance away from where the cub rests, but he will not miss the cub’s call. If the cub wakes up and looks for him, he can hear it first.
After all, medicines are not good things, and many of them are toxic. It may be fine if adults touch them, but cubs can easily be poisoned if they touch them. Even though he didn’t see anything wrong with the medicine, Bai Tu still didn’t dare to take the risk. He made sure that there was no medicine in any corner before he went to find the cub. He wrapped up the medicine and placed it in the corner.
Bai Tu walked to where he was resting, leaned over to open the compartment on the cub’s side, then clapped his hands and waited for the cub to come over.
When several cubs saw Bai Tu calling them, they walked towards him one after another. The two gray ones were the fastest and ran to Bai Tu one after the other. The big black one looked around before continuing forward, while the small one was waiting for the white cub.
The little white wolf was very abnormal today. In the past, he would rush over after hearing the sound, and was always ahead of his calmer brother. But today, he stopped where he was and didn’t bark as quickly as before, but he didn’t plan to move forward either. Instead, he sniffed around.
Bai Tu was concerned about the cry of the cub just now. After taking care of the cubs for so long, he could already distinguish the voices of several cubs. So first check the white wolf cub that is standing still.
He turned the wolf cub over and over and checked it but found nothing wrong. Instead, the cub grabbed his hand, as if confirming something, and his expression was a little anxious.
“Are you hungry?” Bai Tu asked softly, and glanced at the sky outside. It was indeed late. Hearing the sound of footsteps outside the tent, Bai Tu called out to Lang Qi, reminding him to prepare food.
Bai An, who was discussing something with Lang Qi, stopped immediately, believing that the cubs of his tribe were the most important.
Lang Qi responded and pointed to the other side, motioning Bai An to go over there and talk. He was waiting here to wait for Bai Tu to finish examining the medicine. Since the cub had woken up, he had probably finished examining it. The fact that he didn’t say anything just meant that he hadn’t figured it out yet.
After getting the reply, Bai Tu checked the other cubs and found that there was nothing wrong with them. He couldn’t help but point at the little white wolf cub: “Are you lying about military intelligence again?” It was not the first time that this cub had howled. It was the real-life version of the “wolf howling” story. It would be good if one of the three howlings was about important things, and this important thing was that it was hungry.
The little white wolf naturally didn’t understand what Bai Tu said. He called out anxiously twice, but when he saw that Bai Tu still didn’t move, he began to pluck his hand and sniff around.
“Huh?” It could be said that it was okay, but it was not common for the wolf to get off his hands. Bai Tu put the little wolf cub on the bed. “What’s wrong?”
He asked in a low voice, knowing that the cub would not be able to answer this question. Sure enough, the cub returned to the bed and began to sniff around, then stopped by the bed and looked around, and finally barked anxiously towards the corner.
Bai Tu looked at the place where the cub was staring at, and finally his eyes fell on the medicine he had sealed.
Everything else he did today was no different from usual. If there was one change, it would be this packet of medicine.
The cubs react more sensitively to medicine than adult orcs. Thinking of this, Bai Tu immediately put a layer of animal skin on his hands, took the medicine out of the tent, and called Bai Qi over: “Bury this first.” Some medicines are effective only when eaten, and some medicines can be transmitted through gas, but the latter type of medicine is small in quantity, and the package he got was for oral use, so he only paid attention to preventing the cubs from touching it, and did not consider that they would be affected by the smell.
Bai Tu felt a little regretful that he shouldn’t have brought this thing back to the tent.
But it’s too late to regret. The problem now is how to deal with it. Burying some unknown drugs was the safest way he could think of. Whether pouring them into the river or burning them, it could hurt people.
The dagger that almost turned Lang Qi into a fallen beast is still buried.
The rabbit tribe’s digging ability is among the best among the orcs. If you let them bury something, you can’t get it out unless the person himself comes to look for it. Sometimes even the person himself can’t find it, so it is very safe.
Bai Tu washed his hands again before returning to the tent. After returning, he did not hug the cub first, but changed into animal skins.
The little wolf cub who was picked up by Bai Tu again did not struggle. Instead, he sniffed him more carefully, from his hands to his shoulders to his mouth, and only calmed down after making sure there was no smell.
Bai Tu looked at the little wolf cubs who had quieted down, then looked at the black little wolf cubs who were looking at the surroundings influenced by the white little wolf cubs, and finally looked at the other few who didn’t know what was happening, and seemed to be thinking about something.
What he could be sure of now was that there was something wrong with the medicine, but there were not many ways to uncover the problem. Only the youngest of the cubs discovered the problem, and the others, although in the same place, did not feel it.
Bai Tu gently touched the cubs and told them what had just happened when Lang Qi came in with food.
Hearing the cub’s reaction, Lang Qi looked at Bai Tu: “Are you feeling uncomfortable?”
“Me?” Bai Tu was stunned for a moment and shook his head, “I’m fine.”
Lang Qi didn’t ask someone to change the medicine at the beginning, but he let him touch it only after he was sure that the orcs who got the medicine had no reaction. If there was a reaction as soon as he touched it, the Black Forest Tribe would have been surrounded by others by now.
“Observe the reactions of those people after taking the medicine.” Bai Tu whispered, “The little wolf is worried that I have eaten it.” Just now, the cub repeatedly checked his mouth. It was not the usual intimate rubbing, nor the licking when hungry. It was just repeatedly confirming whether he had eaten it.
In addition to observing those people, Bai Tu also explained another thing: “Don’t take out the food for exchange. It’s best to wait until the Black Forest Tribe leaves, and let the Lion and Bear Tribes wait as well.”
The price of salt is the lowest at the beginning of the market, and you can exchange the most salt with the food in your hand, and it also saves time, but the premise is that the surroundings are safe. The situation outside is different this time. There is the Black Forest Tribe whose specific purpose is unknown but definitely has no good intentions, and there are so many orcs who have run out of food.
Originally, those orcs without food would stay here for two days at most. During this time, they would try to find food or borrow salt and food from familiar tribes. After borrowing, they would leave immediately. If they could not borrow, they would hurry back to the tribe. The longer they stayed outside without food, the more dangerous it would be.
But now, the Black Forest Tribe is giving away food for free, and the orcs who had originally planned to return to the tribe if they could not borrow food have also stayed, and it is unknown how long they will stay.
Bai Tu didn’t know the specific plan of the Black Forest Tribe, but he could feel that it was not a good thing for these people to stay. Their team has a large number of people and sufficient supplies. If they are not careful, they will become fat meat in the eyes of others. Bai Tu is naturally cautious.
Salt can be exchanged at any time, the only difference is whether the price is higher or lower. Even if no salt can be exchanged this time, it doesn’t matter. Their two tribes are not short of salt, and the remaining salt can last until winter. They can also provide food for other tribes. I will accompany them to the salt-exchanging tribe, but the distance is far. At worst, there are still the Eagle Tribe to help.
As long as the food is in your hands, you don’t have to worry about not getting salt, but if the food is taken away by someone, you can only watch helplessly.
Lang Qi nodded and agreed: “Okay, I will continue to add people to keep watch at night.” What he and Bai An had just talked about was the night watch. The current scene made those small tribes with food in their hands feel a little timid. Bai An was not afraid, but just thought it would be safer to be more careful now.
The food of the Snow Rabbit Tribe has always been guarded together with that of the Blood Wolf Tribe. If Bai An wants to add some people, he must find Lang Qi. Several people had the same idea, which was to pay more attention.
Bai Tu understood Lang Qi and Bai An, and knew that since they had discussed it, they must be worried. It’s always better to have someone pay attention to you than no one cares. Bai Tu nodded, feeling more relieved after knowing that the other leaders also noticed that there was something wrong with sending medicine and food for free.
They had no way to stop those orcs from taking the medicine, so they could only investigate the problem while protecting their own tribe.
The orcs sent out must try their best to hide themselves. It is not easy for the wolves to get through, not because they are incapable of disguise, but because the conditions do not allow it.
It was not night yet, so he certainly could not just find a place to hide and see how those people would react after taking the medicine. He could only look for a chance to inquire, but the wolf tribe had good food recently, which led to a problem: compared to the orcs from other tribes, they were too strong.
Although it is not necessarily impossible to find out information, neither Bai Tu nor Lang Qi intend to expose themselves so early, so the orcs of the Blood Wolf Tribe and the Snow Rabbit Tribe are ruled out first, and they can only look for information in other tribes.
The Black Bear Tribe is the one that best meets the requirements. After all, they have experienced similar things to other orcs, and they are very thin. The state of being hungry for a long time is different from being naturally thin. It is obvious that they are unhealthy and cannot be disguised.
The two looked at each other and decided to go find Xiong He.
When he heard that the orcs from his own tribe were needed for help, Xiong He agreed without hesitation. But when he heard that they had to go to the Black Forest Tribe, Xiong He was a little puzzled: “Do you also believe in the medicine sent by the Black Forest Tribe?”
“It’s not a question of whether to believe it or not. Now it’s to see if there is any problem.” Bai Tu said. He certainly couldn’t tell Xiong He about the real suspicion right now. Even Bai An didn’t reveal too much information now. Bai Tu would never say this kind of thing that was based on intuition casually. At most, he would talk to Lang Qi.
Xiong He thought for a moment and nodded: “Okay, we have several injured orcs in our tribe.” Since they are also injured, it will be less likely for them to be suspected after sneaking in.
In order to avoid arousing suspicion, Xiong He called the people over and Bai Tu wiped the medicine off their wounds, leaving no obvious signs of treatment. The weather is hot, so some wounds that didn’t need to be bandaged were not bandaged in the picture. They were just applied with some medicine. Now they are not obvious after being wiped off.
The wound hurt for a few days, and they managed to dig out the rotten flesh. The orcs didn’t even blink an eye at wiping off the medicine. They followed Bai Tu’s request and quietly went out, walked around outside the market, and came to the side of the Black Forest Tribe.
The first group of people who received the medicine had already started taking it, and some had been taking it for a long time. A few of them walked to the corner and sat down, seemingly resting, but actually observing the orcs who had finished taking the medicine.
I don’t know if it was because of the pain in the wound or because they were tired after crowding for a long time, but some orcs who had taken the medicine sat or lay on the ground, paying little attention to the people around them.
One of the smarter black bear orcs walked up to an orc next to him who had an empty bowl in front of him and asked him if his wound still hurt after taking the medicine.
The orc who was asked came back to his senses after a while and looked at him with a wandering look in his eyes.
The black bear orc waited for a while but received no answer. He found that the other party was acting strange, so he left quickly to look for other people.
On the other side, several orcs were probably too happy to receive the medicine. They took off their animal skins excitedly and danced with joy. The wounds on their shoulders didn’t seem to hurt anymore. After a while, they turned into beasts again. One of them was a tiger. He growled loudly, scaring several tribes not far away to move away again.
There were also some orcs who were no different from others. After taking the medicine, they discussed how good the Black Forest Tribe was. Although the food had a taste, it could fill their stomachs. The medicine was even more effective and the wounds would not hurt after taking it…
Several people followed Bai Tu’s instructions, observed the area and hurried out, but when they walked to the other side and wanted to go back to the tribe, they were stopped by two orcs: “Didn’t you take the medicine?”
The Black Bear orcs saw that they were orcs from the Black Forest Tribe. Just as one of them was about to nod, another Black Bear tribe member hurriedly said: “Our medicine is under the watch of the chief. Let’s go pee and come back to take it.”
After hearing this explanation, the expressions on the faces of the two orcs who stopped them looked better: “Hurry up, don’t waste time.”
“Okay, okay, we’ll go now.” The speaking orc reminded the other two people, and the three of them walked to a hidden place, turned in another direction and ran towards the Black Bear Tribe.
When Bai Tu heard the reactions of the orcs after taking the medicine from the returning black bear tribe members, he inexplicably thought of some bad things.
If it was really as he thought, then it was normal that he couldn’t smell the extra plant, because he had only heard about it from others since he was a child, but had never seen it.
Bai Tu grabbed Lang Qi and asked, “Can we stop them from delivering the medicine?” Many people have received the medicine today, and there will be even more people receiving the medicine tomorrow. In order to save food on the road, most tribes choose to arrive in the early morning or morning of the day the market opens, so there is no need to prepare much food.
Everyone is watching during the day, and there is only so much they can do. Not to mention stopping people, if anyone says something bad about the Black Forest tribe, they will be besieged by other people who have received food and medicine. This kind of worship has reached a point of near madness. It is useless to stop these people. The fastest way to deal with it is to eliminate the Black Forest Tribe so that they can no longer distribute the medicine.
The food is bad and will at most cause stomach upset. With the amounts distributed by the Black Forest Tribe, these orcs won’t even get food poisoning like the Black Haired Tribe did last time, so the most important thing is to stop them from distributing the medicine.
Bai Tu began to be thankful that the Black Forest Tribe only sent one day’s worth of medicine at a time, which was one packet.
Tonight may be their only chance. While most orcs are resting at night, they can solve the problem with the least number of people.
Lang Qi thought for a moment and nodded: “We can try.”
There are not only witch doctors but also many medicine boys coming to the market from the Black Forest Tribe. The ones who distribute medicines during the day are the medicine boys. The medicine boys are generally young. In the past, they could only pick some medicines or process herbs in the caves. Today, they have been distributing medicines for a whole day in such a high temperature, and they are all exhausted.
The status of the medicine boy is not as high as that of the witch doctor, but he is still superior to most orcs in the tribe. Naturally, he does not have to cook his own food. As a super large tribe, the Black Forest Tribe has always had orcs who are specifically responsible for preparing food.
After distributing the medicine, the witch doctor called everyone aside and said something. A group of medicine boys listened to the witch doctor’s dissatisfied scolding in the dark woods, feeling aggrieved and angry. If someone made trouble during the day, of course they would call the orcs of the tribe to deal with it. That’s how it is done in the tribe. So how can they be blamed for scaring some people away? It was because the orcs who took action were too fierce.
But they could only say these words in their hearts. They didn’t want to be punished by the witch doctor. They were used to a comfortable life, and no one wanted to be punished back to the lowest level.
These people will be needed tomorrow to continue distributing medicine. After the witch doctor scolded them, he didn’t do anything else but just warned the group of medicine boys to be careful tomorrow.
After the witch doctor left, the medicine boys went back. The hungry medicine boys found that the food was cold and they instantly got angry.
One of the younger medicine boys simply knocked over the plate: “Can’t you heat it up before bringing it in?”
The orc who was cooking knelt down and begged timidly.
After a while, the older young man next to them said, “Okay, if you don’t like it, I’ll make another one. Go quickly.”
Several orcs gratefully took the food downstairs to remake it, walked away, lowered their heads and made a “Puh” sound, then put the food back into the pot to heat it up.
On the other side, a few pairs of eyes on the tree almost blended into the darkness.