Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 16

Chapter 16

The two groups were only a few dozen meters apart.

Bai Tu looked at the group of people who suddenly appeared with a ghostly mood. To be honest, with this ambush capability, if the other side wanted to attack, they would either be dead or injured.

Bai An, who had been in the position of clan leader for several years, quickly calmed down and said, “Clan leader Langqi, what are you doing?”

Bai Tu felt a little relieved when he heard the name. It was a blessing in disguise that it was the wolf clan that showed up instead of the lion clan.

One has a grudge against the other, and the other has nothing to do with each other. The latter is more reassuring. They both have strong fighting skills, but at least there was no conflict between them.

Lang Qi did not answer Bai An’s question. He slowly walked in front of the crowd, looked around, and his eyes stopped on Bai Tu.

The wolves at the back were observing the reactions of the rabbits with sharp eyes. When they saw the white picture, surprise flashed across their eyes. The witch doctor of the rabbits seemed to be different from the one described by the lions.

Seeing Lang Qi staring at the white map, everyone’s worries, which had just been relieved, became tense again. Bai Qi moved to block the other party’s sight. The surrounding tribes all knew that the wolf tribe did not like witch doctors. Bai Tu stared at the opposite side and his right hand moved silently to his waist. Bai An looked worried and clenched the long stick in his hand. The Snow Rabbit Tribe was not as strong as the Blood Wolf Tribe, but they were not to be bullied.

Noticing the nervousness of the Rabbit Tribe, Lang Qi couldn’t help but frown. Can such a weak tribe protect the witch doctor? The orc closest to him whispered a reminder: “King…” Didn’t the king come to warn the rabbit tribe? Why do you just look at people and not say anything?

Lang Qi looked away and looked at Bai An: “The salt-exchanging team will set out tomorrow, Chief Bai An, please prepare early.”

Hearing that the salt-exchanging team was setting out, Bai An put away the vigilance on his face and put on a smile: “Thank you, Chief Lang Qi.”

The Rabbit Tribe has weak combat effectiveness, and it is very dangerous for them to go out alone to exchange supplies. They basically follow other tribes. This is a well-known fact, but most of the time they go to other tribes to inquire about the departure time of the salt-exchanging team. This is the first time that they have come to inform them in person.

Although it was a one-day journey, this situation was obviously different from following other tribes in the past. In the past, the Rabbit Tribe only relied on the residual power of the tribe in front. When they really encountered danger, it was hard to say whether the tribe in front would lend a hand. This time Lang Qi specifically told us the departure time, which means they plan to go together, which is equivalent to forming a large team. Tribes traveling together usually help each other, and safety is more guaranteed.

In the past, the Rabbit Tribe would only walk like this with the Spotted Deer Tribe, but the speed difference between the two tribes was too great, so the Rabbit Tribe had no choice but to give up on teaming up with the Deer Tribe, and later just followed behind the other tribes.

What was even more surprising was the ferocious orcs behind Lang Qi. When they heard the words “change salt”, they were stunned. They didn’t know what expression to put on their faces. They could only use their eyes to ask their companions around them: So do you still want to fight? Waiting here, it’s quite urgent.

Lang Qi turned his gaze back to Bai Tu and wanted to say something, but found that the other party seemed frightened, so he didn’t say it in the end. This witch doctor was too timid and would probably be frightened if he was warned by them. Thinking of this, Lang Qi threw his previous plan behind him and waved to the tribesmen behind him: “Go back to the tribe.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned into a beast and rushed out. The black wolf king, who was nearly one meter tall, had a strong and sleek figure. With one leap, he could cover a distance of several meters and hid in the grass in an instant. The wolves, confused by his change in attitude, quickly transformed and followed.

After watching the group of people leave, Bai Tu put the bone knife back into his pocket. There were orcs with stronger fighting power than the rabbit tribe nearby, so even if they didn’t take action, he had to be on guard.

Bai Tu’s movements were so covert that even Bai Qi, who was closest to him, didn’t notice anything wrong. The latter was still shocked by his recent discovery: “Lang Qi’s speed is faster than before…”

Bai An also discovered: “He hasn’t reached adulthood yet, he’s still growing.” After saying that, he sighed slightly. When an orc approaches adulthood, his combat effectiveness will increase significantly. It is not known whether Lang Qi’s becoming stronger is a good thing or a bad thing.

It is indeed a good thing for everyone to have a tribe that can fight against the Mad Lion Tribe. But orcs with strong combat capabilities are often more warlike. If the lion tribe and the wolf tribe fight in the future, they who are located between the two tribes may suffer.

Everyone thought a lot about the wolf clan’s sudden move, but Lang Qi did not make any other unnecessary moves except looking at the white map for a while, which was puzzling.

Bai Qi looked doubtful: “Did they really come here specifically to talk about the departure time?”

Bai An shook his head: “Not like it.” The expressions of those people just now were not friendly, but I don’t know why they suddenly changed their attitude. However, they did not show any hostility in the end, which was good news. After all, the wolves did not need to pretend to fight the rabbits. Since they did not take action just now, it proved that they no longer intended to fight.

Bai Tu looked towards the north: “Aren’t the wolves fighting over there in the Mad Lion Tribe?”

The Snow Rabbit Tribe’s territory is small compared to the surrounding tribes. It’s actually a large area. It takes half a day to get from here to the Mad Lion Tribe, and the sound over there has just stopped. No matter how fast Lang Qi is, it’s impossible for him to get here right after the fighting over there stopped. None of the people who appeared just now had wounds on their bodies. It’s unlikely that two tribes of similar strength would fight without any injuries.

Bai Zhou nodded. He had just discussed this issue with the tribe leader: “At first there was the voice of Wolf Qi, and later there was only the Lion Tribe.”

“The Lion Tribe fought among themselves?” Bai Qi was puzzled. Everyone else was equally confused. They were not born good at fighting and had no way of inferring what had happened in the Crazy Lion Tribe.

Bai Tu thought about the lion tribe’s usual behavior and felt that there was a possibility of infighting. Those with the highest status receive the best treatment, so everyone will definitely want to compete for it.

As if in response to what the others said, a few more lion roars were heard in the distance. Bai Zhou recognized that they were not Shi Hong’s voices. As for what exactly happened, we can only find out after the orcs who went to investigate come back.

After all the hassle, everyone was no longer sleepy, so they lit a fire to cook and waited for someone to come back.

“Fortunately there is food.” Bai Qi complained in a low voice, “No good will come of encountering the Crazy Lion Tribe.” A few days ago, Tu Cheng delayed a day of hunting. Today, the people guarding outside have not returned yet. Even if they come back later, they can’t go hunting far away. The appearance of the Crazy Lion Tribe is always accompanied by bad news.

If you set out one day later, you will come back one day later. The food in the tribe is limited. By the time the salt-exchanging team leaves, most of the people left in the tribe will be those who cannot hunt. The less food is left, the longer everyone will starve.

“It’s okay, we can set off in the afternoon.” Bai Tu comforted, “We will come back as soon as possible, there is enough food in the tribe.” Recently everyone has been trying to save food. Now there is a pig left in the tribe that was caught two days ago. Together with eggs, fish, wild vegetables and fruits, it is not a problem to survive for more than ten days.

Bai Qi thought about it and realized that this was the case, and he felt a little relieved.

After persuading Bai Qi, Bai Tu simply prepared some food and went to the cave to look at the nests of eggs. One of the nests had already started pecking at the eggs yesterday. We had originally planned to set off early this morning, but Bai Tu thought he would not be able to wait until the chicks hatched. Now it is a good opportunity to teach everyone how to take care of the chicks.

The newly hatched chicks are relatively small, but fortunately the weather is hot now, so there is no need to worry about them catching cold. Bai Tu put all the chicks in a bamboo basket and fed them with grass seeds and warm water. The hens next to them watched them intently. If there weren’t people around who had fed them recently, they would have pounced on them at any time.

Bai Tu was relieved that the hen was more aggressive, because she would be able to protect the chicks. Although all the dangerous creatures near the tribe had been driven away, it was not absolutely safe, as snakes, rats and other animals were not uncommon.

Although there is one more day, everyone is still busy. Some are weaving bamboo baskets, some are digging traps. Since discovering the benefits of traps, the hunting team digs a new one every one or two days. Maybe prey will come to their doorstep.

Near noon, the orcs who went to check on the situation came back. As soon as they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they told the situation: “The Yellow Lion Tribe, the White Lion Tribe, and the Black Haired Tribe have all fought with the Crazy Lion Tribe!”

“So many tribes?” Bai Tu knew that the Crazy Lion Tribe had offended many tribes, but he didn’t expect that three or four tribes would attack together at once.

Even if tribes are on good terms, it is only limited to the situation where the interests of their own tribes are not harmed. Fighting is different. Once a fight breaks out, there is a possibility of injury. Injury affects hunting, which is related to the decline of the tribe. Therefore, unless necessary, few tribes will interfere in the affairs of other tribes. They have a style of “I would rather die than let my friend die.”

Several tribes that had always been living a life of mediocrity and were bullied by the Mad Lion Tribe joined forces to resist. Lang Qi, who also had conflicts with Lion Hong Hubu, came and went freely and even came by to inform the salt exchange team of the departure time. Bai Tu secretly admired that this tactic of killing with a borrowed knife was brilliantly executed without using any soldiers. With some luck, the Crazy Lion Tribe could be directly dispersed.

Tu Xun: “In addition to a few people from the Yellow Lion Tribe, there are also people from the Crazy Lion Tribe who are dissatisfied with Shi Hong. At the beginning, the tribes fought each other, and then everything was in chaos. Now Shi Hong has been driven to the west by several other leaders.”

At the beginning, different tribes fought each other, and there were also fights within the same tribe. Several people did not dare to approach the battlefield. After making sure that it had nothing to do with them, they quickly hid. They waited until the orcs finished fighting and confirmed that Shi Hong and other orcs did not come to their territory before they returned.

Bai An asked: “Did you encounter anyone from the Wolf Tribe?”

Tu Xun shook his head: “When we arrived, the Wolf Tribe had just left. I heard that they looked for Foxbu before they left, but didn’t find him.”

Bai An nodded and let everyone go to eat: “Lang Qi came over this morning and said that the salt exchange team will set out tomorrow. Everyone should have a good rest today.” The Wolf Tribe turned back before they reached the edge of their territory, and they deliberately hid their whereabouts, so it was normal that Tu Xun and others didn’t notice.

After experiencing such a thrilling experience, the orcs in the tribe became more cautious. Bai An arranged for people to make the remaining food into jerky and hide it underground. The cave in the back mountain can store the salt for a few more days, but it will be too late to hide there if danger occurs. Bai An is worried that the tribe will be targeted by other tribes after the salt exchange team leaves.

The territory of the Crazy Lion Tribe is the largest and best among the several lion tribes. Now several tribes have joined forces with some small leaders of the Crazy Lion Tribe to drive out Shi Hong. There will be conflicts when dividing the territory later, so they made preparations early and can hide at the first time whenever someone comes.

It would be better for them to stay away from the feud between the wolf and lion tribes.

But it is not bad news. No matter which lion tribe is next to them, it is better than the Crazy Lion Tribe that had conflicts with them before. Even if it is still the Crazy Lion Tribe, it is okay to change the leader. The lion tribe is good at fighting, but there are very few who are as keen on making trouble as Shi Hong. With him as a comparison, everyone will like everyone else.