lcionline Chapter 263 The Hunt of the Three Tribes
Chapter 263 The Hunt of the Three Tribes
The air was slightly cool, and the snow season was just around the corner. The construction of the City of Ten Thousand Beasts was progressing step by step according to Lin Baiyan's original plan.
Lin Baiyan had to supervise the construction site in the city every day. Most of the orcs were building houses for the first time and were not very skilled. The bricks were laid crookedly, they didn't understand how to use the plumb bob, the mortar was not smooth, and there were many other strange problems.
Lin Baiyan led the orcs of the Cangyan Tribe's construction team to inspect the progress and quality of the project every day, fearing that something might go wrong if they hadn't noticed it. This was the city they would live in for the rest of their lives, and dilapidated buildings were unacceptable.
In the planting area, the beastmen are clearing weeds from the fields.
Lin Baiyan bent down and pulled out a clump of weeds. Even though they had burned the land before planting, there were still some remaining weed seeds. If they weren't cleaned up regularly, the weeds would absorb the nutrients from the plants.
"High Priest, the city lord and the hunting party have returned!" Xiang Lei's excited voice came from afar.
Lin Baiyan straightened up, and in the distance, the large white wolf, with its agile movements, sped towards them.
Behind the white wolf followed a group of male beastmen of various animal forms.
Tigers, foxes, horses, brown bears, rhinos, lynxes, elephants—they could practically make a zoo!
A month ago, the tribe began its autumn hunting season, a major event of the year. Wolf Cang led most of the male orcs from the three tribes out of their territory. During this hunting season, they needed to store enough meat for all their people to eat throughout the winter.
After Lang Cang left, Lin Baiyan led the remaining tribesmen to do some simple work in the tribe, such as making bricks and hauling soil.
A month later, the hunting team finally returned.
Lin Baiyan quickly shouted to Xiang Lei, "Go and tell the elders to open the gate in the wall."
Like thunder, it responded and ran away in a flash.
Amid cheers from the tribespeople, the warriors dragged a string of prey into the village.
Lin Baiyan looked at the majestic white wolf at the head of the pack, walked up to it, and stroked its fur.
Sure enough, after a month, the big white wolf had turned into a scruffy little dog, covered in dust with every touch.
I don't know where it rolled around.
Lang Cang was completely unaware and even tried to lean his wolf head against Lin Baiyan's shoulder.
Unfortunately, he underestimated his size. When the big wolf head rammed into him, Lin Baiyan staggered and took several steps back before regaining his balance.
Lin Baiyan: "..."
After he steadied himself, he patted the big white wolf, looked at the fluffy things floating in the air, and said in a low voice, "Take a bath, I'll brush your fur tonight."
His little quilt made of animal hide is finally coming to fruition.
The big white wolf knew it was time for some perks, its eyes lit up, and it let out a happy little howl.
After calling out, he realized he was still outside. He turned his head away somewhat awkwardly, and the skin hidden under his fur gradually became hot.
I haven't seen my partner for a month, and I'm a little out of sorts.
After the prey was placed in the central square, the logistics team of beastmen quickly began to skin and process them, then marinate, dry, and smoke them. The hides were then processed and stored in the warehouse.
The beastmen were already very skilled at this job, and under the command of the dog spirit, they worked in an orderly manner.
"The hunting team's warriors are back today, let's have an extra meal and a bonfire party tonight!" Lin Baiyan decided to celebrate the warriors' safe return.
As soon as he said this, the surrounding beastmen cheered.
Fox Zhen stroked his beard with a smile. "The High Priest is right. We should celebrate."
The high priest spoke, and the dog spirit brought out her large cauldrons again. Ten large cauldrons were set up in the central square, enough for the entire tribe to eat.
The scene was bustling with activity as the cubs happily played around their prey, with fluffy tiger cubs, fox cubs, and wolf cubs rolling around in a ball.
Lang Cang transformed into human form and took a bath first.
When they returned to the square, there were even more clansmen, and several elders had also come over. They looked at the game piled up like small mountains in the square with smiles on their faces. Hu Kuo, leaning on his cane, asked with a smile, "How was the trip this year?"
This time, Lang Cang led the team, with Hu Luan, Hu Wei, and Hu Yang following behind him.
Lang Cang shook his head slightly. "Not good."
"Oh?" Hu Kuo's smile faltered slightly. He looked at the prey the warriors had brought back. Wasn't it pretty good?
Wolf Cang said in a deep voice, "I don't know what's going on this year, but there aren't many prey in our territory. We went to the Silver Tiger Clan's original hunting area and stayed for ten days, but we didn't get much. So we went even further."
"It will just reach the right amount."
Lin Baiyan frowned. "What's going on?"
Fox Ice, standing to the side, raised an eyebrow. "I should have prayed before you left." During each hunting season, the Silver Fox Clan would pray to the Beast God through the Sacred Crystal for a bountiful harvest.
After the prayer, the priests of the Silver Fox Clan usually receive a vague direction, and as long as they follow that direction, they will not have any major problems.
But this year, they did not pray, and Lin Baiyan stopped them.
Now that Lin Baiyan knew that this so-called prayer required burning the priest's life force as a price, he couldn't just stand by and watch Hu Bing consume her life force.
Therefore, he rejected Hu Bing's suggestion without hesitation.
If you obtain prey in this way, isn't that the same as feeding on the flesh and blood of Fox Ice?
"It was my fault for not letting you go. If we don't have enough prey, we'll cultivate more land and raise more animals. Don't worry, we won't starve."
Hearing Hu Bing's words, Lin Baiyan looked at him disapprovingly, "You are not allowed to bring up prayers so often in the future."
"No, I'll keep the Holy Crystal here." Otherwise, he was really afraid that one day when he wasn't watching it closely, Fox Ice would get itchy and use its power again.
Fox Ice smiled helplessly. At first, when they said they would give the Holy Crystal to Lin Baiyan, he refused. Now, he wanted to go over there just to keep an eye on him.
However, it cannot be denied that Hu Bing felt a bittersweet feeling in her heart, with waves of warmth flowing into her soul.
Lang Cang, standing nearby, was quite displeased to see that Lin Baiyan's attention had barely been on him before shifting to Hu Bing.
Seeing this, Hu Bing raised an eyebrow and a lazy smile appeared on his lips. "Okay, I'll send the Holy Crystal over to you later."
The tone was as if he were giving away a large cabbage.
What's even more amazing is that the elders standing nearby didn't react at all after hearing this; they all agreed.
After Hu Bing finished speaking, he and Lang Cang exchanged a glance. Their eyes met repeatedly, as if they had exchanged a thousand moves without realizing it.
Then the two orcs looked at each other with mutual disgust and moved away.
Fox Ice: "A jealous, stingy male orc!"
Wolf Cang: "You show-off, foul-mouthed orc!"