Just then, Leopard Autumn arrived with Wolf Rain and the others, wanting to ask Shen Nong about her plans for the day.
While Bao Qiu and Shen Nong were talking, Lang Yu stared intently at Shen Nong.
My Beast God!
The marks on the priest's neck!
Lang Yu suddenly looked at Ze, who was standing next to Shen Nong. No wonder the priest had been yawning all day and looked listless.
Last night, Ze and the priest went into a cave!
Shen Nong was just talking about splitting Leopard Autumn and Wolf Rain into two teams, one to stay in the Feather Tribe and the other to go back to the Wood Tribe to bring over some more cargo.
He saw Lang Yu staring blankly at Ze. He called Lang Yu's name, and Lang Yu finally came back to his senses.
"What is it, priest?"
"Take a small group of people and come back to the tribe with me first," Shen Nong said again.
Shen Nong had been away for several days and was still worried about the tribe.
Fortunately, everything was arranged with the Feather Tribe, and with their help, many things could be resolved quickly, so he didn't need to waste too much time outside.
Instead of waiting idly in the Feather Tribe, it's better to go back to the Wood Tribe.
To facilitate the transport of goods, the Feather Tribe will also send people there this time to familiarize themselves with the route.
In the future, they can fly directly there, saving unnecessary time.
In the morning, I cooked some meat soup to fill our stomachs, because this time the Wood Tribe orcs would carry them back to the Wood Tribe, saving a lot of time on the way. We only needed to stop and rest for one night.
They had brought enough meat to eat on the road.
So, a lot of the meat that Leopard Autumn and his men hunted yesterday was also given to the Feather Tribe to make meat soup.
The Feather Tribe's hunting team was going to the seaside to collect seaweed and oysters. In order to allow the Wood Tribe to trade with other tribes, Yu Ji had Eagle Cliff select a few people to take Leopard Autumn and the others to trade.
Hai then sent the rest of the hunting team and selected a few more gathering teams to supplement them.
There's no danger in going to the beach to collect seaweed; there are no tribes there, so they won't be attacked.
In the past, hunting teams and gathering teams would go together to bring back more supplies at once. The gathering teams would be exhausted after two round trips, so the hunting teams had to carry them on several more.
Now that they have the large baskets provided by the Wood Tribe, Yu Ji estimated that if they are fully loaded, this trip will be equivalent to three trips by their two teams.
Because the Mu tribe is not far away, compared to the seaside.
Therefore, the group that went back with the Wood Tribe this time was also a gathering team.
The Feather Tribe's gathering teams are second only to the hunting teams in ability, because they need to fly for long periods of time to collect berries and other edible seeds.
Unlike other tribes, which are mostly composed of unawakened orcs, children, and the elderly, this tribe is different.
Shen Nong gave Bao Qiu some instructions regarding the transaction, telling him to prioritize safety and to run away first if he encountered danger, and never to be reckless.
Leopard Autumn nodded, "Priest, don't worry."
Shen Nong was worried but there was nothing he could do. He had limited energy and couldn't keep an eye on both the tribe and the caravan. He could only make Bao Qiu capable of handling things on his own.
Being able to connect with the Feather Tribe by coming along this time was already a stroke of good luck that he never dared to dream of.
The rest is up to Leopard Autumn.
Having finished explaining, Shen Nong turned around and sat on the back of the transformed Feather Tribe beastman.
It was a fairly large eagle. When Shen Nong sat down, there was still plenty of room; at least four more people could sit there without feeling crowded.
Then he saw Ze sit down next to him.
Thinking about what happened last night, Shen Nong was still a little scared. He frowned and lowered his voice to hide his chaotic emotions, "Why are you sitting here? You're too heavy and will make people tired."
“This weight is nothing.” The orc from the Feather Tribe, worried that Shen Nong might not be up to the task, added, “We used to be weak because we weren’t getting enough to eat. We’ve eaten more these past two meals than before. If we can sit down, we can carry ten people.”
Shen Nong pouted. "You're already full and you're going against me. I should have known better than to feed you meat broth."
Ze Jian Shen Nong's expression seemed genuinely that he didn't want to sit with him. He didn't understand what was going on; why did the priest suddenly not want him to follow?
He was a little sad, but he didn't go down. Instead, he said seriously, "Priest, it will be very cold when you fly. I'm here to shield you from the wind, so you won't be cold."
Shen Nong was taken aback; he hadn't expected that.
However, he didn't want to praise Ze's thoughtfulness as he usually did. He simply turned his head to the other side and didn't say anything more about letting him get off.
The Feather Tribe orc reminded her to sit properly, then flapped its huge wings, stirring up sand and stones with the wind on both sides. Shen Nong felt a slight pain on her face.
He turned his head to avoid her, and bumped directly into Ze Wennuan's warm and generous embrace.
Shen Nong instinctively tried to push him away, but a familiar sensation came from the back of her head.
He's been detained again!
"Priest, don't move, there's sand and stones."
A magnetic voice came from above her head, and Shen Nong pressed her forehead against his hard yet soft chest, feeling the vibrations in his chest cavity.
In the end, he didn't say anything, just gave a muffled "hmm".
Once they were fully airborne, Shen Nong tried to back away, but Ze refused, saying, "It'll be cold."
Shen Nong refused to believe in such superstition and moved back a little. At this moment, she was conscious and would not be forced to do anything.
He loosened his grip slightly, still protecting the back of Shen Nong's head, without removing it, but providing enough space for Shen Nong to move around.
Then Shen Nong was mercilessly slapped in the face by the cold wind.
It's really cold...
Shen Nong shrank back again and said fiercely to Ze, "Don't you dare touch me, do you hear me?"
Ze blinked, somewhat puzzled, not understanding why the priest would make such a request. When had he ever laid a hand on the priest?
But since the priest had brought it up, he would agree, "Hmm, I won't move."
Shen Nong snorted and rested his head against Ze's chest, feeling the warmth emanating from the other's body.
Her eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and the drowsiness that Shen Nong had suppressed was swept over her again by Ze's warm body temperature. Before long, Shen Nong fell asleep in Ze's arms.
Shen Nong seemed to want to make up for all the time he hadn't slept before, and when he woke up, the sun had already set.
He opened his eyes somewhat dazedly, not immediately realizing where he was. The scenery before him was so beautiful and breathtaking that he was completely absorbed in admiring it.
The setting sun dyed half the sky red, the sun, round and big, bright orange-yellow, adorned the horizon, the endless mountains and forests stretched as far as the eye could see, and birds flew in flocks in the distance, a scene as picturesque as a painting.
"Awake? Thirsty?"
The voice coming from above made Shen Nong realize that he was still lying in Ze's arms.
He swallowed, realizing he was indeed a little thirsty.
Ze opened the water hyacinth and handed it to Shen Nong.
After taking the water gourd and drinking a few sips, she didn't want any more and put the lid back on. Shen Nong opened the system map and checked her current location; she had already flown two-thirds of the way.
If they traveled quickly, they could reach the Wood Tribe by midnight. However, the Feather Tribe orcs hadn't eaten for so long and were definitely exhausted. So Shen Nong said to the Feather Tribe orcs, "Let's find a place to rest."
There's no rush anyway. I can rest for one night and return to the tribe tomorrow during the day.
After the group had eaten and drunk their fill, they prepared to rest and leave early in the morning.
Shen Nong lay down on the "bed" that Ze had prepared for him, and Ze sat beside him as usual, keeping watch over him.
Shen Nong was on edge because she had slept too much during the day and wasn't sleepy at all.
He closed his eyes, feigning sleep, his mind preoccupied with the future development of the tribe. He didn't know how much time had passed, but the surrounding temperature had dropped somewhat. Shen Nong wrapped the animal skin tighter around himself.
In the latter half of the night, Shen Nong also got sleepy and fell asleep.
Zejian finally fell asleep and breathed a sigh of relief. He pulled the animal skin up a little higher before suppressing the restlessness in his heart and closing his eyes to sleep.
Early in the morning, Shen Nong suddenly woke up. He touched his body and found that there was nothing wrong.
She glanced at Ze, who was leaning against the side, and asked the system with some concern, "Is he not... in heat?"
The system replied quietly, "Sent, at irregular intervals."
Shen Nong: No, he has to find a partner for Ze when he goes back.
When I got up in the morning, I cooked all the remaining meat into a soup. After drinking the hot soup, I continued flying.
The sun climbed over the mountaintop and hung high in the sky. Just as Shen Nong was feeling hot and wanted to take off her clothes, she realized that the surrounding scenery was becoming more and more familiar, and they had finally arrived at the Wood Tribe.
Chapter 50 Mountain Division
Tied up to drink water
Tiger Roar patrolled all over the tribe as usual, paying particular attention to the sheepfold.
The priest said that the sheep that looked like a cloud tasted even better.
Tiger Roar was particularly interested in it, eagerly awaiting the chance to taste Little Sheep Hot Pot.
The children from the Water Tribe now herd sheep, cattle, chickens, and pigs every day.
We also had to go with the gathering team to the river to cut grass for the pigs; there was a lot to do every day.
The little ones eat their fill every day, have plenty of energy to work, and have grown much stronger, with a body full of lean muscle.
Yu Cao is the leader of the children in the water tribe. Every day, he leads a group of children to run around on the grassland to herd cattle and sheep.
After finishing the meat soup, Yu Cao led the children to the sheepfold, where they happened to meet Hu Xiao, who hadn't left yet.
Yu Cao grinned, revealing two rows of bright white teeth. "Captain Tiger Roar, you've come to see Little Fat Sheep again?"
Hu Xiao wasn't embarrassed at all. He nodded directly and, seeing Yu Cao open the fence to let the sheep out, instructed, "Don't go to the riverbank. It's quite dangerous there. Come back quickly when they've eaten enough, understand?"
Yu Cao laughed and said, "I know! Captain Tu Dong also told us."
At this point, Yu Cao's smile faded. He looked at the pigpen not far away and sighed, "We can't cut pig feed anymore. The feed we stored up is almost gone. If this continues, the piglets won't grow any fat."
Tiger Roar was also somewhat worried. The priest had gone out and entrusted the tribe to him, but he had failed to do a good job.
He patted Yucao's head. "It's alright. I'll take the hunting team to cut pig feed for you later. The piglets won't go hungry."
Yu Cao's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed happily, "Captain Tiger Roar, you're so kind!"