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Ze cuddled with the priest and slept soundly. When he woke up in the morning, he couldn't help but rub against the priest's neck and shoulders, which ended with Shen Nong kicking him away.
"Priest, you can sleep a little longer. I'll go get some hot water."
Shen Nong gave a soft snort and turned around, then left the cave with a smile on her face.
Before dawn, Quan Fengtian was already guarding the entrance to the cave where Shen Nong was. Upon hearing footsteps, he quickly got up and said, "I want to find the priest of the Wood Tribe."
With his brows furrowed, his tall figure completely blocked the entrance to the cave.
Quanfeng felt that the tall and powerful orc in front of him was looking at him like the sharpest wooden thorn. If he dared to peek into the cave, the other party could pierce him through.
The mere thought of the priest waking up and being seen by other orcs filled Ze with irritation, making him want to throw the priest far, far away.
But he also knew in his heart that the orc must have something on his mind to be waiting here to see the priest, and he didn't want to delay the priest's business.
However, Ze's expression was far from pleasant, and his tone was even colder, "What do you want with my priest now?"
At this moment, Quanfeng was incredibly grateful that he had listened to Yingxi's advice and hadn't come last night. Just one look from the tall orc before him was enough to make him feel breathless and a sense of fear rose in his heart, enough to make him suffer.
If he had come last night, he would have been lucky to be thrown out.
It's springtime now, and since we're all orcs, we all know how possessive orcs are of their partners at this time of year.
Upon hearing that "my priest" was chosen to assert sovereignty, Quanfeng readily agreed, saying, "I sought out your partner to discuss matters concerning the Wushan tribe."
Your partner.
These four words echoed endlessly in Ze's mind. He clenched his trembling fingertips, not wanting to reveal the turbulent emotions churning within him.
companion.
He finally found a word that could describe how the priest was to him.
It turns out that he had always wanted the priest to be his partner.
But would the priest agree?
Ze Shangyang's mood plummeted to rock bottom in an instant. He had previously wanted to share the same surname as the priest, but the priest had refused.
Not to mention being his partner.
Quanfeng had no idea about the many mental journeys and emotional shifts that Ze had gone through in such a short period of time.
He waited patiently to the side, not daring to look around, awaiting Ze's answer.
A moment later he heard the tall orc's somewhat suppressed voice, "Wait here."
Inu-kaze nodded in agreement and walked to the side of the cave entrance, determined not to let his gaze fall on the inside of the cave even for a moment.
Satisfied with Quanfeng's actions, Ze quickly prepared hot water before going into the cave to wake Shen Nong.
Knowing Quan Feng's purpose, Shen Nong didn't linger in bed. She got up and followed Ze out to wash up and clear her head.
Shen Nong tugged at Ze's clothes, lazily following him out, and sleepily looked at Quan Feng, who stood like a tree stump by the cave.
Her voice was still a little hoarse and soft from just waking up, "Go inside and sit down, I'll come find you later."
Quanfeng's ears twitched slightly, thinking to himself that the priest of the Wood Tribe had a very pleasant voice, like a babbling brook.
But he didn't dare to look at it for long, because he could feel a fierce gaze staring straight at him.
Quanfeng tensed up, extremely nervous, and stared straight ahead. "Okay."
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"You said you want to lead the Wushan tribe to join the Mu tribe?"
Shen Nong hadn't expected that Quan Feng had come to him about this; he had always thought that the Wushan tribe would eventually join the Yu tribe.
After all, the two tribes lived close to each other and had a good relationship.
No matter what Shen Nong thinks, the Wushan tribe would never choose the Mu tribe.
"Did Yu Ji send you to find me?"
After much thought, Shen Nong concluded that this was the only possibility. Otherwise, Quan Feng would not have chosen the Feather Tribe unless Yu Ji had instructed him to do so.
Sure enough, Inukaze nodded and said, "Yes."
He told Shen Nong everything Yu Ji had said, and Shen Nong did not reply immediately after listening.
According to the system's requirements, the more people in the Wood Tribe, the better.
However, the Wushan tribe has iron mines.
He left the Wood Tribe for this trip just for the iron ore.
We can't just take the Wushan tribe members away like that.
"Joining is fine too."
Shen Nong's words relieved Quan Feng. He had been extremely nervous. As Yu Ji said, such a good tribe might very well not want them.
After he finished speaking, and I hadn't heard a reply, I was wondering if he disagreed.
Upon hearing the affirmative words, Quanfeng grinned, revealing two rows of bright white teeth, and immediately changed his tune, afraid that Shen Nong might change her mind, "Priest!"
Shen Nong was startled by Quan Feng's loud voice, and then Quan Feng received a merciless glare from Ze.
Quanfeng shrank his neck and stopped talking.
Shen Nong rolled her eyes at Ze with a smile, "Don't scare him."
Only then did he turn his face away, refusing to look at Quan Feng.
“Leave some capable orcs here, and the rest of you will come back with us,” Shen Nong said. “The black stone you were going to trade with the Wood Tribe is a good thing. We can’t lose such a large black stone mountain.”
Quanfeng agreed with this, saying that Muqi didn't care about anything else but had his eye on Wushi Mountain.
Although Mu Qi himself seemed unsure what the black stone could be used for.
However, judging from the priests' words, it seems they know what the black stone is used for.
As an orc warrior, all he had to do was obey the priest; he wouldn't ask any questions beyond that. Quanfeng stood up. "Priest, rest assured, I will select suitable people to stay."
Because of the large number of people returning to the Wood Tribe, the beastmen of the Feather Tribe were also busy and there weren't enough beastmen to help send them back to the Wood Tribe.
So Shen Nong and her group prepared to walk back.
Just as they were halfway there, Shen Nong instructed the system to dig a pit in their inevitable path and throw the three android warriors they had exchanged into it.
When they arrive, have the android warriors call for help.
Upon hearing the cries for help, Ze immediately stood in front of Shen Nong to ensure her safety. Quan Feng, along with Yang Wu, went forward to investigate and pulled out three tall and handsome beastmen.
When Ze saw the three strange beastmen that were so familiar, he glanced at Shen Nong.
Shen Nong raised her head, her eyes crinkling with laughter, and said slyly, "I told you to ask before but you didn't, and now even if you ask, I won't tell you."
Ze, captivated by the priest's smile, swallowed hard. "Hmm, the priest doesn't need to say anything."
Seeing Ze's seemingly lost state, Shen Nong raised her eyebrows and couldn't help but laugh twice, "How pathetic."
Most of the people from the Wushan tribe who followed the Huimu tribe were elderly people and children, while half of the able-bodied orc warriors stayed in the original Wushan tribe to continue mining Wushi.
Spring is coming to an end, and summer is just around the corner.
The forest was fraught with danger, but fortunately, there were many of them, and some animals hid behind them, not daring to attack easily.
Moreover, there was Ze Zai, whose powerful orc warrior aura was extremely intimidating, and even nocturnal beasts dared not approach them.
They arrived at the Wood Tribe without incident. Before entering the tribe, Shen Nong looked at the three android warriors with worry.
None of the three had names, although they did have codes in the system. But since we were in the Beast World, we couldn't just call them by their codes.
Moreover, none of the three had animal forms. After thinking for a long time, Shen Nong said to the three androids, "From now on, you three will take my surname, Shen."
With the surname decided, Shen Nong didn't bother thinking about the given name and simply settled on the final name in a very straightforward manner.
Shen Yi, Shen Er, Shen San.
Arrange them according to the order of redemption.
Ze frowned and stared at Shen Yi and the other two. Even as an android, he could not ignore the intense hostility in that gaze.
The three immediately identified him as a dangerous target and were prepared to launch a defensive attack at any time.
Shen Nong received a warning from the android's internal attack program and discovered that the three of them had listed Ze as a dangerous person. He quickly set an order that Ze should not be attacked unless he gave the order.
Upon receiving their master's instructions, Shen Yi and the other two canceled the preparations and stopped staring intently at Ze.
Because Shen Nong disliked noise, the three androids she chose were all mature, steady, and taciturn. After spending the last two days together, everyone knew that the three rescued beastmen had little emotional fluctuation.
They had no idea they almost got into a fight.
The personality that Shen Nong chose for the android warrior also made the system regretful for a long time, because such personality traits could not show how realistically the android warriors they produced could simulate human emotions.
Shen Nong simply replied perfunctorily: "We'll talk about it next time."
I just don't know how far away that next time will be.
Back in the tribe, the people looked at the group of orcs following behind their priest and couldn't help but feel curious.
Shen Nong gave a brief account of the Wushan tribe, which elicited gasps of surprise from the Mu tribe members.
Everyone in the Mu tribe was very happy about the new Wushan tribe members who had joined the tribe.
The more people a tribe has, the stronger that tribe is.
With the addition of newcomers, the Wood Tribe is probably almost catching up to the number of orcs in the large Salt Tribe.
Shen Nong had someone arrange accommodations for the people of the Wushan tribe, and then asked someone to find Xiong Shan, the leader of the brick-making team.
Inside the large earthen building used for meetings, Shen Nong said to the burly man sitting to her right, "Select a few skilled men, and next time the orcs from the Feather Tribe come to trade, have them go with them to the place where the Wushan Tribe used to live. Build earthen houses there for the orc warriors who stayed there. Also, build a canteen and a clinic."
After all, they're working for him, so at least they should have enough to eat and sleep, and a basic standard of living. You can't just leave them there and make them mine iron ore for him.
Shen Nong let Quan Feng choose the appropriate food from the canteen's cooking team, and then he would learn how to cook from the Mu tribe's food preparation team.
Once they've learned enough, they'll be sent back.
Since Shen Nong couldn't train a doctor to oversee the clinic all at once, she could only have Tu Dong work a little harder, going there every two weeks.
They did select several children with good comprehension to follow Tu Dong and learn from him, but so far they can only identify some herbs and treat simple wounds.
However, studying medicine is something that requires years of accumulated learning and cannot be rushed.