He immediately spotted the familiar face lying on the ground and exclaimed in surprise, "Wolf Rain!"
Wolf Rain had been wanting to ask the Wood Tribe priest why he had saved them all along the way.
However, the Wood Tribe priest didn't say a word, and since they were being held by the giant beast, they couldn't very well ask it what was going on.
He could only guess that the most likely candidate was the Leopard Autumn Seeking Wood tribe to rescue them.
But these are just speculations; Lang Yu can only cling to a sliver of hope and wait for the final answer.
Now that his guess has been confirmed, Lang Yu could not contain his excitement.
Leopard Autumn is not dead!
Moreover, all his injuries except for his leg have healed.
"Leopard Autumn! You really were here!"
Lu Chun rubbed her eyes, unable to believe what she was seeing. "Bao Qiu, is it really you?"
Leopard Autumn nodded. "It's me."
He looked at Shen Nong sitting on the wooden chair, threw away his cane, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and bowed his head in gratitude, saying, "Bao Qiu swears to follow the priest to the death!"
Shen Nong rested her chin on her hand, observing Lang Yu and the others who were dumbfounded by Bao Qiu's actions.
He smiled and said, "Your injuries can't be left untreated for too long. If they are, even I won't be able to save you. You don't want to become orcs with broken legs and arms, do you?"
Wolf Rain and the others shook their heads instinctively; of course they didn't want to.
Shen Nong didn't beat around the bush and told them directly, "Leopard Autumn has formed a blood pact with me and will be a member of my Wood Tribe from now on. If you want me to treat him, you can only do so by forming a blood pact with me."
Wolf Rain, his mouth moving faster than his brain, blurted out, "What will happen if we don't get married?"
Shen Nong looked at Lang Yu, her expression languid, but her tone carried an undeniable authority, "Just throw him out."
Lang Yu has always followed Leopard Autumn's lead since childhood. Since Leopard Autumn has formed a blood pact with the priest of the Wood Tribe, he certainly won't refuse.
Moreover, his life was saved by the priest of the Wood Tribe.
"Priest! I'll marry you!"
He looked at Lang Yu and smiled, "I like obedient people."
Ze's gaze fell on Shen Nong, and he silently noted it down in his mind: Hmm... Priests like obedient people...
Lu Chun had no objections; she had long been prepared to die, but the priest of the Wood Tribe allowed her to continue living.
Lu Chun was loyal to the priest of the Wood Tribe and did so willingly.
Wolf Rain and Deer Spring are the strongest orc warriors in the hunting team besides Leopard Autumn.
The three strongest orc warriors agreed, and naturally everyone else agreed as well.
Moreover, they believed that they would live well in the Mu tribe.
They noticed that the people of the Wood Tribe were different from the moment they arrived.
In winter, they wear animal skins, with their arms wrapped in a piece of animal skin and then tied with straw rope.
The same method was used on the body and legs; to prevent drafts, several pieces of animal hide were wrapped inside and out.
Because the animal hides came in various sizes, they couldn't move after wrapping themselves in them, otherwise the hides would fall off.
However, the people of the Mu tribe were covered from head to toe in animal skins, but there were no straw ropes binding them.
Moreover, the people of the Mu tribe move around very easily, and their animal hides don't fall off.
There are also the "thatched houses" of the wooden tribe, which are even warmer than caves.
They were in the Salt Department and weren't assigned caves. The thatched huts they lived in were cold and drafty.
It always gets crushed by the weight of snow.
These two things alone were enough for them to stay in the Wood Tribe, not to mention that the Wood Tribe's priests had saved them.
The blood pact was formed quickly. After healing her own wounds, Shen Nong began to treat the injuries of Lang Yu and the others.
External injuries heal quickly, but Shen Nong can only heal most of the internal organ damage. His superpower level is not high enough to restore someone to their original state.
Fortunately, Tu Dong had collected many herbs, and Shen Nong prepared medicine for them, allowing them to slowly recover.
With the addition of Leopard Autumn and Wolf Rain, Shen Nong's system mission is only missing one person.
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The wind was biting cold, and snow was falling heavily.
Smoke rose from the chimneys of every earthen house in the Mu tribe.
Inside the earthen house was a small hearth, which was surrounded by a sturdy triangular wooden frame.
A ceramic jar suspended by a straw rope is placed in the middle of the space.
Hot water is constantly boiling in the earthenware pot. Take out the sealed jam and brew a cup of sweet water.
In this cold winter, a sip of hot, sweet water brings a sense of comfort.
The small fire pit is also connected to the fire channel of the earthen kang (heated brick bed) inside the house. As long as the fire pit is lit, the kang will become warm.
The Mu tribe people are not worried about getting cold this winter at all.
They not only had heated brick beds in their houses, but also enjoyed a bountiful harvest during the tribe's wild animal season. Furthermore, the priests taught them methods for tanning animal hides, and everyone received a large quantity of hides.
They would lay a sheet of cloth on the kang (heated brick bed), cover themselves with another sheet, and then wear a set of animal skin clothing from head to toe.
Each person received three sets of fish skin clothing, covering everything from head to toe.
Even their heads were adorned with hats made of a mixture of fish and animal skins, with animal skins extending from the sides to cover their ears.
The fire in the small hearth can also serve as lighting.
The mud house was dark, but it was alright during the day; if you opened the straw window a little, some light could get in.
But once it gets a little dark, that little bit of light is completely useless.
With a small fire pit, everything was taken care of.
Wolf Rain wore animal skin gloves on his hands. The fur of the animal skin was incredibly soft, and you could feel a warmth when you put your hand inside.
The gloves are strung together at both ends with straw rope, so they can be hung around the neck to prevent them from getting lost.
He touched the hat on his head with his gloved hand, and then touched the clothes he was wearing.
After officially becoming members of the Wood Tribe, the priest gave them this set of items.
Only then did I realize that what I wear on my body is called clothes, what I wear on my hands is called gloves, what I wear on my head is called a hat, and what I wear on my feet is called shoes.
There were too many names for him to remember them all at once.
But being wrapped up in these things from head to toe is really warm.
Where were these in the Salt Department before?
No, it should be said that these are nowhere else except in the Mu tribe.
The number of earthen houses was limited, and people in the salt region shared an earthen house with one other person.
Lang Yu lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), the warmth of which radiated through the animal hides spread on it.
He couldn't help but sigh, "Leopard Autumn, I never thought that one day I would like winter."
Looking at the herbs simmering in the earthenware pot, Bao Qiu turned down the fire in the hearth and listened to the bubbling sound in his ears. He replied, "The priests of the Wood Tribe are very powerful."
Lang Yu jumped up from the kang (a heated brick bed), hissing as he gasped for breath because the force aggravated his chest injury.
Leopard Autumn knew that Wolf Rain was always clumsy and didn't bother to say anything to him.
Once the pain subsided, Lang Yu crossed his uninjured right leg, rested his elbow on his thigh, and said earnestly, "Leopard Autumn, I want to join the Wood Tribe hunting team."
"The hunting teams of the Wood Tribe are different from ours."
Leopard Autumn poked at the fire pit, the flickering light reflecting off his face.
"Although we are level seven orc warriors, we may not be able to defeat their level six orc warriors in a real fight."
Wolf Rain asked, "Are you afraid the priest will think we're too weak and won't want us?"
Leopard Autumn paused slightly, then nodded, "Yes, Tiger Roar and the others are really amazing."
Lang Yu sighed, leaned back, and sprawled out in a starfish shape.
"If only we had met the priest sooner, I could have become as powerful as Hu Xiao and the others by following him."
Wolf Rain kept rambling on, "They even dared to fight cannibals, and they even tore the cannibal tribe apart."
Upon hearing this, Leopard Autumn knew something was wrong and quickly interrupted Wolf Rain, "You say this many times every day, I can recite it from memory."
Lang Yu pursed his lips, "By the way, I heard that Hu Xiao and the others have to go out for training every day now."
He said with envy in his eyes, "It seems to be something powerful taught by the priests. I really want to join the hunting team."
Leopard Autumn also wanted to go, really wanted to go. Especially since Wolf Rain would nag him every day about how strong and good the Wood Tribe's hunting team was.
He made up his mind and said, "Once our injuries have healed, we'll go ask the priest."
"Okay!" Lang Yu perked up and said eagerly, "Is Leopard Autumn's medicine ready yet? I want to drink more today!"
"The priest said that drinking more won't make you better faster; it might even make things worse."
Wolf Rain, looking embarrassed, stammered, "Oh..."
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Near the waterfall, there is a depression in the mountainside with a large, flat open space.
"Faster!"
Shen Nong held a rattan cane in her hand and stared intently at the hunting team members who were doing sit-ups while hugging a log.
Shen Nong found this training ground with the help of the system's hints; it wasn't originally this big.
However, when it comes to exploiting bugs in the world's rules, practice makes perfect.
Anyway, the rules only say that the system cannot open backdoors for the host, but they don't say that it can't dig mountains for fun when it's bored.
The system then secretly expanded upon this foundation.
It is said that one becomes like the company one keeps, and after the system finished exploiting the bug, I sincerely felt that it had been corrupted by its host.