nucmednet Chapter 229 So bears can swim!
Chapter 229 So bears can swim!
The old crocodile orc said, "Then let's wait for the orcs from the bear beast tribe to arrive before we talk about it."
Linni and her group naturally nodded in agreement. They remained silent, walking several dozen meters apart up a small hill to observe the situation within the cursed land.
Linni and Yangzi from the Eastern Tribe waited on the hill for a short while before they saw the commotion coming from the cursed land below.
As expected, there weren't many ferocious beasts in this cursed land. It was next to a powerful tribe. The Eastern tribe only regarded this place as a defensive line to prevent wandering orcs from coming over, so of course they couldn't just sit idly by and watch the ferocious beasts inside grow stronger.
Just as Chong had guessed, there were no ferocious beasts when they first entered the Cursed Land, but fifty or sixty bear-beastmen were running around wildly, making a great commotion. Hearing the noise and smelling the scent, the ferocious beasts began to gather around them. The ferocious beasts that Lu continued to bring were mostly high-level, so the danger level inside wasn't high for Chong, who was at level nine, and Zhuo, who was at level eight. Meanwhile, Yan and Bai in the sky hadn't received any signals requiring their support.
Soon after, accompanied by the roars of ferocious beasts and the sounds of orcs running, Chong led the dozens of bear-orcs out.
Linni and the others went over to greet them: "How are you? Are all the tribespeople alright?"
He shook his head with a smile: "It's alright, there aren't many ferocious beasts inside."
Linni looked closely and saw that about a dozen or so members of the Bear Beast Tribe were injured, but as long as no one died, it wasn't a big problem.
Yao recounted the story of the Eastern Tribe to Chong, then looked back and smiled at the beastmen of the Eastern Tribe, saying, "So it was him! That Yangzi, I've met him twice, but he never said he was the leader of this tribe. I used to think he was a wandering beastman. Of course, a good wandering beastman."
Since they were orcs they had dealt with before, things became much easier to talk to.
Chong led everyone over to greet Yangzi: "Yangzi, you crocodile beastman have a hidden identity! Long time no see, you're already level nine!"
Yangzi smiled and nodded at Chong, saying, "Your black and white bear is one too!"
After exchanging a few words, the two groups agreed to meet at the foot of the Azure Dragon Stele the next morning at sunrise to listen to the Beast God's messenger deliver a divine message about the Beast God. Yangzi then told them to find somewhere nearby to rest. Their tribe was small and couldn't accommodate so many people from the Bear Beast Tribe.
The Bear Beast Tribe decided to rest on the mountain beneath the Azure Dragon Stele, and witness Linni awaken it the next day. Linni, gazing at the vast lake and wondering how the Bear Beast Tribe members would get there, saw them all swim across. Linni exclaimed, "So bears can swim! I was so ignorant!"
Bai and the others didn't ride on Sheng's backs anymore; they all swam across on their own.
Yan first went to find a suitable place to rest for the night. The plants here weren't too dense, but they managed to find a few tree hollows. After everyone had prepared their tree hollows, Linni and her companions sat down inside. With nine people in total, all so tall and strong, the space felt instantly full.
As soon as he sat down, Yao said to everyone, "This tribe looks like it only has two or three hundred people, but in fact it should be a large tribe with over a thousand people."
Linni looked at Yao in surprise: "So many people, where do they live?"
Yao said, “Underground, in the water. This tribe has aquatic beastmen. They must have hidden the females underground and in the water. Plus, there’s the barrier of the Cursed Land, so the wandering beastmen outside all think there are no females here.”
Xuan nodded and said, "When we swam over, we did find traces of aquatic beastmen living at the bottom of the lake."
Ling said, "This lake is very deep, and their traces are well hidden, but for two level nine aquatic beastmen like us, many details are quite obvious."
Yao then asked them, "Do you think this tribe will attack us?"
Xuan thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I didn't sense any malice, but it's better to be cautious."
Bai and the others nodded and said, "Okay, we understand."
Linni thought about the situation in the rainforest for a moment, then lowered her eyes and said, "Once the Azure Dragon Stele is activated, the cursed land will disappear, and then the females of this tribe will face the danger of being targeted by those hateful wandering orcs."
Yao put his arm around Linni's shoulder and said indifferently, "The wandering orcs truly deserve to die!"
Linni glanced at Yao, then leaned gently against his chest and said, "Hopefully, after the Beast God awakens, he can resolve this terrible situation in the Rainforest Kingdom."
Yao nodded and said, "Definitely."
After the bear beastmen arrived, they, like the flying beastmen, consciously guarded the area around Linni's house and found a place to rest.
Yao, prioritizing caution, informed Zhong of the situation in the Eastern Tribe, urging him to be on his guard. Although the Bear Beast Tribe had assigned sentries, Yao still arranged for his own men to keep watch at night—himself, Yan, and Azhi. After all, the three of them had been accompanying Linni for the past few days, and since the flight wasn't too long today, he wanted Ye, Bai, Tiantian, Xuan, and Ling to spend some time with Linni. With so many people and the situation unclear, they wouldn't do anything together, so Linni simply hugged and kissed them to comfort them.
Nothing happened overnight; it seems this Eastern tribe truly is the kind of tribe that lives its life behind closed doors. Before dawn, the orcs of the Eastern tribe began climbing the mountain, gathering together and talking quietly. There were several hundred of them, so even if they spoke softly, everyone else would wake up.
Linni looked out of the tree hollow and saw that the sky outside was only just beginning to turn a light gray. She couldn't help but ask, "Why are they up so early?"
Xuan said, "Because Xiao Linni said it would start at sunrise, everyone came early to wait. This shows how much everyone values the Beast God and his messenger."
Linni: What a blunder! Everyone has to arrive early when sunrise starts! Besides, this is the far east of the Orcish Continent; the sunrise might be earlier than elsewhere? She yawned and forced herself to get up. Last night, although nothing like that happened, everyone hadn't been close to her in so long, and they'd still kissed and hugged for half the night... ugh... never mind.
Linni quickly washed up and dressed herself up, making herself sparkly. Although everyone had seen her dressed like this many times before, they still couldn't resist coming over and giving her a kiss each. It was just that the way she spoke in front of everyone was so captivating, but obviously they couldn't kiss her then, so they kissed her beforehand. While eating breakfast, Linni came up with a particularly unconventional way of giving a speech, because today's task was to awaken the Azure Dragon Stele, so she needed Ye Lai to be the main character.