RPAGF Chapter 172 Those Who Fleed Famine
Chapter 172 Those Who Fleed Famine
Upon hearing this, Xiong Fei quickly said, "A message came from Tiger Hill saying that they captured a group of suspicious-looking orcs, and the boss has gone out."
Lin Baiyan frowned. "Another orc?"
Xiong Fei nodded. "Yes, Hu Qiu said he found traces of orc activity in the forest, which is quite far from us."
Today is the monthly major patrol day, and according to regulations, the entire territory on the edge of the tribe must be inspected.
Tiger Hill and his group left before dawn.
Lin Baiyan was a little worried, "I'll go check!"
Seeing this, Xiong Fei quickly stopped Lin Baiyan, "Priest, you shouldn't go. The boss has probably already disappeared."
Lang Cang was very fast; even when Lin Baiyan transformed into his beast form and moved around on all fours, he couldn't catch up with him.
Hearing him say that, Lin Baiyan had no choice but to give up, though her heart was in her throat.
It wasn't until noon that Lang Cang returned with several male orcs, followed by a string of strays. Tiger Hill was nowhere to be seen; they must have gone on patrol.
Upon hearing from Mao Yu that they had returned, Lin Baiyan quickly went out the door and headed towards the large cave.
Lang Cang was already sitting on a wooden chair in the cave. Upon seeing Lin Baiyan, he quickly stood up and said, "I'm right here. What's the rush?"
Lin Baiyan ran fast. Their residential area was some distance from the cave, and now that the weather was hot, his forehead was covered in sweat when he arrived at the cave.
Lin Baiyan looked bewildered. Lang Cang chuckled and stepped forward to wipe the sweat from his brow with a piece of animal hide.
"What happened? I heard from Xiong Fei that Hu Qiu and his men captured a group of orcs who had intruded?"
Lang Cang pulled him to sit down. "They fled here from famine; they were a group of dwarf beasts."
Upon hearing the message, Lang Cang quickly located the spot by following the marks left by Hu Qiu and his group.
Tiger Hill was sitting under a big tree, fanning himself with a palm leaf fan, while next to him, a string of dwarf beasts were tied up like rice dumplings.
"It's so hot! Luckily we set off early."
Several male orcs also took out their bamboo tubes and gulped down a mouthful of water. "Let's go back and get some mint tea from the priest."
Huqiu seemed to have thought of something, and chuckled, "I don't need it, I have some at home!"
In his spare time, Yang Ye picked a lot of mint leaves, dried them, and soaked them in water. Thinking of the care his sub-beastmen had for him, Hu Qiu felt a cool sensation from the bottom of his heart.
Upon hearing this, the other male orcs nearby all shuddered and said, "Get lost! What are you showing off for!"
"Exactly! You just got together with someone, what's there to brag about?"
Seeing their envious and jealous expressions, Huqiu felt incredibly pleased. "You're just jealous that I have a partner!"
There aren't many orcs in their tribe, and several of the male orcs in the tribe are still bachelors.
Now, seeing Hu Qiu looking like he has a partner and doesn't care about anything, I naturally feel envious and jealous!
The dwarf beasts, bound together nearby, were trembling with fear. They had been caught by a group of orcs shortly after entering the north, and hadn't even been there for two days.
A wave of despair washed over them; their group consisted of more than forty dwarf beasts, an unbelievable number.
It should be noted that since the status of the dwarf beast race has declined again and again, most of them have scattered across the orc continent. At most, there are only a dozen or twenty dwarf beasts in a region, just like Dwarf Red and his group.
Their group consisted of forty-six dwarf beasts. If these beasts hadn't been so small, Tiger Hill and his companions wouldn't have had enough straw ropes to carry back.
As the male orcs were talking, Wolf Cang arrived. The big white wolf transformed into human form, and Tiger Hill and the others immediately stopped their conversation and went to greet him, "Boss."
Lang Cang walked up to the group of dwarf beasts, turned to Hu Qiu beside him and asked, "Have you found out everything about the situation and their background?"
Huqiu nodded quickly. "I found out that they are not all from the same group. They met by chance on their way to escape famine, but they all escaped from various large tribes."
Last year's earthquake damaged almost all the tribes on the orc continent, and the chances of these dwarves escaping in the chaos were indeed quite high.
Wolf Cang nodded, looking down at the group of dwarf beasts covered only by grass. Their appearance was exactly the same as that of Dwarf Red from before. "Let's take them back to the tribe first."
The tribe is currently short of people to build the wall, and these dwarf beasts might be a great source of labor!
Wolf Cang gave a few simple instructions and then led the group of dwarf beasts back to the tribe.
Hearing what Lang Cang said, Lin Baiyan nodded thoughtfully, "Where are those dwarf beasts now?"
Lang Cang pointed outside the cave, "They're locked up in the cave next to the big cave." After the tribespeople moved away, all the caves on the rocky mountain were empty, and now there are just enough spaces.
“I’m going to find Ai Hong and ask him to come with me to see those dwarf beasts.”
The tribe is indeed short of labor, but not just anyone can be hired. These dwarf beastmen are still unknown to us, and they are instinctively wary of the beastmen. We don't know if what they say can be trusted. It would be better to send Dwarf Red to investigate first.
Lang Cang nodded and went to the carpenter's shop with Lin Baiyan. Ai Hong was diligently planing wood. After hearing Lin Baiyan's call, she quickly clapped the sawdust off her hands and ran out. "Priest, what can I do for you?"
Lin Baiyan: "A group of dwarf beasts has suddenly appeared in our territory. I'd like you to come with me to see if there are any of your clansmen that you recognize."
Ai Hong was taken aback by Lin Baiyan's words, "A strange dwarf beast?"
Lin Baiyan nodded. "There are quite a lot of people."
Ai Hong finally realized what was happening, and looked at Lin Baiyan with excitement, "Priest, I, I'll go!"
Seeing this, Lin Baiyan took Ai Hong to the cave where the dwarf beasts were imprisoned.
Ai Hong had mentally prepared himself for the short journey, and he didn't know how to describe his current feelings—a mix of trepidation and longing for home.
The door to the large cave opened, and a beam of light shone through the opening into the cave. The imprisoned dwarf beasts were stung by the sunlight and subconsciously turned their heads to the side. Then they saw three orcs walking into the cave with the light behind them.
As soon as Ai Hong entered the cave, filled with trepidation, she tried to recognize the faces, but all the heads were pressed down like quails, as if they were afraid that these beastmen would choose her to eat. Ai Hong looked at Lin Baiyan somewhat awkwardly.
Lin Baiyan was somewhat helpless, so he had to speak up, "Raise your heads, we won't kill the dwarf beasts."
The dwarf beasts, bound together, heard a clear and gentle voice. They looked at each other with their heads down, but still didn't dare to make a sound.