RPAGF Chapter 31 The Duties of the Priest
Chapter 31 The Duties of the Priest
Lang Cang's sense of direction is no joke; he seems to be a born leader, able to navigate a place as if it were a map in his mind after only one visit.
“If we follow this road, it should take about two sunsets to reach the territory near the tribe,” Lang Cang said, pointing to the map Lin Baiyan had drawn on the ground.
This map was described by Lang Cang and polished by Lin Baiyan.
The young man glanced at Lang Cang with surprise at his confident words.
"Can you understand what I've drawn?"
Wolf Cang tilted his head in confusion, while Versailles, oblivious to his own thoughts, asked, "Sure, is this thing really that hard to understand?"
Lang Cang explained seriously, "At first, I didn't understand the symbols you were talking about, but you drew them very similarly."
The young man was a construction engineer by training and also had some knowledge of art. He needed a certain level of artistic skill when making models.
Lin Baiyan was now truly unsure whether to be envious or jealous.
Whether you can understand it or not, just look at Xiong Fei and Ma Yuan next to you and you'll know.
The two male orcs were still scratching their heads, looking completely baffled.
However, having drawn a map beforehand had its advantages; at least they never got lost again.
Therefore, just as Lang Cang had said, they arrived near the tribe in only two days.
When they arrived at the tribe, it was just sunset, and Rabbit Forest and Fox Shadow were kneading animal hides together at the cave entrance.
Hu Qing and Yang Ye each sat around a stone pot, seemingly cooking meat soup.
The female orc, Xi Yang, who was polishing a stone awl outside the cave entrance, was the first to notice the approaching footsteps. She raised her head warily, her face, with only one eye visible, looking somewhat ferocious.
When the lead white wolf came into view, a look of joy appeared on Xi Yang's face. She then shouted loudly to the beastmen in the cave, "Come quickly, the chieftain and the priest are back!"
The other orcs also looked over when they heard the sound, their faces showing delight.
Tu Lin immediately put down the animal hide he was holding and went to meet him.
He looked at Lin Baiyan expectantly, "How are you? Are you all alright?"
The salt-hunting team was gone for nearly ten days. He was on tenterhooks in the cave all day, fearing that something might happen to them.
The longer it went on, the more anxious Tu Lin became, and he began to regret not having asked them to bring a few more male orcs.
If Niu Lie hadn't repeatedly assured him, he would have even considered going to find them himself.
From Rabbit Forest's perspective, they had finally acquired a new territory, and even had a chieftain and priests.
It is no exaggeration to say that for their newly formed tribe, Lang Cang and Lin Baiyan are the most important core members.
Therefore, after seeing them return, Tu Lin pulled Lin Baiyan around several times to look him over. Only after seeing that the young man had no obvious injuries did she breathe a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness you returned safely, thanks to the protection of the Beast God."
Then he remembered the most important thing, and looked at Lin Baiyan with expectation, his fingers trembling slightly, afraid of hearing a bad answer.
The tribe ran out of salt two days ago, and if they don't find salt this time, Rabbit Forest doesn't even know how they will survive the snow season.
Seeing Tu Lin's anxious expression, Lin Baiyan didn't tease him. Instead, he revealed a set of neat white teeth and pointed to the three male beastmen behind him who hadn't yet transformed into human form.
"Uncle Tulin, we found the salt! It's all in the wooden barrels in the back. Come and take a look!" The young man raised his chin and said happily.
Hearing the noise, the beastmen who had gathered around swarmed around the male beastmen behind them.
Tu Lin pulled Lin Baiyan along impatiently. The young man smiled and lifted the animal skin on the wooden bucket, revealing snow-white salt to Tu Lin.
The orcs who gathered around cheered excitedly, "We have salt! The chieftain and the priest brought back lots of salt!"
Tu Lin looked excitedly at the six large wooden buckets on the ground, each as tall as his thigh. He picked up a piece of salt, put it in his mouth and tasted it, his eyes widening in surprise.
This salt tasted better than any salt he had ever eaten before.
His fingers trembled as he lifted each wooden bucket, revealing them to be full of salt, pure white, like snowflakes in winter.
"By the Beast God, the priests and chieftains have brought us plenty of salt, enough to help us get through this cold snowy season!" Rabbit Year held a handful of salt above his head so that all the beastmen could see it.
He clasped his hands together and knelt down before Lin Baiyan and Lang Cang, loudly proclaiming, "Beast God above, you have bestowed upon us priests who can guide us to the light. The Cangyan tribe will forever be loyal to the chieftain and the priests."
"Thank you, Beast God, for your blessing!"
Seeing Rabbit Forest's actions, the other beastmen also knelt down before them, saying, "Thank you for the blessing from the Beast God!"
The young man looked somewhat helplessly at the group of beastmen kneeling in front of him, even Lu Xiao and Hu Qing, who he had gotten along well with before, had their heads bowed and knelt down together.
He hurriedly stepped forward, wanting to help Tu Lin up, but Lang Cang behind him quickly grabbed the young man's wrist, gave him a look, and silently shook his head at him.
Lin Baiyan seemed to vaguely understand something from Lang Cang's eyes. The identity of priest was not only a way to solve the problems of the people, but also a spiritual sustenance for the beastmen and a guiding light.
Having just survived a natural disaster and finally settled down, the beastmen need something to anchor their emotions and a source of motivation to forge ahead.
At this time, Lin Baiyan, who suddenly awakened his "priest talent", became their best source of emotional support.
Following Lang Cang's suggestion, the young man calmly coughed twice and said in a seemingly composed manner, "It's nothing. The Beast God protects the Cangyan Tribe, and our future will definitely get better and better."
"Everyone, get up and go about your business." Lin Baiyan then mimicked the charlatans in TV dramas from her past life, flashing a friendly smile.
"Yes, priest." Rabbit Forest seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and stood up first, and the beastmen followed suit.
He turned and directed the male orc to carry all the salt from the six large wooden barrels back into the cave.
As the orcs walked back, they were still excitedly discussing, "Did you see the salt the priest brought back? I've never seen such clean salt before!"
"It really is as beautiful as snow."
"That's great! Our tribe won't lack salt this winter!"
Seeing that most of the tribespeople had left, Tu Lin turned to Lin Baiyan with a gentle look in his eyes, "It's a good thing you didn't just help me up."
Seeing that Tu Lin's attitude was exactly the same as before, the young man breathed a sigh of relief. He frowned and looked at Tu Lin with a bitter face, "Uncle Tu Lin, what are you doing? This has completely confused me."
Seeing Lin Baiyan's somewhat unnatural expression, Tu Lin sighed slightly, also noticing the young man's helplessness.
Perhaps because Lin Baiyan "suddenly" awakened his priestly talent, he was not as composed as the priestly successors cultivated from childhood in those tribes.
I didn't realize that being a priest meant having countless responsibilities, including how to calm the people in times of crisis.
Tu Lin didn't know if it was right for him to tie Lin Baiyan to the position of priest, but he had no other choice at the time due to the circumstances.