Ji Nuan slapped his palm: "That’s right, because they’re scattered and scarce, our tribe’s females can only get the crisp and sweet fruits by trading with the Gray Bear Orcs during tribe gatherings."
He murmured wistfully, taking a sip of his porridge: "Do you think I wasted all those fine furs just for these crisp and sweet fruits? That it was not worth it?"
Ge Xing’s face turned red, for that was exactly what he had thought at the moment.
Ji Nuan chuckled: "You don’t know. The reason I traded for all those crisp and sweet fruits was actually for cultivation!"
Ge Xing looked perplexed: "Cultivation?"
Ji Nuan nodded excitedly: "Every time our tribe’s females go out to collect stuff, we need a lot of Orcs to protect them. But what if we plant these fruits and so on around our tribe?
We had crispy and sweet fruits yesterday. They were delicious and filling.
If we plant lots of crisp and sweet fruits around our tribe, would we still have to worry about our tribe going hungry if the hunting yield decreases?"
The more Ge Xing listened, the more excited he got, his eyes gleaming: "That’s right! Ha ha ha ha! Ji Nuan, you are indeed Watson Tribe’s lucky star!"
Ji Nuan smiled: "I just hope our tribe can become better. Bring these weaker tribe members back, they are more familiar with the habits of plants, let them be responsible for planting fruits, wild vegetables, and crisp and sweet fruits, so that our Orcs can devote themselves to hunting.
In the cold season, not only do we have sufficient game, but also plenty of half-eaten crisp, sweet fruits and pickled vegetables. It’s wonderful!"
Ge Xing was also attracted by the wonderful blueprint Ji Nuan had described, smiled uncontrollably.
"Good, then Uncle Ge Xing will go out and assign them living quarters right away!" The efficient Orc said and took action immediately, without any delay.
Ji Nuan stood up quickly: "Uncle Ge Xing, clan leader, be sure to explain to the tribespeople that these weak tribe members are now part of our tribe, and should not be treated as slave beasts."
Ge Xing patted her fluffy little head: "Don’t worry, leave it to me. Eat your breakfast quickly, it will get cold soon!"
Ji Nuan nodded happily, watching as Ge Xing’s tall figure left the tent.
Uncle Ge Xing, the clan leader, is so busy. He didn’t even...
Before he could finish sighing, he looked back and saw the empty bowl, crushing the bit of concern in his heart, rolling it under his foot and treading on it.
With a tremble at the corner of his mouth, he picked up his own bowl full of purple fruit porridge. He thought to himself: All of these Orcs have such big appetites. He had not even seen Uncle Ge Xing eat his porridge.
However, that empty bowl was glaringly mocking his naivety.
Outside the tent, the excited cheers of the rabbit tribe echoed, making Ji Nuan smile. How wonderful!
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"Old Cat, how do you see today’s situation?" By the river, two Orcs sat together under the moonlight, looking somewhat bewildered.
The Cat Orc called Old Cat sighed: "I don’t know. How come the Beast Tribe would accept a weak tribe member? Hasn’t the Beast Tribe always thought that we weak tribes are a waste of food since we can’t hunt?"
Lu Jiu looked at the river steadily: "But I think the Watson Tribe was not lying today. If that little female cub can really create a powder to cure insect disease, then they genuinely need the Rabbit Tribe to help her find herbs."
Cat Da looked at Lu Jiu beside him with some emotion.