I'm involved in poverty alleviation in a primitive tribe.

The cubs couldn't resist running out to play. The human cubs and bear cubs were all chubby and huddled together, making Jiang Ning's heart melt.

The last of the iron-eating beast cubs was rather thin, perhaps because it was born later or was simply not very healthy. It couldn't keep up with its pack and could only slowly follow behind, its rear end swaying back and forth, with a small white tail.

Jiang Ning finally seized the opportunity, picked up the iron-eating beast cub, and hugged it in his arms for a few strokes with satisfaction.

The cub struggled a few times and even tried to bite her, but Jiang Ning was not about to be bitten.

She took out a piece of jerky and fed it to the dog to gnaw on, and only then did it calm down.

Jiang Ning carried the Iron-Eating Beast cub to a well-lit spot outside and examined it closely. The cub looked like a giant sesame seed ball, its age unknown. It was fluffy and had a wonderful feel to it, unlike Bai Ya, who was now grown up and had stiff fur that felt prickly to the touch.

The moment Bai Ya was mentioned, Bai Ya would appear silently from the side like a ghost, without making a sound.

It glanced at the cub in Jiang Ning's arms, snorted, turned its rear end, and walked away without looking back.

It's naturally white, and in this snow-covered landscape, finding it can be quite difficult at times. Luckily, my eyesight is good now, so I don't get snow blindness.

Feeling guilty, Jiang Ning put the iron-eating beast cub back into the cub pile and went to work.

The Flame Bird Witch and the Stone Python Witch had been pierced several times by the enraged Bumblebee Man and the Iron-Eating Beastman, and their bodies were covered in various wounds. The paralysis on their bodies had also been lifted by the Bumblebee Witch.

The Iron-Eating Beast Witch stood guard by, healing them from time to time to prevent them from dying too easily. The Bumblebee Witch also squatted down beside them, patiently watching the Flame Bird Witch's painful appearance.

Seeing Jiang Ning approach, the bumblebee witch jumped up immediately: "Witch, we just found a bag of spirit crystals on the firebird witch."

He then handed over a leather bag, and Jiang Ning exclaimed in surprise, "Spirit crystals?"

She took the animal skin bag and opened it. Inside were several beads, and the surface was wrapped in some unknown material.

Jiang Ning took out a spirit crystal and peeled off the wrapping. The aura of the spirit crystal was revealed, and there were several broken pieces inside. Everyone and their battle pets around were attracted by this aura, and even Red Spot next to him came over.

The Flame Bird Witch seemed to have gone mad, ignoring the pain in her body, trying to break free of her restraints and snatch back the spirit crystal.

Spirit crystals are the purest form of energy. Jiang Ning felt much more comfortable breathing, and every pore on her body seemed to be absorbing this energy, rapidly restoring the witch power she had previously consumed.

Jiang Ning took a deep breath, carefully wrapped the spirit crystal back up as it was, put it into the animal skin bag, and tied it tightly.

"So this is a spirit crystal. It really is a good thing."

The aura of the spirit crystal disappeared, and the Flame Bird Witch calmed down for the time being. He sneered, "What are you pretending for? Without the spirit crystal, how could you, at your age, break through to the Profound Witch level so quickly?"

Jiang Ning didn't argue with him, but instead asked, "Where did you get this spirit crystal?"

The Flame Bird Witch fell silent.

Jiang Ning asked again, "What is this thing wrapped around the spirit crystal?"

Flamebird Witch scoffed, turned her head away, and couldn't be bothered to look at this hypocrite.

Fearing that Jiang Ning would be embarrassed, the Iron-Eating Beast Shaman quickly explained to her, "This is a stone that comes with spirit crystal ore. After peeling off this stone and grinding it into powder, it is made into what it looks like now. It can be used to wrap spirit crystals. This way, the energy of the spirit crystals will not leak out and be wasted, and others will not be able to tell that you have spirit crystals on you."

Jiang Ning couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "I see, that's amazing!"

She put away the animal skin bag and looked at the Iron-Eating Beast Shaman: "What do you plan to do in the future?"

The Iron-Eating Beast Shaman respectfully said, "The Bumblebee Shaman told me that you are a powerful and benevolent leader. Even though we are strangers, you are willing to bring people to save my tribe. I am willing to join your alliance, and I only ask that you protect my people."

When the Iron-Eating Beast Tribe arrived at the Bumblebee Tribe, only some Flame Bird Warriors were left cleaning up the battlefield. In order to reclaim the remaining members of the Bumblebee Tribe, they had already fought a battle with the Flame Bird Tribe.

Now that the Flame Bird Tribe and the Stone Python Tribe have attacked, the Iron-Eating Beast Tribe has suffered heavy losses and now only has more than 300 people left. The number of warriors has been reduced by more than half. Unless they find a barren place to live again, like the Sky Wolf Tribe did before, it will be difficult for them to continue to survive here on their own.

Jiang Ning successfully accepted the Iron-Eating Beast Witch's seal and is now waiting for the warriors who went to finish off the Flame Bird Tribe and the Stone Python Tribe to return.

According to the Iron-Eating Beast Shaman, the Flame Bird Shaman always travels with all his warriors, leaving no protection for the ordinary people of the tribe, so there should be no danger.

However, just to be on the safe side, Jiang Ning was also worried about encountering some powerful ferocious beasts on the way, so she still let Short Tail come along.

The anger of the Iron-Eating Beast Witch and other tribesmen subsided somewhat, and they then informed them to pack their belongings and prepare to move.

Jiang Ning finally saw the magical iron fruit. Although the iron tree in the Tianlang River Basin also bears fruit, it is inedible. Although the two iron trees have the same name, they are completely different species.

This iron fruit is a round, red fruit, about the size of a palm, with thick flesh. It's a bit tough to chew, but you could try making soup with it.

This thing really has nothing to do with iron; it seems to be just a name that sounds like the word "iron."

The Iron-Eating Beast Shaman sent people to dig up some ironwood trees from the back mountain to take with them, because their Iron-Eating Beasts couldn't go hungry.

Seeing this, the bumblebee witch also asked Jiang Ning to make a detour to the former bumblebee tribe on the way back to retrieve some hibiscus seedlings and other flower seeds.

The hibiscus is a very beautiful flower with large blooms that bloom in three of the four seasons of the year.

When the flowers are in full bloom, the entire Bumblebee Valley becomes a sea of ​​flowers. Although bumblebees are carnivorous, they also collect nectar, specifically the nectar of the hibiscus flower, to make honey.

Although the bumblebee witch took some seeds with her when she fled, there were still too few of them.

Moreover, they plan to raise other bee colonies, which makes them even more reliant on the tribe's abundant flower varieties.

Jiang Ning readily agreed, as she was looking to raise some bees to obtain honey, and the bumblebee tribe had just delivered the perfect opportunity.

"Don't your bumblebees have queen bees?" Jiang Ning asked, somewhat puzzled. Although the strength of these bumblebees varied, their status seemed to be about the same.

Bumblebee Wu said blankly, "No, they have partners."

Jiang Ning was confused and greatly shocked: "Huh?"

The bumblebee witch thought for a moment and explained, "Bumblebees also need to build nests. They live together in the hive, but unlike other bee colonies, they don't have a queen. Instead, there is a strong bumblebee as the leader. Their offspring are all produced by their mates, and the number is not large, maybe three to five at a time. Only one or two may grow up successfully."