I thrived in the primitive tribe

The next morning, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, Loya and the others left the tribe.

Wearing raincoats made of large leaves, they trod on the damp earth with light and powerful steps. Facing the fine rain, they moved through the dense forest without hesitation, led by Lu Yao, towards the direction of the Great Shaman.

"Lu Yao, where are we going?" Luo Ya's questioning voice broke the morning's tranquility.

Hearing the voice, Lu Yao looked for directions and replied, "First, we need to find the kind of herb I showed you before."

"Looking for that herb?"

"Who is injured?"

The group of people all pricked up their ears, eager to know what was going on.

“That’s not for treating injuries. That herb can make wild beasts unconscious, so I was thinking of picking it and applying its juice to my arrows. That way, we’ll be more confident in the next beast attack.” Lu Yao’s eyes lit up. “Found it. Let’s go this way.”

Looking at the path that clearly led into the depths of the forest, another tribesman asked, "How did you know we were going this way? The forest here is very dense; we've never been here before."

"Just because you haven't been there doesn't mean others haven't. There are always mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people. Young man, don't limit yourself to that small framework." Lu Yao's slightly smug expression amused everyone.

"Could it be that the Beast God took you there?" The man's eyes were full of envy.

Loya tapped him on the head. "What are you thinking? This must have been told to her by the High Priest."

"Why does Lu Yao tell you everything but not us?" the person pouted, feeling wronged.

"You think she told me?"

The group looked at Lu Yao, who was shaking her head vigorously. "I didn't say anything. To be honest, I'm also curious how he knew~" Her eyes were full of sincerity and confusion, trying to distance herself from the matter.

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Loya, signaling him to quickly start from the beginning, otherwise he would be greeted with something more serious than a friendly and simple look.

Some people even took the opportunity to clench their fists and deliberately wave them in front of him to show off their strength. The meaning was all too clear—if he didn't tell the truth, he would be dealt with by his fists.

Seeing their comical antics, Loya couldn't help but chuckle.

"Look, isn't he mocking us?"

"right?"

"Just look at him. Go and teach him a lesson."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked incredulously at Lu Yao, who was inciting everyone to fight Luo Ya.

Someone whispered to her, "Lu Yao, can you beat Luo Ya?"

"No way, how could you think I could beat him? Look at the size difference between us."

"Then why do you keep trying to teach Loya a lesson?"

"If I can't beat them, I still have you guys, right? As long as you can beat them, that's fine, isn't it?" Lu Yao said indifferently.

"I regret to inform you that we cannot beat him either."

The group looked at each other and fell silent, as if that would make it seem as if nothing had happened.

Luo Ya, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up, "Lu Yao, why do you keep trying to get people to fight me?"

Looking at the utterly bewildered Luo Ya, Lu Yao was furious.

[You're asking me why I want to teach you a lesson? I just found out you gave away the things I gave you before. If you don't want them, just exchange them. Don't try to play these tricks on me.]

However, it was impossible to say these things, so Lu Yao just made up a reason.

"Look, the tribe hasn't held a fighting tournament in a long time. I overheard other tribespeople chatting and saying that you're the best, so I thought I'd see for myself, so~" Lu Yao said, making up a lie with a straight face.

"Oh, I see. Just tell me directly and plainly. If I have the time, I'd be happy to show you."

An untimely voice immediately rang out from the side. "Eh~"

Lu Yao was already feeling down, and hearing these jeers only made her feel worse.

"Alright, stop fooling around. Let's hurry on our way. The place the Great Shaman mentioned should be nearby."

The group immediately stopped their casual attitude and quickened their pace. Only Luo Ya was still confused as to why Lu Yao was suddenly ignoring him, when everything had been fine before.

The group walked quickly forward, and someone approached Luo Ya, gesturing for him to look at Lu Yao's resentful figure.

"What's wrong with her? Did you upset her?"

"No, I don't know what happened. It was fine before, and then suddenly it became like this."

"Oh, I see. By the way, brother, how did you know that Lu Yao's route was given to you by the Great Witch? Did she really tell you herself?"

"Of course not, I just guessed it myself."

The man patted Lu Yao on the shoulder and said, "Wow, that's amazing! Teach me how you did it."

Loya pulled his hand down, signaling him to move away and not stand so close.

"It's impossible that it's just because I'm smart," she said, looking at the other person who was clearly about to get angry. "Actually, if you observe carefully, it's not hard to guess."

When you saw the herbs Lu Yao showed us before, although she didn't say they were given to her by the high shaman, it was pretty much the same thing.”

"Explain it in detail, so I can learn too."

"First of all, we can determine that Lu Yao picked this herb herself. So, shouldn't she be able to easily find her way back instead of constantly observing and searching like she is now?"

Besides, Lu Yao's usual activities are mostly confined to the area around the tribe. The only time she went far away was when we went to the orc market together, so we can remove the option of her gathering the herbs herself.

"So you conclude from this that the great shaman gave you this result?" the man asked in surprise.

"Of course not, listen to me."

Next, let's analyze this further. That leaves only two possibilities: a gift from the Beast God or a gift from the Great Shaman, right?

"yes"

“Let’s use the process of elimination. Look, if it’s a gift from the Beast God, why not just give it to him directly and give him more, or just take Lu Yao to the picking location? Why make us go through all that trouble to search for it?”

"And you heard Lu Yao say before, right? The purpose of finding this herb is to deal with beast attacks. So if it's the Beast God, wouldn't it be better to just solve the root problem and free us from the threat of beast attacks? Wouldn't that be a more permanent solution?"

Seeing that the other party seemed about to say something, Loya interrupted, "I know you're going to say that this is a test given to us by the Beast God, and let's assume that's the case for now."

Let's look at the last possibility: a gift from the great shaman. That makes perfect sense.

As our tribe's healer, the high priestess has traveled to many places, seen many herbs, and knows far more than we do. So, in comparison, isn't this last one more realistic?

That's what they say, but...

"If these things still don't prove that the route was given by the Great Shaman, you can observe that Lu Yao is very certain every time she changes direction, but becomes very hesitant when she is recognizing her surroundings."

This means that the person who told her the route might not have traveled it in the same way it is now; it's very likely they traveled it many years ago. Therefore, Lu Yao is having some difficulty determining how to get there based on the description after confirming the direction.

Another person who had been sneaking over nearby spoke up.

"So that's how it is. If it was a gift from the Beast God, even if it was a test, then what Lu Yao saw would definitely be the scene she sees now. Therefore, to sum it up, the herbs were given to Lu Yao by the Great Shaman, and the route was also described by the Great Shaman several years or even more than ten years ago."

"That's right, you guys are absolutely right!" Lu Yao's voice suddenly rang out in front of them.

"Your reasoning skills are quite good. So, I'll leave the rest to you." Lu Yao smiled broadly, seemingly calm on the surface, but in reality, she was on the verge of collapse.

All the paths in this forest look the same. How did the great shaman distinguish them? It seems that professional tasks should be handled by professionals. I can't do it!!!