I thrived in the primitive tribe

The high priest examined the unconscious man and discovered that he was also an orc, and his injuries were very serious. If it weren't for the orcs' powerful self-healing ability, he would have already lost his life.

After dealing with the man, the High Priest came over to examine Loya and see what was wrong. The group who had been preparing to go out to gather herbs were still gathered at the entrance of the High Priest's cave, wanting to see what had happened.

Seeing the two in such a terrible state, everyone was on edge, unsure of what had happened.

Not long after, the leader's voice came from behind.

"What are you all standing here for? Have you all finished your work?"

“Let’s come and see Loya,” someone said with concern.

"Yes, Chief, why didn't you go hunting today?"

"We want to know what happened?"

……

Listening to everyone's chattering questions, the leader was at his wit's end.

"Alright, that's enough. Everyone go back now. I'll explain things to you all in the square when we have dinner tonight. Now go back and do what you were doing."

"But.."

"leader.."

"Immediately! Right now!" the leader roared.

Seeing that the leader was really about to get angry, everyone shut up and looked at Da Wu Lu Yao, hoping they could say something to persuade everyone to stay.

To everyone's disappointment, neither of them spoke. They both knew that the most important thing at this moment was to calm everyone down and not let their own internal situation fall into chaos before anything had even happened.

"You all go back first. There are still many things to do today. Those who need to feed the Hum Hum Beasts should go feed them, and those who need to fire pottery should go fire pottery. Everyone will know what's going on by tonight, so don't worry."

Hearing the shaman patiently explain, the group had no reason to stay, so they went back together to do what they needed to do.

Watching the tribesmen moving slowly, discussing amongst themselves and glancing back every now and then, the chief and the high shaman shook their heads helplessly. They knew the tribesmen were only concerned about Loya and the tribe, unaware of what had happened, and everyone was extremely worried.

Seeing that Luo Ya's complexion had improved somewhat, and that he was drinking the hot water that Lu Yao had poured for him, it seemed that he hadn't eaten. So Lu Yao boiled some water and kneaded the Gaga fruit powder that the tribespeople had just given her, thinking of making him a bowl of noodles. There was also some leftover bone broth from the morning.

"Loya, what happened? Weren't you going to exchange salt? How did you end up in such a mess? And who is this person?" The chief looked at Loya with suspicion.

Loya took a sip of warm water and slowly exhaled.

"I did go to exchange salt. When I went, everything was the same as in previous years, nothing happened, and it went quite smoothly. After exchanging the salt, I took the salt I got and headed back. At first, it went quite smoothly, nothing unusual. I thought I should just slowly make my way back to the tribe."

But when I reached the other side, which was four mountains away from our tribe, an accident happened. I was actually quite happy because I thought I was almost at the tribe and nothing would happen.

That very night, after I had finished hunting and eaten and was preparing to rest, I discovered a tribe.

"Wait, why is there a tribe over there? There's no one there, is there?" the chief asked in surprise.

"Yes, I didn't know when a tribe appeared over there, and I was quite shocked."

"Which tribe hurt you?"

“Chief, Loya is not injured. His current condition is simply due to the long journey and lack of proper food and rest,” the High Priest interjected.

"Then what's going on with you?" the leader asked, even more puzzled.

"After I discovered that tribe, I thought that since it was so close to us, I should go and say hello. Our two tribes are so close, and I thought that we could contact each other if anything happens in the future."

"And then?" Lu Yao asked anxiously from the side.

Luo Ya turned to look at Lu Yao, who was cooking, and gave her a slightly weak smile.

"I couldn't visit them empty-handed, so I hunted a prey and prepared myself. Just as I was getting ready to go, I noticed a pack of wolves slowly gathering around the tribe."

I sensed something was wrong, so I didn't rush over. Instead, I continued to lurk around the tribe. As the number of wolves gradually increased, I had to move my hiding place further outwards.

The wolves gradually surrounded the tribe, and the two sides stood facing each other. I didn't know what was wrong, and I wanted to see what was wrong with the wolves.

"And then you just stayed there observing? What's going on with you now? How could this be..." Lu Yao couldn't help but ask again.

The shaman glanced at Lu Yao, who reluctantly shut her mouth and listened quietly.

"After a day of standoff, the alpha wolf of the wolf pack led the pack to attack the tribe, as if they were looking for something."

"Could it be that some tribe captured the alpha wolf's child or something?"

Seeing the glare from the Great Shaman, Lu Yao signaled that she would stop talking and quickly lowered her head.

Loya continued, "At first, I was also baffled and had no idea what in this tribe could attract such a large pack of wolves. I was filled with doubt and unease, after all, the appearance of wolves usually means danger and threat. I also suspected more than once that perhaps a member of the tribe had accidentally captured or harmed a wolf cub, thus provoking the wolf pack's revenge."

Everyone knows that wolves are creatures with a strong sense of territory and family. Once their cubs or family members are threatened, the entire pack will come out to defend their territory and relatives to the death.

However, as I observed for longer periods, I realized that this was not the case. Later, by chance, I discovered that the reason the wolf pack attacked the tribe seemed to be because they were attracted to a pond within the tribe.

I don't know why the water in that pond was salty. Later, I also discovered that this pond wasn't originally part of the tribe's territory. Not long ago, the tribe expanded its territory in that area for some reason, which is why it included this pond.

I suspect this pond was previously a place where wolves obtained salt. When the orc tribe expanded it into their territory, it essentially cut off the wolves' route to salt, which is why they were attacked by a large number of wolves.

"What's the story with this person?" This time, Lu Yao didn't speak; instead, it was the leader who had been listening silently who asked.

"The two sides were locked in fierce fighting and suffered heavy losses. The orcs on the other side seemed to have discovered the wolf pack's intentions, so they sent people to lure the wolf pack away first. They moved their tribe back to its original location, intending to do the same thing as before."

The man I carried back was one of the people responsible for drawing the wolves away. When I saw him, he was already badly injured and not far from us. I thought I'd bring him back to get him treated.

"If it's not far, why are you in such a sorry state?"

“When I rescued him, I was discovered by a pack of wolves, and some of them chased after me. So I had to carry him with me, dodging the wolves and trying to shake them off. To avoid them discovering our tribe, I had to circle around in the deep forest, which is why I ended up like this.”

"I see."

"Can that tribe survive this crisis?" Lu Yao wondered.

The group looked at each other, unsure of what to say, and none of them could be sure whether the wolf pack would give up.

"Then..." The group turned to look at Lu Yao, wondering what insightful opinion she had.