I thrived in the primitive tribe

“The purpose of our visit is to check on the situation of this tribe, and then we can talk to the injured orc when we get back, right?” Loya said after thinking for a moment.

"It seems we don't need to talk to him anymore, since he's already back?"

"Yes, so what should we do next?"

"How about we have a meal here, rest for the night, and go back to the tribe tomorrow?" one of the tribesmen suggested.

"can."

The group agreed on their next plan and then sat quietly waiting for the tribe to bring up the food.

"Does our tribe treat guests the same way they do?"

Several people cast questioning glances at them.

"Aren't you going to leave someone here to serve the guests? Are you just going to leave us sitting here all by ourselves?"

"Well, it seems that our tribe has never had guests before."

"Yes, as far as I can remember, apart from the injured people who need medical treatment, the only other people who have been to our tribe are the two of you that Loya took in."

"What about the tribe that disappeared before?"

"We usually have to cross the mountain to find them; they've never come looking for us."

"Oh, is that so?"

"Yeah yeah."

As they were chatting, a noise came from outside, and everyone looked in the direction from which the sound came.

"Is this the orc that Loya rescued?"

"It looks like it."

"Hello, friends from the Dragon Alliance Tribe," he said, fixing his gaze on Loya. "I didn't see you in the Dragon Alliance Tribe before, and I haven't had a chance to properly thank you for saving my life. Thank you, Loya."

The man thanked Loya very sincerely.

"It's okay, it's just a little effort."

“It’s a small matter for you, but it truly saved my life. If you hadn’t brought me back to your tribe, I might have returned to the embrace of the Beast God.”

"It's good that you're alright," Loya replied indifferently.

"Don't mind him, that's just how he is, he always speaks coldly," Lu Yao tried to smooth things over.

"You must be hungry. Please wait a little longer; the food should be ready soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, people outside began bringing out the food one after another.

Lu Yao looked in amazement at the earth's crust used to store food.

"What is this?"

"You mean this one used for storing food?"

"Yes, yeah,"

"This is the crust of a plant fruit."

"There are fruits like this? Can you eat them?"

"Its fruit is inedible, but we found that its crust is quite hard, so we used it to store things."

"Oh, I see. By the way, what's your name?"

My name is Oak Rain.

"May I ask what kind of orc you are?"

"You mean the earth beast form?"

Lu Yao nodded vigorously twice.

"I am an Oak Dragon Orc. But why are you asking that?"

"I was just curious."

Do you know why the wolf pack attacked your tribe's territory before?

How do you know that the wolf pack attacked our tribe?

Lu Yao realized she had said the wrong thing and turned to Luo Ya for help.

"We guessed. When I met you before, there were some wolves around. There seemed to be quite a few of them. It took a lot of effort to help you avoid them."

"Shouldn't you think I provoked the wolves and was attacked by them?"

"When we entered your tribal territory just now, we saw that your people seemed to be building dwellings, so we reasonably guessed that you had just moved."

At this time of year, people are usually stockpiling food and generally don't relocate with their tribes.

Based on the circumstances when we found you, we concluded that you were likely attacked by wolves, which is why you had to move from your original settlement.

Oak Rain looked at Loya in surprise, "You're amazing!"

"As expected of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, its ability to observe things so closely is truly extraordinary," Oak Rain's brother walked in from outside.

"Just as you guessed, we were indeed attacked by a pack of wolves. As for the reason, we still don't understand it. All we know is that after we left the saltwater lake, they stopped attacking us, which is very puzzling."

"Oh, I see~" Lu Yao said regretfully.

"When we first encountered the wolf king, we could only guess that his mate gave birth over there, but we didn't know why she had to give birth there."

They later went to the place where the wolf king had previously surrounded the area, but apart from the bones of a few animals that had been eaten, they found nothing else. They thought the tribe might know the reason. Lu Yao thought to herself.

"These are the foods we usually eat, so please eat without worry. There's no meat here, so please don't mind." He said, gesturing for everyone to eat quickly.

"Won't the chief come and eat with us?"

“My father had already eaten before you arrived. He's currently busy handling various matters within the tribe and wants things to settle down as soon as possible.”

"Don't take offense, just tell us brothers if anything comes up," Xiang Yu said.

"No, I just thought your father hadn't eaten yet and wanted to wait for him to come and eat together."

"No need, you guys eat quickly, try these, they should be pretty good."

As they ate, Lu Yao discovered that there were several kinds of fruits that she had never seen before in the Dragon Alliance tribe.

Some of them taste like watermelon without the sweetness, while others taste like pumpkin; they all taste quite good.

Seeing that Lu Yao really liked these two kinds of melons, Xiang Yu said, "How is it? It's delicious, isn't it? This is a melon we just discovered recently. It's crisp and juicy. We call it water melon."

"Yes, what kind of melon is this?" Lu Yao pointed to the melon that looked like a pumpkin. "This is a starchy melon. It tastes astringent when eaten raw, but it becomes starchy and slightly sweet when cooked."

"Oh, it tastes really good. By the way, where does your tribe get its salt from?"

“Salt? We also go out to trade with other tribes for it. It’s such a hassle every time we trade salt,” Oak Rain complained.

His older brother, who was sitting next to him, turned and glared at Xiang Yu.

"By the way, your name is Xiangyu, what's your brother's name?"

His name is Xiangtian.

Everyone ate and chatted, and soon finished all the food. Lu Yao happily patted her full stomach and let out a soft burp. "Ah, that felt so good~"

When Xiangyu and his brother went out to tell people to pack their things and arrange their accommodations, Lu Yao said to the others.

“I think we can cooperate with them and teach the tribe how to make salt. Once they have learned it, they can send the salt they make to our tribe regularly and in fixed quantities. That way, we won’t have to come here to make salt ourselves.”

Is this okay?

"They won't stop giving it to us once they've learned it, will they?"

“That shouldn’t be possible. If you’re worried, we can have them swear an oath to the Beast God, which would save us the time and effort spent on salt production,” Loya said.

"Yes, they need to use salt themselves, so both sides can benefit."

After discussing it, the group decided to talk to Xiangyu and the others tomorrow.