For almost all tribes, the only sources of income, or survival, were farming, raiding, and fishing. Is a love of work a flaw? That's pragmatism!

But Sejuani also knew that after satisfying his hunting urge, Faan would restrain himself a little, unless something new aroused Faan's hunting desire.

"The sea," Fane said with a grin. "I saw several large fish swimming in the nearby waters when I arrived. It would be a shame if these unique fish species leave soon!"

Having said this, Fane paused, then looked at Ashe beside him.

"I can smell the confusion coming from you, but I'm not a psychiatrist, so I can't give you effective advice directly."

"It's okay, it's not your fault." Ash forced a smile: "This is my own problem..."

"That's all right. Let's go hunting together tomorrow!" Fane said simply, "If there's something you can't figure out, forget about it. When you can feel the call of nature and the resonance of your heart, all problems will be solved!"

47

"……hunt?"

After hearing what Fane said, a look of confusion flashed across Ashe's eyes.

She'd heard of some spiritual healing practices outside of the Freljord, but none of them involved hunting, right?

It was clearly a confusing time, but Sejuani surprisingly didn't complain. Instead, she said, "You can understand this as Fane's way of looking at the world."

"A way of seeing the world? Through hunting?"

"Hunting is about the process, not the result," Sejuani shrugged. "Although he always brings back plenty of food, he doesn't actually hunt for the sake of food. In his words, this is the only way to ensure a successful hunt. I don't know why, but you know my personality. As long as the tribe has enough food and meat, that's all I care about. The process is not what I care about."

She possesses a carefree, tomboyish personality. When it comes to matters concerning the Horde, she prioritizes results over means and process. As long as Sejuani is satisfied, the process itself is trivial. This, in turn, leads Sejuani to hold herself to extremely high standards and to a stubborn attitude when expressing her ideals. If she fails to achieve her goals, then watch as Winter's Claw's inherited stubbornness kicks in.

"Well, although it may seem strange to say this, Ashe, you have a delicate and gentle personality. Perhaps you can better understand the philosophy of the Faan? Who knows? In my personal opinion, hunting is the connection between the Faan and nature and their understanding of the world."

Sejuani clapped her hands and said excitedly, "Anyway, you'll know the details tomorrow! Ashe, I'm going to go back to the corner room and get some bedding. Tonight, we'll have a good chat about what we've been through!"

After hearing Sejuani's words, Ashe's face showed a hint of anticipation, and then she said with a smile:

"Okay, do you want me to prepare something to eat? We can eat and talk tonight."

Although they hadn't seen each other in years due to the previous split between the tribes, it was clear that both Sejuani and Ashe remembered their half-sister very well. Now that they had finally reunited, especially with one of them having changed so much and even forming a First Blood Alliance, both had a lot to talk about and ask each other.

"I'll provide the food," said Faan. "I have some food in the warehouse."

"Huh? Why are you suddenly so kind?" Sejuani keenly realized that something was wrong.

In response, Faan gave a professional fake smile without even pretending, "How could that be? How could a katana wielder like me have any bad intentions? And why am I suddenly so kind? I'm the one who cooks at home, okay?"

Hearing this, Sejuani's cheeks flushed slightly, and then she gritted her teeth and spat softly, "You did that to cook? It was obviously to... to make it easier to rest at night..."

"God knows what I'm talking about. It was you who asked me to put more in! I wasn't the one who refused to get up at noon the previous night!"

"cut……"

Knowing she was in the wrong, Sejuani grumbled and turned away, saying, "Then I'll go back and help you clean up."

Seeing this, everyone dispersed one after another, some gathering their belongings and others preparing food. Soon, only Glenna and Arno remained in the War Mother's corner room. As the younger generations departed, the two tribal elders began to discuss the tribe's next steps.

After returning to the corner room prepared for them by Avarosa, Sejuani came to the bed, opened her backpack, and chose a gift for Ashe.

She had noticed that when Faan presented her with the Frostfang Wolf King's gems—the Wolf Spirit Gem and the Wolf Fang—Ashe's eyes were filled with envy. Although Ashe had carefully hidden them, Sejuani felt it was necessary to share these "treasures" with her sister.

The gem of the wild boar spirit, the gem of the frostfang wolf king, the wolf king's frost fangs, the wild boar's sharp teeth... take them out carefully and wrap them with animal skins.

Sejuani heard Faan enter and the corner room door close tightly.

"Are you back? What did you prepare to eat? If it's inconvenient, I'll go over first."

"..."

Sejuani was met with silent silence.

With a hint of doubt in her eyes, Sejuani turned to look at Fane.

As a result, just as she turned around and before Sejuani could say anything, Faan's map of the promised land in the battle with Little John Khan (Taobao recommendation, you may like: Tongliao map) was already stuck on her face.

Feeling the breath coming towards her, Sejuani's face was filled with shame and anger: "You bastard, can't you wait a moment!"

"What should I do? I've already drunk a pot of fire-clearing soup, but it's no use." Fan said he had no other choice.

As for the dragon nature... it's all Rathalos' fault! Why is it so powerful when there's nothing wrong? Look at Glacial Dragon, it's not like that. I suggest the system replace it for free and compensate it with three higher-level attributes.

"Ashe is still waiting!"

"Then wait a little longer..."

"You bastard... hurry up!"

"Hey, I'm super fast."

In the corner room, Ashe waited and waited.

But I found that two hours had passed and my good sister still hadn't arrived.

Nothing's going to happen, right?

Ash's heart tensed up.

Although Avarosa wasn't large, the temporary corner house was still some distance from the center of the tribal settlement—not that Glenna had intentionally placed it so far away. In fact, the original corner house was right next to Ashe.

But Fan specifically requested a change, one that was farther away from the center of the tribe, preferably in a remote corner with no other residents around.

The blizzard season has just passed, and the night is dark and windy. Will they get lost?

Feeling a little worried, Ashe then put on a cloak and went out under the moonlight.

After walking for five or six minutes, they arrived at this somewhat remote corner house. Just as Ashe was about to go over, she heard a series of metallic clanging sounds as soon as she lifted her foot. A trap? No, not a trap, just an alarm.

"Who is it?" Fane's cold voice came from the room.

Noticing these details, Ashe's eyes flickered with admiration. While Mr. Faan was somewhat withdrawn and preferred solitary, he was extremely vigilant, worthy of being Sejuani's First Blood Alliance and a hunter recognized by Warmother Glenna.

Thinking about it, Ashe also said: "It's me, Ashe! Is Sejuani here? I've been waiting for her in the house for a long time."

"Ah! Ashe! Sejuani? Sejuani, Sejuani, um, it's Ashe! Um——"

Ash could tell that Mr. Fine had suddenly become busy, and a dull, crashing sound, like someone playing a drum set, could be heard in the room, which had been silent before.

It's just that the technique is a bit crude and the sound is a bit inaccurate, as if he is constantly speeding up and exerting force, ignoring the necessary skills.

"call……"

After a long, turbid breath, Mr. Fine's tired, yet spirited voice came from the room:

"Sejuani said she's not here."

48

Faan's answer completely confused Ashe.

Standing in the snow, Ashe felt like her head was smoking. For a moment, she couldn't figure out what Fann wanted to express and the cause and effect of his words. The reading comprehension was to first praise and then criticize, and the author's homesickness, etc. This shows what kind of brainstorming Ashe is going through now.

Not to mention Ashe, the moment Faan said this, the snowy day in Freljord seemed to stop for a moment.

"Faun! You bastard!!"

Sejuani's wail was so desperate.

Standing in the snow, even though Ashe's ice bloodline hadn't fully awakened yet, the low temperatures after the blizzard season didn't affect her much. Even so, Ashe was still at a loss, unsure whether she should continue waiting or turn around and leave.

"Then I'll go?"

Ash asked cautiously.

In response, Sejuani said, hurriedly getting dressed, "No, wait outside for a moment!"

"Oh."

The eldest wife had spoken, so what could Ashe say? She could only stand there in the snow, pathetically trying to recall what Farn and Sejuani were doing in the house. It didn't matter if she didn't think about it, the more she thought about it, the more excited she became. Slowly, standing there in the snow, Ashe's temperature didn't drop, but instead rose.

And what did Fane and Sejuani do in the house?

They are playing a war simulation game (seriously).

The two of them, one in the south and one in the north, Fann is good at attacking, especially at water attacks, while Sejuani is good at defending, especially at holding on.

With the Yangtze River as their natural barrier, after a brief period of growth and gradual emotional development, they began to engage in a real-life struggle. A daring hunter, Faan charged head-on, sending his army deep into the heart of Sejuani's hive, while Sejuani, in turn, set up numerous barriers to stop them.

It was like a chess match, a general meeting a talent. Both men had elite troops with peak morale, but even so, Faan, through airdropped orders and micromanipulation on the battlefield, orchestrated a surprise attack through the fortress of the Black Forest, breaching the levee upstream and causing a flood to sweep through the city. The merciless force of fire and water swiftly fell, Sejuani's gates were breached, the floods raged, and her army was routed.

Finding the right opportunity, Fane broke through Hulao Pass and headed straight for the center of the nest city, trying to end the game.

Unfortunately, the initial victory gave rise to the opportunistic faction in the Farn Army that advocated a quick victory. Unexpectedly, this unexpected victory aroused Sejuani's will to fight, which was exactly what Sejuani's army wanted.

At the gates of Chaodu, Sezhuangni decided to emulate King Goujian of Yue, deliberately appearing weak and surrendering. To buy time for development, she was willing to endure hardships and humiliation, even enduring filth and accepting it. (From "Zuo Zhuan, Xuan Gong 15th Year": "The proverb says: 'High and low lie in the heart; rivers and lakes harbor filth; mountains and groves harbor disease; jade conceals flaws.' For a monarch to accept filth is the way of Heaven.")

When the time was ripe, Sejuani launched an attack immediately, taking a sharp turn, and led the army into the encirclement of her own hinterland with lightning speed. As soon as they entered, the iron army under her command rushed out from all directions and continuously squeezed the living space of the Faan army.

And how could the Faan army be easily provoked? Even after being trapped by a beauty trap, they remained resilient and, after successfully breaking through, launched even more swift and fierce attacks. Even though the Faan army repeatedly stormed the city gates, and even more than once, rushed into the hive city to engage in fierce street fighting, Sejuani's army was able to quickly regroup after the fierce attack, stubbornly repel the enemy, and hold their ground.

The game reached a stalemate, but the two fought harder and harder, constantly pondering the key to breaking the deadlock. At this moment, Ashe's voice outside the door was like Zhang Fei's roar on Changban Slope.

It was like Zhuge Kongming in Wuzhangyuan, who tried hard to light the sky lantern to prolong his life but saw Wei Yan breaking into his tent.

For a moment, Sejuani's offensive suddenly tensed up, and even Fane gasped because of Sejuani's sudden nervousness, and he almost lost directly.

But then Faan discovered that Sejuani was nervous because Ashe discovered that she was secretly playing games, and the sudden contraction of the offensive was an operational error, so he seized the opportunity to quickly launch a powerful counterattack.

Tip card!

Ice beads! Fire dragon power!

Fusion summon, water and fire stick!

Suddenly, ice and fire erupted—merciless fire and water! Ice and fire combined! The two divine weapons merged into one, transforming into a massive club of water and fire. With overwhelming force, they forced the gates of Sejuani City to fall, leaving the city wide open!

Before Sejuani could come to her senses, Fane used the same trick again, sending a large number of troops straight into the city, attacking the stronghold, and finally opening the reservoir valve upstream of Tongliao to release the floodwaters, flooding the hive city!

As the hive city representing the center of the country was also dyed the white of the Faan Army, the game ended, game over.

This is known as the most satisfying episode in Inner Mongolia.

Afterwards, Fane also smiled and used a towel to wipe the sweat off Sejuani's face.

And what about Sejuani? She also stared at Faan fiercely: "Didn't you say it would be soon?"

"I forgot to turn on the anti-addiction function." Fan lied with his eyes open.

"Humph!"

After glaring at Faan fiercely, Sejuani packed up the gifts she had brought to Ashe and prepared to leave. However, before Sejuani could do anything, Faan had already taken the bag of food out of the space.

"The food and supplies are all ready, just take them."

"Hmph, you still have some conscience." Sejuani still didn't forgive Fane.

Instead, he looked at Sejuani embarrassedly.

Looking at Fane sitting on the animal skin mat, Sejuani narrowed her eyes dangerously.

Everyone knows about Faan, this bastard, but Sejuani knows it too. If he's just chuckling, you don't have to worry. He's a man who only cares about food and not punishment. He wouldn't mind if you held his head and bit his scalp, and he'd even offer to rub your shoulders.

But now he suddenly looks at you so embarrassedly, that's it, he is ready to apologize to you.

"Can you help me clean this up?"

Fine refers to the game, meaning to clean up the endgame after the game is over.

The game was over, and the next screen was the settlement. Both players had to click OK. As the winner, Faan, of course, just sat there without paying attention, and the winning MVP settlement screen began immediately.

But as the defeated party, Sejuani had a lot to consider. She could only roll her eyes and click to accept the war reparations, sign an unequal treaty, and then help Fan clean up the Tongliao Reservoir which was in a mess due to the flood discharge.

As the defeated party, the hive city that was flooded could only slowly recover and lick its wounds afterwards.

War is so cruel.

After helping to clean up the battlefield, Sejuani glared at Faan fiercely again, and then said, "Clean up! You have to spend time with Ashe tomorrow! Do you hear me?"

"Fighting for you, my lady!"

"Humph!"

Sejuani turned around and walked out the door leisurely, carrying her bags.

It looks cool, but it looks completely different in Ashe's eyes.

Coming out of the corner room, Sejuani looked a little weak, but her complexion was unusually rosy, like a weak flower that had been watered with a large amount of nutrient solution.

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