Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 287

Jiang Luoluo was caught off guard by the tribe's plight and seemed somewhat distracted for a while afterward.

Seeing Jiang Luoluo's reaction, Mang felt somewhat apologetic. He had lost control of his emotions and told Jiang Luoluo about these things.

But that's how some things are; when you don't have memories of them, you think you've let go and forgotten.

When they recalled those feelings, they thought they would fade away, but they remained vivid.

Python comforted Jiang Luoluo, "Don't think so much. The past is the past. Just grow up well."

Jiang Luoluo suddenly realized that the python seemed to be urging her to grow up... Was it because it had seen too many accidents where people died before they could grow up?

Growing up seems to be a blessing and expectation for the python.

……

Some time has passed.

The hunting party has returned. This time, the hunting party took a little longer, staying outside for more than twenty days before returning to the tribe.

Jiang Luoluo asked Ge and learned that they had discovered a female wild animal that was about to give birth. This kind of animal was quite ferocious, and most importantly, it was large enough to provide plenty of meat. One of these animals could take on the weight of three other wild animals of the same size.

Hunting is also quite difficult; its only vulnerable period is during production.

It would be such a pity to miss such an opportunity, so the hunting team waited for two more days until it gave birth to its cubs before taking it away in one fell swoop.

"By the way, Luo, that beast gave birth to two cubs, which the chief brought back. They're being raised by the shaman now. If you want to see them, you can go to the shaman's place," Ge said.

Now twenty years old, Ge is a standard adult member of the tribe, his height fixed at 1.92 meters, and he has stopped growing.

This height is not considered short in the tribe, but it's not considered tall either.

After all, those who can be considered "tall" in the tribe are at least two meters tall.

Contrary to his fixed height, Go's strength continued to improve, and his body, which was maturing, was finally able to fully unleash his talent.

Now, Go is able to independently become the captain of a squad.

It's important to know that captains who can lead a hunting party on their own are generally young or middle-aged orc warriors who are at least thirty years old and have extremely rich combat experience.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Luoluo became genuinely interested in the two wild beast cubs that the leader had brought back. After packing her things, she took Angela and went out.

Shou also returned from the hunting party, so Angela no longer needed to stay and help look after the children, and was naturally sent home.

Angela is now about half a person's height, standing about 80 centimeters tall. Her feathers have also lost their initial softness and tenderness, becoming tougher.

The feel isn't as good as it used to be, but Angela can now help with more things, like carrying things, which she does very easily.

If necessary, it can even lift Jiang Luoluo up and fly her a distance... probably about two meters.

Jiang Luoluo excitedly stepped out of her house, only to witness an unexpected scene.

A young male tribesman who looked somewhat familiar was standing at the door of the neighboring village, carrying a bunch of flowers and plants and a large piece of meat.

Xing's legs had long since stopped needing crutches, and she could walk freely on her own. Except for the inability to transform into a beast, Xing was just like any other member of her tribe.

Having probably heard the young man's shouts outside, Xing came out of the cave, accepted the gifts with a smile, and invited him into the cave.

They appear to have a close and friendly relationship.

Jiang Luoluo's mouth gaped wider and wider. She blinked, then took a few steps back and returned to the cave.

"Ge, outside! Xing! Someone is looking for Xing!" Jiang Luoluo was a little unsure of what to say.

No, who is that person? How did he meet Xing?

No, Jiang Luoluo's mind was a bit confused. The main issue was that she hadn't noticed at all that Xing actually had a suitor, even though they were neighbors! They lived together!

Could it be that because she's been training on Little Rock Mountain every day lately and hasn't been able to visit Xing much, she missed out on such a big event?!

Ge, on the contrary, understood what had happened better than Jiang Luoluo.

"Is Luo referring to Yan?" Ge seemed to have known all along.

Jiang Luoluo nodded, looking at Ge with a puzzled expression, "When did they meet? How come I have no idea? I've never seen him before."

The snow season has only just ended, and this person looks like he just came back from a hunting party.

How did he have time to get to know Xing?

Could it be that they met before the snow season? But if it was before the snow season, would Xing have needed to hide it from her?

“It was during the last snow season.” Ge scratched his head, trying to avoid Jiang Luoluo’s gaze.

“Xing asked me to help her bring some firewood back, but a wild beast that had wandered into the tribe was discovered, so I went to deal with the beast first.”

During the snow season, the tribe is always plagued by wild animals that come to raid. Sometimes there are so many that the tribe needs to organize its own people to defend against them, while other times a few passing tribesmen can easily handle the situation.

Ge is incredibly strong. When he encounters a wild beast, his first reaction is always to deal with it to prevent it from harming his people.

"So?" Jiang Luoluo roughly guessed the plot.

Ge looked away. "I happened to run into Yan on the way, so I asked him for a favor."

During that period, Yan took care of Xing's affairs.

Go didn't think much of it at first, but since Yan was a member of his team, Go saw Yan collecting various flowers and herbs while hunting in the Taz Forest.

After asking a couple of questions, Ge learned that Yan and Xing had already confirmed their feelings for each other during the snow season and were just waiting for the first hunt to end so they could go back and officially become a couple.

So it's not that Xing didn't want to tell Jiang Luoluo, but that Xing simply didn't have time to tell Jiang Luoluo.

After all, Jiang Luoluo and Xing couldn't go out during the snow season, and as soon as the snow season ended, Jiang Luoluo went up Xiaoshishan Mountain and trained from early morning to late at night every day. Xing didn't want to disturb Jiang Luoluo because of this.

Even Ge, who was in the know, was slow to realize what was happening. He discovered the matter while in the Taz Forest and couldn't tell Jiang Luoluo in time.

Jiang Luoluo didn't have any feelings for Xing, but anyone would find it hard to accept that their sister suddenly had a "boyfriend"!

Jiang Luoluo walked out of the cave again, looked at Xing's cave entrance, and recalled how affectionate the two of them had been when they went in. She guessed that they were exchanging feelings and it was not good to disturb them, so she shook her head and continued walking towards the top of the mountain.

She'll wait until tonight; she'll definitely go to Xing's place to find out the truth.

How could she not know about this?! She should have been the first to know, and then offered all sorts of suggestions to help them develop their relationship!

Damn it, we completely missed the opportunity!

The mountaintop was bustling with activity. Besides Jiang Luoluo, there were many other children there, such as Nan, and several other children who were either a little older or a little younger.

Jiang Luoluo glanced over and noticed that these children all shared a common characteristic: they were all "second-generation orc warriors".

Both parents were considered powerful members of the tribe's management team, such as team leaders.

That's true. If someone is of average status and doesn't have much power, they wouldn't have the confidence to send their child to the shaman's place to join in the fun.

Only those clansmen who are strong and capable have enough confidence and strength to dare to send their children to the shaman to broaden their horizons.

Jiang Luoluo couldn't help but think of herself. Was she living the life of a second-generation rich kid thanks to Ge Ye?

No, she is a second-generation rich kid. If her parents were still alive, among the children present, only Nan's status could compare to hers.

Now that things have come to this, her parents' situation no longer affects Jiang Luoluo; she can even find a bit of humor in her suffering and make a few lighthearted jokes.

"Luo, come here." In the distance, Wu saw Jiang Luoluo's figure and beckoned her into the house.

Jiang Luoluo walked past the group of children who were locked outside the wooden house and could only look in through the door or window. She suddenly realized that she did not need to rely on anyone to become a "second generation". She had the power to contact the highest level of the tribe on her own.

"Witch, what's wrong?" Jiang Luoluo walked into the house, and Angela followed obediently behind her.

Half of the children outside the cabin had shifted their attention from the two wild animal cubs to Angela.

"These are two tiger bear cubs that the chief brought back from outside. They haven't eaten for a long time." Wu was already busy tidying up various things because the hunting team had returned, but Chief Jing had sent him such a big problem.

There was also a group of ignorant children outside who were just joining in the fun.

Neither of them offers any peace of mind.

"The chief means that since we've already wasted our effort bringing them back, we should just keep them and not let them die. They're only so big, and there's not much meat to eat. We should at least wait until they're a bit bigger before eating them." The tribesman who brought the wild animal cubs smiled awkwardly.

No wonder Chief Jing didn't come over himself; he probably guessed that Wu wouldn't give him a friendly look.

Wu was too busy to pay attention to anyone, and just waved to Jiang Luoluo casually, "Then you can take care of these two, Luoluo."

The level of trust is evident.

Jiang Luoluo scratched her head, not realizing that her "privilege" was actually just to work as a laborer for the witch.

However, seeing how busy Wu was, Jiang Luoluo had no choice but to obediently help with the work.

The two tiger bear cubs, only a few days old, are about the size of an adult's thigh. They are not small, but not that big either.

The two cubs had not yet opened their eyes, and their fur was not very thick or abundant, with many of the fur matted together. They also had a strong, lingering smell of blood.

The two cubs huddled together, shivering.

The tribespeople nearby were still saying, "The two of them have been like this since the day before yesterday. They won't eat when we give them food, and we can't separate them..."

Jiang Luoluo looked up at the other person, then hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

"...Is it possible that they got cold?"

The tribesman paused for a moment, "Cold? Their fur is so thick..."

Jiang Luoluo sighed. The snow season had only ended a few days ago, and the temperature was still fluctuating between zero and above zero. These two newborn wild animal cubs needed their mother to keep them warm.

The reason why the wild animal cubs in the Taz Forest are so resilient is that other wild animal cubs would have frozen to death long ago.

As expected, when Jiang Luoluo reached out and touched the cub's body, which should have been hot, it was ice-cold.

"Then they don't eat..." the tribesman asked again.

"Because they don't smell their mother's scent anymore, they feel insecure and dare not eat." Jiang Luoluo glanced at the simple wicker basket used to hold the two cubs.

It doesn't block the wind or keep you warm.

"No way, they were eating when we first started feeding them?" The tribesman scratched his head. He had been in charge of taking care of these two cubs from the beginning, so he knew them very well.

Jiang Luoluo looked up and silently gazed at the other person.

The tribesman paused for a moment, then slapped his forehead, "Oh, we just killed their mother, so they smelled like her. They only ate when we fed them."

"So what do we do now?" The clansman looked at Jiang Luoluo, humbly seeking advice, without showing any embarrassment at having to ask a child when he didn't understand something.

"Do you have any of their mother's fur or anything? Get a piece or two." Jiang Luoluo said casually, her mind wandering to other things.

"Yes, you wait here." After hearing Jiang Luoluo's words, the clansman turned and walked out.

When Jiang Luoluo came to her senses, she only saw a back view.

Silently, he opened his mouth... "There's food, there's a place to stay... Why did you just leave?"

Jiang Luoluo had no choice but to turn her head and look at Wu.

The witch is arranging for Angela to help with the work.

"Yes, that's right, pick all the green ones."

Angela was as obedient as a hen pecking at millet. She lowered her head and, as instructed by the shaman, used her sharp beak to pluck off all the excess parts from the pile of herbs spread on the ground.

He's practically a second-rate laborer.

Jiang Luoluo instantly wiped away a tear of bitterness for her and Angela's hard-working lives.

"Witch, where should we keep these two tiger bear cubs?" First, we need to find a place for the two cubs to live, and then take good care of them to keep them warm. We can't let them freeze like they are now.

Wu looked up and said, "If you like, you can take it home and raise it."

The disdain was quite obvious.

I don't know what Chief Jing was thinking, bringing these two troublesome people back and dumping them on me. Did he think I had too little to do?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Luoluo glanced at the two cubs. Although she didn't know much about tiger bears, she could tell from their size that they were two good-for-nothings.

Although the food that Go brought back from the hunt is more than enough to sustain them, Jiang Luoluo herself also has a considerable amount of food to eat.

Jiang Luoluo hadn't yet figured out how to stuff the food into those two bottomless mouths.

He quickly shook his head, "No need, one Angela at home is enough."

Angela is a bird, and birds are known for their small stomachs and don't eat much, so it's hardly a stressor for her.

Wu was just saying it casually, and he didn't care when Jiang Luoluo refused. "Then keep them here with me, but don't keep them inside the house. Get them something to live in outside."

Jiang Luoluo looked around and found that besides Wu and Angela, she was the only other person left in the room.

Should I do it? Jiang Luoluo silently pointed to herself, but seeing the busy shaman, she didn't want to disturb him, so she turned her gaze to a group of children lying outside the house.