The Survival of the Wild Tribe

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The sun is haloed, and it's rainy, while the moon halo is windy at noon. Luo Zhen has heard this proverb before, but apart from seeing this special weather phenomenon on social media, this is the first time he's witnessed it in reality. Staring at the sun for too long could hurt his eyes, so he quickly closed them.

The other three orc warriors have all gone out. Luo Zhen doesn't want to wait idly in the cave for their return, but he also knows that he can't approach the Klushi tribe without being discovered by their orc warriors. So, at most, Luo Zhen walks around the cave, guarded by the flame ants, so he doesn't have to worry about encountering beasts.

Wearing camouflage, Luo Zhen dug a little moist soil from the ground and applied it to his face to reduce the reflection of his skin and make it harder to be spotted. After getting ready, he briefly explained to Achun, who was staying in the cave, and ordered Chasing Wind to keep an eye on the cave. If there's any trouble, they need to leave and notify him immediately. Then a small group of soldier ants guarded the cave entrance, and he left with a wooden bow coated with green sap, its surface mottled.

The staghorn horses are too big and could easily become targets. They're not going to fight against the people of the Klu Lion tribe, so Luo Zhen won't bring them out. Even the wild grass that the staghorn horses need to eat was cut by Shanqi early in the morning, enough for them for a day.

Since the day the antlers left the Riyao tribe with a few people, they've had to carry heavy luggage and walk a long way every day. Sometimes the conditions aren't suitable, and they can't even take off their luggage at night to rest properly. Now that they're here, they can finally relax. Even Chasing Wind, usually active, has no desire to run outside the cave. He quietly lies on the cleaned ground, feeling the cool mountain breeze blowing in.

Lu Yi crawled out of Luo Zhen's collar and climbed onto the tallest leaf of Luo Zhen's straw hat. Its two tentacles raised high, giving Luo Zhen a watchful eye on the surrounding situation. Other flame ants scattered around, enclosing Luo Zhen in the middle, ready to warn him of any danger from any direction.

Luo Zhen also smeared some powder that could repel wild beasts. The smell wasn't strong, but predators like foxes and wild wolves didn't like it very much, and would avoid it if they smelled it from far away.

Luo Zhen didn't walk in the direction of the Klu Lion tribe but made a bend and headed towards a depression in the upper reaches of the river. As he walked, he set up several small warning devices around the cave and a lasso trap to catch small animals. This way, even if no one was guarding outside from time to time, he would know if anyone had appeared nearby.

The entrance of the cave where they are staying now is very secluded. Unless you deliberately approach it, you won't be able to see anything, so there's no need to worry too much about being discovered.

The depression wasn't far from the cave entrance, so Luo Zhen quickly walked there. Several cuckoo birds were alarmed by Luo Zhen, but before they could scream, Ah Siqi swiftly subdued them. Luo Zhen used a rope to tie up all the fainted cuckoos and put them into the backpack. They didn't plan to keep them, as they would just slaughter them when they returned to the cave. There was no worry that these cuckoos would suffocate.

Luo Zhen also found several white bird eggs in the cuckoo’s nest. There aren't many chances to find eggs along the way. Compared to the cuckoos, which don’t have much meat, these few bird eggs made Luo Zhen even happier.

After packing up, Luo Zhen first checked the environment around the depression. There were a few mangrove trees growing at the junction of the depression and the river, but they didn't form a forest.

The mangroves have well-developed root systems, and many aerial roots even extend into the river, indicating a desire to take root in the center of the river. The depression behind the mangroves looks more like a small swamp with some plants named after Luo Zhen growing on it. These plants have long, slender root systems that hide the swamp under the leaves, but the rotten smell makes Luo Zhen frown. Near the edge of the swamp, a goat has been dead for several days, lying quietly in it.