Chapter 233 – Big Bellied Pig-headed People
Multicolored flag, a sign of a beastfolk tribe. Any beastfolk tribe, regardless of whether they were great or small, would always hang up the multicolored flag of their tribe.
These multicolored flags, with regards to the beastfolk, meant stability, auspicious luck, and good fortune. Multicolored flags, in the eyes of the beastfolk, were rainbows.
Rainbows appeared after the rain, and rain was very important to the beastfolk. Rain could make rivers larger, so there would be more available water. Rain could make the prairie more lush, allowing their magic beasts to become stouter and stronger, increasing their wealth. As such, all beastfolk tribes hung a multicolored flag.
In the prairie, so long as someone sees a multicolored flag, they would know there was a tribe nearby. This was common knowledge in the prairie. Zhao Hai had read this miscellaneous information somewhere, which was how he knew of it.
Zhao Hai breathed out, sat down hastily, and turned to Laura and the others in the carriage and said, "I saw a multicolored flag."
Laura understood clearly what Zhao Hai's meant. She immediately left the carriage to check and see what Zhao Hai was looking at. A colorful multicolored flag appeared in her line of sight.
Laura breathed in. "Finally, we've found a beastfolk tribe. Alright, we may be able to drink milk wine tonight and eat roasted argali[]."
Zhao Hai chuckled. To be honest, in this vast steppe they hadn't thought they wouldn't be able to find any inhabitants after searching for a full day. Now that they suddenly found a multicolored flag, it startled their hearts. It was like when people living in darkness suddenly saw a glimmer of light.
Before long, Zhao Hai and the others saw a tent. The tent exuded a lively feeling and a flag was set atop that tent. Painted on the flag was an adorable little pig.
Zhao Hai blinked his eyes to make sure he didn't see it wrong. It really was an adorably little piggy on the flag. Turning to Laura, puzzled, he asked, "Laura, what tribe is this?"
Laura also saw the image of the little pig on the flag above the tent. She couldn't help but smile as she said, "Do you see the little pig on the flag? The belly of the pig is a bit large, right? This beastfolk tribe is a branch of the beastfolk's Pig ethnic race, the Big Bellied Pig tribe. They aren't especially tall, only about two meters in height. Among the beastfolk, they are really small, but their bellies are really big and permanently exposed. Don't underestimate their big bellies as it's their most tenacious part.
"This tribe is part of an ethnic race whose combat abilities aren't very strong, but they have a unique ability; the water they drink can be stored in their bellies. They could then use that water to spurt out a stream and use it as an arrow to attack others. The water they spurt out can generally reach thirty meters, and its strength is equal to a Terran's brutal arrow[]. With this unique ability, they haven't become a slave tribe."
Zhao Hai was very curious about this. He felt that this world was very large. Such a wonder could appear in a race was truly too interesting.
Turning to Laura, Zhao Hai said, "Then what about the tribe's character? Will they suddenly turn into robbers?"
Laura shook her head and smiled. "Their disposition is affable. They belong to the Fragrant Pig ethnic race. So long as you don't bully them, they won't try to snatch your things. They are a very hospitable race and mainly herd argali to live."
Zhao Hai knew that an argali was a Rank One magic beast and one of the many Rank One magic beasts the beastfolk raised. Argali skin could be used for clothing, its wool for blankets, the meat for consumption, and the bones for weapons. One could say that the life of the beastfolk couldn't be separated from the argali.
