The cold season has just passed, and it is the season when all things come back to life.
Orcs all over the continent were busy looking for food, and the tribe where Ruohui and his friends settled was no exception.
Because of that beast crystal, Gu Panruohui was treated as an honored guest by the tribe, but after all, they were high-level orcs, and the tribe still kept their distance from the stone house where they settled.
Due to the long journey, the three of them rested for a night before starting to wander around the tribe.
Early in the morning, the young and strong men in the tribe went out to hunt for food. The older ones stayed behind to patrol the territory, while the cubs were arranged to work in the tribe.
So when Gu Panruohui came out, the whole tribe was exceptionally quiet.
Gu Pan is very particular about his bed. His living conditions have been getting better and better in the past two years. He is used to sleeping on a soft bed, and his back and waist ache after sleeping on a straw bed for a night.
After going out, Gu Pan regretted stretching so much that his bones crackled.
He clearly brought bedding with him, so he shouldn't have had the sudden idea of feeling "nostalgic".
"Look, what did I say?"
Seeing Gu Pan like this, it was obvious that he did not sleep well. Ruohui, who followed him out of the stone house, put his hands on his waist with natural and skillful movements, and massaged it skillfully.
Before going to bed last night, he advised Gu Pan not to try it.
After all, Gu Pan was really delicate and tender everywhere. Even before coming to Shenqi, he would feel uncomfortable if the grass nest he slept in was not thick and soft enough.
Ruohui really couldn't understand why males were more delicate than females.
But he is still stubborn and obstinate. He won't listen to advice and won't regret it until he feels bad.
Gu Pan regretted it in his heart but refused to admit it.
He glanced at Ruohui who was rubbing his waist tirelessly, raised his chin slightly, and asked, "How is it?"
His face was full of "What can you do to me?"
Originally, Gu Pan had a soft voice and spoke like a female, but the fire that followed injured his throat, and even after careful care, his voice still sounded a bit rough and not as pleasant as before.
Ruohui felt guilty and distressed about this, but Gu Pan felt that this was a blessing in disguise.
He used to feel that his voice wasn't masculine enough, but now it is.
Gu Pan felt it was worth it to exchange his voice for Ruohui's life.
"I'm fine." Having been together for so long, Ruohui could see through Gu Pan's thoughts at a glance. He pinched Gu Pan's waist mischievously, "Let me pinch it for you!"
"what!"
The sudden pain in his waist caught Gu Pan off guard. He reacted quickly and reached back to grab Ruohui's tail ball.
The two of them started fighting in the open space in front of the stone house.
In fact, as soon as the two of them walked out of the stone house, they could feel the curious, inquiring or vigilant gazes around them.
Those curious looks came from the young cubs who were fearless, while those overt and covert scrutiny came from the older orcs in the tribe.
After all, they were strange high-level males who had just arrived, so they had to be on guard.
Haven’t you noticed that from yesterday till now, all the females in this tribe have been hiding in their houses and not coming out?
Just avoiding the three of them.
But Gu Panruohui didn't take it to heart at all.
Just watch it, you won’t miss any piece of meat.
"Alright, alright, you feel better after moving around. I told you that you were squeamish and you argued back."
Ruohui played with Gu Pan for a while, and stopped when he thought that Gu Pan had exercised enough and his waist should not be too sore.
He also did not forget to tidy up Gu Pan's messy clothes.
That’s right, there’s no need to travel today, so the two of them put on clothes and pants and appeared in human form.
She wore the simplest short-sleeved trousers, without any exaggerated style, and mainly focused on being loose and comfortable.
In fact, for orcs, wearing clothes is both uncomfortable and inconvenient.
But it is an effective way to create a sense of mystery and distance oneself from ordinary people.
When they left, Mu Yang had instructed them, the orcs, to show the difference in their financial resources as much as possible when they were away from home, and to "inadvertently" reveal the news of the Shenqi Kingdom.
By showing their strength and financial resources, it is more likely that orcs from poor families will send their cubs to them for raising.
The Shenqi Kingdom does not allow cubs to be given away or abandoned at will. Families without cubs must bring their cubs back as soon as possible before the rules of the Shenqi Kingdom spread throughout the continent.
The condition for Mu Yang to turn a blind eye is that they publicize the existence of Shenqi.
Even stray animals would not forcibly snatch cubs to raise, so Mu Yang felt confident in letting them go out and adopt one.
Gu Panruohui felt that this exchange condition was very fair.
So even though it was not comfortable to wear this way, the two of them did it anyway.
After confirming that Gu Pan was in good health, they wandered around the tribe as they had agreed yesterday.
The geographical location of this tribe is quite good. There is a water source within ten minutes' walk from the village.
The stream is not very wide, but it is enough to feed several nearby tribes. Judging from its direction of flow, it should be a small branch of the Qingquan River.
When the three men arrived at the river, there were several males from a nearby tribe tanning animal skins with their cubs, and several cubs were catching fish in the creek.
The water level in the stream was not deep, only as high as the cubs' legs, and the deepest part just touched their stomachs. It was not very dangerous, so the adults felt at ease and continued to do their own things.
Unlike the Northern Continent, there are several types of fish in the rivers of the Eastern Continent that are not dangerous for cubs and can be caught by cubs.
But fish have small bones and relatively little meat. If it weren't for the current food shortage, orcs would not catch fish to eat.
As the three people gradually approached, the originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly became tense, and even a few of the cubs' fur stood up.
Although the three of them had tried their best to reduce their presence, the pressure from the high-level orcs was clearly there and could not be ignored at all.
After saying sorry in his heart, Ruohui looked around the crowd and finally saw someone familiar.
When he first entered the tribe yesterday, this male was standing in the crowd behind the chief.
Ruohui walked over and squatted beside him.
The male who was working hard to tan animal skins suddenly stopped. His body instantly warned of danger and he subconsciously wanted to grab the cub playing in the mud nearby and run away, not even wanting the animal skins.
As a result, just as he was about to jump on the spot, a big hand held down his shoulder.
Then a big face stretched out from the side, scaring this strong man so much that his face turned pale.
After a long while, he managed a smile that was uglier than crying, "Wake up, come together?"
After he finished speaking, he realized what was happening and lowered his head.
What did he just say?
Invite a five-striped beast to rub the hide with him? !
But what he didn't expect was that Ruohui actually pulled up his pants, squatted by the river and rubbed the animal skin that he had placed beside him.
It's just that the technique is a bit unfamiliar and doesn't look very skilled.
Ruohui looked nostalgic, "It's true that I haven't rubbed animal hides for several years. My hands are so raw."
The male tried to hold back, but couldn't help asking curiously, "Do high-level orcs also rub the hides themselves?"
"Of course!"
Ruohui had a look on his face that said, "Why would you ask such a stupid question?" He said in a serious tone, "My contracted beast is very delicate. I need at least five layers of animal skins in my grass nest to sleep peacefully, otherwise I will get angry."
Gu Pan, who was standing nearby, heard this and slapped Chao Ruohui on the back of the head in annoyance.
Ruohui turned around and smiled at him with a smug look on her face, as if to say "Look what I said", and raised her eyebrows at the male.
Taking the interaction between the two into consideration, the male suddenly felt that the high-level orcs who were originally considered superior seemed to be no different from them.