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The competition lasted for two days, and the orc warriors with the highest points in various categories were selected.

There happened to be a gold, silver and copper mine, and Shen Nong had asked Shen Yi to make a medal. Shen Nong exchanged the gold for the medal with the system using silver and copper. The system also accepted silver and copper, but the price was naturally lower than that of gold and jadeite.

The medals are all made of pure gold, pure silver, and pure copper. There are patterns on both sides, and the hanging ropes are made of dyed linen. Under the sun, the medals seem to glow, which is very exquisite.

Ze stood on the martial arts field, looking at Shen Nong with burning eyes, "Priest, I won first place."

Shen Nong felt Ze's joy from the bottom of his heart, and swept away the gloom of the past few days. Shen Nong didn't know why Ze was in a bad mood a few days ago, and he didn't tell her when he asked him. Now he seemed to be alive again, and Shen Nong was relieved.

"Lower your head." Following Shen Nong's voice, Ze lowered his head obediently, and Shen Nong put the gold medal in his hand on Ze.

The fingertips accidentally touched Ze's neck, and the other's body stiffened slightly for a moment. Noticing Ze's change, Shen Nong raised the corners of his mouth, and this time he deliberately used his fingertips to lightly touch Ze's neck. When the fingertips passed by Ze's ear, he did not forget to lift them up slightly and pass by Ze's earlobe.

The muscles in Ze's body tensed instantly, like a beast that sensed extreme danger and was ready to pounce. He looked deeply at the person who teased him.

Seeing this, Shen Nong's eyes were smiling, as beautiful as peach blossoms. Ze was so fascinated that he wanted to grab his wrist to stop him from leaving, but Shen Nong was prepared and stepped back lightly to avoid Ze's action.

It is not easy to catch someone again after missing the opportunity, and Shen Nong still has important things to do.

After awarding all the medals to the orcs, Shen Nong put them on all of them and said to them: "This is the symbol of the tribe's outstanding orc warriors, and it is a symbol of strength. Wearing the medals, you are the best orc warriors of the Wood Tribe. You must set an example, lead other orc warriors, and protect the people of the Wood Tribe."

The orcs touched the beautiful medals, they had never seen anything so beautiful before. The priest said that this was a symbol of strength, and wearing it would make them the most powerful warriors in the tribe!

"Protect the Wood Tribe! Protect our people!"

Shen Nong did not ignore the orcs who lost. He asked them to keep up the good work. The Mu tribe would hold competitions every autumn in the future, so there would be plenty of opportunities.

The orcs who won medals also received prizes. They were all rare candles, honey, milk, and flour. The first place winner also received a piece of linen, and the number of candles was also more than the second place winner. The second place winner had no linen, but the number of other items was more than the third place winner.

After the prizes and medals were distributed, the priests returned to their respective tribes. When a few priests were leaving the tribe, they were stopped by the orcs of the Wood Tribe and said, "The high priest wants you to go to the meeting hall."

When they arrived at the meeting building, they were stopped by orcs and asked to sit down first as the high priest had some unfinished business upstairs.

The priests had no objection and sat down. However, after seeing the priest who was left behind, they were all puzzled.

There was the Feather Tribe priest whom he had never met before, the Ant Tribe priest who was the weakest and youngest among the surrounding tribes, the Wind Tribe priest who was old, the Rain Tribe priest who was older than the Wind Tribe priest, the Mountain Tribe priest who was the first tribe to become a subordinate tribe of the Wood Tribe, and the Grass Tribe priest who had a bad temper and looked more like an orc than a priest and would not obey anyone except the chief priest.

The six people whispered and guessed for a long time, but they couldn't guess the intention of their high priest.

At this time, Shen Nong was upstairs, meeting with the orc warriors who were selected to take the marrow cleansing pill.

Knowing that there was something that could make their bodies stronger and advance faster, the orc warriors were extremely excited. After Shen Nong told them how painful it would be to take the marrow cleansing pill, the orcs still chose to give it a try.

Shen Nong gave them the pills and told them to take them when they returned to the military guards. At the same time, he asked Ze Gen to watch over them and pay attention to their physical changes.

The six priests who had been waiting downstairs for a while heard some movement at the stairs and turned their heads to look. About twenty orc warriors came down from upstairs, each with excitement on their faces.

The priests recognized that most of them had won prizes in the competition, but there were also several who did not win any prizes and were ranked fourth.

Ze walked at the end, and when he passed by the six priests, he said simply, "Go up."

The high priest's wife had spoken, and the priests from the six tribes did not delay and went upstairs quickly.

Lu Shuang also came out of the next room and bumped into the priests going upstairs. He stopped at the door and let the leading mountain tribe priest go in first.

After all six people entered the room, Lu Shuang stepped into the house, closed the door, and walked directly to Shen Nong's side and stood still.

"I came here to tell you something." Shen Nong glanced at the six people, taking in the confusion on their faces, "You all know that I can control trees and vines, right?"

The six people nodded, "I know."

Shen Nong nodded and said to Lu Shuang: "Lu Shuang, show your abilities to the six priests."

After hearing this, the priests subconsciously looked at Lu Shuang. Lu Shuang, who had been prepared, turned his palm upwards and condensed a small drop of water in the palm of his hand in just a breath. The drop of water rolled bigger and bigger, and floated in the palm of Lu Shuang.

The priests were terrified. What kind of power was this? Yifeng, the youngest priest of the Ant Tribe, was the youngest and the least courageous. He was frightened by the things that appeared out of thin air, so he shrank behind the priest of the Grass Tribe who was closest to him.

Yu Ji reacted the fastest because of the Wushan tribe's events. In addition, his Yu tribe was one of the largest tribes in the East, and the priests of all generations could control fire. After the inheritance was cut off, the priests of the tribe also passed on what had happened by word of mouth. He knew a lot about being able to control natural energy.

Yu Ji seemed to have guessed what Shen Nong meant. He suppressed his inner excitement, but his eyes could not lie.

Shen Nong saw that Yu Ji knew what he meant, so he stopped keeping him in suspense. He looked at Yi Feng and said softly, "Don't be afraid, Yi Feng. This is water in the air that has been condensed by Lu Shuang. It won't hurt you."

Yifeng nodded nervously, because he trusted Shen Nong, he slowly moved his feet and moved out from behind Cao Qing.

Lu Shuang melted the water in his palm, and Shen Nong looked at the six priests. "Each priest has a spiritual core that can control natural energy, but your spiritual cores have not yet awakened. If you are willing, I will awaken your spiritual cores for you. However, after awakening, you will have an additional identity, as a warrior of the Wood Tribe, and participate in the war to defend the Wood Tribe."

Cao Qing couldn't hold back his words. He didn't understand what Shen Nong said at the beginning, but he understood the latter part. He said curiously, "As a subordinate tribe, we must protect the high priest and the main tribe unconditionally, no matter how many orc warriors die, even if it means exterminating the tribe."

The other five nodded, "Yes."

Shen Nong replied: "But the priests are not involved. My current condition is that the priests participate. So, you have to consider it carefully."

After hearing Shen Nong's affirmation, Yu Ji thought for a moment and then said he was willing. His Yu tribe had been cut off for so many generations, and now there was an opportunity to continue the inheritance in front of him, how could he let it go.

The other five priests had not yet understood the meaning of his words. The old priest of the Rain Tribe pulled Yu Ji aside and asked him what the awakening of the spirit core that Shen Nong mentioned meant.

Yu Ji roughly explained what he knew, and now the five people understood. In simple terms, they will gain abilities similar to those of Shen Nong and Lu Shuang, and they will have to protect the Mu tribe in the future.

"I am willing to do that too! I will protect the high priest! Protect the Wood Tribe!" Yifeng was the first to jump out and reply after he understood. He particularly liked the high priest of the Wood Tribe, who not only taught him to read, but also gave him meat and a lot of candies as rewards. The beast tide did not allow their tribe to be meat shields, and the orcs of their tribe went to hold up the wooden wall, and in the end the high priest even gave them a lot of beast meat.

The Ant Tribe will not have to worry about having no food this winter. In Yifeng's heart, even if he is not given the awakening ability, he will protect the high priest and the Wood Tribe.

Although the other four priests were a step behind Yifeng, they had the same idea in their hearts. Yu Ji followed the other four priests and promised: "Swear to the Beast God that from now on, we will protect the high priest! Protect the Wood Tribe!"

Lu Shuang, not to be outdone, shouted after him.

Shen Nong wanted to say that he didn't need protection, but seeing the serious expressions of the six people, he swallowed his words and said, "If you are in danger, the Mu tribe will not sit idly by."

The six people did not expect to get such a promise. They are a subordinate tribe of the Mu tribe. Only subordinate tribes can protect the main tribe. It is unreasonable for the main tribe to take the initiative to protect the subordinate tribe.

The other tribes saw that the main tribe was strong and did not want to provoke the big tribe, so they would not attack its subordinate tribes. If any tribe wanted to provoke the main tribe, the first to suffer would be the subordinate tribe.

After hearing Shen Nong's words, the six priests said excitedly: "High Priest! We will protect you and the Mu Tribe even if we die!"

"Okay, come and get the marrow cleansing pills." Shen Nong distributed the marrow cleansing pills to the six people and told them that they would feel extremely painful soon after taking them, so they should be mentally prepared.

After getting the marrow cleansing pills, the six of them stuffed them into their mouths without even looking at them carefully. They were afraid of wasting time, and they were more and more afraid of the pain.

The six people were arranged in other empty rooms on the second floor of the meeting building, which had wooden beds prepared. Shen Nong sent people to tell the chiefs of the six tribes that their priests would stay in the Wood Tribe for one night to discuss something. Then he and Lu Shuang guarded the meeting building and kept an eye on the status of the six people.

The shrill screams echoed throughout the night in the military guards and the meeting hall. The orcs of the Wood Tribe were familiar with the sounds and knew that nothing was wrong, so they did not cause any panic or agitation. Even the orcs of a slightly higher level were unable to sleep well that night because of the noise.

The next day, Shen Nong, who also had not slept all night, checked the bodies of the six people. There was nothing unusual and they all awakened successfully.

Yu Ji awakened the fire-related superpower, Shan Feng and Yi Feng awakened the earth-related superpower, Cao Qing awakened the wood-related superpower, Yu Lin awakened the water-related superpower, and Feng Wu awakened the mutated wind-related superpower.

The six people who had just awakened didn't know how to mobilize energy from their spirit cores and use their superpowers, but they also found that their bodies had changed from before. Yu Lin and Feng Wu felt it the most deeply. Their current physical condition was similar to that of their youth.

Shen Nong was very sleepy after staying up all night, so he asked the six people to have a good sleep in the meeting room, and then he would teach them how to use their superpowers after they woke up.

Lu Shuang also stayed in the meeting building to catch up on her sleep, but Shen Nong was particular about his own bed and had to go back to his own courtyard to sleep.

After returning to his own courtyard, Shen Nong fell asleep as soon as he got on the bed. After a deep sleep of one or two hours, his head began to clear up, and his brows were unconsciously tightened, as if something was missing. When he was about to wake up, Shen Nong felt a familiar embrace, and his brows were gently smoothed. He knew that Ze had returned, and he fell into a deep sleep again.

When Shen Nong woke up, it was already afternoon. Ze was afraid that Shen Nong was not used to waking up again in the middle of the night, so he did not return to the military guard and stayed with Shen Nong to sleep.

Shen Nong had a good sleep and felt lazy all over. He sat on the bed, hugging his pillow and not wanting to get out of bed. "How are the orcs who took the marrow cleansing pill?"

Seeing that Shen Nong's lips were a little dry, Ze quickly sat up, got off the bed and poured Shen Nong some water, "Everything is fine."

Shen Nong hugged the pillow and nodded gently. Thinking that Ze ranked first in the score, he asked curiously: "You can make a condition to me, what is it?"

Ze handed the cup of water to Shen Nong, his eyes flickering. Shen Nong lowered his eyes and drank the water. Ze stood by the bed and said helplessly, "Priest, you said before that you like children, but I am a male orc and cannot have children. Priest, you also said before that you can only have one partner, so you can't have children with others."

Shen Nong had a feeling that there would be a big surprise waiting for him in the next words. Afraid of choking, Shen Nong quickly put the cup of water on the bedside table.

Sure enough, after a brief and strange silence, he began to make a request, "Priest, can you get me a pill from the Beast God that can allow me to have children? Just like the Marrow Cleansing Pill."

Shen Nong didn't react for a moment, and his whole body seemed frozen. He wondered if he was hallucinating because he was half asleep. What kind of a request was this? Why couldn't he understand?

However, he could hear that every time he took something from the system, Zedu thought it was given to him by the Beast God.

"Your request is for a fertility pill?" Shen Nong pointed his index finger at himself and confirmed, "Give me a child?"

Ze's tall figure blocked the sunlight coming in from outside. Shen Nong couldn't see Ze's expression, but he could hear his affirmative voice, "Yeah."

A strange picture appeared in Shen Nong's mind. Before the picture was completely formed, he shook his head violently. He just wanted to enjoy himself and didn't want to be tired!

"I do not want!"

Shen Nong knew that Ze had misunderstood. Although he liked children, liking children and having children were two different things. Moreover, he liked men, regardless of whether he had a partner now or not, what kind of children did he want?

The seriousness in Keze's tone and the affirmation after careful consideration made Shen Nong clearly know that this guy was not joking and he really meant it.

"Ze..." Shen Nong tried to hold back again and again, but the weird picture in his mind wouldn't go away. He couldn't help it in the end, and a smile spread from the corners of his mouth.

In order to speak properly, Shen Nong forced himself to take a few deep breaths and said seriously: "Life is sacred and precious. We cannot arbitrarily decide to let a new life be born. Moreover, when I said I like children, I don't mean I want them. Who doesn't like obedient and sensible children in the tribe? Also, there is no elixir in the world that can allow men to have children!"

Ze asked uncertainly, "Does the priest really not like it? Is there really no elixir?"

Shen Nong nodded fiercely, "Really, no!"

Since this misunderstanding, Shen Nong has deeply realized the importance of communication between partners.

He also realized that the thinking of primitive orcs and interstellar people is different. He has always treated the relationship between the two of them in the way of interstellar people, giving each other enough space.

When I asked Ze why he suddenly felt down, I only asked him once. Seeing that he seemed a little hesitant, I stopped asking. Shen Nong thought that he had given him enough space, but he didn't expect that it would encourage Ze to have wild thoughts. The fertility pill, he was so lucky to come up with it!

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The fruits in the orchard beside the waterfall are ripening, and the gathering team of the Mu tribe goes to collect the fruits with baskets on their backs.

This time we collected the fruits earlier than last year, and the fruits grew more than last year. The fruit trees we planted later have also matured, but we will have to wait another year or two before they bear fruit.

After all the fruits were picked, the food-making team began to get busy, making dried fruits and jams.

The six priests who have awakened their powers have been living in the Wood Tribe. They can only go back after they have fully mastered their powers. Seeing the people of the Wood Tribe busy preparing for the winter with a smile on their faces, they also imagine that one day, their tribe will be like the Wood Tribe and no longer fear the cold winter.