Lost

When it was time to harvest ramie, Shen Nong followed the orcs from the cloth-making team to harvest it. He kept some for himself and put it in the system warehouse. When he had enough infrastructure points, he would exchange some for equipment from the system and continue his research on plants.

Shen Nong cut some ramie and put it in a backpack. Just as he was about to move to another place, Shen Twelve came over and said, "Priest, look up at the sky."

"Eagle?" Shen Nong put his hand over his forehead to block out the sun's rays. A medium-sized eagle was hovering in the sky, and soon flew towards the direction of the Mu tribe.

Shen Twelve said: "This eagle has been circling for a while."

If he didn't know about the Yu tribe before, Shen Nong wouldn't think much about it. He has always been worried that the Beast City will send other orcs to explore and search for the missing orcs. This eagle behaved abnormally, so Shen Nong said something to Shen Twelve and returned to the tribe first.

When they were halfway there, they saw orcs from the Mu tribe coming towards them with anxious looks on their faces.

Shen Nong recognized that the orc was sent to guard the lookout tower on the mountain. The Mu tribe had lookout towers set up on the surrounding mountains, one every thirty miles, stretching for a hundred miles.

If a lookout tower finds something unusual, it only needs to report it to the previous lookout tower, and then the previous lookout tower will continue to report it. This is so that the orcs can pass the news back to the Wood Tribe as quickly as possible.

"What happened?" Shen Nong had a bad feeling.

The orc quickly said, "Priest, the lookout a hundred miles to the east sent a message saying that they found a group of orcs. There are quite a few of them, and their level is not low."

Shen Nong frowned slightly. All the orcs who came from the Beast City before were in the Mu Tribe. Logically speaking, in the Beast World, if there was no one to lead the way, it would be impossible for the orcs from the Beast City to find their way so quickly.

Without giving Shen Nong time to think deeply, he hurried back to the Mu tribe, keeping an eye on whether there were any birds circling in the sky.

When approaching the Wood Tribe, Shen Nong caught a glimpse of a goshawk flying over the forest not far from the Wood Tribe. The direction the goshawk left from was the same as the direction the orcs at the lookout tower said they had found the strange orc warriors.

"To the Military Guard."

"Partial transformation is the same as transformation, except that you focus your energy on the part you need to transform instead of dispersing it throughout your body." Hu Xiao stood on the military guard's training ground and demonstrated to the orcs, "Look, I'm only transforming my legs now."

Orcs have always transformed their entire body, and they have never thought that it is possible to transform a single limb. Hu Xiao had never thought about it either, until Tian Ze came to him a few days ago and said that the priest wanted everyone to practice transforming a single limb.

The moment he heard this, Hu Xiao felt it was impossible. When orcs transform, they transform their entire body. Which orc can only transform a part? Although he had seen Ze transform with wings, the others remained in human form. But Ze was a divine beast warrior, and they were just ordinary orc warriors. How could they be compared?

Who would have thought that after practicing for a few days according to Ze's method, Hu Xiao could really transform only part of his body.

The part that has transformed independently has the power of the transformed form, which makes up for the shortcoming that the full human form is not as powerful as the beast form. Moreover, due to its small size, its speed is even faster.

If this were used in combat, wouldn't it be invincible!

Mastering partial transformation requires a high degree of concentration, and a truly free mind. This is not an easy task, and the orcs of the military guards have practiced for many days, but only a few have succeeded.

Several orcs from Beast City were concentrating on practicing hard. Just when they were getting started, they were interrupted by a voice not far away, "Fox Mountain! Wolf Wood! Those of you from Beast City, step out! The high priest wants to see you!"

When Shen Nong saw the people, he asked directly: "You said before that everyone from Beast City is here, right?"

The people from Fox Mountain looked confused, not knowing why Shen Nong suddenly asked these questions. They nodded in unison, and the orcs from the Beast City were indeed in the Wood Tribe.

Shen Nong knew that these people had no reason to lie to him, but the people from Beast City were coming too fast. Beast City was far away from the Mu Tribe, and there was no map or navigation here.

At this speed, it is obviously impossible to say that there is no one leading the way.

Thinking of this, Shen Nong finally realized what he had missed before, "Hu Xiao, have you found the body of She Lin who led the way for Hu Shan and the others before?"

Hu Xiao shook his head. "No, we only found out the next day after we captured Hu Shan and his men that it was She Lin who led them. We learned from them that She Lin was shot by our arrows and was seriously injured.

When the tribesmen went out to look for his body, they found a lot of blood on the ground and traces of wild animals, but they did not find Shelin's body. Wild animals were rampant at night, and everyone thought that Shelin was too badly injured and was eaten by wild animals. "

After hearing this, Shen Nong had a guess in his mind, "She Lin might not be dead. I wonder how he managed to survive."

He told the orcs of the military guard about the news from the goshawk hovering over the Wood Tribe and the lookout tower, and asked them to prepare for the battle.

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Shi Lei, who was waiting a hundred miles away, finally saw Yingshan's figure, "What did you see?"

Yingshan transformed into a human form and said solemnly, "Captain, I suspect the orcs who came from Beast City before have betrayed Beast City."

"What do you mean?" asked Shi Lei.

Yingshan recounted everything he had seen, "The Wood Tribe is just like our Beast City, surrounded by stone walls. I don't know what method they used, but the stones are flatter than our Beast City, and the walls are higher than ours.

They also built stone houses in their tribe, and the stones were also very flat, better than those in Beast City. The stone road on the ground was made of a whole piece of white stone. If the orcs in Beast City hadn't told the Wood Tribe about this, would they have known about it?"

Shi Lei thought it made sense and nodded seriously, "This time we must not only bring the divine blood back to Beast City, but also bring the orcs who betrayed Beast City back to the high priest."

Shelin was listening on the side. The orcs in Beast City didn't know, but he did. Before the orcs from Beast City came, the Wood Tribe had already started to build the stone wall. But he didn't know much about the stone houses and stone roads. After all, he couldn't fly, so he couldn't see clearly what the Wood Tribe looked like.

I hadn’t seen this stone road the last time I came here. It must have been paved later.

"No matter how much the Wood Tribe imitates the Beast City, it is just a small marginal tribe." Shi Lei said loudly: "Listen carefully, we are the hunting team of the Beast City. This time we come to find the blood of the gods under the order of the high priest. If the Wood Tribe dares to disobey, we will destroy them completely!"

"yes!"

Shelin hid aside and said nothing. He did not deny that the orcs from Beast City were very strong. But he also had to admit that the Wood Tribe was not weak.

It is really impossible to destroy the Wood Tribe just by relying on these people. Shelin had a plan in mind, thinking about how to escape from the battle so as not to be implicated and killed by the orcs in the Beast City.

Late at night, on the lookout tower near the Wood Tribe, the orcs on guard were staring into the distance.

The orc warriors of the military guard also followed the orcs of the guard to patrol the city wall. The crossbow carts were set up, the city gates were closed, and the drawbridge was retracted.

The night wind is quite strong tonight, making the water in the moat make a gurgling sound.

The orcs of the Wood Tribe sensed the approaching danger and quickly became alert.

The moat blocked the progress of Shi Lei and his men. Most orcs could swim, and since the moat of the Wood Tribe was relatively wide, Shi Lei asked Yingshan to take the flying orcs to transform and fly across the river to provide them with cover.

Yingshan and his flying orcs were hovering over the Wood Tribe. There were more and more torches below, and they could clearly see the orcs of the Wood Tribe running around on the stone wall.

Yingshan just snorted coldly at this. He was an orc who could fly in the sky. No matter how high the level of the orcs underground was, it was useless. They couldn't hurt him at all.

Yingshan let out a long roar, signaling the other flying orcs to prepare to attack the Wood Tribe.

Just as they were about to dive, an extremely dangerous sound that they had never heard before rang in their ears.

"puff!"

"ah!"

The orcs on the watchtower drew their bows and shot arrows through the air. The iron arrowheads pierced into the bodies of the orcs flying in the sky. The severe pain made it impossible for them to spread their wings and fly.

When had Yingshan and the others ever encountered such a situation? Could something actually hurt them while they were flying in the air?

There was more doubt than panic in their hearts. The instinct to escape drove the orcs who had not been hit by arrows to fly higher. The orcs of the Wood Tribe who could stand on the observation deck were all first-class archers. They never missed their shots and shot Yingshan and his men one by one before they flew away.

The orcs in the crossbow convoy also adjusted their direction and aimed at the moat. With a series of "swoosh" sounds, balls of blood floated on the surface of the moat.

Shelin hid in the dark and swallowed his saliva. He had deliberately lagged behind the beastmen from Beast City by a few steps and did not follow them into the water. Looking at the beastmen from Beast City struggling in the water, Shelin thought that it was fortunate that he did not act impulsively.

If you are hit by a wooden arrow from the Wood Tribe in the water, you will have no way to fight back.

Shi Lei obviously did not expect Yingshan and his men to fail, and he did not expect that the Wood Tribe would have such powerful weapons that could actually shoot down orcs flying in the sky.

The orc next to him was hit by an arrow, and after a scream, he sank to the bottom of the water. Shi Lei dodged the objects that were constantly thrown from the stone wall of the Wood Tribe, and pulled the sinking orc over. As a result, he pulled the "wooden stick" that pierced the orc's body, and because he couldn't control the strength of his hand, he pulled the "wooden stick" up.

The orc sank, and Shi Lei knew that he could not be rescued. He raised his hand and looked at the "wooden stick" in his hand. Under the moonlight, the front end of the "wooden stick" glowed coldly.

Shi Lei stretched out his hand and pinched it, only to find it was extremely hard and sharp. No wonder the beastmen were either dead or seriously injured and unable to move after being hit by it.

When the guard team noticed something was wrong, they sent someone to the courtyard to tell Shen Nong.

Shen Nong and Ze heard the news and rushed to the city wall as soon as possible. At this time, there were more than 40 crossbow carts lined up on the city wall, and wooden arrows were raining down on the moat. Restricted by water, the orcs could not hide, and even if they dived into the water, the wooden arrows could penetrate the water surface and hit them.

"There is a level eight orc in the moat, and the other twenty-two orcs, and the seven orcs who were shot down, are all level seven orc warriors." Ze told Shen Nong the orc level information he sensed. Shen Nong looked at the wide moat and sighed in his heart. If there was no such barrier, there would have been a fight today.

Ze looked towards the forest across the moat, "There is another level 7 orc there, it's Snake Forest."

At this time, Shelin was clinging to a tree, tilting his head to observe the movements in the moat. At night, his field of vision was very wide and his night vision was very strong, so he could see everything Shelin did.

The fact that the Wood Tribe was targeted by the Beast City so early on could be said to be entirely due to Snake Forest’s guidance.

Shen Nong really felt that this Snake Forest was a slippery snake. On the day when the Yan tribe was destroyed, he was able to escape from under the noses of Shen Yi and his men, and even went all the way to the Beast City. He was able to escape again despite being seriously injured last time, and this time he came back with more and stronger Beast City orcs.

After all, a level 7 orc warrior could not be defeated by a crossbow cart. Shi Lei led the orcs who could still move and retreated. After leaving the moat, the wooden arrows shot by the crossbow cart could no longer really hurt them.

On land, they were able to avoid vital points and dodge wooden arrows.

There were long bird calls, and the bird orcs that were shot down by the arrows before, the few that were not seriously injured and could still move, had flown across the moat at some point. Moreover, their beast forms were several times larger. This was the size that a level 7 orc warrior should have after transforming.

The orc warriors in the Beast City reacted quickly, instantly jumping onto the backs of the bird orcs and flying away.

Shelin knew that if he stayed here, the orcs of the Wood Tribe would never let him go. When the bird orcs flew up, he quickly grabbed the ankle of the orc closest to him.

When the orc saw it was Snake Forest, he suppressed his anger and stopped swinging.

As the sky was getting light, Yingshan, who had been flying for most of the night, finally spoke up: "Shi Lei, are we going back to Beast City now?"

Shi Lei looked at the sky which was about to brighten, "If we go back now, all that awaits us is the punishment from the high priest, and we may not even be able to survive."

Yingshan also knew that they had not achieved any results and were beaten by a small tribe like the Mu tribe without any chance to fight back. If they went back like this, the high priest would definitely not let them off easily.

"Where are we going then?"

"Let's go to the seaside tribe, the one whose orcs we took away before." Shi Lei gritted his teeth and said with a firm look: "Capture some orcs who can swim in the water after transforming. I don't believe that the Wood Tribe can hurt me this time!"

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It was already daybreak. In the work area set up by the Wood Tribe by the sea, white smoke was coming out of the chimney of the food-making team, and the aroma of meat was wafting in. The beastmen from each team came out of the dormitory and washed themselves.

The morning drink was fish soup with meat pie. After so long, the orcs of the seaside tribe still wolfed down their food, fearing that if they were a step slower, they would have nothing to eat.

Since the glass factory was established, Shen Er not only has to deal with fishing, making dry goods and other matters, but also has to manage all matters related to the glass factory.

On the way from the dormitory to the glass factory, Shen Er seemed to be looking straight ahead, but in fact he was seeing everything that was happening around him.

A little orc fell down because he didn't pay attention to the sand pit under his feet. The pottery bowl in his hand flew out and the fish soup spilled all over the floor. Shen Er rushed over and helped him up. The little orc sniffed and whimpered softly.

"Are you hurt?" Shen Er half-crouched, expressionlessly brushing the sand off the little orc's body. If his strength wasn't really weak, just looking at his face and movements, one would have thought he was hitting someone.

Seeing that it was Shen Er, the little orc quickly suppressed his crying and sobbed, "Captain, I, I'm not hurt. Woo, I spilled Grandpa's fish soup. Grandpa has no fish soup to drink today."

Shen Er stood up, stiffly took the little orc's hand, walked to where the pottery bowl fell, bent down to pick up the bowl, "Don't cry, I'll take you to the food-making team to get another bowl."

The little orc looked up at Shen Er, his eyes full of trust and admiration. He nodded heavily and said, "Yes!"

At this time, Shen Er opened the message platform and left a message to Shen Nong, "Priest, the good deeds you ordered for the daily task have been completed today. I helped a little orc who fell down, and took him to get a bowl of fish soup for his grandfather to drink."

After taking the little orc to get another portion of fish soup, Shen Er looked at the other party's thin back and followed him.

He took the still hot bowl of fish soup from the little orc with one hand, and held the little orc’s hand with the other hand again, “I’ll take you there, so you don’t fall again.”

The little orc's wrapped hands moved slightly. He lowered his head a little embarrassedly and chuckled.

Along the way, he couldn't help but look up at their captain and felt that the captain was the best person.

Shen Er ignored the little orc's stealthy gazes along the way and left another message for Shen Nong, "After receiving the fish soup, I helped him carry it and sent him to his grandfather. Priest, I have done two good deeds today, which can be offset tomorrow."

Shen Nong opened the message platform and saw Shen Er's two messages, one after the other, and felt a little amused.

In order to make Shen Er less cold, Shen Nong came up with this idea. Who knew that it was this task that made Shen Er feel troubled every day. After the task was issued, Shen Er said that he would do one task a day and would never do a second one. If he did it, it would count as the next day's task, and he could rest for a day.

Shen Nong deeply realized from Shen Er that a forced melon is not sweet.

The little orc's grandfather is too old to move. In the subordinate tribes by the sea, there are several people in this situation in each tribe. Shen Er doesn't know how the tribe dealt with it in the past, but according to the principle of seeking benefits and avoiding harm, these old people will not have a good end.

Fortunately, the tribes along the coast have no shortage of food and drink, so it is not a problem to provide enough food and drink for these old and immobile people.

The toothless old orc, with a smile on his wrinkled face like tree bark, drank the fish soup that the young orc carefully fed to his mouth. Shen Er listened to the young orc asking from time to time, "Grandpa, is it hot? Grandpa, is it delicious?"

Whenever the old orc heard the little orc's questions, the smile on his face would deepen.

Shen Er walked towards the glass factory, still unable to understand why a bowl of ordinary fish soup could make people feel happy.