Hunting party, assemble!

After Lu Shuang and Niu Si returned to the tribe, they told the tribe members of the Mu tribe's decision.

When the tribesmen learned that the Wood Tribe was willing to accept the children from the Water Tribe, they were all extremely happy.

This means that their children can all survive.

Lu Shuang wanted to send the children there as soon as possible so that they would have a better chance of survival.

Time was running out and there was no time to say goodbye.

A female orc, her body purple from the cold, walked towards Lu Shuang, leading a little orc.

She was trembling, and could not speak clearly, and her voice was low, "Priest, how about the Mumu tribe?"

Lu Shuang looked up and put down what she was holding.

"The Wood Tribe is very good, very good." He motioned the female orc to look at the animal skins he was wearing. "You see, what I'm wearing and what I'm wearing on my head are all very good animal skins. When we left, the priest of the Wood Tribe was afraid that we would be cold, so he gave them to us specially."

Thinking of this, Lu Shuang couldn't help but say, "That priest is a very good person. He will definitely be very good to the children."

As she spoke, Lu Shuang took off the rope hanging from her neck and handed the gloves to the female orc, "Put your hand in here and try it."

After hearing what Lu Shuang said, the hostess reached in curiously. Her cold hands were wrapped by the endless source of heat. In contrast to the extreme coldness around her body, the warmth was infinitely magnified.

Lu Shuang smiled and said, "Everyone in the Mu tribe wears these things. The children in our tribe will definitely have them too when they go there."

"And you don't know that the water that the Mu tribe drinks is hot. When you drink it, your body will feel warm. The houses they live in also heat up, as warm as spring, so people don't feel the cold."

"The children will definitely not be cold when they go there."

Before he knew it, more and more orcs gathered around him, all wanting to hear about the situation of the Wood Tribe.

Lu Shuang touched the head of the little orc who was listening attentively, and then looked at the surrounding orcs with a serious expression, "Remember, the moment the children leave the Water Tribe, they are members of the Wood Tribe."

"You should treat the children as dead, and no one is allowed to mention it again. If anyone can't do it, don't send the children away. Is that clear?"

The orcs looked at the child, and although they were reluctant to let him go, they believed that sending him away, even if they would never see him again, would be enough as long as he was alive, rather than waiting to die here with them.

"Understood, Priest."

When they were separated, the children cried heart-wrenchingly, but because they were too weak, they had no strength left after crying for just a few times.

Lu Shuang wanted to leave the animal skin coat for the elderly, but was rejected by the elderly. "It's cold outside. Give it to the children so that they can all survive to the Mu tribe."

Lu Shuang couldn't refuse, so she could only reply, "I'll finish it and come back soon."

This time, because they had to escort the children, Lu Shuang brought four other people besides Niu Si.

The people of the Water Tribe stood at the entrance of the cave and watched the priest and the children disappear into the wind and snow.

They kept in mind all the good things the priest had said about the Mu tribe, and hoped that their children would be able to live well in the future.

——

The snow outside didn't stop, but it was much lighter, and the wind didn't blow on people's faces as hard as before.

As soon as Shen Nong woke up, he heard the system calling him.

[Host, host, do you still remember what you asked me to do before? ]

Although Shen Nong didn't have a bad temper when he woke up, he was too lazy to use his brain to guess right after he opened his eyes. "I asked you to do so many things, how can I know which one you are talking about now?"

The system thought so and without further ado, it called up a small program and placed it on the screen.

[It's about the time when you asked me if I could do holographic projection. I searched for a long time in the world line and finally found the timeline of his mother's death.]

[With the timeline, I can refer to the data of Ze's mother in the timeline and use code to create one. In this way, Ze can talk to his mother.]

"I was thinking of urging you in a couple of days, but I didn't expect you would still remember."

Shen Nong looked to the side and found that Ze was not there.

After he put on his clothes, the door of the cave was pushed open. The dim cave was bright for a moment, and then it returned to darkness again as the door closed.

Ze was holding a clay pot in his hand. When he saw someone standing up, he said, "Priest, the water in the pot is just the right temperature."

Shen Nong put on his shoes, walked over, and got some water to wash.

“It doesn’t mean you don’t have to do this.”

Ze whispered, "I want to do it."

It's always the same answer, Shen Nong has heard it so many times that he's tired of it.

Forget it, I won’t say it anymore. Do whatever you want.

After washing up, Shen Nong looked at Ze who was busy cooking fish soup.

He crossed his arms, stared at Ze's back, and asked the system: "What should I do so that Ze can see it?"

【Hold hands and look at each other.】

Shen Nong imagined the scene in his mind and was speechless for a while. He asked again without giving up, "Is there no other way?"

The system thought for a moment and said, "You can also hold him and look into his eyes."

Shen Nong: …

"Thank you..."

However, compared to holding hands like the kids in the Starry Kindergarten, Shen Nong still thinks hugging is better.

After making up his mind, Shen Nong took a deep breath and prepared to make his choice.

Just as he stepped out, he was interrupted by the thunderous roar of a tiger, "Priest! The people of the Water Tribe are coming!"

Shen Nong stamped his feet and had to give up.

Anyway, the system is ready, and it will be the same in the future.

"coming."

——

"Boil more hot water. Don't use fire to boil it slowly. Use hot stones to boil it directly. When the children recover, wipe their bodies."

"Go get some jam and make some sweet water for them to drink."

After Shen Nong finished his instructions, the Mu tribe began to move.

Fifteen children were lying in the room, all of them were frozen purple, and they were pressed against the floor with heating, unable to get up at all.

The adults who were accompanying them were not much better off. The children were still wearing the winter clothes that the Mu tribe had given them to keep warm, although they were divided into two or three pieces of clothing.

But it's better than nothing. Lu Shuang and Niu Si were still wearing the tattered animal skins they wore when they last met. The animal skins on the other adults were even more rotten than those of these two.

The water boiled quickly, and Tudong first made a cup of sweet water for everyone.

Along the way, the people of the Water Tribe had not eaten anything, and they had been in a state of long-term hunger before, so they could not drink the broth at this time.

A cup of warm sweet water is just right.

When the orcs of the Water Tribe first heard their priest talk about everything about the Wood Tribe, they had no images in their minds.

They couldn't even imagine such a beautiful scene.

Even though they saw it with their own eyes and experienced it personally, they still wondered if they were dreaming.

After drinking a cup of warm, sweet water, I felt warm again and regained some strength.

The sweet taste in their mouths reminded them that this was not a dream.

But they couldn't stay for long. After their strength was almost restored, they put down the pottery cup and left.

Shen Nong wanted to give them winter clothes to keep them warm, but Lu Shuang did not give him a chance. He took the people of the tribe and left as quickly as they could.

Although in Shen Nong's opinion, the speed was not that fast, he could feel that Lu Shuang did not want to trouble him anymore.

This young man has changed a lot. When Shen Nong first met him in the Salt Department, he could still find some youthful nature in him.

Now, his brows are full of worries. The only thing that remains unchanged is that although he is thin, his back is as straight as green bamboo and pine.

Looking at the animal skin on the child on the ground, Shen Nong whispered, why didn't you take away the one you gave me before...

"These children will be arranged together with Bao Qiu and his family. Two or three more children will live in each mud house."

After arranging accommodation for the children, Shen Nong devoted himself to the spring tribal planning.

Lu Shuang's back was always lingering in his mind. If his ability was strong enough, he could help more people survive the winter.

Instead of having to give up part of it like now.

This was the first time in Shen Nong's two lifetimes that he had such a thought.

Once this thought comes up, it can never be dispelled.

Shen Nong racked his brains every day to design the city plan and arrange various tasks for the spring, but he forgot about the holographic projection.

The system saw that he was engaged in mental work every day, overusing his brain, and falling asleep as soon as he hit the bed, so it did not remind him.

I want Shen Nong to have a good rest.

——

Niu Si hugged his legs and huddled together with five or six orcs to keep each other warm.

Monkey Five, who had been to the Wood Tribe before, shivered and said, "It's so cold. It would be nice if there was a room in the Wood Tribe that could heat up."

After saying this, he shook his head to deny it, fearing that his desires were too great and the Beast God would be unhappy.

He tried desperately to remember the brief warmth he had felt before, and said again: "There is no hot room, but it would be good to have a fire."

A snowstorm hit a few days ago, and the only fire pit in the Water Tribe was blown out by the wind and snow in the middle of the night.

Even though the members of the Water Tribe tried desperately to block the wind and snow with their bodies, they failed in the end.

Without the source of fire, there will be no fire for the entire winter.

After saying this, Monkey Five rubbed his arms vigorously. He felt his body a little stiff.

"Niu Si, do you have any salt stone left?"

Upon hearing this, Niu Si opened the animal skin in his arms and searched for a long time, but found nothing.

He folded the hide back to its original shape and said in a deep voice, "The tribal salt stone is completely consumed."

Xiangshan, who was standing nearby, also said, “All the meat and wild vegetables we had left are gone.”

Lu Shuang hugged his arms, his nails digging into the flesh, and the pain made his drowsy consciousness clear.

He vaguely heard the reports from Niu Si and Xiang Shan, and quietly wiped the trace of blood on his arm with his fingers, "Let's go to the river to break the ice and catch fish."

In the past winter, after they had finished eating, they would go to the river to break the ice and catch fish.

At the beginning they wanted to break the ice and go into the water to catch the fish. However, they didn't expect that when they broke the ice for the first time, the fish wanted to jump up after a while, so they didn't need to go into the water to catch them.

Later, whenever they had nothing to eat, they would go to the river to catch fish to fill their stomachs.

The winter is cold and the nights are long, so the Ze tribe will not patrol the river, which is a good opportunity for them to take action.

After packing up their things and waiting for dark, Lu Shuang set off with his men.

They have walked this road many times and can walk it with their eyes closed.

Finally they reached the river and the people of the Water Tribe stepped into the river. The surface of the river was covered with a thick layer of ice and snow.

According to her past memories, Lu Shuang brought her tribesmen to the place where they had smashed the ice before, pushed aside the snow, picked up stones and started smashing.

When a small hole was smashed into the ice, Hou Wu suddenly fell to the ground. He was soaked and extremely weak.

"Hurry up and take Monkey Five to the rock nearby to rest."

Time waits for no one. You may meet people from the Ze tribe after dawn.

Monkey Five leaned against a rock, blaming himself for his weak body and being unable to help at all at this time.

"What's that noise? Who's there?!"

An angry shout interrupted the actions of the Water Tribe members, and they looked up in horror.

Before they could see the appearance clearly, their bodies were entangled by a cold touch, and everyone was trapped in it.

Lu Shuang recognized the beast as the orc warrior Sheyi, the captain of the Ze tribe hunting team.

He knew that the Water Tribe would not be able to escape this time.

All the people from the Water Tribe were taken away by the hunting team returning from the Ze Tribe.

Monkey Five covered his mouth tightly to prevent himself from making any sound and to avoid being noticed.

Only after everyone had left did he dare to let go of his hand and breathe in the fresh air.

He dragged his extremely tired body and, with the help of the rocks, struggled to get up from the ice.

Wood tribe...yes...go find the Wood tribe...

The Wood Tribe priests will surely be able to rescue them...

Shen Nong is discussing with the system how to develop the business route. Mainly, Shen Nong speaks and the system listens.

After Shen Nong finishes speaking, he will find some mistakes and then plan again.

Not only must trade routes be opened, but they must be opened as early as possible.

The sooner the better, being ahead gives you the advantage.

What's more, he also wanted to find seeds such as rice and wheat as soon as possible.

"Priest! There's someone from the Water Tribe who wants to see you!" Yang Lei ran over in a hurry, out of breath, "He looks like he's about to die!"

Shen Nong quickly stood up and put aside what he was doing. "Take me to see it."

Monkey Five felt weak all over, his vision went dark, and his whole body ached.

His eyelids were so heavy that every time he blinked, he wanted to close them and never open them again.

But he can't.

Finally, a familiar figure appeared. Hou Wu reached out and grabbed the other person's trouser leg.

"Wood tribe...priest, save...save us...please...save us priests..."

The other person's voice was very soft and Shen Nong could only hear it intermittently. He could only squat down and drag the other person's back.

"what happened?"

Monkey Wuqiang held his breath and spoke incoherently, "We...really have nothing to eat...we have also eaten all the salt stone...there is nothing in our stomachs except snow water..."

Shen Nong guessed that the Water Tribe would suffer serious consequences due to food shortage, but looking at the orc's appearance, it didn't seem like he came for this purpose.

Sure enough, after a pause, the other party gathered some strength and spoke again: "If we don't eat... we will starve to death... The priest will take us... to break the ice while it's dark... to catch fish to eat."

"I didn't expect that the Ze tribe... would suddenly patrol this time... and then all the priests were captured by the Ze tribe..."

Shen Nong didn't expect that in such a cold day, the Ze tribe would still go to patrol the river which was not close to their tribe.

Judging from what the orc said, the Ze tribe would not patrol at this time in the past.

Perhaps there are other reasons for this so-called inspection.

Ze's blood is very important to this tribe, and Shen Nong doesn't believe that they will give up completely.

Shen Nong had to think more about it. If it wasn't for this, he would never have been able to figure it out. A tribe braved the wind and snow in the middle of winter just to prevent people from catching fish to fill their stomachs in a river that didn't want to dry up.

This is not interstellar, fishing is prohibited.

He looked at Monkey Five, who had a high fever and was hanging on for his last breath.

Forget it, after all, their tribe has helped the Mu tribe before.

Moreover, he also intended to merge the Water Tribe into the Wood Tribe in the spring.

The one who died in the Water Tribe was the priest, not an ordinary member of the tribe, so it would be awkward for him to just stand by and watch him die.

He took this opportunity to go to the Ze tribe to get a better understanding of their background.

After handing the person over to Tudong's care, Shen Nong took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands repeatedly.

"Hunting team! Assemble!"