Volume 6: Helping the World Chapter 180 What Did Snake Do Wrong
After nearly a month's long voyage, the coastline of the northern continent finally appeared at the end of the sea level.
Harris, who was feeling bored in the cabin, ran up to the deck and looked at the faint outline of the Elf Pier at the other end of the horizon. He let out a long sigh, "We're finally here... our new home!"
They could no longer return to the Far East Continent, and it was extremely difficult for the Snake Tribe to survive in the cracks between the human kingdoms of the Southern Continent. After Ayun, the sage of the Snow Wolf Tribe, sent out an invitation and Harris contacted warriors from other tribes, the Snake tribes scattered throughout the southern part of the Southern Continent set out one after another and rushed to Saint Bridge. The first four tribes arrived at this moment and took Saint Bridge's ride across the sea.
"Can you see the cursed land?"
Several older snakes came out of the cabin and walked to the bow.
"Elders." Harris turned around and nodded slightly. He raised his hand and pointed to the distant land. He said excitedly, "That should be the elven port. We will get off the ship there. The Snow Wolf Tribe will take us to our new home... the home prepared for us by Sage Ayun."
Most tribes with small populations adopt the tribal elder system, and the snake tribe, which is a minority, is no exception. Some of these elders walked to the side of the ship and looked into the distance expectantly, while others looked worried and sighed softly.
"Greg, are you still worried?" The elder who was supporting himself on the side of the boat turned around. The elder's arms were as thick as Harris' thighs, and his body was even taller than those of the snow wolf, tiger, and bear tribes. When talking to his fellow tribesmen, he needed to lower his head slightly.
Elder Grego was about the same size as Harris. Hearing this, he looked up at the elder of the Python tribe and said, "Aren't you worried, Gusta? The climate of the Cursed Land is not suitable for our tribe, but we have no room for criticism now. I also believe in the sincerity of the Snow Wolf Tribe. As a race exiled by the Beast King, it is not difficult to understand that the Snow Wolf Tribe extends a helping hand to our tribe. But... our tribe will be neighbors with the elves next. How much better can the elves' attitude towards our tribe be than that of humans?"
When Elder Gregor said the first few words, the other elders frowned, disagreeing with Gregor's harshness , but after hearing the end, they had to agree with Gregor's opinion.
"The Snow Wolf Tribe and the Elves have been neighbors for many years, so it should be... okay, right?" Gustav, the elder of the Python Tribe, said hesitantly, turning his gaze toward Harris.
"The elves are very friendly to the Snow Wolf Tribe." Harris said cautiously, "We were invited by the Snow Wolf Tribe... Even if the elves don't like us, they shouldn't be too hostile, right? When I was in the Bards Guild, the Elf Rangers were just a bit cold to me. In any case, we don't have to deal with the elves for a long time in the future - I haven't heard that the goblins and gray dwarves taken in by the Snow Wolf Tribe have had any friction with the elves."
The elders looked much more relaxed. The gray dwarves were okay, but the goblins were indeed a more miserable race... The main reason why everyone was able to quickly make the decision to take their people on board was because they heard that the Snow Wolf Tribe was willing to accept even goblins.
"I hope so." Elder Gregor sighed, turned around and walked slowly back to the cabin.
The elders exchanged glances and did not call Gregor.
After Gregor disappeared, Elder Gustav said to Harris, "We don't think there's anything wrong with you, Harris. What you asked for for us, and what the Snow Wolf Tribe provided for our tribe...what's the word?"
"Assistance policy." Harris said.
"Yes, the support policy provided by the Snow Wolf Tribe to our tribe is the best condition we can find anywhere else. They provide us with accommodation, arrange jobs, and treat us the same as the Snow Wolf people... What else can we complain about? We in the Snake Tribe are not ungrateful. We are all very grateful for the new life you have found for our tribe." Elder Gusta said sincerely.
Harris was a little embarrassed: "This is what I should do, Elder Gustav."
Elder Gusta smiled and continued, "When our tribe was exiled, Gregor tried his best to contact the bear tribe he knew, hoping that the bear tribe could help our tribe. However, he did not expect that the black bear, moon bear, and shadow bear tribes, who had been friends with Gregor for many years, only dealt with them perfunctorily, and even drove Gregor away rudely... Gregor was heartbroken, and since then he has found it difficult to believe in the kindness of others. This is not his fault, Harris, please don't mind his occasional slip of the tongue."
The python clan is the one with the worst reputation among all snake clans. In the mythologies of various clans, the scenes of swallowing the world and devouring gods are always closely related to the python clan. The mythologies of some pantheons of human race even directly regard the python clan as a symbol of greed and gluttony... But in fact, these big guys are very gentle.
Harris immediately became serious and said in a serious manner, "Of course not, Elder Gustav. I have been traveling around for many years and I understand the prejudices of other tribes against my tribe."
Elder Gusta smiled and nodded, then turned to look at the scenery of the northern continent. When he turned his back to the crowd, Harris seemed to hear a faint, almost inaudible sigh from this elder, who was known for his gentleness and good temper.
The fleet sailed into the port. The first to arrive were the merchant ships of St. Bridget. The three ships carrying more than 1,400 snake tribe members were the last to dock.
Well... although money was spent, there were no real passenger ships in St. Bridge's fleet, so the snake tribe took a hastily converted cargo ship... Most of the snake tribe had to squeeze into the cargo hold and live with the cargo, and there is no need to elaborate on the poor environment.
Even so, the snake tribe did not dare to complain at all. After the boat docked, they did not rush to get off the boat to get some fresh air. They waited obediently for the arrangements of the human crew... Only those who are favored are qualified to be fearless, and this has nothing to do with the snake tribe.
After waiting anxiously for a long time, the human crew finally came to call the snakes to disembark. The crew, who were much weaker than the snakes, roughly called the snakes out of the cargo hold, pushing and urging them to line up. Harris and the snake walkers and warriors were too lazy to argue with the crew, silently supporting the old and weak, picking up the cubs, and lined up to walk down the gangway and land on the dock.
The entire dock was filled with crew members unloading cargo. There were no Snow Wolves or elves to be seen . Harris was holding a cub in each hand, and a look of uneasiness gradually appeared on his face as he looked around.
More and more tribesmen got off the boat, most of them carrying small bags containing all their belongings. Seeing that there was almost not enough space for standing, the crew impatiently asked people to move back, and the crowd moved in a shoving and jostling manner, creating a chaos.
Harris and the walkers, warriors, and elders tried their best to maintain order and avoid trampling. The tall python elder could not see the snow wolf tribe around him and gave Harris a questioning look.
Harris' forehead was covered with sweat, and he didn't know what was going on.
“Here, here!”
Finally, two white-haired werewolves ran out from the intersection on one side of the dock and waved vigorously: "Friends of the Snake Tribe, please come this way!"
"Here they come!" Harris' eyes lit up and he quickly took the lead.
After walking out of the dock platform and turning around the warehouse blocking the intersection, Harris realized why the Snow Wolf Tribe was late... They dragged a large row of flatbed trucks in a row, which seemed to be used to haul luggage for the Snake Tribe.
Harris: “…” This is a bit embarrassing. The snake tribe really doesn’t have much luggage to pack - there is not enough space on the ship. Except for clothes, food and a small amount of money, the rest of the things were left in St. Bridget.
"Which one is Harris?" a snow wolf shouted in a loud voice.
"It's me." Harris quickly trotted forward, holding the cub.
"Hello, I'm A Yue." A Yue was about to shake hands, but when she saw that Harris' hands were busy, she didn't bother to say anything. "Put your luggage and belongings on the cart, and put the cub on as well."
"Okay." Harris put the two cubs on the nearby flatbed cart, and then he noticed that the surface of the cart was covered with a layer of animal skin and some leather belts for people to hold on to.
"Put the young ones in the car!" Ah Yue shouted to the snakes that were pouring out, "Get the older ones in too, we still have to hurry!"
"Those who don't take the car, come here!" Another Snow Wolf ran forward and led the Snake tribe to the open space on the side, "Line up, come forward, put the big backpacks on the car!"
Harris, along with the travelers, warriors, and elders, organized the tribesmen to line up and carry all the cubs onto the carts. Having less luggage was not without its advantages. At least all the cubs and young boys could ride in the carts, instead of having to sit on the boat for so long and then have to travel on their own after being exhausted...
Ah Yue ran around to supervise the order. There were too many people coming and it was difficult to count them in a hurry. Seeing that all the snakes were in poor spirits and seemed too tired to care about the people around them, she shouted to Harris: "Are all your people here? Is there anyone missing?"
Harris really didn't care about this and was stunned.
"Wait a minute, I'll go check." Ah Yue called out, ran to the dock, and shouted to the crew, "Have all the Snake Tribe members disembarked?"
The crew didn't take the snake tribe seriously, but were polite to the snow wolf tribe: "They should all be coming down."
"What do you mean by should? If everyone is off the boat, then everyone is off the boat. If someone is missing, then someone is missing." Ah Yue frowned, turned around and shouted, "Send some people back to the boat to check!"
Harris and other snake warriors blushed and were so busy getting off the boat that they didn't notice this and quickly walked out of the team and ran to the dock.
"Wait, we are busy unloading--" An officer on the ship was unhappy and stepped forward to try to stop it.
Ah Yue is a person who... Xiao Yun would describe her as someone who sticks to the rules and doesn't like to change. She is particularly impatient when things go wrong. She stares with big eyes and walks straight ahead, directly knocking away the crew members who are blocking her way, running up the gangway and onto the deck...
The official wanted to stop him, but the people around him quickly persuaded him to stop. They said that you should choose the person you want to offend carefully. Why would you offend someone who can live in the palace when visiting the royal city?
After checking the three ships to make sure nothing was missed, A Yue called on the team to set off.
More than a dozen carts were full of people. Three of the Snow Wolf Men who came to pick them up ran to the other end of the convoy, took off their clothes and transformed themselves neatly, and put the cart lassos on their shoulders. With a "Woo--!" sound, they pulled away...
Harris and Gustav, the elder of the python tribe, stayed behind the team. Ah Yue came over, nodded as a greeting, and explained, "We were worried that there wouldn't be enough carts, so we borrowed some from the forest elves. That's why we're late."
"Thank you so much." Harris said sincerely.
A Yue said frankly: "Living in the Elf Port costs money, so we won't live here. The construction period is too tight, and only about ten houses for you to live in have been built. Your people have to live in tents first."
"It's nothing. We are used to living in the wild." Harris said hurriedly.
"That's good. Keep an eye on them and don't let anyone fall behind. It will be troublesome to come back and pick them up." Ah Yue nodded and shouted to the front, "Don't drive too fast, or others won't be able to keep up!"
"Okay!" responded the three giant wolves pulling the cart.
The convoy did not enter the port, but turned east after leaving the dock. It was then that the snakes saw the elves - a dozen elf warriors stood at the intersection of the port area, watching the snake team jogging forward. Some of them crossed their arms with disgust, some looked dissatisfied, and some were slightly curious; but no matter what their attitude was, none of them had the intention of approaching and contacting the snakes. Instead, they seemed to be staring at the snakes to prevent them from entering their port.
Disdain, curiosity, alienation, indifference, the snake clan has seen these attitudes too many times. Even the most lively and active snake cubs became quiet when passing in front of this group of elven warriors.
It was not until the tail end of the snake group passed by that one of the elf warriors waved and shouted over here: "Ayue, when are you coming to return the car?"
"Let Nanfeng and the others drag it back later!" A Yue replied.
"You have to rent it. It's not complete until you get a pot of incense sticks!" said the elf warrior with a laugh.
"You go talk to Ashu yourself!" A Yue said happily.
After running out of the port, Elder Gusta, who had been silent for a long time, hesitated and said with a little embarrassment: "Ayue, will our snake tribe... affect the relationship between your snow wolf tribe and the elf tribe?"
"What do you mean?" A Yue asked puzzledly.
"It seems... the elves are not very welcoming to us snakes." Elder Gusta said embarrassedly.
"You are not working with them, so does it matter whether they welcome you or not?" Ah Yue said puzzledly, "It is we who are going to work with you, so isn't it enough for us to welcome you?"
Elder Gustav had a dazed look on his face.
Harris felt like laughing and was also touched.
Ah Yue didn't care about their reactions at all, and said very straightforwardly: "Ah Yun said that all the land suitable for farming on both sides of the canal can be developed and used for farming. This year is the first year of land reclamation. You have a lot to do. In addition to turning the soil, weeding, pest control and sowing, you also have to repair the water conservancy projects."
"We can do anything." Elder Gustav said while wiping the sweat off his face.
A Yue nodded as a matter of course, without saying a word of courtesy - the Snow Wolf Tribe's dictionary does not have the concept of newcomers being treated preferentially or not having to work.
The gravel road that was built last year from the MSG factory to the Elf Port came in handy now. We ran east along the road after leaving the Elf Port. After jogging for an hour, we turned up and took the newly built dirt road. We ran until the snakes who had been squeezed into the cabin for nearly a month were dizzy and out of breath. Finally, we saw the "construction site" that Ah Yue mentioned...
It was a huge construction site. Ah Yue's engineering team only had time to dig out the foundation of the first batch of dormitory-style houses and build a dozen houses in just 20 days. When the snakes arrived, the snow wolves were working hard, carrying sand, moving bricks, digging earth, building walls, mixing mud and laying floor tiles. They were so busy and happy...
"Let's rest here first." A Yue called the snake tribe to go to the grassland upwind, where the temporary canteen was built. In the thatched shed built with wood, a row of large earthen stoves were burning. Steam was rising from the big pots, and the aroma of food could be smelled from a long distance away.
A Yue asked the snakes to disperse and sit down to rest, and said to Harris: "Call all the elders and warriors, let's have a meeting."
Harris knew that there would be many Snow Wolf tribe members, so he quickly called the elders and walker warriors over.
"That row of houses was built the first. After a few days of drying, the cubs can move in. As for the adults, they can live in tents first. We can set them up on the grass over here. Is there any problem?" When everyone gathered, A Yue got straight to the point without any nonsense.
The snake tribe naturally had no objections and were actually moved by the comprehensiveness of the snow wolf tribe... The temperature on the grassland in early spring was about the same as the winter in the southern part of the southern continent. After coming ashore, the snake tribe, wearing only linen clothes, felt the chill and the cubs could not withstand the cold.
"The tribe is busy with spring plowing now. We will come down to lead you to open up wasteland after we finish the work. During this time, you should build a place to live with us. Except for the cubs, everyone else will participate in the work. Is there any problem?"
"Of course not," the elders said in unison.
"That's good. Let's eat first and take a break after that. Then organize your people to work with us." Ah Yue clapped her hands and said, "Now let's go to the nearby MSG factory to borrow some bowls. The tableware we prepared is not enough."
"Can't we eat it in batches? We can eat it later." Harris interrupted.
"It's not enough to cook in batches. Nanfeng Xiaoyu and the others who cook have to go back to the port soon. They don't have time to cook all the time." A Yue said honestly.
The elders were a little uncomfortable with Ah Yue's swift and decisive style, but they still picked out a few walkers who still had the strength to go with Ah Yue to borrow a bowl...
The snake tribe lives on the west bank of the canal, about five kilometers away from the MSG factory. This distance is difficult for ordinary people to walk, but it is not a problem for the orcs.
"Oh oh!" Several snake walkers were stunned when they saw the MSG factory surrounded by a wall - the buildings here looked even larger than the elf port!
"The MSG factory is full of humans. They are afraid of wild animals and insect bites, so they built a wall to enclose them." Ah Yue said as she trotted, "The snake tribe is not afraid, so it will save some trouble where you live."
"Humans!" The snake walkers sighed again. They had heard Harris mention that the Snow Wolf Tribe had hired hundreds of humans to do work, but hearing it was not the same as seeing it with their own eyes.
Harris stared at A Yue's back silently. He found that the character of the Snow Wolf Clan was indeed easy to understand. After less than two hours of contact, he almost figured out the style of this Snow Wolf named A Yue...
The MSG factory, standing alone in the wild, naturally had no gatekeeper. The entrance was blocked by a huge stone weighing thousands of pounds that was chiseled out during road construction. Ah Yue stepped forward to move the stone away, and did not forget to explain to the snake tribe who would be neighbors with the MSG factory in the future: "Last year, a human sneaked out to play, and the grassroots tribe leader and others had to go out to search and rescue, so they used this to block the door. The human can't get out if he can't move it. If you find a human sneaking out in the future, help send him back."
Harris: "...Okay. We will tell the tribesmen."
After entering the gate, several snake walkers were shocked... At a glance, the square was full of wooden racks about two meters high with many wooden boards and winnowing baskets inserted, drying seafood, and the fishy smell was so strong that it was intoxicating...
"Ashan is here?" The Grassroots chief came out of the house next door, holding a huge bundle. "Harris, haha, you snake tribe are finally here, welcome!"
"Grassroots chief." Harris bowed quickly.
"I just arrived and my bowl is not big enough for me to eat. Can you lend me a bowl?" A Yue said.
"Go to the cafeteria over there and get it." The grassroots chief turned his head and pointed at the house on the other end of the square with his chin.
"Let's go." A Yue, who was quick and decisive, got up and walked away.
"Don't hit the shelf!" the grassroots patriarch shouted from behind.
"Got it!" Ah Yue replied, and she even remembered to introduce the factory to the snake tribe. "The factory building over there is where the workers work, the one with smoke coming out of the roof. Even workers are not allowed to walk around the factory casually. If you come to the MSG factory for something in the future, remember not to go over there. The row of houses over there is where the workers live, just like the houses you live in."
The Snow Wolf Tribe's architectural style emphasizes simplicity and neatness. The rows of houses are arranged neatly like chess pieces on a chessboard, with no aesthetic appeal at all... But in the eyes of the Snake Tribe, they are very desirable: these houses are tall, neat, clean and much better than the living environment of the tribesmen in the Southern Continent!
It was almost time for lunch at the MSG factory. Two Snow Wolfs and several human workers were busy preparing food in the cafeteria. Ah Yue pushed the door open and walked in. The human workers who were working hard greeted Ah Yue enthusiastically, but when they saw the several snakes who followed Ah Yue in, their faces changed instantly...
The snake tribe cannot be said to be ugly, and it is not an exaggeration to say that some of its members are handsome and charming, but the characteristics of the snake tribe are indeed quite obvious: cold-toned pupils, pointed chins, pointed noses, thin lips, thin eyebrows, narrow eyes, and the corners of the eyes are too upturned - the kind of villain face that is particularly standard in any art work or illustration.
The Snow Wolf tribe can disguise itself as a human by covering its ears, but the Snake tribe must cover its entire face...
The snake walkers who had just been extremely interested in this MSG factory all became cold. They didn't look at the human workers and followed A Yue to silently move the baskets of bowls.
Ah Yue was impatient with any chores that affected his work efficiency, but that didn't mean he was so dumbfounded that he couldn't see anything. Seeing the workers hiding far away, he asked curiously, "What are you doing? Are they scary?"
"Uh..." The workers didn't know how to answer.
"Who's scary?" The two Snow Wolf chefs looked back curiously.
Ah Yue pointed at Harris and the others, and then at the canteen workers who were retreating in unison: "Is there any need to hide so far away? They won't eat you."
Several canteen workers were so frightened that their complexions suddenly changed and their faces turned pale.
The two Snow Wolf chefs really didn't understand. They put down their work and came over to look at Harris and the others. "They are just ordinary, how could they scare the humans? The barbarians we saw at the port were much uglier than you."
Harris: "..." If this is considered a compliment... then thank you so much?
"Forget it." Ah Yue's strength is that she doesn't get entangled and can let go. "We've taken the bowls away and we won't return them."
"Take it, take it." The two chefs waved their hands.
As Harris carried the basket out of the door, he heard the two Snow Wolf chefs questioning the human workers: "Is it because the snakes have some stench that only humans can smell, so you are afraid of them?"
Several snake walkers smelled the fishy smell floating in the MSG factory, and they really had the urge to burst into tears... What did the snake do wrong? !
