HLnovel Chapter 230: The Poor Snake Beastmen in the Beast World (17)
Chapter 230: The Poor Snake Beastmen in the Beast World (17)
Winter is here!
Usually before winter, they would go to distant trading markets to buy supplies for the winter.
But now, they don't need it at all.
The Tiger Tribe’s food reserves, firewood and everything else are ready.
The food was pickled and preserved, and Jiang Zui also harvested a batch of sweet potatoes in advance.
The orc looked at the room full of food, his eyes full of joy and anticipation.
This time, their tribe would no longer have to suffer as in previous years.
Finally, we can have a comfortable winter!
At this moment, the orcs were extremely grateful for Jiang Zui's arrival.
If it weren't for Jiang Zui, they wouldn't be able to live in a warm house.
The cave was already damp, and now it was winter, so it was extremely cold inside.
But the houses they built themselves were different.
The house is warm in winter and cool in summer, it is spacious and bright, much better than a cave.
Moreover, they also knew why Jiang Zui proposed to install a kang when the house was being built.
The moment they got on the kang, their eyes lit up!
it turns out!
Such a warm bed!
Especially old orcs, cubs, and females, are very fond of Kang.
With tears in his eyes, the old orc stroked the warm kang and sighed, "If they had known about this kang earlier, perhaps so many of their companions would not have died."
The old orc's son and female were both frozen to death in the cave last winter.
At that time, the old orc's partner died shortly after giving birth to their son.
His son was frozen to death because he was just born and there was heavy snow.
The female had a happy smile on her face and joked to her partner: "I have decided that I will spend this winter on the kang."
The cubs were jumping and dancing on the heated kang, looking very happy.
The orcs' faces were full of longing for the future.
There are only two seasons in the Orc Continent.
Summer and winter.
It’s just that there is a one-month transition period at the intersection of summer and winter.
That is, winter and summer have five months in total.
After five months, there will be a month that is the best time to hunt.
After this month, summer will arrive.
And so it goes, in a continuous cycle.
Wild beasts no longer appear in winter. Only those extremely hungry beasts will come out to look for food. Most beasts stay in their nests.
However, summer is different.
The weather is dry and extremely hot in summer.
Wild animals will migrate to suitable habitats, and wild animal tides will occur.
There are about three to five beast tides every year.
But they were all small beast tides.
It’s not that large-scale beast tides don’t exist, but they are extremely rare.
On average, there is a large-scale beast tide every two or three years.
A large-scale beast tide can destroy countless tribes.
Therefore, when facing a tide of small beasts, the orcs will be happy, as this will represent food delivered to their doorstep, so they should not refuse it.
But when facing a large tide of beasts, the orcs will be afraid, as it means their tribe is about to face disaster.
According to previous calculations, this year is the day when the great beast tide is supposed to arrive.
However, there was no exact location and time for where the beast tide came from and where it was going. Therefore, even though the tiger tribe leader was worried, he still arranged for orcs to survey the situation and take turns to protect the safety of the tribe.
On the thirteenth day after entering winter, Jiang Zui became an adult.
On the day of their adulthood, Jiang Zui and Bai Qi held a couple-tying ceremony.
The orc-bonding ceremony is very simple. It involves just a few words in front of all the orcs while they are fighting or eating.
Afterwards, one of the male or female moves to live with the other.
Since Jiang Zui and Bai Qi live in the same house, there is no need for them to move.
As long as the two of them get together, the next day, they will show each other's totems in front of the orcs.
That way, everyone knows who is a partner.
Jiang Zui smiled and led the embarrassed Bai Qi forward, shouting, "Everyone, Brother Qi and I will hold the couple-making ceremony here today."
As soon as these words fell, the voices on the field instantly rose, and everyone congratulated: "Congratulations! Congratulations!"
"Jiang Zui, Qiqi, you two must live well."
"Qiqi, Jiang Zui is a great benefactor of our tribe. You can't accept other orcs in a short period of time after accepting Jiang Zui." Bai Di said.
Everyone says the same nice things.
However, only Hu Panpan looked indifferent and said sarcastically: "Hey, some people, they don't want to have such a good treasure, but just want to stick to that cold butt."
Hu Panpan looked at Jiang Zui and said with a teasing look in his eyes: "Jiang Zui, are you sure Bai Qi wants to take you as his partner?!
Does he really like you?
Don't tell me that I don't want you to go to another tribe with your ability, so I want to use your identity as a partner to trap you here."
When Hu Panpan said this, the smiles on the faces of all the orcs present froze in an instant.
Especially Hu Yu, who had a bad temper. He stood up and pointed at Hu Panpan and started to scold him, "Hu Panpan, what do you mean?!
Jiang Zui and Qiqi are a good couple, don't try to sow discord between them.
Hu Panpan, don't think that others don't know that you like Jiang Zui, and he doesn't agree, but you still want to pester him.
I advise you to have some shame."
After a pause, he continued, "Also, you said Qiqi was attracted by Jiang Zui's ability, what about you? Isn't it because of Jiang Zui's ability that you want to take Jiang Zui as your partner?"
Hu Panpan's face turned darker and darker as he listened to Hu Yu's words. He clenched his hands tightly and said nothing.
The orcs began to stir.
"Pan Pan, you already have so many partners, you don't need Jiang Zui anymore, and Jiang Zui doesn't like you either, so why force it?"
"Yes, Panpan."
Hu Panpan looked at the person who was speaking and shouted, "Shut up. Although I have so many partners, I also said that as long as Jiang Zui is willing to be my partner, I can give him the position of first partner."
Hearing this, Jiang Zui wanted to raise his foot and go forward to argue, but Bai Qi quickly grabbed Jiang Zui's arm and shook his head.
Afterwards, Bai Qi came out in person and said, "Hu Panpan, Jiang Zui and I are in love with each other.
Why do you stand up and cause trouble at this time?"
"Just because you don't really like Jiang Zui!" Hu Panpan said with undiminished momentum.
“Heh—” Bai Qi sneered, “How do you know that I don’t really like Jiang Zui?
If I didn't like him, why would I persuade the tribe members to keep Jiang Zui? Hu Panpan, don't forget, I brought Jiang Zui back from outside the tribe.
If you were me, would you dare to bring the stray orcs back to the tribe?
Also, if I remember correctly, Jiang Zui has rejected you many times. Love cannot be forced. Don’t you understand this?
Today is the day Jiang Zui and I get married. I don’t want to argue with you. If you know your place, get out of here.”