HLnovel Chapter 374 Not Starving
Chapter 374 Not Starving
After the rain gradually subsided, Sen from the tribe, along with Yu and Kun, began to patrol the valley area at irregular intervals.
The scene outside the valley was shocking, covered in thick mud. Due to the continuous rainfall, Yu and Kun couldn't fly as far as usual. Therefore, they could only patrol the area around the valley, closely monitoring the changes in their surroundings.
Sen was constantly concerned about the epidemic situation in the Lion Clan and Hyena Clan. After thinking for a moment, he decided to fly to the direction where those two clans were located to take a look.
Sen first arrived at the hyena tribe's territory. The terrain there was relatively high, and the hyenas themselves possessed strong resistance to viruses, so the casualties caused by this epidemic weren't too great. After all, the hyena tribe traditionally fed on rotting carcasses, and during this rainy season, they relied on scavenging animal carcasses floating on the water for food, living a fairly comfortable life. However, even so, Sen's rough estimate revealed that the hyena tribe had still lost about a third of its members.
Immediately afterward, Senma flew towards the Lion Clan's territory without stopping. When he arrived, what he saw made him frown. The Lion Clan's current situation was clearly not optimistic. Perhaps the Lion Clan leader had realized the severity of the epidemic, and had already isolated some of the sick orcs outside the caves, while those who had not yet contracted the disease huddled together inside, shivering.
Sen carefully observed the number of people around him and, after a rough estimate, found that the number of people here was about half that of the lion-clan beastmen.
Next, Sen went straight to the gorilla's territory to investigate.
As he stepped into the area, he couldn't help but wonder: perhaps because the gorillas were used to living high in the trees, there were surprisingly few sick individuals among them. Moreover, even those gorillas that were unfortunate enough to get sick mostly developed their illnesses from being soaked by the rain, which showed that the so-called "plague" had not had a serious impact on them.
After carefully inspecting every place, Sen turned around and embarked on his journey back to the cave located in the valley.
At this moment, not only are none of the beastmen in the Eastern tribe sick, but what is even more delightful is that several female beastmen are pregnant!
This news was like a spring breeze that swept through everyone's hearts, immersing the entire tribe in an atmosphere of joy and hope.
After listening quietly to the detailed report brought back by Sen, Ruan Mianmian nodded thoughtfully and said, "I don't think this incident is necessarily a real plague. It might just be some kind of infectious virus at work. Fortunately, the rainy season is almost over. If we can successfully usher in the dry season, as the temperature gradually rises, many viruses will probably decrease or even disappear."
Her words seemed to reassure everyone, easing their tension a little.
The tribe's dried meat is almost gone. They had plenty of food reserves, and everyone was hoping to go hunting when the rains subsided during the rainy season. But this year, this situation has changed, and the number of orcs in the tribe has increased, leading to a significant surge in food consumption.
Yu looked at the food reserves with some concern. He went to Ruan Mianmian and wondered if he should reduce the amount of food his tribesmen ate.
Upon hearing this, Ruan Mianmian said, "I said I wouldn't let the people go hungry. Let's finish the last of the dried meat today, and I'll provide fresh meat tomorrow."
Yu nodded silently after hearing the chief's words and went to distribute food to the tribespeople.
As the jerky dwindled, some of the beastmen in the tribe tacitly saved it for the females and cubs. The beastmen of the Beaver tribe, in particular, felt guilty for coming all this way to eat and drink for free without doing anything, so they went even hungrier and refused to eat.
Sen found Ruan Mianmian and told her in detail what had happened in the tribe.
After listening, Ruan Mianmian felt a surge of emotion. On one hand, she was moved by the kindness and simplicity of her people; on the other hand, she felt that they had underestimated her abilities.
Thinking of this, Ruan Mianmian turned around without hesitation and walked to the place where the food was stored, and then forcefully threw out two fat moose.
The two moose fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Immediately afterwards, Ruan Mianmian shouted, "Yu, quickly take a few people and roast these two moose and share them with everyone!"
Upon hearing the order, Yu immediately sprang into action. He quickly gathered several strong orcs, and together they carried the moose to the campfire to roast it.
The orcs from the nearby tribes were so excited to have such fresh meat to enjoy that they danced and cheered loudly.
In stark contrast, the beaver tribe's beastmen stared wide-eyed at the two moose, their faces filled with disbelief.
One of the beaver orcs stammered, "This...leader...this beast meat..." Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by another orc beside him.
Jiang slowly walked forward, first carefully examining the moose on the ground, and then looking up at Ruan Mianmian standing not far away.
Suddenly, as if he had realized something, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Then, without the slightest hesitation, he turned around and shouted loudly to his people behind him, "Quickly! Kneel down! Pay homage to the Goddess!"
At Jiang's command, the beaver tribe beastmen, as if waking from a dream, knelt down and kowtowed devoutly to Ruan Mianmian. The atmosphere instantly became solemn and respectful.
Before this, Jiang had heard his elders tell legends about beast gods and goddesses. Although he was skeptical of these legends at the time, he always held a sense of awe in his heart.
Now, witnessing firsthand how easily Ruan Mianmian could offer two enormous moose for everyone to eat, and considering that she, as a seemingly weak female, was able to lead such a large tribe, with two powerful shamans assisting her, it's clear that...
At this moment, all the mysteries seemed to be solved—the dignified leader before them was none other than the legendary goddess!