Primitive Orc 21: Insufficient Manpower

The Black Hawk tribe's traditional warrior selection competition kicked off at the order of the tribe leader.

The first thing that begins is a display of body size. Only the strongest orcs with the most fluent flying skills can qualify for the subsequent martial arts competition.

So, a group of eagle beastmen performed hovering, diving, ascending, spiraling into the sky, and avoiding obstacles (the tribe leader) in front of the cliff...

The orcs and demihumans from other tribes had never seen such a scene and their eyes widened.

Xier also watched intently, especially when someone accidentally moved the entrance to his cave, Xier always had the urge to slap that person away.

After watching it for a while, Xie Yunsui realized that it looked like some kind of art festival performance, so he tried hard to control his expression.

Although this kind of disorderly flight is very wild and beautiful, it will make your eyes dizzy after watching it for a long time. If you don’t know these orcs, you will have no idea who is flying over so suddenly. How did their tribe choose the most powerful one?

Yayin was originally enjoying the performance, but suddenly she caught sight of a slightly subtle expression on Priest Yun's face. After a moment's thought, she took the initiative to ask, "Did Priest Yun notice anything wrong?"

Watching a performance in someone else's tribe, Xie Yunsui politely replied, "No, it was wonderful."

Yayin withdrew her gaze and asked after a moment, "Who do you think has the most beautiful figure, Priest Yun?"

He also had a mission assigned by the patriarch.

Why did they specifically invite the Cloud Priest? It was because they wanted him to help select the most beautiful orc warriors.

This is the most powerful Beast God Messenger!

Normally they don’t have access to the priests of the Golden Tiger Tribe and the Big Bear Tribe, but now that they have such a good relationship with the Valley, what’s wrong with getting in touch with the priests!

Xie Yunsui looked at all the eagle beastmen with a smile: "They are all good."

Yayin: “…”

From the next cave, separated by a thin layer of stone wall, exclamations could be heard from time to time.

"Wow! This orc flies really fast!"

"Not bad, not bad, that one flies fast too!"

"I still see this one flying fast and straight."

After a while, a member of the Black Hawk tribe who was also in the cave spoke calmly: "You are talking about the same one."

The scene fell into strange silence for a moment.

…

Fortunately, the body display segment did not last long, and the chief eliminated the orcs who were visibly smaller and did not fly smoothly.

These orcs were not originally planning to participate in this year's Ice Melt Season selection. It was the tribe leader who wanted to make this selection look more popular, so they all signed up.

So after being eliminated, we didn't feel unhappy. We happily found each other's caves, ate while preparing to watch the main event.

Among the eight remaining eagle beastmen, Yu Sheng was among them.

Everyone in the valley was most familiar with Yu Sheng, so they weren't surprised at all. However, the subhumans of the Black Hawk Tribe were a little bit incredulous: "Yu Sheng has grown so tall?"

It was at this time that Yu Sheng's partner Liu Yi discovered that he was almost the same size as Yu Lie from the clan leader's family.

Liu Yi seemed to be lost in thought.

During the snow season, everyone was hungry and thinner, but Yusheng ate well with the people in the valley and grew taller every day.

Competitions in hunting techniques have always been the Black Hawk tribe's forte.

The tribe has established a system for selecting warriors, and to this day, everyone in the Black Hawk tribe knows the process.

First, an unfixed person throws something out, and a group of candidates catch the thrown object before it hits the ground. The orc who successfully catches it will get a beautiful little flower as a reward.

After ten times, the Eagle Beastmen who have not obtained the flower will be eliminated.

The remaining orcs will have one final competition. They must catch a prey in the redwood forest within a limited time (before the sun sets). The one who catches the most flowers will win and successfully win the championship of this warrior selection competition.

Since the additional audience members could not understand much, the only host, the patriarch, gave some explanations.

Chi Yu, Hu Jiao and a few others started weaving bamboo baskets.

The split and roasted bamboo strips were soft and flexible, woven vertically and horizontally, and blossomed in the hands of the demi-humans.

When Liu Yi went to the valley, the bamboo in the valley had been used up and the bamboo weaving activity had ended. This was the first time he saw bamboo baskets being woven, and his eyes were unconsciously attracted to it.

When Hu Jiao saw the fruits scattered casually on the ground in the cave, they rolled to the side when the wind blew, so he quickly weaved a small bamboo basket, carefully trimmed the edges, and handed it to the owner of the cave to put the fruits in.

"Is it ready?" The demi-human was very surprised when he saw the exquisite little bamboo basket.

"It's very simple. If you want to learn, you can follow us." said Hu Jiao.

Liu Yi was surprised: "Can we learn?"

Isn't this a technology unique to their valley? Didn't they even use it to exchange goods with them?

Hu Jiao laughed and said, "We are few in number and too busy to handle everything. If you can learn it yourself, can't you make it yourself?"

The sub-people of the Black Hawk tribe were a little embarrassed, but as Chi Yuhu Jiao and the others were not on guard at all and explained the special places they weaved, they were quickly led into the game.

It's not just this cave. In other caves, as long as one person starts weaving bamboo baskets, it will evolve into the whole cave weaving together.

The subhumans of the Black Hawk tribe were quite happy.

There were no other entertainment activities in the past, and just watching everyone flying around got boring after a while.

Especially the last project, the orcs all ran to the forest to hunt, and they couldn't follow them. They had to wait for them to return at home. The time during this period was so boring that they could only take a nap.

Now that I have work to do and I'm proficient at it, I don't have to keep my eyes on it all the time. I just check occasionally to see if anyone has come back, and I feel like no time has been wasted at all.

The fight among the eagle beastmen reached its climax when Yu Sheng was the first to capture his prey.

"It's Yusheng! Yusheng is the first one to come back. Liuyi, look!"

Liu Yi looked up and in the blink of an eye saw his partner coming back with a small long-tailed beast in his mouth, flapping his wings excitedly.

Liu Yi greeted him and told him to go and hand in the task to the clan leader as soon as possible.

The long-tailed beast is not big, but it runs very fast, and is always difficult to catch.

Even though Yu Lie came back with a Moo Beast in his mouth, everyone's eyes were still fixed on Yu Sheng.

At the final settlement, Yu Sheng and Yu Lie had the same number of small flowers, but because Yu Sheng came back earlier than Yu Lie, the clan leader announced that Yu Sheng was the warrior of this year.

Yu Sheng flew around excitedly, while Yu Lie returned to the cave with a disappointed look on his face.

"I always thought Yu Lie would be the warrior this year, but I didn't expect Yu Sheng to have so many little flowers, not inferior to Yu Lie at all."

"Yu Sheng is so powerful?!"

"Last harvest season, he couldn't catch prey alone, but after just one snow season, he was able to catch a long-tailed beast."

…

Many Black Hawks, including the tribe leader, hadn't expected this outcome. When Yu Shuo came back to comfort his children, he noticed that Xie Yunsui didn't look surprised at all. Unable to contain his curiosity, he asked, "Did Priest Yun guess this outcome?"

Xie Yunsui laughed: "How could I have guessed? Yu Lie and Yu Sheng have similar abilities. I wouldn't be surprised whoever wins."

It's just that Yu Lie lacked a little bit of luck.

Yu Shuo sighed: "I didn't expect Yu Sheng's ability to improve so quickly."

Yu Lie remembered Yu Sheng's previous appearance. It was impossible for him to compete with him for the Warrior title. Thinking of Yu Sheng's life in the valley during the snowy season, he asked, "Priest Yun, was he blessed by the Beast God when he was in the valley?"

"No, it's his own hard work." Xie Yunsui said, "During the snowy season, he often fought with Xi'er and Langfeng, honing his hunting skills, so he grew rapidly."

Yu Lie was silent.

Xie Yunsui didn't want to undermine his confidence, so he continued, "But it's because he met us and had enough food and drink every day that he had the energy to fight Xier and the others. You were short of food in the tribe and slept for so long, yet you were still on par with Yusheng. That's already quite impressive."

Xie Yunsui thought, if it was Yu Lie instead of Yu Sheng who went to live in the valley during the snow season, then Yu Lie would definitely be the winner in today's race, leaving the second place and those after him far behind.

This also indirectly explains why there have been no evolved orcs in Western Continent for so long.

We are starving for two seasons out of four in every year. There is not enough food, nutrition is insufficient, and there is not enough energy in the body. How can we evolve?

If we want everyone to have the capital to fight against the Big Bear Tribe, we still have to train these orcs as soon as possible.

Xie Yunsui smiled and suggested that in the future, the orcs of the Black Hawk tribe could go to the valley to practice with Xier and the others in their spare time, and the wolf orcs would definitely be willing to serve as sparring partners.

Yu Lie nodded fiercely: "I will go."

After hearing this, clan leader Yu Shuo nodded secretly.

Now, there is no need to think of other ways to make the relationship between the tribe and the valley closer.

If the tiger and wolf beastmen could fly, they would really like to recruit all the people in the valley into their own tribe.

Regardless of what Yu Shuo had never expected, before the orcs could get in touch with each other, the demihumans came first.

"Go learn bamboo weaving?"

Yu Shuo was just about to ask who came up with this outrageous idea, but Liu Yi and others said that the subhumans in the valley were willing to teach them. They also took out a bamboo basket with an irregular shape, which they woven with bamboo strips. Although it didn't look good, it was completely suitable for holding fruits and the like.

Yu Shuo's heart was burning with excitement, and he went to Priest Yun to ask if he could learn it.

Xie Yunsui was worried about not having enough manpower, so he asked hurriedly, "How many people are coming?"

Yu Shuo said cautiously: "Five...? Three is fine too."

Once they have learned it, they can go back to the tribe and teach others.

Xie Yunsui saw Yu Shuo's expression, which looked like he was afraid that he would regret it if he talked too much. He also thought about the fact that many tribes were reluctant to share their skills with other tribes. He smiled helplessly and said, "Anyone in your tribe who wants to learn bamboo weaving can come and learn."

"Oh, by the way, you mentioned before that you wanted to order traps, as well as making charcoal and clay pots. If there's anything you want to learn, you can bring it here."

Yu Shuo couldn't believe what he heard and couldn't help rubbing his hands: "Isn't this bad?"

If they all learned it, what would happen to the people in the valley?

Xie Yunsui sighed, "We're short of manpower... Now that it's the thaw season, the other tribes won't be driving anyone out. Theoretically, the number of people in our valley won't increase. With so few people, we can't handle the large orders from the Scaled Snake Tribe, and there's also the agreement with the Red Fox Tribe..."

Yu Shuo: “…”

"I still have a lot of things to teach you. Once you've mastered them, I can give you some of these orders. I can also take some time off to teach you how to make smoked meat and fried dried fish."

Not only food, but also cultivating fields, digging canals to provide water, building houses, spinning hemp and making clothes...all of these require manpower!

Xie Yunsui looked at Yu Shuo, and was already imagining the beautiful scene of snatching all the people from the Black Hawk tribe to work for him.