Lan's efforts have made Xia a part of the Xia tribe, and will usher in even greater...

After hesitating for a few seconds, Zhaoxia slowly spoke, her voice calm: "This is our choice, a choice made to help other members of our race."

Everyone just didn't want to upset Aria and the others, so they hadn't revealed anything until now, and he was unwilling to speak up either. He knew that Lorelei, Shida, and a few other members of his clan who were stronger than Aria and the others might have vaguely guessed something, but they still didn't say anything.

They will not be born until all their kind have been saved.

“My abilities are inferior to theirs, and I was the first Zhelan to give up. But they are still persevering.” Zhaoxia walked to Jiang Yunlan’s left and looked up at the Xia tribe nestled in the grassland.

Now that Zelan has been born, he can no longer protect his people scattered across the continent as he did before his birth. They want to protect the last remaining vestiges of their people's consciousness.

"...Is it because of those Zelan who were captured?" Jiang Yunlan said softly, somewhat understanding their choice.

She remembered that Zelan could sense the state of her people.

Asaka nodded, turning to her side, and said, "If Lan hadn't brought this up, I wouldn't have said it. We can't beat those guys right now. The information I sensed before I was born tells me that three of the guys controlling them are just as powerful as Sveta."

Sveta is currently the most powerful being in the Xia tribe; all the Zelan beastmen in the Xia tribe cannot defeat one Sveta.

"What? Are they really as strong as me? I'm an elf who's survived since the Age of Calamity." Sveta exclaimed in surprise, her tone gradually becoming serious.

It dared not ponder how many nature spirits had their lives taken to raise such a powerful creature.

Lorelei gave a wry smile. He had guessed this would happen; otherwise, why would Chaoxia have remained silent? Chaoxia was afraid that if they went to find their suffering kin, they would also be captured by those same people.

Many of their people were captured during that period, leading to a surge in searches for them. Finally, when Aliya remained at their settlement and led his people out, he only managed to find some of those who had gone out, as well as Shida, who had escaped from the laboratory.

At that time, he couldn't even count how many of his own kind he had lost. He only remembered that there were almost no more of his own kind who could radiate pain, and many of those who felt pain had died with hatred in their hearts.

Their clan's stealth techniques were thus honed to perfection, allowing them to maintain perfect intelligence on the surface even from the deepest depths of the earth. Their only regret was their weak offensive capabilities, making them unable to defeat the more powerful orcs.

The group of Zelan remained silent, as did Heitu, Fenghong, and Hati.

The air was heavy and suffocating, making it hard for the orcs to breathe.

Jiang Yunlan secretly counted the old friends Svita had mentioned in her mind, and realized that if she could find half of them, she could defeat the guys Zhaoxia had mentioned. She breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't worry, once we get our help, we'll have the strength to fight them."

The ship for the expedition is still under construction, so it's impossible to immediately set sail to find the wind spirit.

She remembered that Lian Sanshan had told her that the locations Sveta had given were all far from Xia's location, and in different directions. Given this, to quickly find the other elves, several teams would need to be dispatched simultaneously. Ideally, each team should include an orc who wields the power of nature, in case of unforeseen circumstances.

She had already decided on the captains for the four teams that went out: herself, Hati, Maple Red, and Azure Feather Crow. Tara, along with Cotton and Mountain Shepherd, who were about to gain the power of ice and snow, would stay in their habitat to guard the tribe.

However, this decision presents a problem: what to do with the remaining orcs going out? Sending out four teams of orcs doesn't mean they can all be chosen from the original warriors. Removing too many guards would make it difficult to guarantee the safety of their habitat.

"It would be better to issue a recruitment notice and find new orcs." Jiang Yunlan sat at her desk, picking up her pen to write down her thoughts. She planned to have a carrier pigeon deliver the message to the Azure Wood Crow, who was roosting in the mountains.

She had barely begun writing the letter when another idea popped into her head. The newly formed temporary teams should have their own captains selecting the members.

Those three orcs were all familiar with the tribe, and they each had a few suitable candidates in mind when deciding who to send out. They could wait until they had recruited the desired team members and still didn't have enough manpower before issuing a recruitment notice.

She was handling T-tribe affairs in the central building, while Sveta randomly selected an orc to show it around the habitat, and incidentally give Hati or MapleRed some pointers. It was a forest elf, unable to teach MapleRed many things, but it could teach MapleRed a number of general skills.

Maple Red, Black Soil, and Hati honed themselves in their grassland habitat, and their strength grew day by day.

Despite being constantly busy with various matters, Jiang Yunlan did not slack off in her training. She found it difficult to dedicate large blocks of time specifically to training, and as early as when she received Freya's blessing, she learned to multitask, absorbing the surrounding natural energy during daily activities such as walking and eating.

Or she might manipulate the power of wood to have plants fetch her items, occasionally releasing the power of ice and snow for cooling purposes. The season has arrived, the weather is warming, and it's the perfect time to release ice and snow.

At first, before she had mastered the power of nature, this multitasking often left her flustered. It was common for her to take the wrong path, almost bump into walls, accidentally drop things held by plants, or freeze something.

After years of arduous training, Jiang Yunlan has finally mastered multitasking and can now use two different natural forces simultaneously.

She rarely reveals the hard work she puts in behind the scenes, but 022, the elves, and the beastmen who have been watching her all along know how much sweat and effort she has put in to achieve such success. Just like the efforts Lan has made for Xia's development that they have witnessed.

Maple Syrup glanced down at the half-finished planning document on Lan's desk, silently took the stacked and finished documents Lan had prepared, and tiptoed back to continue battling the tangled mess of tasks. Lan would always write down the tribe's upcoming plans for her before going out, and by following Lan's plans, she could smoothly advance the expansion of the habitat.

Whenever she sees Lan working hard, she and Grey Honey will follow suit, afraid of being left behind by Lan one day. Orcs who can't keep up with Lan's pace are destined not to stay by Lan's side.

Black Soil, Hati, and Maple Red, the orcs, were also inspired by Lan's actions, and began to use the power of nature in their daily lives in addition to their regular training. Orcs who weren't strong enough couldn't protect Lan, nor could they protect the tribe. They still remembered that among their enemies were powerful figures like Sveta.

Unbeknownst to Jiang Yunlan, Xia's orcs were all spurred on by her, striving towards their own goals.

The Xia tribe is thriving. All the orcs are working hard for a better future.