Chapter 69 Discussing the Salt Exchange

Early the next morning, Chu Ange was still half asleep when he heard people talking on the balcony. It was like mosquitoes in summer, buzzing and disturbing.

Chu Ange went out sleepily and found that the person who came was Lang Yi. He was saying something to Long Chen, "Xiao Yi, what are you doing in our cave so early?"

Lang Yi: "Sister, Uncle Yuan asked me to call you over. He wants to discuss something with you."

"We?" Chu Ange looked at Long Chen, "What's the matter?"

Lang Yi shook his head: "Uncle Yuan didn't say."

"I'll wash up and be gone soon." Chu Ange turned around to get a toothbrush to brush her teeth, and Long Chen got her some water to wash her face.

Lang Yi waited for her to finish washing up, and the three of them went to the Shiyuan Cave together.

When they reached the event square, Niu Zhuang stopped them and said, "Mr. Envoy, when will you heal the disability on my back?"

Chu Ange then remembered that the day before the God-asking ceremony, she had promised in front of everyone to help treat the disabled orcs in the tribe.

The first one to agree was Niu Zhuang. The original plan was to help him with the treatment after successfully asking the gods for help, but she ended up in her estrus period and the matter had been delayed until now.

Lang Yi: "Niu Zhuang, wait a minute if you have anything to say. The tribe leader wants to talk to my sister about something urgent."

Niu Zhuang was indifferent. He had already accepted his lifelong disability. The appearance of Chu Ange gave him hope of recovery, and he didn't want to wait any longer.

Considering the orcs' average lifespan of 200 years, Niu Zhuang is still in his prime. After his disability is cured, he will have the opportunity to return to the hunting team and become a brave warrior.

"You count the number of disabled orcs in the tribe, and then ask them to gather in the square. I will give you treatment when I come down." Chu Ange said. It is not good to delay doing what you promised.

One less disabled person and one more warrior will be more beneficial to the tribe.

Niu Zhuang then happily stepped aside and said, "I'll go and do the statistics now. You go ahead and do your work. We'll be waiting for you downstairs."

"Okay." Chu Ange nodded and left.

Arriving at the Lion Abyss cave, Chu Ange spoke before the others arrived, "Father, what do you want from us?"

Shi Yuan's face was full of worry at the moment. When he saw Chu Ange coming, his brows relaxed a little. "I'm going to lead the team to exchange salt. You and Long Chen can help take care of the tribe."

After Langli secretly used up all the supplies in the warehouse, Shiyuan had been worrying about how to solve this problem.

The place where the salt is exchanged is at the seaside, far away from them, where there is only summer and winter.

Summer is the best time for the sea orcs to dry salt. The sea orcs can only dry salt in summer because the mountains are blocked by heavy snow in winter and the glaciers on the sea surface are frozen.

In the past, they would set out to exchange salt in the spring, and it would be almost summer when they returned.

Where the White Wolf Tribe lives, it is spring all year round. They can't stand the coldness of the seaside and the snow in winter. Autumn was approaching, and they needed to exchange the salt before winter came. Otherwise, when winter came, they would not be able to cross the snow-capped mountains and would be frozen to death outside.

But if they don’t change the salt now, they will have to wait until next spring to change the salt, and then they will have no salt to eat for more than half a year.

When Chu Ange heard that he could go to the beach to exchange salt and watch the snow, he immediately became interested. "I have never been to the beach to see the sea, nor have I seen snow. Dad, please take me with you."

Southerners’ obsession is snow, northerners’ obsession is the sea, and southwesterners’ obsession is the sea and snow.

As a person from the southwest, Chu Ange had never seen the sea or snow.

She had originally booked a flight to Sanya, preparing to go to the beach to fill her yearning and obsession with the sea.

Who would have thought that after a good sleep, when you open your eyes you would find yourself traveling to this beast world that is like a primeval forest.

Now that there is a chance to see the sea, she said she would go no matter what.

"No, the road to exchange salt is full of too many unknown dangers, you can't go." Shi Yuan rejected it outright.

It was precisely because of the danger that she should go with them. The salt-exchanging team would be gone for three months. During these three months, if they encountered any danger along the way and got injured or accidentally ingested poison, it would cost the orcs their lives.

The tribe has a small population to begin with, and warriors are extremely precious. Some warriors were lost when exchanging salt in the spring, and now they have to set out to exchange salt again in the autumn, losing more warriors. This tribe will only become smaller and smaller, so how can it grow stronger?

A military doctor is indispensable during marches and battles. Having her accompany you can also reduce some unnecessary casualties.

But she knew that Shi Yuan would not easily agree to let her go, so she had to think of a reason that he could not refuse.

Before she could think of a reason, she heard Long Chen say, "Want to see the sea? I'll take you there."

In Shi Yuan's eyes, Long Chen is indeed very strong, but he also has a fatal flaw, arrogance!

He stopped her and said, "I don't agree with you taking Ange out alone. There are many man-eating beasts on the way to the beach, and many of them appear in groups. You can't handle them alone."

Long Chen thought to himself that in the entire East Wasteland Forest, there was no one stronger than him, and there was nothing he could not handle.

After thinking for a while, he looked at Shi Yuan with an unquestionable look in his eyes and said, "You stay in the tribe, and I will exchange salt for you."

Long Chen's strength is many times stronger than Shi Yuan's. If he leads the team to exchange salt, it will definitely reduce a lot of casualties. Shi Yuan thought about it for a while and agreed, "Okay, but Ange can't go."

Long Chen: "You have no say."

Shi Yuan was about to refute, but Chu Ange interrupted him, "Father, I am the messenger of the Dragon God. The Dragon God will protect me. Long Chen will also protect me. I will not be in danger."

Shi Yuan refused to agree to anything and even felt a little regretful for asking them to discuss the matter.

Seeing that he was unwilling to give in, Chu Ange couldn't think of a reason that Shi Yuan couldn't refuse, so she sighed and asked, "When will the salt exchange team set off?"

Shi Yuan frowned again, feeling quite helpless as if he was the head of a household and knew that firewood and rice were expensive. "This is the second reason why I asked you to come. We don't have enough supplies to exchange for salt."

Changing salt in autumn is much more dangerous than changing salt in spring. If too few people are sent, there is a fear that the salt changing team will encounter major dangers and not have enough manpower. If too many people are sent, the amount of salt exchanged will not be proportional.

Chu Ange thought for a moment and said, "I'll find a way to get the supplies."

“As soon as possible.” Shi Yuan said. The sooner the salt-exchanging materials are gathered, the earlier they can set off and try to get back before the mountain is closed by heavy snow.

Chu Ange nodded: "Understood."

Finally, the salt-exchanging team was scheduled to depart a week later, which meant that she needed to raise enough supplies for the salt exchange within a week.

During this period, she ordered everyone to go to the mountains to pick mushrooms and dry them. She taught everyone several types of edible mushrooms and asked them to pick them accordingly.

The peppers are ripe and almost red, and we pick them all and dry them.