Chapter 228: Encountering the Otter Tribe Again

Soon, the fleet entered the river bay and approached the shore.

Lu Zhu led the warriors of the Otter Tribe to the place where the fleet was docked.

When Lu Zhu saw that everyone on the boat had the totem patterns of the Teng tribe painted on their faces, he finally felt relieved.

Lu Zhu asked loudly, "Are you a friend from the Teng tribe?"

Jingjie replied, "I am Jingjie, the leader of the fishing team of the Teng tribe."

Lu Zhu laughed and said, "You are truly a friend of the Teng Tribe. Welcome to the Otter Tribe!"

This was the first time that Lu Zhu saw a familiar tribe since migrating here, and he was very excited.

"Come down quickly and take a rest in our otter tribe."

Luzhu enthusiastically invited Jingjie to come down. Without much hesitation, Jingjie asked the crew to lay wooden boards connecting the hull and the river bank.

After the wooden planks were set up, Jingjie was the first to get off the boat, followed by five crew members.

To be on the safe side, the others stayed on the boat temporarily to deal with emergencies.

When the members of the Otter Tribe saw the warriors from the Vine Tribe coming, some of them hid in the houses, while others boldly came over and watched, chattering.

Even the big otters popped their round heads out of the water and looked over here curiously.

In this dangerous primitive world where transportation is extremely inconvenient, every migration is likely to mean separation of life and death.

It is a great pleasure to see the familiar tribe again.

"Captain Nepeta, come on, come on, come inside the house. We found a lot of food here that isn't available in the Great Swamp."

Luzhu warmly invited Jingjie into the house.

The houses of the Otter Tribe are still the same as before, half built on the shore and half built in the water.

The giant otters gnawed off countless wood and branches, and the otter tribe members used these wood and branches to build nest-like houses.

However, compared to before, the houses of the Otter Tribe have been modified, such as the roofs.

In the past, the roofs of the Otter Tribe were built with layers of wood and aquatic plants, but now the roofs are built with large amounts of reeds bundled together.

The dense reeds can provide good waterproofing, so the roof is less likely to leak.

After entering the house, Jingjie saw a familiar three-legged pottery tripod placed in the house on the shore side. The pottery tripod should contain fish, which had a strong fish aroma.

On the bottom of the pottery tripod, there is a totem pattern of the Teng tribe, but it is not very clear due to long-term smoke and fire, and is covered with ash.

Lu Zhu noticed Jing Jie's gaze, so he smiled and said, "I bought that pottery tripod from your leader Xuan in the Mountain Turtle Tribe. It's very solid and has not cracked even after using it for so long."

At this point, Lu Zhu asked urgently, "How is the Mountain Turtle Tribe doing now?"

Since Jingjie came here on an unknown water craft, it means that there must be no problem with the Teng Tribe. Luzhu is very concerned about the Mountain Turtle Tribe because the Otter Tribe and the Mountain Turtle Tribe have a good relationship.

Jingjie replied: "The Mountain Turtle Tribe is doing well, even better than before, and the population has increased significantly."

"Then...what about the Raptor Tribe? Are they migrating again?"

When mentioning the words "Murphy Tribe", Lu Zhu still felt a little scared. The time he was surrounded by the Murphy Tribe left him with some psychological trauma.

In his mind, since the Mountain Turtle Tribe was still there, it must be because the Raptor Tribe had migrated again.

Jingjie laughed and said, "The Raptor Tribe is gone."

"Gone?" Lu Zhu's eyes widened.

"To be precise, it was conquered by our Vine Tribe, Mountain Turtle Tribe, Sparrow Tribe, and Unicorn Tribe. The bones of the Bird of Prey became the spoils of war for our Vine Tribe."

"Attack... break through..."

After hearing these words, Lu Zhu was struck by lightning. His mouth opened wide but he didn't say a word for a long time.

The Otter Tribe migrated because they concluded that they could not defeat the Raptor Tribe, so they had no choice but to migrate to another place to survive.

But now, Jingjie told him that the Raptor Tribe had been destroyed, which was equivalent to telling him that the Otter Tribe's original judgment was wrong.

If the Otter Tribe had not migrated in the first place, and instead cooperated with several other tribes such as the Vine Tribe, perhaps they would not have had to migrate to this place so hard.

Luzhu was in a trance for a long time, and when he invited the warriors from Jingjie and Teng tribes to eat, he was also a little dazed.

But things have come to this, and it is not easy to migrate back.

Luzhu can only accept the reality.

Lu Zhu said with a dejected look, "It's a pity for those frozen lotus roots in the swamp."

The frozen lotus root of the Otter Tribe was once their most important specialty.

The frozen lotus root has a cool and sweet taste, making it an excellent choice for cooling off in the summer. It also has some benefits for improving the strength of warriors.

Just like the magical mushrooms of the Mountain Turtle Tribe, the Otter Tribe once relied on the ice lotus roots to trade a lot of supplies with other tribes every year and made a lot of money.

But now, they have migrated to a new place and lost their specialty, frozen lotus root.

Jingjie asked curiously, "Didn't you carry some ice lotus seeds with you when you migrated?"

Lu Zhu said bitterly, "I brought it, but the ice lotus root is naturally suitable for the swamp. After bringing it here, it grows very poorly and tastes much worse."

Jingjie nodded in understanding, because the Teng Tribe was now also planting some ice lotus roots in deep water ponds, but the gap was far too big compared to the ice lotus roots in the big swamp.

First of all, the appearance is bad. The transplanted ice lotus root is no longer crystal clear. Secondly, the taste is bad. It is no longer icy cold when you put it in your mouth, and it is of no help in improving the strength of the warriors.

In other words, the transplanted ice lotus root has lost its characteristics and is not much better than ordinary lotus root.

The reason why a specialty is a specialty is that it grows in a specific place and can have the best taste and effect. If it leaves that place, it will have no advantage.

Jingjie asked again: "So how are you doing here?"

"us……"

Just as Lu Zhu was about to answer, a howling sound suddenly came from outside, which was the sound made by the tribesmen when hunting and fighting.

Lu Zhu's face changed, he picked up his weapon and ran out, not caring about Jing Jie at all.

At this time, outside the Otter Tribe, thousands of warriors from other tribes were rushing towards the Otter Tribe.

Soon, the Otter Tribe started fighting with the suddenly appearing tribe, and the fight was very fierce.

Inside the room, the warriors of the Teng tribe also grasped their weapons, their expressions becoming tense.

"Chief, what should we do?"

They gathered around Jingjie, waiting for him to make a decision.

Jingjie frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Retreat to the ship first."

"yes!"

The Vine tribe warriors and Jingjie ran quickly outside and boarded the boat at the river bank.

Because the warriors from the outside tribe came from the forest and had not yet entered the Otter Tribe, their retreat was relatively smooth.

After getting on the boat, Jingjie finally had time to observe the battle situation.

It was the Ape Tribe that attacked the Otter Tribe.

The Ape Tribe is also a small tribe nearby, but they are much stronger than the Otter Tribe. There are about two thousand people in the tribe, and their totem god is a monkey.

This time, when they attacked the Otter Tribe, a large number of ferocious monkeys accompanied them.

The Otter Tribe had a population of about 500 people after the migration. Although giant otters were relatively powerful in combat, their numbers were much smaller than those of apes.

When the gap in strength was too big, the Otter Tribe simply couldn't hold on.

"Get in the water, get in the water quickly!"

The leader of the Otter Tribe, Lu Zhu, shouted loudly, and all the members of the Otter Tribe fought and retreated at the same time.

The houses of the Otter Tribe are half on the shore and half in the water.

When they retreated to the side of the house, they immediately jumped into the water from all directions without hesitation.

“Clatter…”

The members of the Otter Tribe and the giant otters jumped into the water, splashing water everywhere.

Wherever giant otters live, they usually dig many caves, and the entrances to these caves are mostly below the water surface. Except for aquatic animals, it is difficult for animals that live on the ground for a long time to enter.

In the blink of an eye, the members of the Otter Tribe ran away completely, at a speed that was astonishing.

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This is also one of the reasons why the Otter Tribe is not powerful but survives longer than many tribes.

Escaping is also a technical job.

"Find them out, find them out!"

The leader of the ape tribe was so angry that he jumped up and down when he saw the cooked duck flew away.

However, the warriors of the ape tribe did not dare to go into the water after all, and searching everywhere was in vain.

They couldn't even find the food and utensils of the Otter Tribe, so it was useless even if they demolished the houses.

Was this a wasted trip? The chief of the Ape Tribe was very unwilling to accept this. He had hoped to snatch enough food from the Otter Tribe to take back for the winter.

Soon, the leader of the Ape Tribe set his sights on the Vine Tribe fleet on the river.

He didn't recognize the water transportation tool called "boat", nor did he recognize the totem flag of the Teng tribe, but he guessed that there should be food on the boat.

At this time, the Teng tribe fleet had just weighed anchor and had no time to leave the river bay and head for the deep water area.

"Take their stuff!"

At the command of the Ape Tribe leader, all the warriors and monkeys immediately rushed towards the Vine Tribe fleet at a very fast speed.

"Chief, what should we do?"

The crew on the ship panicked. They didn't expect to encounter such a situation on their first voyage.

Jing Jie gritted his teeth and said, "Our boat will soon leave the river bank and go to a deeper place in the water. Everyone hold on."

Jingjie asked some warriors to row the boat, while the others held weapons to prevent the warriors from the ape tribe from boarding the boat.

“Whoosh!”

The first monkey began to jump. It grabbed hold of a branch of a riverside tree and swung directly toward the boat.

In the air, the monkey bared its teeth and opened its claws, looking as ferocious as a wild beast.

Instead of jumping onto the deck of the sailboat, it jumped directly onto the mast and then looked for an opportunity to attack the Vine Tribe warriors below.

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”

Soon, countless monkeys jumped onto the boat, and so did the ape tribe warriors.

The two sides immediately started fighting on the deck, and the fight was very fierce.

There were only a hundred warriors in the Vine Tribe fleet, while there were thousands of warriors in the Ape Tribe, and there were also a large number of ferocious monkeys.

Even if these ape tribe warriors and monkeys couldn't all jump onto the boat, Jingjie and his men wouldn't be able to hold on for long given the huge disparity in numbers.

On the river bank, an old monkey sat on a big tree, watching everything coldly.

It is the totem god of the ape tribe.

Although it is not huge in size, its strength is considered to be relatively strong among the totem gods of small tribes.

With the totem god in charge, the people of the ape tribe were full of confidence in robbing the fleet.

The chief and witch of the ape tribe even considered whether to move the "wood" floating on the water back to the tribe.

At this time, the people of the Otter Tribe were also watching the situation above.

Most of them hid in underground caves dug by giant otters, and a small number of them dived to places with dense aquatic plants from time to time, secretly peeked in to observe, and then went back to report to the leader and the witch.

More than 500 members of the Otter Tribe and many giant otters are hiding in the intricate underground caves.

There are many oil-rich branches hidden in the underground caves. They use these branches to make fires for lighting because these branches are flammable and can be stored longer than other wood in a humid environment.

In the largest cave hall, the Otter Tribe leader Lu Zhu and Wu were sitting in front of the fire. A warrior had just come over to report the Ape Tribe's attack on the Vine Tribe's fleet.

Lu Zhu said: "Wu, they are attacking the people of the Teng tribe, should we help?"

The witch of the Otter Tribe stroked his beard and said, "The Ape Tribe is too strong. Even if we all go up, we can't defeat them. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to run away just now."

"But if we don't help, all the people in the Teng tribe will die. Will the Teng tribe blame us then?"

The witch of the Otter Tribe stroked his beard again, thought for a moment, and said, "You are right. Let's do this. You take some big otters and warriors out. If anyone from the Ape Tribe or a monkey falls into the water, pull them into the water and drown them!"

"But be careful and don't show your head above water."

"This way, even if the Goto tribe investigates, they can't say we didn't help, right?"

"What Wu said is true. I will take people there now."

Lu Zhu took his weapon, then waved his hand, and dived into the water with some warriors and giant otters, and went to act as water ghosts under the Teng tribe fleet.

In the cave hall, the flames kept jumping, and the witch whispered: "Fight, fight. With the temper of the Teng tribe, they will definitely not let it go after so many people died here."

"It would be best if the Vine Tribe destroyed the Ape Tribe, so that our Otter Tribe could live here in peace."

Every tribe has different interests. As the witch of the Otter Tribe, he naturally thinks about the most beneficial situation for the Otter Tribe.

What's the point of sacrificing some people from the Vine Tribe? As long as the people from the Otter Tribe can survive, that's enough.

…

From the time the Ape Tribe attacked the fleet to the time the Otter Tribe made the decision, the time actually took very short time, and the battle was still going on on the river.

“Clatter…”

Nepeta wielded a harpoon, impaled an Ape Tribe warrior, and kicked him into the water.

The ape tribe warrior was still trying to struggle to climb onto the boat, but his feet were suddenly grabbed and he was pulled under the water with all his might.

“Gurgle gurgle…”

The ape tribe warriors were pulled under the water, and only a string of bubbles could be seen rising from the bottom of the water and bursting on the surface.

Jingjie noticed the abnormality, but he had no time to think about it.

At this time, the battle was very fierce and all six sailboats were engaged in a fight.

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