Bai Yingying was silent for a moment. "What about the salt? Even if, as you say, there's no salt this winter, how can I appease my people? When the war begins, there will be more injured orcs, and more people will need treatment, and Zhao Zhao will gain even more fame."

Her lack of salt damaged her reputation, while Mu Zhaozhao's reputation rose as he saved the dying and the wounded.

As one thing increases, another decreases, and she will lose more...

Bai Yingying smiled bitterly, "I really was letting my emotions get the better of me this time."

At that time, she was affected by her memories and was afraid that Mu Zhaozhao, who was very similar to "Ruanruan", would suffer another accident, so she impulsively gave Mu Zhaozhao the talent potion, with the intention of allowing Mu Zhaozhao to protect himself.

Unexpectedly, Mu Zhaozhao awakened his healing talent.

Healing is a skill that is extremely easy to win people's hearts even on Earth, let alone in the animal world where medical care is backward?

Every orc who was on the verge of death but was saved by Mu Zhaozhao would be grateful and serve her as their master.

Just like the method she used during the migration, those people she saved at that time are now her most loyal guards.

When she was about to go on a long journey, she shouldn't let the second "goddess" appear.

"There can't be two tigers on one mountain, unless they are one male and one female." This is a rough saying, but it's true.

A tribe without a stable foundation cannot have two spiritual leaders.

Faith is a double-edged sword.

No one wants the "goddess" they believe in to be suppressed, and they will quarrel about this when discussing it in private, which will eventually affect the harmony of the entire tribe.

Although she trusts Mu Zhaozhao, she should consider the overall situation more.

Xiang Rao woke her up, and she realized that she had indeed made a mistake.

No matter how much you trust someone, you must always leave yourself a way out.

This was the experience she had accumulated with blood in the apocalypse, but she forgot it because of her emotions.

This time, he acted on his emotions and had bad luck, not only did he fail to help Mu Zhaozhao acquire the talent to protect herself, but instead brought her trouble.

Bai Yingying knew in her heart that after this incident, Xiang Rao would definitely closely monitor Mu Zhaozhao's every move just in case.

She had done something wrong in this matter, and it harmed both herself and others.

only...

She just thought about it carefully and felt that the source of her loss of control this time was the memory that suddenly came to her mind, which disturbed her mood and made her emotional.

However, she had not recalled that forgotten memory for many years. It was too painful, and every time she recalled it, it deepened the memory.

When she first saw Mu Zhaozhao's beast form, she also restrained herself from recalling it...

Why did you suddenly remember it?

Bai Yingying pressed her eyebrows, and a dark light flashed in her eyes.

"Then go ahead." Xiang Rao said calmly, "I will work with the other beastmen to help you protect the tribe."

He only told Bai Yingying the worst side of the matter to remind her, not that there was no solution.

After all, Mu Zhaozhao's supporters were relatively low in ability, while Bai Yingying herself and her husband were almost all silver-level.

Even if Mu Zhaozhao really wanted to betray him, he could have quietly dealt with him. Once the source was eliminated, the rest would be easy to deal with.

In the Orc Continent, winning people's hearts is only part of the story. Ultimately, strength is what matters.

Bai Yingying pondered for a moment, then stared at Xiang Rao and said solemnly, "Arao. Even if you think Zhao Zhao has done something wrong, please spare her life for now. I'll deal with her when I come back. Okay?"

Their thoughts were almost synchronized. She knew what Xiang Rao would do next. She also knew that Xiang Rao was decisive and ruthless. If Xiang Rao really noticed anything "abnormal", he would show no mercy.

Mu Zhaozhao was indeed extraordinary in her heart, and she didn't want to wait until she returned to find Mu Zhaozhao dead in unknown circumstances.

"Okay. I promise you." Xiang Rao gave in.

Although he didn't know what Mu Zhaozhao had done for Bai Yingying that made Bai Yingying treat him so specially, now that things had come to this, he had to give in.

He can stand on the standpoint of a partner and point out Bai Yingying's mistakes, but he cannot ignore Bai Yingying's wishes.

Otherwise, his partnership with Bai Yingying would have ended there.

He has feelings for Bai Yingying and doesn't want Bai Yingying to be afraid of him.

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The two of them tacitly agreed not to bring up the topic again.

They began to discuss how to strengthen the tribe’s defense after Bai Yingying left.

You can even reduce the number of people in the hunting team to ensure that there are still people left in the tribe.

Then the tribe calculated the supplies it would need while Bai Yingying was away.

There are a lot of difficult-to-store supplies stored in Bai Yingying's system backpack. Since she is not in the tribe, she naturally has to take them out.

Besides, she also needed to clean out her backpack to make room for the salt.

There are now quite a few buildings in the tribe. In addition to those rewarded by the system, there are also houses of various sizes built by the orcs themselves. Now they need to free up supplies, and half of the tribe is busy.

Bai Yingying was busy until late at night before returning to the small building.

That night, she did not summon her beast husband and fell asleep alone.

On the second day, Bai Yingying rode a phoenix and left Caohu Lake under the gaze of her tribe.

Yesterday, when Xiang Rao was tidying up the warehouse, he specifically spread the news so that everyone would know that the tribal queen, their goddess, had gone out to look for salt for the tribe herself.

The purpose is to gain fame for Bai Yingying.

If Bai Yingying can really bring back a lot of salt when she returns, she will gain everyone's trust.

Xiang Rao watched the figure of the phoenix disappear into the sky, then turned his gaze to Mu Zhaozhao beside him.

"Master Chief Wizard, can I talk to you alone?"

Mu Zhaozhao was stunned when she heard this. She and Xiang Rao had barely spoken to each other and were not familiar with each other at all. Yet Xiang Rao invited her at this time. What could she say?

But she still nodded and agreed: "Okay."

"Follow me." Xiang Rao nodded lightly to Bai Ze beside her and walked towards the altar.

Mu Zhaozhao said something to comfort Bai Ze, then followed him alone, feeling a little uneasy.

To be honest, she was a little afraid of Xiang Rao. Xiang Rao had too strong an oppressive feeling as a superior. Except for being gentle to Bai Yingying, he acted like an extremely strong chief to other people.

Even Bai Yingying's beastly husbands, when he scolded them, he treated them like "employees", and he looked like a typical overbearing CEO, which made her a little scared.

Xiang radial legs are long, and after a while, the two of them have distanced themselves from each other.

Soon, Xiang Rao walked to the altar and saw Mu Zhaozhao jogging towards him with a nervous look on his face. He looked a bit like the ignorant but obedient younger generation in his family.

Xiang Rao sighed inwardly and his expression relaxed a little.

After Mu Zhaozhao stood still and took a deep breath, he spoke, "Congratulations to the Chief Wizard for reaching the Silver Rank."

"...Thank you." Mu Zhaozhao was confused. Xiang Rao had specifically called her here, so it couldn't be to congratulate her. She tentatively asked, "What do you want from me?"

Xiang Rao didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Do you think Yingying treats you well?"

"Of course!" Mu Zhaozhao felt that Xiang Rao's question was inexplicable, and the meaning of this sentence made her feel very uncomfortable.

Her nervousness disappeared instantly, and she said unhappily, "Are you questioning the relationship between Yingying and me?"