Hearing the deafening shouts, Xia Qingqing felt so embarrassed that she gripped the ground with her toes. She knew she was just an ordinary person and couldn't possibly bear the title of "goddess."
Well, this title made her feel particularly pretentious.
What kind of good person would let someone call them a goddess?
Xia Qingqing could only cover her mouth and whisper to Ali next to her, "Ali, tell everyone to stop shouting."
"Qingqing, everyone is welcoming you," Ali said with a hint of pride in his voice.
Seeing that Ali had no intention of stopping her, Xia Qingqing had no choice but to take matters into her own hands.
She waved to the crowd and said, "Excuse me, could you all please be quiet for a moment?"
The orcs, who had been shouting merrily, fell silent the moment they heard her voice.
Some of the younger ones were so engrossed in the joyful atmosphere that they didn't notice Xia Qingqing's voice, and were immediately slapped hard by their elders: "Shut up, didn't you see the goddess is about to speak?"
"Oh, Dad, I know I was wrong," the little boy said, looking aggrieved.
Xia Qingqing felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by countless burning eyes. She cleared her throat and said, "I appreciate everyone's kindness. I'm very happy to be here in our Fierce Tiger Clan. You don't need to call me Goddess. I don't know if Ali told you my name. Just call me Qingqing."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in surprise, as calling the goddess by her name was considered extremely disrespectful to them.
Of course, the chieftain is an exception. After all, he is an orc favored by the goddess, and he has this privilege.
A tall orc spoke up: "Goddess, you have helped our tribe so much, how can we be disrespectful to you?"
"Yes, the goddess is our tribe's benefactor, and we must never offend her."
"Yes, we must not offend the goddess."
"Does the goddess dislike us? Otherwise, why does she look unhappy?"
"Oh no, could it be? Did someone offend the goddess in private?"
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Hearing the increasingly outrageous comments, Xia Qingqing sighed helplessly: "Fine, fine, whatever. Call me Goddess if you want, call me Qingqing if you want."
Ali laughed and said, "Qingqing, don't feel embarrassed. Whether you are a goddess or not, you have indeed helped our tribe, so you are the goddess of our Fierce Tiger Tribe."
Yes, she is the goddess of the Tiger Tribe, not the goddess of the entire continent.
"Okay, I understand," Xia Qingqing said, somewhat touched.
At this moment, Kun took out a bone knife and cut off a piece of the tenderest meat from the roasted bison, placing it on a wooden tray and presenting it to Xia Qingqing, who was surrounded by people in the middle:
"Goddess, this is a whole roasted cow that our people have prepared for you. We hope you will enjoy it."
"Thank you. Your name is Kun, right?" Xia Qingqing smiled as she accepted the tray.
Kun was surprised that Xia Qingqing knew him, and a blush rose on his dark skin: "That's right, I am Kun, and the previous chief of the Fierce Tiger Tribe."
"I've heard Ali mention you before. Under your leadership, the Fierce Tiger Tribe has developed very well," Xia Qingqing praised with a smile.
Kun scratched his head sheepishly: "Thanks to your help, otherwise we wouldn't be living such a good life."
"It's only right, you've given me a lot too," Xia Qingqing couldn't bring herself to accept such pure gratitude.
Ultimately, in her view, this was nothing more than a transaction between her and Ali, two beings from another world's trading system. However, the beastmen, being simple-minded by nature, always considered her a benefactor of the tribe.
The piece of roasted meat on the tray was about the size of two orcish fists. Xia Qingqing picked up the meat and took a bite. Although the meat was only rubbed with a little salt, it didn't have a fishy smell, but it wasn't particularly delicious either.
Only after Xia Qingqing started eating did the others feel relieved enough to begin eating their meat.
Halfway through the meal, Kun brought over a bowl of milky white beef bone soup: "Goddess, this beef bone soup has been simmering all afternoon. Would you like to try it and see how it tastes?"
Seeing the bowl of soup, Xia Qingqing realized she had forgotten something: how could she eat barbecue without a drink?
She immediately took out more than a dozen boxes of beverages from the system warehouse, including cola, orange juice, coconut milk, beer, red wine, and white wine.
She suddenly lost a third of her inventory, and to be honest, it hurt her a little.
But there was nothing they could do; the Tiger Tribe had a large population, and the orcs had big appetites, so a can of cola was only enough for them to drink two or three sips.
Xia Qingqing, still worried, instructed, "Ali, the drinks here are for kids, but those cases of alcohol over there are for adults only. Make sure the kids don't sneak any."
Some of these drinks and alcoholic beverages were ones that Ali had seen before, while others were ones that even Ali had never seen before, not to mention the others. These things were not necessities for the beastmen and females, and Ali did not consider these things when he made a deal with Xia Qingqing.
When the orcs first encountered alcohol, they weren't used to the taste at first, but many of them quickly fell in love with it.
The children also fell in love with the sweet orange juice and coconut milk.
Because it was their first time drinking, many of the orcs felt dizzy. Some collapsed and fell asleep immediately, while others transformed back into their beast forms and ran around having fun. Some of the more hot-tempered ones even started fighting with orcs they didn't like.
The open space was a mess in an instant. Xia Qingqing couldn't help but feel guilty and touched her nose. Should she have taken out the wine?
In the end, it was Ali who organized the sober orcs to send the drunk orcs home one by one.
To Xia Qingqing's surprise, the next day the beastmen collectively expressed their liking for the drinks and alcohol from the previous night.
"Goddess, the thing you gave us to drink yesterday... that thing called wine, tasted especially good."
"I like it too. The goddess is so generous. She is willing to share such a wonderful thing with us."
"Hehe, I really want to drink it again."
"Go away, what nonsense are you talking about? We're already being generous by letting you drink once. You want to drink a second time? You're ugly, dream on!"
"Am I ugly? My little female clearly says I look very domineering."
"You're silly, that's just your female coaxing you. Young females are the best at coaxing people."
Xia Qingqing glanced at the tall, strong, and dark-skinned orc. He did look quite imposing, but by her standards, he was rather ugly.
Not all beastmen in the Fierce Tiger Tribe are ugly. At least in her opinion, Ali and Kun are not bad-looking. At first glance, they look a bit rough, but upon closer inspection, you will find that their features are quite handsome.
Xia Qingqing could tell from the orcs' words that they really liked drinking, but even if she took out all the alcohol from her system's inventory, it wouldn't be enough for these orcs to drink a few times.
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