When they saw Meng Yuqing following Xuan in, they just glanced at him indifferently without any expression of surprise.
It seems that Xia had told them in advance.
Meng Yuqing only knew three of the seven orcs: Li, Fei, and Lan, who was in charge of the hunting team. He had met Lan once on the day he arrived at the tribe, and had no contact with him since then.
In comparison, Li is more familiar. He often assists Xia in dealing with many matters in the tribe. He is also Mu's father and they have dealt with each other several times.
Fei is one of the only two flying orcs in the tribe. The other flying orc has just reached adulthood and is about the same age as Xuan. He was picked up and raised by Fei when he was ten years old.
Meng Yuqing had never seen the other four orcs before, but those who were called by Xia to attend the meeting must be important figures in the tribe.
He hid behind Xuan and looked at these orcs. Come to think of it, he was the only sub-beast here.
What he didn't know was that if Qiu Ye hadn't been injured and needed rest, he would also be qualified to attend this meeting.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Xia Yi waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down.
Meng Yuqing found a seat next to Xuan and sat down, waiting quietly for the meeting to begin.
Based on his limited work internship experience, the topic of the meeting is usually not introduced so quickly. First, all leaders have to make some speeches.
He was ready to pinch himself at any time to keep himself from falling asleep.
Unexpectedly, Xia did not have this kind of leadership speech segment, but went straight to the point.
"This morning, our gathering team was attacked by roving orcs. They wanted to steal our tribe's sub-beasts. Although we managed to drive them away, what do you think we should do next?"
As soon as Xia finished speaking, Li looked at Xuan. Xuan nodded slightly at him. He showed a look of understanding and looked at Xia and said.
"They've robbed the Shuilin and Shijiao tribes before, more than once. Now they've come to our tribe. I feel I have to teach them a lesson."
"I agree with Li's idea, and I think we should not only teach them a lesson, but also completely drive them away or kill them. Otherwise, no one knows whether they will come to attack our gathering team again next time."
An orc sitting next to Lan said angrily.
"They're so cruel. Almost all the sub-beasts they abduct die." Fei frowned and looked at Xia. "Sub-beasts have a harder time surviving than orcs. They actually dared to target our tribe. It's simply unforgivable."
Although the other orcs didn't say anything, it could be seen from their angry expressions that they very much agreed with Li's idea.
Only Greedy frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.
"Gan, do you have any ideas?"
Xia asked, noticing Lan's expression.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Lan.
"Gan, tell me what you think. We all think we should drive them away completely. Do you have a different opinion?"
The orc sitting next to Fei asked.
Seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, Lan relaxed his brows, thought for a while, and then spoke slowly.
"I also think we should drive them away completely. After all, they are a threat to our tribe all the time."
Lan paused and continued, "But their numbers are not small. If we want to go to war with them, we must send at least a similar number of people. Our tribe still needs guards and daily hunting, so we can't send too many people out. We must resolve these issues first before we can talk about going out to fight."
What Lan said was very realistic and a problem that had to be faced. After hearing his words, everyone calmed down a little.
Meng Yuqing also supported his face with his hands, frowning as he thought of a solution.
"When we fought them today, we found that their fighting power was completely inferior to ours. If they weren't outnumbered, Mu and Lie could have defeated them. It wouldn't be difficult for our adult orcs to kill them. Even one versus two wouldn't be a big problem."
Xuan, who had been silent from the beginning, finally spoke at this time.
To be honest, Meng Yuqing was surprised by Xuan's words. She didn't expect that Xuan had such a strong side. He said that in a one-on-two situation. It seemed that he was very angry.
"If that's the case, then we can reduce the number of people we send out, but it's still very risky." Lan was not convinced by Xuan.
That's right, if we reduce the number of people, it would be equivalent to risking the lives of the orcs in our tribe.
"I feel that with my strength, I can easily deal with the two of them. The other orcs in our tribe should not be much worse." Li touched his chin and looked at Lan.
"And we have medicine. If we treat the injured orcs in time, the danger will be greatly reduced. They are much weaker than us in combat power, so it will be difficult for them to kill us directly." Xuan immediately added, "And if we don't drive them away, they will affect the lives of our tribe."
"Eh - if we want to drive them away completely, we have to take this risk. If we don't drive them away, it will have a great impact on the future life of our tribe." An orc sitting next to Xia sighed.
"Yes, the Shuilin and Shijiao tribes have been greatly affected by them. Every autumn hunt, they can only barely get enough food. I heard that more people from their tribe have died in the past two winters than before." Fei scratched his head in annoyance. "It's really annoying, these roving orcs."
"Ah..." Lan also sighed. He also wanted to drive away those wandering orcs, but the tribe always needed people to guard it, and people had to hunt for food. It would be dangerous to send too few orcs to fight! In the end, there was still a lack of people!
Xia Cong never participated in the argument. Qiu Ye was injured by those roving orcs, and he was afraid that his emotions would affect everyone's thinking.
He really wanted to drive away and kill those wandering orcs, but he knew that he was still the chief of the tribe and could not be controlled by his emotions. He was afraid that he would lose control of himself once he opened his mouth.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and all the orcs in the discussion room felt a little depressed.
Meng Yuqing looked left and right. Are all the orcs in this world so straightforward? They just want to work alone for their own tribe.
He hesitated whether to mention his ideas, but he had just arrived after all and didn't understand many things, so he was a little afraid of saying the wrong thing.
Xuan, who was sitting next to him, noticed his little action and gave him a questioning look.
Meng Yuqing's face was wrinkled as he looked at Xuan, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Xuan lowered his head and smiled silently, then reached out and patted him gently on the back, his eyes full of encouragement.
Ugh—I really can’t stand this expression.
Ah - never mind, let’s talk about it first!
After adjusting his sitting posture, Meng Yuqing restrained his expression, looked up at Xia, and slowly raised his right hand.
In an instant, all eyes shifted to him.
Meng Yuqing shuddered slightly. It would be too late to regret putting his hands down now!
Fortunately, no matter how much he thinks, Meng Yuqing is still very reliable when it comes to serious matters.
He took a deep breath, organized his words, and slowly spoke under everyone's gaze.
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