For orcs, traveling all night is not a problem. They can travel for two days and one night in a row, and then recover their energy after a night's rest.
Especially when going out together, they can take turns traveling at night. Half of the people can transform into human form at night and rest on the backs of orcs who remain in beast form, and then take turns the next night.
It had been half a day since they left the tribe, so they stopped together to catch wild animals, eat something and rest.
This time, they brought nothing but four large bags of herbs. They needed to get to the other two tribes as quickly as possible.
"Xuan, what are you thinking about?" During the break, Xia walked to Xuan's side, "Are you worried about the people in the tribe?" He hinted at something.
Since leaving the tribe, Xuan has been silent. Others may not have noticed, but Xia knew at a glance that Xuan had been thinking about something.
"No, it's not."
Xuan came back to his senses from his thoughts and looked at Xia with some hesitation.
It was rare to see him like this, and Xia became even more curious. He squatted down beside Xuan, wrapped his tail around his front paws, and gently swung the tip of his tail.
"Tell me about it, we haven't talked for a long time."
He now looked like he had lost the dignity of a clan leader and was no different from any ordinary father beast in the tribe.
Xuan looked up at the tall trees that blocked out the sky and said softly, "I was wondering why we didn't think of working together to deal with the wandering orcs when they first appeared?"
He tilted his head, a bit puzzled as he continued, "When the Wandering Orcs first attacked the Water Forest Tribe, we helped them survive the winter. If we had united to drive them away in the spring, wouldn't the subsequent events have happened? Would the Stone Horn Tribe and our tribe have been spared their attacks?"
Xia was a little surprised to hear Xuan's words. He didn't know why Xuan had this idea, but he still told him what the tribe was thinking at that time.
"At that time, they only attacked the Shuilin tribe and did not affect our tribe, so we did not intend to drive them away, nor did we expect them to attack our tribe again."
At this point, something flashed through Xia's mind, but he couldn't grasp it. He frowned slightly and showed a puzzled expression.
"Because they didn't harm our tribe at the time, we always thought it was okay to ignore them, right?" Xuan looked at Xia, gently scratching the ground with his front paws and continued,
“But that’s not actually the case. Just like Yu Qing said, although we are three tribes, the existence of roaming orcs is a threat to all three of us. It’s not just a matter for one tribe.
I was thinking, our three tribes have all lived here for so long, and nothing bad has ever happened. But when one of them is threatened from somewhere else, does that really have nothing to do with the other two tribes? Will we really not be affected at all?"
The more Xuan spoke, the more confused he became. He looked at Xia.
Xia Jingjing listened to Xuan and looked at him seriously. "If it were before, I would answer, yes, it has nothing to do with our tribe, but now, I'm not sure."
His eyes were a little confused. They were obviously three different tribes, so why would the other two be affected when one tribe was threatened?
Xuan saw Xia's rare expression and nudged him gently. "No matter what happened before, we now know that when the other two tribes encounter problems they can't solve, we can't just turn a blind eye. We also need to think about whether it affects us and whether we can contact them to help them solve the problem before something bad happens, rather than allowing the other two tribes to be threatened and harmed."
After a pause, Xuan's voice became more serious than before. "If one day they are truly gone, then we won't even have a place to find help. Can our tribe really face a danger that could wipe out their entire tribe?"
If Meng Yuqing heard Xuan's words here, he would definitely think of a word to summarize Xuan's meaning: "The lips and teeth are cold when they are gone."
After hearing Xuan's words, Xia also lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought. He had been the chief for so many years and had also visited larger tribes and seen the world. It was easy for him to think of some things, and what Xuan said made sense.
Their tribe has always had a good relationship with the other two tribes. Compared with other tribes, the three tribes are not far apart. Living together in this area, they have a natural advantage of uniting when facing threats.
Just as they were both silent and lost in their own thoughts, a voice came.
"Xia, we should get ready to go."
A big brown bear was walking towards them. It was Li. His beast form was even bigger than Mu's. He looked strong and powerful, and very majestic.
Xia suddenly came back to his senses, stood up and looked at Xuan, "Xuan, I know what you mean, but this still requires time. Now is not the time."
Xuan nodded clearly. The three tribes have been living independently for a long time, and it will take more than a day or two to change.
Unless their tribe becomes stronger and makes the other two tribes feel that the existence of the Qingshan tribe is a guarantee for them, thinking of this, he looked at Xia.
"I understand, Father Beast."
Li scratched his head in confusion, not understanding what the father and son were talking about, but he was too lazy to ask.
He has never been one to use his brain, nor does he like to use his brain. He is only responsible for working and fighting. He does whatever Xia asks him to do. Let the father and son deal with the twists and turns of these smart orcs.
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