As the time grew later, at 7 p.m., the sun was still shining brightly.
Ye Luoxing stood at the cave entrance, staring at the polar day in the north. After she laid Feng He down, she observed the cave entrance for a long time. During this time, orcs kept coming and going between the witch doctor and the leader's cave. The leader and many of the tribe's beasts also occasionally rushed to the witch doctor's cave to check. Howling could be heard from the witch doctor's cave from time to time. It seemed that the injured beasts had reached their limit...
"The time has come." After finally determining the time, Ye Luoxing popped out the rope and leaped towards the leader's cave.
"Be careful. This afternoon, a group of orcs emerged from Lingdong's cave in strange ways, and then Siti caught up with them. A strange scene happened. I think it has something to do with you." Yueshang reminded her worriedly.
Ye Luoxing actually felt it too. She saw that scene in the afternoon, although she didn’t know what exactly happened.
Soon, she arrived at the leader's cave. As soon as she stepped in, she saw Lingdong walking around in the cave anxiously. She noticed her arrival, and she and her dozen or so companions all looked at her.
When she saw Ye Luoxing's face, she was stunned for a moment and concealed some of the anxiety on her face.
She looked at her and asked, "Female Ye Luoxing, what's the matter with you?"
Ye Luoxing nodded: "I do have something to talk to you about. Can I talk to you alone?"
Hearing her words, Lingdong sniffed the air and looked outside the cave. She found that she came alone. After a moment of surprise, she said to her companions, "Go to the witch doctor for help."
The dozen or so male beasts nodded and left without saying anything more.
They passed by Ye Luoxing, and when they were the only two left in the cave, Ye Luoxing walked towards Lingdong.
"How did you get up here?" Ling Dong was a little confused.
"I have my own way," Ye Luoxing stopped one meter in front of her, "Chief, I can save those male beasts!"
Her sudden serious words shocked Lingdong again. She naturally knew which male beasts she was referring to.
She sighed and said, "New female, thank you for your kindness. You don't have to worry about this matter! They... Well, don't worry, I've already told everyone. You can stay in the tribe peacefully from now on. No orcs will make things difficult for you!"
Ling Dong naturally didn't believe Ye Luoxing's words. After all, only witch doctors could treat illnesses, and in this world, witch doctors were even scarcer than females. So she just thought Ye Luoxing wanted to help because she was afraid that everyone would embarrass her because of what happened during the day. But she would never let her tribe embarrass a female...
Ye Luoxing understood her doubts and continued, "Their wounds have started to swell or rot, right? Pus is flowing out of their wounds, and their bodies have started to run high fevers. The witch doctor can no longer treat them..."
Ling Dong asked in surprise: "How did you know?"
After being surprised, she seemed to have misunderstood something and said sympathetically, "I believe you've seen many such cases on the way to the Northland brought by the Yama Beast. You're right, they are indeed beyond saving. Even Bunid can't help them, and there are no witch doctors in the Northland who can save them..."
Bunid is the best orc in the North with the best medical skills. Even the orcs from the neighboring tribes would ask him to treat their injuries and would use his prey and other precious things in exchange for the medical treatment.
Ye Luoxing said again: "Since I can tell you their symptoms, I am not just talking. I can indeed save them, if you believe me! But, we can't delay it for too long..."
Seeing Ye Luoxing's persistence and her bright black eyes so determined, Lingdong was actually a little shaken.
Ye Luoxing said again: "But before that, can I ask you a question?"
Ling Dong was puzzled: "What's the problem?"
Ye Luoxing asked sincerely: "What is the star level?"
Ling Dong was stunned when he heard her words: "..."
Then, Lingdong observed her for as long as the cave was quiet.
Finally, Ling Dong sighed helplessly, perhaps because he felt that Ye Luoxing had been protected too well by his previous tribe.
Ling Dong asked tentatively, "Do you know about the 'mutated beast'?"
Ye Luoxing shook his head. Mutated beasts? There are such things in the primitive world?
But they even have magic here, as well as the legendary orcs, so it's not surprising to see some mutated beasts.
When Lingdong saw her shaking her head, his brows furrowed even deeper. He had no idea where she had lived before.
But now that she is in the Snow Owl Tribe, Lingdong, as the leader, feels it is necessary to explain everything to her.
Then, Ling Dong's deep voice echoed in the empty cave: "Thousands of years ago, both male and female beasts possessed the ability of the Star Level. The Star Level could enhance the strength of beastmen and allow them to capture more prey. But one day, the beasts in the forest mutated. If beastmen preyed on them, they would be poisoned and die, and there was no cure."
"This mutation, initially small, gradually spread to all continents, even affecting the oceans. Eventually, even the herbivorous beasts' food supply began to dwindle. This 'poison' filled everything. Without food, the beastmen faced extinction. At that time, all continents were swamped in blood, as the beastmen slaughtered each other to feed themselves."
Lingdong recounted those long-ago tragic memories, and even his expression became sad.
Listening to her story, Ye Luoxing couldn't help but recall the apocalypse she had experienced, the human slaughter among the zombies, the betrayal and friendship among her companions. She had personally experienced that bloody and dark era, so naturally she could understand the despair better than Lingdong. She listened to her quietly.
Ling Dong's voice was old but powerful. "As the number of orcs gradually decreased, all orcs understood that they would eventually disappear from this world. This was the punishment bestowed upon them by the sacred Mother Goddess of Nature. Because of the orcs' excessive hunting, wild beasts found it difficult to survive in this world, so the orcs would eventually become extinct..."
"At this time, the high priests who held divine positions gathered together to plead guilty to the Mother Goddess on behalf of the orcs. Their deaths brought new life to the orcs. From then on, the female beasts possessed new star-level abilities. They could use these new abilities to purify poisonous beasts and plants. As their star-level increased, their purification abilities grew stronger."
When Ye Luoxing heard this, she seemed to have understood something. Her guess was indeed correct.
Ling Dong walked towards her: "But if they choose this ability, they will lose their previous star-level abilities, their own strength will be rapidly weakened, and those toxins will enter their bodies in small amounts, affecting their appearance and making them increasingly uglier..."
"But they still chose to rescue all the orcs?" Ye Luoxing asked.
Ling Dong stopped in front of her and nodded. "They were willing to sacrifice themselves to save their companions, so the Mother Goddess also gave them a reward. From then on, all female beasts were blessed by the Mother Goddess. As long as a male beast is paired with a female beast, he must never betray his female beast partner, otherwise he will die. And when the female beast dies, her partner will die too..."
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