Chapter 60: Continue to be a spectator
When Masa, the chief of the Tengu tribe, rushed over with the messenger and a group of tribesmen who had come to join in the fun, they saw the backs of the people from the Black Tiger tribe carrying two large boxes and leaving angrily.
"Oh, why did Blackbeard leave? Did he dislike Shakla?"
A plump and beautiful woman next to Chief Massa stretched her neck, twisted her waist, and laughed in a delicate voice.
She was wearing a dark red braided dress, with two waist strings that perfectly outlined her waistline.
Her face was whiter than the other women, and she looked like the most outstanding woman in the tribe.
"Mana, how can you talk like that?" Massa frowned and glared at her angrily.
"Hmph, big brother, I'm telling you the truth. Blackbeard wanted to use two boxes of low-grade nutrient solution to marry Shakla. Two boxes of nutrient solution are enough for our tribe to not go hungry for half a month. It's not worth it to exchange such a valuable thing for Shakla. Now, isn't Chief Blackbeard going back on his word?"
"Mana, shut up."
Massa shouted again, frightening Mana so much that her whole body froze. Then she stomped her feet in anger.
Humph, her elder brother only knows how to favor Shakla, even though she is the jewel of the tribe.
But Massa didn't care. His sharp eyes had already seen Luke standing behind his tribesmen.
Luke's face had more flesh on it and was a little paler, not at all like he had just suffered a disaster, but the sudden gloomy look on his face was a little scary.
"Uncle, is what Mana said true? Do you want to send Shakla away in exchange for two boxes of low-grade nutrient solution?"
His rough and heavy voice was filled with anger, and he stared at Massa across the crowd. His cheeks were sore from anger and his whole body was shaking.
Massa looked away, a trace of embarrassment and guilt on his dignified face. "Luke, don't be angry. There has been no news from your tribe since the magnetic core storm, and we couldn't find your bodies. We thought you were all gone, so we wanted Shakla to marry again."
The tribesmen around dispersed, and Massa followed them to Luke's family of three and looked at Lu Xiaomao in his arms with regret.
Then he looked at Luke again and sighed heavily, "You know there have been fewer ships coming to the North District to dump garbage recently, and we can't go to the big cities to buy nutrient solution. Moreover, this magnetic core storm came suddenly, and we were unprepared. Now the tribe members are almost unable to sustain their own rations, not to mention Shakla and Xiaomao, who are married and no longer belong to our tribe. The tribe has its own rules, and we can't share our supplies with them."
"They, mother and son, as well as the two children from your tribe who came with them, didn't bring much with them. Their supplies were lost along the way. If they continue like this, they won't be able to survive. I want her to find another man for her own good."
"It just so happens that Blackbeard wants to marry a wife for the clan leader and is willing to use two boxes of low-grade nutrient solution as a betrothal gift. Shakla will definitely live a good life if she marries him, but we don't force her to marry him. It's entirely up to her. If she doesn't want to, there are girls in our clan willing to take her place."
Shakla quickly tugged at Luke's sleeve and explained, "My uncle didn't lie. He didn't force me. These past few days, it's all thanks to my uncle's thriftiness and support. He gave me and Xiao Mao and the two other children two bottles of nutrient solution, which is how we've managed to get by. Many girls in the Tengu tribe were attracted by Blackbeard's two boxes of nutrient solution. They envied me and wanted to marry him. My uncle persuaded me for Xiao Mao and me."
Hearing this, Luke's expression brightened a little.
Then he silently took out three bottles of nutrient solution from his arms and handed them to Massa.
"I was wrong about my uncle. Thank you for taking care of my wife, children, and my family these past few days. These two bottles of nutrient solution are for you, and the other one is a thank you gift."
"Huh—" Massa looked at the pure, impure orange-yellow nutrient solution in his hand, his face filled with surprise, his eyes gleaming. "This, this nutrient solution is top-grade, no, top-grade. I've found top-grade nutrient solution in garbage dumps before, but it still had white particles floating in it, making it look a bit cloudy. This nutrient solution is different. There's not a single impurity."
His hands were shaking with excitement and he didn't dare to take it directly.
The members of the surrounding Tengu tribe were also in an uproar.
"Luke actually took out three bottles of top-grade nutrient solution."
"How amazing! Where did he find it? Could it be a herd of frenzied beasts? No wonder he rushed forward with his people during the magnetic core storm without caring about his life."
"Hahaha, now no one dares to look down on Luke. He is even more powerful than Ava, the first warrior of our tribe."
"Yes, Shakla married the right person."
Among the crowd, the one who couldn't accept it the most was Mana.
Her eyes widened in disbelief, and she cried out to the crowd, "Impossible, impossible! How could that loser Luke possibly have top-tier nutrient solution?"
Ava's face, as red as copper, was filled with a heavy expression. She pulled the crazy woman away with disgust and said, "Stop yelling. It's true. Are you so jealous of Sha Kela's good marriage? After all these years, you're still so vicious."
Mana turned her head and looked at her husband, roaring angrily, "Why am I jealous of her? It's because of you. You like her. You're my husband now, and you're still thinking about her, right? How can I, Mana, be inferior to her? She's not as pretty as me, and her status isn't as high as mine. I'm the clan leader's biological sister, and she's just my eldest brother's niece because her parents are dead and she relies on a tiny bit of ancient blood to become her."
"Because she is kinder than you."
Yun Qimu, who was squeezed outside the crowd, never expected to encounter such a bloody plot.
She looked at Mana's hysterical state and couldn't help but sigh.
Mana was so angry that she immediately turned around and glared at her, but she froze when she saw her face.
Her eyes popped out, and her face became extremely funny with a twisted and hideous look. She pointed at her but couldn't say a word, "You, you, you..."
Yun Qimu blinked at her innocently, "I've been standing here since early morning, but I didn't mean to listen to you. You can pretend I don't exist and keep arguing. I think this show is pretty good, and I happened to bring some cucumbers, so I can continue to be a spectator."
As she spoke, she actually took out a green and tender cucumber, and ate it with a crunch, looking very happy.
Mana was so angry that her chest heaved up and down violently. She couldn't catch her breath and almost rolled her eyes and pouted.
Ava was also a calm person. He had a masculine and dark face. He just glanced at Mana lightly and didn't say anything to help her or calm her down.
Instead, he looked at the cucumber in Yun Qimu's hand with a pair of bright and energetic eyes, and swallowed slightly.
(End of this chapter)
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