Chapter 84 Negotiations with the Bear Clan
Yuanyuan tried talking to the little fish by the stream, asking them where the current was slower.
The little fish told her about a hidden waterway, and Yuanyuan told Kewu about it.
Now that things had come to this, they trusted Yuanyuan completely. Following her instructions and going along the waterway, things became much easier.
Wu You went to Yuan Yuan's side and first thanked her. Then he told her about their once large tribe. Yuan Yuan listened very carefully and was deeply moved.
A single female mermaid can lay hundreds or even thousands of eggs at a time, but only a few hundred of them survive to reach the sea each year.
This shows just how difficult the road is.
But she hasn't realized the more serious problem yet.
During their rest breaks, the mermaids would find shrimp and crabs from the sea for Yuan Yuan to eat, and she quite liked the processed shrimp and crabs.
At night, the mermaids would form a circle, protecting Yuanyuan and a dozen or so female mermaids in the middle to prevent her from being swept away by the night's winds and waves.
Yuanyuan leaned against the back of the giant fish, thinking about how to deal with the bear clan.
I've been traveling around on and off for half a month now, and before I knew it, half a month had passed.
In the past two weeks, they have also encountered several dangers.
Once, a mermaid swimming on the outer edge was almost swept away by an undercurrent, but fortunately, they reacted in time and rescued her without any injury or death.
Everyone breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Leaving the sea and entering the river, Yuanyuan discovered that none of the mermaids were eating.
She was puzzled, so she asked.
The witch told her that she felt very unwell and couldn't eat anything.
She was very worried, but there was nothing she could do.
For several days in a row, the mermaids neither ate nor drank. After she fell asleep at night, the male mermaids would gather around the dozen or so mermaids and begin...
Two more days passed, and the water in the river became less and less, and also clearer.
Yuanyuan gazed at the long-lost blue sky and white clouds, basking in the sunlight and squinting her eyes contentedly.
Except for her, all the merfolk became wary.
They shielded her and the female mermaid in the middle.
They have entered the bear clan's territory.
At first things were calm, but they still didn't dare to relax.
As they passed a shallow beach, a deafening roar came from the shore, and more than a dozen huge black bears rushed out of the woods.
A dark mass blocked the water's edge, their eyes fixed on the mermaid procession, drool dripping from their mouths.
"It's the Bear Clan!"
The fish cried out in fear, its tail pressed tightly against the large fish's body.
The shaman immediately shouted the order: "Quickly, protect the female mermaids and charge forward!"
They had no ability to resist the bear tribe.
The mermaids quickened their pace, swishing their tails as they swam upstream, but the bears had already pounced.
A black bear suddenly stretched out its claws, the sharp claws tearing through the back of a young fish, scales falling off, and blood instantly staining a patch of water red.
The mermaid let out a painful scream, but another black bear bit her tail and dragged her ashore, where she soon fell silent.
"don't want!"
Yuanyuan sat on the back of the giant fish, her face ashen, and tears welled up in her eyes.
The bears grew increasingly excited; some jumped into the water, while others stood guard on the shore, blocking the group of mermaids.
A female mermaid was unable to dodge in time and was struck in the abdomen by a black bear's claws. She curled up in pain and was about to be dragged away.
More and more mermaids are dying in the bears' jaws. Scales float on the red water. The screams of the mermaids and the excited roars of the bears are mixed together, making one's scalp crawl.
Yuanyuan was both scared and anxious. She took out a miniature bomb from her spatial storage and, gritting her teeth, threw it towards the area with the most black bears.
"Bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
One loud bang after another exploded, startling the black bear so much that it retreated repeatedly, covering its ears and howling.
Several were killed by the explosion.
The bears on the shore were also startled by the sudden commotion. They stopped their attack and stared warily at the water, but dared not make any further moves.
Taking advantage of the break, Yuanyuan stood up, her small body swaying on the back of the big fish, and shouted to the bears on the shore.
"Don't hurt the mermaids!"
The bears were stunned and all looked at the little female standing on the mermaid's back.
The largest black bear emerged, its fur glossy black and its eyes fierce.
"They offered it to us, so why can't we eat it?"
They weren't lacking food; they just wanted to eat mermaids to satisfy their cravings.
Of course, there is an even more important reason: why can the merfolk reproduce every year, while the bear clan has not had a new cub born for almost ten years?
Yuanyuan was both angry and anxious. "There's so much food in the forest, you don't lack any food at all, so why are you targeting the merfolk?"
The bear chieftain chuckled and slapped the ground with his paw. "If we don't like them, we'll eat them!"
"!!!"
"Bring out your high priest; I have something to discuss with him."
"You think you can just see our Great Shaman whenever you want? Get lost, or we won't eat you."
Yuanyuan was really angry.
But she had no choice; she had to protect the remaining mermaids.
"This is a fertility pill that can make the females of your bear tribe pregnant. I'm giving it to you, and you must promise me that you will never harm mermaids again!"
The bear chief squinted, clearly disbelieving. "How could a broken pill be so useful?"
You're not trying to fool us!
Just then, a voice rang out from behind, "Chief, what she said is true."
The bear chief was stunned. He turned around, and the great shaman appeared behind him without him noticing.
"Witch, how did you know?"
"Last night, the Beast God appeared to me in a dream, saying that a little messenger carrying hope would arrive."
The shaman's voice was old yet powerful, and he looked at Yuanyuan with awe in his eyes, "This little female must be the messenger sent by the Beast God."
Chief Xiong frowned and stared at the fertility pill in Yuanyuan's hand for a long time, but couldn't see anything different about it.
"That's right, I am the messenger sent by the Beast God. This time, the Beast God wants me to help a female mermaid conceive. Are you going to stop me?"
Yuanyuan clenched her hands behind her back, sweating nervously.
"Can you bear the consequences of disobeying the Beast God's will?"
Upon hearing this, all the bear-like beastmen panicked.
They all looked at their great shaman.
The bear clan leader initially didn't believe it, but now he was starting to panic.
"Since it is the guidance of the Beast God, then we will agree to your request."
But you have to guarantee this pill really works. If you're lying to us, we'll still make trouble for the mermaid!
Yuanyuan gave a light snort and tossed the fertility pill to the bear chief: "Of course it works."
The merfolk have received the protection of the Beast God. You must not harm them again. Under no circumstances should you prevent them from going to the freshwater areas, or you will face unbearable consequences.
The bear chieftain took the fertility pill, smelled it, and handed it to the witch doctor beside him.
The witch doctor examined the bear chief carefully and nodded.
The bear chieftain then turned around and shouted to the other bears, "Come back, all of you. You are not allowed to hunt fish anymore."
Upon hearing that they would be punished by the Beast God, the orcs dared not move. They were ordered to transform into human form and run behind the witch doctor.
The mermaids were stunned; they never expected Yuanyuan to actually do it.
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