"You train so hard?"
Li Qing took a bite of the apple and asked.
Atuna nodded, as if it were a matter of course, and said, "Yes, but although we work hard, there is plenty of meat in every meal, which is enough to satisfy us completely."
Li Qing sighed with admiration. There was a reason why the Black Wind Tribe was so powerful. In the Black Wind Tribe, every man, or someone like Lie Yan who aspired to be a warrior, would get up before dawn to hunt and practice combat skills. Then, people like Ta Shan would arrange a morning of training for them.
Their requirements were extremely strict: once they returned to the tribe and rested briefly, they could not stop to rest until lunchtime. After lunch, the tribe would only give them about half an hour to rest before training continued until the afternoon.
It wasn't until evening that these soldiers, who had been busy all day, were allowed to rest—many of them had suffered serious injuries during the day, and only at this time could they calm down and allow their bodies to slowly recover.
With such a rigorous training program, it's no wonder that the Black Wind Tribe is the strongest among the three tribes in the vicinity.
Li Qing smiled wryly and said, "Back then, your tribe was so powerful. There must have been many people from the Baiyu tribe and our tribe who wanted to join your tribe. After all, your tribe was not only stronger overall, but also had more food than our tribe and the Baiyu tribe combined."
Atuna scratched his head sheepishly and laughed, "That's true. We often see people coming to our tribe wanting to join us."
"And then?" Li Qing asked. "You didn't take in too many people back then, did you?"
Atuna hummed in agreement and said, "The Moth Witch means that each of the two tribes should leave a few people as a symbolic gesture, just enough to ensure they can communicate with the enemy tribe. As for their fighting strength... the Moth Witch said he doesn't care about it at all."
These words were somewhat unpleasant to hear, but Li Qing was not angry. He knew that Atuna was right. At that time, even if Yong was still there, the gap between them and the Black Wind Tribe was still incomparable. It was normal for the Moth Witch to look down on that little bit of fighting power.
"Moth Witch... I wonder where that old bastard is now. I haven't even seen his body. Is he dead?" Li Qing thought of Moth Witch again.
He had always been quite concerned about this witch who had grown to the level of a "great witch" and possessed the power to curse.
After finishing the apple in his mouth, Li Qing carefully buried the apple core in the soil, used his hands as a pillow, closed his eyes, and lay down to rest.
Even though it was daytime, the open space was still quite lively. The people from the two tribes had merged and were getting along quite well. They were all gathered together in a circle, and regardless of which tribe they were from, they were all enthusiastically introducing themselves to each other.
Without wine, fire, or meat, the fruit in their hands served as these, fulfilling their purpose. Everyone ate and chatted happily, amidst a scene of joyful laughter.
Cloud and Flame, who were sitting at the edge of the circle, were also affected by the atmosphere and stepped out of the shadows to join the conversation.
Lieyan was completely unpretentious. She talked about her training experiences when she was a child, which made Chu and his group admire her even more. They didn't hold back their praise. Soon, more and more people were saying this, and even Lieyan blushed slightly, clearly embarrassed by the praise.
Dian and Jiewu were among the few who spoke little. However, it wasn't that they didn't welcome the Black Wind Tribe members; they were simply not good at expressing their emotions verbally. They just watched as the two sides got along quite well and chuckled along with them.
The other group consisted of a small group, including Boye, who were still somewhat dissatisfied with the Black Wind Tribe. Fortunately, they didn't explicitly state their position to the others at this time. They simply ate fruit and rested with cold faces. Occasionally, a few Black Wind Tribe members, seeing that they were not speaking, assumed they were introverted and took the initiative to talk to them. Boye and his group would always give perfunctory answers with cold faces. After a while, these Black Wind Tribe members learned their lesson and realized that this group was not to be trifled with. They stopped trying to talk to Boye afterward. However, Chu noticed this strange situation and took the initiative to come over and do some "ideological work" with Boye. But judging from Boye's subsequent behavior, it didn't have much effect.
Li Qing shook his head, thinking that it would be fine to leave it at that for now, as long as Boye didn't cause any more trouble. He wasn't a god and couldn't change everyone's mind. Thinking this, Li Qing stood up and said to Atuna, "Atuna, after we leave here and rebuild the tribe, why don't you and Lieyan lead us in training first?"
Upon hearing this, Atuna was immediately shocked and quickly waved his hands, saying, "No, how can we..."
"Don't be so polite." Li Qing nudged Atuna's chest with his elbow and said, "We're family now. Besides, I think your tribe's way of training warriors is much better than ours. With your help, this batch of warriors will definitely improve very quickly, at least to the same level as this batch of people from your tribe."
Atuna said in a daze, "Well, alright then, but neither Lieyan nor I have ever taught anyone before. What if we don't teach well?"
Li Qing comforted him, "It's okay. Everyone and everything goes through a process of going from unfamiliar to proficient. I think you and Lieyan are both very smart, and you two would never harm us."
"Since you've put it that way, then Flame and I will give it a try first," Atuna said shyly.
Li Qing grinned and said, "Then I'll trouble you. Could you please pass this on to Lieyan later? She seems to be having a lot of fun right now, so I won't bother her."
"oh."
Aduna said.
Just as Li Qing was about to get up to get some fruit, he suddenly saw Pan running towards him. He stopped and asked, "What's wrong, Pan?" when Pan reached him.
Pan looked flustered and his face was pale, clearly as if something had happened.
"Daohua, Daohua, he has never come back!"
Rice blossoms!?
Li Qing was taken aback. No wonder he hadn't seen Daohua in the crowd. He asked anxiously, "Quick, tell me clearly, what happened to Daohua?"
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