Chapter 206 Happy Departure!
Yang knew that Layton was unhappy.
He was also unhappy.
But their mission is to bring Jiang Xi back. If things go wrong and they mess things up, neither of them can withstand the king's wrath.
Layton snorted coldly.
"Let's go, let's all transform into beast forms and travel faster."
Lu Liufeng looked around and then spoke.
"The beast form consumes too much energy. How are we going to solve the food problem? We can't carry that much food."
Yang smiled.
“We can eat at the villages along the way.”
As soon as he said this, the beastmen accompanying him all frowned.
“Food is scarce in winter, and the tribes in the forest won’t have much food to offer us, let alone the beast form which needs more than ten times the amount of food.”
"No, we can't use beast form to travel."
"It's okay for short trips, you can't eat much, but if you're traveling all day, food is simply not enough."
"Yes, the Giant Tree Forest is covered in snow right now, and nothing edible has grown yet, so you can't hunt every day."
"..."
The orcs voiced their opinions, clearly disagreeing with this method of travel.
Because if they traveled in this way, they could eat ten days' worth of food, but they would finish it all in one day.
Moreover, they had been starving for most of the winter before the females discovered food in the Jehol Valley.
These tribes on the edge of the Giantwood Forest have a good relationship with the Lion's Roar tribe, and there are often marriage exchanges between orcs and females.
Knowing the hardships these tribes faced, they naturally couldn't continue their locust-like raids.
Layton's forehead throbbed, and he gritted his teeth and roared.
"Either you all stay away, or you travel in your beast forms!"
"We don't have that much time to waste with you!"
They had been staying and eating in the tribes in the Giant Tree Forest all the way here, and they didn't feel that those tribes lacked food.
The situation reached a stalemate.
Layton and Yang refused to back down, and the accompanying orcs also disagreed with leaving the group.
Suddenly, Hollen spoke up.
"The female master does have a solution."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the orcs turned their gaze toward Jiang Xi.
She was also worried, and was stunned for a moment when she heard this.
I?
Hollen continued.
“We can step on the planks and be dragged along by two or three orcs, gliding through the snow forest.”
The Giant Tree Forest is full of towering trees, with plenty of space between them. The snow is still thick, making it perfect for gliding.
Apart from Jiang Xi's several beast husbands, everyone else looked bewildered.
Mu Ling laughed heartily, picked up a plank, pulled a tendon from his waist, held one end himself, and tossed the other end to Nafier.
“Naffel, pull me along for a bit.”
Nafi glanced at him, and his lower body slowly transformed into a snake tail.
He hooked the beast's tendon with the snake's tail, and with a flick of the tail, he pulled Mu Ling and flung him in an arc.
Mu Ling almost fell headfirst into the snow.
He used his supernatural ability to steady himself, stepping onto the wooden planks and standing in the snow, hands on his hips, laughing heartily.
That's it!
Finally, Jiang Xi had a new idea and simply cut out skis from wooden planks.
On flat ground, let the beast form give you a pull; on downhill slopes, you can simply slide away.
The orcs had good balance and didn't need to adapt at all; they all mastered the skills quickly.
In this way, no one needs to transform into beast form separately; the two Minotaur beastmen carrying the luggage can simply pull it, saving a lot of food.
Layton didn't take the double skis; he transformed into a lion and leaped off.
"You'd better keep up."
Yang, however, was in high spirits. He took a pair of skis and, like the other orcs, slid off.
Although Jiang Xi managed to get two skis, she couldn't ski, so Lu Liufeng had to carry her and fly her in the air.
Lu Liufeng had to consider the speed of the beastmen on the ground, so he didn't transform into an eagle. Instead, he spread his wings and flew into the sky with the female master in his arms.
Mu Ling stood in the snow, looked up and called out, "It'll be my turn to carry you later—"
Nafiel wagged his tail.
He felt that he was the most suitable beastman to lead the female through the snowy forest.
However, no one replied to him.
The orcs were excited and rushed off on their skis.
Luan Niu and Buck, carrying their luggage, also ran off on all fours.
Once they reached flat ground, the beastmen tied the animal sinews around their bodies, and the beastmen, holding onto the sinews, ran wildly through the snow forest.
They listened to the screams behind them, and every now and then, orcs would crash into trees because they lost control of their horses. The two bulls laughed so hard that their mooing echoed throughout the forest.
Looking down from the sky, Jiang Xi saw the beastmen having a great time and couldn't help but laugh.
On flat ground, the orcs cannot keep up with Layton's speed.
But when they reached the bottom of the slope, Layton's expression instantly turned sour as he watched the orcs shouting and yelling as they raced past him.
Yang, skiing on his skis, stopped next to Layton and laughed.
"Leighton, perhaps you should try these two boards too."
"Since we can't change it, we might as well make this journey a little easier."
He finally understood that Jiang Xi wouldn't pay any attention to them.
If this stalemate continues, it will be bad for everyone.
Perhaps it's better to take a step back.
After all, their mission was to bring her to the royal court.
Once they reach the royal court, they'll have their moment to back down.
Layton had put himself in a high position and couldn't get down, but now that Yang had given him a way out, he reluctantly took that step.
But he still sneered, "I advise you not to try to please them. Once you get to the royal court, they won't even have a chance to enter."
Yang chuckled.
"Let's go."
"The sooner I get back to the royal court, the sooner I can finish this mission. The Cursed Lands are really not a place for orcs. After being here for so many days, my powers have started to decline."
Layton's expression also changed.
His superpowers have also diminished considerably.
There are downhill and uphill sections in the forest, so the beastmen move faster downhill, but overall, they are still about the same speed.
Seeing that the female protagonist kept looking into the woods, Lu Liufeng realized that she also wanted to slide, so he picked her up and sped up, leaving everyone else far behind.
He stopped on a hillside and cut down two pairs of planks.
"My lady, let's go skiing together."
Jiang Xi was already itching to go, so how could she refuse?
She immediately stepped on it, securing her feet in the protruding wooden shoe upper, then wrapped them tightly with animal hide, and braced herself with her hands on the pole, eager to try.
She glanced down the slope and saw many towering trees all around; she could easily bump into one if she wasn't careful.
She squeezed the pole and couldn't help but say.
"Lu Liufeng, I'm a little scared."
Lu Liufeng tidied the female master's hair and then tied her animal skin hat tightly, his amber eyes filled with a mischievous smile.
"Don't be afraid, my lady. I will use the wind to support you and make sure you don't crash into the tree."
Jiang Xi blushed, clenched her little fist, and punched him lightly.
She snorted and muttered.
"Then you'd better hold me tight! Don't let me crash into a tree!"
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