He quickly shook his head to clear his mind of these random thoughts. How could he have such ideas? Was it because he was too old?
Guo Xiaoxiao was unaware of A Luo's inner turmoil.
"What kinds of poisons are there? Are there other poisonous herbs in our tribe?"
Alo: "I don't usually show these to you; the veterinarian keeps them. Sometimes when we see poisonous plants in the wild, we'll pick them for emergencies."
As he spoke, Alo took a bunch of grass out of a basket and placed it on the table.
Guo Xiaoxiao looked at it and asked, "Why would you poison someone? Nobody's going to eat it. What if someone accidentally eats it?"
Alo: "Sometimes, in large-scale battles between tribes, isn't that necessary? It's a good way to poison them and reduce our losses. Our Sishui tribe are made of eagle beasts and aren't good at ground warfare. We dry the herbs, grind them into a fine powder, and if we can't win, we can poison them by putting it in their water and food."
Wow, air force guys doing biological warfare? I really underestimated you. But the Eagle Beast has its advantages and disadvantages in combat. Because of its high initial flight, it can use objects to attack and its talons to scratch people. But if it gets pulled down, I've never seen a Eagle Beast that can recover.
If you fall, you immediately revert to human form and fight in human form, or you can take a quick flight into the sky. There's no time to waste; it's difficult to move around freely.
"What is this? It looks so strange, all sorts of colors!"
Guo Xiaoxiao pointed to a small branch next to her and asked A Luo.
"It's a red spider lily (Lycoris radiata), which can drastically change a person's personality if consumed. However, it's rarely used in daily life, and it wilts easily when exposed to heat, making it unsuitable for home display; it can only be placed randomly."
"A drastic personality change? How drastic? Have you experienced it?"
Guo Xiaoxiao asked with some interest
Since others are sincere in their desire to learn, he should teach with sincerity. Anyway, Cang Jue is here, so he might as well use him as a living example; eating him won't kill anyone.
"Cangjue, eat this and let Xiaoxiao see. You're free anyway, so why not help out? It's not bitter, just chew it and swallow it, and wait for the medicine to take effect."
Cang Jue had an urge to punch A Luo in the face. Using him as a drug test subject? Were they kidding? He came here to accompany the females in their studies and was supposed to be a live target?
"No way! Try it yourself if you want, why are you calling me? Am I not a human being?"
Guo Xiaoxiao also thought it was inappropriate; every medicine has its side effects, how could she eat it so casually? She reluctantly took a couple of bites, after all, she needed to taste the medicine before studying. Cang Jue was only there to accompany her in her studies, and now she was even being asked to test the medicine for him, especially since it was poison.
What if I get an upset stomach from eating this? It's better not to eat it, Guo Xiaoxiao politely declined.
"I remember what it looks like. After you told me its effects, I know what's going on. His personality has changed drastically; he'll definitely be different from before. It's classified as a poison, so don't take it carelessly."
Arno shook his head. This stuff has absolutely no toxicity, but it will cause mood swings for a while, and it doesn't matter how much you eat.
This was during a famine that his father experienced, a period when prey was scarce and lasted for about two years, during which many orcs died.
He was so hungry that he ate this herb to fill his stomach and only then did he realize its effects. Moreover, he ate a lot of it without any harm to his body. He then passed on this knowledge to Alo.
"It's alright, Xiaoxiao, don't worry. Would I harm him by feeding him? He's my clan leader, I know my limits. Cangjue, eat some. You sent the females over to learn. Don't you want her to learn more? She's always so irresponsible and doesn't take things seriously."
Before Cang Jue could refute, he heard A Luo speaking again, probably muttering something.
"You don't handle any of the big or small matters in the tribe; you basically leave it all to me. Even the hunting allocation—I have to help you with that. You're the chief, and I'm just a veterinarian. I'm not supposed to be involved in these things. Aren't I trying to help you?"
"And what else? I won't say anything about how busy you were when Guo Xiaoxiao was pregnant, or how busy you were again after she gave birth, saying you had to take care of the cubs. I won't say anything more about that either. Now that I finally have a little free time, you ask me to help review the orcs that have migrated from other places. I'm doing everything, don't I get tired? I asked you to take two pills and you wouldn't even listen, as if you were afraid I'd poison you."
"Go see Monet, go see Wenyi. Who cares about these things? If it weren't for our years of friendship, I really wouldn't want to get involved in your mess. Can't you have a little understanding of me? I'm getting old."
"Could it be that you're giving me work because I'm younger than the other two? I'm busy drying herbs and grinding them into powder. I can get orcs to help, but I can't have them come every day. After all, this isn't their business."
Cang Jue became alert. If A Luo kept reading, it would never end. He'd better eat it willingly; A Luo wouldn't harm him.
"Alright, alright, stop talking. I'll eat, okay? Xiaoxiao, if I get poisoned and pass out right away, remember to wake me up. I don't want to die, I don't want to leave you. The kids aren't even grown up yet, I want to see them grow up with my own eyes."
A Luo was furious and slapped Cang Jue on the back of the head.
"I've already told you this isn't poisonous. Eating it will just cause a temporary mood swing, but it'll be fine in a bit. Why won't you listen to me?"
Guo Xiaoxiao was still a little worried.
"Are you sure? You really want to eat it? Actually, I wasn't that keen on it either. Alo, let's skip it and look at other herbs."
A Luo persisted, his stubbornness flaring up. As he'd gotten older, his temper had become a bit erratic; he wouldn't let Cang Jue eat, and even thought they doubted him.
"Since you've come all this way to learn from me, you should still take a look. Don't worry, I guarantee it's not poisonous and you won't have any problems eating it. Trust me."
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