"Sorry, we really don't know," Huo Qiu's generation didn't really care about that so-called place.
"You..." the orc below said upon hearing this. "Let your leader speak to us. Don't you know we're here for an inspection? Do you even want to go back...?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Qiu glanced at the elder beside him. The elder shook his head, and Huo Qiu's expression immediately turned cold. "I'm sorry, I'm in charge here. We have no interest in the place you mentioned. If there's nothing else, you may leave immediately."
Huo Qiu couldn't help but feel displeased by the arrogant attitude of these people. Moreover, they looked travel-worn and had several servants with them. Huo Qiu didn't care about them; he would take care of them if they spoke politely.
There's no need for the tiger orcs to fight each other so fiercely. The problem is that Huo Qiu can't care about their bad attitude. He cares about the tribe, but he doesn't care about the tiger orcs.
Upon hearing this, the people below looked displeased. They took some things and left. Under these circumstances, Huo Qiu went to inquire with the elder.
The elder sighed and gestured for Huo Qiu to sit down. "We came here two hundred years ago because our ancestors made a mistake,"
"What mistake?" Huo Qiu was a little surprised when he heard this. The elder looked at Huo Qiu in front of him.
"Did you know that orcs and females are originally the same?" Huo Qiu was stunned when the elder spoke. "Females could originally transform into beasts, but the ability was taken away by others,"
"Wait, Elder..." Huo Qiu was stunned. The elder nodded and looked at Huo Qiu.
"Two hundred years ago, one of our ancestors, a female, transformed into a beast once again. She tried to transform her young females as well, and wanted other females to do the same. The problem... this was not allowed, because once a female transforms into a beast, the power will not be evenly distributed. If a female no longer relies on the beastmen for survival and is no longer willing to bear children, it will be a great blow to the beastmen, who will then begin to hunt her down. Under such circumstances, she fled with her supporters and family, arriving in this land severely injured... She only left behind one sentence: conceal the possibility of female transformation into beasts; only the elders can know."
Hearing this, Huo Qiu was a little incredulous. "So we don't have much longing or curiosity about going back to that place,"
"Why did the ancestor say that females shouldn't be told about the ability to transform into beasts?" Huo Qiu suddenly asked.
"For the sake of the orcs' stability, the females tacitly accepted and concealed this matter at that time, not telling their offspring females, because... although female orcs were strong in beast form, they were ultimately no match for orcs. Under such circumstances, we were newcomers, and it was already difficult enough to ensure that the young orcs could transform into beasts. Ensuring that the young females could not be guaranteed at all. Under such circumstances, we had no choice but to sacrifice the females. In addition... because the females did not transform into beasts, their physical condition declined rapidly generation after generation, because the orc bloodline in their bodies was becoming diluted."
Huo Qiu was somewhat incredulous at this, yet she understood why the elder had told her all this. "If those people come again, send them away... We're far from that place; it's impossible for orcs to come and inspect. Something's strange..."
Huo Qiu nodded at the elder's words. After leaving, Huo Qiu went to the city wall. He was still worried about the tiger beastmen and wanted to know what they were doing there. So he sent someone to investigate.
Investigate to see what they're here for. It's quite simple to find someone to investigate; in this situation, someone can be sent directly to investigate while Huo Qiu sits at home.
Looking at his wife, Guo'er, he thought of the elder's words: females are becoming weaker and weaker because they can't transform into beasts, and they get sick almost as soon as the wind blows.
All of this was solely for the development of the tribe, and he dared not reveal it now, for what could he possibly say? The tribe was not wealthy enough to allow all the little beastmen to collectively transform into beastmen, so they had no time to consider the females.
Secrets must be kept hidden, Guo'er said, serving food to the woman who was angry. "What's wrong today? I saw you sighing for a while, did something happen?"
"No, nothing will happen, don't worry too much," Huo Qiu said with a smile. Guo'er nodded when she heard this.
"By the way, I brought back a lot of fruit today, it's sweet..." Guo'er said. Hearing this, Huo Qiu nodded and made some food for Guo'er as well.
Guo'er opened her mouth and ate happily. "Eat more, you orcs are very tired," Huo Qiu said, opening his mouth to look at his wife with a complicated expression.
"Boss..." The orc outside came back to report. Huo Qiu went out and listened to the report.
"Those people seem to be on the run, being chased by someone, and trying to hide here," Huo Qiu frowned when he heard this.
"Who are they being hunted down by?" Huo Qiu was a little puzzled when he heard this. What had these people done to be hunted down by whom?
"Were they chased by tiger-beastmen? It seems they stole something?" Huo Qiu's expression turned serious upon hearing this.
"These people are not allowed to come near from now on, and no other tiger-beastmen from any other tribe are allowed to enter," he thought, sensing that these beastmen were about to cause a big problem.
Huo Qiu didn't want anything to happen at this critical juncture. The tribe had finally become strong, and there were more and more beastmen turning into beastmen. He didn't want it to be broken by other tiger beastmen.
Hearing this, the orc nodded. Huo Qiu hesitated for a moment, then went to discuss the matter with Shi Hu. When Shi Hu heard this, he couldn't help but frown. "Don't let those people in. They're here with ill intentions. If a conflict breaks out, we don't need to get involved..."
Shi Hu's words made Huo Qiu nod. "Do you know anything about females?"
"What is it?" Shi Hu asked after a moment of hesitation. Huo Qiu could tell from Shi Hu's expression that he didn't know, so he didn't ask any further. In fact, he probably didn't know either. If those tiger beastmen hadn't come this time, the elders wouldn't have told him even if he hadn't asked.
Huo Qiu went to the city wall with Shi Hu. While on the city wall, Shi Hu made some arrangements and talked to Huo Qiu about some things. Huo Qiu nodded.
Haitang overheard other beastmen saying that tiger beastmen had arrived, and seeing the panic among them, she knew that not everyone welcomed outsiders.
That's just how it is. Although the few tiger-beastmen that come can strengthen the team, if they come with ill intentions, they will only cause trouble if they stay. In such a situation, the beastmen at home will chant, and the females will feel a bit scared and uneasy when they hear it.
When Haitang returned home that night, she told Dongfang Long what had happened. Dongfang Long nodded and said, "That's normal. If the new orcs are law-abiding, that's fine. But if they have ambitions to seize power, not only will Huoqiu's position be threatened, but there will also be many conflicts, causing the tribe to suffer more losses."
Haitang had never seen it, but Dongfanglong had. People from the Leopard Clan also came and later seized power, causing many deaths and injuries to the Leopard Clan. This is why they would not easily accept other tiger beastmen.
Huo Qiu and the others would rather have fewer people now and have more children than have other orcs come and cause a power struggle for no reason.
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