Noticing the dejection in Tu Ye's voice, Mu Qing asked, "Chief Tu Ye..."
Tu Ye waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. I was just thinking about my father. Two years ago, he used forbidden techniques to repel the insect beasts, and now... sigh..."
Tu Ye turned his head and solemnly instructed, "Yu, unless it is a matter of life and death, you must never use forbidden techniques."
Mu Qing: "What are the consequences of using forbidden techniques?"
Tu Ye sighed and said, "At best, they are like my father, unable to transform into human form but still retaining their humanity. In more serious cases, they lose their humanity and become beasts. And in even more serious cases, many die directly." As he said this, he felt a sense of relief and thought to himself, "At least his father is still alive and well."
Mu Qing: "Can injuries from forbidden techniques be healed?"
Tuye: "I have never heard of any case where someone was cured of the backlash from forbidden techniques."
Mu Qing: "Can you take me to see your father?"
Upon hearing this, Tu Ye asked excitedly, "Does the Wood Spirit clan have a way to treat this?"
Mu Qing: "Well... I'll have to go and see for myself to know."
Tu Ye said excitedly, "Okay, okay, we'll go right away. Wait, there's a banquet tonight. You two haven't seen each other in a long time, so you should want to catch up. We'll go first thing tomorrow morning, and I'll pick you up then."
Mu Qing nodded and said, "Okay."
Tuye: "Then it's settled."
Tu Ye continued speaking, his voice now filled with more joy and ease.
Tu Ye: "Orcs who cannot awaken can only maintain their human form, whether in daily life or in battle. However, there are also strong orcs among them, such as Jiao Li of the Jiao Clan. Although he has not successfully awakened, ordinary level three totem warriors are no match for him."
"The lifespan of ordinary orcs on the Savage Continent ranges from three hundred to five hundred years, while the lifespan of a first-level totem warrior ranges from five hundred to six hundred years, a second-level totem warrior ranges from six hundred to eight hundred years, and a third-level totem warrior ranges from eight hundred to one thousand years. It is said that there were even special-level totem warriors above the third level, but their whereabouts are unknown, and the truth of this is impossible to ascertain."
Tu Ye sighed and said, "This is only in theory. In reality, due to the increasingly severe insect and beast attacks in recent years, many young totem warriors have sacrificed themselves before they are even a hundred years old."
Murong Yu: "What kind of insect beast is it?"
Tu Ye said with a look of disgust, "They're just a bunch of insects, but they're quite strong, and there are just too many of them..."
"It's springtime now, so the insects and beasts won't come out to breed. They'll come out when they're short of food during wintertime and attack tribes everywhere."
Murong Yu: "Can that insect-beast transform into human form?"
Tu Ye: "Of course not, they are just insects and wild beasts."
Murong Yu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but Mu Qing still felt a little worried.
Tu Ye suddenly remembered that in another month, adult beastmen from various tribes would come to Awakening Valley to awaken their totems. So he reminded the two of them, "You can collect some supplies recently, such as prey, herbs, and spirit fruits. In another month, each tribe will send people to bring adult beastmen to awaken their totems, along with their own tribe's supplies. There will be a large trade fair then, where people will barter for goods."
Mu Qing was intrigued by this and smiled, "Thank you for the reminder, Chief Tu Ye."
Seeing that Mu Qing seemed very interested, Murong Yu secretly decided to collect the supplies.
The group chatted all the way back to the Mountain Stone Tribe.
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