Everyone went to trade, so Song Mu took Lin Qiu to the nearby forest.
Because many orcs gathered nearby, the wild beasts smelled danger and dared not approach, so it was very safe.
The dominant vegetation here is no different from that of the Tiger Tribe, but Lin Qiu did see many unfamiliar plants.
"Songmu, look at this. This flower is so beautiful. We can't even see it in our tribe."
It was already very cold, but Lin Qiu saw a vine climbing up a tree, with densely packed white flowers blooming on it, decorating the entire tree beautifully.
Song Mu had traveled outside the tribe before, so he knew this flower was not dangerous. He went up to Lin Qiu and broke off a piece. "I've seen flowers like this before in the Horse Tribe. They only bloom for a short time and wither during the rainy season."
Lin Qiu took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, thinking it was a pity that the cold season was about to come, otherwise he could transplant it and see it every year.
Lin Qiu asked Song Mu to help him tie the bunch of small flowers on his hand, and she fiddled with it with her fingertips.
Song Mu took Lin Qiu's hand and the two continued to stroll in the forest.
Lin Qiu’s trip was not in vain, she actually found a chili plant at the trading center.
In the cold season, eating something spicy can warm your body.
"Xiao Qiu, this thing is poisonous."
To orcs, any pungent taste is poisonous.
Song Mu looked at the fruit in Lin Qiu's hand. It was red, shiny and very beautiful, but let alone eating it, if it was accidentally broken, even holding it in the hand would make his hand feel stinging.
Song Mu failed to hold back, and Lin Qiu quickly squatted down and picked a pepper. He glared at him with his tiger eyes and snatched the fruit from Lin Qiu's hand.
"Don't throw it away! Songmu, this isn't poisonous, it just can't be eaten on its own. Using a little of this when grilling will make it taste better. Songmu, let's pick all of this and look around to see if there are any more."
After hearing Lin Qiu's words, Song Mu nodded and put the peppers he had just picked into the animal skin bag around his waist.
"Does your hand hurt now?" he asked.
Lin Qiu shook his head: "It's okay."
The two continued searching for peppers. Their bright red color made them stand out among the green bushes. They found five more pepper plants. Lin Qiu wanted to look for more, but Song Mu said, "It's getting late. If we don't go back, Ling Yun and the others will come looking for us."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiu agreed to return and said, "Then let's not go back the same way. Let's take a different route and try it."
Song Mu nodded. There was no road in the forest, so it didn't matter where he went.
If Lin Qiu wanted to go shopping, he would accompany her.
Lin Qiu was looking carefully with his head down, but he felt that Song Mu's footsteps suddenly stopped.
Song Mu put one arm in front of Lin Qiu and pulled her behind his back.
Lin Qiu raised his head warily and glanced at Song Mu's face.
Song Mu stood in front of Lin Qiu, frowning and moving forward carefully. Lin Qiu also tried to walk lightly.
Song Mu could smell the bloody smell getting stronger and stronger, and there was a faint panting sound. The breathing sound was only exhalation but no inhalation, and it was very rapid.
As they approached, Song Mu saw a white-haired fox lying in a pool of blood.
"This is a fox orc." After seeing that the source of the blood was a harmless fox, Song Mu relaxed his vigilance a little.
"Is he...dead?"
"Not yet."
Song Mu went over to take a closer look and saw that his abdomen was heaving up and down, with a torn wound. Blood was trickling out of it, and some of his internal organs were also exposed.
Not dead yet, but almost dead.
"Wandering...wandering orc..." The dying fox orc felt a male approaching and spoke incoherently.
"What did you say?" Song Mu became very alert after hearing his words.
"Be careful around here..."
This fox orc seemed to have used up the last of his strength and died completely after he finished speaking.
Song Mu frowned, stood up and hugged Lin Qiu tightly.
"What did he say?" Lin Qiu asked.
Song Mu said, "He said there were stray orcs nearby. His wounds must have been sustained in a fight with them."
The combat effectiveness of wandering orcs is much stronger than that of other tribes. Even for a strong tribe like the Tiger Tribe, it is difficult for ordinary males to fight against wandering orcs in a one-on-one fight.
What's more, they are foxes, who are slender in size and have weak fighting capabilities.
Song Mu immediately said, "Xiao Qiu, let's not linger here any longer."
"good."
Song Mu wrapped the wounds of the fox orc's body with leaves and took it back.
The other males of the Tiger Tribe were already looking for them. When they saw Song Mu coming back with a fox with fur dyed red in his arms, they all gathered around him.
They had no time to share the joy of the successful transaction and looked at Song Mu seriously.
Ling Yun asked: "Who is he?"
"Xiao Qiu and I found him on our way back. He seemed to have been injured in a fight with stray orcs. Before he died, he told me there were stray orcs wandering around here. Now... he's dead."
After Song Mu finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in confusion.
Ling Yun frowned and shouted to the orcs who were still trading, "Who from the Fox Tribe is missing? Come and claim them! Our people found a body in the forest!"
Ling Yun's words made everyone look over. There were many fox tribes that came this time, and their companions had all scattered to trade. After hearing Ling Yun's words, the fox beastmen all came over to identify the bodies.
"He's an orc from our tribe! Where did you find him? How did he die?"
The death of a male fox caused panic among everyone. Even those who were not from the fox tribe looked at Song Mu and the others seriously.
Song Mu told everyone again about his discovery of the fox orc.
"Stray orcs? With so many of us males here, how dare stray orcs come over here! Even if they dare to come over here, with so many of us, aren't we enough to tear them to pieces?!"
The person who spoke was a big, dark-skinned man. Judging from his size and temper, he was undoubtedly a bear orc.
"Did they follow you here? You are so brave, you actually dare to take the female out of the tribe."
Lin Qiu, a female, was really conspicuous among so many males. Fortunately, most of the males who came to exchange were in pairs, otherwise it would definitely cause a commotion.
"If he followed us here, he would have been hiding all the way and would definitely not show any trace in the trading center. At least he would wait until we return to find an opportunity to attack." Ling Yun said.
Because Lin Qiu was there, he was very vigilant along the way. He and Song Mu explored the area around the road they were going to take, and there was absolutely no stray orc who dared to follow them.
The powerful tribes were naturally not afraid. Just as the bear orc said, each tribe here had almost a dozen or twenty people coming. If the stray orcs dared to do anything to them, they were simply seeking death.
But there are also many weak tribes here, such as the Fox Tribe. When they heard that there were wandering orcs nearby, they couldn't help but tremble.
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