Why the beast tide formed is an unknown mystery of this continent.
Maybe it started as a migration of a certain population, or a hunt, or even as a call from within the beast, but no one can explain how it was formed in the first place.
In short, they will run endlessly in the snow, the beasts behind will force the beasts in front to retreat, and the running of the beasts in front will lead the people behind.
No one knew where these beasts came from. They passed through countless forests, and countless beasts joined them madly on the road. More and more of them came, and they just ran forward, sleeplessly, as if they were crazy.
But no one knows where the final destination of these beasts is.
Ten years ago, the Tiger Tribe and the Rabbit Tribe were both on the route of the beast tide.
As a female cub, Lin Qiu was the first to be taken away to evacuate. The rabbit tribe had no strength to resist, and they fled in all directions. The old beastmen who took Lin Qiu away died one by one in the cave where they temporarily stayed. If she had not been met by a tiger beastman who was out looking for his lost tribesmen, Lin Qiu would have been frozen to death in that cold season.
As for the tiger tribe, the beasts rushed into their valley, but could not find the exit, so they ran around in the valley. In order to drive them out, the males of the tiger tribe also paid a huge price.
Many strong orcs in the tribe died in the beast tide because they rushed to the front, including Ling Yun and Song Mu's father. As the tribe leader, Yan Ting had to lead by example.
Although beast tides do not occur every year, even if they do occur, the path they take is different each time.
But once they encounter a beast tide, they will suffer a heavy blow.
"What is defense deployment? Xiaoqiu, please explain it to us in detail."
Ling Yun and Song Mu both took it very seriously.
Lin Qiu said: "Our tribe's terrain is actually very good. As long as we guard the pass, the wild beasts will not come in."
Song Mu shook his head. "This isn't that easy. If there were only a few, dozens, or even hundreds of them, we could hold our own, but the beast tide is simply too massive."
Song Mu still remembers that day, the whole valley was shaking with tremors, and the huge sounds of trampling and roaring were like purgatory.
Ling Yun patted Song Mu and said, "Listen to what Xiao Qiu said. What? You don't believe her? You actually questioned Xiao Qiu!"
"That's not what I meant!"
"Okay, okay, please stop talking and listen to me, okay?"
Lin Qiu interrupted the quarrel that was about to start between the two, and they immediately sat down obediently, staring at her with two pairs of blue eyes.
"When I say defense, I don't mean that you males should use your bodies to defend. Instead, we should set up some barriers, just like a pen of oxen."
This time it was Ling Yun who questioned: "Not to mention wooden fences like that, even a stone wall like this can't withstand it. They are crazy!"
Lin Qiu said: "I am just giving an example. What we need to do is not the visible defense, but the invisible one."
When the two heard this, their eyes tightened a little.
"The first step is to create a trap. We'll dig a long enough pit five hundred steps before the tribal valley and place sharpened wooden pitchforks inside. The beasts will only move forward, unable to predict where to dodge. This will allow us to harvest the leading wave of beasts. If the beasts ahead fall into the trap, their movement will be disrupted. If they change their course, our tribe will be spared. If not, we'll establish a second line of defense."
"If the beasts fill our traps and still charge at us, we can use fire. We should build a few catapults. When the beasts step on the traps, we can use the opportunity to pour grease on the boulders, light them, and launch them into the beasts, thus dispersing them."
Lin Qiu used a piece of meat to demonstrate to them what the lever principle is. By using the lever principle, a male orc can use his strength to throw a thousand-pound boulder.
Ling Yun and Song Mu were confused, but Song Mu had an idea: "We don't necessarily need to use stones. Since we can prepare in advance, we can prepare some mud blocks dipped in hay. That way, the fire will burn longer. If we throw the mud blocks, they will explode and break into several pieces, spreading the fire even further."
"You still have experience." What Lin Qiu said was just theory.
Song Mu smiled faintly when he was praised.
Ling Yun stared: "I can think of that, what's so great about it."
Ling Yun put his head close to Lin Qiu, and his furry ears appeared, drooping dejectedly, like a poor kitten.
He also had a handsome face, and his blue eyes were particularly watery.
This was so tempting that Lin Qiu, as a female, couldn't resist it at all.
She reached out and touched Ling Yun's head: "I know, I know, you are as good as Song Mu."
After Lin Qiu finished coaxing Ling Yun, he looked up at Song Mu sitting on the side, his eyes full of loss and pitifulness.
Seeing her looking at him, Song Mu turned his eyes away and said, "It's okay. It doesn't matter if you are a little partial to Ling Yun. Don't worry about me."
"Song Mu..."
Lin Qiu quickly moved over, hugged Song Mu, rubbed her vigorously, and then raised his head to kiss Song Mu's chin: "Song Mu, don't let your imagination run wild. How could I not care about you?"
Song Mu's big hand gently stroked Lin Qiu's head and pressed her into his arms.
Ling Yun looked at the smug smile on Song Mu's face and felt a little crazy. This kid was actually better at pretending to be pitiful than him.
He bit his fist in anger.
Lin Qiu gently pushed Song Mu away: "Shall we continue our conversation?"
"good."
Song Mu did not let go of Lin Qiu, but changed to a comfortable position and hugged her.
Ling Yun didn't care, he just leaned into Lin Qiu's arms and said, "Xiao Qiu, keep talking."
Lin Qiu touched the head in his arms and continued, "In addition to the large-scale fire attack, we will also use some bows and arrows to keep our tribe members as far away from the beasts as possible."
"What are bows and arrows?"
"I've never made a bow and arrow or a catapult before, so I need some experiments."
"Okay, you just need to tell me how to do it and I'll do it." Ling Yun said.
Lin Qiu nodded. "Then we'll dig out gaps on both sides of the upper stone wall at the valley entrance that we can stand on. We'll heat a wok of oil on top of it. Once our valley is breached, we can scald them to death with the hot oil at the entrance."
If these are unable to disperse the beast tide, then the last barrier is the stone wall, which can only be the bodies of the males of the tiger tribe.
Lin Qiu's methods actually made Ling Yun and Song Mu's blood boil.
If these three lines of defense can really work, maybe they can survive the beast tide safely!
“But I haven’t practiced these methods.”
"We all believe in you, Xiaoqiu." Ling Yun said.
"Yeah." Song Mu also nodded.
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