boyutpedia Chapter 179 Without bloodshed, how can a man have any backbone?
Chapter 179 Without bloodshed, how can a man have any backbone?
Linni smiled at Xuan: "We want to find Chief Chang of the Beast Carving Tribe to learn more about the Rainforest Kingdom."
Ling said, "We saw a lot of flying orcs land on the mountaintop this morning. They should be up there. Shall we go together?"
"Okay." Lin Ni didn't refuse such a small matter. Although she didn't want to accept them, just as Xuan said, even if she didn't accept them, they would still follow her because of the Beast God's prophecy, and traveling together was inevitable.
After walking uphill for more than ten minutes, Lin Ni still asked Yao to carry her; she was too slow. The night they arrived at the Eagle Beast Tribe, Yao had carried her, and they reached the summit in less than ten minutes. But now, walking on her own, it had taken more than ten minutes, and they hadn't even reached the halfway point. She decided to carry her. Although she wasn't tired, what if it took her too long to climb? Would she have to be carried downhill to use the restroom? No, that wasn't a good idea.
The group reached the mountaintop and, as expected, found it bustling with activity. Nearly a hundred orcs were standing or sitting, chatting in small groups, all facing the high platform to the south. On the platform, two level-six male orcs were engaged in battle in their beast forms, while the orcs on the mountaintop cheered them on.
The arrival of Lin Ni and her group obviously attracted everyone's attention. Some of the beastmen greeted them, saying, "Lin, you've come to watch the beast fights too?" Others nodded and smiled.
Chang, the chieftain of the Beast Carving Tribe, and his partner A-Ping were below the platform, along with Liang and Qing, the chieftains of the Cat-Owl Tribe, and Sheng, a member of the Level 8 Beast Carving Tribe, and his partner Aruo. A-Ping and Aruo greeted Lin Ni warmly, "I was just saying I was going to call Lin to come and see, but I didn't expect you to find out so quickly!"
Linni smiled and said, "I just happened to have something to discuss with you. By the way, why do you all engage in beast fighting?" She had always thought that beast fighting only occurred during courtship.
Aping replied, "We decided to send four level-seven orcs and four level-six orcs with you to the Rainforest Swamp Kingdom. However, because there are too many orcs who want to go, Chang and the others decided to select the orcs to go to the Rainforest Swamp Kingdom through beast fighting. The beast fighting between the level-six orcs is currently underway."
Linni watched the two giant eagles fighting on the platform. It was far more intense than any animal fight she'd seen before. Unlike the beastmen of the Tiger Beast Tribe who clashed like mortals, the two eagles on the platform were actually attacking each other with their claws and beaks. Feathers fell everywhere, and both eagles were bleeding. Linni asked with some concern, "Isn't such an intense fight dangerous?"
Chang, standing to the side, laughed dismissively, "Haha, these kids are tough as nails, no problem! We fight like this all the time, how can a man have any guts if he doesn't bleed a little?"
Linni: Wow, I have to say, no wonder they're a tribe guarding the border.
At this moment, Sheng asked, "Lin, Yao, I will be their leader and accompany you to the Rainforest Kingdom. When do you plan to set off?"
Lin Ni remembered that she had promised Yao and the others that she would spend a day with each of them after that, so she glanced at Yao. Yao smiled and replied, "Probably in nine days. Can I tell you the day before we leave?"
Chang nodded and said, "Sure, of course! Just proceed according to your plan."
Yao said, "We'd like to know more about the rainforest. You keep saying it's chaotic there, but what's the specific situation?"
The beastmen of the Beast Carving Tribe told Linni and the others about the situation in the Rainforest Swamp Kingdom.
There are only five major tribes in the Rainforest: the Hot-Blooded Tribe, the Bear Beast Tribe, the Elephant Tribe, the Lion Beast Tribe, and the Hundred Beasts Tribe. These five tribes are super-large tribes with thousands of beastmen, and are the safest places for the females of the Rainforest. There are also some small and medium-sized tribes: the Snake Beast Tribe, the Scorpion Beast Tribe, the Crocodile Beast Tribe, etc. These cold-blooded beastman tribes come out every spring to abduct females. They attack all tribes with females, including the five major tribes, regardless of casualties, as they always manage to steal some. This spring, they even attacked the Eagle Beast Tribe, fortunately without any females being abducted. The females who are abducted suffer a terrible fate. The beastmen of these cold-blooded tribes mate with them every day until they are willing to conceive. Even after giving birth, life is not peaceful. If a female is lucky enough to survive until the end of autumn, they may send her back to her original tribe, or they may trade her to the infamous Cold-Blooded Alliance in the Rainforest.
The Cold-Blooded Alliance is essentially a concentrated settlement of powerful, nomadic orcs. Their territory is located in the center of the Rainforest Swamp, led by a level nine crocodile orc. He leads his orcs in raids on several major tribes each season, spending the rest of the time fighting and killing within their own territory. All the nomadic orcs in the Rainforest Swamp can be considered members of the Cold-Blooded Alliance. They roam the Rainforest Swamp daily, occasionally gathering groups to raid the tribes or attack orcs hunting outside. While there's no shortage of prey in the Rainforest Swamp, they prefer attacking and feeding on orcs, displaying exceptional cruelty and bloodthirstiness.
If a female falls into the hands of the Cold-Blooded Alliance, she definitely won't survive a season; her fate will be truly tragic.
After hearing about the situation in the rainforest, Linni truly felt that the beastmen who forced females into this land should be turned into ferocious beasts! This rainforest was truly terrifying for females. Even if they lived among the five major tribes, they never knew when those cold-blooded beastmen would seize their land, and life after that would be nothing short of hell on earth!
Linni had them roughly draw the locations of several large tribes. Heading directly east from the south, they could bypass the Cold-Blooded Alliance located in the middle of the Rainforest Swamp. After passing the Hot-Blooded Tribe, there were two smaller tribes: the Scorpion Beast Tribe and the Lizard Beast Tribe. Then they would pass the Bear Beast Tribe, and then the Snake Beast Tribe, before reaching the Azure Dragon Stele. Northwest of the Azure Dragon Stele was the Elephant Tribe; they would consider going there if they wanted to detour to the Vast North Sea. The Guardian Stele held a high position amidst towering cliffs, overlapping mountains, and the Vast North Sea; only powerful tribes could claim territory near it. However, in the Rainforest Swamp, only a small tribe of a few hundred people lived at the foot of the stele—a rare tribe where Cold-Blooded and Hot-Blooded Beastmen coexisted. The nearest large tribe was the Elephant Tribe, which required two or three days of flight, and for ordinary land beastmen, it would take seven or eight days to reach. Its status was truly pitiful!