novelden Chapter 130 Red Fruit
Chapter 130 Red Fruit
Hu Yang was preoccupied with the disappearance of Hu Feng and Hu Wei, so he couldn't care less about these things.
He replied impatiently, "So what if you're coming back? Maybe you're just passing through!"
Those orcs came from this direction; perhaps their hunting season is over and they're heading back to their tribe.
The big tiger swallowed hard. "No, no, they said they want to see you!"
Hu Yang frowned and took a few steps forward. "You want to see me?"
The male orc nodded.
Hu Yang thought about it carefully for a moment, and for some reason, his heart skipped a beat. He quickly walked out of the camp.
As soon as he arrived at the camp entrance, he saw a group of male orcs standing outside, and the one leading them was none other than the giant wolf that had pinned him down with its claws that day.
Hu Yang looked at them and said loudly, "Friends, what brings you here?"
Lang Cang transformed into human form, took a few steps forward, and uttered two words, "Lang Cang".
Hu Yang was a little confused. "Huh?"
It took him a while to realize that this must be his name. Hu Yang quickly exchanged names with him, "I am Hu Yang, captain of the Silver Tiger Clan hunting team."
Lang Cang nodded politely to him, "I know."
They were looking for the hunting team leader.
He waved his hand behind him, and Xiong Fei and Xi Zhao, who were behind him, dragged Hu Feng and Hu Wei, who were tied up, to the front.
Hu Yang stared wide-eyed at the two listless male orcs in front of him.
No wonder he was so surprised. Even if Hu Yang racked his brains, he would never have imagined that Hu Wei and Hu Feng, whom they had been searching for so desperately, would be in the hands of the Cangyan tribe.
Hu Yang's expression immediately turned serious, a hint of wariness in his eyes. "Friends from the Cangyan Tribe, what do you mean by this?"
"Why were our male orcs captured for no reason?"
Xiong Fei rolled his eyes at them, annoyed. "Can't you use your brains when you talk? We'd like to ask you what you mean by that?"
"They actually sent male orcs to raid our tribe's stronghold!"
As he spoke, he took out two animal skin bags and threw them on the ground, revealing the powder inside.
Hu Yang finally understood what had happened. He glared at the two disheveled tigers in front of him with a look of utter disappointment.
He wondered how those two kids could just disappear for no reason!
Turns out they went to someone else's territory to cause trouble!
Hu Yang glared fiercely at the two good-for-nothings, then looked at the male beastmen in front of him, and his arrogance immediately wilted.
He forced a stiff smile. "Captain Wolf, I apologize for not managing the orcs in my hunting team properly."
I wandered into someone's hunting ground for no reason and got caught red-handed. It was so embarrassing!
Lang Cang glanced at him, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Hu Yang knew that they had offended the other party first. If Hu Wei and Hu Feng had done this to other tribes, it would have been a blatant provocation!
He took two steps forward. "These two little brats aren't adults yet, and they're a bit reckless."
"However, this matter is ultimately a problem of our Silver Tiger Clan. How about this, to show our sincerity, we are willing to give you twenty pieces of animal hide?
Twenty pieces of animal hide, which is worth about the same as two bowls of salt, shows a great deal of sincerity.
However, the Silver Tiger Clan was a large tribe, and twenty pieces of animal hide were nothing to them.
Lang Cang raised his eyelids and met Hu Yang's gaze. "We don't want animal hides."
Hu Yang's eyelids twitched. What? Is it still not enough?
He forced a smile and said, "What about the salt? Can we compensate you with three small bowls of salt?"
We need to get our tiger-like power and spirit back first.
Lang Cang shook his head again. Seeing that Hu Yang's expression had become rather unpleasant, he slowly added, "I want your rouge and itching powder."
Hu Yang refused without even thinking, "No, our tribe doesn't have many of these."
They were able to live safely in this cold north thanks to Hongfen.
After the hawthorn berries are ground into powder and sprinkled into food, they warm the body quickly after eating, helping them get through the snowy season in the north year after year.
The tribe collects a limited amount of red berries each year. In previous years, things were fine, but this year, when they were supposed to be collecting the red berries, a ground fissure occurred in the north.
The orcs were too busy escaping to even think about gathering, so their year's harvesting was ruined.
The red berries they are using now are the ones they saved up from previous years through frugality. However, their Silver Tiger tribe is a large tribe of several hundred people, so their food reserves are still quite considerable.
But... Lang Cang asked for the most important red fruit in their tribe. How could he agree so easily?
At this moment, Hu Yang glared fiercely at Hu Wei and Hu Feng, who were tied up behind him. If it weren't for those two stupid beastmen, how would Hongfen have ended up in their hands?
When Lang Cang saw that Hu Yang refused their request for rouge without even thinking, a dark glint flashed quickly in his deep eyes.
Lang Cang suddenly fell silent. Hu Yang secretly groaned inwardly, "How annoying! I'm definitely not suited to dealing with outsiders."
He explained to Lang Cang in a gentle tone, "Captain Lang Cang, it's not that I don't want to give it to you."
“As you know, since the earthquake, prey and plants have suddenly become scarce, and we really don’t have any extra rouge or itching powder.” He seemed to suddenly remember something and added the itching powder he had forgotten about.
The big tiger was quite pleased with himself, thinking he was extremely clever, and had even learned how to deceive others.
"How about this, we're willing to compensate you with thirty pieces of animal hide, what do you think?"
Wolf Cang frowned slightly, looking at the male orc in front of him who had suddenly become happy. He knew that he probably wouldn't be able to get the plant for making rouge from the Silver Tiger Clan today.
Lang Cang hadn't originally planned to come over, but when Hu Wei took out their animal skin bags, Lang Cang smelled a very pungent odor.
The color and smell were very similar to a plant that Lin Baiyan had described to him before. He kept talking about finding this thing in the cave every day, and he was almost obsessed with it. Lang Cang naturally took notice of this plant as well.
Wolf Cang wasn't angry that he didn't get the red fruit. He reached out and grabbed the few scattered pieces of red powder from the animal skin bag, tossed them into the air, and said, "We'll take the animal skin."
"As for these women, consider it compensation."
Hu Yang's expression changed, but in the end he didn't say anything, tacitly agreeing with Lang Cang's actions.
How many women can Huwei and Hufeng attract?
Let them have it; they don't know what it's for anyway.
"We're out hunting now, and we didn't bring that many animal hides. How about this, we'll meet on the other side of the big river to the east in ten days, and then we'll give you the hides, okay?"
Xiong Fei spoke up at this moment, "Boss, we don't know their background yet, so we can't trust them easily."
His voice was not quiet; almost all the beastmen around could hear it.