novelden Who cried after losing in Chapter 251? It's so hard to guess!
Who cried after losing in Chapter 251? It's so hard to guess!
The topic of death is really not suitable to be explored further.
Jiang Luoluo asked the question out of curiosity without thinking much about it.
Compared to the potential offense this topic might cause, Jiang Luoluo's desire to explore the python's true age suppressed her other thoughts.
Another reason is that Python's behavior made Jiang Luoluo feel that he didn't care that much about "death".
Speaking of which, Jiang Luoluo always felt that the tribe's reaction to "death" was too calm, completely lacking the normal, expected sadness.
For example, the accident she experienced was a major event that resulted in the deaths of dozens of people from her tribe. In Jiang Luoluo's previous life, it would have been a time of mourning.
However, just over ten days after Jiang Luoluo woke up, the tribe had already returned to normal life, and there was not much discussion about the accident and tragedy in their conversations.
Apart from Ge, who remained fixated on the past, the other members of the tribe had already let go of it all.
There were also the several "funerals" that Jiang Luoluo had experienced for her deceased clansmen—on the mountaintop, it was nothing more than putting the body into the fire in front of everyone. The atmosphere of mourning for the dead could not even last for a whole night before it was divided up by other things and quickly dissipated.
Even within the tribe, there would be no support for people to be depressed and disheartened for too long because of the death of a member of the tribe.
Jiang Luoluo had always thought that the tribespeople were born with this kind of personality, but now she realized that the reason might actually be—because of the fire.
The reason why Jiang Luoluo was so preoccupied with death and constantly mourned the deceased in her previous life was because, for people in that world, death meant complete disappearance.
But it's different in the tribe. When a person dies, they return to the fire. This return doesn't even require the existence of a corpse—many tribesmen die while hunting, and their bodies become food for other wild animals, so they can't survive.
During the funeral rites, the shaman holds a small ceremony for those clansmen who did not leave behind a body. Their consciousness will return to the fire and find peace as it is summoned.
If there's any difference between them and the tribespeople with corpses—their corpses possess the power of bloodline beastification, which can increase the stability of the fire seed and enhance its power.
For clansmen without corpses, the return of consciousness would actually consume some of the power of the fire seed.
But the tribe will not abandon the consciousness of any member for this reason. Even if it consumes more fire power, they will simply hunt more powerful beasts and replenish it with their corpses.
Therefore, when faced with death, the people in the tribe must appear exceptionally calm and composed.
After all, death was never the end for them; they simply transformed into another form to protect the tribe.
Thinking about it this way, Jiang Luoluo suddenly understood why the tribe didn't value family and the continuation of the family line.
This lack of regard doesn't mean that I don't want to start a family or have children.
Rather, it means that once people get married and have children, their lives after they grow up and live independently are often not taken seriously, and the children themselves don't worry about their parents' situation after they grow up.
Because they are not solely bound by the blood ties of their own family, nor can they maintain the "inheritance" of those blood ties.
For example, when each member of the clan moves to a new place, they must draw upon the consciousness of their ancestors from the fire to protect their home.
However, since the ashes of all ancestors are burned together, before an accident occurs that awakens the consciousness of an ancestor, it is impossible to determine which ancestor's consciousness you have invited back. And this ancestor will not stop protecting you just because you are not a descendant of his own bloodline.
This has led to the current situation in the tribe.
It doesn't matter whose ancestors protected your family; they will still do their best to protect your family anyway.
It doesn't matter how your own offspring live—after all, you don't necessarily have to protect them after you die.
So, after spending a long time in the tribe, Jiang Luoluo was influenced and her reaction to death became less intense, allowing her to ask directly.
However, seeing the python's attitude, Jiang Luoluo realized something else—not everyone is really calm about their own death.
For example, some clansmen who "died young" and "had unfulfilled obsessions."
Yes, the python appeared calm, but Jiang Luolu could sense the turbulent emotions beneath that calm exterior.
He was not willing to die.
Although he himself said that he did not expect to live his life again, and did not want to repeat a boring life.
The fact that he was able to regain consciousness and possess the creature's body shows that, subconsciously, he was definitely not that easygoing.
Sometimes, people are most capable of deceiving themselves.
So the topic came to an end at the appropriate time.
Jiang Luoluo repeated her warning about the "Xing" matter one last time, leaving behind harsh words before departing.
"Just you wait, I'll find out everything sooner or later."
As for what this "waiting" means, whether it's waiting for the day Jiang Luoluo defeats the python, or waiting for Jiang Luoluo to create something new, that's uncertain.
It depends on Jiang Luoluo's touch.
When Jiang Luoluo returned home, Xing showed a worried expression, "Luo, you didn't lose, did you...?"
Many members of the clan already knew about Jiang Luoluo's fight with the python, in which she lost and cried.
The culprit is of course Ge... otherwise, it couldn't be that Jiang Luoluo herself told everyone about her crying.
Ge didn't mean to reveal Jiang Luoluo's situation; he was just at a loss for what to do since he had never experienced a child crying like this before.
After all, Ge himself is still a child, so it's normal that he doesn't know how to take care of another child.
So Ge subtly approached other members of the tribe and asked them indirectly, "What should you do if your child gets into a fight with another child, loses, and keeps crying?"
Jiang Luoluo is fine this time, but what about after that?
After Jiang Luoluo, it's impossible for him to never lose a fight.
Even Go, the most talented orc warrior in the tribe, had lost many times when facing other members of his tribe.
It would be very difficult for Jiang Luoluo to become even better than Ge.
If he cried like this every time he lost a fight, Ge felt he had to do something to comfort him, so he went to ask the tribespeople who had children in their families for advice.
Although Ge tried to ask in a very tactful way and did not reveal that it happened to Jiang Luoluo, she was his only child.
Is it really that hard to guess who it is?
Moreover, the people of the tribe are not the type to plan ahead or prepare for the future—no matter how much they think, they might suddenly die at any time.
It's unlikely that Mr. Ge asked this question because he might have a child in the future, and he doesn't even have a partner yet.
Therefore, although Ge did not mention Jiang Luoluo's name, the matter was actually almost entirely marked by Jiang Luoluo's presence.
Once the rest of the tribe, except for Go, learns of this, it's only a matter of time before the news spreads throughout the entire tribe.
Everyone knows that Jiang Luoluo got into a fight and lost, then cried uncontrollably.
By comparing these conditions, it becomes clear who the child who fought with and defeated Jiang Luoluo is.
Xing was not particularly surprised that the python intended to kill her, and she didn't even feel uncomfortable.
Doesn't she feel like a burden? Has she never thought about...dying?
During those days of food shortages and when her parents were injured while hunting, Xing also contemplated death countless times.
The reason why Ping was always worried about Xing was because he had witnessed too many times that Xing wanted to end her own life.
This is why the tribe gathers all disabled members together and restricts their contact with other tribes members.
Because once they feel that their existence is a burden, the tribespeople are truly capable of hardening their hearts and immediately committing suicide.
That's why people like He and Rong are so few in number within the tribe.
Python had been wandering around the tribe for a while, visiting most places and interacting with many tribespeople. Xing had also heard about Python's "old-fashioned" tribal mindset.
So when Xing saw that the python's attitude towards her, she wasn't surprised at all.
Instead, he was very worried about Jiang Luoluo, who had a conflict with Python because of him.
...I hope you didn't lose again and cry.
Jiang Luoluo was unaware that everyone knew about her "crying after losing," and she was still a little confused when Xing asked her question.
"I didn't fight... what's wrong?"
Xing breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she hadn't lost; otherwise, she wouldn't know how to comfort Jiang Luoluo and stop her from crying.
"Xing, don't worry, Python won't bother you anymore. Just be careful and don't have too much contact with him," Jiang Luoluo advised worriedly.
Xing smiled slightly, then nodded gently, "I understand."
That's probably why she likes being with Jiang Luoluo.
……
Because Ge wasn't there, and Xing wasn't exactly an orc warrior, Jiang Luoluo didn't dare to train on her own without anyone to guide her.
After all, if you accidentally drop a heavy stone and fail to catch it, there might not be a quick-reacting adult nearby.
The consequences are uncertain.
Jiang Luoluo still cherishes her life.
Moreover, Python said that she could exchange his business for something new, so Jiang Luoluo was unusually well-behaved for two days, staying at home to think about what she could do now.
The result was completely baffling.
That's just how some things are; the more you think about them, the less likely you are to find them.
But when you stop thinking about it, it will suddenly come back to you, urging you to finish it.
Jiang Luolu went through all the related products, including glycerin and soap, and found that they were either not innovative products—such as medicated soap, which were essentially just some medicinal ingredients added, and could not be considered new at all.
Moreover, besides increasing production costs, it doesn't have much effect; the herbal effects are... less effective than simply applying herbs directly.
Either it's because of a lack of other materials that we are unable to conduct further research.
For example, glycerin can be further processed into cosmetics... but in fact, glycerin can only be considered a "supporting role" in these products.
Dumplings can be eaten without vinegar, but it's a bit of a hassle to have only vinegar and no dumplings.
Jiang Luoluo realized that her closed-door approach to research was unacceptable, so after staying at home for two days, she went out to play under the pretext of going out to gather inspiration.
Taking a break is fun, and taking a break all the time is even more fun.
However, Jiang Luoluo wasn't really playing around; she had been cooped up at home all winter and wanted to go out for a change of scenery.
The first stop after leaving home is the kiln, where they build things.
Jiang Luoluo was also curious when she learned that they had created a new weapon, but she didn't have a reason to bother them too often.
They're not really children; they can't do things that could casually affect others.
The temperature inside the kiln feels warm and comfortable during the snowy season, but after the snowy season ends and the temperature rises, it becomes somewhat uncomfortable to stay inside.
The information Python gave earlier was correct; they had indeed only produced a dozen or so weapons made of the new materials, and all of them were taken away by Chief Jing for testing during this hunt.
But that refers to complete, confirmed new weapons. Here, there are some experimental new weapons, as well as flawed prototypes that failed to be manufactured, and quite a few others.
It was even spread all over the ground.
The new weapons are mostly of the common knife type – knives are the most common weapon in the tribes, and swords are rarely seen.
Because knives allow the tribesmen to better utilize their strength, while swords are lighter and more fragile, making them unsuitable for the tribesmen's wide-ranging moves, or for facing large, tough-skinned beasts.
Besides knives, there were also spears.
The spears commonly used in the tribe are a combination of a spearhead and a wooden stick, rather than being made from a single piece of stone.
Choosing suitable wood for the spear shaft provides a degree of flexibility, enabling it to handle more complex combat situations.
In other words, if you prefer the hard feel of stone, you might as well just use a stone stick as a weapon; there's no need to make a spearhead.
The heated kang (traditional heated platform bed) built during the snow season is still in place, covered with everyone's bedding, mostly feather blankets, though most of them have been compressed and are no longer very fluffy.
Jiang Luoluo went over and touched it, and not surprisingly found that the kang (heated brick bed) was not heated.
With the temperature inside the kiln, without the low temperatures of the snowy season to counteract it, keeping the kang (heated brick bed) burning isn't just a waste of firewood; it's pure self-torture.
Jiang Luoluo was very sensible and didn't go near the tribesmen who were hammering away at their weapons. She watched the things by herself until someone stopped to rest and came to find her. Only then did she smile and ask about the new weapons.
"Why are there only these few types? Can't you make other weapons?" Jiang Luoluo asked curiously.