Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 29 A Large-Scale Deal on Little Stone Hill

Ten people were sent to return the mother black bear's carcass to the stronghold, while Chief Jing led the rest of the tribe to have a simple afternoon meal on the spot.

With prey everywhere, filling one's stomach is quite easy, unless you're hunting large beasts like a mother black bear.

Because the female black bear was in heat, her temperament was more violent than usual. There were no other large wild animals around, and they all kept their distance, so it was relatively safe to stay behind.

However, Chief Jing was not concerned about this safety; instead, he was thinking about whether he could use the scent of the female black bear to lure other male black bears in the vicinity.

Because she already has two cubs to raise, the mother black bear is unlikely to accept other male black bears—in order to ensure the continuation of her bloodline, the male black bear will kill the two cubs.

Given the mother black bear's volatile temperament, it's hard to say that her anger stemmed from being harassed.

Therefore, if you walk around an item that smells like the blood of a female black bear, it is very likely to attract other male black bears that are waiting to mate.

This method is more effective and saves more time than traveling to other places to find suitable prey.

Before the ten men who had brought the prey back to the stronghold returned, after finishing their meal, the leader, Jing, led the remaining twenty-odd men to set up traps around the mother black bear's territory, and put the mother black bear's blood in the traps.

—When dealing with the mother black bear's carcass, in order to avoid attracting other wild animals by bleeding along the way, all of the mother black bear's blood had been drained beforehand, and each orc warrior filled a water bag with the black bear's blood.

For orc warriors, the blood of wild beasts is like strong liquor—and the tribe doesn't yet have any liquor.

The wine is made from grains or fruits. For the tribe, grains are something they have never even seen. As for fruits, they are easily perishable and spoiled, so no one stores them in large quantities. They are picked and eaten as they are eaten, and they don't wait until they are made into wine.

The blood of wild beasts can not only be used to replenish energy and satisfy hunger in critical moments, but also stimulate the spirit of orc warriors and awaken the wildness in their blood.

Therefore, when encountering powerful beasts, orc warriors usually carry some blood as a reserve, as the stronger the beast, the more energy its blood contains.

Young Ge followed along, digging several large pits and gathering many vines. He even caught two small pythons as thick as his thighs among the vines.

Although these short, thick snakes are generally not venomous, the tribespeople still have the habit of removing their heads before eating them, leaving only the body that is still instinctively writhing.

Jiang Luoluo packed a lot of rope and other similar items in the backpack for the young man Ge, so it was not difficult for him to tie the two headless spicy strips together and hang them around his waist.

The headless snake instinctively wrapped itself around the young man's waist, so there was no need to worry about it falling off. From a distance, it looked like some kind of monster.

Many of the tribesmen did the same as young Ge. Although not everyone liked the taste and texture of snake meat, catching one or two snakes now would save their energy and allow them to catch fewer prey when it was time for dinner.

A sharp whistle rang out, and the tribesmen who were digging a pit to fill it with grass and vines exchanged glances. They quickly abandoned the traps they were digging and rushed toward the direction of the whistle.

The original intention was to cast a wide net and catch as many fish as possible. Now that the whistle is sounding, it means that prey has been caught, so the prey caught in the trap will definitely be dealt with first.

More than twenty tribesmen gathered together, but they did not see any prey in the trap they had set. Half of the tribesmen who had just arrived and were unaware of the situation looked at the person who had discovered the situation first.

“Over there, there are two male black bears, and they’re fighting,” the tribesman who discovered this described succinctly.

Although there were no prey caught in the trap, it was far more profitable to capture two male black bears fighting over mating rights during a female's estrus cycle than to capture just one.

After the two male black bears finish fighting, regardless of who wins or loses, they won't be in good condition, which greatly reduces the difficulty of hunting.

However, Chief Jing was still not satisfied with this, saying, "If the mother black bear doesn't come out, they might not be able to continue fighting."

Male black bears fight for mating rights with female black bears, but if the female black bear doesn't appear, they will hesitate and won't actually fight to the death... If they can't let the female black bear see how strong they are, there's no point in them fighting.

“They are still quite a distance from the trap. Go enlarge the trap and add more vines. We’ll use these two bear cubs to lure them to the trap later.”

The leader quickly made the arrangements.

The two black bear cubs left behind by the mother bear are still in the hands of the hunting team, since they have been staying within the mother bear's territory and have not had the opportunity to release the two cubs.

In the Taz Forest, wild beasts divide their territories according to their strength. The mother black bear was originally the most powerful creature in this area, and other wild beasts dared not approach her easily.

But after a while, without the mother black bear constantly leaving behind the scent of feces to drive away outsiders, other wild animals will soon try to take over the place.

When the time comes, the two black bear cubs, whose bodies are covered in the scent of their mother, will definitely be found and killed.

The hunting team wanted to release the two black bear cubs in the hope that they would grow up and become tons of meat to give back to the tribe, rather than being delivered as "clay pot rice" to other wild animals. Naturally, they couldn't let them die like this.

Only by finding a relatively barren area inhabited only by small wild animals to release them can these two black bear cubs grow up successfully.

Anyway, the rainy season is coming soon, and even the most barren places will have enough food for them to grow. Once they grow a bit bigger, they will naturally compete for other better places based on their own strength.

As for whether these two black bear cubs will harbor hatred towards the tribesmen because they killed their mother... don't be ridiculous. In the Taz Forest, there are only two identities: predator and prey.

Mutual killing is the most basic element in the TAZ Forest.

Just as the hunting team was working hard for these two prey, Jiang Luoluo also had a huge harvest.

In the afternoon, Jiang Luoluo and He each carried a large jar of jam to the small rocky hill. They saw that most of the children were holding different plants and stones, anxiously waiting for Jiang Luoluo to appear.

The most exaggerated ones were the kids who had already switched to jam in the morning; they were so full of things they could barely hold them.

Jiang Luoluo glanced at what the children were holding, then looked down at the two jars of jam she had brought...

Meeting the cub's gaze, Brown scratched his head. "Alright, Luo, I'll go back and get some more."

He turned to look at the children, "No fighting, no bullying Luo. If I find out, I'll take them all. happy, Zhuang, you two come and help Luo. Mao, come and check on them."

The little girl happy and the little boy Zhuang were both carrying a bunch of things to exchange for jam. At noon, after Xi took the jam back to her father to taste, her father found all the unused things in the house for her.

The little boy, Zhuang... judging from his limping movements, he probably reminded his parents of what happened yesterday after he got home, and got beaten up again.

But judging from the expression on his face as he held several stones in his arms, he didn't seem to care much about being beaten up.

"I want to change too..." the little boy muttered, and the little girl immediately grabbed his arm and walked towards Jiang Luoluo.

"Shut up." How could you be so clueless? The little girl rolled her eyes at the burly boy.

With their abilities, could they possibly compete with the other older kids? They'd be at the very back of the line anyway. By coming to help Luo, they might even get more fruit puree! Foolish, so foolish!

The little boy Zhuang wasn't very smart, but his advantage was that he was obedient. After muttering something, he squatted down next to Jiang Luoluo and obediently waited for instructions.

The little girl, Xi, was more proactive and asked about Jiang Luoluo's request.

Jiang Luoluo looked at the boy named Mao. He was one of the oldest children on Xiaoshishan Mountain. While most of the children of school age were going to exercise with their parents, he was still on Xiaoshishan Mountain, which spoke volumes.

Moreover, he was one of the few children who didn't bring anything to exchange for jam with Jiang Luoluo—which was also the reason why He had him watch over the other children; those who didn't participate would be more impartial.