jdhmnovel Chapter 246 The Protected Crocodile Tribe
Chapter 246 The Protected Crocodile Tribe
Meanwhile, the second wave of orcs from the Crocodile Tribe had arrived, though their numbers were still relatively small.
Because Ruan Xiyue helped the female crocodile tribe conceive and gave birth to their cubs, but the cold weather caused some of them to catch a cold.
Therefore, most of the male orcs in the crocodile tribe are busy going to distant places to cut down trees, bringing back more firewood to the tribe to give the cubs a warm winter so that they can survive.
Meanwhile, the first wave of orcs from the Red Fox tribe were already barely holding on, and the Crocodile tribe's defenses had partially tightened.
The orcs of the Red Fox tribe suffered heavy losses. Many orcs were unable to resist and were severely wounded by wild beasts.
Ruan Xiyue had already decided that since the crocodile tribe was so unwilling to go easy on her, she shouldn't expect them to help all the females of their tribe give birth to cubs, as originally agreed.
But who could have known that, by some twist of fate, the Beast God would also lend them a hand?
When the second wave of orcs from the Red Fox tribe arrived to resist the beast tide, more than half of the orcs from their tribe's first wave had been killed or wounded.
The Red Fox tribe sent their orcs to confront the Crocodile tribe as usual, but the Red Fox tribe still didn't believe them when the Crocodile tribe explained their situation!
“In previous years, our crocodile tribe didn’t have many cubs, so we didn’t need as much firewood. Who would have thought that this year there would be so many cubs, so we need so much firewood!”
“You live near the forest, and when we tried to exchange firewood with you, you insisted that we didn’t need that much and refused to give us more in return!”
"A third of our cubs caught a cold! It's because they couldn't withstand the winter chill!"
"How many orcs are there in our tribe? We always send a third of our orcs to fight off the beast tides!"
"You arrived late yourselves, failing to arrive before they could activate their powers, and now you're blaming us? Don't push your luck!"
The orcs of the Crocodile Tribe were indeed enraged. The Red Fox Tribe had a habit of exploiting them, spoiling them and making them behave badly. They never looked for their own faults, always blaming others!
The orcs from the Red Fox tribe who went to hold them accountable also discovered that the Crocodile tribe had truly been pushed to the brink.
A group of strong males with red eyes, and the constant coughing of cubs could be heard coming from inside the stone house.
The orcs of the Red Fox tribe had no choice but to slink back to their post where they were guarding the beast tide.
The beastmen of the Crocodile Tribe were angered. Ruan Xiyue had previously inquired about them and found that they had always contributed the most but received the least.
The crocodile tribe is near a lake, while the red fox tribe is near a forest.
If the crocodile tribe wants to find firewood, they need to travel a long way to a distant place.
Alternatively, they could only barter for firewood with the Red Fox tribe.
This year they traded lake salt for very little firewood because the winter is too cold, and the Red Fox tribe itself has to stockpile a lot of firewood.
Therefore, the Red Fox tribe pressured the price of lake salt in exchange for firewood. As a result, the Crocodile tribe produced a lot of lake salt but couldn't get enough firewood, so they had to form teams to chop firewood themselves.
This led to a shortage of manpower for the crocodile tribe due to various factors, resulting in a reduction in the front line for defending against the beast tide.
The second rotation of garrison in the Red Fox tribe has begun, and the beast tide is becoming increasingly fierce.
This directly resulted in heavy casualties among the beastmen of the Red Fox tribe who were defending against the beast tide.
Although the crocodile tribe did not act on its own initiative, it did indeed serve as a blow to the red fox tribe.
Therefore, Ruan Xiyue must keep her promise.
After hearing the information that she had bought with points, Ruan Xiyue felt a little unhappy, but she silently accepted it.
Perhaps the Crocodile Tribe is truly blessed! The Beast God may have seen how diligently they guarded the lakeside and made great sacrifices, which is why the Red Fox Tribe also suffered heavy losses at their post this time.
If any one of these links had been missing, the Red Fox Tribe wouldn't have ended up in this state!
Ruan Xiyue couldn't help but marvel at the Crocodile Tribe's good fortune.
Meanwhile, Longze finally recovered and crawled into the bathtub to wash away the smell of blood and mud.
Ruan Xiyue stopped thinking about other things. As long as Xian was alright, Xia Weier was fine, and Jiu Chen wasn't being ambushed by any wandering beastmen, she just wanted to calm down and figure out how to deepen her relationship with her beast husband.
As Ruan Xiyue was thinking, Long Ze had already come to her side.
She turned to look at Long Ze: "Want to see your cubs? The youngest one, you haven't spent much time with him! What kind of father are you?"
Long Ze wrapped his arms around Ruan Xiyue and kissed the top of her head: "They are all males, they need to learn to be independent..."
Ruan Xiyue glared at Long Ze: "Don't force me to hit you! It's one thing that you treat your daughter and son differently, but you don't even have a shred of fatherly compassion for this newborn cub that you didn't hatch!"
"I think you don't have a problem with the cubs, you have a problem with me, don't you?"
Longze quickly realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately said, "Wife, let the cubs out and I'll take care of them! How could I possibly have a problem with you and the cubs?"
Ruan Xiyue frowned slightly. She handed the cubs over to Long Ze, letting him be overwhelmed by the group of little ones.
Ruan Xiyue truly felt that the cubs hatched by Long Ze personally received very different treatment than the cubs hatched by the system in this batch.
Although Long Ze was a bit of a doting father to his daughter, he still made time to spend with the other dragon cubs and young dragons.
Although he was a bit strict and impatient, Longze hadn't seen the cubs for a long time, so he would ask about their condition when he contacted them through the earrings, and he would also hug the cubs when he saw them.
It's unclear whether Longze is less attentive to his cubs now that the incubation step has been eliminated, saving him time and effort, or whether he simply has so many cubs that he doesn't cherish them as much as other beastmen do.
Long Ze could clearly sense the low mood in Ruan Xiyue's mood.
He couldn't help but urge the children, "Your mother is angry with Aze's father. Can you help your second father coax your mother?"
Ruan Ling glanced at Ruan Xiyue, then looked at Long Ze: "Second Father, you'd better pray for yourself! Judging from Mother's expression, you've gotten yourself into big trouble today! It's not something we siblings can handle!"
Long Ze was also a little embarrassed. He also noticed that Ruan Xiyue seemed to be genuinely angry today.
Moreover, he could sense that Ruan Xiyue wasn't just angry for a short while; she wasn't the kind of person who could be easily appeased.
She fell into deep thought.
Long Ze was very careful, afraid that Ruan Xiyue's anger would last a long time.
Ruan Xiyue spent some time with the cubs with Long Ze until they were all asleep, then she looked at Long Ze and said, "Let's chat for a bit."
Long Ze nodded and hummed in agreement, then quietly followed Ruan Xiyue into the room, just like a big dog that had done something wrong.
Ruan Xiyue glanced at Long Ze, not wanting him to sit on the bed to talk, so she pointed to the wooden sofa placed against the wall in the room and said, "Sit!"