northernbook Chapter 146 Shock and Reflection
Chapter 146 Shock and Reflection
After confirming that the elephant tribe would stay in the afternoon, Tu, along with Yuan and a group of orcs, quickly made two more earthen beds.
Considering the elephants' intolerance to cold, the wolf-beastmen voluntarily slept on the newly built earthen kang (heated brick bed).
The newly built earthen bed is already close to the main entrance due to its location; the original plan was to continue expanding the cave.
However, due to the raging blizzard outside, they were unable to open the gate, so they temporarily made two makeshift earthen beds for the elephants to rest in, and will make further plans once the blizzard stops.
The beastmen of the elephant herd stared in disbelief as they watched them build in an orderly fashion.
Let alone the earthen kang (heated brick bed), they had never even seen one before.
They had thought that having a place to stay in such a warm cave would be enough, but the beastmen from the Eastern tribe went to great lengths to arrange accommodations for them, which moved them deeply.
"Yong, we can actually sleep on the ground. It's very warm in the cave now. There's no need for this. We would never be able to repay you like this!"
Daman watched everyone working enthusiastically, feeling both touched and at a loss.
Yong looked at her with a half-smile and said, "Daman, I thought you already had a plan."
When Daman heard Yong say that, he knew that his little scheme had not escaped the notice of this cunning wolf-orc.
"I'm still observing, after all, it's only been a day. We also have many issues to consider."
Yong heard this and expressed his understanding, and emphasized to her, "Daman, no matter what happens in the end, I hope your elephant herd will not feel any burden. Our leader is a very loving person, otherwise he would not have taken such a big risk to save your baby today. Even if it doesn't end well, you can see that many of our females are pregnant and will give birth in less than two months. This will make our herd grow bigger and bigger, and I'm afraid we will need even more earthen beds."
Daman understood what Yong said.
In the evening, the tribe prepared a bonfire party to welcome the elephant herd.
However, Yu and the others were faced with a dilemma when it came to food.
When Yu went to ask the elephant herd what kind of roasted meat they liked to eat, she learned that they were herbivores.
They don't eat barbecue!
This put Yu in a difficult position.
Previously, since the tribe consisted entirely of carnivorous or omnivorous orcs, the food for herbivorous orcs had not been taken into consideration.
Now that the elephant herd has arrived, they feel like they have no rice to cook.
When Daman found out, he said to Yu, "I see a lot of branches and wood in the cave. We can eat the bark."
The reason why elephants are drawn to the south is because the climate there is suitable and the food is abundant.
On the plains, there's very little food to eat during the winter.
This is why they have been hungry for two days without eating.
Although they can go about half a month without food, they will still become quite weak if they don't eat for a long time.
The elephant herd's members said they could go without food for a long time. They would first peel bark from trees to stave off hunger, and then go out to find food again after the blizzard stopped.
With so many trees, we're sure to find something to eat.
Yu nodded after hearing this, indicating that they should not worry and that he would first see what the leader had to do.
They knew that the goddess was omnipotent!
When Yu found Ruan Mianmian, she was talking with Zhi and Elder Hui of the wolf clan about the rescue they had encountered that day.
When Yu mentioned the elephants' food, she realized that elephants cannot eat meat.
"They said they were going to peel the bark from the woodpile and eat it, but I didn't think that was right, so I wanted to ask the chief if he had any ideas."
They noticed the fleeting look of reluctance on Yu's face when she mentioned eating tree bark.
In the eyes of the orcs, tree bark was not considered food; how difficult it was to gnaw on tree bark!
Carnivores cannot comprehend the food chain of herbivores; they simply perceive those animals as not being normal food.
When Ruan Mianmian found out, she said that Yu and the others only needed to prepare food for the orcs in the tribe, and she would take care of the food for the elephant herd.
Hearing this, Yu breathed a sigh of relief and went to prepare the meat for dinner.
Zhi and Hui looked at Ruan Mianmian. The reason they had gathered together was because of the legend that Zhi and Ruan Mianmian had told them.
In fact, Zhizhi knows more than Daman does. Now the wolf clan has been incorporated into their tribe, so they are one family.
So when discussing matters, he called Hui, that jackal, over to discuss them together.
Ruan Mianmian was somewhat surprised when Zhi told her about the legend.
A goddess appears in the world, attended by gods. Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise. A white elephant mounts her, uniting the beast world.
They say she is a goddess, regardless of whether she is or not.
The attendants on either side of the deity were likely people who served and accompanied her, but this is impossible to verify.
The Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—that's a bit fantastical.
The White Tiger and Black Tortoise definitely exist in this beast world; the Black Tortoise is a tortoise, after all. If you told her that even mosquitoes have become spirits in this beast world, she would believe it.
But you said the Azure Dragon and the Vermilion Bird are mythical creatures that even the descendants of Yan and Huang have never seen. Do they really exist in this beast world?
She asked the question because that's what she was thinking.
Upon hearing this, Zhi and Hui both shook their heads.
Legend has it that the Beast God had four great beast generals who guarded the four directions when the Beast World was first established, but no one has ever seen them.
Zhi could be said to have traveled all over the country and seen all kinds of beastmen, but he had never seen the Azure Dragon and the Vermilion Bird.
He had heard that Sen's bloodline contained traces of a dragon, but when Sen awakened, he was just an ordinary fourth-tier beastman and did not exhibit any signs of atavism.
Hui had traveled to many places, but had never heard of the Azure Dragon and White Tiger.
"However, the white elephant has already appeared, and it even came to us on its own, which makes us think twice."
Zhi squinted at the divination results in front of him and couldn't help but say something.
Ruan Mianmian and Hui pondered his words for a long time.
That's true. If the elephant herd hadn't come to them for help, they wouldn't have encountered the white elephant. It just so happened that Ruan Mianmian saved the white elephant, which made them think more about it.
"Zhi, have you and Hui seen any other white elephants? I mean, how often do white elephants appear on this continent?"
Ruan Mianmian wanted to know if the white elephant was an exception or if it would appear within a certain period of time.
"I've never heard of white elephants." I've been to many places, but I've never seen one.
“Our wolf clan and the elephant herd have been on good terms for generations, and we have never heard of any white elephants appearing in the herd,” Hui added from the side.
This made them fall into deep thought.
"Alright, stop overthinking it. Let's wait until we actually encounter it before we talk about it. Why worry so much now?"
Ruan Mianmian had a bit of a headache at the moment, and she couldn't help but interrupt Zhihe Hui's train of thought.
Zhi and Hui exchanged a glance and then smiled and said, "Alright, then Chief, you can go ahead and get busy. Let's solve the food problem for the elephant herd first."
Some things cannot be rushed. Now that the white elephant has appeared, will the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise be far behind?
They wait patiently for the goddess to show them this wonderful beast world!