The bleak autumn came quietly, and the green trees were pressed to the ground by the autumn wind, dyed with a touch of autumn color.
Walking in the Forest of Life, Lotkar found a familiar path, which was the same path he had taken when he escaped.
However, Lothkar did not choose to cross the desert, but chose to cross the towering and dangerous mountains, and finally arrived in Setis and met Yingluo.
Along the way, Lotkar took the initiative to talk to Yang Yu and others about his life in the tribe and some things about the selection of the tribe leader.
The Silver Fangs, like many orc clans in the past, value strength above all else.
If one wants to become the leader of the Silver Fang tribe, in addition to gaining the recognition of the previous leader and becoming a formal candidate for leader, one must also prove one's strength to the tribe.
The Full Moon Festival is the most important day of the year for the Silver Fang Tribe, and sacrificial battles are held every year.
There were not many people participating in the Full Moon Festival sacrificial battle, only four, with the purpose of showing the heroic spirit of the Silver Fang Clan and praying for blessings from their ancestors.
Only then will the Silver Fang Clan take the initiative to return to their original form and fight as giant wolves.
If the clan leader wants to abdicate, he will announce it before the sacrificial battle and let all clan leader candidates join the sacrificial battle to prove their strength to the clan members.
Generally speaking, candidates for clan leader are all very powerful, and participating in sacrificial battles is just a formality.
But there are occasionally a few exceptions. They are not recognized by the patriarch as candidates for the patriarch, but they defeat the candidates for the patriarch and take the lead, proving their strength.
At this time, they will be given the title of acting patriarch and have some of the rights of the patriarch.
However, the real power is still firmly in the hands of the old patriarch.
If the acting patriarch wants to become the official patriarch, he must either strive to gain the approval of the old patriarch in the coming days and come out on top in the next sacrificial battle, or win the championship of five consecutive sacrificial battles to prove that he possesses unrivaled power.
Back then, Lothkar was also a leader of the Silver Fang Clan. He was recognized early on and became the only official candidate for the clan leader. As long as he could come out on top in the sacrificial battle of the Full Moon Festival, he could officially become the clan leader.
If that incident had not happened, Lothkar might have become the patriarch step by step and reached the peak of his life.
That day, his cousin put a curse in his wine, causing him to lose consciousness and wreak havoc on the village.
When he came to his senses, the village where he lived had become a ruin. His cousin was still in the village, spreading rumors that "he had lost his mind in pursuit of power."
As soon as he regained consciousness, in order to restore his reputation, Lotkar proposed a duel with his cousin.
However, he was verbally provoked by his cousin and in a rage, he lost control and watched himself attack the person he loved most.
Anger, sadness, regret, etc., all kinds of negative emotions hit Lotkar's mind.
Not knowing whether his violent power would hurt others again, Lotkar finally chose to escape.
His escape left him with no way to defend himself.
At that time, if I could transform back into an orc, maybe there would be room for explanation.
However, until now, Lotkar has tried countless times, but has never been able to return from the giant wolf form to the orc form.
Carefully walking along the road he had walked once, Lotkar's heart began to beat violently, so violently that he could hear his own heartbeat in every part of his body.
The joy of meeting old friends whom I had not seen for a long time and the worry about the future of the tribe, these two emotions collided violently.
Yang Yu could feel that Lotkar's body temperature on his back was rising rapidly, as if he was sitting on a flying electric blanket.
"Speaking of which, Lotkar, you once said that you thought Yingluo resembled someone, so you stayed with her for a long time. Who do you think Yingluo resembles?"
"When Yingluo and I met, she was only ten years old, so naturally she was like my daughter."
Slowing down his pace, Lotkar let out a rare hearty laugh.
“They are strong girls.
I may have subconsciously thought at the time that my daughter would be able to handle everything and survive, so I made up my mind to leave the country.
After so many years, she should have grown into a beautiful girl like Yingluo.
She is the same age as you, you will definitely get along well.
If you like my daughter, don't hesitate to tell me and I will definitely help you to get together.
I feel more at ease leaving my daughter in your hands."
Yang Yu frowned slightly. I treat you as a friend, but you want to be my father-in-law
Bai Jin pouted in dissatisfaction and pulled out a few wolf hairs from Lothkar's back.
Facing Lotkar's cordial invitation, Yang Yu still adhered to the idea of "I don't want to set a death flag", and put the idea of dating off for a while, and politely declined.
"You don't have to make such a promise. I will do my best to help you. Don't think that everything will be stable just because you use your daughter as a bargaining chip."
"Haha, of course I know. That's just who you are. I was just kidding."
Lotkar's pace became slower and slower, and he became more and more cautious.
“Enough of the jokes.
We are approaching an area where some plants often move around, so we have to be careful.
Yang Yu, I don't know where your plant-like ability comes from. Since you are near the Forest of Life, try to be more restrained.
It’s best not to use that skill.”
[Binding of Thorns] is Yang Yu's most commonly used control skill. In the absence of [Taunt], this skill helps Yang Yu control the enemy time and time again.
Suddenly blocking this skill will result in fewer tactical options.
But considering that Lothcar was worried that he used [Binding of Thorns] too frequently, which would lead to the plants targeting him and making them unable to help him get revenge, Yang Yu chose to do as Lothcar said and be as restrained as possible.
In fact, Lothcar didn’t have that kind of thought at all. He just wanted to remind Yang Yu to be careful.
After all, the Plant Clan, like the Silver Fang Clan, is a very mysterious race.
However, what Lotkar is thinking about most now is how to completely expose Kaibu's conspiracy and clear his name.
During the time he was exiled to the human world, Lothkar had thought about this problem countless times, but he never found a good solution.
All Lotkar could do now was to make the bridge straight to the bow.
Yang Yu always comes up with some brilliant ideas. I hope he can come up with a good idea this time to help me clear everything.
(End of this chapter)