Before Hu Jiaojiao and Hu Min walked over, Hu Lin had already run up to them.
He pushed Hu Qiang who was beside Hu Min away, his eyes seemed to be glued to Hu Min, and he held her hand and chattered to her.
"Minmin, I finally see you."
"I should have arrived earlier, but I encountered a herd of mad black cattle on the way, which blocked the only way. We had to take a detour, which is why we were delayed until today."
"Fortunately, I am a wise and brave man who has led everyone to find a new path."
As Hu Lin spoke, he did not forget to brag about himself.
Hu Jiaojiao looked over and found that Hu Lin and the other orcs were all covered in dust and looked even more miserable than when they were traveling in winter. She knew that their journey must have been complicated.
In winter, the weather is just a little cold and there are few wild animals outside. But when spring comes, the wild animals have been hungry for the whole winter and come out of their caves to look for food.
The jungle in spring is full of dangers, and they must have encountered many dangers on the way.
Hu Min knew very well what kind of personality her partner had. He said this just to make her less worried when she saw his appearance.
She smiled helplessly, but before she could say anything, Hu Qiang, who had been pushed away from the side, came back and stood between the two of them.
Use your butt to separate Hu Lin.
Unhappy to expose the short road:
"If you can't beat the cattle, just say so. You still have the nerve to show off here by taking a detour."
"Who can't beat him? I just don't want to cause any trouble!" Hu Lin got so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick when he saw Hu Qiang.
When the two met, even though their combined age was almost that of each other, they were still jealous of each other like little boys.
"Okay, stop talking."
Fortunately, Hu Min spoke up and the two of them stopped quickly.
The two men stood on Hu Min's left and right, like two bodyguards.
"Mom, Chief Hu Lin must be exhausted after the journey. Let's go find the tribe leader to settle these orcs and take Chief Hu Lin back to rest." Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Hu Jiaojiao tried to smooth things over.
Hu Min nodded, "Jiao Jiao is right, you should settle these orcs first, and then have a good rest."
She also felt sorry for Hu Lin. He had come all the way from the Leihe tribe. She had walked this journey herself and knew how hard it was.
"Then I'll go find the clan leader." Although Hu Qiang bickered with Hu Lin, he was very decisive when it came to helping.
After saying that, he went to find the patriarch.
The clan leader was busy, but when he heard the news that Hu Lin was coming, he rushed over immediately.
They happened to meet Hu Qiang on the way, and the two came together.
Hu Lin was telling Hu Min about what he had seen and heard on the road. Traveling in the jungle in spring and winter are completely different. Hu Min was frightened several times when he heard about the dangers they encountered on the road.
But Hu Lin said it so calmly.
Hu Jiaojiao also heard that Hu Lin was afraid that Hu Min would be even more worried if she heard these words from others, so he simply said it himself in this way.
Seeing Hu Qiang leading an older orc over, Hu Lin stopped.
"You must be Hu Min's partner, right? Welcome to our tribe. Jiaojiao has already told me about your affairs. Thank you for your hard work along the way."
As soon as the clan leader arrived, he greeted Hu Lin with a smile.
He was more than a generation older than Hu Lin. When he smiled, the wrinkles on his face gathered together, making him look very amiable.
"It's not hard, it's not hard." Hu Lin also smiled and waved his hand quickly. In order to be with Minmin, he was not afraid of any hardship.
"How many orcs did you bring this time?" The clan leader exchanged a few pleasantries with Hu Lin and then got down to business.
"Including me, there are one hundred and sixty orcs." Hu Lin replied.
The clan leader roughly calculated and nodded:
"We have prepared some wooden houses and caves, which are just enough for these orcs to stay temporarily. If you are willing to stay here, you can stay here forever. If not, you can build a new house that you like."
"Yes, of course."
If you have a place to live, why would you be picky
"It's just..." Hu Lin paused, his voice a little hesitant, "There are already so many orcs in the tribe. If we continue to live here, will we still be able to catch prey nearby?"
There are more orcs in the tribe, which has both advantages and disadvantages.
The biggest problem is that there are not enough resources nearby to share.
A large tribe only has a few thousand orcs. With the orcs brought by Hu Lin, their tribe already has more than a thousand orcs. The resources in the forest are definitely not enough to be divided.
If they wanted to hunt again, they would have to go to a more distant forest. Not only would the round trip time be long, but the danger would also be proportional.
Food is the foundation of orcs' survival.
This issue cannot be ignored.
Upon hearing this, the clan leader glanced at Hu Jiaojiao.
He had considered this problem a long time ago and discussed it with Hu Jiaojiao.
"Jiaojiao, come and talk to Hu Lin."
Hu Jiaojiao came forward, looked at Hu Lin, and slowly introduced:
"Chief Hu Lin, we have discussed that we can find a suitable location near the tribe and establish a tribe of your own, so that there will be no conflict with the resources in the forest."
She took out a sheepskin map from her arms, put it on the ground, and opened it for Hu Lin to see.
"This is our tribe. The black marks around here are some suitable locations we have selected to build our tribe. They are only half a day's journey away from the tribe, so we can go back and forth in one day."
This distance will not allow the orcs of the two tribes to compete with each other for resources in the forest, and the two tribes will not have to travel too far when traveling back and forth.
Hu Jiaojiao pointed to the adjacent marks on the map and continued:
"If we decide to establish a tribe, we can build roads in the future. By then, the travel time can be shortened by half. It will only take half a day to go back and forth. Even females can walk on the road."
"Build a tribe? Build roads?"
Hu Lin obviously didn't expect Hu Jiaojiao to say this.
He knew that when he first arrived at a new tribe, he would definitely need to spend time building his own residence.
But road repair...
"Road construction, what is that?" Hu Lin didn't quite understand the word.
There are no roads in the forest, and orcs can only walk in the forest in animal form, which is very inconvenient.
Females basically never go far away from the tribe in their entire lives.
"Building roads is like walking in the tribe." Hu Jiaojiao thought about how to explain, "The road is wide, it is faster to walk, there will be no obstacles, and females can also travel between the two tribes."
"Of course, if you want to be in the same tribe with us, that's fine too. We grow food, and as long as we cultivate enough land, there will definitely be enough food."
Hu Jiaojiao was afraid that Hu Lin would not agree, so she added.
The potential for a tribe to grow stronger is limited. If countless tribes unite, they will form a safety circle.
Moreover, different races have different living environments suitable for survival and different living habits. Forcing them to live together may backfire.
This is also the reason why Hu Jiaojiao made this suggestion.
A journey of half a day for the orcs is as convenient as traveling from village to village in the human world.
Now that we have an orc village, is it far from the city
"No, no, no, I think this idea is very good!" Hu Lin shook his head, his eyes flashing with surprise.