Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 21 Young Go's Hunting Trip

When young Ge left, it was still dark, with only a faint glimmer of light peeking out on the horizon.

More than 300 people from the clan gathered on the platform of Dashishan Mountain.

There are five hunting teams in the tribe, each consisting of about a hundred people. In a tribe with a total population of just over two thousand, a quarter of the people have to participate in hunting to maintain the survival of the entire tribe.

The strongest orc warriors in the tribe will become the captains of the hunting teams. For example, Chief Jing is the captain of the first hunting team, leading the strongest orc warriors in the tribe.

For regular small hunting trips, each hunting team would be divided into two small teams of about fifty people, taking turns to go out hunting. Only on important occasions would all members go out.

The remaining members of the hunting party were either injured during the last hunt and needed to rest, or they had to take on the important task of protecting the tribe—the Great Stone Mountain and the Taz Forest were connected, and they had to prevent wild animals from attacking the tribe.

Another group is responsible for maintaining a sufficient food supply for the tribe. When the tribe's food reserves are insufficient and the tribespeople who have gone out hunting have not returned, they hunt any edible prey nearby to ensure the tribe's survival.

When the last member of the hunting party arrived at Dashi Mountain, Chief Jing looked around and, without saying a word, shouted "Let's go!" The figures of more than three hundred people instantly disappeared from the top of Dashi Mountain.

The three hunting teams do not go in the same direction. Each team has its own preferred hunting route. Apart from the initial meeting, they only gather together again on the final return trip.

The hunting team that young Ge belongs to is the first hunting team led by Chief Jing. Although young Ge is only a young tribesman who has only awakened his orc bloodline for a year, his strength is greater than that of many older tribesmen.

This is also the main reason why the sixteen-year-old boy, Ge, wanted to adopt Luo, and the chief Jing and the Youth Witch Association agreed—he was strong enough to bring back enough food from the hunt.

Twenty years ago, only Chief Jing possessed such formidable talent and strength as the young Ge.

Otherwise, Chief Jing wouldn't have sent the young Ge to bring back that important item; it was precisely because he trusted the young Ge's abilities.

Of course, although young Ge is very talented, he is still young. Many orc warriors of the same generation as Chief Jing can still easily defeat him. He needs some time to grow before he can become an invincible orc warrior like Chief Jing.

At an extremely fast pace, the hunting party of one hundred orc warriors swiftly traversed the Taz Forest, startling a host of resting wild beasts.

But no one stopped for these "small" wild animals, the largest of which were only a little over a meter long.

The sky brightened after sunrise, but because the rainy season was approaching, this brightness was tinged with a sense of oppressive gloom, making it feel more like dusk than dawn.

The chieftain, Jing, at the very front, raised an arm to signal the entire procession to stop. The long marching formation, stretching for hundreds of meters, meant that not everyone could see it, so every tribesman who did see it would simultaneously raise their arm to signal those behind them.

A few seconds later, more than a hundred people stopped. Without exchanging words, they immediately dispersed according to their assigned tasks.

For example, the tribespeople responsible for carrying cooking utensils such as stone pots and cooking and food preparation immediately came to the middle of the group, cleared the ground, and set up the stone pots.

The tribesmen who fetched water quickly returned with the water, filling the stone pots, while those who gathered firewood lit them.

The water had just been heated when the tribespeople who had gathered wild vegetables and fruits returned with piles of edible plants. They threw the edible vegetables into the pot and distributed the wild fruits around.

Those tribesmen who went hunting nearby also returned with some game, more or less.

Foods that are hard to cook are roasted over a fire, while those that cook easily are simply thrown into a pot to boil.

Whether it's off-flavors or anything else, it doesn't matter to the orc warriors who just want to be full.

But it wasn't enough to eat.

Young Ge sat there, watching his tribesmen distribute food on their own initiative—he had not participated in any of the processes, whether it was fetching water, gathering firewood, collecting, or hunting.

He simply sat there resting, and then his tribesmen, who had worked hard all day, handed him the food first... as well as the orc warriors like him.

Why? Because they are stronger, and they need to conserve their energy and prepare to deal with the powerful beasts once they enter the Taz Forest.

Therefore, the weaker members of the tribe had to take on more of the chores, and food was given priority to the stronger orc warriors.

Perhaps this is unfair, but such fairness is meaningless to the tribe.

"I don't need it, you can give it to someone else." Young Ge waved his hand, refusing the food offered by the tribesman opposite him.

At this moment, young Ge was somewhat glad that the cub had brought him a whole piece of meat. After all, this way, he could save food for one person and prevent one member of his tribe from going hungry on the journey.

The hunting party's route was to first pass through the outer ring of the Taz Forest—don't be fooled by how big the outer ring seems; in reality, relative to the entire Taz Forest, the outer ring designated by the tribe is only about the thickness of the outermost layer of a basketball.

For the entire Taz Forest, it is just the outermost "membrane".

After arriving at the middle circle of the Taz Forest, there is a permanent base there. Some members of the hunting team will stay behind to guard and provide support. After all, the hunt will last for more than ten days, and it is impossible to take the prey with them everywhere. There must be a place for support and storage.

The hunting party would then move towards the center again, setting up temporary rest bases at intervals as backup, until finally only a dozen or so of the most elite orc warriors remained, focusing solely on the hunt.

Therefore, apart from necessary rest periods, each hunting team will not stay for an extended period of time before reaching the first rest base.

Even if someone is hungry and can't get enough to eat, it doesn't matter.

"What's going on?" Chief Jing frowned as he approached, noticing the young man Ge's actions. The incident had nothing to do with Ge; he had no reason to feel so guilty as to give his food to other tribesmen...

"Chief?" Young Ge looked up, scratching his head somewhat embarrassedly. "Luo brought me food this morning, I'll just eat that..."

"That won't do!" The misunderstanding about Ge's matter startled Chief Jing, but after hearing Ge's words, Chief Jing frowned and retorted.

They've been out for so long, the barbecue must be freezing cold and hard by now, how could anyone eat it? How could you let Ge eat something like that?!

It's not that no tribesman has thought of taking a piece of roasted meat with them when hunting; however, once the roasted meat is on their body, it gets cold and hard from the wind after traveling for several hours, making it impossible to chew.

As for boiled meat... not only is it too soft and mushy, but it's also a hassle to carry. At least you can make a hole in roasted meat and tie it to your waist with a straw rope, but how do you carry overcooked meat chunks?

But as Chief Jing spoke, the young man Ge had already opened the backpack behind him and taken out a piece of meat that was tightly wrapped in grass.

It feels a little warm to the touch.

Even young Ge himself was a little stunned.

A windproof and warm animal hide backpack, an animal hide cloak stuffed at the bottom, a pile of burlap towels, and a piece of stewed meat tightly wrapped between these things... It would be strange if it got cold!

A faint, pleasant aroma wafted from the stewed meat in the young man Ge's hand. Chief Jing, with his keen sense of smell, twitched his nose and his gaze quickly fell on the young man Ge's hand.

"what is this?"

"Luo brought me the meat," the young man, Ge, replied.

"..." Chief Jing scratched his head in confusion. He already knew that, but what he wanted to ask was why this thing was still hot and smelled so good!

"It's because of this animal skin bag, isn't it? That explains why you were carrying such a strange thing." Chief Jing glanced at the young man Ge a few times and then figured out the reason himself.

"Yes, Luo made it for me!" Young Ge nodded emphatically.

“Luo…” Chief Jing had heard the cub’s name many times since yesterday. He pondered for a moment, then quickly shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Hunting was the priority for now, and he would deal with other things when he got back.

"Never mind, you eat it." Chief Jing waved his hand. Since it was normal food that could be eaten, then let Ge eat it. As long as it wasn't that idea of ​​sacrificing himself for the benefit of the tribe, that was fine.

If young Go really feels sorry for the tribe, then he should become a powerful orc warrior, hunt more prey, and enable more of his people to eat their fill and survive!