Chapter 1426: Chapter 1423: Oppressive Atmosphere
Last year’s war did not bring these small and medium-sized tribes a more prosperous territory; instead, it took away their time for hunting and repairing their grass huts.
Since the battle with the Ancient Wood Mountain Forest was not victorious, the orcs, having gained nothing, followed their clan leader and returned to the tribe.
However, with only a few days left, there was always a limit to what could be done. When the first heavy snow fell, the clan leader and the orcs looked extremely grim.
They knew that in this cold season, many orcs would again perish.
Returning to this land once more, Ji Nuan sensed a very oppressive atmosphere, causing her brows to knit tightly.
"Why does it feel so uncomfortable here?"
Xiu Yan and the surrounding orcs nodded as well: "Indeed, it’s lifeless."
"Let’s go back to the base and take a look first."
Saying this, Xiu Yan reached out to draw Ji Nuan into his embrace and led the orcs in a dash towards the base.
The orcs followed closely, and the closer they got to the Shallow Grass Zone, where the orcs frequently operated, the stronger the oppressive feeling became.
In the morning, the group finally arrived at the outskirts of the Shallow Grass Zone. Seeing the tall walls in the distance, the orcs chuckled: "Look at those sturdy walls; that must be it."
Ji Nuan turned back with a smile: "That can’t quite be called city walls; the thickness isn’t up to city wall standards at all. This time, the orcs staying behind are responsible for building this base for me."
After looking at each other, the orcs nodded in unison: "Don’t worry, leave it to us."
Seeing their confident demeanor, Ji Nuan felt happy inside as well.
Orcs who had long been patrolling saw Ji Nuan and Xiu Yan. By the time they arrived outside the walls, the gate had already opened, and Cote and Geni had brought the clanspeople out to greet them.
Although the sky was still dropping raindrops that splattered onto the heads of the clanspeople, seeing Shaman Ji Nuan held in the arms of the orcs, their faces still broke into happy smiles.
"Alright, alright, everyone get back quickly to avoid catching a cold."
After greeting everyone, Ji Nuan, the orcs, Geni, and Cote went to her and Xiu Yan’s house.
The heated kang was warm, and Ji Nuan turned her head to Geni: "There wasn’t much to grill anyway; we could have done it when we got back."
Geni and Cote chuckled: "If we burn a little less, we can keep your kang warm, so when you return, you can sit directly on the heated kang."
Ji Nuan could only shake her head with a helpless smile.
"These are the evolved orcs from the old tribe." Ji Nuan pointed to a group of orcs warming themselves by the fire wall.
Geni and Cote looked at this tall, young group of orcs, almost dropping their jaws: "All... all of them are... evolved orcs?"
Ji Nuan nodded with a smile: "All of them are. I’ll leave one of them in charge here."
Then she pointed to another group that included both females and orcs: "This is our healing group, all of whom have inherited the Shaman’s Healing Technique. I’ll leave a few here; any clanspeople injured or sick can come to them."
Orcs who have inherited the Shaman’s Healing Technique — aren’t they shamans?
So many shamans?
Since when could esteemed shamans be mass-produced?
This series of introductions truly stunned the two orcs.