Chapter 109 Hippo Tribe
At the order of Leon, the two scouts bowed their heads to the other party with grievances.
On the contrary, this makes a group of fat ** feel very embarrassed.
The leader scratched his head and waved his hand and said, "This... In fact... we are also wrong. We shouldn't come out to chase without asking. In fact, we thought you were swamp water monsters..."
"Brother Iron, the swamp water demons only come out at night!" Someone immediately retorted: "They just peek at the shower..."
He was immediately slapped by his companion on the head: "Listen to the iron brother!"
"It's obvious..." The forcibly suppressed person shrank his head and muttered.
Leon couldn't help laughing. He finally saw that although these orcs looked tough and terrible, they were more straightforward and simple than the bear hammers and were definitely not bad people.
"I want to visit the elders of your tribe. I don't know if it's okay?" Leon asked tentatively.
It seems that the other party should be the animal aborigines here. Looking at their words, deeds and costumes, they are very primitive and backward. It turns out that Salling is not a deserted place like the legend of the outside world.
It's just a small trouble for Leon. If you want to build a sal territory here, you can't drive these aborigines away in the name of the territory?
So Leon wants to talk to the tribal leader of the other party and try to find a win-win solution.
And in Leon's heart, he is also a little enthusiastic about these fat ** - as long as they are strictly trained, they are definitely the best candidates for heavy armored infantry!
The big man called iron sheet scratched his head desperately, scratching his dandruff scattered everywhere.
"All right!"
Reon asked the two scouts who caused the dispute to stay and gather the other team members. Together with Rose, he went to his tribal camp under the leadership of a group of semi-naked**.
Their camp is not large. It is located in the forest not far from the Great Falls, surrounded by dozens of rough houses made of thick wood and branches and leaves.
"The iron brother is back!"
There are a lot of other people in the tribe, all fat and bloated. When those round children saw Tiepi and others coming back, they cheered and surged over.
The women in the tribe are similar in appearance to that of adult men. They wrapped the two ru rooms bigger than watermelon on their chests with animal skins. They were busy in the camp with terrible fat buttocks, and some of them picked up disobedient children and beat them with branches.
Laughter, crying, shouting and the roar of the waterfall not far away are intertwined, making the primitive tribe in the depths of the forest full of vitality.
Leon and Rose, who walked into it, undoubtedly became different. Everyone looked at them curiously, but there was no malice in their eyes.
Several naked fat children with black mud still came over and surrounded the roses. They probably had never seen a character like a leopard girl.
Rose was not disgusted with their curiosity. Instead, she took out a few pieces of candy wrapped in colored paper from her backpack and handed it to them.
These candies are not the property of the mad hammer tribe, but were brought back by Leon from the outside. They were not much and expensive, and more than half were given to her and Xue Ni.
Those little children with exposed chicks were very rude. They stretched out their dark little hands to grab the candy and stuffed it into their mouths without hesitation. They didn't even tear off the wrapping paper and bite it crisply.
They have probably never tasted the wonderful taste of candy, with simple smiles on their faces and shouting to show their inner joy.
As a result, this aroused the strong jealousy of several other little guys who were not divided into candy. They immediately threw the lucky man into the mud and stretched out his hand from the other party's mouth. Suddenly, the melee scene was in chaos!
Now Rose was really dumbfounded. She didn't expect that her friendly behavior would trigger a "war". She was so anxious that she shouted, "Don't fight, don't fight, I still have it here!"
" Stop it all!"
** The iron skin suddenly became furious, turned around and picked up the fighting children one by one, and each of them received a hot pot sticker on their buttocks to forcibly suppress the riot.
"It's really...it's really..."
After the suppression, he rubbed his big hand with embarrassment and stammered to apologize to the rose.
"It doesn't matter..." Rose wanted to laugh, but she was afraid of hurting the other party's self-esteem and forced herself to hold back.
"Welcome, guests from afar!"
At this moment, an old voice came.
A dark-skinned and gray-haired old man came out of a wooden house. He had a similar physique to others, but the sackcloth on his body and the staff in his hand showed his extraordinary identity.
Shaman elders of the tribe!
In this tribe, there is no doubt about the majesty of the elders. Tiepi and others immediately saluted each other, and the naughty children became much more obedient.
"Hello, Elder, I'm Leon, the lord of Sal. I take the liberty to visit your tribe. Please forgive me!" Leon stepped forward with a walking salute.
"Sal collar? Is it the new name here? Shaman smiled and made an invitation gesture: "Please come in and talk!"
Shamans can only be held by wise men. As the same ethnic group, this tribal elder obviously has more insight and wisdom than the silly iron sheet.
"Children, prepare the bonfire and food. We want to welcome the most distinguished guests!"
The elder's room is undoubtedly much cleaner and tidy. The head of the tiger, leopard, bear, cow and beast hanging on the wall is the best decoration. Leon and Rose sat on the thick animal skin mat and had a friendly communication with each other.
The name of the shaman elder is Ugg. Heibo is a rare hippo ethnic group among the Bemeng orcs.
Ug's tribe originally lived in the swamps in the west. Their lives were inseparable from rivers and lakes, and the swamps were their natural home.
But later, with the emergence of demons, they were forced to migrate to the big forest, and the population decreased year by year. Up to now, there are only more than 170 people in the whole tribe.
Because there is a red river mud necessary for hippos in the rivers connecting the small lake, the Ug tribe migrated here and settled down a year ago.
"Please forgive me if I offended your territory, but this is the last home we can find." Elder Ug finally said with apologies.
"I just got this territory. I don't mean to drive away any tribe that used to live here. Our orcs are a family!" Leon smiled and said, "Your tribe is willing to live here for as long as you want, and I will not ask you with the obligations and responsibilities of the people of the territory."
"However, please understand that we have decided to build a territory next to the small lake. There will be a castle or a city in the future, and the situation here will undoubtedly change."
"But I believe that this change is beneficial to your tribe, and we are willing to provide protection for your tribe and any animal descendants in the forest at any time."
In talking to the elders of Ug, Leon knew that in addition to his tribe, there were two or three other small tribes in this big forest, which, like the Ug tribe, belonged to the primitive aborigines.
Occasionally, orc mercenaries will enter the forest for adventure. It is through communication with these mercenaries that Elder Ug knows more or less about the outside world.
But he did not intend to take the tribe out of the mountains, because the living habits of hippos are very different from those of ordinary orcs, and they also prefer a free life.
It's just that this kind of life is not safe, and the Ug tribe has always faced the threat of swamp water demons.
Swamp water demons can be said to be the land of the hippo people. They are barely a side branch of the demons, and their status is almost the same as that of the gobrites attached to the elves.
The swamp water demons and hippos also live in the water. They lurk in the water during the day and rest in the water, and only go to the land at night.
They are cruel and belligerent, with excellent water warfare ability. They act quickly in the land forest and are good at using the cover of the night to sneak up on their opponents, so they are very difficult to deal with.
Because the swamp water demons always treat their enemies to kill them, although the Ug tribe, which is hostile to them, does not stop migrating and avoiding, they still refuse to let go and repeatedly attack.
"As long as we don't leave the forest river, our tribe is willing to do our part for your territory!" Elder Ugg laughed.
He is not a single-minded fool. How can he not understand the kindness that Leon wants to express? This is definitely a good thing for his tribe.
A verbal agreement was reached, and the atmosphere between the two sides was more harmonious. Elder Ug called in some of the most powerful soldiers from the tribe and introduced them to Leon one by one.
There are 177 members of the Uge tribe. There are a total of 61 adult soldiers. There is no warrior. The iron sheet is the strongest warrior in the tribe, which is probably the level of a five-level barbarian warrior.
However, the talented ability of the hippo in the water is difficult for most low-level warriors to shoot horses. They can lurk underwater for three days and nights to breathe against their skin, replenish their physical strength with raw fish and shrimp, and have the power to fight with low-level water warcraft.
The reason why the Ug tribe was defeated by the swamp water demon is not because of their poor fighting ability, but that there are too many enemies, and the tigers can't stand the wolves!
The night fell on the forest mountains, and a bonfire was lit in the forest camp on the small lake. The hippo warriors barbecued the whole black thorned porcupine they had just hunted on the fire, and the air was filled with the unique aroma of barbecue.
All the members of the Uge tribe and the team led by Leon Rose all sat around the bonfire, and the women of the tribe took out the fruit wine they had made.
They danced in grass skirts, and the accompaniment of the drums was transmitted far away to express their welcome to Leon and others.
This night is not destined to be calm.
(to be continued)