NFBE Chapter 340 It's all a misunderstanding
Chapter 340 It's all a misunderstanding
When the three orcish gorillas returned to the tribe in a disheveled state, they immediately attracted the attention of the entire tribe.
Some of the ape-like beastmen had already clenched their fists and started pounding their chests, clearly very agitated and wanting to stretch their muscles.
Zhong learned from his clansmen that they had returned, and he immediately summoned them to come and question them.
But seeing the three of them in such a disheveled state, Zhong frowned deeply.
"I sent the three of you out to sue for peace, so why did you come back in such a sorry state? Were you attacked or what happened?"
Zhong watched as the others pondered silently. Their gorilla tribe was an extremely powerful tribe, and the surrounding smaller tribes dared not oppose them. Therefore, Zhong was quite surprised to see his people being bullied.
"Leader, we've been attacked," said one of the fire-type ability users.
"Oh, tell me the details," the wizard who had walked over said before Zhong could even speak.
It turned out that the wizard had overheard his people in the cave saying that the three orcs who had gone out to make peace had returned, so he quickly came out of the cave to inquire about how things had gone.
As soon as I walked over, I heard them say that they had been attacked.
Upon seeing the wizard approach, he quickly invited him to sit down beside him and gestured for the fire-type ape-beastman to recount what had happened.
An, the fire-type orc, looked at the two nervously and said, "We followed the route given by the wizard with our supplies, and after about half a day, we arrived at a lake. Just as we were about to rest for a while, a huge gust of air suddenly came. At the same time, a high-level pressure attacked us. We were thinking to ourselves, is this the high-level orc you mentioned, wizard?"
After he finished speaking, he specifically looked at his companions, and the other two confirmed that he was right.
Then Ann continued, "We've never seen this orc in its beast form before. It's very long, covered in black scales, and has a large pair of wings. It has two not-so-large horns on its head, and its head is snake-like but not quite; I don't know how else to describe it. Most importantly, it was carrying a very beautiful female on its back. As soon as they saw us, they questioned us about why we were near their territory. We replied that we were visiting a high-ranking orc and wanted to befriend him. They then accused us of attacking their tribe before and even asked me to deliver a message to their chief."
Having heard this, Zhong roughly understood what was going on. He then asked, "What did the other party want you to call me about?"
An lowered his head and looked at his chief, saying, "He said that his Eastern tribe neither provokes trouble nor is afraid of trouble. If our tribe dares to attack, he will surely massacre our tribe."
An whispered these words, and the surrounding air instantly froze.
Zhong frowned, knowing full well that his tribe had never attacked other tribes before, and there must be something fishy about this.
The shaman spoke slowly: "Chief, it seems someone is deliberately sowing discord. This Eastern tribe is extremely mysterious; we must be cautious."
"By the way, Chief, that orc mentioned that our people went to their tribe to kidnap their chief. It seems that the orc was very protective of their chief."
After a moment of contemplation, Zhong asked, "An, do you know who their leader is?"
An replied, "I don't know, I've never been to their tribe. But the female that orc was carrying on his back was very beautiful, and she was wearing a very strange animal skin. In short, she's different from the females in our tribe, or even the females on the plains!"
The wizard's eyes lit up: "Perhaps we can start our investigation with this female."
Zhong nodded in agreement, and then arranged for several clever tribesmen to secretly investigate the situation of the Eastern tribe, with a focus on the female.
Subsequently, Zhong gathered his people and began investigating who had impersonated him to attack the Eastern tribe.
He did not issue such an order, which suggests that some clansmen impersonated him or were impersonating him to instigate trouble.
This is intolerable.
Once all the tribesmen had arrived, Zhong had a few loyal tribesmen count the number of people to see which orcs had been absent recently.
After a long count, it was discovered that two orcs hadn't returned for several days. Several other orcs were also seriously injured.
Looking at the tribespeople standing below, he said, "Speak, what have you done behind the tribe's back?"
The orcs standing below trembled with fear. Their tribal chief was extremely powerful, and no one dared to challenge his authority.
Seeing that the injured tribespeople were all silent, everyone couldn't help but gather together.
"Tell us what you've done! The chief will get angry if you don't tell us!" one of the impatient orcs urged.
But none of the dozen or so people standing on the ground uttered a sound, because they knew that whether they spoke or not, they would all be punished.
Seeing his tribesmen challenging his authority, he suddenly transformed into a giant chimpanzee. He stood up and roared at his standing tribesmen.
The older members of the tribe were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, but they still gritted their teeth and refused to speak.
At this moment, a young orc in the crowd couldn't help but cry out, "Chief, we...we were also deceived."
He transformed back into human form, looked at him, and said, "Say it all without missing a single word, or I will drive you all out of the tribe!"
The timid ape-beastman hurriedly said, "It was Da, it was all Da's idea. He heard from somewhere that the Eastern tribe seemed to have a goddess, so he planned to bring her back to our tribe. When we got there, the so-called Eastern tribe turned out to be a mixed tribe composed of wolf tribes, elephant tribes, snake-beastmen, and others. Not only were the beastmen there very powerful, but that female, who was also their tribe's leader, had strange things about her. She was the one who caused our injuries—a very strange energy. There was also something that could burn or kill people with a bang, it was very powerful..."
The orc was speaking incoherently, but everyone gleaned a lot from his words.
"So you mean you heard somewhere that there's a goddess over there and went to capture her, only to be attacked and injured. Their tribe's leader is female, and she has some strange ability to harm people, is that right?"
Seeing that the tribesman in front of him was somewhat incoherent, he used his mental abilities to guide him.
The orc nodded hastily, "Yes, chieftain. Da also said that as long as we bring back the goddess, our tribe will become stronger. But I never expected..."
Zhong's face darkened. "Where is Da now?"
"He...he ran away after he was injured, and we don't know where he went."
Zhong clenched his fist. "No matter where he escapes to, we must find him. His reckless actions not only harmed you, but also nearly brought the tribe to its demise."
The shaman added, “Chief, the most urgent matter now is to deal with relations with the eastern tribes. We must make it clear that we have no intention of offending them.”
Zhong agreed wholeheartedly, saying, "Once I hear good news, I will bring generous gifts to explain and apologize. As for Da, once he is found, kill him without hesitation."
A few days later, the scouts reported that the female was very mysterious and rarely left the tribe. Even when she did, she was always protected by high-ranking orcs. They had inquired with the surrounding orc tribes, including the lion and hyena tribes, and had dealt with the eastern tribes.
The lions advised that they should try to befriend the lions and avoid being disliked, otherwise they might be punished by the gods.
The hyena tribe said that their tribal leader had some problems, and it was hard to say, but they dared not antagonize the eastern tribes.
Upon hearing this news, Zhong fell into deep thought. Meanwhile, the shaman of the gorilla tribe was conducting further divination.
"By the way, Chief, it is said that there is a very powerful shaman in that eastern tribe."
Just then, Shi, who had been pondering a solution with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, staring intently at the orc who had come to gather information. He asked in a serious tone, "Are you really sure that the other party is a high shaman, and not an ordinary wizard?"
The orc was startled by the sudden question, but quickly regained his composure and replied decisively, "I'm absolutely certain it's the Great Shaman, and to ensure the accuracy of the information, I specifically asked several times. Both the Lion Clan and the Hyena Clan gave the same answer—the Great Shaman!"
After hearing the orc's report, Zhong and Shi's expressions immediately turned serious.
This mysterious eastern tribe was astonished and perplexed to possess both highly advanced orcs and powerful shamans. What untold secrets lay hidden here?
After a moment of silence, Shi broke the deadlock, saying, "Chief, things have come to this point, and it's pointless to rack our brains trying to guess. Now that we've found out the situation, I think you should go there yourself. Firstly, it will show us our sincerity; secondly, it will be a good opportunity to find out more about them. To be honest, if conditions permit, I really hope to go to that tribe with you to broaden my horizons."
As soon as Shi finished speaking, Zhong nodded in agreement without hesitation.
In fact, at this moment, he was also filled with trepidation and unease, and had no confidence in the situation he was about to face.
Having an experienced wizard accompany him would undoubtedly give him a lot more confidence!
Thus, after just two days of intensive preparations, Zhonghe and Shi, carrying carefully prepared gifts, resolutely embarked on their journey to the Eastern tribe, determined to explain the whole story to them in person and resolve the potential crisis caused by the misunderstanding.