Chapter 27
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Chapter 27: Honest Zhao Pan
“Scout team?”
Looking at Zhao Pan, who had spoken unexpectedly, the former Red Fox Tribe leader was slightly surprised.
However, he was someone who had been a tribal leader.
Although he was a newcomer, even if it meant being shameless, he had to find out the situation here clearly.
Also, this guy looked honest and a bit simple, which was convenient for him to gather information.
“It’s the team responsible for scouting the terrain and environment.”
Having received Luo Ji’s permission, Zhao Pan spoke about these matters without reservation now.
Of course, the more important reason was that it didn’t matter if these things were said out loud since they weren’t secrets at all.
“And those who returned before them were the hunting team, the team specifically responsible for hunting.”
“Wait! A team specifically responsible for hunting?”
Maintaining his ‘honest and kind’ smile, Zhao Pan chuckled inwardly.
He knew that the Red Fox Tribe leader had taken the bait.
If it were someone like Luo Yong, who was more single-minded, they probably wouldn’t have caught this small detail.
But the person in front of him clearly was not.
“Yes, they are only responsible for hunting.”
Maintaining his ‘honest person’ image, Zhao Pan nodded with a serious expression.
“Then, then…”
Facing this answer, the former Red Fox Tribe leader suddenly felt his mind was a bit confused, or rather, his common sense couldn’t keep up with this pace.
In his common sense, hunting and fighting were done by the same group of people, not just small tribes like theirs, but even large tribes too.
The Mirror Tribe’s approach clearly made him a bit unable to understand.
Because why bother specifically setting up a team just for hunting?
Why do something so redundant?
But as a small tribe that had just been annexed by the Mirror Tribe, he seemingly had no right to point fingers at the decisions of this tribe’s chief.
So, after ‘then-ing’ for a long time, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.
“Then what about the people responsible for fighting? Is there also a specialized team?”
“Yes, there is.”
Zhao Pan replied nonchalantly, then pointed to Luo Yong, who was sitting in the distance sharpening his two stone axes.
“That’s them.”
“The team specifically responsible for fighting in our tribe are the Wolf Warriors.”
Luo Yong still wore the wolf bone mask on his face at that moment.
Although they knew he was a person, none of the Red Fox Tribe members dared to approach him.
In fact, each of them, whether intentionally or unintentionally, chose to stay far away from Luo Yong, as if they’ll be in danger if they got close to him.
While the Red Fox Tribe leader also showed obvious apprehension, he remained remarkably calm.
This composure stemmed from his high rationality, after all, 3 stars of ‘Intelligence’ was considered smart.
As such, he understood that having joined this tribe, and being valuable human resources in this era, the Mirror Tribe had no reason to harm him further.
This conviction lent him a ‘nothing to fear’ attitude.
“Wolf Warriors? What’s that thing on their faces?”
“Oh, that’s a wolf bone mask.”
“Wolf bone mask?”
“The wolf bone mask is the proof of our Mirror Tribe warriors. Only warriors who can face wolf packs and kill hungry wolves are qualified to become our tribe’s warriors.”
When he said this, Zhao Pan’s tone was so casual that the person who heard it was stunned on the spot.
Then he was completely shocked.
“Face wolf packs and kill hungry wolves? Are you kidding me?”
“Kidding? No.”
Looking at the other party’s earnest face, which exuded an ‘honest person’ aura, at this moment, he couldn’t laugh at all.
Letting his tribe’s warriors challenge wolf packs?!
And they had to kill hungry wolves to be qualified as warriors?!
Was he crazy?
Or was this tribe crazy?!
However, just as he was thinking this, Zhao Pan, with his honest-looking face, added another jab with a simple smile.
“Isn’t your tribe like this?”
“I thought every tribe was like this.”
His facial muscles twitched unnaturally, it was practically making him want to spit out a mouthful of old blood.
What the hell ‘every tribe is like this?’
Wolf packs were one of the most terrifying wild beasts in this era, practically a disaster.
Even some large tribes had to retreat from wolf packs.
As for tribes like their Red Fox Tribe, besides managing his tribe every day as chief, he would pray, pray that he would never encounter a wolf pack.
Otherwise, the demise of their Red Fox Tribe would be a matter of minutes.
Zhao Pan’s honest-looking face deeply stung his pride.
Has the strength gap between tribes really reached such a degree?
No, no!
This Mirror Tribe was definitely too abnormal!
Meanwhile, on the other side, after learning that the scout team had returned to the camp safely.
Luo Ji, who attached extreme importance to map drawing, immediately sought out Luo Jin.
Just back at the tribal camp, Luo Jin was utterly exhausted.
Cold and parched, he was gulping down hot water when he saw Luo Ji approach.
He quickly set down his wooden bowl.
“Chief…”
“You’ve worked hard today.”
Luo Ji raised his hand, gesturing for him not to be so reserved, then asked casually.
“How are the results?”
Upon hearing this, Luo Jin showed a wry smile, then spread out the animal hide map on a clear spot.
“With limited time, I could only explore this small area.”
“Going any further meant I likely wouldn’t return before nightfall.”
Luo Jin was clearly not satisfied with the progress of his task.
Although he had explored an area, it was either forest or snowy ground, with no valuable information at all.
There was basically no progress in drawing the map, making him feel ashamed to report to the chief.
Looking at Luo Jin, who had his head lowered, Luo Ji waved his hand dismissively.
“It’s okay, you made the right judgment.”
“I told you to get back before dark.”
“Don’t worry, we can take our time with drawing the map.”
This situation was clearly what Luo Ji had anticipated.
The primitive conditions of this era made mapping incredibly difficult.
Travelers couldn’t venture too far.
A single day on foot, even incident-free, barely allowed enough time to draw a map, observe the terrain, and cover meaningful distance.
Regardless of speed, extensive exploration was impossible.
And for the scout team to carry out tasks outside for a long time.
They would first need to solve the problems of dry food and freshwater.
At the same time, camping in the wild with just three people was extremely dangerous.
As nightfall in this era brought out countless wild beasts.
Simply put, their tribe’s scout team did not yet have the conditions and strength to carry out scouting missions outside for extended periods.
“Starting tomorrow, scout in a different direction.”
As he spoke, Luo Ji gestured on the still very basic map with his finger.
“Let’s first thoroughly investigate the area closest to our tribe. We’ll deal with the outer areas later.”
After finishing, Luo Ji encouraged Luo Jin a few more times.
Fortunately, Luo Jin himself was not someone who easily got stuck on things.
This day had made him more clearly realize the difficulty of this task.
However, feeling the pressure on him, he did not shrink back but was instead spurred on with more drive!
