Chapter 18: A sense of urgency
There are 4,752 females in the Winged Tiger tribe, of which 527 are over 200 years old and 43 are juvenile females.
There are more than 1,000 healthy and fertile females.
Those over 300 years old have almost none.
Because ordinary females of the Winged Tiger Clan, once they are over three hundred years old, their physical functions are all grandmother-level, not only can they not have children, but even their mental strength will weaken rapidly, not only can they no longer continue to guide the males, but they also often need to be taken care of.
The orphans can be cared for by someone because they are still young and are the fresh blood that injects vitality into the tribe.
And the old orcs are of little use to the tribe.
In this environment, it is difficult to even eat enough, and the living environment is extremely harsh.
The number of young and strong people is often related to the foundation of a tribe's survival.
Old orcs, at all times, are the first to be abandoned.
At present, the number of females collected from inside and outside the tribe remains at more than 3,000 all year round.
Don't look at this number, there is not much difference between this number and the more than 5,000 people of the hunting team.
However, nearly ninety percent of the females in the tribe who can give birth are here.
The males of the hunting team are not all the young males in the tribe.
If two or three females die at random, maybe one or two of them will survive.
Enough for the males to wail for a long time.
"How many were dragged into the water?" Mu Kui asked.
The sobbing female said, "Like, there seem to be more than a dozen." ”
Mu Kui felt a sigh in his heart.
More than a dozen people!
That's dozens of male mates, and at least a dozen cubs' mothers!
If it's all under water, then what's the deal?
Poof!
Mu Kui didn't say a word, he put away his wings and jumped into the water to save people.
Due to the fact that the black water snake has just moved here, the underwater vision is almost impossible to reach.
The black ink gathers here, and it does not disperse for a long time, which is countless times more difficult than the ink spit out by the octopus.
At this time, the Winged Tiger's ability to see at night played a big role, and Mu Kui barely swam forward with some black and white references under the water.
It's all dyed with black ink, the black water snake is large, and there is a lot of inkjet, and there are basically no other colors left except black.
The purification ability can solve the paralyzing effect of black ink, and Mu Kui is not worried about getting hit.
In a short time, a long behemoth figure flew in front of him, and the silhouette of a beast was curled up at the end of its tail.
Tiger-shaped, with wings on its back.
Caught in it was a winged tiger.
Making a judgment, Mu Kui used the wind ability that automatically awakened after becoming a beast pattern warrior to speed himself up, and quickly chased after him.
Roar!
Mu Kui turned into a beast and pounced, and his long, sharp saber teeth pierced deep into the body of the black water snake.
Hiss~
The black water snake was in pain, and its tail wagged wildly, trying to throw Mu Kui out.
At the same time, its snake body also quickly retracted, trying to entangle Mu Kui, and with the huge strangulation power of the snake body, it solved this uninvited guest.
The black water snake's snake scale defense is not too high, and a first-order beast pattern warrior can break through the defense.
Mu Kui didn't give it a chance, and used his claws together, and before the snake's snake body could be strangled, he tore its tail and saved the winged tiger.
I sensed it, and there was gas, so it shouldn't be a big problem.
Mu Kui is also not in love with fighting, maintaining the form of a beast, using the wind ability to accelerate the flow of water, and quickly leading people upstream.
When he was about to come out of the water, Mu Kui turned into a human form again, pretending to be struggling, and dragged the female winged tiger who had been knocked unconscious by the black water snake to the shore.
"Yikes! It's a painting, she's fine! ”
Seeing that someone had been rescued, a female immediately surrounded her to check on the unconscious female.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's just that I passed out."
"She must have choked on a lot of water. Quick, press your chest and push it up. ”
The rainy season is full of floods, how to give first aid after falling into the water, the females are familiar with the car, and immediately began to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Mu Kui looked at it, but didn't see Ah Ku's figure, and asked, "Is Ah Ku here?" ”
The female replied, "Here we are, we have just entered the water, and it should take a little time to save people." ”
"Did you get someone to go back and call the orcs to come back?" Mu Kui asked.
"Called, there should be no danger if a few of the most powerful females go back together."
Hearing this, Mu Kui was relieved a lot.
She went into the water again to see if she could save some more people.
When the patrol orcs arrived, Mu Kui rescued three more to go ashore.
Ah Ku only rescued two.
Although she is also an early second-order beast pattern warrior like Mu Kui, she does not have a purification ability, and in order to avoid being disturbed by black ink, she must always use her wind ability to maintain a protective shield that blocks water, and divide the water.
Her speed under water is much slower than Mu Kui's, and coupled with the fast consumption of her ability, after saving two people, her ability is exhausted and she dare not enter the water again.
When the patrol orcs arrived, they were quite efficient, and they quickly saved five people.
However, due to the long time it took for the orcs to go back and forth, some of the females were found to have been unconscious underwater for too long and had drowned.
When two of them were found, they were eaten by the black water snake and only their bodies remained.
There is another one, I can't even find the shadow, and I don't know where he was dragged by the black water snake.
On the way back, the females were silent.
Mu Kui was also thinking about her thoughts, and she lost the joy she had when she found Zhilan.
The collection area that has been cleared is still a deadly danger lurking for the females.
And what about Brother's side?
The hunting team has always been the existence of the tribe responsible for clearing the wasteland.
The places they passed through were primeval forests full of dangers.
Beasts, poisonous insects, and even animals and plants that are waiting for an opportunity to lurk, danger is everywhere.
In front of them, no one had gone through it beforehand, so as to keep the danger under control.
That's true, anything can happen.
'It's still not safe, you have to find materials with strong mental conductivity as soon as possible, and create a full-body armor for Ah Di, armed to the teeth. ’
In addition, the witch medicine should also be prepared for Adi, even if the powder cannot be raised under the rain in the rainy season, and the venom cannot shoot far, the offensive witch medicine is difficult to work, but the healing and antidote must be prepared more. ’
A strong sense of urgency rose in Mu Kui's heart.
Everything else can be put aside for the time being, but security issues must be addressed as soon as possible.
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Back to the tribe.
After trying the many materials he brought back, Mu Kui found two good things.
The bark of a pimple tree has a spicy and non-toxic taste, and although it tastes different from ginger, it should be able to replace the effect of ginger.
A type of wood that becomes poisonous after a period of time away from the trunk, which Mu Kui found to be very conductive.
The purification ability cannot be released directly, but it can still be transmitted through physical contact.
If you use the purification ability to remove the toxins inside, you should be able to make a sacrificial jar with storage effects.
"It's still not enough, Ah Di needs at least a piece of leather armor to protect himself. The furs hunted by the hunting team are all collected in the storage hole, and they need to contribute points to exchange. ”
"It seems that it's time to go to the storage cave and take a look, maybe there are good materials for making leather armor in it."