Chapter 505 - 504, Anomaly_1
Ji Nuan laughed, "The summer season is when herbs are abundant. When I go back, I’ll collect some and trade them for crispy sweet fruits with you."
After exchanging a few more words, the two orcs departed.
Sitting on Xiu Yan’s back, feeling the bumpy ride created by an orc’s sprint, Ji Nuan brimmed with joy.
"I wonder if Little Moumou is back yet," Ji Nuan muttered.
Xiu Yan chuckled, "You seem to really care about it."
Ji Nuan raised an eyebrow, "Of course, I am just worried that the orcs have mistaken it for prey if it’s been out too long."
Little Moumou, who was currently playing with its wife and children in Ji Nuan’s backyard, sneezed indicating that someone was talking about it.
Ji Nuan and his group received a crazily warm welcome upon returning to the tribe. Seeing their long-lost father, the cubs were over the moon, grabbing onto their father’s trouser legs and attempting to climb up. Even if they occasionally fell on their little behinds, they simply rolled over and continued their attempt without crying.
Meanwhile, Ji Nuan found himself surrounded by Ge Ye, Qi Mo, and Little Pipi, getting bear hugs from these enthusiastic young females. Little Pipi’s excited cries nearly pierced Ji Nuan’s eardrums.
At last, they were able to enjoy the tribe mothers’ meat soup, purple fruit rice, and noodles for dinner. The orcs, having been away for a long time, devoured everything as if they were starved ghosts. Ji Nuan was also huffing and puffing as he ate his way through the hearty meal, stunning the females with his unrestrained eating manners.
After several days of traveling, the tired orcs started yawning one after another after their joyous meal.
Ji Nuan, surrounded by his warm-hearted friends, said his goodbyes. He then enjoyed a bath prepared by his caring soul sisters, washing away the dirt and dust from his beast skin clothes before sinking into a vat of hot water.
Meanwhile, Xiu Yan was in the storage room, organizing the items they had brought back and the dangerous Fire Seed Fruits.
Only after Ji Nuan had finished his bath and gone to bed did Xiu Yan bathe himself. Feeling refreshed and clean, even his mood improved. Exhausted, he returned to the bedroom, transformed into a cub, and fell asleep sprawled on the bed.
As the four mountain forests fell asleep, dreadful changes were taking place in the depths of the continent. Neither could the Divine Tree Orc Clan realize that the Beast God Mountain did not rise back to its previous height this year, instead, it halted after a certain distance.
Deep within the icy layers of the steep cliffs, droplets of water began to appear, gradually turning into a small river that meandered towards the various mountain forests.
The snow atop the chilling mountains, feared by all the beast tribes and never melted for years, was also slowly dissolving.
The extent of the forest started to expand, stretching towards the snow mountains.
The orcs who went hunting in the forest noticed that this year’s prey was more aggressive than before. Even prey with little attacking power would suddenly charge at the orcs.
As for the predators with stronger attacking power - the moment they spotted the orcs, they would immediately rush at them, baring their teeth and growling.
The entire forest seemed to be in an uproar.
"Old Bear, what do you think is happening? The creatures are becoming more and more dangerous. Recently, more and more orcs are getting injured while hunting, and the Shaman can’t keep up with gathering herbs," said one of them.