Chapter 967 - 966: Triumphant
She looked at the Orcs with a hint of amazement, "Just in these few days, you’ve actually boiled so much salt?"
Ji Nuan’s reaction left the Orcs exchanging glances. Considering her expression, had they boiled a lot?
Ji Nuan smiled at the Orcs, "Boiling seawater for salt is a time-consuming task, and the yield of salt isn’t typically high. I really didn’t think you’d be able to boil this much."
Receiving Ji Nuan’s praise, the Orcs felt so proud that they nearly soared into the sky, their smiles so wide that their eyes squinted shut.
Ya Li rolled his eyes at this bunch of simpletons and kicked one of the Orcs in the rear, "What are you laughing at? Get back to boiling salt."
The Orcs chuckled and scattered in all directions.
Ya Li glanced at Bosson and the other Orcs, then with a somewhat sly expression edged closer to Ji Nuan, "Shaman, I noticed that Bosson and a few others seem much stronger. Did they consume the Beast God Fruit?"
Ji Nuan eyed him sideways, "What about it?"
Ya Li rubbed his hands together, "Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve increased my strength. What do you think about..."
Ji Nuan looked at him with a cold laugh, "I think you’re the only one in the Tribe who should not increase his strength any further. You are the first Orc to reach third-level strength, besides Xiu Yan. Don’t you realize that?"
Ya Li pouted, "How can I compare? All the Beast God Fruits that Xiu Yan ate before were found by himself."
"You know that already," Ji Nuan’s words effectively shut Ya Li up.
The surrounding Orcs displayed a schadenfreude expression, rare to see Ya Li’s captain taking a loss, this gossip was indeed very sweet.
Ya Li noticed the expressions of the other Orcs and grimaced fiercely, baring his teeth in a threatening manner at them.
Only then did he turn back to face Ji Nuan, "Shaman, are all these tribespeople here to make salt?"
Ji Nuan nodded, "Yes, Bosson is now a second-level evolved Orc. This time, he will work with you. Divide all tribespeople into two teams, which you two will lead respectively. You’ll arrange the specific tasks."
Ya Li and Bosson nodded. Indeed, it wasn’t tasks that a lone Orc could manage. The Orcs here needed to not only boil salt but also patrol and hunt; without proper organization, it would be chaos.
"Alright, you two go and make arrangements now. I’m going to take a walk around."
With that, Ji Nuan paid no further attention to the Orcs behind her and walked off with Xiu Yan towards the direction of the Red Sea.
They had been in possession of this territory for a long time, and before she left, she had instructed Ya Li not to go near the Red Sea.
The Aquatic Clan Orcs had lived in the sea for generations, and they dared not approach the Red Sea casually.
Moreover, the Orcs who ventured into the Red Sea had all disappeared.
That indicated that the Red Sea was indeed a very dangerous place. Their territory was right on the edge of the Red Sea, so naturally, they had to be extremely cautious.
On the beaches of the Red Sea, there were also some Shell Beasts and Sea Beasts scattered about, but far fewer compared to the Blue Sea.
The Shell Beasts and Sea Beasts, perhaps influenced by the Red Sea, were also fiery red in color, resembling iron ingots heated in a furnace.
Xiu Yan picked up one and looked at it, and aside from the color, there seemed to be no difference compared to the Shell Beasts and Sea Beasts on the beaches of the Blue Sea.
Ji Nuan reached out to touch it and felt no difference either.
"It seems there is nothing different after all."