Chapter 980 - 979, Side Effects of Food
Ji Nuan looked towards the Whale Priest with eyes full of confusion: "There are so many sea beasts in the ocean, how can your tribe lack food?"
The Whale Priest smiled: "We do not lack food. However, the food in the Blue Sea contains a strong chill during the cold season. Orcs eating it won’t have any problems, but if the females eat too much of it, it will affect the childbearing.
During the cold season, the females try to eat as little as possible. Many who are bearing cubs fear harming the little ones in their stomachs and only eat a very small amount of food, with the severe cases even starving to death. This is a common occurrence among our Aquatic Clan."
The priests and Clan Leaders of the other tribes nodded their heads in sorrow.
If they don’t eat food, the cubs might survive, but if they eat food, the little ones in their stomachs are certain to not make it.
Even the Orcs chew the food into pieces to feed the females, but the chill within the food does not reduce in the slightest.
Ji Nuan couldn’t help but sigh deeply, it seems the Aquatic Clan’s survival is not easy.
"Since that’s the case, why don’t you use fire to heat the food? That way, the chill in the food would be gone, right?"
The face of the Whale Priest turned solemn in an instant: "We are the children of the Water God and are not permitted to use the Fire Seed which the Lord Water God dislikes."
The old priest and the Sea Crocodile Priest nodded in unison: "Indeed, the Lord Water God does not like the Fire Seed. Any Fire Seed will be extinguished by the Lord Water God."
Ji Nuan was speechless upon hearing this. These Orcs are really too superstitious, but when it comes to issues of belief, there really is no way to address it.
Haven’t they seen that even in China, religious belief is a major issue?
Since that’s the case, she wouldn’t mind trading some things with the Aquatic Clan, and it would also be an excellent opportunity to strengthen relations with them. Why not do it?
The negotiation went quite smoothly, although the Sea Crocodile Tribe did not exchange any Beast God Fruit Skin Powder from Ji Nuan.
But they understood that as a subordinate tribe of the Whale Tribe, they would still get some of the medicinal powder.
However, the quantity they could get would certainly have to wait until the Whale Tribe had treated their own Orcs and only then would they be given any leftovers.
After sitting for a while longer, the beastfolk bid farewell to Ji Nuan and her group.
Ji Nuan smiled as she escorted the creatures out of the camp, her gaze profound as she watched them leave in the distance.
Ya Li’s narrow eyes narrowed slightly, his voice tinged with playfulness: "After you all left, I treated those Orcs as you instructed. Though they seemed to casually wander around the campsite, they observed every corner."
Xiu Yan, holding Ji Nuan’s small hand, gently caressed her fingers. His deep eyes were filled with a proud gleam: "The reason why Nuannuan went out later was to cover up the traces of salt-making. With their level of intelligence, it would be strange if they found anything."
Ji Nuan nodded with a smile: "This time we may enjoy a longer period of peace."
After the Orcs from the three tribes returned to the Swordfish Clan’s territory, they gathered in the cave of the Swordfish Clan Leader.
The Whale Priest sat at the topmost position in the cave, his eyes piercing as he looked down at the various priests and Clan Leaders below.
"What did you find out during your visit to Watson Tribe’s territory yesterday?"
The old Turtle Priest shook his head: "Our people pretended to wander around as you instructed, and observed the situation within their camp, but found nothing out of the ordinary, it was just as if they were simply residing there."