Chapter 986 - 985: Clever Feet
Whale Priest, although pleading, wore an expression devoid of any emotion, yet it was exceptionally sincere.
Tortoise Priest and Chief Zhuangzhuang exchanged a glance, their eyes imbued with a trace of hesitation.
The assistance from the Watson Tribe to their Tortoise Tribe was indeed substantial; without the exchanged food from them, the people of the Tortoise Tribe might have perished long ago.
Now Whale Priest seeks to meet Shaman Ji Nuan, they could guess the reason just by thinking.
Thus, they hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to inform Shaman Ji Nuan about this matter.
Seeing their hesitation, a trace of appreciation appeared in Whale Priest’s eyes, his demeanor became even more amiable: "Elder Priest, I know what you are hesitant about, rest assured, I won’t make any excessive demands, I just want to exchange some food with Shaman Ji Nuan."
Whale Priest was very earnest.
Elder Priest looked at them again, thinking about the other tribal chiefs and priests outside, and the people from the Swordfish Tribe; he sighed inwardly: "Don’t worry, I will convey this message to Shaman Ji Nuan."
Without any delay, Whale Priest stood up: "I’ll take you to the edge of the sea island; you should hurry back to Tortoise Island. There’s already toxin appearing around the Swordfish Tribe; if the sea route between Tortoise Island and Swordfish Island gets blocked, we are truly doomed."
Elder Priest, with the help of Zhuangzhuang, stood up: "Let Zhuangzhuang go back by himself; I will stay here, otherwise, Zhuangzhuang would have to carry me."
Whale Priest nodded: "Alright, then the elder priest can stay with us two old folks; without Chief Zhuangzhuang, there’s no beast to take care of you. These two youngsters are free anyway, let them serve the three of us old folks."
After saying this, the three priests laughed heartily.
The young orcs beside Whale Priest and Python Priest exchanged glances, both showing a wry smile.
The aquatic orcs escorted Zhuangzhuang to the sea island; they watched him transform into a beast and enter the sea, soon disappearing from sight.
The speed of the aquatic orcs was very fast, and the distance between Swordfish Island and Tortoise Island was not very far.
It only took Zhuangzhuang half a day to return to Tortoise Island.
The patrolling orcs, seeing their chief return alone, were a bit surprised: "Chief, what happened to the elder priest? Did something happen?"
Zhuangzhuang patted an orc’s shoulder: "Nothing happened; I hurried back to find the Watson Tribe’s Flying Orc; after finding them, I need to return. The elder priest has stayed on Swordfish Island.
By the way, have the Watson Tribe’s Flying Orcs arrived yet?"
The orc scratched his head: "Not yet, they will arrive tomorrow; the tribe members still have some items to prepare."
Hearing this, Zhuangzhuang sighed in relief, a day is just one day, better than missing out.
Then, taking a breath, he smiled at the orc: "Keep patrolling well, I will head home now."
The orc nodded, watching as the figure of Zhuangzhuang gradually disappeared into the distance.
When Zhuangzhuang arrived home, his mate and two cubs were soundly sleeping inside the cave.
Near the entrance of the cave, a medium-sized wooden table was placed with some food on it; all were exchanged from the Watson Tribe.
Zhuangzhuang’s household now even had several nice pieces of beast skin, causing the envy of fellow tribe members.