Ah Hai immediately tensed up upon hearing this.
"Do you need me to take people and clean that thing up?"
"No need."
Jiang Lai walked down from the lookout tower, still thinking about other things.
Mu Mianmian wasnāt part of her mission, so Jiang Lai didnāt plan to waste any time on her.
Spring is coming, the weather is warming up, and we need to seize this moment to stockpile food.
No matter when, the more food, the better; with abundant food, the warriors can be strong, and her tribe can flourish.
Little Buding reminded her.
"Our mission is to strengthen the Wolf Clan tribe. Now, youāre raising pigs and bears. The only wolves capable of reproducing are you and Ayuan. If you donāt bring in more wolves, our mission is going astray."
Little Buding noticed that Jiang Lai seemed to have treated this mission like a building game, getting delightfully busy inventing new things every day. As her partner, Little Buding had to remind her, lest he couldnāt earn the one hundred thousand points back.
Who knew Jiang Lai paused, then, as if waking from a dream, she said.
"Oh, right."
Little Buding felt like heād been struck by lightning.
"You forgot, didnāt you?"
"No, I completely didnāt forget."
"You definitely forgot, Jiang Lai! You actually forgot the task!"
"I didnāt, stop spouting nonsense."
Little Buding took a deep breath to stay calm.
"There are only two tasks, one you donāt want to do, and the other you forgot! Jiang Lai, donāt be unreasonable. Iāve invested my entire lifeās points to play with you, and now youāre raising pigs, bears, and silkworms!"
Little Buding was not very calm.
Jiang Lai had to use actions to calm him down.
"Dad, hereās the thing: as a member of the Wolf Clan, I canāt bear to watch everyone outside suffer and starve. Moreover, I just got news that there are a few newly born wolf pups in there.
So Iām planning to send you to talk with them. If theyāre willing, our tribe can accept the females and cubs."
The old leaderās eyes brightened slightly upon hearing this.
As the tribeās former leader, he couldnāt help but worry about those kidsā hunger outside.
But he knew Jiang Laiās temper. If he didnāt mention it, others might annoy her by bringing it up.
Especially such matters of joining the tribe ā this depended on Jiang Laiās intentions.
Now that she proactively mentioned it, the old leader was willing to go out and talk to the Wolf Clan.
The gates opened again, and Mu Mianmian, who was waiting outside, stood up excitedly and her face changed instantly upon seeing the old leader.
Why is it him?
But it didnāt matter; itās normal for the leader to be cautious before meeting her.
Anyway, now she could get in.
"Did your leader send you?"
The old leader looked at her with undisguised disgust, and after a cold snort, said dryly.
"Yes, who is your tribeās current leader?"
"Itās me."
Mu Mianmian kept a smile on her face.
The old leader frowned.
"Itās you? Hah, a foreigner as the leader, you sure have some skills."
Mu Mianmian was angered by his attitude.
What does this old geezer mean? Heās been sarcastic and condescending since the start.
Did he really think that joining that tribe would let him ignore everyone?
Stupid and arrogant ā why did that powerhouse take in these uncivilized beasts!
"Arenāt you here to take people inside? Why so much nonsense? Iāve already packed up, letās just go."
The old leader didnāt expect her to guess the leaderās thoughts.
Since the other party was so straightforward, it saved him trouble.
"Ready? Very well, letās go then."
Mu Mianmian sneered, contemplating how to collaborate and strengthen the tribe after meeting that person.
When she came back holding a small basket, ready to leave, the old leader frowned tightly.
"Where are the people?"
Mu Mianmian kept a straight face.
"Iām standing right here, old leader. You donāt have to constantly target me just because I took your place."
"What nonsense are you spouting? Iām asking where the wolf cubs are?! Stop wasting my time here!
Did you really think I came to pick you up!"
Is this woman crazy?!
Mu Mianmianās face was so dark that water was about to drip from it.
She clenched the basket tightly, suppressing her anger, and stared at the old leader.
"Who else would you be picking up if not me? Your leader definitely sent you to pick me up! Does it make sense to keep targeting me?"
She was mad.
The old leader came to that conclusion.
So he decided to talk to the normal people in the tribe.
Beside some scattered tools, a few females were packing up.
The males were talking in a group, and when they saw the old leader coming, one by one, they stood up.
"Leader?!"
"Leader, youāre still alive!"
"Leader, itās so great that youāre alive!"
Most of the Wolf Clan still respected the leader greatly.
Hei Yao stepped forward and said.
"Leader, itās good that youāre back!"
"I didnāt come back. I came to deliver a message from our leader; she feels for the suffering wolf pups outside, and sent me to bring them and the females to live in the new tribe."
Upon hearing this, Hei Yao instinctively wanted to refuse but still asked one more question.
"New Tribe? The one next door?"
"Yes, the tribe has food and drink; once the wolf pups go, they wonāt starve and can grow up well.
The females will go too, so they can take care of the wolf pups."
At this time, a member of the Wolf Clan couldnāt help but speak up.
"If the females leave, what about us?!"
Leaving a bunch of males here?
Spring is coming soon, although Beastmen have evolved to reproduce all year round, spring is still the most important.
Without females, whatās left to reproduce?
The old leader looked at them with a cold expression.
"The only thing you need to do now is to feed yourselves. If you canāt even feed yourselves, how can you think about keeping females?
A bunch of useless things!"
The old leader still held authority among these Wolf Clan members.
Hei Yao stayed silent.
Indeed, for the females and the wolf pups, this was good.
"Since you can take in the females and cubs, why not accept us too? We can hunt, we can protect the tribe, why not take us as well."
The old leader sneered.
"Our tribe doesnāt need strong Beastmen at the moment; even without you young ones, we elders and the females can protect the tribe just fine!
Iāve said my piece; think about whether you can protect the cubs yourselves!"
After the last migration, more than half of the tribeās cubs had died.
The females too.
Even the previous High Priest died from illness on the road.
Now the tribe was left with only four females, and they were of considerable age.
At this moment, the old leader looked at the females who had quietly gathered around and earnestly said.
"Think about it; by going to the new tribe, the children will survive, and you wonāt have to continue starving."