Chapter 7 – Cooperation
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Luo Zhen said so proudly, but as soon as his words fell, the strong men standing around all looked at Luo Zhen with a look like they were seeing a rare animal, and the burning in their eyes almost turned him into liquid.
As soon as Luo Zhen appeared, they knew that the other party was an ordinary person who could not transform, this method of distinguishing was something every warrior seemed to be born with, and men who could not transform were not much different from women in the eyes of these powerful warriors, maybe their physical strength would be better than women, but they still couldn’t deal with the beasts outside.
Coupled with the fact that their tribe has a fertility tree, even men have the possibility of giving birth to life, in this world with few women, powerful warriors do not mind whether their partners are men or women, and even warriors who can’t find the right person would make do with each other, but the stronger the warrior, the more difficult it is to conceive an offspring, so generally, when they choose a partner, most warriors will first choose ordinary people who cannot transform.
In the eyes of the warriors, ordinary people have always been existences that need their careful protection, when have they ever heard an ordinary person say in turn that he wants to find his own food to feed a warrior? Well, although Lu Zhan’s identity is a bit special, as long as he is a warrior, he will not let his partner support him, which is a question of their strength.
Lu Zhan’s face immediately darkened, of course, he was not angry with Luo Zhen, but he was speechless, does this person remember the situation when he was thrown into the big lake by his clansmen and could only float on the surface of the water waiting for death? And the way back to the tribe was just a barefoot walk in the grass, but he managed to scratch his own foot. Lu Zhan really wants to ask how this person has so much confidence that he can support himself. However, after hearing Luo Zhen say this, Lu Zhan, who had lived alone for more than ten years, couldn’t help but look at the other party more.
A-Lie bumped the other party’s shoulder and said in a low voice, “If you don’t want him, I can pursue him, and you know my strength, and I will definitely be able to raise him whiter and tenderer than now.” He didn’t mind whether he fed his partner by himself, or if his partner said that he would support himself, and he looked at Luo Zhen quite well.
Lu Zhan gave him a blank look and pulled Luo Zhen to his side, “Since he chose me, then he will be my person from now on.”
A-Lie shrugged his shoulders indifferently when he heard this, he was not attached to this foreigner, but he was also happy that Lu Zhan had a partner, he had always felt that Lu Zhan’s feelings for the tribe were not too deep, and he was always worried that one day he would be like his father, leaving the tribe without saying a word, but now that he has a partner, presumably, Lu Zhan will not have the idea of leaving the tribe.
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Hei Shan left after dealing with it in an official manner.
The newly formed partner needs the help of the Da Wu of the tribe to make a bond, but the Da Wu of the Black Panther tribe has just taken the warrior who won the fruit of this year’s fertility tree to pick the fruit, and it will take them three days to return, so Lu Zhan exchanged the fruit he was holding in his arms with another warrior named Jiao Zhu for a large piece of lamb leg meat and then took Luo Zhen home.
Lu Zhan’s animal skin tent is in the outermost part of the tribe, not far away from the tents of others, and there is a cedar tree more than three meters high next to the tent, which is in a position that others can’t see if they don’t pay attention, but if something happens, the people in the tribe can quickly rush over to support.
Luo Zhen didn’t know whether it was good or bad to live on the edge of the tribe, but at least now he was satisfied with this place, perhaps because of the remote location, there was not much man-made dirt here, but there was too many weeds, and even the dirt roads stepped on were stubbornly growing unknown weeds that reached the ankles.
The tent was broken and small, and the hides used to build it, he did not know when they were tanned, but the new and old pieces were not aesthetically pleasing, fortunately, they were still strong.
There was a fire pit outside the tent, and the fire inside was naturally extinguished long ago, there were animal skins propped up on top of the firepit as it was used to keep out the rain.
Lu Zhan casually inserted the piece of meat in his hand with a wooden stick piled next to him, then put it above the firepit, he found some hay and firewood and went back to the tent to take out two stones to light the fire.
Seeing that Lu Zhan didn’t speak, and didn’t care about him at all, Luo Zhen could only take the initiative to ask, “Can I go in and take a look?”
Lu Zhan saw that he pointed to the tent behind him, and continued to hit the stone in his hand without care, “This will be your home from now on, and you don’t need my consent to enter your own home.”
Luo Zhen rubbed his nose when he heard this and walked into the tent with a bow.
Perhaps because of the tall cedar tree growing next to it, most of the shadows fell on the tent, and the temperature inside the tent was cooler than the tent of Hei Shan’s, but because the vent only had one door, it still felt stuffy.
The inside of the tent is very empty, there is a small slate bed, and there are several animal skins hanging on the wall of the tent, the size is similar to the animal skin clothes and animal skin skirts that Lu Zhan usually wears, it should be the other party’s clothes.
The soil on the ground had been deliberately compacted, but there were still tenacious weeds growing in the corners, and Luo Zhen even saw a few insects crawling past his feet and disappearing into a small pile of stones piled in the corner. The stone was deliberately treated, Luo Zhen picked it up and looked at it, it was a little rudimentary stone knife, and the edge was quite sharp. Other than that, the tent was so empty that there was no trace of life.
Luo Zhen turned around and went out outside the tent again, Lu Zhan had already lit the fire, and when he saw him come out, he beckoned him to sit beside him.
“I don’t want a partner, you still have a chance to repent.” Lu Zhan said bluntly, “And you can also see, I don’t have any food stored here, and there is no prey near the tribe that can be hunted, it is impossible for me to join the hunting team, if you still decide to stay with me before the winter comes, you can only solve your own ration problem.”
Lu Zhan glanced at Luo Zhen’s small body, and added not very optimistically, “Although the tribe will not let you starve to death, it can only let you live, they cannot guarantee to make you full, don’t look at this hunting team that seems to hunt a lot of prey back, in fact, it is only a month’s worth of food at most, and the tribe will also carry out a large-scale hunt before the winter comes.”
Luo Zhen nodded, although Lu Zhan’s tone was not very good, he could still hear a little concern behind the other party’s words, perhaps because of his being the first person he met in this world, Luo Zhen also had a little good impression of Lu Zhan.
“Since you don’t want a partner either, let’s cooperate together.”
“Cooperate?” Lu Zhan raised his eyebrows, although this was the first time he had heard this word, it did not prevent him from understanding the meaning.
Luo Zhen got closer, and took the initiative to take over the task of turning the roast meat on the fire, “Yes, we can pretend to be partners first, didn’t your tribe require that I eat that fruit within three years? In this way, I can stay in your tribe for at least three years, and as for whether I would eat the fruit and become a member of your tribe completely, it is not something that needs to be considered now.”
Since he said it, Luo Zhen didn’t want to hide it, even if these people looked like the most primitive savages on the surface, and there were not even a few decent living utensils, but Luo Zhen didn’t think that these people were stupid, not to mention that Lu Zhan had clearly two faces in front of himself and in front of the people of the tribe, although he didn’t know why the other party did this, Luo Zhen still intuitively felt that explaining clearly to the other party now was the best choice.
“Although it’s clear you don’t want to find a partner, why did you agree to choose me as a partner.” Luo Zhen turned around, looked directly into Lu Zhan’s eyes, and continued, “It’s obviously cause you want to use me to cover something, so you don’t mind letting me see your true side, in that case, then we might as well cooperate? You can use my status to do what you want, and I can stay in your tribe and get sheltered.”
Lu Zhan was a little surprised, but the consternation on his face flashed, and the corners of his lips were slightly hooked, revealing a rather pleasant smile, he never expected that this little guy who he just picked up on a whim had such a keen sense, obviously, he behaved so well on the way back from him.
Lu Zhan reached out and rubbed the other party’s head, his hand had just touched the raw meat with blood, and it was tidying up the firepit and making a fire, it was not clean, and it was natural to the touch got oil and dirt on Luo Zhen’s head, the corner of Luo Zhen’s mouth tDa Wued, but he did not dodge, and relaxed his whole body to release his good feelings to the other party.
“Since you said so, then I promise to cooperate with you.” Lu Zhan laughed twice, and replied in a good mood, “But the contract still has to be concluded first, but don’t worry, I won’t touch you since I’m not interested in you, if you want to leave, this contract will be considered null and void, and I won’t hinder you from choosing someone else as a partner, but hopefully you can remember that all this will be after you leave the Black Panther tribe.”
“Naturally.” Luo Zhen didn’t mind Lu Zhan’s request, even if he really wanted to find a local native to be with, he was afraid it would be a long, long time later.
The two initially reached a cooperative relationship and confirmed some other requirements before the roast meat was thoroughly cooked, such as Lu Zhan would not restrict Luo Zhen’s activities, but in front of other people he could not expose Lu Zhan’s strength that can hunt enough prey, of course, Lu Zhan did not mind Luo Zhen saying it, after all, he is a half-beastman, the whole tribe knows this, no one will believe Luo Zhen, a foreigner, saying that the strength of half-beastmen were strong.
Thanks for the chapter~ 💖
Great start in my opinion
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