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The cave where the Dats tribe once lived was located in a dense jungle, and since they once again set out on the wandering road, Chili could clearly see that they were transitioning from the woods to the grassland area.

The increasingly widening field of vision allowed her to clearly see the surrounding scenery, the vast land, the cattle and sheep, and the blue sky and white clouds, forming a scene gradually changing from spring to summer.

In spring and summer, the grasslands are lush with lush water and grass, attracting many herbivores, as well as groups of orcs like the Datz group who chase their prey.

It was also on this migration road that Chili followed their group and met another wandering orc group.

The two sides met on opposite sides of the grassland. The moment they noticed each other's presence, they did not act rashly, but observed each other from a certain distance.

As the leader of the tribe, Datz gestured to the tribesmen to block the cubs in the middle so that they would not be discovered. At the same time, he tentatively let out two wolf howls. After a while, the other side would also roar with a lion's roar. .

Chi Li hid among the elders and watched this scene silently, trying to distinguish the long-distance social behavior between the two groups.

She could tell that Dadz's father was having a friendly exchange of greetings with the leader of another ethnic group. The two sides seemed to have obtained some information through the first trial, followed by a series of howls of wolves and roars of lions.

The attentive Madam Tiger noticed Chi Li's curious little eyes, and thoughtfully bent down and leaned close to Chi Li and explained to her in a low voice: "The clan leader is confirming whether the orc group over there is from the same language family as us. "

"The same language family?" Chi Li was confused at first, and then found the answer from the original owner's memory.

It turns out that orcs in different regions also have different language development. The so-called same language family, as the name suggests, is a group of orcs who speak the same language or a similar language.

Of course, even if the language is similar, it does not mean that the other ethnic group is necessarily friendly, but it at least means that they can communicate with each other. As long as they can communicate, it is safer than meeting an ethnic group that cannot communicate.

That's why this mutual testing situation occurs.

Soon, after confirming everything, Datz took the initiative to leave the group and walked some distance forward. The leader of the other tribe also came out and communicated with Datz alone some distance away from their respective groups.

Being a little far away, Chi Li couldn't hear what her old father was saying to others, but she could vaguely see that the communication between the two parties was quite harmonious. After a while, Datz turned back and led the clan members closer to each other. He also led the tribe towards them.

As she got closer, Chili saw that opposite was a small wandering orc group of similar size to theirs, the leader of which was a female lion orc.

The lion orc is very beautiful. She has a tall figure of nearly 1.8 meters, and has explosive muscles covering her whole body. Her exposed waist has six-pack abs and a clear and smooth waistcoat line, which is brown. The skin adds some healthy wild beauty to her gorgeous facial features.

Seemingly noticing Chi Li's appraising gaze, the lion orc turned his gaze, and a pair of golden brown eyes that were biased towards animals fell on Chi Li. When he saw that it was a cute female cub peeking at him, he immediately raised his eyebrows gently and looked at her. Chili smiled friendly.

Now that he was discovered, Chili simply looked at the ethnic group opposite him openly.

Counting, there are a total of nineteen tribesmen in the other side, among which there are more female orcs than theirs, eight in total, five are relatively young, and three are a little older like Mrs. Tiger.

The remaining ones are all young and strong male orcs, but there are no cubs. The adult orcs have also been out of adulthood for a while, unlike here, there are still two young ones.

Chi Li keenly noticed that the eyes of the female orcs opposite her turned back and forth several times between her, Simon, and the two young men, as if they were evaluating something, and she was satisfied with it.

At first, Chili didn't know what they wanted to do. It wasn't until the two groups found a place to spend the night together that night, and then some young males from their group left in pairs with the females from the opposite side to go out on a date. Chili suddenly realized something. .

Not only will the females on the opposite side go out on dates with the males on their side and do things that the cubs cannot watch, but the females on their side, except for Grandma Carrie, who is too old and has no intention of having children, other females also They will choose a male from the other group that they like to date.

If you get an appointment, you'll naturally do good things along the way. If you don't get an appointment, switch to someone else until you're satisfied.

Chi Li saw Mrs. Tiger dating a young lion orc across the street today, and the next day she dated another equally young and strong horse orc.

However, in the family group, Uncle Xiong, who Chili originally thought was Aunt Tiger's partner, did not react to this. Instead, he took this opportunity to teach his son how to better express his charm when encountering such situations in the future, so that he could The female orc opposite could take a liking to him.

Of course, it would be fine if he could make a female orc in his family group who is not related to him by blood fall in love with him. In this way, if both partners are in the same group, it would be easier to raise cubs, just like Simon's parents.

It was only at this time that Chi Li clearly understood the difference between orcs and humans. Orcs had no concept of husband and wife. They only had the animal instinct of reproducing offspring, so for the reproduction of offspring, they would not fix a partner, but try their best to reproduce the offspring. It is possible to select younger and stronger individuals to breed with.

The selected objects are only male orcs, and female orcs, no matter how old they are, whether they are strong or not, as long as they are still fertile, they can choose whether to have children or not, and who they want to have children with.

In the matrilineal society of the orcs, the babies born basically live with their mothers, who name them, and are raised and raised by the mother's group, and eventually become new members of the group.

It would be fine if the father of the child is from the same ethnic group, but if he is from a different ethnic group, after confirming that the female is pregnant, he will temporarily leave his own ethnic group, follow the female, and take care of her until she gives birth, and wait until the cubs are weaned. Then he left and returned to his own tribe.

The original owner, her mother, died young and was raised by her father, otherwise she would have grown up with her mother.

And her parents, like Simon's parents, were originally orcs from the Datz tribe.

The leader of the lion orc tribe opposite had a crush on her old father. This was not Chili's guess, but a real courtship drama that was played out in front of her eyes.

It's a pity that falling flowers are intentional and flowing water is ruthless.

The old father didn't like the lion aunt across from him, and it couldn't be said that he didn't like her. It was because he couldn't currently like any female who wasn't from his own group.

As mentioned before, as the only cub of the old father, Chili has the first right to inherit the position of leader of the Dats group, and it is written above that if a male of his own group gets a female from another group pregnant, he needs to leave the group. Go and take care of other people until the baby is born and weaned.

If Datz really develops a relationship with a female outside the group, he will inevitably leave his group for a period of time, so that their group will lose the leader, and the child outside the group, like Chili, also enjoys the leader. inheritance rights.

Kodatz obviously doesn't want to let this power go away. Unless he confirms that her awakened beast form is not strong enough to lead the tribe to continue to survive after his daughter reaches adulthood, he will consider changing the heir. Otherwise, everything will be different. Before a decision is made, Datz will not create another heir to usurp his daughter's position.

This is his love for his cubs, his commitment to the cubs' mother, and his responsibility to the people of his own tribe.

After confirming what Datz meant, Aunt Lion stopped pestering her. She chose another young male orc from Datz's tribe to date.

This pattern of dating between groups is to reduce the risk of incest marriages and the birth of unhealthy offspring.

After all, there are only so many people in a small orc group. If internal intermarriage continues for a long time, it will definitely develop to the point where relatives are everywhere, so introducing new blood from outside has become a must-do among the orcs.

Over time, this mobile dating model developed.

The two groups traveled together for a month. During this period, the two cubs Chili and Simon were raised as their common cubs. The young adults of the two groups would also go hunting together, The food obtained is shared with each other.

At night, the bonfire was raised, and everyone sat in front of the fire to barbecue and chat. Chili was held in the arms of Aunt Shili, and her soft little hands and face were kneaded from time to time. She was also fed and roasted until she was burnt on the outside. Tender meat and sweet and sour fruits to eat.

Basically all orcs are omnivores. Even the orcs whose form is carnivorous will also eat vegetarian food. The orcs whose form is herbivore will also eat meat. So in addition to daily hunting, they will also pick some edible food. Wild vegetables and fruits are used as food.

The wild fruit that Chili now eats with meat is a kind of fruit that grows in grassland bushes. Its taste is sour, which is a bit unbearable when eaten alone, but when used with barbecue, it is just right to relieve the boredom.

"Is it delicious, Zai Zai?"

"good to eat."

Auntie Lion held Chi Li tenderly, loving the soft touch of the female cub. She really hoped that she could also give birth to a little female.

Chi Li later thought about it and believed that this 'cub sharing' behavior of adult orcs from different groups was actually to add a little more parenting experience to the orcs who didn't have cubs yet but were about to have cubs, that is, to learn in advance. Learn how to take care of children.

Auntie Lion and the others were attracted to the Dats tribe because they not only raised two cubs, but also had two young adults in front of them. She felt that this was because they had rich experience in raising cubs and had excellent reproductive genes.

Judging from Auntie Lion's group structure, we know that they have not been able to feed even a single cub so far.

This is actually quite normal. Basically, the chance of a young female orc’s first child dying is 98%. After she has some experience with her second child, the chance of dying will drop a bit, but it is still over 80%. The third litter is the best time for them to generally raise cubs.

Regardless of whether the orcs are male or female, as long as they have the idea of ​​procreating, they can enter the estrus period at any time, but whether they can get pregnant smoothly is another matter.

Although Chi Li calls the lion orc her aunt, she is actually still very young, in her early twenties when converted to human age, so she must have just become the clan leader.

Her young and strong body allows her to protect the safety of her tribe and lead them to survive in this primitive environment full of dangers. But whether she can successfully welcome newborns to the tribe and raise them is another huge question. This challenge determines whether their species can continue. It is a very severe test.

That is to say, Chi Li is still young. When she becomes an adult and takes over her old father's position as patriarch, she will also need to consider the issue of racial reproduction, but these are not things she should worry about at the moment.

So she continued to eat and drink as she should, and daily learned how to lead her clansmen in hunting, how to deal with clan affairs, how to be a qualified clan leader, etc.

Chili once saw the appearance of her body through the water.

The original owner looks about 60-70% similar to her, but maybe because she is an orc, her body is stronger, so she looks more heroic, but overall she is still a cute girl who looks only thirteen or fourteen years old.

According to the common awakening age of orcs, if nothing unexpected happens, Chi Li will awaken the beast form between the ages of fifteen and twenty. There are also some individual orcs who develop earlier or have delayed development beyond this awakening age limit, but Chi Li will I feel like I won't be an exception.

So in about one or two years, she should awaken her beast form.

To be honest, Chi Li still has a little expectation for this.

She herself felt that it was more likely that she was in the form of a fish and beast, but what if, the world suppressed her so hard, maybe this time it was the body's blood that defeated the influence of the soul.

"The unknown is interesting."

Sighing to herself, Chili's eyes fell on Madam Tiger's belly. She felt a surge of blood, not through her magical soul induction, but from the resonance of the orc blood.

I believe other tribesmen in the tribe can also feel it, so is Mrs. Tiger pregnant?

Regarding her daughter's question, Datz responded affirmatively.

"The cubs are the most precious treasures given to us by the Beast God, so every time a cub comes into the world, the orcs who are within a certain range of the pregnant female orc will feel it."

"That is to say, Simon's mother is not pregnant this time."

Chi Li is very good at drawing inferences from one instance. If she didn't feel this surging blood sensation from Simon's mother, it meant that Simon's mother was not pregnant.

"This is certain. As long as the cubs of female orcs are not mature, they will not continue to give birth." Datz seemed to realize that his cubs lacked this kind of common sense, and simply gave her a lesson in orc physiology.

In the course taught by her old father, Chili finally understood that female orcs have an automatic protection mechanism for their cubs. They can usually give birth to one or two cubs in one litter, but when only one of the cubs matures or dies midway, another cub will be lost. Only when they have the intention to continue having children will they look for a suitable date and continue to raise the next litter of cubs.

Simon is not yet an adult, so it is naturally impossible for Simon's mother to continue having a second child. As for why she goes on a date even though she knows she cannot have a second child, that is a personal preference.

No one stipulates that female orcs can't have some fun for themselves while raising cubs, and this kind of play will not lead to pregnancy, wouldn't it be very happy?

Chi Li understood and secretly gave Simon’s mother a thumbs up.

Some people may ask, if the growth period of orc cubs is so long, then female orcs can only have one or two babies in their lifetime, so how can the orc race reproduce?

There is no need to worry. The average age of orcs is about two hundred years. The optimal gestation age of female orcs is about one hundred years, which is enough for them to give birth to several litters of cubs. Orcs with some personality can choose not to have children. The number of orcs in the group is actually They are quite large, but they are widely distributed, which makes it seem like there are very few people. Therefore, even if they have the desire to reproduce, they will not force females who do not want to have children to reproduce.

As long as the orcs can survive their infancy and live to adulthood, they are basically difficult to kill before they enter the aging stage.
After all, they are also a race that stands at the top of the food chain.

The more Chi Li learned about it, the more miraculous she felt about this kind of race between humans and beasts. She never thought that nature could give birth to such a magical existence.

But when it comes to magic, monsters and spirit beasts like them that can transform into adults from non-human creatures are more magical.

After traveling together for a month, the Dats tribe and the Lion Auntie tribe separated. Among them, the Dats tribe left three orc boys. It seems that there are also three orcs there who are pregnant.

A shy and handsome lion boy also came over from the lion auntie group.

Pregnant orcs don't have to pay attention to this or that like humans do. Tiger Lady still runs and jumps, and sometimes goes hunting with her tribe, and her work is as quick as before, without any influence.

If her belly hadn't grown bigger day by day, Chili would have almost forgotten the fact that the other party was pregnant.

It can be seen that the little Leo boy is a father for the first time, and he has been nervously guarding the Tiger Lady. Occasionally, he will be chased away by her for being too clingy.

The time it takes for an orc to bear cubs varies, and it depends on the female orc's animal shape.

For example, Lady Tiger can give birth to a baby within six months of her pregnancy, and the birth process will not cause her too much pain, because it is said that with the blessing of the Beast God, the pain of giving birth to a female beast will be completely borne by the male beast.

Chili didn't understand what the principle behind this was. Anyway, it was only the male who suffered the pain when the female gave birth.

On the day Tiger Auntie gave birth, Datz seemed to have expected it. He led the group to find a cave and let Tiger Auntie give birth inside. The lion boy was by his side, and the other tribesmen were scattered around to guard the surroundings, not allowing anyone to give birth. Dangerous elements are close to the cave.

As the smell of blood got stronger, many predators were attracted around them, many of which were powerful beings that were difficult to deal with. However, no one from the Dats tribe retreated. Even Chi Li picked up a bone knife and guarded the area. In one of these directions, predators who covet the newborn cubs are not allowed to succeed.

"Ha..." Smelling the strong smell of blood in the air, a leopard couldn't wait. It tentatively stretched out a paw. In an instant, a white shadow flashed past, and the leopard jumped back a long distance in fright.

Datz, who happened to notice this scene, took a closer look and found that a slender bone needle was nailed straight where the leopard originally stretched out its claws, and the person who threw this hidden weapon was Chi Li.

Chi Li's eyes were cold and she stared at Hua Leopard with warning.

The leopard looked at her for a moment, and finally turned away and gave up on coveting the orc cub.

But leaving a leopard does not mean that other coveters will also leave, so the people of the Daci tribe dare not relax at all until the tiger lady in the cave has given birth.

When a child is born and cries loudly, everyone knows it is a healthy cub.

However, unlike the joy of the orcs welcoming new life, the predators only think that they have a big supplement to eat.

Orc cubs are a very nutritious supplement for other beasts. As long as they eat orc cubs, especially newborn cubs, they will become stronger. Being strong means survival for beasts. Longer lifespan also means better offspring, which is a temptation they cannot refuse.

Therefore, every time someone in the orc group gives birth to a cub, it is a big challenge for the entire group. Everyone must work together to resist foreign enemies to ensure the safety of the cubs.

Fortunately, they only need to survive the first day of the birth of the cub. After one day, if the cub is still alive, the Beast God will bless the newborn and give her/him the kind of tonic that can be used as a great tonic. The things are taken away and her/his scent is obscured so that other predators will no longer notice the cub until it is weaned at one year old.

This is the unique protection given by the Beast God to the orc cubs.

Attracted by the newborn's breath, the predators who gathered here also knew clearly that their chance was only this day, so in order to successfully obtain the supplements, as soon as they noticed the newborn was born, they immediately attacked the Dats group desperately. After launching an attack, the ferocious beasts came up one after another, and the tribesmen fought back desperately. The two sides fought together, and terrifying beast roars roared one after another, resounding through the sky.

Many timid herbivores were scared away. Even if the orc newborns were a good thing for them, the herbivores who knew that no matter how good a thing was, had to live to enjoy it, ran away one by one. quick.

Those carnivores have bad tempers. Who knows if they will turn around and cause trouble for them after they lose. It is better to run away early.

Chi Li faced a gray wolf.

She does not have a beast form, so she can only rely on a human body to fight against the gray wolf. Fortunately, as a human, her limbs are more flexible and she can use weapons, so she is not at a disadvantage in the battle with the gray wolf.

Chili's own fighting ability is not low. During this period, she has learned a lot of fighting skills in the primitive world from her tribe. At this time, she only fought against the gray wolf for a few times before accurately seizing a gap and using her flexible wrists. Turning around, the sharp bone knife drew a graceful arc and penetrated into the gray wolf's neck from the side.

Determined to kill with one strike, Chili struck hard, almost using all her strength.

Under the influence of this force, the bone knife penetrated deeply into the gray wolf's neck, cutting off its aorta and trachea.

The gray wolf collapsed without even a wail, while Chi Li took on the next opponent without hesitation after finishing one opponent.

If you dare to covet the cubs of their tribe, then let them keep their lives.

Although she is also a cub, Chili's attacks are more fierce and almost fatal. She is also very self-aware and will not challenge those she cannot deal with. Instead, under the cover of the adults around her, she chooses those who are sure to defeat them. individuals, killing them with one strike.

At the end of the fight, she actually created a scene of invincibility. Some people were so scared that they thought she was a cub and treated her as a weak point in defense. The beasts who broke through did not dare to go to her again. At the same time, they saw Chili's bravery. The tribesmen who showed her expression also showed admiration for her.

Orcs advocate strength. No matter who you are, whether you are female or male, adult orc or cub, as long as you are strong enough, you can win everyone's respect.

Chi Li was respected by her tribe members in the past because she was the daughter of the tribe leader and the designated next leader of the tribe. This was an authority that was shared from her father, rather than earned by herself.

But after this battle, the clansmen's respect for Chi Li, the future clan leader, came from the bottom of their hearts and was entirely due to her own strength.

Even if Chili awakens in the form of a rabbit beast in the future, her status as heir will not be shaken. After all, she was so ferocious when she was a cub. As an adult, even a rabbit must be a violent rabbit with incredible combat power. , not something that ordinary orcs can match.

Except for Chili, the members of the Dats tribe were more ferocious than the others. In this violent fight with each other, the predators were at a disadvantage in the end.

Until a day and a night later, no beast could break through the siege and obtain the flesh and blood of the newborn. After noticing that the breath of the newborn gradually became obscure and weak, they knew that they had no chance, and could only stagger around dragging their injured bodies. leave.

But now they can't just leave if they want.

After fighting for a day and a night, the enemy still came to eat the cubs in their tribe. Even the clay men were very angry, not to mention the orcs who already had bad tempers?

Adhering to the principle of taking advantage of your illness to kill you, Datz ordered some tribesmen to chase the injured beasts, while others retreated to the entrance of the cave, taking turns to rest while continuing to protect the safety of Lady Tiger and her children.

Chi Li was one of the people who was arranged to go back to rest.

After all, she was still a cub, and her physical strength was not as strong as that of an adult orc. After a hard battle, she was so exhausted that she simply lay down and slept not far from the entrance of the cave.

Accompanying her was Grandma Carrie.

Simon was not outside. After the fighting broke out, he was stuffed into the safest cave to stay with the newborn.

Once the outer defensive line fails, the newborn's parents will try to escort the newborn and the youngest cub in the group to escape.

The original owner also experienced the same treatment back then, when Simon was born.

Maybe she was too tired, but Chili still slept very deeply. When she woke up again, she found herself lying on a broad back, with a familiar smell surrounding her.

It's the father.

Raising her head and taking a look, she easily judged that the tribe was once again on the road to wandering. The difference from before was that Mrs. Tiger no longer held her often because she had a little guy in her arms who needed her more. .

The newborn little guy was wrapped in soft and warm animal skin, and it was impossible to see what he looked like. Chili couldn't help but curiously leaned into her old father's ear and asked: "Abba, is the new cub a female or a male?" ?”

Feeling a little itchy, the silver-gray wolf ears on Datz's head flicked a few times: "It's a little female."

The arrival of the female newborn obviously makes everyone in the group very happy. After all, the orcs recognize that only females are the foundation for controlling the development of the entire group, so the more females in the group, the better.

"Can I go over and see my little sister later?"

"I'm afraid not. Newborns are too fragile. Hu Na (Tiger's name) will not allow other cubs to get close." Datz rejected her daughter's request and told her the reason.

The day a newborn is born is a special situation. When the crisis is resolved, and until the cub is weaned, her mother will not allow other cubs to get close to her, because immature cubs are always not so sensible and have no sense of propriety, even if The same goes for cubs that are about to become adults. If they hurt a newborn cub carelessly, the mother of the cub will cry uncontrollably.

The same goes for adult orcs. Unless they are the parents of cubs, they are not allowed to approach newborn cubs except under special circumstances.

This time, what the children's parents are afraid of is not the "ignorance" of the adult orcs, but the belief that they are unclean and may bring some invisible evil things to harm their children.

Chi Li translated it in terms she could understand. She was afraid that the adults would carry some bacteria and infect the cubs, causing them to die.

This kind of safety measure is obviously necessary. Even in a modern society with advanced medical care, many children are infected with some diseases by unruly adults, ranging from illness to death, so pay more attention. It's always good.

Now that he has been reminded, Chili no longer takes the initiative to approach Aunt Tiger. Simon has obviously been warned by the elders in the family, so he thinks he will only come to Chili for daily play and not get close to the newborn.

The so-called play of the orc cubs is very hard-core. In most cases, they are fighting. You attack me and I press you back. This is also a kind of hunting skills training. It is just playful in nature and has insufficient lethality. It will not let them fight. Noisy cubs hurt each other.

Chi Li was also very measured in her attack on Simon. At most, she just held the naughty little guy down so that he couldn't move. She wouldn't really hurt him.

Although many tribesmen were injured in the last battle, they also gained a lot.

Especially with the help of the pickled and smoked storage method, the food reserves of the Daci people increased dozens of times. Everyone even needed to carry a big package for this, but as soon as they thought about how full it was, It's all food, so no one thinks it's heavy.

Even if it is heavy, it is a sweet burden.

Datz has often been deep in thought recently, and Chili can find that his old father seems to be troubled by something.

She watched for a few days and saw that he still couldn't make a decision, so she found an opportunity to sit next to him silently and asked: "Abba, what are you worried about recently?"

Regarding his daughter, the future heir of the tribe, Datz did not hide what he was thinking about during this time: "I am thinking, should we end this wandering life?"

Obviously, Chili didn't expect that Daci would come up with the idea of ​​leading the clan members to find a suitable place to settle without anyone mentioning it.

Chili originally planned to spend a year following the tribe on their wandering routes, and then choose a place suitable for long-term residence to settle down, thereby slowly developing this wandering tribe into a tribe.

As a result, before she could implement her plan step by step, Datz had this idea first.

It can only be said that he is worthy of being the leader of the clan. It is not without reason that he can be the leader of the clan and gain the respect and love of the clan members.

At least in terms of the future development of the ethnic group, Datz has been thinking about it and has been exploring different paths.

"We can try. Anyway, we have enough food. If it doesn't work, it would be good to return to the current life of chasing prey everywhere." Chili encouraged and supported her old father's idea.

She knew very well that what drove her father to make this change was their advancement in food storage methods. (End of chapter)