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Chapter 1988 Giant Hoof Tribe
"Is this the Giant Hoof Tribe?"

Blaze looked around curiously. The Gianthoof tribe was highly accepting of human culture, and the buildings were very similar. It could be said that apart from the fact that orcs lived here, it was basically no different from a human kingdom.

However, according to the orcs' custom, it is not a kingdom, but a tribe.

I don't know if it's because this place mainly produces fruits and vegetables, but there's a refreshing feeling in the air, like a paradise.

"You, what are you looking at?"

Greenland immediately tensed up, fearing that Blazer might witness some injustice and retaliate, triggering a series of troubles that would snowball and grow ever larger.

"No, I'm just saying that the atmosphere here is great."

“It’s pretty good.” Greenland tilted his head and thought for a moment, then took the opportunity to explain the orc tribe to Blaze and the 20 new players.

Some things cannot be understood by reading materials; you must experience them firsthand to know.

"Orc tribes have a structure similar to human kingdoms, with the chief at the top and the priests next. However, most matters in the tribe are decided by the priests, and the chief is more like the highest fighting force."

"The larger the tribe, the more priests there are. Large tribes like the Giant Hoof Tribe usually have 100 priests. With more priests, there will be several high priests."

As Blazer listened, he lowered his voice.

“I said, in general, among 100 priests, or those few high priests, there are bound to be people with ulterior motives, such as those who appear loyal on the surface but are actually fanatical believers in the Great Beast God.”

"Could it be that the Gianthoof Tribe is constantly attacked and harassed by all sorts of monsters because there are orcs inside, letting wolves into their home?"

"How can you speculate about others behind their backs after they've worked so hard for the tribe!" Greenland covered Blazer's mouth. "Such words can cause international disputes. Do you want the friendship between the Gianthoof Tribe and the human kingdoms to break down?"

To be honest, what she said was somewhat contrary to the established order, because usually it is players who, in order to do something big, maliciously speculate about those in high positions and make rebellious remarks on the spot.

For example, "There must be degenerates or extremists among the cardinals," "I think that pope is definitely up to no good," and "I might as well take that position."

Usually, NPCs are startled when they hear this, but in Blaze's case, it was the other way around; she was the one who was startled.

It wasn't that she was afraid of trouble, but rather that she was afraid Blazer would actually take action.

The villains Blazer is talking about are usually the insidious type. Apart from those who are obviously villains, most insidious villains are very well-behaved and even responsible before they are exposed or before they start to carry out their plots. You can't tell that there's anything wrong with them at all.

Players can guess it simply because there are many similar tricks, and most of the time it's just a lucky guess. In the end, they make more mistakes than they actually do.

Blaze has been completely corrupted by the players; he immediately tries to identify loyalty and treachery based on their methods.

If you guess right, that's fine, but what if you guess wrong?
"You are now the King of Asgard, so please don't act rashly," Greenland warned Blaze, changing his words to avoid Blaze's disapproval.

"Besides, these kinds of lurking enemies will definitely work harder than good people to gain trust, so why not let these kinds of enemies lurk a little longer and create more value?"

"...Oh, oh." Actually, Blazer was just joking with Greenland because he saw that Greenland looked tense and nervous.

I didn't expect Greenland to be so nervous, with only important matters on their minds.

"Don't worry, I will definitely be careful with my words and actions."

"That's good." Greenland breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand. "Come this way, I have a special channel." The so-called special channel was that Greenland had made outstanding contributions to the Gianthoof tribe and had a dedicated priest who could handle the handover.

As for what Greenland has contributed, you'll know once you meet this priest.

Although the priests' power is second only to the chief, and even above the chief in some respects, in daily life they are like a jack-of-all-trades, always busy dealing with any trouble that arises.

No identification is needed; the orc running hurriedly on the road is definitely the priest.

In the priesthood of the Gianthoof tribe, Greenland's dedicated priestess is a female deer-beastman. While other priests are busy and overwhelmed, she leisurely reclines on her side, eating fruit and drinking tea.

Upon seeing Greenland appear, the Deer-Beastman put down his teacup and lazily greeted him.

"Oh, hero who defeated the Earth Dragon King Langandel, you have finally arrived."

"The Earth Dragon King?" Blaze asked.

"A third-generation Elder Dragon of LV299 attempted to break through its level limit by shaking the earth to gain a transcendent skill, which affected the Gianthoof Clan. I accepted the mission to investigate the strange earthquake."

"Originally, we wouldn't have been able to find it for a while, but this guy smelled the scent of my dragon blood after I became a sinful dragon-human and changed his target to try and devour me."

"And then its head just hung there."

Greenland gave a thumbs-up and pointed behind her to the huge dragon skull hanging in the priest's hut, a testament to her contributions.

However, the Giant Hoof Clan is indeed a case of being too big for its own good, attracting a lot of troubles. Even the skull of the Earth Dragon King, a third-generation ancient dragon, cannot be hung at the very top.

"But you're so lazy, you're the only one who doesn't do any work."

"I am the high priest, so I don't have to do any work." The deer-beastman slowly got up and yawned.

"But none of the other high priests are as lazy as you."

"she……"

Blazer said only one word, and Greenland guessed what he was going to say next.

"Don't worry, it's been checked, at least it's clean now."

Among a crowd, the one who stands out from the crowd usually has something unusual about him, and this deer-beastman is quite unique.

"Why bring this up again? I'm perfectly clean!" The deer-beastman high priest seemed to remember something, shivered, and wrapped his clothes tighter as if feeling extremely insecure.

Although the Deer-Beastman High Priest didn't say what had happened, Blaze guessed most of it and looked at the Deer-Beastman High Priest with some sympathy.

Strangers can be quite perverse at times; they will relentlessly follow and harass you in order to prove their conjectures.

It wasn't a matter of being presumptuous or not; it was that the strangers' inspection was far too skillful and procedural, as if they had done it countless times before, giving the person being inspected the feeling of being checked to see if they were a qualified pig.

(End of this chapter)