Players’ NPC daddy

Chapter 2118 The Difficult Road

Blaze was thankful that he was wearing the Eye of Athena, and Jasmine provided timely support, preventing him from being completely bewildered.

His current predicament stems from his ignorance of the hyena species.

Simply put, all hyenas, regardless of sex, have that thing down there, and the females' are even larger.

In addition, there are hyenas, which, despite having the word "dog" in their name, are actually closer to the Felidae and Viverridae families, belonging to the Feliformes suborder of the Carnivora order.

These two points are completely irrelevant to the monsters, but for the orcs, they are quite subtle racial misunderstandings, and sometimes being misunderstood can be quite infuriating.

It's not that orcs hate being misunderstood for their gender. Orcs still relatively admire strength, even those who have chosen to embrace civilization. If a female orc is mistaken for a man because of her physique, she will not feel unhappy. On the contrary, she will be quite happy, as it is an acknowledgment of her strength.

That's generally how it is, but if the method of distinguishing between men and women is through their sexual organs, that would be quite presumptuous.

This is like a particularly fat man who is mistaken for a woman because of the two lumps of flesh on his chest. Of course, he would be very angry and might even want to duel.

In short... Blazer messed up.

What's even more awkward is that he has no way of knowing whether the other party's tolerant understanding of his impudence is genuine indifference or simply a matter of having to bow down because of his current status and power.

"Well, I have to defend myself. Most of my offenses stemmed from my own ignorance. I didn't know the hyena beastmen's taboos in this regard and just blurted them out without thinking, nor was it a malicious joke."

"However, I sincerely apologize for offending you hyena orcs."

"No, no, no! How could I? It's just that... how should I put it, anyway, you don't have to do that!"

The hyena orc stood up in a panic, then suddenly collapsed to the ground. Clearly, Blazer's apology was nothing short of a compliment to her.

All Blazer could do was turn away from the hyena-man's kneeling posture. He had just seen the information Jasmine had provided him: this kneeling gesture was a male hyena's humble courtship behavior towards a female hyena.

The hyena orcs, who had previously belonged to the savage orcs, clearly also had this habit. Having seen many male hyena orcs fawning over each other, they imitated them and used the unique hyena orc way to express their humble status.

This could lead to misunderstandings.

Blazer slapped his forehead. He had learned his lesson. At this point, he should have known what the hyena beastmen's purpose was, and then secretly used his connections to help them out quietly as a way of expressing his apology.

"Stop watching the show and tell me what's up. You're probably waiting for me anyway." Blazer waved at Lottie. "If you keep this up, I'm leaving. Once I'm gone, you'll have to wait a long time to find me, and you won't even be able to find me."

"There is no way to ascend to heaven, nor to descend to earth."

"Ahem, here's what happened."

Seeing that Blazer's expression didn't seem like he was joking, Lottie finally straightened her expression and began to explain the situation.

Among hyenas, female hyenas generally hold a high status due to their physical advantages and control over reproduction. This particular hyena, Helvie Bloodbeak Ulfdottir, holds an exceptionally high position among female hyenas, ranking second only to the Queen as a Princess. Helvie is representing the hyena clan in negotiations with Lottie regarding the clan's future.

Before this, the hyena beastmen belonged to the Kovo family. In reality, it was enslavement. Now that the Kovo family has been defeated, the hyena beastmen have naturally gained their freedom.

However, this freedom was accompanied by a great deal of fear and confusion. When the hyena orcs were savage orcs, they were a notorious bandit group in the orc region and even the entire top world. Whether they were savage orcs or not was no longer important.

In reality, the hyena beastmen are quite gentle by nature and have a very strong sense of family. If they could live peacefully, they would naturally want peace. However, being enslaved by the Kovo family to become a bandit gang cannot erase the crimes they have committed.

Only by completing the long road of atonement can the hyena beastmen truly gain freedom. Therefore, this princess of the hyena family took on the first step from negative to zero.

This step was incredibly difficult, so Helvie chose the Giant Hoof Tribe as her first step on their recommendation.

As for who recommended him, that goes without saying.

“I have no questions about anything else, except for one thing. Shouldn’t the Queen be the highest-ranking person in the Hyena family? Why isn’t the Queen doing this?” Blazer asked.

“My mother has been given a more important mission by that person,” Herwie answered truthfully. Although she dared not look at Blazer, she clenched her fist, mustered her courage, and looked directly into Blazer’s eyes.

"That concerns the origin of the orcs. As for the rest, I don't know either. If my mother fails and dies in the process, then I will take on the mission when I inherit the title of Queen."

"is it?"

Blaze pinched his chin and narrowed his eyes. It was obvious that "that person" was Zod.

He had initially thought Zod only wanted to pass on the dragon vein spine to him, but now it seemed that Zod was doing something else entirely.

That's what Zod would do if he failed Zod's nitpicking test and Zod continued to persist.

This matter is so complex and difficult to handle that even Zod, who possesses the dragon vein spine, would have to patiently figure it out. However, since Zod hasn't told him, it means that this matter hasn't yet escalated into a problem.

“I understand. I can help with the hyena orcs. I can help you arrange activities in Asgard, settle the spies, and work with the strangers to gradually gain reputation.”

"Really?" Hervy stood up excitedly, stammering, "But, but because of our hyena orcs' fighting style, we are often looked down upon. Can outsiders accept that?"

"To be honest, we hyena orcs are often looked down upon as descendants of wolves and pigs. Even among the savage orcs, we don't get any trust. Not a single savage orc is willing to turn their back on us!"

“That sounds tough, but don’t worry, strangers won’t mind. They might even find it interesting and want to learn that skill from you,” Blaze said with a smile, trying to comfort her.

"I...I really don't know how to repay you for your help to us hyena beastmen!"

"If you can only feel at peace if you repay someone, then keep going, no matter how many difficulties you encounter, and then complete the path of atonement in your generation."

(End of this chapter)