33 Elder (3)
"Get ready! The Ashen Wolves is on the move!" Guan Yi warns everyone about the movement report given by Dou Yi. The group immediately splits into three to defend their home, with the women coming out to the battlefield helping in various tasks.
And at the same time they moved, Tiezu-Wu's group reaches the Mu's Camp. Immediately understands what was happening here, Tiezu-Wu is decisive enough to order forty orcs to split into two forces, while himself heading to the west gates to defend against enemy attack.
"Orcs is here! The orcs are here!" Ka-Ba, Han Xi, Han Yu, Guan Yi, and Qing Yi is the happiest when they saw the orcs coming with a weapon to help. With twenty orcs helping in a direction and Tiezu-Wu guarding the west entrance, their strength is increased by twofold!
But that was just barely enough to fight against the wolves, which had their numbers increases from 430 to 950 Ashen Wolves just before nightfall. Added with the five Prairie Black Wolves, the wolves strength looks like they grow a pair of wings.
"Continue to defend! Our chief will come back tonight! I'm sure of it!" Guan Yi motivates everyone for the last time before the fight begins.
"AOU!!! AOU!!!" the order finally came! The Ashen Wolf King personally took the helm of leadership and entered the battlefield!
"Aou!!!"
"Aou!!!"
The order was transmitted to the two sides as the fight begins! Not a single thing may change the decision if these two sides in this battle!
At the starting of the battle, the Prairie Black Wolves immediately charge at their target! Han Yu, Ka-Ba, Dou Yi, Qing Yi, Yulin, and Tiezu-Wu was put in a decisive battle without a choice! Even Guan Yi has to fight against the Ashen Wolf King and ignored his commanding post!
"Everyone! Let's win this war!" Guan Yi howled. The club in his hand was swung at the Ashen Wolf King, which was not even fast enough to catch that opponent!
The Ashen Wolf King disappeared from Guan Yi's sight, only to land a deep bite on Guan Yi's nape! If he was one millisecond slower, he might be the first to fall in this battle.
"Food!" a goblin suddenly pops out from Guan Yi's vest and fed him with the Xian-Ren Grass. With food coming through his throat, the skill [Eater] activated. Any wound was healed without leaving a scar and propelled his strength further.
Guan Yi only took twelve seconds to return to his peak condition.
Puzzled with the opponent ridiculous rate of recovery, the Ashen Wolf King attacked once more. But will Guan Yi fall for the same trick the second time?
Impossible!
Guan Yi swung his club further this time and managed to a small scratch on the Ashen Wolf King's leg. It was a shallow bruise, but the force that can crushes bones is still painful to overcome.
"OU!" unable to maintain calm, the Ashen Wolf King decide to gang on Guan Yi.
Meanwhile, at another part of the battlefield, the challenge brought by fighting against a Prairie Black Wolf in a solo battle is too difficult. Especially with Ka-Ba and Yulin's half-bucket full skills.
The situation for Qing Yi and Dou Yi weren't going too well either. One archer and another slow fighter, fighting against two opponents that stronger than them is almost like trying to test how hard is an egg against a rock.
Only Han Yu capable of fighting against the Prairie Black Wolf due to the Ashen War Gauntlet given by Mu Qing Lang. With the increases of five fitness point, a speed point, and three defensive points, his fighting prowess is comparable to Guan Yi.
"OU!" the howl from the wolves was getting louder. Amongst the thirty-three goblins, two of them were heavily injured, and ten of them is wounded on either a side of their leg or arm. They can be counted as dropping out from the battle.
The orcs did not go too well either. As a tribe that sees the Ashen Wolves as inferior, getting forced to a defensive battle can be said to be a complete shame to them. Although armed, they still lost in this fight against an inferior creature.
As the situation started to turn from bad to worst, they began giving up.
"GAA AAA!!!" Guan Yi's howled as loud as he could to bring their mindset together once more. Struggling and hate to admit defeat, he continued his fight against the Ashen Wolf King, who was not in a better condition compared to him.
Everyone stands up on their feet once more. The pain from the fight almost made them cries, but they grit their teeth from crying.
"AOU!" the Ashen Wolf King continued to give an order. But this time, it yields a different result.
"Shut the F*** Up." a sword sliced through the Ashen Wolf King's neck without friction. It fell on the ground even before the Prairie Black Wolves can react.
The power from his Wheel of Cause Sutra spreads through the entire battlefield, trying to extend their life a minute more for rescue.
"Master!"
"Chief Mu!"
Everyone called him in their own way.
"Hump! A group of cubs that dare to mess with my settlement. How dare you!" Mu Qing Lang's voice vibrates in their ears as the Ashen Wolves are all trying to escape.
"Stay!" the might that brought by his Wheel of Cause Sutra stops the Ashen Wolves from leaving, as all of them sat down on the ground waiting for their fate to come.
Without further ado, he gathered everyone before him and had them started to apply the Recovery Ointment. Topping the medicine with pills and also having the girls prepare some Xian-Ren Grass for them to eat, their situation turns better.
Mu Qing Lang ordered everyone to sleep, while himself handled the Ashen wolves by himself. Without the Ashen Wolf King, the remaining six hundred and fifty wolves including the five Prairie Black Wolves became more docile than a puppy.
"I won't kill all of you here, but you'll have to stop attacking the Mu's Settlement and our people. In return for ignoring my settlement, I'll let all of you come to me if your tribe face any danger."
"At the same time, I'll try my best to share our food with your tribe, this means you'll never need to go hungry. But I'll say this first, it doesn't mean you can keep reproducing because I promised to feed you all, understand?"
If he was in his previous world, others might call him lunatic for speaking to the canines. But here, it was a typical day to day occurrence. His words made the five Prairie Black Wolves gathered the opinion of the others and returned with complete approval.
From this moment onwards, Mu Qing Lang will lead the Ashen Wolves. As long they're fed, the wolves will not hesitate to contribute to the wellbeing of the Mu's Settlement. In return for their loyalty, Mu Qing Lang would have to promise them food, shelter, and protection to preserve their tribe.
A hundred Ashen Wolves and a Prairie Black Wolf will stay with the settlement, while the others returned to bring their family over along with some treasures and their cubs. Without an Ashen Wolf King ordering them from behind, the Ashen Wolves is a pretty docile bunch.
This was almost the same as the Grass Bear and Stone Claw Bear mentioned by Ka-Ruo. While they are usually docile, the appearance of a leader in the tribe may decide what kind of path they'll take.
The Stone Claw Bear chose aggression. It was the same with the Ashen Wolf King. Perhaps, they are not that different from humans, who prefer using war to justify their actions, and applying Legalism to promotes their power.
With the matter was all handled, Mu Qing Lang planted the fourth Yunxia Bamboo Shoot on the field and harvested the Medicinal Opium Latex that was lanced in the early morning. After the collection of 1,400gm of latex along with two days worth of harvest, Mu Qing Lang returned to his carriage.
By tomorrow morning, he should hand the ten Rhizomes of Prairie Sugar Root to Xiao Qing, and had his people expand their Chang Empress Poppy plant to three times their current size.
After putting off his equipment aside, Mu Qing Lang crawled to his bed, much more exhausted than before.
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Day Twenty-Six.
It was livelier than before, perhaps due to the arrival of another group of orcs. They traveled without stopping too much, and finally here at Mu's Settlement. Thirty humans come in and increase his camp population from 51 to 81, which also means a boast of manpower.
As for the orcs, they're gathered outside of his carriage, with Tiezu-Wu handover the box is given by their eldest to him. The two groups mixed together and immediately reported to Mu Qing Lang about their village situation.
After asking for his help, the orcs became quiet. Everyone was waiting for Mu Qing Lang to open the box. He adhered to their wish and opened it for his own view.
The item placed inside the box makes Mu Qing Lang felt emotional. He did not mutter the next word and quietly went to the sibling's side. And without explaining himself, Mu Qing Lang raised his fist and pummeled them until the orcs have to step in and stop them.
"YOU TWO IDIOTS!"
