Chapter 422: Chapter 245: The Rebellious Qie Ye
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“Why aren’t there any wanderers living on the outskirts of the Red Ant Tribe?”
Jiang Xuan stood before two wanderers and asked the question on his mind.
The two wanderers did not answer imdiately but instead greedily tore into the beast at Jiang Xuan had just given them, not even considering cooking it first.
After they had devoured the at, one of the wanderers finally spoke up: “Because you can’t survive.”
“Can’t survive?”
Jiang Xuan had never heard this before; he couldn’t fathom what it ant.
The wanderer continued: “The Red Ant Tribe is different from other tribes. Those giant ants move everything around the tribe’s vicinity until it’s completely bare. Not a single wild fruit, not even a wild vegetable, is left untouched.”
“In such a place, wanderers can’t survive; they would starve to death.”
The wanderer’s words enlightened Jiang Xuan.
Simply put, the giant red ants of the Red Ant Tribe are too formidable. They bring back everything edible or usable to their tribe.
The forest is scoured clean; how can wanderers survive there?
Suddenly, Jiang Xuan recalled Qing Ye’s comnt about the Red Ant Tribe, which was simply ‘greedy.’
As things stand now, the Red Ant Tribe indeed seems quite greedy.
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Jiang Xuan walked towards the Red Ant Tribe.
Walking in the forest, Jiang Xuan could more clearly sense the power of the Red Ant Tribe.
Every short distance he walked, he inevitably saw a Totem Pattern of the Red Ant Tribe.
So were on trees, so on rocks, painted with red paint, standing out prominently.
However, unlike other tribes, Jiang Xuan didn’t see any wanderers on the outskirts of the Red Ant Tribe, not even a simple dwelling.
“What’s going on?”
Jiang Xuan was puzzled that even the Crocodile Tribe, which must be crossed by water, had many wanderers and external tribe mbers temporarily residing, even establishing trade zones.
Why is it that the Red Ant Tribe, settled in the forest with such a reputation, doesn’t attract any wanderers to gather there?
With these doubts, Jiang Xuan did not continue forward but instead walked further away, intending to find a few wanderers to ask.
“Crunch, crunch…”
On the road, Jiang Xuan saw dozens of giant red ants gnawing on trees.
Their jaws were terrifying, carving around a large tree circle by circle, leaving the bark bare, and as they kept gnawing, the tree trunk at the bottom beca smaller and smaller.
“Boom!”
At a certain mont, the giant red ants quickly scurried away, then, the large tree fell directly.
After the tree fell, these giant red ants ran over again, biting off all the branches and twigs; the large tree beca a straight piece of wood.
These dozens of giant red ants bit into the tree with their jaws together, with one ant climbing the trunk to look ahead and direct, then started moving the large tree towards the tribe.
These giant red ants possessed great strength and clear division of labor; they did not even need human direction—they could do the work on their own.
The efficiency was astonishing.
Not only the ants, but Jiang Xuan also saw so mbers of the Ant Tribe working like ants, even stepping in tidy formations.
It was a rare sight for Jiang Xuan.
He walked far, all the way to a place where he couldn’t see those red ants anymore, finally discovering two wanderers.
These two wanderers were wary, but after Jiang Xuan handed them a piece of beast at, their attitude improved considerably.
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When the at was roasted to a certain degree, a sprinkle of mild spices filled the entire stilted house with the aroma of grilled at.
“Slls amazing!”
Qing Ye’s eyes lit up, the taste notwithstanding, just the aroma was mouthwatering.
In this world, the quality of beast at was superb, thus Jiang Xuan only brushed it with oil, sprinkled salt, and added two mild spices to add depth to the flavor.
This way, the at’s inherent flavor wouldn’t be masked by the spices’ scent, aligning with the tribe mbers’ eating habits.
“Here, try it. Be careful, it’s hot.”
Jiang Xuan handed two skewers of grilled at to Qing Ye, then continued grilling the remaining at over the charcoals.
Qing Ye blew on the skewer before gently nibbling a small piece.
As soon as the grilled at entered her mouth, Qing Ye’s eyes brightened because she had never tasted such delicious grilled at.
The at was very tender, and in the pairing with salt and a hint of spice, the texture was exceptional!
“Delicious!”
Qing Ye genuinely praised while eating.
Jiang Xuan smiled: “If it’s delicious, eat more; there’s plenty here.”
The two continued grilling and eating, chatting about matters regarding the Black Water Swamp and the central region, losing track of ti.
By the ti Jiang Xuan finished grilling the last skewer, the night was deep, and the Crocodile Tribe mbers had already gone to sleep.
Qing Ye glanced at the moonlight streaming in from the window, knowing it was ti for her to leave.
“Xuan, I should go to sleep. I hope to eat your grilled at next ti.”
Jiang Xuan said: “Certainly, there will be opportunities.”
Qing Ye got up, under the flickering light, looked back at Jiang Xuan once more, then turned and left.
She walked slowly, her emotions conflicted; she wondered if Jiang Xuan asked her to stay, perhaps she would?
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