780: Chapter 45: Souvenirs from the Swamp Skull Tribe_1 780: Chapter 45: Souvenirs from the Swamp Skull Tribe_1 Despite spanning over hundreds of thousands of square kiloters, the total population of the Lizardn was less than one hundred thousand.
They were divided into over fifty tribes of varying sizes.
Each tribe had a vast hunting ground for obtaining food and other necessities of life, thus, although the Lizardn were always in a relatively dangerous state, they never had to worry about food and clothing.
However, because the hunting grounds were too vast, tribes were quite far apart.
Other than communicating through the temple, there was very little direct contact between tribes.
Many hunters had only ever visited the few nearby tribes.
They did not know any people from more distant tribes, let alone the outside world.
In the case of so larger tribes, due to large populations and larger hunting grounds, the distances between tribes were even greater.
Even if a strong hunter ran fast, it would often take a day or two to reach a neighboring tribe, and the remote distance also increased the chances of danger.
Hunters who hadn’t reached the Gold Rank could easily encounter misfortune.
However, the Swamp Skull Tribe and the Scale Armor Tribe did not have this concern.
Although both were large tribes, the tribes were only a five or six-hour journey apart.
Their hunting grounds primarily expanded in the other direction, so there was more interaction between these two tribes and they were closer.
Had it not been for each of them having their ancestors to worship, the two tribes could have rged a long ti ago.
Even though there wasn’t a formal rger, in actuality, it was not much different from one.
The education of children and hunting plans were undertaken by both tribes together.
In the eyes of people from other tribes, there would be nothing wrong if they were said to be part of the sa tribe.
After declining the cordial invitations from the legendary hunters of the Swamp Skull Tribe, the seven-person party did not join their first banquet after the hunt.
The Lizardn lived off hunting, and hunting was one of the most important affairs of a tribe.
Once a large-scale hunt was successful and plenty of at had been acquired, an on-site ritual banquet would be held.
This was also called a small scale worship, the best hunt from the lethality was offered as a sacrifice to the deity to show gratitude to the hunting goddess, Artemis.
The mber who had made the most significant contribution during the hunt had the honor of eating a hind leg from the offering.
This symbolized sharing a al with the deity, which to the Lizardn who worshipped Artemis, was the highest honor.
However, although it was so in theory, those hunters, with rich experience and strong abilities, often gave the chance to the younger generation, they didn’t compete with the younger for it, and this had beco a customary practice in the Lizardn tribes.
So, when Graneer from the Swamp Skull Tribe told everyone that he hoped they would participate in the banquet and share a symbolic hind leg, even though the old Lizardman did not disclose his intention, Pannis, who was familiar with the customs of the Lizardn, guessed imdiately that the hunters had planned to offer the highest honor to them.
After he explained to Catherine, without a second thought, she declined.
The knight maiden had a very good reason.
Even the Lizardn themselves did not want to deprive the younger ones of their glory, but the six outsiders, including a demigod and a group of legendary figures, were competing against the Gold and Silver Rank hunters.
This was really embarrassing.
Nevertheless, even though her reasoning was solid, Graneer’s argunt was even more compelling.
The adventure team had saved many hunters, and obviously, no one’s contribution could compare to theirs.
If the honor was given to a hunter instead of the adventure team, it would not be an honor, but a lifeti of sha.
In the midst of the argunt, Pannis suggested leaving without attending the banquet, as Galantis was in a hurry to go ho to see his mother anyway, and it would be best to return to the Scale Armor Tribe sooner.
The old Lizardman Graneer, unable to dissuade them, had to agree with their departure.
Before they left, he gave his most treasured magical beast fang, a keepsake of two hundred years and a trophy from his first hunt, to Catherine, the leader of the team, as a gift.
As a reciprocation to the friendship offered to the adventure team, Catherine had no reason to refuse and accepted the keepsake.
Leaving the hunter’s temporary settlent and entering the hunting ground of the Swamp Skull Tribe.
Because a hunt had just ended, all of the large and dium-sized magical beasts in the vicinity had disappeared.
According to Galantis, this was the safest ti in the area.
Both weaklings from the tribe and other small beasts had nothing to worry about except for the environnt — there was no need to worry about ambushes from magical beasts.
Due to the safety, small magical beasts from other areas would migrate close by.
Within a year, areas that have been hunted will have a mass of weak magical and wild beasts breeding there.
The increasing population will provide enough food for predators who will also migrate there, rapidly increasing the predators’ population as well.
Soon, the vitality of the hunting ground will be restored, and the amount of ga will even exceed the amount before the hunting event.
“It’s surprising that you guys can plan so ticulously.” Catherine praised after hearing about Galantis’ introduction, “I always thought that the hunters just hunted casually.
I didn’t expect that there would be such complex planning for the hunting ground.
I’m sorry, I underestimated your race before.”
“Sss, it’s okay, we are used to it.” Galantis said indifferently, “So people even think that we are barbarians.
Sss, eating raw at, living in the open air, and not wearing clothes, how could it be possible, haha.”
Catherine looked at the Lizard Lady’s attire and felt that, at least on the matter of not wearing clothes, those people didn’t seem to be wrong.
Lizardn wore very few clothes, regardless of gender.
They only wore a sleeveless animal skin vest on their upper body and a very short animal skin skirt on their lower body, which was related to their body structure and the hot environnt.
But, the knight maiden wisely didn’t express her inner thoughts.
She chuckled a few tis and changed the subject: “This large scale hunt killed hundreds of large magical beasts, there should be lots of edible parts.
Wouldn’t it go bad if stored for too long under such hot weather?
Even with smoking or salting, it couldn’t be stored for too long, right?”
“Sss, we have unique thods, hehe.” Galantis proudly said, “Wrap the fresh at tightly with gill beast skin, then sink it into the swamp.
This is the unique food preservation thod of Whispering Swamp, it can keep food from going bad for three years, with hardly any change in the at’s quality.
Sss, it’s way better than your human preservation thods.”
“I suggest speeding up.” Pannis abruptly interrupted the ladies’ conversation, “Your mother is getting anxious waiting, she’s urging us to faster.
If we don’t speed up, I estimate she’ll co chasing after us.” (To be continued.
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