LWGP - Chapter 102
Chapter 102: The Tribe
When it came to squandering, Wang Jiu was undoubtedly a master. But squandering was a kind of temperament, and perhaps it was contagious.
It was probably because they had been in an underwater PK earlier, where they clearly had the advantage, yet were driven away by the other party.
They thought the other party couldn't take down that Fish King, but they had managed to do it anyway.
Although they were stunned by Wang Jiu's strength, they also felt an immense sense of disgust—not because they felt the BOSS should have been theirs, but because they thought they could handle a team of small fish and shrimp, only to find a great white shark lurking within. The shock was a serious blow to their pride.
Sometimes, people would do anything to save face.
Zhou Guican's team felt extremely uncomfortable. Plus, the other party had just finished off a BOSS and pocketed the loot, so the thought of killing them for their treasure arose.
In a game world, this was perfectly normal. So… get them!
A pile of puppets plus six experts, all with average attributes soaring above 300, were highly experienced in combat. Without a single word of nonsense, they immediately launched their attack!
However, their combat experience was very similar to how Wang Jiu had previously cleared the dangerous dungeon with the Fishman Chieftain. The puppet BOSSes were piled at the front to block attacks, while they themselves used bows and arrows for long-range assaults on Wang Jiu and her group.
It seemed Zhou Guican's personality matched his appearance: refined yet cautious, not reckless or rash, and in fact, quite suspicious.
He had no intention of rushing forward for close combat. He first surrounded them, then slowly and steadily closed in for the kill.
A team needed long-term stability. This man's cunning was indeed formidable, and he had succeeded. In just one round, Wang Shu and Jiang Kaikai were shot and killed.
As Wang Shu lay on the ground, he was still thinking: The whole point of me leveling up is to accumulate more experience so I can die a few more times, and then get back up to loot corpses for Master while she's carrying the team.
Liao Luo, however, actually managed to dodge, thanks to his level 5 Evasion.
The moment Zhao Shanxiao was focused down by Lin Ang and Wang Xu in a retaliatory strike and hit the ground, he happened to see that Liao Luo and Qiao Xuejing were not dead.
He could understand why the latter wasn't dead. Her attributes were not low, and she had been continuously digesting a large amount of resources. He estimated that her current combat ability was no less than his own. Most importantly, she had obtained a set of class skills.
But this Liao Luo… level five Evasion?
Everyone was working hard, but you were just sneakily, sneakily maxing out a basic skill to level 5?
Zhao Shanxiao suddenly felt like he had missed something. Being naturally clever, he quickly realized something—ever since Liao Luo had been thrashed by Wang Jiu and then counter-thrashed by Qiao Xuejing, he seemed to have become much more sullen. His attributes hadn't improved much, and his level had dropped again and again. Even after killing many rats that night, he was still stuck just above level 9, looking like the one with the least promise among them. But in reality… this person had been quietly pouring his resources into basic skills.
Whether he had learned from Wang Jiu or had keenly perceived the game's mechanics was unknown, but without a doubt, his path was the correct one.
A level 5 basic skill was indeed a major investment that few people in the early stages would grasp, and even if they did, it would be very difficult to achieve.
After Wang Jiu had shattered his advantage in resources and levels, only skills were permanent and wouldn't be lost. Liao Luo had previously slaughtered many people on his own and held a large amount of resources. After noticing Wang Jiu's rapid improvement in skills, he immediately followed her example, frantically converting his assets into resources for basic skills and pouring them in.
At the very least, he had grasped the power of a level 5 Evasion.
From a mass murderer to someone who had died many times, he had an epiphany: staying alive was the only way to win.
Zhao Shanxiao also realized something else—this Liao Luo had probably seen the situation more clearly than he and Jiang Kaikai, and much earlier. Knowing he wouldn't get any reward resources in this game, he did his best to be obedient and showed no stage fright. Whatever Wang Jiu ordered, he would do it without a word.
It seemed he had been a boss for too long, always calculating gains and losses, and caring too much about the shame of being defeated by Wang Jiu. He had forgotten the tenacious will to survive he had when he was a nobody.
Zhao Shanxiao reflected on his own mistakes and sighed softly.
He didn't know that Liao Luo's current mentality was—seeing that the Fatty and a pig now had higher attributes than me, if I don't lay low, I'll really become a dog!
Why wasn't Qiao Xuejing dead? She was also a primary target. First, she had summoned her own puppet BOSS to block a wave of puppet attacks. Then, using that cover, she had Dao Dao use Earth Escape to burrow into the ground. Qiao Xuejing had obtained 《Trap Art》 and 《Qimen Dunjia Primer》. As soon as Wang Jiu had warned them, she had taken the initiative to private message Wang Jiu. Following the latter's suggestion, she had set up three traps around the platform in advance.
Her spirit power could only support setting three traps. After all, her homestead still had zero spirit energy income. She was relying entirely on her title and the spirit energy pebbles from last night's rat swarm, and she still had to keep some spirit power in reserve.
She wasn't sure how effective the Trap Art would be, but she was certain it could catch one or two people, as the platform wasn't large.
It just so happened that when Wang Xu and the others came up, two of the six people stepped into a trap.
As the enemy's arrows flew towards them, she activated it!
Just as Wang Xu and Li Ang shot Zhao Shanxiao dead, they fell into the trap. Trapped inside, they found their bodies immobilized and unable to attack. At that moment, the burrowing Dao Dao burst out, having dug a hole underground, and unleashed a wave of earthquakes and frantic hoof stomps on the two of them.
Damage numbers continuously popped up, but the two couldn't move.
Originally, Trap Art had a 10-second duration, but Qimen Dunjia Primer increased the effect by 20%, making it 12 seconds.
Twelve seconds. The two of them endured four seconds of continuous damage. Even though the pig's damage wasn't high, 12 seconds of sustained attacks could still wear them down to death.
Their only hope was for their other teammates to come and rescue them. Right now, the enemy team had lost three members, leaving only three people and a pig.
So…
They suddenly heard the voice of their companion, Hua Longqiu.
Holy crap, a teammate is here to save us?
But why was it a blood-curdling scream, like a pig being slaughtered?
Earlier, just as Wang Xu and the other man were majestically shooting down Zhao Shanxiao, they suddenly plunged into a trap. Zhou Guican and the others were also shocked. Zhou Guican reacted extremely quickly. He knew that things like traps were usually set in advance. So… Wang Jiu and her team knew they were going to be surrounded and ambushed, yet they didn't flee.
There was a path up above, why not escape?
Damn it, they were luring them into a trap to be caught like turtles in a jar!
"Retreat!" Zhou Guican made a decisive call, but he was a step too late. Wang Jiu lightly leaped onto the head of the puppet BOSS, the Land Leopard King, and then she jump-slashed.
Her shadow was like a suspended ray of light, a light that flowed and condensed from the scorching brilliance on her blade, amplified by the force of her spirit power.
Jump-slash, level 4 Heavy Strike.
With a dull thud, she instantly killed Jian Qiuhe without even needing to use a skill.
With a twofold difference in attributes, what need was there for Blood Wrath!
Jian Qiuhe had no defensive skills. Against a normal attack, she wouldn't even survive the first hit.
A level 4 Heavy Strike plus a level 5 Weapon Mastery was more than enough to one-shot Jian Qiuhe, whose average attributes were 400.
Then, after the jump-slash, Wang Jiu quickly set up a Golden Armor behind her. With a clang, her back withstood the combined surprise attack from Zhang Qihan and Zhou Han.
A combined surprise attack from two people with average attributes over 500 only managed to make the Golden Armor behind her tremble slightly. But Zhou Han was formidable; he actually had a binding skill.
Wang Jiu's feet were entangled!
Then, in front of her, Zhou Guican mounted the Armored Horse King puppet BOSS. The frenzied horse king charged, its hooves sending gravel flying. It was more than a charge; it was a BOSS assault, coupled with his own ferocious spear thrust from horseback.
Class skill 《Mounted Assault》, a burst damage skill similar to 《Blood Wrath》. However, its burst damage effect was less controllable than the latter, but it also didn't have the latter's significant self-harm drawback.
So, in terms of practicality and effectiveness, it was actually better. At the very least, even Wang Jiu, whose Agility had reached 850, wouldn't dare to take this spear thrust head-on, unless she used Golden Armor. But the Golden Armor was already covering her back—the current class skills were still low-level, not perfect, and not full-body defenses, but only single-part defenses.
So… take it head-on?
To face the powerful assault of three people with average attributes of 500 all by herself?
She couldn't do it!
Zhou Guican's spear thrust forward, aimed straight for the space between Wang Jiu's eyebrows…
Bang!
An explosion of air.
Zhou Han and the other two were utterly horrified, because their target had vanished.
Only the faint golden light of the residual Golden Armor remained, and then…
"Brother, be careful!" Zhou Han launched a stealthy surprise attack to assist Zhou Guican, but he was still too slow.
Using Shadow Step to break free from the restraints, Wang Jiu's agility was terrifyingly high. She instantly dodged and appeared behind Zhou Guican. A spear on horseback indeed had an amplifying effect, but controlling a puppet BOSS to dodge and dodging oneself were two different things. There was a time delay, unless one could predict the move.
But Zhou Guican failed to predict it.
The effect of Shadow Step + 850 Agility was too terrifying.
Wang Jiu appeared behind the horse king. With 5% HP Blood Wrath + Flowing Light, she landed a critical hit on Zhou Guican's back.
Boom!!
Zhou Guican, with attributes of 520, 670, and 500, was blasted off his horse.
A pile of items exploded out. Before they even hit the ground, Wang Jiu had already leaped onto the back of the puppet horse king, stepping on the saddle to collect all the dropped items. Standing high, she spun her hand, the blade's light retracting. Her palm caught a bow and arrow that popped out, and she quickly drew the bow, nocked an arrow, and let fly. Swish, swish. Two arrows shot through the air.
Two swift and terrifying arrow lights shot over. Zhou Han, with his extremely high agility and in a stealthed state, barely managed a dangerous dodge, only to step into another trap.
Damn it!
On the other side, Qiao Xuejing and a newly resurrected Zhao Shanxiao rushed to the trap and fired wildly.
With 12 seconds, a person with average 300 attributes and one with 400 could definitely wear down someone with average 500.
Zhang Qihan failed to dodge Wang Jiu's arrow. He was severely wounded and left with critical health, then easily finished off by another arcing shot from Wang Jiu.
Bang!
He fell to the ground, dropping a pile of items, including silver-grade equipment, of course.
Wang Jiu was quick, collecting all these items. On the other side, Wang Xu and Lin Ang didn't get rescued by their teammates. On the ninth second of being trapped, they were killed by Dao Dao and Liao Luo respectively.
Liao Luo, who had survived by relying on his level 5 Evasion, was adept at seizing advantageous situations. The moment Wang Jiu took control of the field, he charged over with his sword to kill the trapped prey.
He and Dao Dao quickly split the kills, each taking a share of the loot. They didn't plan on camping the bodies, because once the trap's duration ended, they would be no match for the two who would get back up.
But would they dare to get up?
Now, seven corpses lay on the ground, and not a single one had revived.
Wang Jiu held her long blade in her left hand, Flowing Light ready in her right. A Holy Light descended, healing everyone.
Her health also began to recover quickly.
The team channel of Zhou Guican and the others was dead silent.
Were the resources from that Fish King really that insane? To allow them to transform so completely?
At the very least, those two women and that pig had made huge progress.
"Class skills. Their class skills must be compatible with their talents, creating synergy." Zhou Han had the most authority on this matter, as he was in a similar situation. In actual combat, even Zhou Guican, whose attributes were much higher, couldn't pin him down and had to let him move freely.
The team, which had been swaggering through several villages due to its elite status, was uncharacteristically dejected, their morale severely damaged. But Zhou Guican was a man of great resolve.
"Let's see if they camp the bodies."
If they revived at the dungeon's respawn point, they didn't know where it was yet, and they feared unnecessary travel time.
However, based on Zhou Guican's speculation about Wang Jiu, they would most likely camp the bodies.
As expected.
Wang Jiu showed no intention of leaving. Wang Shu had just gotten up, patting the dust off himself, secretly glad that dying in a dungeon didn't cause as much experience loss as dying outside.
Coupled with the experience gained from the dangerous-grade dungeon, he was still level 13.
He could die a few more times without any issue, as long as he stayed above level 10.
Wang Shu had a good attitude, quietly fiddling with the recipes and a large pile of materials in his inventory.
He had a plan in mind and was about to private message Wang Jiu when he noticed her expression was a bit strange. She even touched her nose.
"Master, what's wrong? Did you not clean under your fingernails properly? Is it too stinky?"
Wang Shu acted like a filial disciple, attentive and considerate. He was about to walk over when Wang Jiu, who had caught a faint fishy smell, suddenly changed her expression. "Run!"
Her agility was high, and she didn't even have time to grab Wang Shu before she leaped off the platform. Because of her action, the others also reacted, but they still couldn't dodge the terrifying tentacles that shot out from behind the mountain, climbing up the cliff face.
Silver Boss Octopus King!
Fuck!
Not only were Wang Jiu's team members cursing, but even the seven corpses of Zhou Guican's team were completely dumbfounded.
The octopus came ashore?
This Octopus King had a total of sixteen tentacles. Wang Jiu was its main target, and a full ten of them locked onto her, but they grabbed empty air. Wang Shu, Dao Dao, and the others couldn't withstand it. Except for Wang Jiu, everyone else was wiped out.
Even Qiao Xuejing, Liao Luo, and Zhao Shanxiao were killed in an instant.
They had just wiped out another team, and in the next moment, their own team was almost completely annihilated?
Fortunately, being killed by a Boss usually didn't drop many items.
However, Dao Dao flipped over and stood up, picking up the items it had dropped with one hoof. At the same time, it stomped the ground, causing loose rocks on the hill above to tumble down. The giant Octopus King clinging to the cliff face also trembled, unable to focus on attacking, and could only grip the cliff tightly to climb up.
At this time, Qiao Xuejing and Liao Luo also decisively revived. Liao Luo even used his level five Evasion to jump off the platform. But Dao Dao, who was covering their escape from behind, was killed a second time.
Not a single one of the seven members of the enemy team stayed. They all revived and left, refusing to stay put.
It was too terrifying.
The two of them followed Wang Jiu and quickly left the area without looking back.
In the team channel.
Facing such a terrifying incident for the first time, Wang Jiu calmly said, "Go back to the respawn point. I estimate you'll be with Zhou Guican's group. Don't force anything, wait for me."
Wang Shu and the others naturally agreed, obediently reviving at the Nightmare Dungeon's respawn point.
Meanwhile, Wang Jiu led Qiao Xuejing and the other man down into the dense forest. As they ran, she pulled off many leaves, crushed them, and smeared them on their bodies.
The two understood.
It was terrifying that the Octopus King could come ashore, but for it to track them so quickly, it must have a special tracking method.
According to the biological characteristics of an octopus, its hearing is very poor, but its vision is very strong. However, just now, its main body was clinging to the back of the mountain, out of direct line of sight, yet its long tentacles could accurately strike them without any deviation. This meant it wasn't relying solely on sight, but possibly on smell or thermal sensing.
Hiding in the mountain forest, it was best to cover their scent.
Still, they were shaken.
Liao Luo: "This Silver Boss is too terrifying. How do we fight it?"
Qiao Xuejing: "I don't know. Let's get away first and wait for the captain's decision."
In such a dangerous situation, neither of them was very talkative. They just followed Wang Jiu into the dense forest.
By now, the sky was growing darker and darker.
Night was approaching.
Swish. Wang Jiu finally stopped, perched on a branch of a towering tree that reached into the clouds. Liao Luo and the other person stood beside her, eating fish balls to recover their stamina.
Although they tasted bad, they had to swallow them.
But Wang Jiu hadn't said a word the entire way, and they didn't know what she was thinking.
"At this height… that seems to be the respawn point over there."
Qiao Xuejing followed Wang Jiu's gaze and understood why she had climbed the tallest tree.
However, in their line of sight, why were there so many strange things near the respawn point?
Liao Luo: "They look like gray mounds of dirt, like graves."
Wang Jiu: "It's a village."
Her agility was high, giving her excellent vision. She could make out the vague appearance of the village.
A village?! Qiao Xuejing and Liao Luo were both startled.
"So our respawn point is in a village? Are the inhabitants of that village human? Are they native to the dungeon?"
Qiao Xuejing asked curiously.
But Wang Jiu couldn't give an answer, because as the sky darkened, a strange mist rose from the forest, shrouding everything. She couldn't see clearly anymore.
"Strange, Dao Dao and the others haven't said anything."
For the three of them, who weren't very social, the biggest benefit of the social system was currently the team channel communication.
On the night of the rat swarm attack, Liao Luo had once reached level 10 and activated the social system. Although he had dropped in level since then, he could still speak in the team channel. He and Qiao Xuejing had just asked about Wang Shu and the others' situation, but the three of them and the pig hadn't responded.
It was as if they had lost contact.
Now that darkness had fallen, if they stayed in the dense forest, they didn't know what dangers they might encounter. There was no guarantee that the Silver BOSS wouldn't launch another sneak attack.
Wang Jiu frowned slightly. "A dungeon's existence, excluding our influence, has its own ecological balance. For that village to exist stably here, it should have the ability to resist that Octopus King. It's getting dark, let's go over and take a look first."
According to the System's interpretation, Wang Jiu's serious captain-like demeanor was actually like this: This has nothing to do with any ecosystem. The main thing is that my little braised pig trotter has gone missing. No, I must find him!
Some say there's hardly any time between dusk and nightfall.
Dusk is the arrival of darkness.
However, just as Wang Jiu's group of three approached the outskirts of the village, Qiao Xuejing warned, "There are traps nearby."
Having chosen this profession, she had a vague sense and knowledge of such things. This was the true path of a profession, so she warned Wang Jiu and the other.
Wang Jiu, of course, stopped, but not because of Qiao Xuejing's warning. Instead… she sent a message in the team channel.
"There are other people nearby. They've stopped too."
In the dim darkness, under the faint glow of the stars, Wang Jiu's group stopped because of the unknown traps. What about the other party?
Presumably, they had either sensed the three of them or had also detected the traps.
It was an extremely quiet stalemate.
Wang Jiu had already sensed the other party's information.
Team channel.
Wang Jiu: "Four people. Mei Qinghe, Hu Yun, Li Li, and Li Guang. The team we've seen before. They probably also connected to the Nightmare Dungeon and likely lost six people, similar to our situation."
As for how their people died—whether it was the big octopus or something else—was currently unknown.
In any case, both teams were sizing each other up. Wang Jiu felt a strange sense of being watched from the other side—directed at her.
Mei Qinghe.
He should have seen her attributes, but he still quietly switched to a long-range weapon.
Ah, knowing he was far inferior to her, yet still assuming a preparatory attack stance. Did he have some special means? Or was he confident in his numbers? Or was it just a bluff?
The silence lasted for about three seconds.
Swoosh!
An arrow shot out, breaking the stalemate between the two teams.
But it wasn't either side that made a move. It was a third party!
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh. Many shadowy figures emerged from the surroundings. They were all tall and thin, with leaves and other coverings draped around their waists. They held bows and arrows, completely surrounding Wang Jiu's group and the other team.
Their stealth was so strong that none of them had noticed.
Wang Jiu frowned slightly, her gaze sweeping over these people.
Island Nightmare Native (Not a monster, not a native NPC. No reward for killing, has native advantage)
Strength: 50
Agility: 70
Stamina: 60
Native advantage? It was probably this special ability to blend into the environment, or perhaps an advantage against outsiders like them.
Wang Jiu considered this, but saw these native warriors shouting a few words they couldn't understand, as if asking or warning about something. Then, a tall and steady native man walked out from behind them.
Island Nightmare Native Tribal Chief (Native chief, leader of a tribe, has native advantage)
Strength: 600
Agility: 600
Stamina: 600
With the native advantage, it was unclear how significant the bonus was. Both Wang Jiu and Mei Qinghe could see the attributes and were considering the implications, temporarily having no intention of making a move.
Because the other party showed no hostility, at least this chief didn't order his subordinates to attack. Instead, he spoke in awkward words.
"Friends, what're y'all here for?"
This… this accent?
In such a tense situation, for such a rugged and imposing chief to suddenly say something like that, both teams were left speechless.
Wang Jiu was suddenly reminded of those brawny men from her Pioneer Instance who spoke like imperial concubines.
"Chief, big brother chief! They're our friends, don't shoot, don't shoot." Wang Shu and the others suddenly emerged from behind.
As it was the respawn point, everyone who had died was in this village.
After some communication, as Wang Jiu and the others followed the natives to the tribe, Wang Shu explained on the way.
It turned out that after they arrived at the respawn point, they were surrounded by Zhou Guican's group. They were about to get a beating when they were all surrounded by the natives.
Talk about the tables turning!
They thought the natives were going to attack, but they didn't. They just chattered away in a language they couldn't understand. Later, the chief appeared and communicated with them in a thick Henan dialect.
Only then did Wang Shu and the others realize that they were a peaceful tribe.
"Master, their tribe is very friendly. They also face threats from the sea monsters, like the Fish King and the big Octopus King, so they settled here."
"By the way, none of us could send messages in the team channel. Later, we heard from these natives that this area is isolated, and that Silver BOSS can't get in either. I think that's the reason."
Wang Shu was a good scout for information, relaying all this to Wang Jiu on the way.
After they entered, they also found that their team channels were all disabled. They could only speak verbally.
Wang Jiu reached out and patted his head as a sign of encouragement, but her eyes observed the tribe, discovering that this native tribe was indeed very primitive.
Mud houses with thatched roofs, seemingly used for a long time, were stained with soot and smoke. In the corners were tools needed for primate life: hoes, axes, carving knives, and so on.
Wang Jiu's gaze lingered on these tools for a moment.
It was currently mealtime for this tribe, but Wang Jiu and her group only saw some root vegetables, like greens and foods similar to sweet potatoes, potatoes, and taro.
Wang Shu and Dao Dao were clearly very concerned about this, whispering to Wang Jiu and Qiao Xuejing, "They seem to be vegetarians. We don't know if we should take out our seafood and cured meat. We're afraid it would be impolite and offend them."
As outsiders, the three teams were settled as guests in an open area, each separated by a small distance. However, Wang Jiu glanced over and saw that Mei Qinghe's team was still incomplete. Hadn't they found their teammates?
Mei Qinghe seemed to be thinking about this too. He pulled the chief aside to ask. The chief couldn't remember who he was asking about at first, as he wasn't present at the time. He had to pull over a subordinate and ask before learning that six people had indeed revived there but had left the tribe immediately.
"Did they go looking for you?"
The chief asked Mei Qinghe. The latter denied it. He then asked his subordinate again, and after a string of native words, the chief scratched his head and said to Mei Qinghe, "My villagers said they were in a hurry at the time, and couldn't understand what was being said, so they just left on their own, seeming to want to leave the village."
They probably couldn't contact their teammates and felt this place was unfamiliar, so they didn't want to stay long.
Receiving this information, Mei Qinghe and his team were helpless but also puzzled. If they had left the village, they should have been able to be contacted. Why were they still out of touch?
"Mei Qinghe, when did your people die and respawn here? How did they die? Was it that Octopus King?"
Zhou Guican was clearly more familiar with Mei Qinghe's group. After all, they had both been active in the Luoyang area's social circles for the past two days, unlike Wang Jiu who had remained completely hidden. The two team captains had at least had some contact.
However, they didn't have much of a friendship and were even faintly hostile. After all, they were both from the area of novice villages 400-450. There were bound to be overlapping resource areas. Even though it had only been two days and no major conflicts had occurred yet, for powerful teams like theirs that had already seized the opportunity to develop, planning out their territory was basic common sense.
So their relationship wasn't particularly good.
But things were different now. Zhou Guican's team had been thrashed by Wang Jiu, and seeing Mei Qinghe's group arrive, his mind started working. He intended to win over an ally and have the two teams join forces.
Mei Qinghe was also a cunning and flexible person. Ever since he saw Wang Jiu's incredible attributes, which were far superior to theirs, he had felt a sense of crisis. Seeing Zhou Guican proactively extend an olive branch, he accepted it.
He told him the time.
As the two discussed, Wang Jiu also overheard. She estimated the time and it seemed to match when the Octopus King came ashore.
Were they killed by the Octopus King after fleeing the village? But wouldn't they have respawned back in this village then?
Or were they still lying dead, too afraid to get up?
Wang Jiu's thoughts raced. She looked at the tribe and saw that in the darkness, there were campfires everywhere, with food stewing. Despite the light and fire, the Octopus King hadn't come to attack, which pointed to two possibilities.
1. This place truly had an isolating effect.
2. The Octopus King and this tribe were working together.
If it was 1, two conclusions could be drawn directly.
A. The members of Mei Qinghe's team were dead, but they must have died within the special area of this tribe, which was why team channel communication was cut off.
B. They weren't dead, but were being controlled, and were still within the special area of this tribe.
If it was 2, then there was nothing more to say. They were already in a trap, and it was only a matter of time before they had to fight.
So, Wang Jiu temporarily disregarded possibility 2 and only considered conclusions A and B under possibility 1.
For A, it would depend on whether the chief of this tribe would mention going out to look for people.
For B, this tribe was definitely problematic.
Wang Jiu didn't say a word, listening to the two teams on Mei Qinghe's side socializing enthusiastically, and watching them pull the chief into their enthusiastic socializing as well.
"Eating vegetables should be paired with some water, otherwise you'll get constipated easily," Wang Jiu turned her gaze away and said casually to Zhao Shanxiao and the others in a joking tone.
They all knew she was a doctor, but they didn't expect her to be in the mood to care about this. They figured she must have determined this place was safe.
And wasn't that statement wrong? Doesn't eating vegetables relieve constipation?
Ugh, why were they talking about such a topic during mealtime!
The others were puzzled and embarrassed.
Wang Shu and Dao Dao were still hesitating whether to take out their seafood and cured meat, but Qiao Xuejing and Zhao Shanxiao both glanced vaguely at Wang Jiu's water and took out their own water as well.
Firstly, they were indeed thirsty. Secondly, this way they could reasonably decline any wine the tribe might offer later.
When you're away from home, it's always right to be cautious.
Besides, they always felt that a person like Wang Jiu never did or said anything without a reason.
So, was she deliberately using incorrect words to hint at them to be on guard?
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