Chapter 401

"What?" Arati looked at Orson in surprise. "The tribe was burned?"

"Yes, yes." Orson nodded, and then added: "But I saw that the food in their granary was intact at the entrance of the tribe, and it was not burned by the fire. I think we can organize a group of people to take the food back now, which can also alleviate the food crisis of the tribe."

"..." Arati heard this and looked at Orson deeply.

The two looked at each other and understood each other's intentions.

"Thank you, Mr. Edward." Arati said this and bowed to Orson.

"It's okay, it's just a little help. If you don't go, others will take away the supplies, so hurry up."

"Okay." Arati heard this and quickly called the women in the village and notified the young people who were hunting outside to move the food quickly.

And Orson also brought Lena to the door of the orc tribe.

Looking at the piles of food at the door, Lena showed a surprised look.

"Wow! Big brother, there are so many foods. It feels like it's enough for us to eat for a while!"

"Yeah." Orson smiled when he heard it. "These foods are enough for you to temporarily get through the difficulties of the land reclamation period."

"But..." At this time, Lena showed a puzzled look. "Big brother, why is this tribe burned down, and the food is still placed at the door? Shouldn't it be robbed by the people who burned down the tribe?"

"Maybe..." Orson thought about it, and then said: "Maybe the person who burned down the tribe didn't need so much food. He thought that instead of giving these foods to those who oppressed the weak, it would be better to give them to more self-reliant orcs like you, Lena."

"Wow! The person who did this must be very good! He is just like an angel."

"Yes, maybe, maybe it is the incarnation of Limusa, the Lord of All Beasts. He saw that his people were living so miserably, so he sent this great gift to his people." Orson used a more romantic excuse to make up a beautiful lie.

"Yeah!" Lena nodded, then put her hands together on her chest and closed her eyes.

"Great God, great Lord of All Beasts Limusa, thank you for giving us food, thank you for giving us life, we will obey your wishes and live well."

Looking at Lena who was praying seriously, Orson smiled.

Then, Lena opened her eyes.

At this time, other people in the tribe also came here. They were all ecstatic when they saw the ready-made food and carts.

The food here is much more than what they had stored before, enough for them to get through the difficulties, and even allow them to no longer live so frugally.

For the orcs here, this is simply a dream life.

Soon, the people of the tribe pushed the carts and returned to the tribe with a lot of food.

Originally, they were going to hold a banquet, but after hearing Arati say that there was a traitor in the tribe, the people of the tribe quickly gathered together.

Soon, Morente and several men came out carrying several young Orcs who were tied up in the warehouse.

"It's these people." Arati pointed at the young people kneeling on the ground. "They betrayed the interests of the tribe and informed the Orcs of our relocation in advance, which led to the Orcs coming to collect food in advance today, almost making us starve!"

"Now, we want to put them on trial!"

As Arati finished speaking, the crowd was excited, and the emotions of the tribesmen were mobilized. They cursed these young people one after another.

Even their parents regretted that they had given birth to such ungrateful people.

"Now, let's make a vote. Should we keep them in the tribe to make meritorious contributions, or expel them from the tribe completely?" Arati looked at the people in the tribe and asked.

"Those who agree to expel them, stand on my left hand side, and those who agree to let them stay in the tribe, stand on the right hand side."

Soon, the square of the tribe was full of people standing on Arati's left hand side.

Even the parents and relatives of these traitors mostly stood on the left side of Arati. Only some people were reluctant to see their relatives exiled, but were disappointed with their behavior, so they stood in the middle, which was equivalent to abstention.

"Okay, then according to the principle of minority obeys majority, this group of people will be exiled from the tribe."

"Let the person who implements it... let..."

"Let me do it." Orson said so, and volunteered. "It just so happens that I am going to go deep into the desert. I will supervise them while walking to prevent them from running back."

"Okay." Arati nodded after hearing this. "Then, today is the last day for you traitors to stay here, and you can still reminisce with your relatives."

"Starting tomorrow, you will no longer be members of the tribe."

Alatti was still soft-hearted. If the relatives of these traitors were going to let them go, tonight would undoubtedly be the best time, but it was also this kind of human touch that allowed him to get everyone's unanimous support.

Chapter 21: Limusa Temple (1W)

That night, the people of the tribe happily held a party because they had recovered their lost food.

Of course, this party has nothing to do with the traitors in the tribe.

If Arati is kind, they can have a last meal before being driven out of the tribe tomorrow.

And if Arati is more heartless, they can only go on the road hungry.

"Big brother." At the banquet, Lena sat next to Orson, and they sat a little far away from everyone in the tribe.

"You said before that you wanted to go deep into the desert, right?"

"Yeah." Orson nodded after hearing this.

The atmosphere of the tribal party was quite lively, but Orson could not participate in it.

"Then... Big brother, can you take me with you?"

"No." Orson shook his head decisively.

"Eh? Why? Big brother, don't look at me looking so thin, I'm actually in good health, and traveling is my strong point." Lena heard Orson reject her and pouted her lips and said dissatisfiedly.

"No means no." Orson said this, but looked at Lena instead. "The depths of the desert are more dangerous. If I take you with me, I'm afraid I can't protect you well."

"I don't need your protection, big brother..." Lena whispered, but she didn't even believe this.

If she really had that ability, she would have slipped away by herself.

"Why do you want to go out so much? Aren't everyone in the tribe very good to you? And Chief Arati has always taken care of you as if you were his own child. What do you dislike about them?"

"No." Lena shook her head. "Everyone in the tribe is very good, but... I want to see the temple of the Lord of All Beasts."

"I've always heard Grandpa Arati say how magnificent the temple is and the surrounding environment is also very good, but I have been running around with the tribe since I can remember..."

"Is that so..." Orson nodded after hearing this. "It's good to be curious and eager to learn, but since you are asking someone else, think about it from their perspective."

"Woo..." Lena lowered her head.

"Go ask Alati. If he agrees to let you go with me, it's not impossible. But I can only take you to the temple at most. After seeing the temple, if you still want to come back, you have to rely on yourself."

"I can guarantee your safety if I take you with me, but if something happens in the middle and we are forced to separate, will you still be able to protect yourself at that time?"

"I hope you will think carefully about these questions and give me your answer. Otherwise, you are playing with your own life. I can't agree to such a thing."

Lena didn't say anything when she heard Orson's words. She stood up and walked away.

Orson looked at Lena's back and sighed.

He has seen too many naughty children. Most of them only consider themselves when doing things, not others, or only consider the results, not the process.

After such unthoughtful thinking, there will definitely be many problems in the process.

Of course, he can understand that as a child who has always lived with the tribe and listened to Alati's stories, it is normal for him to have visions and yearnings for the outside world.

This time, Orson passed by the tribe, which was indeed a rare opportunity in her life, and it allowed her to get out a little safer.

Otherwise, relying on herself, Lena would be captured by the orcs as a prisoner before she had even left the tribe for a few miles.

Moreover, Orson could not fly in the desert, where the wind and sand were blowing at any time. If he walked on his legs without any assistance, Lena could indeed keep up with him.

However, these are only theoretical possibilities. In fact, if an eighth-level orc like Baru appeared in the middle, it would be very troublesome for Orson to beat him in someone else's home court. If he ran away, taking Lena with him would undoubtedly be an extra burden.

What's more, there are countless dangerous things in the desert that Orson doesn't know about.

However, just as the party was about to end, Alati found Orson.

"Mr. Edward." Alati said this and walked up. "I heard Lena say that she wants to go with you?"

"Yes." Orson nodded. "I tried to persuade her not to follow me, but she seemed a little unhappy because of this."

"Alas, I can understand the child's feelings." Arati sighed. "She looked very lively since she was a child, and she always did things carelessly, but in fact, she was more careful than anyone else."

"When I taught the children, I talked about many real scenery and stories. Other children just felt novel, but she was the only one who really wanted to know."

"Her wish since she was a child was to be able to go out and see."

"But you know the conditions in the tribe. We can't even protect ourselves, let alone help Lena realize her wish..."

"If, I mean if, Mr. Edward, you can help her realize her wish, she must be very happy."

Arati knew that it was Orson who helped the tribe recover the food. If he had Orson's ability, he would definitely be able to protect Lena.

"But she has lived with you for so long, and you are relatives who support each other. Can you really bear to let her go?"

"..."Arati lowered his head after hearing this. "I raised her, so how could I ever want to let her go?"

"But, compared to watching her smile reluctantly every day and respond to the so-called life, I would think that if she really fulfilled her wish, the smile on her face would definitely be happier."

It is said that parents are pitiful. Although the age difference between Lena and Alati can be described as grandfather and grandson, this family relationship is still very close and sincere.

"I understand." Orson nodded after hearing this. "In this case, I'll ask Lena again."

"Well, sorry, it really troubles you."

"It doesn't matter. If there is someone to chat on the way, I won't be so bored." Orson said this and smiled.

Then, he walked out of the tribe.

Tonight, the weather in the desert is pretty good. Without the obstruction of wind and sand, the stars in the night sky are clearly visible.

Lena sat on the loess outside the tribe and looked up at the stars in the sky.

At this time, a footsteps came from the side.

Then, a person followed and sat next to Lena.

"Lena, I'm sorry, my tone just now may be a little too harsh." Orson said this, and apologized to Lena.

"No, I'm too stubborn and willful." Lena shook her head, hugged her knees, lowered her head, her eyes were red and swollen, but Orson couldn't see the expression on her face at the moment.

"The night sky is beautiful, right." Orson said this, looking at Lena.

"Yeah." She nodded. "This kind of weather is rare in the desert, but every time at this time, I will sit at the door of my house to watch the stars."

"Then, Lena, do you want to get closer to the stars?"

"Eh?" Lena

Hearing this, she was stunned for a moment, and then a sense of weightlessness came, and she was held in Orson's arms.

She looked at Orson in surprise, but what surprised her even more was that at this moment, the surrounding scenery was constantly sinking.

In other words, she and Orson were rising.

"Wait...wait! Brother Edward, what are we doing?!"

"Lena, don't you like to see the scenery?" Orson said, preparing to lay Lena flat on his flying carpet.

But how could a flying carpet floating lightly in the air feel safe? Lena immediately hugged Orson tightly like a koala.

"Okay, it's okay." Orson said, touching Lena's head. "Look, I'm standing on the carpet and nothing will happen."

Hearing Orson say this, Lena tentatively stretched out a foot and gently touched the flying carpet. After seeing the signs of the flying carpet sinking, she immediately retracted her foot.

Seeing this, Orson shook his head helplessly and lay on the flying carpet.

"Okay, turn your head and look at the sky."

After rising hundreds of meters, although the air was thin and breathing was a little difficult, the scenery was very different.

More stars that were not visible before appeared in front of Lena, and the stars that were shining on the ground before now formed a galaxy, which looked very dreamy.

"This... this is..." Lena saw such a beautiful scene and forgot that she was in the air at the moment. She looked at everything in front of her absent-mindedly.

"I heard from Chief Arati that your favorite thing to do is to sit at the door and count the stars, right?"

"Oh, grandpa, how can you say such a thing..." Lena blushed when she heard it.

Only children can do such things.

"This is not something shameful, I think it's good."