Luo Yan looked at the Xian Geng tribesperson. "On orders? Whose orders?"
That foreign race seemed afraid of Luo Yan. When it saw him looking over, it shrank behind Zaren.
Zaren shook his head and spoke for the foreign race. "It can't explain itself clearly. Although I've tamed it, I can only roughly understand what it's trying to say."
"But we're ultimately not the same species. It's like keeping a dog—I know whether it's full or hungry from the way it wags its tail, but I can't understand anything more profound than that."
Luo Yan nodded. "When did you tame this thing?"
"Yesterday." Zaren spread his hands. "After killing a few of them, I tamed the one that was left."
"Your skill is pretty convenient in the Ruins," Luo Yan said. "Next, see if you can dig more information out of it."
Zaren said with a beaming smile, "You'd better not get your hopes up. I've found that these things aren't very intelligent, and it's only cannon fodder among its race. It won't know much."
Luo Yan said, "It doesn't matter. Do your best."
He looked at the Fire-Resistant Bead in the hall again. "Let's take it with us. If we run into Scorching Wind on the way, it might come in handy."
"I'll test it first when the time comes. If it works, we won't have to waste time because of Scorching Wind in the future."
Jia Miao nodded. Every time they encountered Scorching Wind, they not only had to find somewhere to shelter from it, but also had to wait for the ground to cool before moving on. Often, that delay lasted an entire day.
If the Fire-Resistant Bead was useful, then the next time they encountered Scorching Wind, they could advance directly through it and save a