Let Me Pass

The mighty procession continued onward, and Jiang Xiao saw a settlement that could well be called a "tribe."

A wooden fence leaned against the high mountains behind it, enclosing a huge semicircular camp.

Inside the tribe, tents stood tall one after another. Branches were stuck in front of the tents, with special ornaments hanging from them, most of them made of bones.

The Savages each had clearly defined duties, and everyone was busy with their own tasks.

This tribe was simply too large. Jiang Xiao felt as though he had entered another land of giants.

The Savage squad at the entrance did not stop them, but they stared curiously at Jiang Xiao in the procession.

Once they entered the tribe, they saw Savage people working in groups of two or three to sharpen stone tools.

In front of the bonfires, some female Savages were cooking meat in stone pots, while others seemed to be scalding the fur of Ape Ghouls.

Jiang Xiao had no idea what exactly they intended to do, but after the Ape Ghoul pelts had been scalded, they were hung out to dry on lines that had been stretched between branches.

Jiang Xiao noticed the key point: every Savage here wore clothes. The female Savages in particular were wrapped up very tightly.

Jiang Xiao was not saying there was anything wrong with that. He just thought it was abnormal, as though someone had ordered them to do it and forcibly imposed the requirement.

One Savage Female Archer after another quietly left. In the end, only the Savage Female Witch carrying He Chongyang remained, with Jiang Xiao following behind them.

The three of them walked for a very long time, practically crossing the entire tribe, and finally arrived before a cave at the foot of the mountain.

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