Against a target whose strength was far inferior to their own, spiritual perception could produce an effect much like a lie detector, allowing them to basically confirm that the other party was not lying.
Through a few simple questions, they quickly learned that the orc was called Bloodfang and belonged to the jackalman tribe.
In the eyes of humans, orcs were generally strong, with physical attributes far surpassing those of humans. Reality, however, was not quite so simple.
That was merely a stereotype.
It was true that some orcs were far stronger than humans, but others did not excel in physical prowess.
The jackalman before them was a typical "string bean," and he was even shorter than the vast majority of adult men in Great Zhou.
As it turned out, their individual combat ability truly was not strong. They mainly survived through group hunting.
Every time they hunted, at least dozens of jackalmen would be sent out. Relying on their swift movements and tactical coordination, they would surround and cut off their prey, completing the hunt that way.
At the same time, their hunting targets were mainly various small- and medium-sized animals. Whenever they encountered large animals or vicious beasts, they would choose to go around them whenever they had the option.
This also meant that they basically did not prey on humans.
It was not because of any moral principles. Humans were simply difficult to deal with.
Humans, like them, traveled in groups and used tactical coordination. Once they fought humans, it would quickly develop into a large-scale group battle. By then, they would inevitably suffer heavy casualties. The risk was simply too great.
Put bluntly, it was bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Put more favorably, it was the wisdom of survival—the result of weighing the advantages