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Unexpectedly, as the beastmen crossed the mountain, a long cry suddenly echoed from the sky, "Chirp--Chirp--"

Jian Mo looked up and saw the Flying-Winged Beast in the sky, with Ban Ming sitting on its back.

When Ban Ming saw Jian Mo looking over, he explained, "Jiujiu is too strong, I couldn't hold it back at all, and I was afraid it would fly around, so I climbed onto its back."

The Flying-Winged Beast were excited to catch up with them. "Jiujiu!"

Ban Ming shouted, "Since it's already here, let's take it with us! Maybe it can help carry things on the way back!"

Since they were already here, Jian Mo had no other choice but to shout loudly, "Then you guys follow along, don't get lost!"

Ban Ming: "Alright! It won't get lost! Jian Mo, it's so cool to sit alone on Jiujiu's lap, hahaha!!!"

Ban Ming was as excited as a monkey, sitting on the Flying-Winged Beast and trying to chat with them.

Jian Mo responded with a few shouts, but her throat, filled with wind, gradually became hoarse.

Qing Kuo shouted at his son, "Alright, get on with your flying, stop chatting nonsense."

Ban Ming: "Okay! Dad, do you want me to take you flying? Jiujiu usually refuses to carry me alone, but today we're chasing Jian Mo, and it's unusual for it to not care about anything else. It's so much fun!"

Qing Kuo: "Your father can carry me away. You just need to fly well and not fall!"

Di Ya: "Awooo, Ban Ming, hold on tight--"

After being warned by his two fathers, Ban Ming calmed down a bit and stopped talking.

The orcs ran for most of the day, finally stopping to rest at their target camp in the evening.

Ban Ming, still feeling exhilarated after a day of Flying-Winged Beast, leaned over to Jian Mo and said, "Jian Mo, why don't you ride on Jiujiu's back with me tomorrow? Flying is so much fun!"

Before Jian Mo could speak, Wu Jiong glanced at her and said, "No need. You're so unreliable, I don't trust you to fly with Jian Mo alone."

Ban Ming retorted, "How am I unreliable?"

Wu Jiong: "Why don't you tell me what makes you reliable?"

After a long day, everyone packed up their belongings and sat down to rest by the campfire.

The beastmen had expended a lot of energy today, so they needed a good meal tonight. Jian Mo and Qing Kuo led the sub-beastmen in cooking meatballs and meat in pots.

Later, we can pour out the meat and broth together and enjoy a hot meal.

It gets dark early now, so after a quick dinner, they prepared to rest.

Jian Mo slept on Wu Jiong, who had transformed into a giant wolf. Seeing them sleeping together, the Flying-Winged Beast lingered and insisted on sleeping next to them, chirping.

Jian Mo had already scolded the guy, and now she couldn't scold him anymore, so she could only rub his head and say, "Go to sleep."

The Flying-Winged Beast cautiously nuzzled Jian Mo 'Jian Mo chest with its large head, almost making him stumble. "Chirp."

The giant wolf turned its head and braced its muzzle against Jian Mo's back to help him maintain his balance, while giving the Flying-Winged Beast a warning look.

The Flying-Winged Beast immediately stopped causing trouble, obediently lay down, and went to sleep next to the giant wolf.

The orcs ran very fast, and without needing to walk or rest, they approached the territory of the Jintuo Tribe by the evening of the second day.

The Jintuo Tribe was completely different from what Jian Mo had imagined.

Their tribe was built on a sandbar of a wide river. Each household had no houses or caves, only simple huts, which were covered with fairly sturdy sheds.

Jian Mo didn't quite understand why they chose this location. What if the water level rose in the spring? Wouldn't that be very unsafe?

The river where the sandbar was located was wide and broad, but the water was shallow, not even reaching Jian Mo's thighs.

The river water was so clear that he could see the evenly rounded sand at the bottom through it.

Unlike the sand elsewhere, the sand here is black, and from a distance, it looks as if the entire river is black as well.

This tribe also has patrolling orcs, but their orcs don't patrol inside the tribe; instead, they patrol the river in their animal forms.

Jian Mo realized they were orcs, not wild beasts, only after they started speaking.

The Jintuo Tribe's animal form is somewhat similar to a hippopotamus, but they are taller and have smaller heads.

Compared to hippos, Jian Mo thought for a moment and felt that perhaps they were more like dinosaurs.

Although Jian Mo had never seen a dinosaur.

"You've arrived?" one of the patrolling orcs greeted them warmly. "Did you bring pottery and glass?"

Di Ya: "Yes, we brought them. Have you prepared the bronzeware?"

The patrolling orc. "Hahaha, everything's ready too. You guys come over here first."

A bridge made of giant stones spans the river, and the beastmen of the Riverside Tribe walk across the bridge to the Jintuo Tribe.

Once Jian Mo's feet touched the ground, she realized that the sandbar where the tribe was located was not as fragile as she had imagined; it was quite sturdy, somewhat like a small island.

Or rather, it's just a small island.

The people of the Jintuo Tribe quickly came out, led by a very burly orc. "Chief Wu Jiong."

Wu Jiong transformed back into human form, donned a fur robe, and nodded. "Chief Jin Shi."

It turned out that this was the chieftain of the Jintuo Tribe. Jian Mo turned his gaze to him.

Jin Shi looked over and immediately saw Jian Mo. He smiled and greeted Jian Mo with equal enthusiasm, "This must be Doctor Jian Mo, right?"

The other person actually knew me.

Jian Mo was taken aback, blinked, and looked at the other person with a hint of confusion.

Jin Shi seemed to see what he was thinking and laughed, "Chief Yun Long told me that in the Riverside Tribe, the sub-beastman who dressed differently from everyone else and whose skin was as white as the milk of Pack-Pack Beast was you. I recognized you at a glance. Am I right?"

It turns out this clan chief is shrewd despite his rough exterior; he had already gathered the information. Jian Mo nodded. "Clan Chief Jin Shi."

Jin Shi: "I heard you're particularly skilled at treating teeth. Several people in our tribe have badly decayed teeth. Could you help us treat them?"