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There are wild animals in the wild. For safety, please ask the fat chicks to act as patrolmen and follow each group to ensure their safety.

The fat birds were very pleased with the arrangement, and even more pleased when they saw that there were Pallas's cats among the visitors.

While the chubby birds were eating at Jian Mo, they said to Jian Mo, "Jian Mo, you didn't see it, our nemesis's face turned green."

Jian Mo suspected it was all just their imagination. "Surely it's not that bad?"

The chubby birds. "Seriously, they're not as popular as us, and they're so jealous."

Jian Mo: "Then you should stop provoking them."

The chubby birds. "Why?"

Jian Mo calmly said, "I'm worried that if you two start fighting again and get injured, you won't be able to act as patrol officers, right?"

The fat birds thought about it and realized that the cunning Pallas's cats were really capable of doing such a thing, so they quickly agreed.

On the day of the Summer Harvest Festival, the teams from various tribes gathered in an open space.

The clan chiefs didn't say any formalities; they simply explained the rules and let the participating teams set off.

Eight teams will spend a total of three days in the wild.

They returned to the Riverside Tribe with their harvest before sunset on the third day to participate in the selection.

When they are in the wild, spectators can approach them, see their harvest, and exchange information about other tribes.

On the first day, the participating teams all tacitly began searching within the territory of the Riverside Tribe, but each chose a different direction and did not intend to engage in combat.

Fighting is not allowed in the Summer Harvest Festival; those who do so will be disqualified.

Jian Mo sat on the giant wolf, following the Riverside Tribe's group. Watching them quickly gather berries and Purple Bird, she couldn't help but hug the giant wolf's neck and ask, "Can't they go back to the tribe to rest along the way?"

Giant Wolf: "Going back is fine, but it's a waste of time; participating teams usually don't go back."

Jian Mo: "Won't these supplies they collected spoil easily? In this heat, the berries and Purple Bird will rot—"

Giant Wolf: "Preserving supplies is also part of the competition; spoiled supplies are worthless."

While Jian Mo and the others were watching, Ban Ming and his team had already quickly slaughtered and cleaned the Purple Bird, rubbed them with spice powder, cut them into narrow strips, and hung them on their backpacks to dry. The berries were wrapped in leaves and carefully placed in the covered backpacks.

It seems they are indeed experienced.

Jian Mo and her group were halfway with the people from the Riverside Tribe when the fat chicks flew over, shouting, "Jian Mo, something terrible has happened! One of the sub-orcs from the Red Zheng Tribe's competition team has fallen down the mountain! Come quick!"

Jian Mo quickly grabbed the first-aid kit. "Is it serious? Where did you fall?"

The chubby birds. "I don't know, all I can see is blood all over their heads!"

Jian Mo had no choice but to go with Wu Jiong, riding Jiujiu, to treat the orc's wounds.

The orc sprained his ankle, but otherwise it was nothing serious; a simple bandage would suffice.

Jian Mo determined that he was not suitable to continue participating, so the Red Zheng Tribe eliminated one person, leaving a team of twenty-three.

Since they were already there, Jian Mo and his group continued watching with the Red Zheng Tribe's participating team—there were many interesting hunting, gathering, and processing methods that Jian Mo could learn from.

Unexpectedly, after watching for only a short while, the fat birds flew over to report again, "Jian Mo, an orc from the Xiongying Tribe has been gored by Serrated Beast. He looks like he's been hacked to pieces. I wonder if his internal organs have been damaged?"

Jian Mo: "Wait a moment, we'll be right there."

So, Jian Mo and his group had no choice but to rush back to where the Xiongying Tribe was, and eliminate one more person.

The participating teams had been busy all day, Jian Mo and his team had also been busy all day; by evening, they were almost exhausted.

Since they happened to be close to the Riverside Tribe 'Riverside Tribe group that evening, they rushed over to check on their situation.

Ban Ming and his group are indeed quite reliable when it comes to important matters, and they had a good day.

As soon as it got dark, they stopped and began to process the harvest of the past few days—dried the meat, made jam from the berries, and stored away the other supplies.

Jian Mo and her group not only watched the Riverside Tribe's participating teams, but also inquired about other teams.

According to the information gathered, on the first day, the bears of the Ice River Tribe were in the lead – they hunted the most prey and also found a lot of supplies that the tribe had hidden.

Mengshui Tribe ranks second, Riverside Tribe ranks third. The resource gap between the three tribes is relatively small, so catching up should not be difficult.

On the first day, all eight participating teams were active in and around the Riverside Tribe's territory, so news spread quickly.

On the second day, the teams were much more dispersed, with teams located in almost every tribe's territory. Many participating teams even split into smaller groups and headed in different directions.

While the gathering points of each tribe are relatively fixed, more valuable prey can roam freely, and supplies that the tribes have jointly hidden are scattered throughout the various tribes.

Even if a team is extremely familiar with a certain area, it doesn't matter. Overall, the competition is fairly fair.

Because the group was more spread out today, and the chubby birds were flying even further apart, Jiujiu and Ying'ao went up to help.

Based on yesterday's experience, there will definitely be injuries today as well. Jian Mo has organized medical supplies and is ready to provide assistance at any time.

I didn't expect the injured to arrive so quickly.

Before the sun had even risen, Jian Mo, who was waiting in the wilderness, heard a series of ghostly wails.

Several plump Jiujiu flew over, surrounding Jiujiu had a huge brown bear on its back.

The chubby chicks formed a V-shape to fan out the air, making it easier for Jiujiu to fly.

Nevertheless, carrying the brown bear on her back, Jiujiu flew erratically, as if she were carrying a mountain, and it looked like she was using every ounce of strength she had.

"Chirp... chirp..."

Jiujiu and panting, it landed in front of Jian Mo with a "thump," kicking up a cloud of dust.

The fat chicks quickly transformed back into human form and dragged the brown bear off the Jiujiu: "An orc from the Ice River Tribe, injured while hunting Horizontal-Horned Beast —phew, he was knocked unconscious and can't transform back into human form. Whew, we're exhausted."