dognovel Chapter 188 The Bonfire Party of the Hot-Blooded Tribe
Chapter 188 The Bonfire Party of the Hot-Blooded Tribe
The beastmen of the Blood Tribe held a bonfire party atop the largest stone mountain among their tribe's mountains. The women sat in ten circles around the center, leaving a space of about fifty square meters in the very center for the Beast God's messenger to speak. Each woman was accompanied by only two of her strongest partners, while the remaining men stood densely packed around the perimeter. On the other stone mountains, only guards remained to prevent wandering beastmen from sneaking up, but this particular stone mountain, where the bonfire party was being held, was guarded by men from its foot to its summit, truly a tightly packed enclosure.
By this time, the sky over the Orcish continent was completely dark. In the night sky, like a curtain of darkness, a bright full moon silently illuminated this beautiful land in all four directions. The orcs of the Bloodthirsty Tribe sat around the campfire, talking quietly. Some speculated about the purpose of today's campfire party, some wondered about the fate of the female who had been kidnapped that afternoon, some discussed the recent situation of the Bloodthirsty Tribe, and others talked about the situation in the Rainforest Swamp… The orcs of the Bloodthirsty Tribe rarely sang; they were always worried about survival, so how could they have the mind to sing?
As the beastmen of the Blood Tribe chatted quietly, a melodious phoenix cry rang out from afar, followed by the appearance of a large, red bird shimmering with golden light in the sky. Yao circled twice in the sky before slowly descending towards the center of the bonfire party. As it approached the ground, it suddenly transformed into human form, grabbed Linni, and jumped down. Yao then lifted Linni up and placed her on his left shoulder.
Linni sat on Yao's shoulders, making the gesture of praying beneath the guardian stone, and then softly began to sing: "Gently awaken your sleeping soul, slowly open your eyes, and see if the busy world is still spinning alone. The sunrise awakens the morning, the earth is reborn with brilliance, let the sounds and images carried by the breeze compose the symphony of life. Sing out your passion, stretch out your hands and let me embrace your dreams, let me have your sincere face, let our smiles be filled with the pride of youth, let us look forward to a better tomorrow, let us look forward to a better tomorrow!"
This song, "Tomorrow Will Be Better," is Lin Ni's heartfelt blessing to the beastmen living in dire straits in the rainforest, and it's also what she wants to tell everyone.
The beastmen couldn't understand what Linni was singing, but her ethereal voice, beautiful melody, and the melody's shifting tone from gentle to inspiring filled everyone's hearts with anticipation for a better life.
After finishing her song, Linni paused for a moment, jumped off Yao's shoulder, and smiled as she addressed the crowd: "Hello, beastmen of the Blood Tribe! I am Lin, the messenger of the Beast God. I have traveled from towering mountains to the Rainforest Kingdom. Along the way, I have seen many different landscapes and tribes on the Beastman Continent. The Beast God created the beautiful and bountiful Beastman Continent, allowing various kinds of beastmen to live there. However, some tribes are now peaceful, happy, and harmonious, while others live in constant fear of wandering beastmen invading our land and stealing our beloved companions. Can we tolerate this?"
As soon as she said that, all the men in the Hot-Blooded Tribe shouted with red eyes, "No way!"
Linni continued, "The Beast God was fair and just to the orcs living on the continent, but why is it like this?" Before everyone could start whispering, Linni suddenly shouted, "The Beast God has never abandoned everyone! It's just that some people have forgotten the Beast God!"
The scene fell silent as the stunningly beautiful and gentle beast god's messenger suddenly changed her expression, causing everyone to become frightened.
Thus began Linni's second speech (a bit of a charade) after officially becoming the Beast God's messenger: The great and benevolent Beast God, with the assistance of four guardian beasts, protects and blesses the beautiful Beastman continent, where the beastmen of the four directions live in peace and happiness. However, everyone has now forgotten the Beast God, and she has lost her divine power and fallen into a deep slumber. She will travel throughout the Beastman continent to awaken and activate the four guardian stone tablets, and hopes everyone will make the first day of each season a day of prayer, praying together for the Beast God. At the same time, everyone should continuously sing of the Beast God's beauty and greatness, letting all living beings on the Beastman continent know this. Let us all use our meager strength to awaken the Beast God, allowing her to descend upon the Beastman continent once more, to drive away the evil forces, and to punish those wandering beastmen who have betrayed her.
The things I said earlier about the Beast God and the Guardian Beasts weren't very clear to everyone, nor did they care much. But the last sentence really resonated with everyone. That's right! They must work together to awaken the Beast God and let him punish those despicable wandering beastmen!
Then Linni led everyone in singing her adapted version of the song praising the Beast God, and they faced the central forest to pray. After praying for fifteen minutes, Linni announced that the bonfire party had begun. Then she took Yao's hand and slowly walked towards where Ye and Bai were. Yao then noticed that Linni's hand was trembling badly, and her palms were sweaty.
Yao squeezed her hand tightly, and the two sat down between Ye and Bai. Yao then whispered to Lin Ni, "Lin, you are a wonderful Beast God Messenger."
Linni looked at Yao and tentatively asked, "Do you think the Beast God is satisfied with me as his envoy?"
Yao nodded vigorously: "I think He should be very satisfied."
"Satisfied, that's good." Lin Ni nodded, then noticed that her three companions, Xuan and Ling, and A-Zhi and the others were all staring intently at her, their eyes shining. She didn't know whether to describe their gaze as eager or fanatical. Anyway, Lin Ni felt a little scared and turned to Yao, saying, "Yao, I want to eat meat."
“Okay.” Yao opened a large fruit and placed it in front of Lin Ni. Then he took a piece of tender roasted meat and used the red power of the Beast God to condense a small knife. He sliced the roasted meat into thin slices and placed them on the fruit shell. Lin Ni then picked up the fruit shell and ate it.
Amidst the eager anticipation and respectful gazes of the beastmen of the Blood Tribe, Linni and Yao, having finished their meal, left the campfire party with their companions. They didn't plan to stay long in the Blood Tribe, agreeing to leave early the next morning, and returned to their respective caves.
Yao prepared bathwater for Lin Ni and then chased Ye and the others outside the cave. He blocked the cave entrance, and Lin Ni, who was about to take off her clothes, looked at him strangely: "Yao, you should go out too."
Yao walked over and said, "The bathwater isn't ready yet."