Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 145 Entangled Love and Hate (Those who have caught up to the latest chapter should start rea

After leaving the cave, Jiang Luoluo and Ge exchanged a glance, their expressions somewhat helpless.

People still need to visit, but they can be more polite when they do so so as not to make the other person feel too resistant.

After thinking it over, Jiang Luoluo decided to go home first and prepare the gift. That way, when she visited the other party, the gift would probably make the other party feel less offended.

As for what gift to bring when visiting, that depends on analyzing and judging the personalities, backgrounds, and experiences of these three people.

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Of the three, the clansman named Qing was the oldest, only a dozen years younger than Zao, and nearly fifty years old. Logically, he should have reached the age to "retire" and enjoy his retirement.

Just like Zao, he had no intention of "retiring" at all, and remained dedicated to his job of stone tool making.

The most crucial point is an old gossip that Jiang Luoluo heard from He—Qing seems to have been Zao's "little fanboy" since childhood. From childhood to adulthood, Qing has always been chasing after Zao, wanting to gain Zao's approval.

However, even though they had reached the age of "retirement," Qing was still unable to meet the requirements of Zao. So he stubbornly refused to follow the tribe's arrangement to "retire" and rest, and continued to learn how to make stone tools.

He can be described as a very stubborn and persistent old man.

These kinds of people are the hardest to get along with; it feels like if you say the wrong thing, you'll be kicked out.

Then there was a tribeswoman named Heng, a very robust woman who was the same age as the chief Jing. She was said to have the same demeanor as Zao in his youth, so Zao took a liking to her and made her his apprentice.

It's unclear whether the similarity refers to Yoko Yuzo's physique in his youth or his talent.

That slight similarity is not enough to make horizontal growth to the point of being outrageous—and the higher the starting point, the more painful the fall will be when one cannot reach the top.

Because he couldn't meet the requirements of the maker and couldn't make stone tools that satisfied the maker, Heng became increasingly fixated on this and couldn't get out of it. In the end, he even went mad, constantly making stone tools, as if this was the only thing left in his life. He exhausted himself to the point that he had to be carried to the shaman for treatment many times, but he completely ignored the advice and continued to do things his own way.

As a result, he became the person in the tribe who made the most stone tools, with a production speed that could be described as an assembly line... but the quality was relatively poor. However, he would occasionally make one or two stone tools of amazing quality... but it still did not meet the standard for making them.

It was almost a vicious cycle. Just hearing about it made Jiang Luoluo feel intimidated and she didn't dare to get close.

The last member of the clan, named Yuan, is even more special. She is a young member of the new generation who has only awakened her beast form a few years ago. She is only twenty years old and very young. Moreover, she comes from Fish Cave and was the Little Fish King of the previous two generations.

The stone tools made by Yuan are known for their exquisite craftsmanship. They are best at making weapons that can be used by people of their tribe who are not strong or tall. Most of the children in Fish Cave are weaker and shorter than their peers.

Yuan was forcibly sent to Zao's side by the leader Jing after the manifestation of the heavens and earth, and he is also the person Zao feels most sorry for.

When she was teaching the source, Zao was in a period of "despair." She found herself seemingly approaching the end of her life, but she could not find a suitable successor.

Although Zao did not intentionally target Yuan, Yuan was genuinely and forced to accept all of Zao's negative emotions and pressures.

Yuan was originally a proud and confident little fish king of the Fish Cave, and even had an outstanding talent for stone tools. She should have been a respected young genius in the tribe, but she was forced to follow Zao and endure several years of suppressed learning.

The final condition she proposed—that no one should come to see her unless they produced results—was actually a way to relieve the pressure she had placed on these people.

Perhaps it was precisely because of despair that the rebellion was ultimately "made sense" in the end.

Jiang Luoluo didn't know what Zao was thinking when he recommended these three people to her, but she just felt... this was so difficult!

These three people are all incredibly difficult to deal with!

Forget about preparing a gift, Jiang Luoluo was even a little hesitant to appear in front of them under the name of Zao. Had Zao really considered the three people's thoughts?

Despite her inner turmoil and hesitation, Jiang Luoluo still had to face the harsh reality.

She grabbed her own jam and fruit wine... mainly because they were specific items. Jiang Luoluo didn't dare prepare any, afraid that instead of pleasing the other person, she might provoke them and lower their favorability.

Jam and fruit wine are better; they're versatile, easy to make, and less likely to disappoint, making them more practical.

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Jiang Luoluo and Ge's first visit was to Qing, because in terms of age alone, Qing should be placed first, as this is a sign of respect for the elders of the clan.

The cave where Qing lived was far away from the cave that Zao built. Actually, Qing initially lived next to Zao's cave, but moved away later.

That's why Qing's cave wasn't as big as the cave they built, nor was it as secluded and quiet; there were other tribesmen living around it.

Upon seeing Ge, some of his tribesmen came forward to greet him.

"Ge, are you here to see Qing?"

As he was greeting Ge, a strange expression suddenly appeared on the face of the tribesman. "Ge, are you here to ask Qing to make stone tools?"

It's no wonder that this member of the clan had such a question.

In his view, Ge was not yet ready to use custom stone tools. After all, Ge was still growing, his strength had not yet stabilized, and his body was still developing.

Pre-ordering a custom stone tool now seems a bit too hasty. Once Ge has grown for a while longer, the custom stone tool will likely become awkward to use... not just likely, but definitely will become awkward.

By then, Go's height, weight, and strength will have changed significantly, and the tribe is far from being able to afford to make custom stone tools into transitional disposable items.

Although the overall wear and tear rate of stone tools is still very high, a good custom-made stone tool can potentially last for several years or even more than a decade.

Furthermore, even if Ge wanted to customize a stone tool right now, he shouldn't have come to Qing. A genius like Ge, a future leader, would definitely have his name registered with the Qing, and a suitable stone tool would be prepared for him in advance.

Before making stone tools, Ge's first choice should have been to find Zao, so why did he come here to find Qing?

Before Ge could explain, the tribesman looked down at Jiang Luoluo beside him. After a moment's thought, the tribesman smiled and said, "Luoluo came to see Qing, right? She came to see Qing to have that lens made, right, Luoluo?"

The tribesmen quickly thought of the recent flurry of activity in the tribe involving lens grinding and stone painting, and since these things were all related to the young cub Luo, they immediately made the connection.

"Uh..." Jiang Luoluo opened her mouth, wanting to speak but not knowing what to say. Although she had omitted a lot of background information, what this clansman said seemed to be the truth, without any mistakes.

Fortunately, the tribespeople weren't the type to pry into everything or ask questions about every little thing. They quickly waved to the two of them, saying, "Alright, I won't bother you anymore. Go find Qing."

“However,” the tribesman suddenly turned around, “Qing might not be in a good mood today, so you all need to be careful.”

Jiang Luoluo, who was already filled with anxiety, panicked even more upon hearing this.

But having already reached Qing's door, she couldn't just go back like this. Jiang Luoluo silently cheered herself up, clenched her fists, and walked in with a death-defying spirit.

Ge stood beside Jiang Luoluo, smiling, without saying anything about not being afraid... After all, Ge wasn't very familiar with Qing; he just thought the cub was cute.

As soon as the two of them got ready and entered the cave, they heard an unusually clear and cheerful old man's laughter, and a girl's voice.

"Wow! Grandpa Qing is really amazing!"

Hearing footsteps at the door, the girl and the elders in the cave turned around together.

When Jiang Luoluo and the girl saw each other, they both showed expressions of surprise.

Because this girl was actually one of the children on Little Stone Mountain, but Jiang Luoluo hadn't interacted with her much, and the two only had some impression of each other, and weren't really familiar with each other.

If I remember correctly, this girl is named Li, and she is considered to be a very strong child on Little Stone Mountain.

He is only slightly weaker than Wang Shen, the current leader of the children on Little Stone Mountain.

However, this weakness does not mean that Li's actual strength is weaker than Shen's, but rather that Li is a year younger than Shen. If they were the same age, Shen would really be no match for Li.

However, because Shin had an advantage in age and was slightly smaller than Ri, Ri was slightly weaker than Shin.

However, even though they are a year apart, Shin can sometimes lose to Riki if he is not careful during regular training.

Jiang Luoluo clearly remembered that Li was a very taciturn person on Xiaoshishan Mountain, and didn't communicate much with others.

Li's attitude of not communicating with others is not like Mao's aloofness in hiding in a corner, but rather a very cold and aloof way of looking at others without saying a word, giving off a big sister vibe.

But listening to Li's voice just now, which sounded so charming and cute, and had such a warm and lively personality, how could she be on Little Stone Mountain... Hmm? Jiang Luoluo seemed to have discovered something.

"Luo, how did you get here..." The girl spoke subconsciously, then suddenly realized what was happening and hid a transparent crystal stone behind her back.

Then, under the watchful eyes of several people, he realized he had done something stupid and sheepishly took out the transparent stone from behind him.

Jiang Luoluo then realized that what the girl held in her hand was actually a piece of transparent lens that had already been ground.

"!" Jiang Luoluo's eyes widened.

Then, realizing what was happening, her gaze shifted back and forth between Li and Qing beside her. She quickly guessed what was going on and exclaimed in surprise, "You..."

Before Jiang Luoluo could finish speaking, Li immediately retorted, "I didn't, I didn't..."

They confessed without being asked.

Jiang Luoluo found it somewhat amusing, since she hadn't said anything yet.

Li realized he had overreacted and lowered his head in annoyance.

After the two children finished talking, Qing looked at Li and asked with a gentle smile, "Who are they?"

They looked like they knew each other well.

Before Jiang Luoluo could introduce herself, Li said shyly, "Grandpa Qing, this is Luo, and the one next to her is Ge."

"Oh, you mean that Luo you mentioned, the one who's really smart and amazing, right?" Qing said with a smile, revealing what Li had been trying so hard to hide.

Li's cheeks immediately turned red. "Grandpa Qing!"

Qing immediately laughed, seemingly enjoying seeing Li's shy and embarrassed expression.

Jiang Luoluo and Ge looked at Qing with some surprise, who seemed quite easy to talk to.

Qing's smiling and warm demeanor was completely different from what the two of them had imagined.

Jiang Luoluo thought she would see a bitter and resentful old man, but she didn't expect Qing to look so amiable. Although he was still incredibly robust, he didn't have the obsessive feeling that the gossip had said.

Moreover, just now outside, that tribesman reminded them that Qing seemed to be in a bad mood today.

But now it seems that Qing is completely fine.

Was it one of the tribesmen who was lying? No, that doesn't make sense. There's no reason for the tribesmen to lie to them.

So what happened? Jiang Luoluo looked at Qing and Li in complete bewilderment... Perhaps Li had appeased Qing? Was Qing so easily appeased? Were there any problems with the rumors about Qing circulating outside?

Qing waved to the two people at the door, "Alright, since you're Li's friends, come in. Don't be shy. What's the point of just standing here at the door?"

Jiang Luoluo and Ge exchanged a glance, hesitated, and went inside. Their expressions were somewhat uncertain. Were they considered Li's friends?

Jiang Luoluo hadn't had any private conversations with Li on Xiaoshishan before, so she wasn't sure if she could be considered Li's friend.

As for Ge, he was a bit older than Licha. Although they had trained together on Xiaoshishan, it was like the difference between a lower grader and an upper grader. The two of them couldn't play together at all, so they didn't communicate much and weren't familiar with each other, let alone friends.

But since Qing had said so, the two of them couldn't refute it, so they went into the cave. Jiang Luoluo placed the gift she had brought next to Qing.

Qing glanced at it and then looked away, her reaction being very similar to Zao's, completely disdainful of these simple culinary desires.

"Luo, please sit down." Li politely moved two similarly shaped stones from a pile of rocks to the side and placed them next to Jiang Luoluo and Ge as chairs, inviting them to sit down.