inspire-indiana Chapter 196 Shock and Discussion
Chapter 196 Shock and Discussion
Upon hearing Ruan Mianmian's words, Sen frowned slightly and fell into a brief but deep state of thought.
After a while, he slowly raised his head, his gaze softening as he looked at the little female before him who had captivated his heart. He said softly, "Ruanruan, it would be a lie to say that I am not tempted by that miraculous pill in your hand. After all, for any beastman, gaining greater power is a dream come true. However, there are some inconveniences at the moment, so I will entrust this invaluable pill to you for safekeeping. I will take it when the time is right. Is this arrangement acceptable?"
At this very moment, Sen desperately wanted to take the pill immediately and achieve his ancestral transformation.
It should be noted that the power fluctuations he caused when he advanced to a higher level had already caused great damage and impact on the surrounding environment.
Now, faced with this pill that might contain even greater energy, he really couldn't predict what earth-shattering changes it would trigger once he took it.
Out of concern for the safety of his surroundings, Mori ultimately decided to suppress his impulses and desires for the time being and patiently wait for the most opportune moment to arrive.
After hearing Sen's well-thought-out words, Ruan Mianmian couldn't help but smile, her pretty face as beautiful and charming as a peach blossom in spring.
She lightly tiptoed and quickly planted a kiss on Mori's well-defined and handsome face, then cheerfully replied in a clear, bell-like voice, "Of course, no problem! Whatever you say, anytime, anywhere."
Looking at his gentle, charming, and understanding little female in front of him, Sen felt his heart soften instantly.
He sighed to himself: How could there be such a beautiful, radiant, and kind-hearted little female in this world? He was truly grateful to the great Beast God for bringing her to his side.
After a hearty lunch, Ruan Mianmian rested briefly before getting up to discuss important matters with Zhihe Hui.
Since the wolf clan joined their large family, in addition to the already highly respected Great Shaman, a wise man named Hui has been added to the clan's ranks.
Elder Hui was a highly respected elder of the wolf clan, and now he has naturally become an important figure in the Eastern tribe.
Zhihehui knew that Ruan Mianmian's invitation must be to discuss the series of questions caused by that mysterious stone.
So the three of them found a quiet corner to sit down and prepared to have an in-depth conversation.
"I think we still need to find a way to set aside a dedicated space, otherwise every time we discuss things, it will feel like we're doing something illegal, afraid that those clever little rascals will overhear even a whisper."
Zhi frowned and complained as he watched the little beastmen running and jumping around in the distance.
Ruan Mianmian nodded in agreement: "Yes, that is indeed a big problem. But when the weather gets warmer, we can make bricks and build houses! This way, we can not only solve the problem of not having a private space for our meetings, but we also won't have to live in the same cave as crowded as we do now."
In her view, building a house was imperative.
After all, with so many orcs of all sizes crammed into the cave, life was incredibly inconvenient, and sometimes even extremely awkward.
"Well, let's talk about this after spring. I wonder if the chief called us here to discuss the stone issue?" Zhi asked, getting straight to the point.
"Yes, that mine is very useful to me. But I really don't know how to explain it to you in detail right now. But you just need to remember one thing, that is, through these stones, I can obtain power and obtain so-called 'miracles'!" Ruan Mianmian said with a serious yet helpless expression.
She knew that talking to these two orcs about cultivation and spirit stones was too complicated and difficult to understand, so she simply focused on the key points, showing that these stones were of great benefit to her.
Upon hearing this, Zhihe Hui stood up abruptly from her seat, her face filled with astonishment.
Hui's eyes widened, and she asked eagerly, "Chief, do you mean that those stones contain some kind of powerful energy? If so, is there any way for our tribe to use this energy?"
Hui's first thought was how to make the entire tribe benefit from this mysterious energy. After all, as a member of the tribe, he naturally hoped that his people could become stronger.
Hearing Hui ask this, Zhi couldn't help but snort and then casually tossed a small stone to the ground.
This stone is the fragment of the spirit stone that Ruan Mianmian and her team painstakingly excavated.
Zhi said to Hui in an annoyed tone, "Here you go! You can hug it or hold it if you want, whatever you want! You try and see if you can absorb even a tiny bit of energy from it, hmph!"
Zhi Xin had always been somewhat dissatisfied with Hui, feeling that he couldn't wait to possess anything good whenever he saw it.
Hui looked at Zhi's expression and his heart sank. He thought to himself that Zhi must have misunderstood.
Thinking of this, Hui gave a helpless bitter smile, and then slowly began to explain to Zhi.
"Great Shaman, you've truly misunderstood me! I absolutely have no intention of coveting any of the chief's possessions, nor have I harbored any doubts about anything. My question stems from good intentions. Consider this: although many in our tribe have reached the fourth level of cultivation, the number of those with special abilities is actually quite small. You see, for a tribe, its true strength ultimately depends on its overall martial prowess and the abilities of its individuals. Only when our people become stronger can the chief be better protected. Don't you agree?"
As Hui spoke, she looked at Zhi with sincere and eager eyes, hoping to dispel any doubts in the other person's mind.
Zhi was not the kind of unreasonable person. As the great shaman of the tribe, he was always able to stand tall and see far.
After hearing Hui's explanation, although he still had doubts, he chose not to say anything more, but silently raised his vigilance in his heart, hoping that what the other party said was from the bottom of his heart.
At this moment, Ruan Mianmian said in a low voice, "Alright, you two stop arguing! The reason I called you here is closely related to what Hui mentioned earlier. I now have a way to improve the abilities of orcs, but the tricky part is that the required materials are scarce, while our orc population is large. I really don't know how to allocate these resources reasonably."
These sudden words struck like a thunderbolt, startling Zhihe and Hui into exclaiming simultaneously, "What?"
The two men stared at each other, their faces filled with disbelief. They stared intently at their leader, as if trying to find a trace of a joke in his expression, and for a moment they didn't know how to respond.
After a moment, Zhi broke the silence first, stammering, "Chief...Chief, you just said...say it's true? It can really enhance our orcs' abilities?" His voice was filled with undisguised shock.
Faced with the two's astonished reaction, Leader Ruan Mianmian nodded without hesitation and replied, "That's right, there is indeed a way. However, due to current limitations, only a very small number of people can be promoted in the short term, so we are a bit worried about who to choose for promotion."