Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 140 Melee Exam

There have always been one or two children living in the Fish Cave on Little Stone Mountain.

They were responsible for keeping track of what was happening on Little Stone Hill and relaying everything that was happening there back to Fish Cave, so that the other children who were busy fishing all day wouldn't miss anything important.

If the brown children teach any new skills or have anything that needs special learning, they will also bring the news back to the fish cave to inform the other children to participate.

Yesterday afternoon, after He finished talking about Jiang Luoluo wanting to exchange for the transparent stone on Little Stone Mountain, they went back to Fish Cave that day and relayed the news to the other children in Fish Cave.

That's why Little Fish King Biao and the children of Fish Cave appear here at this time.

They even spent a long time collecting transparent stones by the river early in the morning before arriving at this time, making them a little late.

Jiang Luoluo really wanted to say, "I understand the reasoning, but why are there so many?"

Even the other children waiting in line to exchange jam realized something was wrong, staring intently at the piles of transparent stones that the children in Fish Cave were holding.

Compared to the largest fist-sized stones in their hands, the stones in the arms of the children from Yuerdong were as big as half a football, which was quite exaggerated in size.

In comparison, they lost terribly.

So they all stared nervously at Jiang Luoluo, afraid that if she saw the "big stones," she would look down on the small stones in their hands and say something like she would no longer exchange them.

Jiang Luoluo certainly wouldn't do that, after all, she was the one who mobilized everyone and notified them in advance that she wanted to exchange for the transparent stone.

If she abandons her previous agreement just because she sees a better, more suitable transparent stone, how can anyone trust her in the future?

Moreover, after careful observation, Jiang Luoluo discovered that the transparent stones brought out by the children in Yuerdong were of poor transparency, completely inferior to the transparent stones brought from home by the children on Xiaoshishan.

After all, a stone that can be specially brought back to the tribe from a faraway place by the tribesmen must have its own special value, and it is much more beautiful than a transparent stone that can be picked up casually by the river.

Furthermore, the transparent stones found along the riverbank were of a relatively uniform type, with only about two or three different types. They were basically the same type of translucent crystalline stone that emitted a milky white color and was slightly cloudy.

Unlike the stones held by other children, which come in almost every color—red, yellow, blue, green, purple—and are incredibly diverse and colorful, these stones are not like the stones held by other children.

Especially its transparency is extremely high. There was a piece of pure transparent stone that was brought over, and its transparency was even better than glass. It was so clear that you couldn't see anything in it when you held it in your hand, and your eyes could see right through it.

If Jiang Luoluo hadn't touched the stone and felt its outline, she wouldn't have known what the child wanted by extending his hand to her.

The only downside is that this ultra-clear stone is really small, only the size of a fingertip. I don't know if it was originally this size or if it broke when I brought it back.

The boy named Ming scratched his head. "My dad said this stone was left behind by his mom's dad. It was originally this big, but it was accidentally broken during several moves, and in the end, only some small fragments remain."

Ming gestured, indicating that the original stone should have been about half a person's height.

Jiang Luoluo glanced at Ming's gesture, then looked at the tiny, transparent stone in her hand that was only the size of a finger... This was far too different.

"Because once it's broken, it's completely gone." Ming Kailang laughed and scratched his head.

Jiang Luoluo couldn't imagine what a transparent knife would look like if that stone were still intact.

Absolutely super cool.

The exchange event at Little Stone Mountain proceeded smoothly thanks to the help of Little Fish King Biao and the children from Fish Cave in maintaining order.

When the exchange was halfway through, Xing and her younger brother Ping slowly made their way to the small rocky hill.

Xing was very excited along the way. As a member of her clan who was born with difficulty walking, she had not come to Xiaoshishan to participate in training. After all, someone who could not stand up for long could not interact with peers, let alone do any combat training.

Although she never told anyone, Xing always dreamed of training at Xiaoshishan when she was a child.

And now, her long-held wish has finally been fulfilled in another way.

So along the way, Xing walked very slowly and looked around very carefully, as if she wanted to carefully remember this road that she had missed for a long time.

She wanted to remember every corner and every detail, and then re-engrave them into her memory, giving her a new "choice" for the past in her memory.

The small rocky hill was bustling with activity. After Xing Heping arrived, he did not disturb the busy cubs in the middle, but simply watched quietly from the side.

He had met Xing a few times and knew her somewhat. In his eyes, Xing was still a child, a child who hadn't grown up yet.

Xing looked at the other children with such envy, even though she didn't say it.

So He thought for a moment, then suddenly spoke to Xing, "Xing, do you want to give it a try?"

Xing turned to look at He in surprise, "Try what?"

He pointed to the lively scene over there and said, "They're all exchanging jam for Luo over there. I'm just killing time. Xing, how about trying the training on Little Stone Mountain?"

Ping noticed Xing's interest and gave her a push, "Oh right, He, I'm not quite familiar with that new move from the other day, could you teach me again?"

He glanced at Ping, smiled, and nodded, "Of course."

Xing was half-pulled and half-draggled by Ping to a rock.

He first taught the two a basic move in a very professional manner. It was a move that only new kids would learn, but Ping did it "stumbling" and "clucking," which relieved Xing, who was standing to the side, and she was no longer worried that she would do it badly.

Although she had a feeling that Ping was deliberately playing along with her, she had to admit that having someone with her made her feel much more relaxed.

Seeing that Xing's body was starting to give out, He immediately stopped teaching her and instead showed her other things on the small rocky hill, explaining as he went while subtly allowing her to rest.

When Jiang Luoluo exchanged all the jam in her hand and went to look for Xing, she saw Xing, under He's guidance, hitting a medium-sized rock with all her might.

Chunks of rock were knocked down by the fist.

Jiang Luoluo's eyelids twitched. As expected of a tribal person, even with bad legs, their strength in their hands was still remarkable.

A group of children had gathered around Xing, none of whom had seen Xing on the small rocky hill before, nor had they seen any of the tribespeople who needed crutches to walk.

Some children may have some impression of the previous bonfire feast or sacrificial ceremony, but the impression is definitely not deep. After all, they are just children, and they are more concerned about various games and food.

Jiang Luoluo felt a little flustered when she saw this, after all, the stone Xing had chosen was only a medium-sized stone, which was not a particularly impressive choice at all.

Although Xing herself thought she had done very well, her performance was quite average compared to the other children.

Jiang Luoluo was worried that some children might say inappropriate things, even if they didn't mean any harm and just wanted to express their opinions, but sometimes it could still cause harm.

To Jiang Luoluo's surprise, all the children were applauding Xing, as if Xing had accomplished something amazing, sincerely and enthusiastically celebrating and cheering for her.

Jiang Luoluo discovered that the children in the tribe rarely seemed to feel jealous. After all, jealousy actually stems from one's own life or possessions. When compared with others, the differences between them become too great, leading to feelings of jealousy.

Within the tribe, the differences between all the children, and even among all the tribe members, are very small, not at all enough to inspire envy.

Based on Jiang Luoluo's experience, the root cause of jealousy is unfairness and inequality—people put in the same effort but don't get the same results.

For example, the most basic gap between the rich and the poor: everyone is the same person, but some people have millions of dollars in assets because they are born into good families, while others are born into poor families and do not even have enough food, clothing, or shelter.

There are also deeper issues, such as when competing for the same job, but due to family connections, such as ancestors being political figures or business tycoons, fairness is affected and a significant gap is created, which can arouse jealousy.

But within the tribe, these differences don't exist.

What is money? The tribe has no idea about it, nor does it have such a thing as money.

In the tribe, the only measure of personal wealth and strength is food. However, obtaining food is so straightforward—everyone knows how to hunt, the prey is there, if you can hunt prey, you have food; if you can't hunt prey, you have no food.

Everyone can see and understand what a person does and how much food they receive, so naturally no one will have any other thoughts or feel that it is unfair.

Or rather, this unfairness stemming from individual ability is actually the fairest thing, because they don't need to consider any external factors.

Those who can be considered to have family influence in the tribe can only be the shaman and the chief, but the shaman has no offspring. It is very difficult for a shaman to form a family with another person, because once she becomes the shaman queen, "he" can no longer represent herself alone.

Although leaders have families and descendants, they cannot guarantee that their status and position can be passed on to their descendants.

Because he couldn't allow a descendant who lacked sufficient strength to gain the approval of most of the tribesmen—if he couldn't defeat the other tribesmen, let alone be the leader's descendant, even the leader himself would have to obediently abdicate and give way to a more capable person.

In tribes, strength is everything.

This is unlike any other thing that can be cheated, or that can be achieved by putting on a show and gaining enough status and identity.

To become a leader, one must ensure that one possesses sufficient strength. Even if one merely performs worse or more powerful than other members of the tribe, the leader's position will still be in jeopardy.

Sometimes, for some things, it's not enough to just do the bare minimum; you have to do the best, or even better.

Because this was not an era where a peaceful life could continue, the tribes, though seemingly peaceful, were constantly under various threats.

For example, harsh weather such as the rainy and snowy seasons throughout the year, and various wild animals that always roam the Taz Forest.

If the tribe shows even the slightest weakness and is unable to maintain the same high intensity of clearing the surrounding forests as before, then Silver Peak Mountain will soon become a place occupied by wild animals.

Jiang Luoluo's seemingly peaceful and stable life now is the result of generations of tribesmen's hard work in protecting it.

When the fates of all the tribespeople are intertwined, there is really no room for other superfluous thoughts.

However, Jiang Luoluo felt that this was related to the nature of the tribe people. It seemed that the tribe people were naturally simple and honest, so they didn't have many tricks up their sleeves.

……

The exchange meeting had ended, and the other children had all gathered around again, so Xing felt embarrassed to continue monopolizing He's time.

Xingding, with her rosy cheeks—the rosy cheeks from strenuous exercise—came to a corner next to Jiang Luoluo and stood beside her, no longer taking up space and interfering with the children's normal training on Little Stone Mountain.

The exchange event only lasted for a little over an hour. There was still a long morning ahead. After exchanging for jam, the children had to return to their normal training.

Jiang Luoluo originally wanted to leave as soon as possible and go back to do her own things, but when she turned her head and saw Xing's face full of curiosity, she silently stopped in her tracks.

I'm going to stay with Xing and watch the whole Little Stone Mountain lesson together.

Coincidentally, today is the first large-scale "melee exam" for these children on Little Stone Mountain after the sacrificial ceremony, to determine their new ranking.

It wasn't exactly a coincidence. After all, it's been a few days since the sacrificial ceremony ended, and everyone needs time to adjust. Normally, it would be these few days, which is perfect for He Neng to take the time to hold an exchange conference for Jiang Luoluo.

Of course, this position is not fixed; it may be overthrown tomorrow, or even before tomorrow, in the afternoon.

But this is mainly something like a "school entrance exam," which is used by Brown to judge the children's abilities, allowing him to categorize the children by age and ability.

It's important to determine the appropriate teaching content for each child, since the children on Little Stone Mountain range in age from 10 to 14, and there's a significant age gap between them.

Through this kind of free-for-all with some rules and restrictions, Brown can better determine the skill gap between the children, making it easier for him to arrange training content later.