Chapter 968, Flesh on Corpses

Translator: Silavin

 

After Qi La and Lu Lu put away their things, they returned to the wooden house according to their number tags.

 

The two happened to be assigned together, which made them extremely happy.

 

They were already quite familiar with each other before. Now having changed to a new Tribe, being able to live together was naturally a delight.

 

Moreover, they were now living in a wooden house, no longer living in Teepees like before.

 

Going back further, the girls’ lives were even more miserable. They slept directly in the Wilderness. Only when the snow season arrived could several people squeeze into one Teepee.

 

Apart from this, there was no better life. Now they could actually be assigned to a wooden house. Of course they were incredibly happy.

 

“This place is so good. Is it really for us to live in? I almost can’t believe it.” Lu Lu was so shocked her mouth couldn’t close.

 

“Never mind me, even now I don’t dare believe it. Am I dreaming?” Qi La vigorously pinched her cheeks.

 

Finding the sensation of pain was still there, it was very clear that everything now was real.

 

“Great! Tonight I won’t have to see the Moon in the sky anymore. I love the Flame Dragon Tribe,” Lu Lu blurted out.

 

Having lived this long, this was the first time she’d said she loved a Tribe.

 

Even though she was a slave, it could not stop her from speaking of the fact that she liked Flame Dragon Tribe.

 

“Not just you. I also really like this Tribe. It seems we really made the right choice being selected and sent here.” Qi La instantly had a feeling of relief.

 

Even though they were still slaves, the place they were living now was far better than before.

 

Also, the things allocated to them were all quite good. Both of them held a wooden basin in their hands, as well as cups, toothbrushes and such.

 

The toothbrush manufacturing method was also very simple: just using a small wooden stick, plus some relatively hard Beast hair.

 

“Did you listen carefully just now when they explained how to use this toothbrush?” Lu Lu asked curiously.

 

The girl was too curious and simply had not paid attention to how these things should be used.

 

“I knew you weren’t listening carefully. When we get up tomorrow morning, I’ll show you,” Qi La had already deeply memorised the usage method in her mind.

 

When they collected these items, the distribution personnel had explained the usage method of the items to them.

 

“Right, we didn’t work today. Can we get food?” Lu Lu began worrying about what to eat tonight.

 

That was just how they slaves were: no work meant nothing to eat.

 

It was not quite like that though. After all, it mostly depended on the mood of those above. If they happened to be in a bad mood, slaves did not need to eat even after tolling the whole day.

 

Although they could now be allocated such a good house and allocated good things. But the most realistic thing was food. It would soon be time for evening dinner.

 

“Oh right, if you hadn’t mentioned it I would have almost forgotten about this. What should we do about tonight?” Qi La also began to worry.

 

Although when they arrived at Flame Dragon Tribe yesterday some food was distributed, it could not possibly be distributed every day.

 

Yesterday they arrived a bit late, and everyone needed to rest, so they did not make everyone work.

 

But everyone did not do anything today. Generally, Tribes were not so kind as to give food.

 

As long as one did not work, they did not even need to think about getting anything to eat. Many Tribes were just this heartless, regardless of the reason.

 

Even if they were sick to the point of nearly dying, sick to the point of being unable to get out of bed to work, they still would not get food.

 

Even if they died, the Tribe would feel nothing. In fact, the flesh on corpses could still be used to feed other slaves.

 

Although the other slaves naturally did not want to eat corpses, in order to stay alive they had no other option but to eat their companions.

 

“Should we go out and ask, or ask if there’s any work for us to do?” Lu Lu furrowed her brow, worrying: “I’m already a bit hungry now. If I don’t eat tonight, I’m afraid I won’t have the strength to work tomorrow.”

 

Being able to live well was good, but food was what most needed to be resolved.

 

“Yes, let’s go ask. Anyway it’s not completely dark yet. If we have to work to get food, perhaps we can still get a meal,” Qi La nodded repeatedly.

 

She was also used to eating at night. Among slaves, she was considered quite fortunate.

 

Because she had been a slave for many years already, she still had some awareness. The first two years she often went hungry. But gradually, after becoming more wise, she could at least eat one meal every day.

 

“Let’s do that.” Lu Lu immediately left the wooden house.

 

More than ten minutes later, the two returned to the wooden house with smiles all over their faces.

 

For no other reason than the answer they got was that today they could still rest for one day.

 

Most importantly, food would still be distributed. However, tomorrow they would have to start working.

 

“How is the Flame Dragon Tribe so good to us?” Lu Lu happily kept standing on tiptoe in the wooden house.

 

The girl simply could not believe what she had just heard. It was just like a dream.

 

“Perhaps it’s because they just asked us what we were skilled at, and we answered honestly, so the treatment is a bit different,” Qi La guessed.

 

She also was not very certain, because previous Tribes never seemed to ask what they were skilled at. Anyway, once they came and were labelled a slave, they had to do the lowliest tasks. No one cared what they could do.

 

“That shouldn’t be right. From what I know, all the slaves today can rest.” Lu Lu innocently blinked her eyes.

 

“Then I don’t know. Let’s ask again tomorrow. Perhaps the other slaves will know,” Qi La innocently shook her head.

 

“Right, they suddenly asked us what we’re most skilled at. What are they planning to do?” Lu Lu asked curiously.

 

“Perhaps they want to allocate work to us based on what we’re skilled at. This is just a guess,” Qi La speculated.

 

She always felt they would not ask something for no reason. There must be some arrangement before asking.

 

“I don’t dare hope for too much. As long as I can eat my fill, that’s good,” Lu Lu began feeling the bed.

 

This was the first time in her life experiencing this thing. If someone hadn’t explained it to her, she simply wouldn’t know what it was.

 

“But this wooden house is really good. I didn’t expect the Flame Dragon Tribe to be so good to their slaves,” Qi La sighed.

 

Not having to worry about food anymore, she began truly examining this wooden house.

 

Of course, not all slaves had wooden houses. Those with skills got priority.

 

Because the number of wooden houses were not infinite, there were still some who were allocated Teepees.

 

Still, most were already grateful to have a living space. One must know that before this they might not even have Teepees.

 

Also, several people squeezed into a small one before. Now four of them shared a large Teepee, making it not crowded at all.

 

“I’m starting to look forward to tomorrow,” Lu Lu smiled happily.