Chapter 577, Crisis

Translator: Silavin

 

At dawn, as the sky was just breaking, the Flame Dragon Tribe welcomed a new day, and the main road was filled with people everywhere.

 

They all began to busily attend to their respective work. Since the arrival of the snow season, the Flame Dragon Tribe has developed many new professions.

 

Apart from the original snow sweepers, there were now additional jobs for cleaning horse pens, sheep pens and cattle pens.

 

This meant collecting the excrement expelled by these animals and giving their living quarters a thorough cleaning while they were at it.

 

Of course, this also included tasks such as trimming horse hooves, as those horses would need properly trimmed hooves if they were to run, otherwise overgrown hooves would create problems for the horses.

 

Besides these, there was also work inside the greenhouses, which involved clearing weeds, fertilising, and organising crops, amongst other things.

 

In short, the Flame Dragon Tribe had developed many new occupations, so everyone would not be bored during the snow season.

 

Everyone could go out to work in exchange for large quantities of dried meat, which was certainly better than staying cooped up in wooden houses all day doing nothing, and time would not be wasted either.

 

However, just as dawn was breaking, fierce cries of beasts came from near the Flame Dragon Tribe. These waves of cries attracted the attention of the people. Everyone stopped their work and became alert and worried.

 

They had never heard these sounds before. The sounds were very deep and resonant, and most importantly, they had no idea where these sounds were coming from.

 

“Shaman, did you just hear something?” Yu Ying immediately widened her pink eyes.

 

Yu Ying’s pink fox tail immediately bristled upright. This was an instinctive reaction, sensing that these sounds were unusual.

 

“I heard them.” Su Bai also stopped what he was doing. He could hear these sounds very clearly too.

 

He could also sense that these sounds were extraordinary, because he knew that during the snow season, it should be impossible to hear cries or roars from such loud beasts.

 

The Chieftain had made this point very clear: during the snow season, many Ferocious Beasts needed to rest, and even if they did not rest, Ferocious Beasts active during the snow season would not proactively attack the Tribes.

 

Obviously, the sounds just now were very close to the Tribe, and they had cried more than just once or twice.

 

*Craw craw craw…*

 

The deep beast cries sounded again. This time, the sounds were even closer to the Tribe.

 

The Tribe’s people became even more unsettled after hearing these sounds, because these sounds were getting too close to the Tribe.

 

*Step step step…*

 

“Shaman, the Tribe might be invaded by Ferocious Beasts.” Yan Hua ran up to the second floor of the Yong’an Building from the outside with an anxious expression.

 

She had heard these sounds while training. Upon hearing them, she immediately ran towards the Yong’an Building without delay.

 

But before she had even reached the Yong’an Building, she heard these sounds again.

 

“En, does the Chieftain and the others know about this? Have they taken measures to protect the Tribe?” Su Bai frowned and asked.

 

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation, so everything depended on what the Chieftain had to say. If they had measures to deal with this, that would be even better. If they don’t, they would need to immediately devise countermeasures.

 

“Father said he has never encountered this kind of situation and wants the Shaman to give instructions.” Yan Hua’s expression remained anxious.

 

It was precisely because even the Chieftain did not know what this situation was about that everyone became even more nervous.

 

“So, even the Chieftain doesn’t know how to deal with this? That means this is happening for the first time, right?” Su Bai asked.

 

“Yes, this is happening for the first time. There has never been this kind of situation before.” Yan Hua immediately said.

 

“Alright. I need to take a look. Also, have all the Warriors prepare themselves and bring their respective recurve bows.” Su Bai instructed.

 

Since even the Chieftain did not know how to handle this matter, and this kind of thing was happening to the Tribe for the very first time, he would need to calmly lead them.

 

“Yes.” Yan Hua nodded.

 

*Step step step…*

 

Everyone put on their thick Animal Hide clothing and draped on coats before stepping out of the Yong’an Building.

 

More than ten minutes later, they all gathered in the centre of the Tribe. Of course, all those gathered were Warriors.

 

Yan Jiao stood at the very front. Worthy of being the Chieftain, even when encountering this kind of situation, he remained calm in the face of danger.

 

His expression was very solemn as he asked, “Shaman, what should we do about this situation? The Tribe has never encountered this before.”

 

He knew that since he was the Tribe’s Chieftain, he could not panic or show confusion in this kind of situation.

 

“Are everyone’s weapons all prepared? Don’t panic, just deal with it directly.” Su Bai said earnestly.

 

With the Tribe’s current power, they would not need to fear these things. Moreover, the Tribe’s Warriors were each individually formidable. As long as they followed instructions properly, they would always be able to overcome such problems.

 

“All weapons are prepared and ready. We are just awaiting the Shaman’s command.” Yan Jiao immediately said.

 

“Have all the Warriors pair up, with their backs against each other, with one watching the surroundings and one watching above. Keep your weapons at the ready at all times.” Su Bai instructed.

 

He knew that those cries just now could have come from anywhere, so he definitely needed the Warriors to stand back-to-back and maintain vigilance, because when encountering danger, one must never expose one’s back to the enemy.

 

“Yes!” Yan Jiao immediately responded.

 

“Ah’Lan, go and ask whether Co Co’s poison is ready. If it is, then bring it over to me.” Su Bai instructed.

 

“Understood.” Sha Lan nodded and immediately turned to run towards the Yong’an Building. At this time, she dared not delay for even a moment.

 

“Ah’Hua, go and fetch some Kerosene Fruit Juice, and also bring some defective linen.” Su Bai continued to instruct.

 

“At once.” Yan Hua also said without hesitation.

 

Su Bai frowned and looked at the wolf eared girl, continuing to instruct, “Ye Jiu, take a group of people to strengthen patrol around the Tribe.”

 

“Yes.” Ye Jiu swung the combat knife in her hand and left.

 

“Yue, you take people to stay at the outpost, and have all weapons prepared as well.” Su Bai added.

 

The rabbit eared girl also dared not delay. She nodded and then left with a group of Warriors.

 

Su Bai surveyed the surroundings and said seriously, “Cang Shi, take a group of people to remind everyone to stay in their rooms and not come out.”

 

Because at this time there was a risk of danger, staying in their rooms was the safest option.

 

“I’ll do it immediately.” Cang Shi left with his people.

 

The Warriors had originally been quite frightened, but after the Shaman gave them their instructions, their hearts somewhat settled down.