Traveling through the world of beasts: I lead the system to build an empire

After the baptism of knowledge, the little tree believes that he has been reborn. Those mundane worldly things (especially work) can no longer influence his will.

But even if one is extremely reluctant, the mission of the temple still needs to be done.

So the reluctant Xiaoshu and Ryan, who had recovered from his injuries, followed the instructions on the simple map and took a lot of effort to find their first destination.

Hare tribe.

The desolate desert background, coupled with an environment without any sound, makes the atmosphere lonely and a little eerie.

The environment in places where orcs live is naturally not so harsh, at least it is not an endless desert.

The location of the Hare Tribe is right under a barren mountain. Thanks to the protection of the mountain, the wind and sand here are relatively small, and the few grains of sand brought by the wind do not cover the big pit at the foot of the mountain.

The two of them stood by the huge pit, and they looked so insignificant.

"What... happened?"

The little tree looked dazed and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Ryan, who has many years of work experience, did not react much, but just sighed regretfully.

"Maybe the earthquake caused them to flee in time," Ryan wrote on the animal skin he carried with him, his body full of the calmness and indifference of an old orc. "This kind of thing happens all the time, and it's not uncommon for no one to escape."

"Digging holes under the sand like this is inherently unsafe. Maybe someone will be lucky enough to escape, but most will die."

Ryan patted Xiaoshu's shoulder, who was obviously in a bad mood, and said, "You'll get used to it."

The little tree was hurt by the ruthlessness in his words.

"Why don't they move to a safer place?"

Knowing that Xiaoshu came from a tribe near the temple and that his living conditions were relatively stable, Ryan did not express contempt for Xiaoshu's almost childish question like most of the temple orcs did, but patiently answered him.

"Orcs have a limited range of activities and rarely travel far away. Once they leave the place where their ancestors have lived for generations, the future is unknown to them."

Ryan looked down at the big pit in a daze, "I don't know if the road ahead is more habitable than here, I don't know if the future will be better than now, I don't even know if I and my people can find a new place to stay, or if we will be eaten by predators before we set out."

"Moreover," Ryan forced a smile at the listless young orc who looked devastated, "the temple has expressly prohibited large-scale migration of tribes, especially cross-continental migration. This is already the place with the least wind and sand in the western continent."

"Xiao Shu, as a law enforcer, don't break the law knowingly."

After comforting Xiaoshu, Ryan no longer cared about the effect.

He seemed to glance unintentionally at the foot of a bare mountain, where there was a small pool of water in the shade that was about to dry up.

At this time, the edge of the pond was bare, without even a single weed. It was obvious that it had been dug clean by someone.

There is a saying that a rabbit doesn't eat grass near its burrow. As far as Ryan knows, the Hare Tribe are all rabbit orcs.

His eyes flickered and he quickly looked away.

……

The target of their mission on this trip was not only the Hare Tribe, but also dozens of nearby tribes, large and small.

The two did not spend too much time at the "accident scene" and continued to head towards their next destination in the wind and sand.

But one, two, three...

Without exception, all of these tribes were in a state of collapsed houses and caves. Even the mountain goat tribe living on the cliff was deserted.

Now even the innocent little tree noticed that something was wrong.

It is obvious that the Mountain Sheep Tribe did not suffer a disaster. How could they not forget to take away all their belongings after a disaster?

Not to mention animal skins and food, not even a single bone needle for sewing clothes was left, and even heavy objects like stone pots and stone bowls were taken away.

The cave is empty.

The wind, sand and dust covered up all traces of the orcs' movements, but the empty cave on the cliff could not be faked.

"They are... gone?" Xiao Shu couldn't believe it. "Why?"

Now even the little trees could not deceive themselves and tell themselves that they were experiencing a large-scale earthquake.

You have to know that he and Ryan were sent to check the current situation of these small tribes. If there is a major event like the migration of an entire tribe, it must be reported.

"Didn't you ask me a few days ago why they didn't find a more livable place?" Ryan no longer concealed it.

"But, but..."

Reason told Xiaoshu that their behavior was wrong.

The gods do not allow orcs to migrate without reporting to the authorities unless they are in a couple, as this is against the rules.

The temple naturally has no control over males who form mates with those from other continents, and it also won’t care about females who want to move.

But no female would mate with an entire tribe of hundreds of males, young and old, at the same time. The current situation clearly shows that they have migrated secretly.

But Xiaoshu’s instinct told him that he couldn’t report it.

If this matter were reported, the temple would definitely send people to find them and make them slaves or kill them.

It was true that he worshipped the messenger of God, but in his opinion, the rules of the temple were indeed a bit cruel. These orcs just wanted to survive.

The little tree was in a dilemma.

"No buts," Ryan changed his gentle demeanor these days and said firmly, "You have seen the environment in the Western Continent. It is very difficult for orcs to survive here."

"The nearby tribes must be taking advantage of this earthquake to try their luck. They're doomed either way. If they escape now, they might survive if they're lucky."

Xiao Shu's eyes wavered, and he struggled, "But Lord Beast God..."

"Lord Beast God is the most merciful in the world," Ryan interrupted him, not giving him a chance to finish, "but Lord Beast God is not omnipotent."

"He established the rules because he didn't want the territory of a weak tribe to be easily taken away by a strong tribe. But look at this western continent," Ryan stood in the wind and sand with his arms open. "Open your eyes and look here. Is this really a place where orcs can live?"

"Leave here, go anywhere, the North Continent, the South Continent, or even the East Continent, just find a deserted forest and live there, you will always live better than now."

Xiao Shu was still a little hesitant, "But the temple..."

Ryan knew that Xiaoshu was moved by his persuasion.

He walked quickly to the little tree and said something that had nothing to do with the matter, "How much did you and your family pay to enter the temple?"

The little tree was stunned.

He didn't understand why Ryan suddenly asked this, but he still answered obediently, "Two beast crystals."

There is nothing wrong with this. All the orcs living near the temple know that the work in the temple is not easy. Even if the level is high enough, one still has to pay beast crystals.

"But are you really offering your beast crystal to the Beast God?"

Xiaoshu's eyes suddenly widened and his brain suddenly buzzed.

At this moment, Xiao Shu thought of the fathers who had raised him, played with him, and taught him since he was a child, thought of the two blood-stained beast crystals in his palms, thought of the expectant eyes of his father and mother, and thought of the grievances he had suffered over the years...

Yes.

The witch doctor said that serving the Beast God requires the most devout faith. The Beast God does not need His children to exchange their lives for high sacrifices.

Just the most devout faith.

But, who are those beast crystals for?

Seeing his expression, Ryan knew it was a success. He took advantage of the victory and said to Xiaoshu, "Now, as the most pious children of the Beast God, we should help the other children of the Beast God and share his worries, right?"

Ryan was smart enough not to mention the God's Messenger at this time, but instead raised the Beast God, who had almost the same status as the God's Messenger, to a higher position in Xiaoshu's heart.

In fact, according to the self-positioning of that messenger of God, he is actually a messenger of God, and his status is lower than that of the Beast God.

But because the Beast God is invisible and intangible, but the God's Messenger is there, so gradually, in the hearts of the orcs, the God's Messenger has become as important as the Beast God.

What Ryan has to do is to take back the position of the Beast God in Xiaoshu's heart.

Xiaoshu is in a daze now, but he instinctively trusts the senior who teaches him characters for free.

"how should I do?"

"Go and guard nearby, and check if there are any orcs. Don't let them get close." Ryan patted Xiaoshu's shoulder and gave him a comforting smile. "Leave the rest to me."

He ran a long way, and only looked back when he heard the sound of thunder behind him.

At the location of the original mountain goat tribe, several thunderbolts suddenly appeared in the sky, still dazzling even in the daytime.

Along with the rumbling thunder and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground and rocks rolling, something that Xiaoshu had always held on to in his heart collapsed along with the abandoned mountain goat tribe.

The noise gradually subsided, and Xiaoshu's eyes became brighter and brighter.