The snow is falling heavily and the wind is as cold as a knife.
Although according to the season, it should have entered spring at this time, the northernmost part of the wilderness and the snowfield has never been called spring, only colder or colder.
Although most creatures in the cold wilderness here are unwilling to stay here, it is still a little hot for the Snow Giant family. Although it is not impossible to survive, the environment is indeed not very pleasant.
At this time, the snow giants of the Ice Flame Tribe were barely giving birth in this place where the temperature was a little too high for them.
The Ice Flame tribe is only one of the smallest tribes in the Snow Giant tribe. There are only a few dozen tribesmen, and there are only a dozen young and strong people who can fight. Naturally, they cannot occupy any good hunting grounds, but they will not come to such a southern place.
Some time ago, a medium-sized tribe went south. For the Ice Flame Tribe, it was a powerful tribe with hundreds of warriors. The other party arbitrarily drove the Ice Flame Tribe away from the hunting ground, and also injured the Ice Flame Tribe who was not convinced.
With their savage bones growing, the Bingyan tribe had no choice but to withdraw from the hunting grounds and continue to move south. They arrived at the border between snowfields and wilderness to survive. Although the environment was a bit harsh, they could still find some food and barely survived this difficult period.
Compared with large prey such as giant oxen and mammoths in the snowfields, the prey in the wilderness are much smaller. For the snow giants, which are seven meters tall on average, one cow may only be enough to eat.
One day, people like kobolds who don't have any meat can only count it as a toothpaste after a meal. If kobolds don't always come to give it to them, they may not be willing to eat it.
Simply speaking, the creatures in the wilderness are denser than those in the snowfields. As long as you can endure the harsh environment, it is easy to find some food. If the climate here is not too hot for the snow giants, it can be considered a barely viable hunting ground.
"boom!"
Several snow giants who returned from hunting threw the bison they carried on their shoulders on the ground. The hunting snow giants strung the hunted bison together with ropes, and carried them back as easily as if they were stringing together several pheasants.
.
"Huo, today's harvest is not bad!"
Except for the leading Snow Giant with several bison hanging on his body, the other Snow Giants who went hunting together also had some harvests. The prey in the field finally allowed the old and weak of the Bingyan Tribe to stay half full and not go hungry.
My stomach is full.
"Xiaoman has been able to bring back a lot of prey recently, and he is becoming more and more capable."
"Yes, during the time when the clan leader was injured, it was all supported by Xiaoman. Without Xiaoman, people in the tribe would have starved to death."
Seeing that they had gained a lot, the snow giants in the tribe finally showed a smile of relief in the harsh weather. Although they were driven out of their original hunting grounds, life still had to go on, and it was a good thing not to go hungry.
The only person in the audience who didn't laugh was Xiaoman, who was the core. As a powerful snow giant eight meters tall, being called Xiaoman was a big deal in itself, and the origin of the name made him even more dissatisfied.
Xiaoman is the younger brother of Mangu, the leader of the Bingyan tribe. His parents gave birth to Xiaoman many years after they gave birth to Mangu. The snow giants’ weak cultural level prevented them from coming up with too many names, so they simply took one character from Mangu’s name.
, and then add a small character in front to show the difference between elder and younger.
When Xiaoman was young, he didn't realize there was anything wrong with this name, but as he grew older and became a warrior, he became more and more dissatisfied with his name, and even more dissatisfied with his brother, the leader above him. Compared to his brother
He felt that his name was too sloppily chosen, and it almost didn't look like he was his biological child.
Originally, Mangu was the leader of the tribe and the most powerful snow giant warrior in the Ice Flame Tribe. He was nearly nine meters tall. Even the leaders of some medium-sized tribes may not be able to defeat Mangu. Xiaoman could only endure the dissatisfaction in his heart.
But now Mangu was attacked by the strong men of the previous medium-sized tribe and suffered serious injuries. After arriving here, he was like a waste, huddled in the camp and unable to hunt. He could only rely on hunters like them to catch some prey.
He, Xiaoman, has become the veritable strongest man in the Ice Flame Tribe. Why should he endure it? The Snow Giant tribe has always respected the strong, and its leaders are all fools with big fists. Barbarian Bone hasn't been driven down yet, it's just inertia.
As a result, everyone still obeyed his orders habitually. After some time, some people will realize it. Sooner or later, Mangu will be kicked out from the position of leader. Even as the previous leader, he may not live an ordinary life after losing his hunting ability.
Weak is good.
"Send this to the leader."
A handsome snow giant warrior behind Xiao Man prepared two buffaloes for Man Gu as a habit. Originally, Xiao Man was cold-eyed and silent, but this time he had made some kind of decision.
"etc!"
The snow giant was stunned when he was called out. He stopped and looked back at Xiaoman with some confusion.
"You took too much. The leader of Barbarian Bones did not participate in the hunt. Logically, he should be the same as the old and weak in the tribe, and could only get half a portion of food. What you gave was two portions, which was more than the warriors who participated in the hunt. No.
suitable."
"But…"
The snow giant warrior who was originally about to deliver food to the injured Barbarian Bone wanted to say, "That's your brother," but suddenly he realized something and closed his mouth. No matter who it was, he was already injured and unable to move.
, the man in front of him is currently the strongest warrior of the tribe.
"What Xiaoman said makes sense. The leader did not participate in the hunt, so he should not get so much food. He should give more to the warriors who can participate in the hunt."
"I feel that Man Gu's current state is no longer enough to be the leader of our Bingyan tribe. It's better to let Xiaoman be the leader."
"Yes, Xiaoman is now the strongest man in our tribe. He can bring back so many prey every time. It is most suitable for Xiaoman to be the leader."
"We support Xiaoman as the new leader of the Bingyan Tribe!"
With a few quick-responsive leaders, it soon became a consensus that Xiaoman should be the leader, especially those who are old and weak, cannibalistic, and soft-mouthed. No matter how much favor they have received from Mangu in the past, most of their recent food sources are
Relying on Xiaoman, current survival is much more important than past favors.
"Xiao Man!"
"Xiao Man!"
Dozens of snow giants in the camp began to chant, and everyone already recognized Xiaoman as the new leader.
The title Xiaoman originally sounded a bit harsh, but now I can barely accept it.
"Brother Mangu, don't blame me. When I become the leader, I will at least have a mouthful of food for you. If I were not the leader and waited for others to drive you down first and become the leader, I would probably starve to death."
Just when Xiaoman excused himself secretly, raised his head and prepared to step forward to accept the position of leader, an inappropriate voice came from outside the crowd.
"You're the only one who still wants to be the leader?"
This was Man Gu's voice. Hearing this familiar voice, Xiao Man instinctively shrank, and then straightened up again. Man Gu was seriously injured and was no longer the powerful Barbarian Gu. Why should he be afraid of him?
"leader."
"Head, chief."
There were still a few people in the crowd who shouted the word "leader", and then they immediately shut up and did not dare to speak.
Seeing Mangu's tall body approaching slowly, Xiaoman felt a burst of pressure for no reason. Then he thought that the other party was not as strong as him at all, so he mustered up the courage to speak:
"Brother, this is what everyone wants. Now that you are injured, I am the number one warrior of the tribe, so I should be the leader of the Ice Flame Tribe."
"Oh, do you think you are my opponent?"
Man Gu, who walked closer, asked Xiao Man.
When Man Gu came closer, Xiao Man realized that something was wrong. Man Gu's figure was too stable, and he didn't seem to be injured at all.
However, in this situation, Xiaoman could only convince himself that the other party was just bluffing. He had seen the injury at that time. Not to mention that he recovered so quickly. Whether he could stand up or not was one thing. How could it be possible?
No injuries at all.
"Isn't it true? Brother, you are so seriously injured that you can't even participate in the hunt. Why are you still the leader?"
"Hmph, do you think I didn't join the hunt because of my injury?"
"That's all, how can you give up if you don't try and fail."
After saying that, Mangu hooked his hands towards Xiaoman, making a provocative look, and his meaning couldn't be more obvious.
Seeing Man Gu's contemptuous and provocative look, Xiao Man couldn't bear it any longer. Regardless of whether the opponent was injured or not, he raised his fist and went forward.
"ah!"
The surrounding snow giants had already retreated. On one side was Xiaoman, the newly promoted number one warrior, and on the other was Mangu, the leader who had still accumulated power. They didn't know how to make a decision at the moment, so they just wanted to see the outcome of their fight.
In anger, Xiaoman didn't hold back any strength. He hit his brother Mangu with a fist as big as a sandbag, and hit Mangu in front of him with tons of force.
The Barbarian Bone in front of him did not dodge and seemed to be planning to take this blow forcefully. Xiaoman knew how powerful this move was. Even the Barbarian Bone in his heyday could not take this forcefully, let alone the Barbarian Bone who was seriously injured at this time. Maybe this
With one punch, Barbarian Bone may not even die.
Thinking of this, Xiao Man felt a little unbearable, but now he couldn't hold back his strength. I hope Man Gu wouldn't be killed directly.
"puff!"
When Xiaoman's fist came into contact with Mangu, nothing happened as he imagined. Mangu stood in front and remained motionless. A palm easily grabbed his fist. The huge force prevented him from moving even an inch, and a chill even spread from his fist.
Come on, half of Xiaoman's arm was actually frozen.
What is this? Facing this inexplicable layer of frost, Xiaoman's mind was full of doubts.
"Is this all you have? Do you still want to be the leader?"
Mangu looked at Xiaoman with a look of hatred for steel. This expression angered Xiaoman again. When Xiaoman was about to raise his left hand to hit Mangu, a huge force came from his arm.
Then Xiaoman's entire body lost his balance. Mangu directly grabbed Xiaoman's hand and threw Xiaoman to the ground with a throw over his shoulder.
"boom!"
The huge impact made Xiaoman's whole body numb with pain, and he huddled on the ground unable to move. Just one blow to Man's bones made Xiaoman lose his ability to move.
"First, my lord, the leader."
"Chief of Barbarian Bones."
"Long live the Barbarian Chief!"
The Snow Giant tribe is a place where the strong are respected. They value their own clan, but they don’t care who is the leader. Now that Barbarian Bones has shown how powerful they are, they will change their clans without hesitation. This is a rare thing among the Snow Giants.
Very normal thing.
Ignoring Xiaoman on the ground and the cheering tribesmen around him, Mangu turned around and walked towards his tent, and just replied from a distance:
"Starting tomorrow, I will join the hunt again."
"Just wait, I will take back the lost hunting grounds, and I will even become the new king of snow giants..."
…
On the other side, Richard didn't know that such a wonderful thing had happened to the snow giant occupying the magic crystal mine.
After the celebration banquet, Richard took the Flying Dragon King and rushed to the Rock Castle alone. The harvest time had come, and the entire series of ogre missions had been completed. Richard was looking forward to what rewards he would get, with the Flying Dragon King taking his place.
, with the help of Richard's two treasures, he quickly arrived near the Stone Castle...