Chapter 69: Choosing Travel Companions

Yan Jiao glanced at his Daughter’s scrunched-up face and noticed her eyes stealing glances in the Shaman’s direction. He could not help but inwardly smile, knowing that his Daughter was now also interested in the Shaman.“I asked you two to come today to decide who will go to the Spotted Deer Tribe tomorrow,” Su Bai said while flipping the grilled meat.

“Shaman, who do you want to choose?” Yan Jiao rhetorically asked. He absolutely had to go, otherwise why would he have risked challenging a Pure Blood Ferocious Beast? It was all to escort the linen cloth.

“Cang Shi should stay to guard the Tribe. The Tribe can’t be without a strong Totem Warrior,” Su Bai softly declared.

“…” Cang Shi stopped chewing the large piece of grilled meat, his purple eyes flashing with disappointment before he smiled and nodded, “Alright, I’ll stay behind to protect the Shaman.”

He had already anticipated this. With the Chieftain going out, the Tribe would definitely keep him, the head of the Hunting Team, behind. But it would be a lie to say he was not disappointed, after all, he wanted to see the Spotted Deer Tribe too.

“No, you don’t need to protect me. You need to protect the people in the Tribe,” Su Bai handed his chopsticks to the fox eared girl and softly declared, “This time, I will be going to the Spotted Deer Tribe as well.”

“What!???” Everyone present widened their eyes, looking at the Shaman with his calm expression in shock.

Yan Jiao was the first to disagree, anxiously stating, “Shaman, it’s too dangerous outside. If you have anything that needs to be done, just tell us to do it!”

“Yes, if the Wanderers find out about the Shaman’s identity, they will definitely try to intercept us.” Cang Shi hastily tried to persuade, no longer caring about eating.

“…” Yan Hua’s red eyes flickered, but she did not speak.

“How would others know I’m a Shaman if you don’t tell them?” Su Bai had anticipated that the Tribe members would object.

“But…” Yan Jiao wanted to say more.

“Enough. I’ll be very careful. If I don’t go to the Spotted Deer Tribe, I won’t be able to observe some things firsthand. We also need some allies,” Su Bai calmly said. Many things required his personal judgement. Such things could not be reliant on others to convey information to him. Moreover, the Tribe’s population was too small, making it impossible to implement some of his ideas.

Su Bai added, “Don’t forget, I also know Shaman Techniques, two of them in fact.”

“Two Shaman Techniques?” Yan Jiao and Cang Shi looked at each other in surprise.

“Father, the Shaman really does know two Shaman Techniques,” Yan Hua said in a clear voice.

“Shaman, what’s the other Shaman Technique you know?” Yan Jiao asked tentatively.

“A Blessing Shaman Technique called the Strength Enhancement Technique. It can increase a person’s strength by two times,” Su Bai said with a slight smile.

*Siiii…* Yan Jiao drew in a sharp breath, now fully believing that the Shaman was indeed extraordinary. The Old Shaman’s claim that it would take at least thirty days for the new Shaman to learn one Shaman Technique was clearly a lie.

“Besides, won’t you be there to protect me?” Su Bai calmly stated.

“…” Yan Jiao and Cang Shi exchanged glances and helplessly nodded. They had no choice but to agree. The new Shaman was very decisive. He worked completely differently from the Old Shaman. He always did things that were unexpected.

“Father, I want to go too,” Yan Hua said in a clear voice.

Yan Jiao frowned and refused, “No, you can’t go.”

“I can protect the Shaman,” Yan Hua pleaded.

Yan Jiao said, irritated, “You should protect yourself first.”

“Uncle Cang Shi, please convince my Father,” Yan Hua pitifully said.

“Your Father is right. It’s too dangerous for you to go outside when you’re not a Totem Warrior,” Cang Shi shook his head and said.

*Hmph!* Yan Hua pouted in dissatisfaction, her red eyes looking towards the Shaman.

“…” Su Bai shrugged helplessly. He had ways to protect himself, but the cow horned girl really did not.

“Shaman, who else should go with us?” Yan Jiao asked for advice.

“How many people do you think would be appropriate?” Su Bai had not travelled far in this world before.

“Four Totem Warriors, plus Hei Ya who has already gone ahead. It would be five in total. That should be enough,” Yan Jiao said after some thought. Too many people would make the target too big, and the Tribe needed to retain enough Totem Warriors. Otherwise, there would be no one to protect the Tribe against Ferocious Beast attacks.

“Alright, you can choose who goes.” Su Bai did not understand much about the division of labour among Totem Warriors.

“Understood,” Yan Jiao nodded in agreement.

“By the way, Chieftain, did you get any Ferocious Beast Bones?” Su Bai asked softly. He wanted to make more Shaman Bone Tablets tonight, especially more Blessing Shaman Bone Tablets. Tablets that could increase one’s strength were definitely something that he could not have too many of.

“Yes, I almost forgot,” Yan Jiao slapped his forehead and instructed the cow horned girl, “Go get the animal skin bag hanging on the wooden pillar in the Teepee.”

“Oh-kay…” Yan Hua responded with a pout and walked out of the Teepee.

*Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…* Having finished discussing, everyone started eating the meat.

“Won’t I get a nosebleed if I eat too much Pure Blood Ferocious Beast Meat?” Su Bai asked while chewing the grilled meat, noticing that no one was stopping him from eating.

“No, you won’t. The Old Shaman used to eat it often,” Yan Jiao shook his head.

[Could it be because of Shaman Power?] Su Bai speculated inwardly. From the corner of his eye, he saw the fox eared girl licking her lips. Unable to bear it, he picked up a piece of grilled meat and offered it to her.

*Aahhhh* Yu Ying bashfully opened her mouth and ate it.

“Uh…” Cang Shi opened his mouth as if to say something but ultimately closed it without speaking. He just lowered his head to concentrate on eating the grilled meat. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the N0vᴇlFire(.)nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

“I’ve brought the things,” Yan Hua lifted the Teepee flap and returned, only to see the Shaman feeding her friend. Her mood inexplicably soured again.

“Let me see.” Su Bai beckoned with his hand.

“En,” Yan Hua quickly handed it over. Su Bai took the animal skin bag, opened it and looked inside. There were six pieces of Beast Bones, some still with traces of blood.

Yan Jiao spoke with his mouth full of grilled meat, “These are all the types of Ferocious Beast Bones that the Old Shaman wanted. Whichever you think is best, we’ll hunt that kind of Ferocious Beast in the future.”

“Good.” Su Bai nodded, placing the Beast Bones aside.

“Shaman, the bones of that Pure Blood Ferocious Beast bear will probably be ready for you tomorrow,” Yan Jiao added.

“That’s fine,” Su Bai was already very satisfied.

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