Chapter 1459: Chapter 637: Lanling Encounters Meng Tuoluo! Xue Mo Cavalry!
The territory of the Mammoth Tribe is more than three thousand five hundred miles away from the Flame Demon Tribe. After flying for an entire night, Lanling and the others arrived above this lush green world.
Then, they were completely captivated by the beauty of the scene.
Having traversed the Black Demon Banner Territory several times, Lanling had never visited the territory of the Mammoth Tribe.
This territory is not within the Black Demon Banner’s domain but borders it, covering around two to three hundred thousand square kilometers.
From above, as far as the eye could see, everything was a shade of emerald green, vast and boundless, like a giant jade embedded in the earth.
Endless fields of banana trees.
These banana trees were unlike those on Earth, towering over ten meters high, and the bananas here were four to five times larger than Earth’s bananas.
Besides the banana trees, there were three or four other kinds of fruit trees that Lanling did not recognize.
One type of fruit was extremely large, weighing at least a hundred pounds, and it was unknown what lay inside once peeled.
“Master, originally this fruit forest was only a hundred miles in radius. It was through the diligent cultivation by the Mammoth Tribe, continually planting, that it developed into the thousand-mile forest it is now,” Gou Li said.
Lanling asked, “You mentioned that the Mammoth Tribe once owed the Demon Banner Master a huge favor. What was it?”
Gou Li replied, “Hundreds of years ago, the Mammoth Tribe did not live here but had journeyed from the distant southwest due to war, seeking refuge. It was the Demon Banner Master who sheltered them and allocated them a piece of land. Since then, the Mammoth Tribe continuously cultivated outward to form a vast protective line, safeguarding the northwestern part of the Black Demon Banner Territory. Furthermore, a pact was made between the two tribes that when the Demon Banner needed, it could summon the Mammoth Tribe warriors to fight for it.”
That favor was indeed significant, no wonder the Mammoth Tribe warriors were willing to come forth in full force.
Gou Li continued, “In fact, there has been a conflict between the Mammoth Tribe and the Demon Flag Family recently. The two sides have been estranged for many years.”
Lanling asked, “What conflict?”
Gou Li explained, “Although the Mammoth Tribe is reclusive and avoids conflict, they are kind-hearted. When many exiled members of the Near-Human Tribe, having nowhere else to go, ended up in the Mammoth Tribe’s territory, they were initially horrified. The Mammoth People were so powerful and terrifying in appearance. Yet, when all other tribes were slaughtering them, the Mammoth Tribe kindly took them in, providing them food and shelter.”
Such kindness is not particularly recognized in the Human Kingdom, but in the Southern Barbaric Lands, it is considered a very noble quality.
Gou Li added, “Moreover, the Mammoth Tribe took in these refugees without any conditions, not requiring them to pay anything in return. As a result, more and more people sought refuge with the Mammoth Tribe, at one point exceeding tens of thousands. The Demon Banner Master was furious, harshly reprimanding the Mammoth Clan Leader and ordering him to drive these Near-Human exiles out immediately. The Mammoth Clan Leader refused. One day, when the diligent Mammoth People were cultivating in the southwest, the Demon Banner sent over a thousand Gryphon Knights, slaughtering the tens of thousands of Near-Human exiles within the Mammoth Tribe territory. Afterwards, they spread rumors that it was the Mammoth Tribe that had committed the massacre, saying the Mammoth Tribe deliberately lured the Near-Human exiles, fattened them, and then killed them for meat. Since then, the Near-Human exiles dared not seek refuge in the Mammoth Tribe’s land anymore. And with the Mammoth Tribe’s lack of external communication, they silently suffered this grave injustice.” ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ novel⚑fire.net
Lanling looked at the lush green land below, dense and vibrant with countless fruit trees.
In the Barbaric Wilderness, almost all tribes only knew of plundering and hunting, except for the Mammoth Tribe, which obtained food through diligent labor and cultivation, yet they are still an incredibly strong race. This is indeed a noble quality.
Of course, in the Barbaric Wilderness, this is also seen as foolishness.
“Master, I know you have taken a liking to the Mammoth Tribe, but remember, once on the battlefield, the Mammoth Tribe warriors will turn into ruthless killing machines,” Gou Li commented. “Any race in the Barbaric Wilderness carries the blood of killing within them, so once on the battlefield, there can be no mercy.”
“I know,” Lanling replied.
They landed on the edge of the Mammoth Tribe’s territory, looking at the enormous banana trees, laden with fruit everywhere.
No wonder the Mammoth Tribe could proliferate to several thousand people; this vast territory provided them with a constant supply of food.
“Master, I’ll go pick some for you to taste,” Gou Li offered.
Then she lightly leapt onto a banana tree, picking several of the gigantic bananas.
In the Barbaric Wilderness, taking someone else’s prey or food would lead to battles and killing, unfinished until death.
However, taking from the Mammoth Tribe’s food doesn’t matter. Whether it’s bananas or other fruits, you can eat as much as you like, even take plenty away, but you cannot destroy the fruit trees.
The banana was indeed huge, thicker than an arm, satisfying hunger with just one.
Peeled open, its fragrance was enticing, unlike Earth’s bananas, without any bitter taste.
A bite revealed how fragrant and sweet it truly was, more delicious than any banana on Earth.
“Actually, originally, the bananas here were small and bitter. Through the Mammoth Tribe’s years of study, they were able to cultivate large and sweet bananas,” Gou Li said.
Incredible, this tribe had even allocated skill points on the agricultural technology tree.
After tasting the sweet and fragrant banana, Lanling began looking for the Mammoth People.