From troll tribes to elf empires

Chapter 61 The First ‘Expedition’ Ends

When everything was ready, after Blade Ya left one-fifth of the hunter team for exchange, he also took all the sub-adult trolls from the Nomen Division who were able to travel far and set out on the road.

With the help of the river, the return journey was shortened by nearly half, and a group of trolls arrived at the Fenai river section in less than three days.

When they arrived here, the trolls took out the temporary oars they had prepared before and started rowing desperately towards the river bank at the signal of Blade Ya.

Obviously, their "ship-managing" skills were completely honed in the face of battle, which was quite unreliable. Thanks to "miraculous power", they barely managed to reach the shore.

But when they docked, the formation of the 'fleet' was already in disarray. The most unskilled oarsman among them, who was probably rowing vertically, actually drifted several thousand meters further before successfully reaching the shore.

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In sharp contrast to the exhausted big trolls, there are the little trolls mixed in the team; they have no idea of ​​the hard work of the boat operators, because most of them are stepping out of the tribe for the first time in their lives, and they are very excited at this time.

squeaking and screaming.

After reaching the shore, the trolls dragged the raft with one hand and picked up a weapon with the other;

Some of them who were assigned the task of "taking care of children" conveniently tucked the half-grown little trolls under their armpits and strode towards the direction where the Saber Tooth landed on the shore.

After a lot of 'chaos', the team was finally able to gather again under the curious gaze of the remaining team who had already heard the news and came over, and the curious gazes of the Finai trolls.

As a result, a previous "shipbuilding" campaign in Nomen was kicked off again in Finay, and after several days of intense labor, another batch of rafts was manufactured.

Anyway, Meiya has been very happy because of her husband's decision these days.

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During the time they left, the hunters who stayed behind in the Finai area had already stocked up on some food.

As a former member of the Finai Division, he also planned to follow this process, leaving 150 Teeth Division in exchange for 150 Finai.

The trolls followed the raft on the shore and kept cheering, giving Blade Tooth and all his companions treatment like heroes.

Blade Ya planned to take advantage of this opportunity to bring back the portion other than the food rations for those left behind, as an experiment on the feasibility of transporting food through the river.

Meiya led the two children and naturally followed him. Originally, according to the precedent of Tuya staying in Finai, she should stay in Nomen to sort out the inheritance.

But their misfortune obviously goes beyond that.

Previous lessons have proven that the weight of the mature trolls after entering the water prevents them from climbing out again by holding one end of the raft;

If you do that, it will only cause the raft to flip over in the water.

Fortunately, they all had vines tied around their waists, and the other ends were tied to their respective rafts;

These guys, who had almost no chance of floating on their own once they entered the water, avoided the terrible fate of drowning.

After counting the numbers, Blade Ya found that there was no shortage of people. He breathed a sigh of relief and led the trolls towards Finai in the sight of many onlookers.

Getting carried away is always accompanied by extreme joy and sorrow.

With several "plop" and "plop" sounds, several trolls who moved too much were knocked off the raft due to the jolts caused by themselves.

Before leaving, a decision had to be made as to who would stay and who would go.

But at this moment, they were so proud that they stood up and faced the river bank amidst the bumps, assuming various postures that they felt could best highlight their bravery.

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The return trip only took two days. When they arrived at the section of the White River that flows through the Yabu, the right bank was already filled with trolls from their hometown who had received the news.

Among the remaining 600 hunters, 60 Tooth Trolls were previously exchanged in the Normen area, replacing one-fifth of the blood of the Normen trolls in one fell swoop, and will continue to be replaced in installments in the future.

When these trolls who had fallen into the water were desperately pushing towards the shore, several vines were thrown from the shore. As soon as they came into contact, they tightly wrapped around the raft and began to retract backwards under the control of the spell.

When he returned to Yabu from Finai this time, he planned to take Tuya away altogether, leaving only the apprentice behind.

As for how often to rotate in the future and how much to rotate each time, these are too specific questions, so we should make a decision after returning to the tribe.

The 125 soldiers accompanying him must be taken away;

He even planned to make a proposal when he returned to further establish the "apprentices staying at hunting spots" as a fixed system.

So they could only grab the vines, pull themselves to the bottom of the raft, and squeeze their faces into the gaps in the raft to breathe;

At the same time, you have to keep pushing in the direction of the current with your feet, so that you can get closer to the shore as soon as possible for rescue, or you can step on the shallows to be rescued.

On the river, the Tooth Troll took it for granted and was as proud as ever;

Even not long ago, they were landlubbers who dared not get up on the raft;

It is not clear how much of this period was out of public motives and how much was selfishness arising from not wanting Meiya to be too far away from him.

At first I didn't feel anything different, but as more and more rafts came into view, and finally occupied almost all the rivers in sight, the spectacular scenery that was almost endless and suddenly became more and more obvious.

It shocked the heartstrings of all the trolls.

But they knew that this was the power of their own tribe and another miracle brought by the Blade Tooth Witch Doctor, so they were excited.

After setting the rules and drawing lots to identify the five remaining hunter squadrons, he arranged for the trolls to bring out the frozen meat, brought a new batch of children, and embarked on the journey with a 'fleet' of three trolls.

On the way back home.

So, the vines pulled the raft, and the trolls pulled the raft. Several trolls who were extremely happy and miserable, after making jokes for other compatriots for a while, were finally dragged back.

Otherwise, Saba, who is now a mature troll and unable to float, may not be able to save them. Where he ends up floating depends on luck.

Fortunately, the nearby area is not an unfamiliar river basin where trolls rarely visit, but right next to the Tooth Department. It just so happens that the witch doctors of the tribe have been waiting here along with the trolls watching the fun, ready to welcome them.

The arrival of the 'fleet'.

But Blade Ya feels that the apprentice is fully qualified for this job, and the witch doctor should return to his headquarters to perform more irreplaceable work.

Therefore, he only left one apprentice in Nomen and brought Meiya back.

From a distance, the Tooth Troll saw the raft team going down the river.

They had always been fearless, but now they were lying on their backs on the river bank shivering, swearing in their hearts that they would never wiggle their butts on the raft again.

Soon after, most of the trolls, who had no accidents, gradually began to paddle towards the river bank.

To a certain extent, they are better at muscle memory, and they seem to be a little more calm after having another experience. At least there are no more idiots who cut the water with the paddle vertically.

After reaching the shore, they carried the cutter. There were 212 fewer trolls than when they set out. They led the trolls from Fenai and Normen, who looked a little uneasy, back to the place where they set out amid the welcome along the way.

At this point, the first ‘expedition’ of the Yabu, the first armed cross-country, finally ended successfully.

(End of chapter)