章 17: Chapter 17

Lienor took a deep sleep under the protection of the little child . Kryst may be a child but everyone in the tribe doesn't dare provoke this blood warrior who show cased his ability earlier . The tribesmen admire such a young child who awakened his blood ability at a very young age .

By the time Lienor woke up , the young priest finished bandaging the wounds of the warriors .

The young priest named Linden gathered the attention of the whole crowd .

" Our old chief is severely wounded and our deputy chief was also in comatose because of the battle . Now that we're deprived of our tribe place. Our Red Fox Tribe has now fell back to zero again . "

" I know that everyone is remorseful about this incident but we have to go on and survive this ordeal . "

Lienor and Kryst watched from the sidelines as the young priest organized and lifted up the depressing mood within the tribe .

" First things first , we had to find a right place to settle with . I'm actually inexperienced when it comes to this but i hope we help each other . "

" Do you guys have any idea where we can find a cave to settle at? " Asked the young priest as he sat on the boulder behind him and leaned on the tree just behind the boulder .

The whole tribesmen on the other hand could be seen sitting on the grass while listening to the young priest .

" We cannot stay here in the wilderness , there's a lot of wild animals lurking around here so we have to find a place suitable to start over again and build the tribe . " Muttered Lienor while patting the head of the eagle within his arms .

Green emerald irises eyed the whole tribesmen silently and thought to himself if he could withstand interacting with people once the Elf Race's population becomes larger .

Because of his personality disorder , Kryst tends to be alone and would rather find relief living alone , farming ,gathering herbs , and studying .

Kryst couldn't imagine how he would cope up once Yggdrasil bore more elf fruits . One large hand suddenly patted Kryst's head . Kryst then moved and hummed in question . " What didn't you say? "

" ... " Lienor

Lienor didn't expect that Kryst wasn't actually listening to him . He helplessly sighed then tapped the onesie's beak . " I'm going to help my tribe , just sit right here . "

Kryst's shook his head . " I'm going back to my tribe now , now that you're ok . "

Lienor immediately paused then looked at Kryst with pitiful eyes .

He pouted " please stay for a little while , what if the wounds open up again? Who will resew the stitches? Who will remove the stitch once they recovered? "

The little child couldn't express his anger properly and could only wash his face with little changes of expression . " Alright ... I'll wait . "

Lienor immediately brightened his smile and hugged the little guy before running to the tribe and talked to his fellow tribesmen .

Linden noticed Lienor's arrival and nodded . Linden saw how this man awakened his blood ability , although he was confused why he didn't transform into a fox form when they obviously had the blood of the red fox , he couldn't question Lienor anymore as they needed a blood warrior like Lienor to protect the tribe.

Linden's life before was pretty leisurely and easy , that's why when the besiegement happened to their tribe , he matured a little bit more. Lienor strode to them and spoke. " Instead of seeking for a cave , let's just build a wooden house instead . "

A wooden house? What is that?

The tribesmen's eyes turned confused for a moment . Lienor then lied without batting an eye . " House is a building where people in big cities with high civilizations inhabited. It's wide and isn't damp like the tents we used to live in and it is made of wood , some other cities also made stone houses or mud houses . "

Lienor began describing what a house is with details . He also picked up a stick and draw a rough outline of the house .

" There different types of house , we have to build the foundation first ,that way , the house wouldn't easily collapse . Then the roof to cover whenever it rains .... "

Then Lienor stepped aside then draw the interior of the house on the ground, where the bedroom should be , where the living room should be . What's the purpose of those rooms and why not combine it . Then the use of the doors , the windows and so on .

The tribesmen behind him also listened carefully about what he is saying then as Lienor spat out more details , their eyes would widen in realization and amazement .

Linden on the other hand also listened carefully and hit his thigh in admiration . " There's a lot of trees in the forest , why didn't we used that free resources in the past! "

Listening to their conversation , Kryst felt a little uncomfortable . Trees? Why use trees?

Kryst feels uncomfortable listening to them cutting down a tree .

Yggdrasil inside the space pacified the little elf . " It's alright little one , don't feel worried . The trees they are going to cut down isn't a tree with spiritual awareness . "

" But don't you feel uncomfortable? "

Yggdrasil answered honestly . " I do ... But it doesn't really matter to me as my own life is not in any danger . Just compare my situation right now as how i cannot fully sympathize of my own brethren's death to people who are watching on television about a person's death . I feel worry sometimes but that doesn't affect my life or something . "

" If the humans really abused the trees around them , they themselves will meet their demise once mother nature is angered . "

" You know little one , the strong survives , the weak dies . So if you don't want to be preyed upon in the future , then become stronger . "

Kryst nodded in agreement . " I will "

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" For now , let's go with bamboo houses . We don't have a lot of manpower to create mud houses yet . But once our tribe becomes stable in the future , we'll consider building mud or stone houses . " Said Lienor .

Linden standing beside him also nodded.

When the discussions ended , Lienor turned his back to look at Kryst and saw the little guy hitting pestle to the mortar grinding herbs and flowers .

Lienor walked forward and carefully crouched down beside the little child who is sitting with legs open while grinding herbs .

As the little boy moved , the beak on his hoodie moved as if he was pecking rice grains mid-air .

" What are you doing there little one? " He gently asked .

The boy them answered . " I'm making a shampoo . "

" Shampoo? Then what ingredients are you using? "

Kryst stopped a little bit annoyed then pointed at the groups of plants around him . " Coconut oil , Aloe vera , Rose , false daisy , Shoe Flower. They can be made into different types of shampoos . I don't really know if I'll succeed . "

Lienor looked at the colorful ingredients then wondered how this little boy found these things .

Kryst then took out the wild fruits he saw from the forest . " Citrus fruits , it can also be used for natural hair fragrance . "

Lienor couldn't help smiling and rubbed the little guy's head . " So smart "

Kryst silently stared at the naughty hand that rubbed his head and clicked his tongue . " Don't disturb me . I'm busy . "

" Yes! Baby boss! "

" ... " Kryst ... Is this guy provoking me?

A few hours later , Kryst went to Lienor to ask for some bamboo cups . Lienor was busy with clearing up the place so he just nonchalantly gave one of his bamboo cups then went back to continue cutting down bamboos . Fortunately , the bamboo forest wasn't located far away from their current place .

While Kryst was busy on storing his concocted shampoos and hair cologne .

The red fox tribesmen began digging some pits and put the long thick bamboos erect on the ground .

They were about to use a rattan to tie the bamboos when thin threads suddenly wrapped around the bamboos and tied the bamboos together , it circled a few more times then it gradually looked thick and strong .

The tribesmen looked at where the threads came from and saw a little eagle manipulating the threads to scatter and began tying the bamboos each group connected .

While groups after another made their own bamboo houses , the little guy was standing at a tall tree's branch while spreading his little fingers as if he is manipulating puppet strings .

Kryst's threads although thin were suprisingly strong and durable . Someone even tried kicking the bamboo to loosen the thread but the bamboo didn't even move an inch that means the threads tying both bamboos were strong enough to withstand a warriors strong kick .

When they learned of it , the stupid tribe people tried kicking their newly made bamboo house foundation and discovered how strong it was .

The one who is manipulating the strings could clearly feel the vibration of the strings and twitched his own mouth .

' stupid '

He thought inwardly . Kryst wasn't really helping these stupid tribal men but is just excercising his thread manipulation and at the same time an excercise to strengthen his ability.

" Little elf , don't abuse your ability . Your body may indeed have an abundant of vitality , that doesn't mean your body itself is strong enough to endure an all day exertion of energy. "

" Take a rest or you'll get over fatigue . "

Kryst produced some threads before leaving it to the red fox men . He then went back to Lienor's place and layed down on the carpet while savoring the fresh air in the environment .

A red haired young man crouched down beside the boy then patter the eagle head . " You've worked hard , Crispy . "

' I'm not Crispy! '

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