The Flourishing Water Tribe was not far from the factory. It was located on the clear green riverside on the grassland. This place was spacious and flat, and it was adjacent to the river. For a tribe on the outskirts of the super forest, this was considered a good territory.
The old man and a group of injured Ents led the way dejectedly. Ding Meng, Jun Ling, and Nicona followed behind. Su Da was dragged along by Jun Ling with one hand. Since his limbs were broken and he was unconscious, he did not feel anything being dragged on the ground.
Ding Meng's telekinetic vision slowly spread out. For a moment, he sighed inwardly. Sometimes, it was not only the human world that had rich and poor, but the Greentree civilization was also like this, perhaps even more so.
On a large grassland by the river, a huge bonfire had already been lit. On the fire was a beast that looked like a deer. The fire was burning vigorously, and golden fat fell into the fire with popping sounds. Ding Meng and the others could smell the fragrance even from across the river.
Around the bonfire, a group of Treants were jumping and making noise. They were humming and singing as if they were celebrating something. These Treants were all adult males. When they were tired from the commotion, they would return to the crowd to drink. The wine was stored in jars, which were piled up beside the bonfire. There were quite a lot of them.
Ding Meng was surprised to find that almost all the women of the Flourishing Water Tribe were locked up in cages. Some of these cages were on the ground, while others were hanging from trees. Most of the women on the ground were not good-looking, while the ones hanging on the trees were mostly young and beautiful. As long as a man was happy from drinking, he would open the cage he liked and drag the woman out into the depths of the forest.
Soon, there were two strange sounds in the forest. One was a man laughing loudly, and the other was a woman wailing in pain.
Hearing these sounds, Nicona's pupils shrank to a line, and her face turned from green to white.
Jun Ling was furious. "What kind of tribe is this?
They're no different from animals. "
After saying that, she immediately equipped the Prototype, picked up Nicona with one hand, activated the Flight Boots, and flew to the opposite side. The old man and the others ran to a raft and began to paddle. As for Ding Meng, this distance was very easy. The river was about 50 meters wide, so he could cross it in a single stride.
The Ents on the grassland were still drinking and eating meat when Ding Meng and the other two suddenly descended from the sky. Ding Meng raised his hand and threw Su Da's body onto the bonfire, as if he wanted to burn him directly.
As soon as Su Da fell into the fire, he was immediately awakened by the heat. He struggled on the ground, and there was a series of miserable howls. The Tree Men of the Flourishing Water Tribe also shouted and rushed over, hurriedly saving him.
"It's her, it's her, it's her …" Su Da's voice sounded like he was crying.
The other Ents quickly recovered their battle state and picked up their weapons. The Ents' weapons were mainly javelins and longbows, but there was also a wide blade in the tribe's camp.
It was obvious that the warriors in the camp were more skilled in close combat, but this was of no use to Ding Meng and Jun Ling. They might have a chance if they launched a sneak attack from a distance, but in close combat … sorry, they wouldn't be able to get close.
After the old man and the others entered the camp, they immediately disappeared into the forest behind. They were probably going to inform the elders.
Not long after, a large group of Ents surrounded a man and a woman in the middle of the camp. The man looked quite dignified, and his skin was a bronze color. His clothes were clearly better than the other Ents, and he was wrapped in a long robe. Looking at the material, it seemed to be of a higher quality. This should be the elder.
The strength of the members of the Green Tree Clan could be roughly judged from their skin color. Ordinary citizens would have a light green skin color, while ordinary warriors would have a slightly darker skin color. Origin ability users would have an even darker skin color. The darker the skin color, the stronger the person's cultivation. However, the color of tribe elders, sect priests, and royalty was different.
The woman beside the elder had a bright peach color. According to the aesthetic standards of the Green Tree Tribe, this was an elegant, beautiful, and flirtatious beauty. She should be the elder's wife.
Sure enough, as soon as they saw this woman, Su Da was carried over. "Mother, avenge your child."
The elder's wife probably understood what had happened from the old man. At this moment, her eyes couldn't help but distort, and her face was full of anger. "The humans in the factory have never interfered with us. I didn't think that they would dare to interfere with the matters of our Green Tree Tribe. Kill them for me."
As soon as the order was given, countless javelins and arrows from the campsite, the bonfire, the forest, and the depths of the darkness flew toward Ding Meng and the others. There were at least one or two hundred weapons flying toward them. This level of attack was not something that Ding Meng could deal with.
Ding Meng didn't move at all. He coldly looked at the elder and the others. However, when these javelins and arrows were about to turn the three of them into porcupines, who would have thought that when they flew in front of the three of them, they would all stop in midair as if they had been bewitched.
"This …" The elder's wife's face was full of shock. She couldn't understand what kind of sorcery this was.
Then, all the weapons fell to the ground with a series of crackling sounds. Ding Meng and the others were not injured at all.
"Go!" The elder's wife was angry. Who cares if it's sorcery or not?
With so many of us swarming you, we can even trample you to death.
Ding Meng still stood there without moving. He didn't even open his mouth to speak. The weapons that had already fallen to the ground automatically bounced back and whizzed back. These javelins and arrows were now returned to where they came from.
"Wah —"
The Treants who rushed forward were caught off guard and all fell to the ground. The Treants who were shooting arrows in the trees and in the darkness also all fell to the ground. Ding Meng didn't have as many reservations as Ding Meng when he attacked.
The shoulders of the Treants in the front row were all pierced. The Treants who were shooting arrows had their palms pierced by their own arrows. As for those who were throwing javelins from the treetops, their stomachs were all pierced. Many of them fell to the ground with their intestines flowing out.
Ding Meng's principle had always been like this. He had already planned to let you go, but you still didn't know what was good for you. Then, I'm sorry, you can obediently lie on the ground like a corpse.
It could be said that no one dared to provoke the Flourishing Water Tribe in this area. However, in front of Ding Meng, they lost more than half of their combat power in a single exchange.
At this moment, the elder took two steps forward and said in a deep voice, "You two, I am Su Sheng, Su Da's father. I am also the Great Elder of the Flourishing Water Tribe. You're openly interfering with the affairs of our Green Tree Tribe. This doesn't seem to be against the rules, right?"
Ding Meng couldn't be bothered to answer him. "Release the women in these cages."
Su Sheng's pupils suddenly dilated. "You're clearly not from the same tribe as Nicole. Why are you protecting her?"
Ding Meng calmly asked, "You're clearly from the same tribe as these women. Why are you torturing them?"
Su Sheng said, "You humans don't understand the customs of our Green Tree Tribe."
Ding Meng said, "You don't seem to understand the rules of our human race either."
Su Sheng said, "Human rules only apply within the scope of the factory. Here, we have to abide by the customs of our Green Tree Tribe."
Ding Meng sighed. "There's one thing you haven't figured out yet."
Su Sheng said, "What is it?"
Ding Meng said, "Logic isn't something that can be spoken out. It's really logic."
Su Sheng understood. Truth could only be proven with one's fists.
At this moment, Ding Meng sensed a strong wave of psionic power emanating from Su Sheng's body. Now that she had been trained by Ding Meng, she knew the difference between different types of psionic power. This Su Sheng was obviously an expert in body hardening. Once he activated his psionic power, a green glow appeared all over his body. It was like a layer of indistinct plating. Strictly speaking, this had already exceeded the scope of plating. It should be a very strong defensive shield. This person was at least at the level of a Psychic.
Who knew that Ding Meng would turn a blind eye to it. His gaze landed on the barbecued meat on the bonfire. The meat was bigger than a human body. It was roasted until it was golden and extremely tempting. Just looking at it made one's appetite rise.
"What a pity!" Ding Meng suddenly said.
Jun Ling was puzzled. "What's a pity?"
Ding Meng said, "If I do it, this meat will be gone. That's why I said it's a pity."
Jun Ling did not understand this, but the light bird was smart. It flapped its wings and flew in the air. "Little girl, does it smell good?"
Nicona had been feeling uneasy. When she heard the light bird's words, she also did not understand. They were about to fight with the powerful tribe elder, and they were still in the mood to chat. However, Nicona was very honest. She nodded awkwardly. "It does!"
The light bird seemed to be smiling. "Do you want to eat it?"
Nicona's face turned pink again. "Yes!"
Ding Meng smiled. "Okay, I'll leave this meat for you …"
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Seeing that they were still in the mood to talk about barbecued meat, Su Sheng could not help it. He was a dignified elder, but they completely ignored him. Even the priests of the sect had not been so rude to him. He could not tolerate this kind of humiliation.
The result of not being able to tolerate it was to take the initiative to attack. This was a big taboo in the military. The Body Hardening System was about controlling the enemy after they attacked. How could they take the initiative to attack like the Thermodynamics System and the Light System?
You're not an assassin.
Su Sheng suddenly flew up. He was like a green dragon in the air. The whole camp was covered in green light. This light even covered the bonfire. He opened his hands and twisted his ten fingers. His fingers were like the thorny vines in the dense forest. They coiled around Ding Meng like poisonous snakes.
To be honest, if this martial arts technique was a few years ago, Ding Meng would not have been able to deal with it. The Body Hardening System's cultivation of this ever-changing effect probably had something to do with the natural environment of Planet 36. The ten vines were hard and soft, and had both attack and defense. Since it was used by a tribe elder, he must have had many years of experience.
However, all of this was futile in front of Ding Meng's telekinesis vision. The ten fingers poked in front of Ding Meng's eyes like ten water snakes crashing into an underwater barrier. No matter how they twisted and retracted, they couldn't move forward at all.
Originally, the treants in the surroundings were still cheering. This move of the elder had rarely met a worthy opponent in the past few decades. But now, all the cheers stopped abruptly, because Ding Meng didn't move from the beginning to the end. Ding Meng only faced the astonished elder and opened her mouth to spit out a mouthful of air.
The elder's face was like being struck by lightning. He flew upside down and spun rapidly in the air. In the end, he crashed into three big trees and fell into an unknown corner.
The whole camp was dead silent. All the Tree Men were stunned. Their expressions were as if they had seen an alien.
The Light Bird flapped its wings happily and said, "Ha, I told you. Ding Meng has always been very fond of little girls. If he said he would give you meat, then he will definitely give you meat."
Ding Meng rolled his eyes and was speechless again. He thought to himself, I want to eat it, okay? If such a big lump of good meat is smashed by me, wouldn't that be a waste of God's gift?