"I'm back!"
Just as Richard thought of him, Minotaur Tieling stepped into the village where his tribe was located.
The village was built with stones, supplemented by some wood, and it looked quite tall and majestic.
"Tieling, you're finally back!"
As soon as Tieling returned, he was surrounded by a large number of Minotaurs.
"Tieling, where have you been?"
"Tieling, you've been missing for a month."
"Tieling..."
The Minotaurs surrounded him, asking non-stop.
"My child~"
At this moment, a strong female Minotaur rushed out crying.
"Mom~"
Tieling also cried.
...
"Tieling, why do you seem to have grown a lot stronger? By the way, what are you carrying behind you?"
A few minutes later, in the middle of the village, the Minotaurs' emotions finally returned to normal, and a large group of them surrounded Tieling.
Tieling stood up and said, "I have something to say."
The other Minotaurs looked towards him.
Tieling opened the backpack behind him and then took out one chicken leg after another, constantly tossing them to the Minotaurs.
"One for each person, eat as you please!" Tieling said.
The Minotaurs took the chicken legs and were immediately drawn in by the aroma.
"What kind of meat is this, so fragrant? Tieling, you haven't done anything bad, have you?" A Minotaur said.
Although Minotaurs can eat, they don't eat everything.
For example, if a famine occurred, goblins or kobolds might eat beastmen.
But Minotaurs wouldn't. They are straightforward but principled.
That Minotaur obviously had never seen chicken legs before. Many tribes in the beast kingdom don't raise chickens at all!
"Chicken legs!" Tieling said.
"Chicken legs? Are they the animals raised by the royal family? This is edible, let me try!"
That Minotaur stuffed the chicken leg into his mouth. Then, his two eyes widened like genuine bull's eyes.
He then gulped down the chicken leg in one bite, even chewing the bones to swallow.
"So delicious, Tieling, do you have more?" The Minotaur said.
Tieling was still handing out chicken legs to the other Minotaurs and replied, "There's no more, only one for each person."
"Wow, so delicious!"
At this point, the other Minotaurs also ate their chicken legs, and after eating, their eyes lit up.
"Uncle Tieling, I want more~"
Some Minotaur kids wanted more after eating.
This time, Tieling gave those young Minotaurs an extra chicken leg each, making some adult ones wide-eyed.
"Tieling, where did such delicious things come from? Did you go to the royal city?"
"Nowadays, where would the Beast King care about us?"
"Stop arguing, listen to Tieling!"
"..."
The Minotaurs were starting to chatter noisily, and finally, the chief of this tribe, Tieling's uncle, appeared and silenced all the Minotaurs.
Hmm, there aren't many Minotaurs in this tribe, and each Minotaur has some kind of kinship with the others.
Tieling said, "The locusts are coming soon, do you know?"
"I know, we're thinking of a way."
A Minotaur scratched his head.
"What kind of solution could there be? At least half of us will starve to death."
"And we have to watch out for those goblins, they're too cunning, they might have their eyes on us."
As soon as locusts were mentioned, every Minotaur became worried.
Tieling took out another chicken leg and raised it high.
Instantly, all the Minotaurs stared straight at the chicken leg in his hand, drooling incessantly.
Tieling said, "I've found a great master. These days, with chicken legs like these, I can eat a hundred every day!"
"Wow!"
"Really?"
As soon as the other Minotaurs heard Tieling's words, their eyes, faces, and body language were filled with envy.
Tieling continued, "The master's territory needs manpower. As long as we help him move rocks and drive away some despicable enemies, each and every one of us can eat a hundred chicken legs every day!"
"Really, Tieling!"
"Tieling, who is your master? Did you get sold into slavery?"
"Tieling, where is he? I want to go~"
As soon as Tieling finished speaking, all the Minotaurs became excited.
A hundred chicken legs!
Just need to move rocks or drive away some despicable enemies!
For Minotaurs, it's nothing at all.
Of course, if Richard himself came here and said the same... these Minotaurs might suspect or wouldn't go at all.
But it's different when Tieling says it.
Because Tieling is also a straightforward Minotaur, the others believe him.
So, many Minotaurs were immediately intrigued.
Compared to starving in the locust disaster, being able to get a hundred chicken legs a day just by working, it's simply a divine deal.
However, there were still some Minotaurs who had some doubts.
So, Tieling recounted his experiences over the past few days.
When they heard that Tieling was captured by goblins, all the Minotaurs were furious.
When they heard that Tieling was sold to Richard, and Richard took out food for him to eat, the Minotaurs began salivating again.
When they heard that Tieling only needed to move rocks every day to eat his fill and sleep well, the Minotaurs were all moved.
...
So, less than three hours after Tieling returned to the tribe, all the Minotaurs packed up their belongings and set off in a mighty procession.
Mainly because there weren't many of them, they moved quickly.
Their belongings... were also not much.
On the other hand, the tribe of the fox girl, Dorothy, had also set off.
Compared to the Minotaurs, Dorothy's tribe had been forced to a dead end, either starving to death or going to Richard's territory, there was no third choice!