Chapter 205: The Barutesu Tribe

Not long after Lingyun left this place, the sound of horse hooves rang out. Before long, several tall men riding horses appeared on the scene.

"Captain, there's a situation ahead!" A tall figure suddenly reined in his mount, squinted his eyes to look ahead, and spoke loudly.

"What is it?" the tallest man in the group asked. The person who spoke was the one with the best eyesight in their squad; if he said there was a situation ahead, then something had definitely happened.

When the people present spurred their horses forward a few more steps and climbed a small dirt mound, they couldn't help but gasp in unison as they looked at the area not far away. On the snowy ground a short distance ahead of them were two massive signs of destruction: one was a giant handprint, and the other was a circular snow pit. Because it was snowing, these two marks had already been partially buried. But this only made this group of people feel even more astonished.

"What kind of thing could have left these two marks? Especially that palm print—if it were a person, even the strongest warrior in our tribe could never compare to him," one of the big men said with a look of amazement.

"That's right, this area is our tribe's designated hunting ground, but I have never seen such a bizarre phenomenon. Plus, with the two loud bangs we heard carried on the wind just now, perhaps something really did happen here," the squad leader said. "To be safe, you hurry back to the tribe and report this to the Chieftain. The Chieftain is knowledgeable and experienced; perhaps he will know what exactly happened."

"Yes." One of the big men immediately turned his horse around and rode off in another direction.

After that man left, the captain ordered the people in his squad to spread out to see if they could find any useful clues. Everyone present had rich hunting experience, so they scattered and began to investigate the area.

"Captain, there's a situation here!" suddenly, someone called out.

Hearing this voice, everyone present gathered around. In front of that big man was the exact spot where Lingyun had landed; on the ground here was a pair of footprints. Although it had been buried by the wind and snow at first, this person had still managed to find them.

"These are... footprints?" The people present looked at each other, then gasped in shock. The existence that had created such a large pit in this place was actually a human? Since when could humans become this powerful?

"Captain, judging by the traces at the scene, after this person created these two strange, massive pits here, he must have left this place and walked in this direction," the big man in the squad most skilled at tracking beast trails said after looking at the surrounding environment, pointing in one direction to indicate Lingyun's path.

"This direction?" The captain couldn't help but frown. If one followed this direction, they might pass through their tribe. Not knowing whether the other party was a friend or foe, he decided to take his squad back to the tribe first and hear the Chieftain's plans before doing anything else.

By the time the squad leader and his men returned to the tribe, the sun was already setting. Upon returning, he rushed without pause to the tent where his Chieftain resided. After entering the tent, he saw the Chieftain chatting happily with a strange man.

Judging by the thin clothing on that man, which was quite strange compared to their own, this person was not from their tribe.

"Chieftain, I have a very important matter I wish to report to you!" Although the squad leader knew that interrupting a conversation was not very polite, he spoke up anyway because it concerned their tribe.

"I already know about this matter, so you don't need to worry! You go on down first; I still have things to discuss with this gentleman," the tall Chieftain said.

"This..." The squad leader looked at his Chieftain, then at the man sitting opposite him, and finally left the tent.

"Pardon the interruption," the Chieftain said to the man.

"No, no, I can tell that the uncle is still very concerned about your tribe, otherwise he wouldn't have done that," Lingyun said with a smile.

That's right, the man sitting in front of this Chieftain was Lingyun.

After leaving his landing site, Lingyun had traveled forward. Along the way, he had encountered attacks from a few fierce beasts. These beasts were so strong that the most powerful ones could even rival an Earth Tier Initial Stage Martial Artist from Earth; if one added their massive bodies and tough flesh to the mix, even an Earth Tier Initial Stage Martial Artist would have to steer clear when facing them.

Of course, although these beasts were fierce, in front of Lingyun, they were nothing more than fodder to be knocked down with a single slap. After knocking down a powerful beast, Lingyun simply found a sheltered spot to sit down, took the most delicious piece of meat from the giant beast, and began to prepare a barbecue feast.

While he was making the feast, the aroma was blown far and wide by the cold wind. And this Chieftain, along with his subordinates, had been attracted by this aroma under those very circumstances. After seeing the massive beast carcass lying on the ground and being invited by Lingyun to eat a delicious barbecue meal, this hospitable uncle had brought Lingyun back to his tribe.

From this uncle, Lingyun had learned quite a bit of basic knowledge about this world. For instance, those powerful beasts he had slapped to death were known as Danger Beasts. And the tribe where the uncle lived, named Barutesu, was a tribe that specialized in hunting Danger Beasts, and he was the Chieftain of this tribe.

"Frigid region, Barutesu tribe, Danger Beast, hunting?" Lingyun frowned and pondered. Although this information was scattered, it still provided him with some useful clues. However, he could not be entirely certain if this was the world he was thinking of; after all, in a universe as vast as the starry sky, it was not impossible for similar worlds to appear.

At the Chieftain's invitation, Lingyun temporarily stayed in this place. As for whether keeping Lingyun would have any impact on their tribe, Chieftain Barutesu indicated that his decades of experience told him that this young man, who looked somewhat frail, harbored no ill will toward their tribe.

Moreover, his place was just a small tribe that made a living by hunting Danger Beasts; very few people would plot anything in such a small tribe. Furthermore, there were no hidden treasures or the like in the tribe, which further reduced the possibility of being targeted. Under these circumstances, the likelihood of the other party coming to this place with some ulterior motive was even lower.

With the Chieftain's guarantee, Lingyun was accepted by the people of the Barutesu tribe. However, the Chieftain also made a request of him: to properly train the little brats in their tribe, which would be the repayment for Lingyun staying there. He had seen it—on the way back, when Lingyun easily subdued the Danger Beast, he hadn't used any immense power or exquisite techniques, but rather a few seemingly simple yet extremely effective moves.

After thinking for a moment, Lingyun nodded and agreed. They were just a few basic moves; he had as many of those as he wanted.