"Aguda! Aguda! It's snowing! The forest outside is covered in snow!…"

Maha Agudah was deep in thought when suddenly a Fish-Skin Scout on horseback rushed back from outside the gathering. He didn't even care about the horse's strength, galloping directly through the harvested Millet Fields and into the camp!

"Qimai! Get off the horse! You may be tough, but Marco is more delicate than you; don't wear out the tribe's horse!"

Seeing Qimai, the Scout, galloping into the camp, Maha Agudah lifted his twenty-pound hammer and shouted angrily. The scout Qimai trembled, pulled the reins, and jumped off the horse immediately. Then, while slowing the galloping horse, he comically ran and shouted.

"Aguda! Aguda! Snow, it's snowing!…"

"I know it's snowing! I'm not blind!... Get to the point!..."

"Ah, yes! You're not blind, Aguda… I… I just saw human footprints outside the camp, to the north, in the snow!…"

"What?! You saw human footprints?..."

Maha Agudah jolted, his gaze sharpened instantly, even emitting a fierce light.

"How many people? How far?!…"

"Many footprints, don't know how many people… fifty? A hundred? I left a Hunter to track them… As for the location where the footprints appeared…"

Scout Qimai, panting heavily, tied the horse to the post. Then, he pointed westward, towards the vast forest, shouting anxiously.

"Just one or two days northwest of here! There's a tribe heading south, fifty to a hundred people, just one or two days northwest!…"

"…!"

Maha Agudah squinted, gripping the heavy Stone Hammer, remained silent like a thoughtful brown bear. After a long time, he suddenly turned towards Zuwaro and said seriously.

"Cunning fox! Boat-Using Chieftain! Zu!... A tribe is migrating southward, entering the territory of our Maha tribe!…"

"A tribe migrating south, entering the territory of settled tribes, wandering in the dark forest, watching our camp with firelight. They are like hungry, cold wolves, forced to the last resort, they will surely fight us for survival!… No doubt, they are enemies, invaders of the Maha tribe!..."

"Zu! You wanted strong men and War Slaves? Bring your Warriors and join me! Strike them while they're unprepared, eliminate this emerging tribe!… If we act together, we have absolute advantage, casualties will be minimal!…"

"As long as you bring forty Warriors and help me deal with them! Then, regardless of how many captives there are, I will split them with you, as per tradition! If they have horses, you get half!..." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Let's do it, Zu! Defeat this southward tribe! If you don't act, hiding behind me, I might hesitate to send out troops!… So, either stand alongside me as allies in the fight… or stand opposite me, and we'll have a clash first!…"

"Zu! I have no choice, and neither do you! If your final decision is to stand opposite me… I won't let you go back to the boat; I'll give you a Stone Hammer and a chance for a duel with me!"

Speaking, Maha Agudah lifted the twenty-pound hammer with one hand, and with the other, seized the ten-pound small hammer from Scout Qimai, and threw it over directly.

"Bang!"

The small hammer hit the snow, creating a shallow pit and scattering a flurry of snowflakes. Zuwaro looked speechless, facing the extremely earnest Maha Agudah. He remained silent for a moment, then sighed helplessly.

"Aguda! You are the cunning tiger wolf…"

"Chief Divine witnesses, let's drop the nonsense! It's just capturing enemies, right?… I agree, I'll join you!..."

"But I have one condition! A simple condition for you!"

"Say it!"

"Regardless of the outcome of capturing enemies… I want that strong Hu Nu as my Guard!…"

"What? You want that silly slave? He was not easy to catch! You sly fox!..."

Maha Agudah pulled on his sturdy braid, thought for a while, and answered reluctantly.

"…Fine! I agree!"

"No regrets?..."

"Bah! Like a tiger, I'll roar without regret!..."

"Then roar once?"

"Roar!!…"

A deafening roar echoed from the camp, causing people's ears to ache. Soon, the entire Maha tribe mobilized, ready like a hunting tiger pack~