Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 912: The True Fire-Swallowing Tribe

Chapter 912: Chapter 912: The True Fire-Swallowing Tribe

"Thank you, Celestial God, for saving my life."

Hearing the familiar official language, Bai Junjun naturally walked over: "We are just ordinary people, not any Celestial Gods, they have misunderstood."

"Ah?" Madam Mao looked surprised.

Upon closer inspection, she realized that these two were indeed dressed like commoners. Having seen more of the world than the tribesmen who devoutly believed in Ghost Gods, she couldn’t help but feel happy: "I am from Broken City, may I know where you two are from?"

Broken City fell into chaos three years ago, and it was the common folk who fled first. However, those from Broken City either died in the war or from famine long ago, she didn’t expect to find someone still here.

Bai Junjun looked at her with a bit more sympathy in her eyes: "We are wanderers, travelling all over the world."

Madam Mao instantly understood; they must also be fleeing the chaos of war.

Who would have thought that the world was still in such disorder to this day.

Madam Mao couldn’t help but sigh: "This world... truly, it seems determined to drive people to their deaths."

"How did you end up here?"

"Back when Prince Heqing rebelled, our family fled. Who knew that we would encounter Horse Bandits on the road? The bandits would kill the men on sight, and loot any valuables and girls. I was lucky to escape, and then I met Da Mao, and afterwards, I followed him."

Madam Mao summarized the suffering of countless people in just a few words.

Bai Junjun couldn’t help but join in the sighs.

For the commoners who look up to the heavens and down at the earth, they lack the power to even bind a chicken, yet they suffer the most brutal betrayals.

Facing such circumstances, what else could they do besides endure?

But strangely enough, although the Ownerless Land is clearly the territory of the Fire-Swallowing Tribe, how have Horse Bandits been able to run rampant here?

Upon hearing the question, Madam Mao answered again.

"Originally, the bandits were mostly in the Western Region. But back when the Eldest Prince quelled the rebellion, most of the bandits were driven into the Ownerless Land."

Over the years, the Horse Bandits and honorary men from the Green Forest frequently clashed with the Fire-Swallowing Tribe for territorial control.

Even though the Fire-Swallowing Tribe is barbaric, the weapons of the Horse Bandits and Bandits are more formidable, and they are better at coordinated combat. They have managed to carve out a piece of survival territory for themselves in this place.

Now, to outsiders, the Ownerless Land still seems to belong to the Fire-Swallowing Tribe, but in fact, it has long been divided into two parts, and the Fire-Swallowing Tribe is gradually falling behind.

It’s uncertain when they may be annihilated.

With the help of Madam Mao, Bai Junjun finally gained an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of the "infamous" Fire-Swallowing Tribe.

According to what Madam Mao herself said, at first she was very afraid of this group of Wild People, thinking she had escaped the wolf’s den only to enter the tiger’s mouth, doomed for sure.

But it turned out Da Mao saved her, and even took her back to his camp. At first, others were curious about her, but Da Mao, with his youth and strength, scared them off, and later the Fire-Swallowing Tribe tacitly accepted Madam Mao’s presence, and hence Ermao was born.

However, Madam Mao rarely went out, spending most of her time in a treehouse. Due to the language barrier, others didn’t interact with her much, except to occasionally bring her some fruit when returning from hunting.

"Isn’t it said that the Fire-Swallowing Tribe eats humans?" Bai Junjun asked curiously.

Madam Mao glanced at her awkwardly before answering: "Perhaps in the past they did, but that was thousands, hundreds of years ago. Nowadays, none of them do it anymore."

"Then how are there still rumors of them capturing and eating strangers, or killing those who encounter Witch Ancestor Mountain on sight?"

If the Fire-Swallowing Tribe was kind to humans, such rumors should not exist. Besides, if they were truly benevolent, the Imperial Court would have conquered this place long ago.

"Although they don’t eat people, they have a strong sense of territory and never show mercy to invaders. As for Witch Ancestor Mountain, there are other reasons."