Eternal Cultivation of Alchemy Chapter 2606 White as Death

2606 White as Death

Alex entered the Longcreek tribe's foothold, surprised by its size and the people within it. He had only been to the Baylords until now, so they were all he could compare the tribe to.

The other tribe folks he had t were mostly on the route and had never actually been to the actual tribe itself.

So, now that he was finally going to a place, it was surprising just how different everything was.

The very first thing Alex noticed was that the tribe was much larger than the Baylords. There were easily over a thousand people here, and that was just an initial estimate.

It was early in the morning, so many had yet to wake up most likely, which made Alex believe that there were way more people in the tribe. He wouldn't be surprised if there were over 3,000.

The next thing he noticed was color. The place was surprisingly colorful for being in the middle of a forest. These people clearly had more resources than the Baylords did. The tals were obviously a good example, but things such as colored sheets, curtains, and painted houses were also not sothing the Baylords had.

They also had a working well for water, so they didn't have to fetch it from elsewhere like the Baylords had to do. He didn't want to compare the two tribes because of how different they were, but he couldn't help but do it unconsciously.

He shouldn't, though. These people had their advantages, after all. Even their huts were larger.

Alex saw canals on either side of the road he walked on, passing out to the gate, through where it would likely lead to the creek. He saw n and won working in their gardens in the morning, picking flowers and fruits.

Many stopped to look at him as he passed. The older n and won showed surprise, while the children pointed at him: a foreigner. He wondered how different he appeared to these people who had likely never seen soone with skin like his.

As they walked, they arrived at one of the largest huts in the place. In fact, this hut was two stories, sothing Alex had yet to see in Hell.

"I will be right back," Tulana said as he rushed into the house, while his companion Reval stayed outside with Alex.

Reval said nothing, simply standing beside him at full alertness, seemingly worried Alex would do sothing the mont he took his eyes off him.

Alex handled more eyes that were on him during that period. After waiting for a bit, Tulana ca running out. "The chief is ready for you."

Alex nodded and entered the large hut.

The hut was mostly wooden, with mud walls on the outside, but on the inside, it looked fancier with large colored sheets covering the walls. As Alex stepped in, he sensed the place was a little cooler than outside.

Considering it was still morning, that was quite surprising.

Inside the hut were three won, each wearing colorful green clothes that hid just the things that needed to be hidden.

Alex looked around and saw no other n at all. A slight look of surprise ca upon him as he looked back at the three won. Now that he looked at them closely, he could notice a power dynamic that he had ignored before.

The woman in the center was clearly of a higher authority than the two beside her.

"Greetings to the chief," Alex said to the woman at the center.

The woman had short hair, braided into many locks, all of which were again tied with a ribbon at the back. She raised her eyebrows a little and sat down on a wooden chair.

"I have not yet seen a man who recognizes my authority without being told," the woman said, sitting down. "You are the first."

"I will take that as a complint."

"You should," the woman said. "I hear you are from the desert. What is your na?"

"I am Alex, and no, I'm not from the desert. I told the man outside that already."

"Do not worry, Alex. Your secret will remain safe with us," the woman said. "I must ask, have you co to the east in search of a cure?"

"A cure? For what?" Alex asked.

"Your sickness, of course," the woman said. "You are white as Death, boy. You should seek a healer as soon as you can."

Alex was stunned by the woman's remarks. He didn't know whether to laugh or not. "This is my natural skin color. I have no sickness."

The chief's eyes widened at that mont, along with the other two won who gasped upon hearing Alex. "You an to say that you were born like this? Black hair and white skin; you are Death's own spitting image, boy. You are a walking on."

Alex scrunched up his eyebrows. "Is that all you wish to say to ?" he asked. "If so, I would like to leave."

The woman shook her head in resignation. "I hear you wish for us to lead you to the desert. A small group of our people will be heading to Life's Edge tomorrow. We would like it if you ca with us."

"Life's Edge?" Alex asked.

"Yes," the woman said. "You do know of that city, do you not?"

"I'm afraid I haven't heard of it yet, but now I have. Thank you," Alex said.

The woman seed sowhat confused, but she chose to let it go. She looked to the woman on her left, one that was much younger than her, and whispered sothing to her that Alex unfortunately couldn't hear.

"My daughter will have so food and drinks prepared for you, as well as a place to bathe. Please follow her out."

Alex paused for a bit. He would love to take a bath now that he really thought about it. It had been a while since he left, and going through the forest, he hadn't had the ti to clean or change.

He wanted this.

"Thank you for your hospitality, chief."