The Vine Tribe's occupation of a territory by the South River didn't stir any waves in Central Wilderness, due to the extremely slow information flow of this era.
The Central Wilderness is vast, with numerous tribes. Unless a tribe like the Black Teeth Tribe, which relies on trade for survival, or when their interests are infringed upon, most tribes do not pay attention to territories beyond their own.
Coupled with the cover of the Rat Tribe and the Ape Tribe, if nothing unexpected happens, the Vine Tribe can live peacefully here for a while, until their territory grows large enough to threaten nearby tribes.
But at the pace the Vine Tribe is developing, those tribes will be shocked to find that a giant entity has quietly appeared beside them by then!
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In the Central South Wilderness, the forest on the outskirts of the Red Ant Tribe.
"Crack!"
Qie Ye punched a tree as thick as a thigh, breaking it, and his strength was clearly much stronger than before.
