This strange scene made Chief Paigang suddenly feel confident. Yes, he was ready to betray his ancestors, children and all his in-laws in order to "give the Galadong Yi people a bright future." (In his imagination, like many warrior slaves who took refuge with him and other barbarian chieftains, he could obtain more slaves than free people and rise to a higher position than free people by serving powerful masters. For this reason, all the betrayal and flattery are worth it, and it does not disgrace his status as the famous Paigang Chieftain) But he is really not ready to sacrifice himself.
He did witness the death of many people, some killed by the enemy, some killed by his orders, and some killed by his own hands, all of whom would have been killed had they not been killed on the battlefield. He was stripped of all his clothes and jewelry before being killed.
The blood of the weak will reduce the value of the clothes, and small jewelry may be lost during the killing, so these will be taken away before killing.
For this reason, Chieftain Paigang concluded that he would not be killed.
Of course, once the rope that binds him is removed, he will immediately take off all the gold and silver ornaments on his body in the most respectful manner, no matter how heavy they are, no matter how many slaves they were originally exchanged for, and take them off as quickly as possible He offered it at the feet of his new master to show his respect. He knew that after the barbarians captured a prisoner, they would beat him severely to make him obey. He could use some dead objects that no longer belonged to him to show his attitude. Save a beating, this is a very worthwhile deal.
If Chieftain Paigang hadn't been so capable of lifting things up and put it down, and was so aware of current affairs, how could he have managed Gala Cave to be so prosperous with his reputation as "a slave trader who knows how to tie up and sell slaves"?
But his sophisticated calculations, these plans that he thought were impeccable and destined to lead to a bright future, immediately wavered after seeing Hualin's formation.
There are so many well-trained warriors who can put up square formations, but instead of taking advantage of the beautiful daylight to plunder slaves, they are sitting here, knitting?
There is also weaving work among the Yi people. Usually - Chieftain Paigang has never seen any exception - women are responsible for it. So many warriors weave here and have no objections to their work. This is a complete breakthrough for Paigang. The toast's common sense led him in a terrible direction - this was preparation for the sacrificial ceremony!
In the barbarian society with fierce civil wars, only when sacrificing to the gods would the chieftains, warriors, and slaves temporarily suspend the eternal war of plundering slaves, and line up neatly under the command of the priests to cleanse, sing, and offer sacrifices. Sacrifice and dance, so Paigang Chieftain immediately thought of sacrifice. This is the only religious ceremony that all Yi people will participate in. Others are exclusive to the priests. Paigang Chieftain has no right to interfere, and has never After spending so much time on this, the dark world of the Guru was too difficult for him and other non-priests to understand.
Since this is a sacrificial ceremony, and there is a ready-made fire in front of us, where are the sacrifices?
Chieftain Paigang couldn't help but think of himself.
A valuable sacrifice.
Although he didn't know what Chief Pai Gang was thinking, Hualin was still very happy when he saw him trembling for a moment. He had already heard about Pai Gang's arrogance and shrewdness from other prisoners. This was a valuable person. Prisoner, he had prepared a big meal of sticks to teach Paigang Chieftain who was the master of Gala Cave, and it seemed that the meal of sticks was no longer needed. He finished the roasted snake in his hand in a few licks - this was another work he personally cooked. Although he currently has thousands of Yi captives, he has been in Yishan for so many days and has no idea about the Yi people's cooking skills. No longer have any illusions - if they are similar to laymen in agriculture and animal husbandry, then their cooking skills must be combined with the lack of raw materials - those pitifully thin pigs, cattle and sheep Even the grease for cooking is difficult to provide, and the grains sifted and ground by the slaves are extremely jerry-rigged. It is better to catch something nearby, such as the snake lurking in the toast's bedroom.
After eating, Hualin walked up to Paigang Toast like the owner of Gala Cave since ancient times and asked the first question: "Where do you get your salt from?" Coming?"
"Businessman, businessman brought it."
"From outside Yishan?"
"Yes."
"Is this true for other people too?"
"Yes, some will trade with me."
Salt is the most basic seasoning and necessity. However, in the vast Yishan Mountains, salt cannot be self-sufficient. It has to rely on merchants to import it from the outside. The mountains are high and the roads are far away, so it is not cheap. It is no wonder that even the powerful Paigang Toast has "salt" in the kitchen. The level of "just rub a circle of salt in the pot is enough", even the poor Jiming Village can't catch up, and you can imagine the ordinary barbarians and slaves down there. Of course, eating too much salt will cause problems, but without enough salt, how can people have the strength to work? It seems that the culture of "don't work if you can't" in Yishan, from chieftains to slaves, may have something to do with this.
To change the face of Yishan Mountain, the first step is to solve the problem of salt and other daily necessities.
