After entering the Shangui Tribe, Jiang Xuan and others were warmly received.
During the meal, Gojia specially made mushroom barbecue, which tasted very delicious.
Shanjia also noticed the old witch, because the totem pattern on his face was obviously different from the people of the Vine tribe.
"Which tribe does this old man belong to?"
The old witch replied: "Eastern Wasteland, Eagle Tribe."
"East...East Wasteland...is so far away!"
Shan Jia knew nothing about the Eagle Tribe and did not know that the Eagle Tribe was a big tribe. He was just curious and asked the old witch about the Eastern Wasteland, and the old witch also answered.
After finishing the meal, Jiang Xuan asked: "Do you know where the Crow Tribe went in the end?"
Shanjia replied: "I sent soldiers to track them down and found that they had migrated to the place where the Mosquito tribe lived before. It is estimated that the houses have been built now."
"Where did the Mosquito tribe live?"
Jiang Xuan was surprised. He never expected that the two tribes that had enmity with the Vine tribe would actually take a fancy to that piece of territory one after another. Maybe this was fate.
Jiang Xuan thought that when the Vine Tribe became stronger, he could let the Vine God go again and completely wipe out the Crow Tribe, which would be regarded as revenge for the former Deer Tribe.
Jiang Xuan smiled and said: "Leader Shanjia, maybe we can cooperate in the future and attack the Crow tribe together."
Shanjia thought about it for a while and said: "No problem, our Shanjia tribe will definitely contribute when the time comes!"
"Okay, then we look forward to that day coming soon!"
After the two reached a simple consensus, their relationship became even better. They ate, drank, talked and laughed happily.
After eating and drinking, it was time to get down to business.
"Chief Shanjia, it's the same this time. We want to trade some magic mushrooms that can enhance the strength of warriors."
Shanjia asked: "The transaction is no problem, but I want to see what goods Chief Xuan has brought."
Between tribes, bartering is more cumbersome and requires both parties to have goods that each other needs.
If one party brings goods that the other party does not want, the transaction cannot be concluded.
Jiang Xuandao: "The Shanjia leader will definitely like the goods we brought this time. However, this transaction must be kept secret and not let too many people know."
"Oh? Do you want to keep it a secret?"
"That's right, if the leader of Shanjia cannot keep it secret, we will have to give up on this transaction."
Shanjia also wanted to see what good things Jiang Xuan had brought, so he ordered all other soldiers in the room to go out.
Jiang Xuan also waved his hand, and everyone including the old witch left, leaving only him and Shan Jia in the room.
The flames of the fire pit were beating "crackling". Jiang Xuan and Shanjia were sitting by the fire pit, and the atmosphere was a bit mysterious.
"Chief Xuan, can you speak now?"
Jiang Xuan nodded, took out a small clay pot from the animal skin bag he carried with him, handed it to the mountain armor, and said, "Let's take a look, leader of the mountain armor."
"What is this?"
The Golin opened the jar with doubts, and then saw a jar of light red salt with larger particles and as beautiful as crystal.
The mountain beetle's eyes suddenly widened: "This...could this be..."
Jiang Xuan smiled and said: "The leader of Shanjia can try it."
In the Shangui tribe, Shanjia was not afraid of Jiang Xuan poisoning, so he nodded.
With excitement, the mountain turtle pinched a small piece of light red salt and put it into his mouth.
The salty taste filled his mouth, purer than any salt he had ever tasted before!
"Salt, good salt!"
Shan Jia looked at the small jar in surprise. He never thought that the Vine Tribe actually had such good salt.
"Is there only this small jar?" Golin asked again.
Jiang Xuan shook his head and said: "No, we brought a big jar! This is why I asked the Shanjia leader to keep it a secret. The salt is too precious."
"Don't worry, Chief Xuan, we will keep it secret. Where is the salt? We can start the transaction right away."
"Don't worry, Chief Shanjia, besides salt, we also brought other goods."
"What cargo?" Shanjia looked forward to more surprises.
Jiang Xuan did not answer him directly, but asked: "Chief Shanjia, what do you think of this clay pot with salt?"
After hearing Jiang Xuan's words, Shanjia picked up the small clay pot and observed it carefully, and found that there were a lot of patterns on it, which were very beautiful.
Not only that, the bottom of the small clay pot also has the totem pattern of the rattan tribe.
Shanjia was not stupid either. He immediately guessed that the pottery pot was made by the Vine Tribe.
"Chief Xuan, the goods you are talking about are not pottery, are they?"
Jiang Xuan smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, it's pottery."
"Our Vine Tribe has pottery tripods, pottery pots, pottery basins, pottery bottles, pottery plates, pottery bowls, pottery cups... There is always pottery you like."
Shanjia was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that the Teng tribe actually produced so many pottery.
"Chief Xuan, is your Teng tribe a medium-sized tribe?"
In Shanjia's understanding, it is impossible for a small tribe to have so many things.
Jiang Xuandao: "We are still a small tribe now, but I believe we will become a medium-sized tribe in the future."
If someone else said this, Shanjia would definitely sneer, because he knows very well how difficult it is to become a medium-sized tribe.
The Mountain Turtle Tribe has been here for so many years and has all kinds of magical mushrooms, but at its peak, the population did not exceed one thousand.
To become a medium-sized tribe, the population must be at least five thousand, which is really difficult.
But for some reason, when Jiang Xuan said this, Shanjia didn't feel anything wrong at all, as if Jiang Xuan was just stating a fact.
In the final analysis, it was because the Vine Tribe had given him too many shocks.
Whether it was forcing the crow tribe back, or bringing out salt and exquisite pottery, or the two ferocious birds they were riding on, it didn't look like the style of a small tribe.
Shanjia said: "Then let's bring in all the goods and start trading. Don't worry, Leader Xuan. I will definitely keep the salt matter a secret."
Jiang Xuan nodded, then walked outside the door and asked Goudou and others to bring the goods in.
The mountain turtle also brought a few soldiers and brought in several bags of magic mushrooms.
During the transaction, in order to keep it secret, only Jiang Xuan and Shan Jia were in the room, while the others remained outside.
This transaction went very smoothly.
The Mountain Turtle tribe received a large jar of salt, as well as two practical pottery vessels, several clay pots, and some animal teeth and bones.
The Vine Tribe obtained a large number of magical mushrooms, such as the Powerful Mushroom, the Luminous Mushroom, the Swift Mushroom, etc.
As for the divine mushroom that Shan Jia strongly admired, Jiang Xuan didn't want it, which made Shan Jia a little disappointed.
After all, exchanging magic mushrooms for a large amount of materials is an important way for the Mountain Turtle Tribe to make profits from trade.
However, even without the transaction of divine mushrooms, the harvest of the Mountain Turtle Tribe was still very good, and the Mountain Turtle was quite satisfied with the transaction.
After the transaction, everyone relaxed, and Shanjia took Jiang Xuan and others to wander in the Shangui tribe.
"Crash..."
At this moment, the sound of waves suddenly came from the large swamp in the distance.
Mountain Turtle immediately became nervous and quickly ran toward the water with his weapon, together with the warriors of the Mountain Turtle Tribe.
After a while, a group of people appeared in the swamp. They rode dozens of strange water beasts and gradually approached the Mountain Turtle Tribe.
Valley
When the mountain turtle saw these people, its nervousness immediately dissipated.
The mountain armor laughed and said: "Hahaha, it turns out that our friends from the Otter tribe are here."
The dozens of strange water beasts climbed onto the shore, and the hundreds of warriors on the backs of the water beasts jumped off.
The leader has small eyes and a short stature. He looks rather insignificant, but he also has four horizontal lines on his face. He is obviously a powerful four-color warrior.
This person's name is Lu Zhu, and he is the leader of the Otter tribe.
"Chief Shanjia, I thought your Shanjia tribe didn't welcome us."
Shanjia said: "How can we? It's not because of the damn Crow Tribe that makes us too nervous."
Lu Zhu walked up to Shanjia and agreed: "The Crow tribe is indeed quite worthy."
Shanjia said in surprise: "Your Otter tribe was also attacked by the Crow tribe?"
"That's not true, but a few crows robbed our tribe of prey."
Living together on the edge of a large swamp, the distance is not particularly far. Just like the mosquito tribe before, conflicts with other tribes are inevitable.
Shanjia and Luzhu cursed the Crow tribe again, and they seemed to share the same hatred.
Then, Shan Jia welcomed the warriors of the Otter tribe into the Shan Turtle tribe.
The Otter tribe is obviously quite familiar with the Mountain Turtle tribe. The warriors greet each other and appear to be quite enthusiastic.
Jiang Xuan was also curious about this strange tribe, but because he was unfamiliar with it, he did not move forward and observed it first.
The battle pet of this tribe is a strange creature.
They are very large, roughly estimated to weigh over a thousand kilograms, and are covered with a thick layer of hair that is shiny and smooth.
The eyes are small and round, like the eyes of mice, the ears are small, and there are fangs. The limbs are relatively short, but the claws are very sharp, and there is a thick and long tail behind it.
They looked a bit like an animal Jiang Xuan had seen in his previous life: an otter.
However, these water beasts are many times larger than otters, and they look very fierce.
Jiang Xuan casually asked the mountain turtle warrior accompanying him: "Which tribe is this person from?"
"Chief Xuan, they are from the Otter tribe, and they are here to make deals with us."
"Are those water animals otters?"
"The otter tribe calls them fish otters, because those water animals are good at fishing and love to eat fish."
Jiang Xuan and the Teng tribe warriors looked at this giant water beast called "fish otter" and marveled at it, because the Teng tribe had never seen such a water beast before.
Even when these fish otters come ashore, they stay at the water's edge to rest and never stray far from the water.
Jiang Xuan guessed that it was because they swam faster in the water and ran slower on the shore because of their short legs, making them insecure.
Not long after, a Shangui tribe warrior suddenly ran to Jiang Xuan.
"Chief Xuan, our leader invites you to come over."
"good."
Jiang Xuan followed the warrior and re-entered the wooden house where the Shangui tribe entertained guests.
As soon as Jiang Xuang entered the door, Shanjia greeted him warmly: "Chief Xuan, come and get to know him. This is our friend of the Shangui Tribe and the leader of the Otter Tribe."
Lu Zhu was first surprised at Jiang Xuan's youth, and then solemnly introduced himself: "The leader of the Otter tribe, Lu Zhu."
"The leader of the Vine Tribe, Xuan."
After Shan Jia waited for them to finish the introduction, he immediately greeted: "Sit, sit, sit."
The three of them sat by the fire pit again, while the warriors of the three tribes stood outside, and no one came in to disturb them.
While grilling mushroom skewers, Shanjia said, "Chief Luzhu, did you bring ice lotus root today? Take one out and try it. Maybe you can make a deal with Chief Xuan?"
Lu Zhu smiled and said, "I knew you were thinking about Binglian."
However, Lu Zhu was not stingy and took out a piece of ice lotus root that was crystal clear and looked like an ice sculpture.
The ice lotus root looks similar to a lotus root, about as thick as a child's arm, with nine holes on it. It is very beautiful and exudes a pleasant fragrance.
This is the specialty of the Otter tribe - ice lotus root.
Later, Lu Zhu took out a stone knife and cut the ice lotus root into three pieces. He handed one piece to Shanjia, one piece to Jiang Xuan, and one piece to eat by himself.
Shanjia said with a smile: "Chief Xuan, give it a try. Except for the Otter tribe, it is not easy for others to get such good things."
Jiang Xuan put the ice lotus root to his mouth and took a small bite first.
A sweet taste bloomed on the tip of his tongue, and Jiang Xuan felt very cold, as if he had eaten a piece of ice cream on a hot summer day.
Not only that, Jiang Xuan keenly felt that after taking a bite of ice lotus root, there were some subtle changes in his physical condition, and his mental state also improved a lot.
Jiang Xuan praised: "This ice lotus root is indeed a good thing!"
Hearing Jiang Xuan's praise, Lu Zhu felt very comfortable. After all, this was a specialty of their Otter tribe.
Lu Zhu didn't know that after Jiang Xuan finished eating the piece of ice lotus root, he was already thinking about how to get some seeds to try planting.
Ever since the tribe started planting, no matter what good things Jiang Xuan encountered, his first thought was to bring them back to the tribe to plant them.
Of course, some plants have relatively high requirements for the growing environment and may not be able to survive.
After eating and drinking, Shanjia and Luzhu began to discuss the deal, and Jiang Xuan went outside in a sensible manner.
After the Shangui tribe and the Otter tribe completed the transaction, Jiang Xuancai went over again and found Lu Zhu.
"Chief Luzhu, our Teng tribe also wants to trade some ice lotus roots. I wonder if there are any more?"
Lu Zhu said: "All the big ice lotus roots have been picked out by the mountain armor leader, and only a few smaller ones are left."
"I want to see."
"OK."
Lu Zhu didn't waste any time and asked the soldier to carry an animal skin bag over.
After opening the animal skin bag, there were indeed five ice lotus roots inside.
However, these five ice lotus roots are small and have many knots. If they are used for eating, they are indeed not as good as the larger ice lotus roots.
But Jiang Xuan noticed that there were many roots at the joints of these five ice lotus roots, and there were also some buds.
Jiang Xuan's heart burst into laughter. Isn't this the right "seed"?
Of course, he couldn't smile, and he had to look dissatisfied.
"It's indeed a bit small, and there's not much that can be eaten..."
Just when Lu Zhu thought that this deal could not be concluded, Jiang Xuan said again: "However, it is still okay to take it back and give it to the witch to try it out."
Lu Zhu said: "Then what kind of goods does Leader Xuan want to exchange for these five ice lotus roots?"
Jiang Xuan feigned pain and took out a pair of animal teeth and said: "All the goods brought this time were used to trade mushrooms. Only this pair of animal teeth are left. Leader Luzhu, can you see if they can be used for it?" Trading ice lotus root.”
Lu Zhu took the beast's tooth and found that the quality was really good. Although it was a bit small, it was offset by the fact that the ice lotus roots were also defective.
"make a deal!"
Lu Zhu put away the pair of beast fangs and handed the five ice lotus roots to Jiang Xuan.
"Chief Xuan, if you want better ice lotus roots, you can come to our Otter tribe in the future. I will treat you well then."
"I will definitely go if I have the chance."
After the transaction was completed, Lu Zhu did not stop, and soon took the warriors of the Otter tribe and rode away through the waves on those fish otters.
Jiang Xuanze carefully wrapped the five ice lotus roots with water plants and put them into the animal skin bag to keep them moisturized.
Afterwards, Jiang Xuan said goodbye to Shanjia, and flew back with the old witch and the Teng tribe warriors on the giant eagle, with Tangyuan following closely behind.
