After the end of the war, the Drumming tribe returned to normal.
The tribe held a ceremony for the dead warriors, but Shao Xuan wasn't from the Drumming tribe and couldn't participate in the ceremony, so he didn't see the fire seed of the Drumming tribe.
That day, he stayed at Chen Jia's house and felt the energy of the fire seed. It was different from the energy of the Yanjiao tribe's fire seed, this energy was much stronger.
This was probably what the shaman said about the difference between a complete totem and an incomplete totem.
The energy of the Yanjiao tribe's fire seed gave people a warm feeling, but the Drumming tribe's fire seed gave people a slightly cool feeling. It wasn't cold, but it was slightly cooler than the Yanjiao tribe's fire seed.
Even though he was curious about the Drumming tribe's fire seed, Shao Xuan couldn't go and see it. Only when he talked with Fu Shi and the others did he know that their fire pit was actually a waterhole. The bodies of the dead warriors would also be sent to that waterhole.
Hearing this, it was a very magical thing.
If there was a chance, Shao Xuan really wanted to see the Drumming tribe's "fire pit" with his own eyes.
After the funeral ceremony, the tribe became lively again. Everyone was looking forward to the next trade, just like rich people who had just earned a large sum of money and were thinking about how to spend it.
The Drumming tribe's healing ability was slightly slower than the Yanjiao tribe's, but overall, it wasn't bad. When the totem patterns covered their whole body, it was like a layer of scales covering them, giving them a certain amount of protection.
The Drumming tribe also knew that, because of this, their attitude towards Shao Xuan was very warm. When they heard that Shao Xuan was going to go out with the trading team, they all imparted their experiences to Shao Xuan, telling him how to choose, how to trade, what the price of each item was, etc.
The young ladies of the Drumming tribe, who looked cold but were actually passionate, often ran to Shao Xuan's side and showed their brightest "smiles".
Every time he faced this kind of enthusiasm, Shao Xuan's face froze. On the other hand, the men of the Drumming tribe were all infatuated with the passionate girls.
Sure enough, different tribes had different aesthetic standards.
Due to the return of a large number of adult crocodiles, the Chacha viewed the wetlands as a dangerous place. If they could land on a tree, they would definitely not land on the ground.
Finally, the day of the trading team's departure arrived. Shao Xuan took the Water Moon Stone that Ping gave him and left with Chacha.
"Shao Xuan, you must come to our tribe to play again!" Ping said to Shao Xuan.
"Alright, I'll definitely come back."
The Drumming tribe and the Pu tribe were not close. According to Shao Xuan's understanding, the Drumming tribe was located in a remote area. The distribution of tribes here was relatively sparse. Just look at the territory of the Drumming tribe.
Towards the Pu tribe, they did not walk step by step on the ground, but through the water.
On the outskirts of the Drumming tribe, there was a river that was more than ten metres wide. Through this river, the people of the Drumming tribe could reach the Pu tribe.
The Drumming tribe did not have boats. They could make bamboo rafts and wooden rafts. On the few tributaries here, bamboo rafts and wooden rafts could successfully float. However, the people of the Drumming tribe did not use them because they had better "boats".
One after another, crocodiles hung on the water surface. Some only revealed half of their heads, only their eyes and noses could be seen. The crocodiles often hid in the water like this to maintain their concealment. But there were also some that revealed more of their heads. You could clearly see the scales and patterns on their backs.
As the leader of the trading team, after receiving the shaman's blessing, Qing Yi jumped into the river and landed on the back of a crocodile.
The crocodiles lined up together like a pontoon, allowing Qing Yi to walk freely on them.
The others followed Qing Yi and jumped into the river one by one, then stood on the backs of the crocodiles.
Fu Shi carried an empty rattan basket on his back and touched the animal skin bag with the water moonstones. He said to Shao Xuan, "Let's go!"
Shao Xuan did not let Chacha lead the way. He wanted to be with the people of the Drumming tribe and learn more about the Pu tribe. Fu Shi said a lot of things that were not specific. Shao Xuan could learn more from the conversations of the others.
The Drumming tribe had thousands of people. Not everyone would participate in this trade. Some temporarily did not need to buy anything, some asked others to help them bring something back, and some waited for their companions to bring something back. Then they would use the water moonstones to exchange for it.
After counting the people in the trading team, Qing Yi waved his hand, "Let's go!"
The crocodiles floating on the water swung their tails and began to move forward along the river.
Just as they started moving, Shao Xuan heard a cry from behind. Turning his head to look, he saw a crocodile floating on the river where the sending off team was. Beside it, there was a small crocodile with dark brown eyes. Many people could not hear its cry, so when Shao Xuan turned his head to look, Fu Shi was puzzled.
After seeing the small crocodile, Fu Shi grinned, "It's sending us off."
Turning his head back, Shao Xuan signaled to Chacha in the air to follow.
A trading team of more than two hundred people, accompanied by more than a hundred crocodiles. Although this team did not look like a lot, it was very strange.
After all, these crocodiles were not real boats. They would not always stay above the water surface. Sometimes they would even sink a little. The people standing on their backs would have their legs in the water. However, the people of the Drumming tribe did not feel uncomfortable. After all, they were also close to the water.
Shao Xuan looked at the duckweeds on the water surface. These green plants hid the figures under the water. If one looked at the trading team from the land, it would be like a boat moving on its own. Only the ripples on the water would tell others that there were other creatures under the water.
There were other fish in the river, even some dangerous ones. However, with this group of crocodiles, these fish all retreated and ran away.
Sometimes they could even see some aquatic animals, as well as other animals playing in the water. Those that should be avoided were avoided, and those that did not need to be avoided were directly passed. These animals would naturally avoid them.
Feeling a little itchy on his feet, Shao Xuan moved the spear in his hand. With a splash, a finger-long worm was lifted up by the spearhead.
It was a worm with a mouth like a suction cup. Its body was reddish-brown with some fine earthy yellow patterns. Its stomach was slightly bulging.
"Be careful, these worms suck blood." Fu Shi, who was standing in front, said.
Shao Xuan acted as soon as he sensed it. This worm did not suck Shao Xuan's blood, but he did not know who in the group it belonged to.
It seemed that in the river, there were not many big threats, but many small troubles.
The river passed through a wetland and came to a mountain ridge. It passed by many towering mountains.
For the Drumming tribe, these mountains were high enough, but in Shao Xuan's eyes, these mountains were far from the hunting ground and the mountain range near Eagle Mountain.
Half a day later, Shao Xuan's vision darkened. The group passed through a narrow channel between two cliffs. Here, the cliffs on both sides blocked most of the light. Only a narrow opening at the top allowed them to see the sky.
This narrow channel was especially quiet. The sound of the crocodile's tail swishing could be heard clearly.
"After this, we'll reach it." Fu Shi said.
The light in front of them was getting closer.
When the group came out of the narrow channel, what they saw was completely different from before. In their field of vision, there were large lotus leaves.
"From here on, it's the Pu tribe's territory." Fu Shi said.
Shao Xuan was about to ask more when he sensed that there was something in the water quickly approaching them. It stopped when it reached the edge of the lotus leaves.
The large lotus leaves covered the figure underwater.
"Gua!"
A frog-like croak was heard. Shao Xuan reflexively took out his knife and was on guard.
Whoosh!
A figure broke out of the water, but it did not run directly to the Drumming tribe's trading team. Instead, it stood on a lotus leaf the size of a small bed.
"We're a little late." The person standing on the lotus leaf said to Qing Yi, who was in front of the trading team.
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