The old man may not have said much about other things, but the things he cared about were limited. "Thousand Gold Grains" was one of them, and it occupied a large part of the old man's heart. You could tell just by looking at how much effort he had put in to come all the way to this desolate land to find it.
If Shao Xuan wanted more, no matter what he said, even if they fought, the old man would rather die than agree. One thousand pills was his last concession.
"I said I would use other things to make up for it. I don't have much on hand right now, so I can't give it to you. How about this, if you have time in the future, go to the Royal City, say my name, and I'll give you whatever you want. " The old man said as he handed Shao Xuan a small curved copper knife that looked like a small sickle. "This is for you. If you go to the Royal City, you can take this and let someone take you to me."
Royal City?
Shao Xuan was stunned. He raised his head and took the knife, looking at the old man. "What is your full name?"
"I am Ji Ju!"
Ji? Shao Xuan had heard of it before. That was the surname Wang. Many of the noble slave owners in the Royal City had the surname Ji. They were the slave owners who owned the most land. The Ji royal family was also transformed from the people of the former Ji tribe. Later, the Ji tribe gathered all the other five major tribes, and "Ji" was the surname used by the people of the Ji tribe.
A long time ago, on this land, the people of the tribe discovered another way to use the fire seed. Some of the tribesmen became slave owners and built cities, while the other maintained the appearance of a tribe.
"Do you always enslave a lot of slaves?" Shao Xuan asked as he put the grains that Ji Ju handed over into the animal skin bag.
Since he was the slave owner with the largest land, there should be a lot of slaves working under him. But Ji Ju's answer was not so.
"There are a lot of slaves. After all, I have a lot of land, so I have to let people take care of it. But I only enslave one slave." When Ji Ju said this, his face was full of pride.
The difference between ordinary slaves and enslaved slaves was similar to the difference between wild beasts raised by Yanjiao tribes and engraved wild beasts. Shao Xuan had heard about this on the way, so he wasn't too surprised. He was just a little surprised that Ji Ju had only enslaved one slave.
"That must be a very powerful slave," Shao Xuan said.
"Of course, Huang Di Di is a very good slave. He can help me look after the fields." Speaking of this, Ji Ju missed his slave a little.
"Yellow earth? Why did you give him that name? "Shao Xuan asked.
"That's a pretty good name. I came up with it myself!" Ji Ju disagreed with Shao Xuan's question. "Also, who said that Huang Tudi is human?"
"Then what is it?" Shao Xuan was really curious now. Such an old slave owner had only enslaved one slave, and that only slave was not human.
Ji Ju said proudly, "Moo —"
Shao Xuan: "… Moo? Bull? "
"Yes! Do you think this slave is particularly good?! I enslaved it when it was just a little bit. It's in charge of a large field in my hands. "Ji Ju's old face was blooming.
"If I have the chance, I'd like to see it for myself," Shao Xuan said.
Speaking of his own slave, the old man's depression dissipated a lot. He thought he had a good eye, and the smile on his face did not stop. His attention shifted from the Thousand Grain Gold to his bull, and Ji Ju said a lot.
"Let me tell you, Shao Xuan, if you want to enslave slaves in the future, you have to pay attention to the first slave because the first slave is most likely to be the most loyal one, and also the one with the closest connection to your consciousness. No matter how good the other slaves are, they will always be a little worse. This is the commonality of slavery. That's why we slave owners are very careful when choosing the first slave. Some people even don't enslave slaves until they're middle-aged because they can't find a satisfactory slave. " Ji Ju also brought up the topic of slavery. Seeing how Shao Xuan helped him so much, and because he found a plant suspected to be the Thousand Grain Gold, he was in a good mood, so he told Shao Xuan all this.
"In fact, many slave owners know this, but you tribesmen may not. Of course, you tribesmen don't have much interest in enslaving slaves, and the success rate of enslavement is not high. You can't master the trick," Ji Ju said.
Hearing Ji Ju's words, Shao Xuan's expression was strange. He asked, "The first slave you enslave, is it very important?"
"Very important!" Ji Ju said with certainty.
"You have to choose carefully?" Shao Xuan asked again.
"Yes!"
"You can't enslave it casually?"
"Nonsense!"
Ji Ju worriedly warned Shao Xuan, "How can you enslave it casually?! Our ancestors didn't know that the first slave was the most special, so they didn't pay attention to it. As a result, there were many slaves who betrayed their masters. Because of this, the slaves' characteristics and strengths were scattered, and they weren't loyal enough. Their consciousness wasn't connected tightly enough. That's why the most important thing about slaves is quality, not quantity, especially the first slave. "
Knowing that the situation here was different from the desert, Shao Xuan didn't ask much. But the first slave … He was too embarrassed to tell Ji Ju that he actually already had a slave. His first slave was a beetle that pushed a dung ball, and he enslaved it as an experiment.
No wonder the blue beetle was so loyal. Shao Xuan could clearly feel the beetle's current state. Although he didn't know what it was doing now, he was sure that Sapphire was living well and strong. Shao Xuan didn't need to worry too much.
After talking for a long time, Ji Ju realized that tribesmen weren't necessarily interested in enslavement. Many tribesmen were generally xenophobic, especially those from the larger tribes. It was said that even finding an outsider as a companion would require tribesmen to review repeatedly. Even if they passed the review, they might not be accepted immediately.
"You tribesmen are so troublesome. Right, which tribe are you from? "Ji Ju kept forgetting to ask Shao Xuan this question.
"Yanjiao tribe," Shao Xuan said. On the way here with Ji Ju, he heard Ji Ju talk about tribesmen. He mentioned Yanjiao once, but it wasn't much. Ji Ju's understanding of Yanjiao was limited. He wasn't hostile, but he didn't have a good impression of them. In any case, Shao Xuan was very happy when he heard Ji Ju mention Yanjiao.
"Which one?!" Hearing Shao Xuan's answer, Ji Ju wanted to dig his ears out.
"Yanjiao," Shao Xuan said solemnly.
"… Give me back the thousand grains!" Ji Ju reached out, "Don't you Yanjiao hunt? How can you take good care of a thousand grains?! "
Yanjiao tribesmen rarely went to the Royal City, but once or twice was enough to make a lasting impression. In Ji Ju's impression, Yanjiao tribesmen were strong. One person could carry a few bears and play with them. They were also rude and violent. Every time a Yanjiao tribesman went to the Royal City, they would always send a few nobles flying. They were all rejected by the six nobles. However, Yanjiao tribesmen did come out less these years. The last time Ji Ju saw a Yanjiao tribesman was when he was young. Now, the younger generation might not have seen them.
"We Yanjiao tribesmen can also farm!" Shao Xuan argued. Yanjiao's history had many records of farming. It was impossible that they couldn't even farm.
"Bullshit!"
Ji Ju was very regretful now. Unfortunately, he couldn't take back the grains he had given away.
After a failed attempt, Ji Ju gave up. Fortunately, his focus was not here. He had to hurry back and bring people back to dig up the thousand-grain gold plants. The Royal City was far from here.
Ji Ju didn't go any further. He parted ways with Shao Xuan.
"Right, do you remember where the Yanjiao tribe is?" Shao Xuan asked before they parted.
"What, are you lost?" Ji Ju laughed at his misfortune. However, he really didn't know the exact location of the Yanjiao tribe. "I only know it's deep in the forest. It should be quite far from here. Take your time to find it."
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