The teams of the two tribes got along peacefully along the way. Occasionally, they only "communicated" with their eyes. At most, they bared their teeth and did not directly quarrel. Even those who had been holding their breath and staring at Shao Xuan did not directly get angry or provoke Shao Xuan.
In both teams, everyone was very restrained, and those who did not know how to restrain themselves were not allowed to follow them out.
The people of the Taihe tribe were sizing up Shao Xuan, a relatively unfamiliar companion. After all, every time they went out in the past, the candidates were about the same, and they did not change many people. Everyone was very familiar with each other. Even Guang Yi could recognize some of them because he often saw them and got along for a long time. He could always remember some of their characteristics, not to mention the people of the Taihe tribe.
However, the Yanjiao side did not pay attention to the Taihe tribe's sizing up eyes. As Duo Kang walked, he introduced Shao Xuan to Anba City, which they often went to.
There were six major cities here, which once belonged to the six tribes of Ji, Chaoqiu, Yi, Feng, Mu, and Anba. They were also the six largest tribes at the time. However, after the Ji tribe unified the other five tribes, the place where the Ji tribe was located was expanded several times to form the Royal City. The descendants of the six tribes lived in the Royal City, but the cities originally built by the other five tribes still existed.
The Yanjiao people had also been to the Royal City. Duo Kang told Shao Xuan that because they had caused trouble before, they had not gone to the Royal City for a long time. Instead, they went to the nearest Anba City.
As one of the six tribes, the people of Anba had not been idle after they embarked on the path of slave owners. Some of them followed into the Royal City, while others stayed in Anba City to develop. At the same time, Anba City was also the largest concentration of tribal people living in this large area.
There were also wanderers here, but the status of the wanderers here was not like the ones Shao Xuan had seen before. Because of the integration of the fire seed, their dependence on the tribe was much less. People became free and ambitious. Some people left the tribe to develop and become wanderers. Those who had the ability to leave the tribe and develop on their own were all extremely capable people. Otherwise, they would have been slaughtered long ago.
From the tribe, with the speed of the Yanjiao people, it would take at least three to five days to reach Anba City. If the weather was good and they were lucky, the time would be shorter, but if they encountered trouble along the way, it would take even longer.
This time, no one came looking for trouble. On the morning of the fourth day, the group arrived at the gate of Anba City.
There were guards at the entrance of Anba City. Every team that entered the city had to hand over some items to them before they were allowed to pass.
Shao Xuan saw that Duo Kang had already prepared ten pieces of animal skin for the guards. Every ten people had to hand in one piece, and it had to be of good quality. The man picked carefully, afraid that Duo Kang would give him something of "inferior quality."
After looking, the man's eyes circled around the bundle of animal skins on Duo Kang's back. He wanted to say something, but a few people came up beside Duo Kang. A dozen tall and strong Yanjiao people easily carried the large bundle of things. They moved their exposed muscular arms and grinned silently, revealing big white teeth.
The gatekeeper didn't say anything. Thinking that these were Yanjiao people with bad tempers, he would definitely be the one to suffer if they made a fuss. After weighing the pros and cons, he could only give up. Everyone knew that the Yanjiao people dared to make trouble in the Royal City.
The Taihe tribe benefited because they were with the Yanjiao people and were not harassed. However, the teams that entered the city later were exploited miserably.
The city was much larger than the cities in the desert, and the houses were neatly built. There were houses on both sides of the street that sold cloth, pottery, food, jewelry, and so on. Duo Kang said that more than half of the people there were wanderers.
After entering the city, the group went straight to their destination, which was a relatively special area in Anba City. It was specially used by tribesmen who entered the city to trade. There were no fixed shops, so it was relatively free and more dangerous.
"Okay, hurry up and find a place." Duo Kang waved his hand and said to the people behind him.
There was no need to say more. The people behind him began to assign tasks. Some people put down the things they were carrying, and then like a forklift, they used brute force to shovel away the people in front of them, clearing an open space, and then began to set up tents.
The tree trunks that had been cut down on the way were inserted into the ground, and the framework was set up. Large rolls of coarse linen were unfolded. There were many holes in many places, but no one cared as long as they could be used.
The Taihe tribe set up next to the Yanjiao tribe. Looking at everyone's movements, they were very skilled and the division of labor was clear.
After a few tents were set up, the group first unloaded the goods and put them inside, letting some people guard them. The other group took out a piece of animal skin and spread it on their arms, or put it on some simple shelves so that interested traders or slave owners in Anba City could better see it.
Shao Xuan helped set up the tents and spread out the animal skins, then looked to the side. Although the Taihe people also brought some animal skins, they also brought some other things.
The Taihe people knew a lot about herbs, so every time they came, they would bring some herbs to sell. These sold faster than the animal skins.
The people who were putting things over there saw Shao Xuan look over and immediately put on a vigilant expression.
Shao Xuan calmly looked away and looked at what other tribes were doing in other places.
Most of the people around sold animal skins and bones, but there were also a variety of shiny crystals. The slave owners liked to use these raw materials to make things.
Shao Xuan did not take out the glowing stones at the beginning. He intended to observe them first and then set the price.
There were shouts all around, and in order to attract the attention of buyers, they all boasted about the things in their hands. This one said that he had the skin of an adult tiger in the mountains, and that one said that he had the skin of a cave lion king. In short, they had to attract the attention of others first.
Although the Yanjiao people's voices were loud, it was a pity that they were too honest. The skin of an adult giant bear was not as attractive as the smaller bear skin from the opposite stall. They had just boasted that it was the skin of a bear king cub, but when they were touched and recognized that it was just the skin of an ordinary cave bear, they still quibbled.
Some of the stones used to cushion the table and press the tents were kicked around, and one of them rolled to Shao Xuan's side.
These were all ownerless items. Everyone picked them up from the ground, or people who came here before threw them down. They were all ordinary stones.
Shao Xuan picked up the stone that rolled to his feet and looked at it. The stone was not good enough to be used as a tool. However, it could be used for other things.
Thinking of something, Shao Xuan took out his tools, a small stone hammer made in the tribe, and a small knife.
Among the many shouts and quarrels around, a series of tinkling sounds seemed very abrupt.
Some people looked in the direction of the sound, wanting to know what was making the sound, but they found that someone was actually knocking on the stone!
Shao Xuan waved the small stone hammer in his hand quickly, while the other hand held the stone and kept turning it, knocking out the extra places. When the shape of the stone was not regular, it changed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"What is that?!"
It could be said that when gold and pottery were widely used, stone tools were always the easiest to ignore. So when they saw Shao Xuan "playing" with the stone, some of the merchants who came to see the animal skins suddenly became interested and gathered around to watch.
One of them was particularly conspicuous. He was wearing a dark brown animal skin coat. His tall and burly body squeezed through the crowd and moved steadily, as if the surrounding crowd had no effect on him. His two big palms were like palm-leaf fans. When he pushed, the people in front only felt layers of pressure rushing straight at them. Before they could react, they were already pushed away.
Seeing that person, Duo Kang's eyes lit up. He turned his head and gave a look to the people behind him. Everyone quickly spread out the dark fur animal skins and placed them in the most conspicuous place.
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