The team didn't cover their tracks. Even if they did, they wouldn't be able to cover them completely, so they didn't bother. There were a few hundred people carrying goods and cauldrons. It was impossible for them to not leave a trace in the forest.
After a while, Shao Xuan would set up some more traps. The Taihe people would also help. Their drugs would make Shao Xuan's traps even more "pleasurable". As long as the people behind them continued to follow their footsteps, they could continue to "enjoy" themselves.
If they could use skills to deal with the enemy, why would they need to use brute force? The Yanjiao and Taihe people were happy to see this. They didn't need to waste time and manpower to deal with the pursuers. They only needed to be on guard against the people who had been lying in ambush in the forest. This greatly reduced the pressure on them.
Two days later, the number of ambushes had decreased. They didn't see a single person after half a day. Duo Kang relaxed. It was finally over. From now on, they only needed to be on guard against the beasts in the mountains.
Because of Shao Xuan's traps, the people behind them didn't catch up. Occasionally, they would see a flock of scavenger birds chirping as they flew overhead.
Along the way, they saw Shao Xuan making stone tools. During the break, the people in the team were still in the mood to ask Shao Xuan how to use and make stone tools. If they were ever trapped in the forest and didn't have any other weapons, they could make stone tools to save themselves.
Hearing Shao Xuan say that because their team had very few gold tools, they basically used stone tools. If it was before, everyone would have imagined a powerful image of a person holding a huge rock to smash a beast. However, after experiencing the events of the past two days, everyone realized that stone tools could also play a big role. It was not just the skill of smashing rocks.
When they didn't have any metal tools, the brothers in the other team used all kinds of stone tools to deal with the beasts in the mountains. The brothers in the other team were really fierce! If there was a chance, they really wanted to meet them and have an in-depth discussion.
As for the stones Shao Xuan mentioned, many people were confused. From their point of view, all stones looked the same. Guang Yi, who was face-blind, was the fastest learner in distinguishing stones.
When the people of Yanjiao and Taihe returned to their tribes, on the other side, in Anba City, An Yan looked at a dozen people covered in blood and mud standing in front of him. He was so angry that his face turned green. With a flick of his hand, he threw the palm-sized wine cup on the ground.
"A bunch of trash!"
The person who was scolded stood there, trembling with fear. He lowered his head and did not say a word. This time, they had indeed lost a lot of people. Encountering those continuous traps was one of them. They were also robbed by other tribesmen and suffered many casualties!
Once they were out of Anba City, the other tribesmen put away their smiles. Whatever they could rob, it didn't matter if they were from the Six Tribes of Anba or anyone else. The immediate benefits were the most important.
Because of the trap, many of the people An Yan sent out were injured. They were also taken advantage of. He sent out more than a hundred people, but in the end, only a dozen came back. How could An Yan not be angry? It was like being pressed by a big stone in the chest. It was so stuffy that he wanted to vomit blood.
The Yanjiao people didn't get the remaining crystal stones in their hands, and they didn't even get the bronze cauldron back!
Why did An Yan easily give away such a big bronze cauldron as a gift?
One was to attract hatred. Giving it away in front of so many people in the free trading area would definitely attract more people's attention to the Yanjiao tribe's trading team. Of course, An Yan was happy to borrow other people's hands to cause trouble for the Yanjiao people.
The second reason was to use the bronze cauldron to delay the Yanjiao people's pace. It was definitely inconvenient to carry such a big cauldron in the mountains and forests. It would also leave traces of walking, making it easier to track.
But the result was like a loud slap, mercilessly slapping An Yan in the face.
Bronze was still very rare to the tribesmen, and the casting process was complicated. Every cauldron, especially those large ones, required a lot of manpower and material resources. Because of its rarity, it had always been exclusive to the slave masters since its creation. Moreover, it was only owned by the leaders of the six tribes. Those with lower status in the city did not have the ability to own one at all. Most people could only use pottery cauldrons.
Of course, as the descendant of the leader, An Yan had the right to give cauldrons to others, but to give it to the tribesmen? An Yan really didn't think about this. Even if it was a failed casting cauldron, he didn't want to give it to the tribesmen directly. He only wanted to use it as a chess piece. But he didn't expect that this chess piece would be snatched away!
How could he expect the tribesmen to spit out something that was taken back?
Bang!
Probably because he felt that the bronze wine cup wasn't enough to vent his anger, An Yan smashed an exquisitely made ceramic cup with an extremely thin body.
"Get out!" Seeing these people standing in front of him, An Yan was angry. If it weren't for the fact that he still needed these people after losing so many people, he would have already dragged these wastes out and beheaded them!
Next time, the next time the Yanjiao people came to Anba City's free trade area, he would definitely teach them a lesson!
Unfortunately, what An Yan didn't know was that the Yanjiao people had already made a deal with Black Bear and didn't need to run to the free trade area.
… …
By the time the Yanjiao and Taihe teams returned to the tribe, the weather in the mountain forest had obviously turned cold. Standing at a high place, they could see the yellowed leaves everywhere in the mountain forest. It wouldn't be long before those leaves completely fell, and at that time, winter would come.
After going out to trade, the Taihe tribe people learned one thing — it was better not to provoke Yanjiao's little elder.
He could fight head-on. Playing dirty? He could still do it!
Especially the few people who fought Shao Xuan before. They were glad that Shao Xuan didn't trap them at that time. Otherwise, they would have been tortured to death or angered to death.
After parting with the Taihe people, Duo Kang led the team back to the tribe with a smile on his face. The big cauldron that reflected the golden light was also carried by Duo Kang. At this time, there was no need to hide it. He lifted the cloth to reveal the body of the cauldron, which was quite eye-catching.
Looking at Duo Kang who couldn't wait to jump up and show off with the cauldron, Guang Yi pursed his lips and called for the others to follow.
Walking through the forest, they saw the river outside the tribe. On the other side of the river, Chief Zheng Luo led the tribe people and stood there to welcome the trading team.
The big cauldron Duo Kang carried almost blinded the eyes of the people who came to welcome them.
Zheng Luo's first reaction when he saw the big cauldron was disbelief. He closed his eyes and opened them again. Duo Kang was still carrying the shining cauldron with a grin on his face!
If they didn't exchange for something useful, how could they exchange for a big cauldron?! And it was a flat one! If they used it to cook, it wouldn't even be as good as the big stone pot left by their ancestors!
Seeing that the cauldron was unstable, Zheng Luo's expression darkened.
"What, what, what's going on?!" Zheng Luo went forward to ask. If Duo Kang had exchanged for this cauldron with weapons, he would immediately call for a tribal meeting and remove Duo Kang from his position as chief.
Duo Kang put down the cauldron and shook his arms to loosen his muscles. Then he smiled and said, "You mean this cauldron? It's Shao Xuan's. "
When he heard that it was Shao Xuan's, Zheng Luo's expression stiffened. His questioning expression softened. He was about to reprimand Duo Kang for not advising Shao Xuan to exchange for the cauldron when Duo Kang briefly explained the situation.
After hearing this, Zheng Luo put away his dissatisfaction and stroked his beard. He smiled and said, "Since it's a gift, just accept it."
Who wouldn't accept something that was delivered to their doorstep?
As the chief of the tribe, Zheng Luo obviously thought of more things. To the slave masters, this cauldron was not something that could be casually given away. He could already guess An Yan's expression now.
They went for wool and came home shorn! They deserved it! They deserved it for showing off!
When he heard that Duo Kang was working with Black Bear, Zheng Luo smiled even harder. He said, "Good! Good! Good! "
Zheng Luo, who was in a good mood, called Shao Xuan up the mountain and gave him some linen and silk fabrics. "While you were out, another team from the tribe went to trade with other tribesmen. I have a lot here, take some with you."
Although ramie and other textile materials were rough, they were cheap and easy to obtain. Everyone used them more, but silk fabrics were rarely used. The slave masters really liked those glossy and smooth fabrics.
After giving Shao Xuan some linen and silk fabrics, Zheng Luo asked Shao Xuan about the trade. Duo Kang only gave a brief explanation. He wanted to know more about the details.
When he finished, Zheng Luo looked at the cauldron he brought back.
"Cloud pattern flat cauldron. It should be made by the Xia people," Zheng Luo said.
"Xia people?" Shao Xuan didn't know much about this.
"Yes, it used to be the 'Xia' tribe. The Xia people were good at casting. After the tribe split up, the Xia people used 'Gongjia' as their surname and made a living by casting. Many cauldrons in Anba City were made by them. The Xia people's style is mainly round cauldrons and cloud patterns. In recent years, they have more flat cauldrons. The six tribes are now casting cauldrons. Most of them are round cauldrons, followed by square cauldrons, and flat cauldrons are the least common. More than half of the round cauldrons and flat cauldrons are made by the Xia people. Plus, the Xia people like cloud patterns and not beast patterns, so this cauldron should be made by the Xia people. But I don't know why this cauldron failed. "Zheng Luo looked at the flat body of the cauldron and then at its feet, puzzled.
Since he couldn't figure it out, Zheng Luo stopped thinking about it. He said to Shao Xuan, "You can decide on this cauldron. You can melt it or keep it for your own soup."
Shao Xuan carried the cauldron out of Zheng Luo's place. When he returned home, he put the cauldron in his stone crafting room. It was big enough and spacious enough for him to study the patterns on the cauldron.
The words on the cauldron were a little cryptic and ancient. If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't be able to read or understand, but Shao Xuan could still understand some of it.
The usage of the language here had more or less changed after a thousand years. There were some differences in the usage of words and grammar. What Shao Xuan learned from the people in the desert was actually the usage of the language here from a thousand years ago. It was closer to the ancient method on the cauldron.
Shao Xuan wrote all the words on the body of the cauldron on a piece of cloth for later study.
But when Shao Xuan finished writing those words and looked at the cauldron standing there crookedly, he felt that the patterns on the body of the cauldron were a little strange. It was like a whirlpool, attracting people's attention.
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