"Royal City?" Shao Xuan paused. He didn't expect to run into the Black Bears heading to Royal City. He could consider going with the Black Bears to save himself the trouble of asking for directions. Also, it would be safer with the caravan. It was worth it even if he had to pay a little.
However, he had to complete the tribe's trade first.
"Your leader isn't here?" Shao Xuan asked.
"The leader left a long time ago. We're waiting for a batch of goods here before bringing them over. Just in time, we've been waiting for your Yanjiao people," the brawny man said. The Yanjiao tribesmen brought good stuff. They earned quite a bit from selling the animal hides last time. They split the rest among themselves. It was nice to wear in winter.
However, compared to the animal hides, they were more interested in the glowing stones.
They brought Shao Xuan into the house and sat on the stone bench in the yard. There were no wooden benches. They were too fragile for the Black Bears.
"I'm Maoda. Since the leader isn't here, I'm in charge of all the trade in Anba City. What good stuff did you bring this time? Do you have the glowing stones? "Maoda rubbed his hands and asked expectantly.
"We didn't bring many glowing stones. It's been dangerous in the river for half a year. It's not easy to cross," Shao Xuan said half-truthfully. The river in the hunting area hadn't dried up yet. Although there were fewer crocodiles now, there were still some. If they wanted to dig for more stones, they had to wait until the river dried up.
However, Shao Xuan had made a few more water sun stones before he came. Rare things were valuable. It was best not to bring too many of these things out at once.
When he heard about the glowing stones, Maoda's eyes crinkled in a smile. He clapped his hands hard. "Good! Where are they? "
"We didn't bring them into the city," Shao Xuan said. It was not that they were afraid of trouble. It was just that there were too many things in the team. If they really fought with the people of Anba City, they would destroy a lot of things. The people in the team were reluctant. Why waste their own things for those people from Anba City?
Thinking about what happened in Anba City last year, Maoda understood. "What you did was right. A few days ago, I went to the trading area and saw Anping and his men wandering around. By the way, do you still remember Anping? The one who gave you the broken cauldron. "
"Yes, I remember." Shao Xuan heard Maoda's words and knew that there were many stories he didn't know.
"The broken cauldron that Anping pushed out last year seemed to have some history. It failed for some reason but to the aristocrats of Anba City, it was not a gift. Too bad that idiot Anping pushed it out in front of everyone. When he went back, he had one of his arms chopped off. He's holding the grudge against you. So when you enter the city, be careful. Don't run into him." Maoda told Shao Xuan about what happened in Anba City.
"Wasn't it An Yan who made the decision to give out the cauldron?" Shao Xuan was confused.
Maoda's mouth twitched. He said with disdain, "It's enough to have a useless scapegoat. But you guys are good. You made An Yan suffer. I heard that only a few of the people An Yan sent out came back. "
After understanding the situation in Anba City, Maoda led his men and left the city with Shao Xuan. They went to a forest not far from the city.
Maoda and his men came and went all day. The guards of Anba City were used to it. So when they saw Maoda and his men leave, they didn't think much of it. They didn't know Shao Xuan anyway.
Not long after they left Anba City, Maoda saw Yanjiao's Taihe team. Because he often dealt with the leaders of the trading teams with Black Bear, he knew Duo Kang and the others.
After checking the goods, Maoda negotiated the price with the leaders of the two teams. Whether it was food or metal or something else, they made the deal on the spot. Since they didn't bring enough, Maoda sent his men back to the city to bring more.
Maoda had high hopes for the goods. Duo Kang and the others had no objections to Maoda's price. Both sides were satisfied. So the deal didn't take long. Compared to the past where they had to stay in the trading area for a few days after entering the city, having to guard against sneak attacks and having to pay for the venue fee, this was already very good.
It was the Taihe people's first time encountering such a good deal. Although they had to admit that it was all thanks to Yanjiao, they were still happy.
"Since the deal is done, let's find a place to rest for two days before going back. Whoever wants to trade can come with us. We don't all need to enter the city, it's too big of a target," the Taihe people discussed with Duo Kang.
"Mm, that works too." Duo Kang looked at Shao Xuan and asked, "When do you plan to leave? Send more people to follow you. "
Duo Kang had to lead the team himself so he couldn't leave but the others could.
"I plan to go with the Black Bear team. They're going to the Royal City the day after tomorrow too," Shao Xuan said. He had already mentioned it to Maoda on the way here and Maoda had agreed.
However, if he went with the team, he couldn't bring too many people with him or the team wouldn't let him.
"Then we won't bring too many people. Only Guang Yi will go with you. It's good to have someone to take care of you. Although Guang Yi can't recognize people, he has experience." Guang Yi was very sensitive to danger. With Guang Yi with him, Duo Kang felt more assured.
Shao Xuan thought about it and nodded. "That works too."
Two days later.
Duo Kang led the trading team back to the tribe with the Taihe people while Shao Xuan and Guang Yi went to the place they agreed to meet with Maoda. They waited there for Maoda's people to come out.
Not long after, a team of about a hundred people came out of the city. Everyone in the team was very muscular and stood out when they stood together with the others.
Moreover, these hundred or so people were all carrying large packages wrapped in many layers of linen or carrying large wooden boxes. There were other people around who were tempted after seeing the goods, but once they knew that it was the Black Bear's caravan, they gave up. These people were not to be trifled with.
"You're going to carry these things to the Royal City just like that?" Shao Xuan looked at Maoda's large bag and asked.
Maoda only smiled and let Shao Xuan and Guang Yi follow.
Guang Yi followed quietly. He couldn't tell who was who. Maoda's team looked the same to him. There was no difference but their aura was slightly different. Guang Yi tried to identify them based on their aura.
After leaving Anba City and walking for less than half an hour, the team arrived at the foot of a mountain. The mountain wasn't high or steep. There were obvious signs of human modification. There were roads and buildings near the peak.
Maoda took out a horn made from a beast's horn and blew it.
Woo —
Not long after the horn sounded, Shao Xuan sensed something coming down from the mountain. He looked up and saw several large figures running down the mountain. Beside these large figures were other figures running quickly.
"Those are … bears?" Shao Xuan gasped.
"That's right!" Maoda's eyes were gleaming with pride. Owning such large beasts and using them as transportation was not something a normal merchant team could do. Even if other merchant teams had giant beasts, they were mostly herbivores that didn't have much attack power. Unlike them, they had giant bears!
"You're wearing bear skins and you're using giant bears as transportation? Won't they get angry? "Shao Xuan asked curiously.
Maoda and the people around him all looked at Shao Xuan with a 'you're ignorant' look. "On the contrary, they're closer to us when we wear bear skins. Plus, the better the quality of our skins, the more obedient they are."
As they spoke, the giant beasts running down the mountain arrived.
There were a total of seven giant bears. If each of them stood up with their forelimbs raised, they would be more than ten meters tall. Their fur was dark brown. They were probably well taken care of. The fur on their bodies was glossy. When they ran under the sun, they could see the light flashing on their bodies.
After the seven giant bears came down, they were about to stop, but they suddenly smelled the scent of strangers. These scents made them feel very uneasy.
One of the giant bears roared and sped up again, running towards Shao Xuan. Its fat paws stepped on the ground, causing the people standing nearby to feel the vibrations.
Maoda frowned. "Spread out!" They weren't carrying anything so there was no need to drag them. It would be better to let them go crazy.
Maoda turned and saw Shao Xuan still standing there. He shouted, "Move! Do you want to die?! "
The giant bears were already there. The vibrations caused by their paws on the ground could be felt just by looking at them. The angry roar caused the leaves on the surrounding trees to tremble.
Shao Xuan looked at the giant bear that was almost in front of him. He lifted his foot and stomped down.
Boom!
With this stomp, the ground beneath his feet shook violently. A tyrannical force erupted from under his feet, as if an even larger beast had stomped on the ground, as if it wanted to crush everything here into smithereens. The tremors spread from the ground to the ground, and then rushed up from the ground. The surrounding stones on the ground suddenly shook, and fine dust rose like smoke. Countless cracks broke open and extended outwards.
With this stomp, Shao Xuan's totemic power increased instantly. However, he retracted it the moment he stomped down. Many people hadn't even seen the totemic patterns on his body before they realized that they had faded away. It was as if they were seeing things.
Whoosh —
The giant bear stopped five meters away from Shao Xuan. Because of the sudden stop, it dug up chunks of hard soil. Under the giant bear's feet, there were even more chunks of soil that had been split apart. They were all caused by the cracks in the ground.
Shao Xuan stood there, watching the giant bear in front of him quietly. As for the originally aggressive giant bear, after it paused, the fur around its nose trembled. It turned its head and roared in another direction, as if it had encountered an awkward situation in a conversation and suddenly changed the topic. It was a little stiff and turned away embarrassedly.
Maoda and the rest were silent. The words' do you want to die? 'were still echoing in the air.
Guang Yi broke off a thin branch and picked his teeth. These were just bears raised by humans. What was there to show off? I've killed so many bears that were bigger than these!
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