Beast meat and beast hides were exchanged according to the amount of crystals the Drumming tribe brought.
Some of the beast meat was recently slaughtered because fearsome beast meat could be kept fresh for a longer time. Plus, the temperature wasn't too high, so the meat could be stored for a longer time. When it was placed in the trading point, there was no strange smell. Some of the meat was taken from the cave on top of the mountain where the Flaming Horn tribe stored their food. When they were chopped, the meat was hard and firm.
Other than that, there was also cured meat and jerky, but those were more expensive because of the salt involved.
The people of the Drumming tribe mainly chose fresh meat. When they were choosing the meat, there were disputes in their group. Some wanted this kind of meat, some wanted that kind of meat. The reason was that they thought the meat they chose "looked delicious".
Most of the Drumming tribe members had never eaten fearsome beast meat before. Even the chief, Abuli, had never eaten it before. This was also why they didn't think of fearsome beasts at first. Up until now, they had never seen a fearsome beast, let alone eaten one.
So when they heard that they could exchange for fearsome beast meat, they were all shocked. After the shock, they became excited. They were so excited that they started arguing.
Shao Xuan ordered his men to cut some of the meat for them to try. Although it was raw, to tribesmen, it wasn't like they didn't eat raw meat before. The Drumming tribesmen tasted the raw meat without any pressure. Of course, only Abuli tasted it. The final decision was made by him, the chief.
After Abuli looked through the items, he did not immediately trade them outside. Instead, he returned to the warehouse and told Shao Xuan about the items he had his eyes on. Then, he asked Shao Xuan to move the items into the warehouse and not leave them outside.
Shao Xuan could understand. The Drumming tribe members were very careful. There were people from the Drumming tribe, Rain tribe and Pu tribe walking around outside. The Drumming tribe members were worried that people would see what they got.
After the beast meat and beast hides were exchanged, Abuli wrapped the beast meat with the leaves he gave them and placed it in the rattan basket. The beast hides were carefully rolled up and placed properly. After the rattan basket was covered, he tied it tightly with a straw rope to ensure that the rattan basket wouldn't open when they ran.
"Can we trade here in the future?" Abuli asked expectantly after packing up.
"Of course you can. The Trading Point isn't complete yet. This is just a trial run. It will last until winter when it snows. However, after winter ends, it will definitely be open again next year. You can come over whenever you want to trade. " Shao Xuan paused for a moment before continuing, "As for the crystals you took out, it would be great if you had a bigger one. That way, we could exchange them for more things."
Abuli didn't say anything. His long toes dug into the ground as if he was thinking about something. When the warriors of the Zhi tribe behind him heard that the bigger the crystal, the more things they could exchange for, their eyes lit up.
Without any delay, the people of the Zhi tribe left as soon as they finished their trade. When they arrived, they practically walked in small steps. When the Yanjiao warriors saw them, they couldn't help but feel anxious for them and wanted to give them a push. However, after exchanging their goods, the people of the Zhi tribe ran away as if there was wind beneath their feet.
When they were in the Trading Point, they could only be considered to have walked a little faster. After all, within the Trading Point, Yanjiao had guaranteed that there would be no robberies. As soon as they left the Trading Point, a group of eighty people disappeared in the blink of an eye. Kun Tu and the others who were guarding the entrance of the Trading Point were dumbfounded.
"It's good that they ran fast. It's safer." Shao Xuan smiled as he watched the figures flash by in the distant forest.
Because of the Yanjiao people inside the Trading Point, there wouldn't be any robberies. However, in the forest outside the Trading Point, there were some people with ulterior motives. They didn't have anything to trade in the Trading Point, so they wanted to rob the people who had exchanged their goods.
However, the people of the Zhi tribe weren't good at other things, but they were very good at escaping. The Yanjiao people couldn't help but sigh. Growing such big feet wasn't useless.
Not only were those people fast, but they were also very agile in the woods. They were up and down, and their figures were erratic. Their existence was reasonable. No matter how small a tribe was, they still had their reasons for surviving.
The people hiding in the forest who wanted to rob them could only watch as the people of the Zhi tribe ran further and further away with their rattan baskets on their backs.
After exchanging their goods, Abuli's group was so excited that they wanted to fly. They ran even faster. Hooking on branches with their toes, they even flipped a few times in the air as they flew past a bush of thorny plants. They weren't worried at all about falling and smashing into the thorny plants.
In the past, the Zhi tribe rarely interacted with other tribes. Most of the time, they hid in the forest and lived their own lives. They were very wary of other people. Only by being careful could they live a long life. When he saw the Yanjiao wooden board with the words written on it, Abuli hesitated. However, in the end, he decided to give it a try. He didn't expect to succeed!
At that time, there were many people in the tribe who objected. They said that it was definitely the Yanjiao people's scheme. Hmph! When they returned and saw the things in the rattan baskets, who would object again?! The more Abuli thought about it, the more proud he became. He felt that he was wise and powerful. No wonder he was the chief of the tribe!
When the group finally returned to the tribe, they saw that at the entrance of the tribe, there were many people waiting with their necks stretched out. They were anxiously waiting.
The first Zhi tribe warrior who noticed Abuli's group shouted. Soon, a large group of people rushed out from the gap. They had been waiting for Abuli's news.
The chief had brought dozens of people out for a trade. This was a big event in the tribe. Everyone wanted to know the result.
"How was it?" The shaman of the Zhi tribe held a purple crystal staff and walked out quickly.
Abuli raised his chin and put on airs. "There's no rush. Let's talk inside."
The shaman of the Zhi tribe knew Abuli well. When he saw this, he knew that they had succeeded. However, when he entered the tribe, he realized that this trade was much more successful than they had expected.
Some of the Zhi tribe warriors who went out for the trade couldn't hold back their saliva anymore and started to talk about what they had seen and heard. After all, they were the first batch of people to go out for a trade. How could they not show off? Not to mention, this time, they had indeed opened a new door.
Abuli didn't care about the beast meat. Instead, he took out the beast skin he had exchanged for and put it on. He turned around in front of everyone. "How was it? Beast skin! Fearsome beast skin! You've never seen this before, right? "
Someone went over and touched the beast skin from top to bottom, then from bottom to top, but Abuli slapped him away with his stick.
"You can really exchange for it?!"
Those who didn't go with him regretted it. They thought that this trip would be dangerous and wouldn't yield any results. Who would have thought …
The onlookers hesitated for a while. Then, they thought of something and ran back to their homes. Every family in the Zhi tribe had a lot of crystals.
However, most of the crystals they had were about the same size as the ones Abuli brought out. Some were even smaller. After Abuli showed off, he waited for the crowd to disperse and came to a cave. Inside, he hid the treasures of the Zhi tribe's chiefs for generations.
Not only were there bigger crystal pillars and clusters, some of them were even glowing.
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