It could be said that the Hui tribe was the closest place to the giant mountain eagles. Perhaps no other tribe could see so many giant mountain eagles and observe their growth from birth.
Shao Xuan's understanding of the giant mountain eagles was limited to what he heard from other people and his experience raising Chacha. However, chacha had too many special characteristics and could not be considered a normal giant mountain eagle. Here, Shao Xuan could understand them better.
Looking away, Shao Xuan no longer looked at the baby eagle that was still climbing up the wall. He walked into the cave with the shaman and chief of the Hui tribe.
Inside the cave, there were illuminating crystals, water moon stones, and other glowing crystals. There was no need to rely on torches.
Gu La told the others about Shao Xuan's intentions. Just like Gu La, the shaman and chief were shocked. They thought that Shao Xuan was here to ask for help but they did not expect Shao Xuan to be here to invite them.
"Before winter, when our tribe's expedition team came back, they brought back a piece of news. They said they heard about the Flaming Horn fleet and the Flaming River Trading Point," the chief of the Hui tribe recalled.
At that time, they didn't believe that the Flaming Horns could live a good life. Building a trading point wasn't difficult for a tribe like theirs. That was why when they heard the news from the expedition team, they didn't take it to heart. They thought it was just an exaggeration. But now, since the Flaming Horns could send out an invitation to a banquet, it meant that they really had the ability to host a banquet. Perhaps the "Flaming River Trading Point" the expedition team mentioned was different from what they expected?
At that time, the Hui tribe had thought about going to Yanjiao before winter to send some supplies. After all, Yanjiao had moved again and had nothing left. Winter would be difficult for them. However, when the messenger met the Yanjiao fleet on the way, they were rejected and only said that they could have a good life. They even invited the Hui tribe to visit the Flaming River Trading Point when they were free and even gave them a map.
At that time, winter was approaching and the Hui tribe's team didn't go over. During this time, they also had something to discuss with the Yanjiao people.
"We mentioned you this morning, so we wanted to send a team to follow the map you gave us. I didn't expect you to be here already." The Shaman of the Hui tribe said.
Hearing this, Shao Xuan glanced at the people around him. In addition to the Shaman and Chief, as well as Gu La and He She, there were a few people he hadn't seen before. But he could guess from some of the subtle actions and words around him that these people's status in the Hui tribe should not be low.
There was no phone here, so they couldn't inform them in advance. Shao Xuan didn't inform them when he came, which meant that these people didn't know that Shao Xuan was coming at this time. But these people were all gathered in the "central meeting room" of the Hui tribe.
"What happened?" Shao Xuan asked.
He didn't expect Shao Xuan to realize the problem so quickly. The Shaman of the Hui tribe was stunned and then turned his head to look at He She behind him.
He She nodded slightly and then fell behind, as if he was guarding here to prevent others from entering.
"Come with me."
The Shaman of the Hui tribe led Shao Xuan into the cave. There were many stone rooms of different sizes. Some were used to store things, some for discussion, and some for other purposes. Most of these stone rooms had wooden doors. Except for the Yanjiao tribe who often used stone doors, other tribes mostly used wooden doors. As for the stone door, it wasn't easy for ordinary people to open it.
When they came to one of the doors, the Shaman of the Hui tribe walked forward and untied a wooden bolt tied to the wooden door. He raised his hand and pushed the wooden door open.
Before the Shaman of the Hui tribe opened the door, Shao Xuan had a very strange feeling. It didn't seem like there were people inside, but there was something similar to the power of the fire seed. It was very strange and different from the fire seed aura of other normal tribesmen. Even after the Rain tribe and the Drumming tribe merged their fire seeds, they didn't have this kind of aura.
Even the Robbers who merged their fire seeds early and the people on the other side of the sea didn't have this kind of aura.
Different tribes had different fire seeds, so the aura of the fire seed was naturally different. Some gave people a burning feeling, like the fire seed of the Yanjiao, while others were cool, like the Rain tribe and the Drumming tribe.
But the aura inside was completely different from the burning fire seed aura. It was also obviously different from the cool aura of the Rain tribe and the Drumming tribe. It had a strange kind of gloominess.
From the aura of the fire seed, Shao Xuan could be sure that he had never seen a tribesman with this kind of aura. It was so cold that it didn't seem like a living person.
Ka ka ka ka —
The wooden door was gradually pushed open. Without the thick wooden door, the aura was more obvious. It wasn't as strong as normal people, but Shao Xuan could clearly feel it. At the same time as the abnormal fire seed aura, there was also an unpleasant stench.
The people in front moved aside, and Shao Xuan saw the situation inside.
On the floor of the stone room, there was a flat plank about three meters long and two meters wide. And on the plank, there was a person lying on it.
No, to be exact, it was just the outline of a person. It was obviously different from a normal person. And Shao Xuan couldn't hear his breathing.
A dead person?
Shao Xuan walked forward and approached the plank, carefully observing this strange person.
That "person" looked shriveled. His exposed skin was greenish-black and had many fine wrinkles, like grapes that had been air-dried.
Looking at his face, because of the shrinkage, his original appearance had become blurred. His eyes were deeply sunken, as if he had lost his eyeballs.
"This is?" Shao Xuan looked at the Hui tribe's Shaman and the others who looked serious.
"This is what we brought back when we went to the desert to investigate." The Hui tribe's chief said.
Because they had eagles that could fly long distances, it was more convenient for the people of the Hui tribe to go to many places. Last year, they heard about the changes in the desert and couldn't help but send people to check it out. As a result, they met some strange "people".
"At that time, we lost a lot of people, and in the end, we could only bring back this one." Thinking of this, the Hui tribe's chief felt a knot in his chest. Those strange people in the desert were too difficult to deal with.
"They don't know pain, fear, or life. They are very cruel." The Hui tribe's chief said.
Shao Xuan also remembered what Yang Sui said about the desert. Those "monsters" might be referring to this one lying here.
"Was it like this when you brought it back?" Shao Xuan pointed at the "person" on the plank and asked the Hui tribe's chief.
"There are some changes, but it's more or less like this. But it started to rot after we brought it back. Even if we put it in an ice cave, it's useless. Now it's rotting faster and faster." The Hui tribe's chief was distressed.
If other Yanjiao warriors came here, they might not say it so easily. But since it was Shao Xuan, the Great Elder of Yanjiao, they didn't hide it from him.
"We tried all kinds of methods, but still couldn't stop it." Every tribe had a way to store meat, but it was useless on this "person". The "person" was still rotting, and it was rotting faster and faster. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before there was only a pile of rotten meat left.
No wonder Shao Xuan felt confused when he looked at this "person", because it had already started to rot.
The Hui tribe's Shaman sighed helplessly. "Not only that, I also feel a strange fire seed. It's not strong, but it's there. But compared to when he was first brought here, the fire seed in him is weaker. "
The Shaman was more sensitive to fire seed energy than anyone else. Even if the Hui tribe couldn't feel it, he could still feel it.
"Did Rock Hill City make them?" Shao Xuan asked.
"I think so. Other than Rock Hill City, I can't think of anyone else who could do this."
In the desert, only Rock Hill City had the ability to make these "monsters".
"Now we can only hope that these monsters aren't used by Rock Hill City to deal with the tribesmen." The Hui tribe's Shaman was worried. The tribesmen had always treated the slave masters as their class enemy. They were always on guard against anything the slave masters did. They always felt that everything the slave masters did was a threat to the tribesmen. But the slave masters had many things that the tribesmen desired, such as gold tools and skills.
"Maybe Rock Hill City made them to deal with the people on the other side of the sea." Shao Xuan said. "The people of Rock Hill City have a grudge with the people on the other side of the sea. Also, Rock Hill City should have been prepared for the disaster. Everything they did was in preparation for the disaster."
Since the Hui tribe didn't hide anything from Shao Xuan, Shao Xuan also shared some information. The Hui tribe knew that half of the people in Yanjiao came from the other side of the sea, but they didn't know about the grudges between the slave masters. Shao Xuan could only briefly explain what he knew and his own guesses.
As soon as they heard that there were more slave masters on the other side of the sea, and that the two continents were closer, the tribesmen's first reaction was to be on high alert. It was as if they reflexively raised their spines. But after listening to Shao Xuan, it seemed like the slave masters on both sides had a grudge against each other.
This was good. They hoped that the two sides would fight. That would be a war between the slave masters. The tribesmen wouldn't participate.
Very good, very good!
Thinking of this, the people of the Hui tribe felt a little comforted.
Shao Xuan stayed at the Hui tribe for two days, then rode on Chacha and left for the Tian Shan tribe. Shao Xuan wasn't as friendly towards the Tian Shan tribe. Both sides were on guard against each other. He only went over to send an invitation. As for whether the Tian Shan tribe would go, he didn't care. The animal skin scroll he used as an "invitation" wasn't as exquisite as the one he gave to the Hui tribe.
After settling the matters on the grasslands, Shao Xuan didn't waste any time and went straight back. On the way back, he met a few Yanjiao warriors who went to invite the other big tribes in the central region.
Just as Shao Xuan was thinking about the strange people in the desert and the upcoming Flaming River Trading Point feast, invitations were sent out one by one in the Flaming River region.
Although the news of Yanjiao hosting a feast at the Flaming River Trading Point had already spread, and some tribes who knew about it knew about it, if they wanted to enter the heart of the Flaming River Trading Point, they needed an invitation. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to get a seat and would have to find an empty spot. Even if they could eat and drink to their heart's content, they wouldn't be able to live up to their reputation. Those who weren't thick-skinned enough would feel embarrassed.
That was why during this period of time, many tribesmen were looking forward to receiving an invitation from Yanjiao.
Somewhere in the Flaming River region, in an inconspicuous mountain, people could be seen peeking out from a narrow crevice. Some were looking up at the sky, some were looking into the forest.
Following this narrow crevice, they arrived at a spacious area where the Drumming tribe lived.
Other than those who went out to look for food and those who patrolled the area, most of the people stayed in the tribe. They were just a small tribe with only a few hundred people, so they didn't stand out at all. In the past, the Drumming tribe lived very cautiously, like mice hiding in the ground. The number of times they showed their faces outside was much less than the number of times they washed their faces.
If it was in the past, they wouldn't go out unless they could. But now, they were looking forward to receiving an invitation to go out.
The trade before winter had given them a taste of the benefits. For the first time, the Drumming tribe realized that they could live so comfortably, and that they could obtain more resources through this method.
The chief of the Drumming tribe, Abuli, sat in front of his house after circling the area 20 times for the day. He opened a dried oval fruit that was about half an arm's length. The dried and crispy fruit's outer shell was easily twisted open, revealing some white, dry, and fluff inside. If he blew gently, he could even blow up some of the fluff.
Abuli scooped out the white fluff from the dried fruit and rolled it into a ball in his hand. Then, he picked up a crystal that was almost as thick as a person and placed it on the wooden rack. He used the white fluff that he scooped out earlier to wipe the crystal.
The originally dry white wool was wiped on the rough parts of the crystal. Gradually, the white wool seemed to be soaked in water, and the rough parts of the crystal became very smooth.
This was a method discovered by the ancestors of the Drumming tribe. It had been passed down until now, and this method was only known to the Drumming tribe.
In order to use these crystals to exchange for more resources, Abuli decided to polish these crystals to make them even brighter. Perhaps the people from Yanjiao would be able to give him more things if they looked better.
Not only Abuli, but the other members of the Drumming tribe were also doing the same thing. How could they not be enthusiastic when they could exchange for resources?
While he was wiping, Abuli suddenly heard a yell.
"Ayayayayiyo!"
Because there were many mountains in the surroundings, it was difficult to distinguish the direction of the sound. It was as if the sound was coming from all directions.
However, the people who heard the shouts could easily tell the correct direction from these distracting echoes.
Abuli did not care about wiping the crystal. He threw away the white fluff in his hand and ran towards the direction of the sound. The other members of the Drumming tribe also stopped what they were doing. They no longer had the mood to wipe the crystal. They looked nervously and expectantly in the direction Abuli left.
Not long after, Abuli rushed in with a big laugh. His big feet hooked onto the vines as he swung towards the tribe. He waved an animal skin roll in his hand. "This is it! This is it! Wow, it's even made from fearsome beast skin. It's really made from fearsome beast skin! " As he spoke, Abuli suddenly stopped. He hung upside down on the mountain wall covered in vines and sniffed the animal skin roll in his hand. "Hmm, this must be the skin from a fearsome beast's buttocks."
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