Inside the Flaming River Trading Point, there were many people who were left outside to observe the situation. They didn't enter the Flaming River Castle to participate in the feast. Although there was food given to them, it was obvious that the food they ate was different from the food inside the Flaming River Castle. The difference was definitely not small.
Here, the raw and decomposed meat was distributed to them. They had to roast it themselves.
Some of these people roasted the meat while the others observed from outside.
After observing for so long, they didn't hear any other suspicious movements after hearing the thunderous drum sounds from the Flaming River Castle. They didn't hear any whistles from their chief either. This meant that there was nothing unusual inside.
"What do you think is going on inside the Flaming River Castle? What are they eating? "The sentry asked his companion beside him in boredom.
"Who knows? We're unlucky to be left here. Otherwise, I would've gone in too. Did you smell the aroma over there? It's obviously different from ours. "The person who spoke couldn't help but gulp. He looked at the Flaming River Castle with envy.
"Sigh … Hey, look over there. Yanjiao is transporting food over there again."
The people who were watching all looked at the wide road in the Flaming River Trading Point that led to the Flaming River Castle.
Many fearsome beasts were pulling carts. However, this time, there was no smell of meat inside. The carts were also covered with cloth so they couldn't see what was inside. Only when the carts swayed slightly could they hear the soft clanking sounds from inside. It sounded like the clanking of pottery.
Yanjiao's fearsome beasts were assigned tasks today. They were in charge of pulling the carts and transporting the goods to the Flaming River Castle's logistics department for further processing. Even the Chacha were assigned to transport the goods. Just like the rest of the Yanjiao tribes, they were all busy.
At the same time, inside the Flaming River Castle.
Zheng Luo had already arrived at the last tribe's seat. He waved his green broadsword and sliced the rough meat into thick slices. The tender meat was sliced into thin strips.
After he finished slicing and scraping the bones, only the bare bones were left. The stone plate beside him was already filled with slices, chunks, and strands of meat.
Whoosh!
The green broadsword slashed through the air like an exploding firework. Then, it merged back into one.
He sheathed his broadsword and left.
Zheng Luo went back to his seat and sat down. Just like Ao, he had a carefree and proud smile after showing off his skills.
The two former leaders of Yanjiao were serving them meat and vegetables. Was this not a great hospitality?
If other people knew what the two former leaders of Yanjiao were thinking right now, they would definitely shout, "This is too much! We can't accept it!"
The new leader, Guigou, sat in the middle of the seats. He looked at Zheng Luo who had returned to his seat, then glanced at Ao and moved his finger. His hands were itching to show off his skills. He could show off too. Ao could cut meat, Zheng Luo could cut meat, and he could actually remove every joint from the beasts that he often ate! Just one stab would do. No more than three stab would do!
Gui Ze, who was sitting next to his father, coughed lightly and reminded his father to pay attention to his image. Now that he was the leader, he represented Yanjiao in front of the other tribes.
In fact, Guigou wasn't the only one in Yanjiao who was itching to show off his skills.
Everyone else looked at the restless Yanjiao people. Their hearts were in their throats and their expressions changed. These people … wouldn't do it one by one, right?
Couldn't they just let them have a good meal?!
This was a show of strength, right? Right?
Whether or not it was, Yanjiao had achieved its goal.
However, this kind of intimidation could only be done once or twice. More than that and the effect wouldn't be as strong. Yanjiao people understood this.
So, after Ao and Zheng Luo showed off their skills, the scene finally returned to normal.
What they meant by normal was that the food was really a whole roasted beast. No one was in charge of cutting the meat, nor was anyone slicing, cutting, or shredding the meat.
This satisfied everyone's expectations from the first two rounds of food.
Didn't you want to do it yourself? Fine, you can do it!
But the people in the hall only realized how troublesome it was when they started doing it themselves!
Even if the beast meat was cooked, it wasn't easy to cut it. Without understanding the structure of the beast, it was easy to cut the hard bones. The meat was fine, but they didn't want their knives. The bones of ferocious beasts were many times harder than those of ordinary wild beasts. Some of the bones of ferocious beasts were so hard that they could even make a dent in a saber made of medium to high quality stone.
Not everyone was rich enough to care about their own knives.
Those who felt sorry for their own knives were much more careful when cutting the meat. They only cut the meat into small pieces. It was completely different from Ao and Gui He's previous experience of cutting meat.
Many people couldn't help but think, if I knew this would happen, I would've let the Yanjiao people continue … Forget it, I'll cut it myself. Thinking back to when Ao and Zheng Luo cut the meat, they felt a chill run down their spines. It was better to cut the meat slowly themselves.
After three rounds of meat were served, the hungry people's stomachs were filled. After all, there was a lot of fearsome beast meat in each round. Moreover, fearsome beast meat was more filling. Sometimes, eating a beast might not even be as good as eating a palm-sized piece of fearsome beast meat.
Just as everyone was thinking about how to serve the fourth round of meat, a group of people entered the hall and delivered the fourth round of meat.
At first glance, other than the fact that the fourth round of meat was cut, it didn't look much different from the third round of meat. But on closer inspection, the meat in the fourth round wasn't whole but cut into pieces. It was also rarer than the first three rounds of meat. There was even blood seeping out of the cuts.
Furthermore, along with the fourth round of meat, there were three stone bowls. Each of the stone bowls contained powders of different colors.
What was that?
They knew what was in the first bowl. It was coarse salt. But they didn't know what was in the second and third bowls. They'd never seen them before.
Someone sniffed and sneezed.
It was a little pungent. Their noses itched when they got close.
"What is this?" someone muttered in confusion.
"The Yanjiao people made it. It should be edible."
"Who cares? Eat!"
A tribal chief sitting at the back of the table directly cut off the roasted part of the meat with the knife he carried with him. He glanced at the meat and placed it in a stone bowl filled with red powder, dipped it in a layer of red powder, and stuffed it into his mouth.
At the Flaming Horn seat, Gui He didn't even have time to speak before the self-taught warrior made a bold move.
Everyone present also saw the "scout" over there. They didn't dare to eat recklessly. They wanted to see how the others reacted first.
Soon, the Scout's face froze. After he stopped chewing, his facial muscles twitched, and his expression became distorted. He turned his head and spat out the meat in his mouth. He jumped up and ran around in the open space next to him. He didn't know what to do. He opened his mouth wide, stuck out his tongue, and quickly fanned his mouth with his two big hands. His rough face was red, and his nostrils were snorting. He was like a bull that was about to explode. He was also making strange noises in his throat. Tears were flowing out of his red eyes, and he was still sniffing.
Everyone's attention was drawn to the commotion over there. They saw the chief of the tribe walking around in circles. Then, he lifted his sleeve to wipe off his tears and snot. His face was full of anger. He pointed at the Flaming Horn's seat and shouted, "There's poison!"
The Drumming tribe people in the next area were so scared that they dropped the meat on their hands.
Poisonous?
Everyone was shocked at first, then they all looked towards the Flaming Horn's seat. Could it be that the Yanjiao had been hiding their claws and fangs finally revealed? Did they call all of them here just to kill them?
For a moment, everyone's thoughts were like a beast out of control, galloping towards the boundless desert. They couldn't be pulled back.
Shao Xuan, who heard the shout just now, almost spat out the wine in his mouth.
Shao Xuan looked at Guigou and motioned for him to explain.
Guigou also had the same idea. He was just going to say it, but he didn't expect the other party to eat it so eagerly. This kind of unidentified food was just presented. It smelled wrong, but this person dared to eat it directly. Look at the other tribes, who were more cautious, they were watching first.
Seeing that all 24 tribesmen were looking at him, Guigou didn't rush to explain. It was useless to say more. He still had to rely on his actions.
Guigou unhurriedly grabbed some red powder and sprinkled it on the meat on the plate next to him. Then he used a stone skewer as thick as a finger to put it into his mouth. He chewed and swallowed, his eyes full of enjoyment.
After eating, Guigou said, "This is actually a kind of condiment used to flavor food. It's not poison. It's called 'Yanjiao chili powder'. "
These were the spicy plants they collected, along with a few supplementary plants. They were dried in a pot and then ground into powder.
Not everyone in Yanjiao liked this kind of taste. Many people avoided it. Guigou liked this kind of chili powder very much. After getting used to it, he felt quite good eating it!
This kind of chili powder was actually created by Shao Xuan.
A long time ago, Shao Xuan didn't have a high status in the tribe. Even if he wanted to find some similar condiments, he wouldn't get much support. Instead, they would think that he had nothing better to do and wasn't doing his job. But now, with Shao Xuan's status, even if he just plucked a leaf out of boredom, the tribesmen would think that he had other motives. Not only would they not stop him, they would even take the initiative to help him.
This was the difference.
With a helper, it would be much easier to search for Zhang Xuan. The ingredients used at the Flaming River Grand Banquet, including the salt and chili powder in the other bowl, were all found and made by them after they arrived at the Flaming River Grand Banquet.
There were many of these ingredients in the forest.
Although these spices and condiments weren't poisonous, very few animals would eat them. That was why it was easy to find them. Now, Yanjiao had a large pile of them in the warehouse. It was enough for them to use for a year after the banquet.
After Guigou explained how to eat them, the commotion from before quickly calmed down.
The chief of Yanjiao had already shown them how to eat, so this might be the truth.
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