News of the Flaming River Trading Point spread across the entire continent. Regardless of whether it was the large trading points in the central region or the trading point on the grasslands, people were quietly spreading the news of the Flaming River Trading Point. This was arranged by the major tribes, and it was also one of the things they promised the Flaming Horns.
Once the trading point became famous, more people came. At first, there were only a few people who came every three days, but now, there were teams coming every day.
The teams that came this time all came with a purpose, so they brought a lot of things with them. They wouldn't return empty-handed. They traded for a lot of beast hides and fearsome beast meat at the Flaming River Trading Point. Beast fangs and claws were also selling well.
Now, the Yanjiao people didn't have to store extra beast hides for long periods of time. Basically, they just had to register them at the Flaming River Trading Point. They didn't have to bring the goods far away. They just had to guard the Yanjiao headquarters and the trading point. When it was their turn to hunt, they would go to the forest for a walk. This saved a lot of manpower and time.
"This is even more convenient than when we were on the other side of the sea." Duo Kang had just returned from a hunt. He left some of the prey at the headquarters and dealt with the rest. He separated the beast hides and meat, separated the fangs and bones, and brought them to the trading point for the people in charge of setting up stalls to sell.
"The team that came two days ago hasn't left yet. They're waiting for this batch of beast meat. Today, two more teams came. They said they were guarding the claws of the giant clawed beasts." Duo Li swung his arms and couldn't hide his pride. "Our things are so good. Those people are willing to wait here for a few days just for these things."
"Of course, we're Yanjiao! How can Yanjiao's things not be good? " Duo Kang smiled until his eyes narrowed. He turned to Duo Li and said, "Do you think the Taihe people would be jealous of us if they knew about our current lives?"
"Of course they'd be jealous!"
The father and son sat on the top floor of the Flaming River Castle and looked into the distance. They sighed at the same time. "I wonder when we'll see them again."
Suddenly, Duo Kang saw a small flock of birds fluttering their wings in the forest. It was still some distance away from the Flaming River Trading Point. There were many trees in the forest. Although they weren't big, they were dense enough.
"Someone else died?" Duo Li also saw the commotion.
"Do you think it's a travelling party or someone from the Flaming River region?" Duo Kang asked.
Duo Li thought for a moment. "It's more likely that it's a traveling team."
"I think so too." Duo Kang patted his thigh and hummed a hunting song. He seemed very relaxed.
As more and more people gathered at the Flaming River Trading Point, they began to keep a close eye on the nearby forest. If the people who came here didn't have any designs on the trading point, they wouldn't interfere. However, if anyone dared to have designs on the trading point, they would have no choice but to kill them.
Fortunately, the travelling parties knew they couldn't win against the Yanjiao people so they set their sights on the smaller tribes nearby. They wanted to get something from them. Unfortunately, those who could survive in the Flaming River region all had their own survival skills.
Excluding the Drumming tribe who moved here a thousand years ago and the Rain tribe who just arrived, the ancestors of the tribes who lived here a long time ago had come into contact with fearsome beasts. Back then, the Flaming River didn't even exist, the ground wasn't cracked and both sides of the river were one. They were very close to the forest where the fearsome beasts lived. How could they not have their own survival skills?
That was why when the Yanjiao told them there would be many strangers coming here in the future, the tribesmen who came to the banquet didn't panic. Instead, they seemed to have made up their minds.
Although the Drumming tribe was small and didn't have many people in their tribe, they looked poor and didn't seem to be very powerful. However, every time the Drumming tribe came to the Flaming River Trading Point to trade for food, they could leave safely after that. There was even one time when they robbed a group of travellers who wanted to rob them.
"Oh right!" Duo Li moved closer to Duo Kang. "Father, I heard the Grand Elder is planning to go on a long journey?"
Duo Kang raised an eyebrow. "Why, you want to go?"
"You can't go. If I can go, I can come back and tell you about what happened." Duo Li was very clear about this.
The Flaming River Trading Point hadn't been open for long. Even with Zheng Luo guarding the place, they still needed help. Zheng Luo and Ao, the two previous chiefs, one was guarding the trading point while the other was at the headquarters. Ta and Duo Kang, the two team leaders, had to take turns leading hunting parties or patrolling teams. They also had to come to the trading point from time to time so they definitely couldn't leave with Shao Xuan.
Since Duo Kang couldn't go, Duo Li was tempted. He wanted his father to talk to Shao Xuan so he could join the travelling party. After all, the party was limited in number and Duo Li was worried that he wouldn't be on the list. Now that the two branches had merged, the competition was getting fiercer. Even among the younger generation, there were many people stronger than him. He couldn't beat Mao, Mo 'er, Yang Guang and his sister.
Duo Kang was furious when he saw Duo Li's cowardice. He slapped him. "If you want to go, go fight for it yourself! I don't care! "
The travelling party would definitely be dangerous. If he didn't have the ability, why would he want to join the party? He would be lucky if he didn't drag the party down. He might even die if he wasn't careful.
Duo Li, who got slapped, grimaced. Duo Kang's reply was within his expectations. He lowered his head and sighed. Then he pulled himself together. Wasn't it just a competition of strength? He didn't believe that two hundred people couldn't squeeze in!
At this time, Shao Xuan, who was in Yanjiao's headquarters, had just come out of the medicine house. He had wanted to make a large telescope, but because of some small flaws, he hadn't been able to achieve his goal. So he made a polished convex lens into a magnifying glass about two palms wide for Gui Ze to use.
Although Gui Ze had inherited the shaman's power, she hadn't awakened her totemic power before. Now that she had merged with the fire seed, she was still a distance away from the other strong people. For example, Shao Xuan could see the fine strands of grass on the rope, but Gui Ze couldn't. Even if she tried, it would be very difficult.
However, Gui Ze was very talented in concocting herbs. Before she took over as the Shaman, most of the herbs in the tribe were concocted by her. She had also concocted some new herbs with better effects. She had successfully concocted them into portable pills that could be stored for a long time. In this aspect, she was even better than the previous shaman. The old man was very pleased.
Sometimes, Gui Ze would analyze every minute structure of the herbs. So it was very tiring to study herbs in the past. Shao Xuan's magnifying glass perfectly solved this problem.
Shao Xuan was about to go on a long journey, and Gui Ze had given him a lot of herbs. Although it was one of the shaman's duties to make medicine for a long journey, she was familiar with Shao Xuan, and Shao Xuan had helped her. She also gave Shao Xuan three fine-mouthed ceramic bottles with a total of five hundred pills. This was the result of her nearly twenty days of work.
These pills were for detoxification, especially snake venom.
At this time of the year, the temperature was getting higher and higher, and there were more poisonous insects, snakes, and ants in the forest.
"It's new, so it must have a detoxification effect. I just don't know how effective it is." Gui Ze couldn't be sure because she hadn't really tried it. She had eaten it before and knew it could detoxify poison, but she didn't know how strong it was.
"Okay, I'll test it out and tell you when I come back." Shao Xuan carefully put the three bottles into his animal skin bag, then went down the mountain to check on the farm.
The Thousand Grain Gold's planting was going well. The fertilizer was already prepared. According to Ji Ju's suggestion, they rotted the meat and added the bones. They specially picked the bones of the beasts that liked to eat grass, sprouts and moss. Some of the bones were taken out of the bones and added in the bone marrow. Together with the experience of Qi Qi and the rest who had taken care of the farm, the survival rate of the Thousand Grain Gold was very high. However, the next step was the most important.
Ji Ju once said that every tribulation of the Thousand Grain Gold was very important. As long as they passed the first tribulation, they would reach the peak of their growth.
The plants in the field had already passed the first tribulation. Every plant was already taller than Shao Xuan's waist. At this rate, they would soon face the second tribulation and grow even faster.
Shao Xuan planned to guard the Thousand Grain Gold until it passed the second tribulation before bringing the team on a long journey. If they were fast, they might be able to come back during the third tribulation and see the grains.
Looking at the green patch, Shao Xuan thought that even if only a tenth of them survived, it would be enough to make him happy.
Shao Xuan planned to travel further down the Flaming River to see what was further downstream. They would live here for a longer time. In the past, they didn't have the means to travel further, but now, they had to take a closer look to have an idea.
There weren't many tribes in the upper reaches of the Flaming River. This was the situation on the other side of the river. They chose to travel further down because they knew that there were more tribes in the lower reaches of the Flaming River.
Looking at the large blank space on the animal skin roll, Shao Xuan closed it. They didn't plan to travel too far. They just wanted to take a look at the situation in the lower reaches of the Flaming River within a certain distance. This way, they wouldn't be caught unaware if they were ambushed.
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