After Caesar's condition stabilized, Shao Xuan would go to the Flaming River Trading Point every day to see if there was any new news. Ever since the last Flaming River Grand Banquet, all the tribes had been sharing information with each other.
After hearing about the movements in the desert and the sea, the patrols around Yanjiao increased. People would come to the Flaming River Trading Point every day. Some of them were young tribesmen who went on a long journey to gain experience. They came to satisfy their curiosity after hearing about the Flaming River Trading Point, while others came to trade. They were very familiar with the business of buying and reselling. Shao Xuan heard that there were traveling teams who bought beast hides here and sold them at double the price in other trading points in the central region.
When the moon was bright, the Drumming tribe's production of water moonstones was very high. The water moonstones needed moonlight, and the bigger the moon, the higher the efficiency and the better the quality of the water moonstones. Therefore, before the moon was full, everyone in the Drumming tribe began to work overtime. They hadn't stopped until now. Other than the people on duty, the rest of the people worked day and night in reverse.
Most of the water moonstones they obtained were used to repay their debts and given to Yanjiao. That was why even if someone tried to steal them, they wouldn't be able to get much.
After the debt was paid off, the Drumming tribe's experience in making water moonstones increased. They also tasted the benefits of merging their fire seed. At least they didn't have to worry about people attacking them on the night of the full moon. They didn't have to worry about the night of the full moon, nor did they have to guard the Water Moon Passage. They had less to worry about, so naturally, they could spend more effort on defense.
The Rain tribe's life was now on the right track. A portion of the Rain tribesmen entered the Flaming River Trading Point and rented a house. They guarded a shop and displayed the cloth and pottery they made in the tribe. They only had to wait here for people to come and trade, so they didn't have to worry about being robbed. On the other hand, the land in the tribe had already been reclaimed. It wasn't too far from the river, so they didn't have to worry about water. The Flaming River was big enough. Even if all the rivers in the central region dried up, the Flaming River here wouldn't. They didn't have to worry about food or clothing, so their quality of life was improving.
Now, more and more tribesmen were entering and exiting the Flaming River Trading Point. They didn't need to visit other tribes because the Flaming River Trading Point provided them with a central trading point. The Flaming River Trading Point was the largest trading point in the Flaming River region. It was also the largest trading point other than the ones in the central region and the grasslands.
Of course, every team that came here would not be impressed by the animal hides and meat, but the buildings here.
Even though the Flaming River Trading Point had more rules than other trading points, the expedition teams that came here once would always look forward to a second visit.
Seeing the Flaming River Trading Point bustling with activity day by day, Zheng Luo felt a sense of honor and pride.
In the past, Zheng Luo wanted to call this place Flaming River City because that was how the slave masters named their cities on the other side of the sea. However, he didn't want to copy everything from the slave masters, so he was conflicted about this. You could say that he was pretentious, but he just didn't want to do everything according to the slave owners. Even if it was the same thing, he wanted to name it differently. This was the tribal people's awkward feelings towards the slave owners.
"Let's call it the 'city'." Shao Xuan said, "You can call it the 'Flaming River City'. The 'city' refers to the place where all the trading points are concentrated. In the future, this place will definitely expand. It won't stop here."
"Alright! Then from now on, this place will be called the 'Flaming River City'! Mm, I'll tell everyone about it during the meeting. "Zheng Luo was very satisfied with this name.
Thus, as the Flaming River Trading Point was named, the abbreviation of the Flaming River Trading Point, "Flaming River City" gradually spread among the expedition teams.
Shao Xuan stood on the highest floor of the Flaming River Castle. From here, he could see the entire Flaming River Trading Point. "It's still very small now, but in the future, it will definitely become very big."
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An expedition team was walking on a small path. Last year, this place was still a forest. However, after the Flaming River Trading Point was built, a few large tribes from the central region had carved out a path for themselves to pass through. They had beast carriages with them, so they were very ostentatious.
Later on, more and more expedition teams passed by. As the number of people increased, the trees and grass didn't grow. Some of the larger tribes even used tamed beasts to pull their carriages. For convenience, there wasn't even a large rock on the path. Compared to other places in the forest, this path was much flatter.
As more people passed by, this path became more famous. Although it was more convenient to travel here, it was also more dangerous because people would lie in ambush and rob them.
Those who weren't strong and were timid rarely walked here. However, larger tribes who thought they were strong enough and weren't afraid of being robbed would walk here.
At this time, the team that was walking here was a medium-sized tribe in the central region. Although it was not as powerful as those famous big tribes, it was still much stronger than most of the tribes.
The people in this team were tall and sturdy. Their open chests revealed their firm muscles. Their skin was tanned from years of traveling. Their arms that held the large stone clubs were taut with distinct lines of muscles, showing how strong they were.
At this time of the year, the temperature was still high. It was noon and the sun was high in the sky. The simple linen clothes of the people who were traveling were soaked with sweat. Many people took off their shirts to wipe their sweat and threw them over their shoulders. The people in the expedition team used their rough voices to discuss what they had seen and heard at the Flaming River Trading Point.
They had just left the Flaming River Trading Point not long ago and bought many beast hides. They were heading back to their tribe.
"You don't say, the beast hides at the Flaming River Trading Point are really good!"
"Of course, fearsome beast hides, how can they not be good?"
"I heard that you can wear these hides in this season? It's quite cool to wear them. "
"That's why they're expensive. Those with fur are better. It's a wise decision to go to the Flaming River Trading Point to exchange for beast hides. Haha, the children won't have to suffer from the cold this winter!"
Carefree laughter rang out in the forest as if they weren't worried about being overheard. They looked casual, but from time to time, they would look around cautiously. Even if there were people guarding the perimeter of the expedition team and people in front of them scouting the way, they still treated them with caution.
Experienced travelers were already used to robberies. After leaving the Flaming River Trading Point, they had already killed three groups of people who wanted to rob them of their goods.
There were about three hundred people in the expedition team. The wooden cart in the middle was tied to a large wooden box. Inside were the goods they had exchanged at the Flaming River Trading Point. There were fearsome beast hides, dried fearsome beast meat, fearsome beast horns, etc. These were the reasons why they were willing to come all the way to the Flaming River Trading Point.
Where their tribe was located, it was cold in winter. Generally, the hides of wild beasts were limited in keeping them warm. The totem warriors were fine, they could wear thin hides, but the little ones in the tribe couldn't bear the cold. They were especially prone to falling ill in the cold. Although the adults in their tribe were very strong, they were very weak when they were young. Every winter, there were children who fell ill and died because of the cold. The Shaman couldn't do anything about it. He only said that it was a test for the little ones.
Later, they found that fearsome beast hides were better for protection, so they started to collect fearsome beast hides. However, on the mainland, fearsome beasts were only found in the Fearsome Beast Forest. Other than the grasslands, fearsome beasts were rarely seen in other places, unless the tribe reared them.
What kind of place was the Fearsome Beast Forest? Not only was it far away from their tribe, even if they went there, it would be more dangerous and they might suffer more losses. The chief of the tribe would never agree.
When the Yanjiao tribe was in the Fearsome Beast Forest, they didn't take out large amounts of beast hides to trade. Their tribe was far away, so they didn't get much information. Until the Flaming River Trading Point was established, more and more fearsome beast hides flowed into the central region. Their reputation in the trading point grew, but the price was very high. They heard that during the hot season, the beast hides would be cheaper, so they organized this expedition.
They were very satisfied with the goods and discussed going there again next year. Although they wanted to go to the Flaming River Trading Point more often to trade for beast meat, it was too far away and took too much time. Also, they would encounter more trouble and there would be more people taking shortcuts, so there would be more casualties.
As the team was talking, the person in front suddenly stopped in his tracks. The person behind the team also stopped talking and became alert.
For a moment, the forest was so quiet that only the chirping of birds could be heard.
The wind in front of them carried a hint of the smell of blood. The people at the back of the group stuck their heads out to look ahead. They saw that on this road, about a hundred meters ahead of them, there was a person sitting on a large rock beside the road.
The person was alone, but he gave them a very dangerous feeling. He looked even bigger than the two of them. If he stood up, he would give them a lot of pressure.
Not only that, the person's greenish-grey skin was covered with totemic patterns that they had never seen before. His clenched fists were bigger than their faces and were stained with blood. At his feet, there were about ten people lying in a mess. These people were all dead. None of them were injured by a sharp weapon. It was probably just a big fist that killed them.
Before they got close, they could feel the strong murderous aura coming from the person. The person looked up at them. His sunken eyes were as fierce as a heavy axe, as if he was going to cut them down in the next moment. This made many people in the team tense up.
Even the scavenger birds that rushed over only rested on the trees at the side because of the person. They did not dare to go down and peck.
The team would not stop or change their route because of the person in front. They first sent a group of people to test the person, but the person was silent and did not even bother to look at them.
This attitude did not make them unhappy. Instead, it made them heave a sigh of relief. They had traveled for so many years and met many people. Those talkative people who seemed to be friendly and easy to talk to could very well be snakes in disguise. On the other hand, this kind of silent person who exuded an aura of "I can't be bothered with you guys" made them feel more at ease. Because, as long as they did not provoke such a person, the other party would not make a move.
There were many people in their team and they were confident that they could win against such a person. However, if they really fought, there would definitely be unnecessary casualties. If they could avoid it, they would avoid it.
As for the dead people on the ground, based on their experience, they were more likely to ambush and rob them.
Pfft, bullying the weak and fearing the strong was the rule of survival. You don't even know who you can and can't touch, and you still want to learn how to rob others? You are simply courting death. You deserve to be killed.
The leader of the team retracted his gaze and signaled for everyone to continue on their way. They were still on guard against that person. However, even when their team had completely walked past and was far away, the other party did not spare them a glance. Only when the people at the back of the team turned around to look, that person stepped on the head of the corpse lying at his feet and crushed it.
The team left even faster.
When the team had completely disappeared from sight and not a single sound could be heard, the person who originally had a murderous look in his eyes and looked like he was going to start a massacre in the next moment suddenly changed. It was like a heavy axe that suddenly had a handle left, and it was even made of cork.
That person stood up from the rock and arched his back to look at the bushes not far away. His eyes were filled with respect and flattery. "Master, they are all gone!"
Following the rustling sound, a person walked out from behind the bushes. The person was dressed in gray cloth and did not look strong. He was about the same as an ordinary person. There was a sense of elegance in the way he patted the grass. Compared to the big guy next to him, he was like a child standing next to an adult.
After walking out of the forest, the person in gray cloth bent his four fingers slightly. The tip of his thumb moved back and forth between the knuckles of the other four fingers. Then he said, "We will be there in five days."
When he lifted his foot and walked out, he swept a glance at the people on the ground and did not look anymore. If he came alone this time, he would probably have been hacked to death. However, who told him to bring slaves?
There was an old saying among the nobles that if you want to beat the master, you have to look at the dog first!
You can't even beat the "dog", and you want to beat the master?
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