Outside the Flaming River Castle, the onlookers who didn't know what was going on were discussing about the roars. Some of them were so wild that even the fearsome beasts couldn't stop them from thinking.
The Water Tiger tribesmen could recognize their chief's roars. After hearing the first three roars, they could guess the situation their chief was in. It must have been someone provoking them or their chief was trying to show off his power. However, the last roar was too loud. As a tribe that loved roaring, they knew this kind of roar very well. Even though they didn't know what was going on inside, one thing was for sure. Their chief had lost the battle just now.
However, after that, there wasn't much movement inside. They could only hear some vague noises. If someone was shouting loudly, they could still hear it, but they couldn't hear anything else. As for the onlookers who were further away, they couldn't hear anything unless they had extremely good hearing.
The people outside were making all sorts of guesses. Meanwhile, the people inside the Flaming River Castle were starting their first round of discussion.
Yan Jiao didn't think that all the tribes that answered the summons were really willing to join the Great Alliance. In order to let everyone know more about the Great Alliance, Guigou explained the rules again. Those who broke the rules would be eliminated by the Great Alliance. Everyone who joined the Great Alliance had to contribute something. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to get help from other tribes in the Great Alliance. There was no such thing as a free meal in this world. There was no such thing as an ally who didn't do anything.
"Those tribes who can't do these things can leave now." Guigou looked at the 32 tribes in the square.
When they received the summons from Yan Jiao, some of them didn't understand what was going on. They only rushed over to join the Great Alliance because their tribes were facing a threat.
Now, after Guigou's explanation, some of them hesitated. Obviously, there were some things they didn't want to follow. They didn't even want to take the risk.
"If you don't leave now, it won't be so easy to leave in the future. You'll have to pay a higher price," Shao Xuan said.
"I have a question." The chief of the Zhu Tong tribe said, "After joining the Great Alliance, will we be able to learn how to merge fire seeds?"
"Of course. However, at the same time, if there are any tribes who want to leave the alliance after learning the method, I advise you to leave as soon as possible. "
The chief of the Zutong tribe shook his head. "I'm just trying to confirm the authenticity of this matter. I have no intention of withdrawing from the alliance."
What Guigou had just said about the rules that the tribes in the Great Alliance had to follow were actually very beneficial to the people of the Zhutong tribe.
Their Zhutong tribe was good at digging wells. In the future, if any tribe in the Alliance needed to dig wells, they would have to pay a certain amount of remuneration. If they went back on their word or purposely paid a small amount of remuneration, then they would be criticized in the Alliance meeting. Furthermore, the tribe that violated the rules would be punished accordingly.
Guigou looked at the people present, and none of them backed out. These people had dared to come all the way here after careful consideration. Of course, they would not back out at this time.
"I have another document here that I would like to show everyone." Shao Xuan ordered his men to distribute 32 animal hide scrolls. "This document lists the pros and cons."
The document that Shao Xuan had given them was a statistical analysis. It pointed out the differences between merging fire seeds and not, as well as the differences between joining the Great Alliance and not joining the Great Alliance. The pros and cons were all listed, and there was even evidence and detailed analysis. At the end of the document, there was a conclusion.
Shao Xuan had asked Yi Si to do this analysis. If the analysis was accurate, then it would naturally be more comprehensive. Although Yi Si rarely left the Flaming River Trading Point, he had gathered a lot of information. In addition to his statistical and analytical talents, this analysis was definitely something that no one else could do. It was convincing enough.
Yi Si did not know how to perform divination. He did not have the Yi family's divination talent, but he had strong analytical abilities. This ability was enough to make up for his inadequacies in divination. This was also why Yi Si could always predict things that no one else could. It was all because of his analysis.
Every chief placed great importance on the analysis on the animal hide scroll. They ignored the food on the table and began to read the scroll after wiping their hands. From time to time, they would communicate with the people around them.
Most of the chiefs were literate. Those who were illiterate had people around them who were literate.
It had to be said that the results of the analysis were very persuasive. Other than the analysis of resources, resources, and strength, there was also the analysis of population. Every single one of these was extremely tempting. This calmed down some of the people who were originally nervous.
There were also some people whose ambitions were aroused by some of the prospects described in the book.
"Since no one wants to back out, then we will have a further discussion later." Guigou asked Zheng Luo and Ao to stay here. He, Gui Ze, Shao Xuan, and the chiefs of the 32 tribes entered the meeting room in the Flaming River Castle for a secret discussion.
The discussion in this open-air meeting room was not confidential, so it was fine even if someone heard it. However, when it came to merging the fire seed and other matters of the Great Alliance, they had to take precautions to keep it a secret.
With the foreshadowing and hearing that they were going to enter the meeting room in the Flaming River Castle for a secret discussion, the chiefs no longer felt uneasy. They asked their subordinates to wait outside while they followed the Yanjiao people into the meeting room.
Inside the Flaming River Castle, a large meeting room had been set up. This was where the Yanjiao people used to meet. Now, it could accommodate 30 to 50 people.
Shao Xuan took out a scroll with the main stream and tributaries of the Flaming River drawn on it. Unlike before, this scroll was bigger. Everyone in the meeting room could see it clearly.
There were also 32 small dots on the map. Each dot represented the location of the tribes that answered the summons. Gan Qie was an exception. He was directly in the Flaming River Trading Point.
Shao Xuan explained his idea of dividing the regions according to the water system. If there were any problems in the future, they could solve it in their own regions. If they couldn't solve it, they could bring it to the Flaming River Castle.
After Shao Xuan explained his idea of dividing the water system, the meeting room went into an uproar.
Some people objected to Shao Xuan's idea of dividing the water system. Two tribes that belonged to one of the tributaries even started to scold him.
"Those violent people are on the same side as them? I'm afraid I'll be strangled to death if I go over! "
"Do you think I'm happy? You bunch of weaklings. I don't even want to talk to you! "
One complained that the other was too cowardly and only knew how to avoid trouble. The other one also disliked the other for being extremely stupid and only cared about charging forward. Although they argued fiercely, in the end, the division of the water system still grouped them together. The two tribes had been living together for many years. Although there were always small conflicts, there were never any major conflicts. There was always a reason for their long-term coexistence.
However, when it came to the naming of the tributaries, the tribes that belonged to the same system started to argue again. They all wanted to add their own names or totems. The only ones who were quiet were the people from the main water system.
On the main branch side, Yan Jiao was the leader. The Taihe tribe, Drumming tribe, Rain tribe, Han tribe, Gan Qie and the others, as well as the new Lu tribe, would all follow Yan Jiao's idea.
After settling the division of the water system, Shao Xuan told them about merging their fire seeds. He also wrote down the things they needed to pay attention to before merging their fire seeds and gave them to the tribes that hadn't merged their fire seeds yet.
"You can refer to what's written here. You can also ask the tribes that have merged their fire seeds," Shao Xuan said.
Those who could understand it were studying it carefully, while those who couldn't carefully rolled up the animal skin scroll and put it away. When they left the trading point, they would bring it back to the shaman of the tribe. Others couldn't understand it, but the shaman could.
Some of the people from the other tribes started to ask the Drumming tribe and Rain tribe about merging their fire seeds. Guigou knocked on the table with his knuckles.
The people who were discussing stopped talking and looked at him.
"There are two things that I need everyone to prepare for," Guigou said.
"What are they?" someone asked.
Guigou thought about what he had discussed with Shao Xuan and said, "Before winter, there will be a hunt. If any of the tribes that have merged their fire seeds and want to follow the Yan Jiao into the forest to hunt, you can come to the Flaming River Trading Point. "
Guigou's words made many people's eyes light up.
"Hunt?!"
"Really?"
"Are we going into the forest with fearsome beasts?" Lu Zhai's breathing quickened. Just thinking about it made his blood boil. He couldn't wait.
"We, the Water Tiger tribe, will definitely come!"
The Water Tiger tribe's chief cheered up again. His bad mood after losing to Gan Qie was instantly lifted.
In some ways, the Water Tiger tribesmen were a little thick-skinned. If they lost, they lost. They would admit defeat but they wouldn't say things like that. Shao Xuan didn't think they would do anything behind his back.
Of course, it would take time to prove what kind of people these tribes were.
Some of the tribes said that if the merging of their fire seeds went smoothly, they would send people over as training. They also had to prepare food for winter.
According to Yan Jiao's rules, the Yan Jiao would bring them into the forest to hunt. They would have to hand over a portion of what they hunted and could only keep half of what they hunted. When the time came, they could choose to bring the hunted back to their tribe or trade it for other things at the trading point.
Knowing that the trading point would be open for winter, some tribesmen who relied on their skills for survival became excited. They wouldn't come out during winter, but before winter, they could trade at the trading point. They could make the most of what they had and maximize the value of what they had.
"Other than hunting, there's one more thing." After a pause, Guigou continued, "Yan Jiao will be expanding the trading point. Those who want to participate in this expansion can look for Elder Zheng Luo after the meeting."
"Expansion? The Flaming River Trading Point is already so big, why does it still need to be expanded? "Someone was surprised.
"It's not enough. There will be more people joining the Great Alliance in the future. Yan Jiao plans to build a trading point at the stone forest too," Guigou said.
The meeting lasted for two days. Most of the time, they were discussing the merging of their fire seeds.
When the meeting ended and the beast fang gate opened again, all the tribes walked out one after another. This time, the atmosphere was much calmer than when they first entered. Although there were still people who fought over who came out first, it was much gentler. They didn't start fighting like when they first arrived.
After learning about the merging of their fire seeds, they didn't stay in Yan Jiao for long. Some left the day after leaving the Flaming River Castle, while others left on the second or third day.
The good news was that these people had already started to work together. According to the water system, it was safer for tribes who were in the same water system to travel together.
The tribes that gathered at the trading point left very quickly. The lively trading point suddenly became quiet. Although it was usually like this, with the hustle and bustle of the Great Alliance meeting, the trading point now looked very quiet.
"It'll be lively again very soon," Shao Xuan said as he stood on the roof of the Flaming River Tower and looked ahead.
After a period of time, Shao Xuan could always feel the ripples of the fire seed's energy. Even though the ripples were very far away from the Flaming River Trading Point and other people couldn't sense it, Shao Xuan could still feel it. He could even tell which tribe had successfully merged their fire seeds based on the aura of the fire seeds.
At first, there were only a few places where the ripples of the fire seed's energy could be felt. As the days passed, the ripples of the fire seed's energy became more frequent. Sometimes, Shao Xuan could feel three or four places a day.
When all the tribes that responded to the summons had successfully merged their fire seeds, Shao Xuan looked at the weather that was starting to turn cold. He told everyone in the trading point to be careful. The trading point would be lively again in the coming days.
As the leader of the Great Alliance, Yan Jiao wouldn't eat all the meat and leave the others with nothing to drink. That was why they brought people out to hunt before winter. They also wouldn't bring these people to every hunting route. Instead, they chose one route as a trial.
These tribes either wanted to use this hunt as a form of training, or they wanted to hunt for more food to survive the winter. As for the Flaming Horn tribe, they wanted to use this hunt to understand the behavior and character of these tribes.
Soon, teams arrived at the Flaming River Trading Point one by one. Compared to the last time, there were many unfamiliar faces in the teams this time. However, their overall strength was on the stronger side. They should be the elites of those tribes. It was obvious that if they went into the forest to hunt fearsome beasts, they would only be courting death.
Ta's hunting team had already entered the forest to hunt. When they returned, it was time for the Great Alliance's team to set off. Because Yan Jiao was bringing these people out to hunt, Shao Xuan and the other Yanjiao people's main mission was to protect these people and prevent them from dying in the forest. Their main focus wasn't on hunting. That was why in order to maintain the tribe's livelihood and the operation of the trading point, Ta would bring his team out to hunt first and prepare enough food for daily consumption.
When most of the tribes had arrived, Ta's team also returned.
"Tell those tribes to prepare to cross the river and hunt."
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