The number of people Yanjiao brought this time was much more than the last time they met the Taihe tribe.
After deciding to go to the Royal City again, Guigou picked a thousand people from the tribe to go with them this time. Ever since he became the chief, he rarely went on long trips. After all, he was busy in Yanjiao and Shao Xuan took care of other important matters. He didn't have a chance to do anything. Now, he could finally go on a long trip.
Other than Guigou, Ao and Ta were going with Shao Xuan. As for Duo Kang and Zheng Luo, they stayed behind to guard Yanjiao.
Zheng Luo and Duo Kang were from the other side of the continent. Even if they weren't familiar with the Royal City, they had seen other cities. Ao and Ta were different. They grew up here and only knew about the other side of the sea from other people. They only had a vague idea of the place and had always wanted to go and see it for themselves. This time was perfect.
There were a thousand people from Yanjiao and another thousand from other tribes.
Guigou sent out a notice to invite the tribes who had lost people to come over. He also emphasized that there would be great risks. However, many of the tribes who came over this time didn't have any cases of missing people. Some even volunteered to go with them.
Shao Xuan even saw the more timid Zhi tribesmen.
"You lost people too?" Shao Xuan asked.
The chief of the Drumming tribe, Abuli, nodded vigorously. "Yes, we've embarrassed ourselves!"
What did he say?
"How many are missing? Are they children or adults?"
Abuli thought for a moment, his eyes flashing. "My … My Lord, the adults lost."
Shao Xuan looked at the other four Zhi tribesmen beside Abuli. When they met Shao Xuan's gaze, the four Zhi tribesmen hurriedly looked down at their toes. The toes on their big feet kept digging into the ground. They looked very nervous. They probably didn't know how to lie with their chief.
Shao Xuan understood that Abuli was trying to find an excuse to follow him on this journey. He did not continue asking and left to check on the situation of the other tribes.
Although each tribe didn't have a lot of people, like the Thunder Mountain tribe and the Drumming tribe, they only had one to two hundred people. Even if they wanted to send more people, Guigou had already said that they couldn't send too many people. As for the other tribes, there were only a few of them. However, due to the large number of tribes that came, Shao Xuan's absence, other tribes had joined the Flaming River Valley. There were even tribes from the central region that had migrated over. In total, there were more than a thousand of them.
Hence, there were more than two thousand people from the Flaming River Valley who had left this time. There would be even more people on the Long boat.
Although Yanjiao also built ships, there were only about ten ships that could sail. This time, there were many people going. After meeting up with the Longboat tribe, they would borrow the Long boat tribe's ships.
Gan Qie decided to follow.
After everyone was gathered, Yanjiao did not delay any longer and set off.
The Longboat tribe's main camp had already moved to the seaside. However, they did not give up on the Longboat tribe's original camp. They had a backup plan. They only moved their main camp to the seaside.
This time, Yanjiao's team would meet up with the Longboat tribe's original camp. Then, they would head to the seaside together.
When Yanjiao's fleet arrived, the Longboat tribe's ships were already waiting there. Because there were not many people on the Long boat tribe inland, the ships were relatively empty. Yanjiao sent some people over.
"The Long boat's ships are faster." Shao Xuan could clearly feel the changes in these ships compared to the Long boat tribe's old ships. The Long boat tribe's talent in building ships was similar to the Gongjia family's talent in smithing. No one could be envious of them.
Shao Xuan looked around. The people in the Longboat team must have brought the gems they got from the other tribes.
Many tribes here didn't value gems. They only regarded them as beautiful stones and were not as attractive as animal meat and grains. Therefore, the Longboat tribe could use cheap materials to trade with tribes who were willing to trade with them. Then they would transport the gems to another continent through the sea route and sell them at a high price to the people there. Then they would buy some useful things such as gold wares and other things back.
The Long boat tribe's impression of the slave masters was that they were stupid but rich.
Since the sea route was established, the Longboat tribe had made a lot of money. Back then, after the major tribes in the central region merged with their fire seeds, they all changed. Now, the richest tribe was the Longboat tribe.
The fleet followed the familiar inland waterway, passing through the grasslands until they reached the seaside. Because the Long boat fleet came and went often, the tribesmen who lived along the waterway were shocked at first. Then, they ate and slept peacefully. However, this time, there were too many ships and people. It was obvious that this was a fleet made up of more than one tribe. That was why more people were looking at them.
Faced with the curious gazes of the people along the shore, the people in the fleet who were travelling for the first time had mixed feelings. Of course, most of them were excited. Those who were chosen were not ordinary people.
The Long boat's new base was located on the coast. There were many mountains near the coast so the Longboat tribe did not build many houses here. Instead, they chose to dig caves.
The last time Shao Xuan came, he could still see some houses and there were not many caves in the mountains. This time, there were fewer wooden houses and stone houses. However, there was a mountain that was almost hollowed out by them. There were many caves and passages in the mountain.
Along the way, Shao Xuan heard from a few warriors on the Long boat that they lived on the coast and preferred to live in caves because there were frequent storms. The wind was too strong. Even if the stone houses could withstand one storm, no one could be sure how many times they could withstand it. However, if they lived in caves, they did not have to worry so much. When the storm came, they would sail the ships back to the shelter behind the mountains and tie them up. Then, they would go into the caves and block the entrance. There were many ventilation holes in the mountains, so they did not have to worry about suffocation.
Only the Long boat people were familiar with the structure of the mountains. The terrain of the mountains was easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Longboat tribe was very satisfied with this place. Otherwise, they would not have moved their base here so quickly.
When the fleet arrived at the seaside port, Shao Xuan saw a few people on the Long boat not far away. They were chatting and laughing with something in their hands. A fish about half an arm long jumped out of the water. One of the warriors on the Long boat caught the fish firmly in his hand. With his other hand, he took out a dagger and cut open the fish's belly. He took out the organs and washed it with seawater. Then, he ate the fish that was still wagging its tail. From time to time, he would spit out a few scales and continue chatting.
Looking at this series of actions, these people were already used to this kind of life.
"Hahaha, long time no see, Yanjiao people!" The chief of the Longboat tribe, Mu Fa, laughed as he came over.
Because they were often exposed to the wind and the sun, the people of the Longboat tribe were tanned and stronger than before.
Even though they looked thin and weak, the people of the Long boat tribe gave people a sense of explosive strength. Their eyes were sharp. It was not that they were against the Yanjiao people, but the many things they had experienced during the voyage had imperceptibly given them this kind of gaze. They exuded a fierce aura from head to toe. They were not inferior to the Yanjiao people who were used to hunting Direbeasts.
The Longboat tribe today was completely different from the Long boat people in Guigou's memory a few years ago. When the two were put together, no one would have thought that they were actually the same tribe.
When the tiger in their heart was released, they became more dangerous. This was the true face of the ambitious Long boat people.
Mu Fa, who was in the prime of his life, had enough time to realize his ambitions. He had already become the leader that generations of Long boat people looked forward to. He had left a thick mark in the history of the Longboat tribe. When the descendants of the Long boat tribe talked about the Long boat era, they would definitely mention Mu Fa, the legendary leader. He had contributed greatly to the change of the Long boat.
Mu Fa came over to greet Guigou, then looked at Shao Xuan. "Are we really going to the Royal City?"
Although Mu Fa had never been to the Royal City, he already had some understanding of it. If the Yanjiao people were to be surrounded by the slave masters' army, they would be in danger. The slave masters' words could not be easily trusted.
"What, have you changed your mind?" Shao Xuan asked.
"Yes! Of course we're going! "Mu Fa said without hesitation.
"When are we leaving?"
"We can't go out to sea yet. Let's wait."
"Why? Are there more people coming? " Shao Xuan had used a straw rope to divine that this period of time was very suitable for sailing. The Long boat boats were also ready. Excluding these reasons, the most likely reason for Mu Fa's delay was that there were more people coming.
Mu Fa did not deny it. "A few days ago, people from the Hui tribe said they wanted to go with us. The Mang tribe and the Eight Limbs tribe also sent me letters saying they wanted to go with us. "
Since the Long boat's headquarters moved here, the Hui tribe, Tian Shan tribe on the grasslands, as well as the Mang tribe and the Eight Limbs tribe in the central region all had people following the Long boat fleet out to sea. But why did they all come together this time?
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