The Yanjiao team waited for a few more days before the Hui tribe, Mang tribe, and Eight Limbs tribe arrived one after another.
They were all familiar faces from these three tribes. There weren't many of them, less than five hundred in total. However, all in all, the team that was going to cross the sea this time was huge.
The Flaming River Valley had around two thousand people, the Longboat tribe had almost two thousand people, and the Hui tribe, Mang tribe, and Eight Limbs tribe had five hundred people.
This number didn't sound like a lot, but it was already a huge number to the people on this side of the continent. After all, most tribes didn't have as many people as this number.
This time, there were more than a hundred ships of various sizes that were going out to sea. This included the Flaming Horn tribe's own ships and the ten or so ships they bought from the Longboat tribesmen after arriving here.
If all the Yanjiao ships were loaded with people, there wouldn't be much space to store goods. They had to prepare enough food and water, so they still needed to rely on the Long boat. However, Shao Xuan didn't expect Mu Fa to make such a big move. He used almost eighty percent of the Longboat tribe's ships that could sail long distances.
Shao Xuan didn't believe that the Longboat tribe didn't have other ideas. Thus, under Shao Xuan's questioning, Mu Fa finally told him what he was thinking.
He wanted to use this opportunity to show off and make a name for himself. He wanted to let more people know that the Long boat people could sail, that their fleet was big, and that they had plenty of experience. Secondly, Mu Fa wanted to use this opportunity to find bigger business opportunities. Their previous business deals were only with small cities and merchant groups, but this time, he wanted to interact with larger merchant groups. He heard that there were many famous merchant groups in the Royal City, such as the Black Bear Merchant Group that Shao Xuan knew.
The Hui tribe was just curious and wanted to join in the fun. The Mang tribe wanted to observe the cultural development of the slave masters from a close distance and interact with them. The Eight Limbs tribe wanted to see if the Royal City's silk products were better than theirs. They wanted to learn from them and improve their own silk weaving techniques.
The different tribes didn't all have the same goal, but they all wanted to ride on Yanjiao's coattails. Even Mu Fa wasn't confident against the Royal City, but with Yanjiao, he felt more confident. Especially with Shao Xuan, Mu Fa felt even more confident.
The people they were waiting for had arrived, and the team finally set off.
The route this time was different from the one Shao Xuan took to pick up the Taihe tribe. this was a route discovered by the Long boat tribe. After all, the destination was different. The last time they went to pick up the Taihe tribe, their destination was the forest, but the Long boat tribe usually went there for trade. Even if they couldn't get too close to the cities, they couldn't go too far either.
After the Longboat tribe started their navigation mode, they had already opened up several routes. The route they were taking now was the most important one among the routes they had already decided on. It was also the route they sailed the most frequently.
Life on the sea was undoubtedly boring. For many of the tribesmen who had no concept of sailing, this was a difficult experience, not to mention those who were seasick. Some of them were strong warriors who were good at fighting, but unfortunately, they were seasick.
Fortunately, the people who came this time were carefully selected by each tribe. Even if they couldn't get used to it at first, they gradually got used to it after a while. Those who were good at swimming even had the courage to swim in the sea. The sea was different from the river. The Long boat tribe's warriors had already warned them about the things they needed to pay attention to in the sea. As long as they didn't look for trouble, there wouldn't be a big problem.
Shao Xuan took Caesar with him this time. When they set off from the tribe, because there were limited boats and many people, Caesar had to follow the boat on land. Later, with the help of the Long boat tribe's boats, Caesar was able to get on the boat.
During the voyage, Shao Xuan learned some things from Mu Fa. However, the Long boat tribe hadn't been to the core area of the mainland, so most of the things they learned were from others. It was hard to tell whether it was true or false.
With the improvement of the boats and adaptation to life on the sea, the Long boat tribe's sailing time was much shorter than Shao Xuan expected.
When they saw the land, many people in the fleet felt as if they were alive again.
"That's our Long boat's important stronghold here," Mu Fa said to Shao Xuan as he put away the monocular and pointed to the front.
The monocular in Mu Fa's hand was given to him by Shao Xuan. Mu Fa also had people copy it, but the final product was far inferior to the one given by Shao Xuan. Therefore, Mu Fa always carried this monocular with him. This thing provided a lot of convenience for their voyage.
Shao Xuan looked at the land that appeared in the distance. On the fleet, Mu Fa had already asked people to release smoke as a signal. The other side quickly responded by lighting up the smoke, indicating that everything was fine. The fleet didn't need to worry about anything else and could directly go ashore.
For this stronghold, the Long boat tribe had spent a lot of effort.
Because the two continents were getting closer, more and more people knew that there was another continent besides their own. Therefore, more and more people tried to cross the sea and go ashore.
At first, everyone only knew that there was a place where the two continents were almost connected. It was undoubtedly the safest to go from there. They didn't need to worry about the weather changes at sea and the huge sea monsters that would come out from the sea to tease the ships from time to time. However, because of the war between Rock Hill City and the Royal City, people avoided that place. There was even a long stretch of coastline nearby that was guarded by the army. Other organizations that wanted to cross the river had to find another place.
As time passed, more and more sea routes were discovered. The Long boat tribe was one of them. When they first arrived, they also had conflicts with the local organizations here, but they were resolved forcefully. Now, there were also some sailing groups here that knew of the Long boat's existence. However, after several tests, they temporarily gave up on the idea of destroying the Long boat.
However, they still had to be cautious. This was also the reason why Mu Fa asked people to release the signal after seeing the stronghold.
As the land got closer and closer, the people on the ship could see the situation on the shore clearly.
The Long boat tribe chose this stronghold. The environment was very similar to the new headquarters on the other side. When the Long boat tribe chose this place, they deliberately chose a place with similar terrain and environment to set up their base. Gradually, it developed into what it was today.
After arriving, the team would rest here for two days before heading to the nearest city.
Those who weren't used to the sea would rest on land. Those who were used to life on the ship would rest directly on the ship.
Shao Xuan had already understood the surrounding terrain from Mu Fa. After landing, he brought people to the forest to look for food. This wasn't a dense forest where fearsome beasts lived. Fearsome beasts were rare and there were only a few wild animals. However, at this time, they didn't need to care so much.
"Shao Xuan, do you think the Royal City has received your reply? Do they already know that you're coming? "Mu Fa asked.
Thinking of the efficiency of the Chang Le's people, Shao Xuan said with certainty, "If nothing unexpected happens, the Royal City should already know. As for whether the smaller cities know, that's hard to say."
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