In Chao Qiu City, on the largest street, Qu Ce and a few Mang tribesmen walked as they observed the people around them. They were dressed in fine silk clothes from the Eight Limbs tribe and wore triangular jade rings made by their own tribe. The Mang tribesmen also liked to put on airs, unconsciously exuding an air of superiority. It was quite intimidating. People who didn't know better would think they were part of the six great aristocrats.
The two Longboat tribesmen who were leading the way didn't wear any jade, but they did wear a type of reddish-brown stone ornament. This was a stone that could only be found in the sea. It was tough and delicate, and could be carefully carved. It could be considered a relatively precious gemstone, and its color looked happy. There were slave masters who had bought some from the Longboat tribe at a high price.
Some of the people who entered the city were also learning from others like Fan Ning, Pu Ye, Yu and the rest. They were learning how to be better profiteers.
In a shop selling gold wares, the Water Tiger tribe's chief, Qu Li, the Drumming tribe's chief, Ci Du and the rest were in the shop. They had wanted to buy some gold wares as they had heard that there were many cheap and exquisite wares here. That was why they had asked the Longboat tribesmen to bring them here. Unfortunately, they were disappointed when they scanned the shop.
Naturally, the first thing they looked at was the weapons. However, after the Flaming Horns got used to the weapons made by Gongjia Ren and the others, they were no longer interested in the weapons in the shop. They could already tell the quality of metal wares and knew that some of them looked good but were actually useless.
They were already carrying the new bronze wares they got from the Flaming Horns tribe. After this comparison, they gave up on the idea of buying weapons. They then looked at other gold wares, such as wine jugs, cups, cauldrons and so on.
"Look, these lines, these patterns, these animal shapes …" The shopkeeper held up a golden bowl with animal patterns and was about to brag to Qu Li and the rest when he suddenly paused.
Qu Li took out a palm-sized tiger-patterned gold plate. Qu Li had asked the Yanjiao tribesmen to make this for him. On one side was the Water Tiger tribe's tiger-patterned totem, the other side was engraved with the words' Water Tiger '. There was also a circle of rippling patterns around the plate.
The people in the shop stared at the gold plate in Qu Li's hand. With their eyesight, they could tell that this was the work of a master craftsman! Other than a few treasures in their shop, the rest could not compare to this one in terms of craftsmanship.
Craftsmen's work were hard to get.
In terms of craftsmanship, if the Gongjia family claimed to be second, no one would dare claim to be first. This was the difference in skills. However, most of the Gongjia family's craftsmen's creations ended up in the hands of the aristocrats. Very little was sold.
The shop owner wanted to raise the price, but when he saw the item in the other party's hand, he suppressed the thought that had just appeared. They were on a completely different level!
Now that someone was trying to trick you into buying a substandard product, would you take the bait? A person who had become a leader would not be so stupid.
So this man was not ignorant, he had high standards. Now, the shopkeeper was honest.
Some people were gullible, some were not. Now, they understood that these people belonged to the latter group. Who could produce a craftsman's work so casually?
Whether it was Abuli or Qu Li, similar incidents happened in many places in Chao Qiu City. However, they did not plan to stay for long. They left as soon as they bought their stuff.
Three hundred people were buying things for four thousand people. They had to take it in batches and they did not hire a carriage. The Yanjiao warriors could carry a small mountain of goods each. It only took them a few trips to and fro.
The travellers who came and went kept their eyes on these strangers who had just entered the city. These people gave them a sense of danger. As a result, the locals did not come forward to ask about them. They were too cautious and did not dare to speak rashly. They could only observe them closely.
Towards unfamiliar and dangerous people, they were always cautious.
Chao Qiu City was on high alert. The three hundred people who entered the city only took a stroll around the streets and then left with their goods. According to the usual practice, the guards at the city gates would selectively inspect the goods of some teams leaving the city to prevent smuggling, and the city guards also used this as one of the ways to earn extra money. The traveling teams that came and went, the small and medium-sized teams were angry but did not dare to say anything. But today, no matter how these three hundred people entered or left the city, the city guards did not dare to say anything. They were best at looking at people's dishes and could see the situation clearly. At this time, they did not dare to say anything. Didn't they see the City Lord standing on the city gate tower?
Before Shao Xuan left, Chao Wen called out to him and threw him a piece of cloth about the size of a finger. "The king gave this to you."
Shao Xuan was surprised. Then, he understood. The Yi family must have been involved to be able to predict their location so accurately, write a letter and have Chao Wen deliver it.
When the last Yanjiao man carried a small mountain of goods and walked briskly out of the city, all of Chao Qiu City heaved a sigh of relief.
They did not fight! Chao Wen took a few deep breaths without anyone noticing.
Chao Qiu City was the furthest from the Royal City. As one of the six major tribes, the Chao family of the Chao Qiu tribe did not care much about other matters. Other than those who stayed in the Royal City, the rest stayed in Chao Qiu City, guarding their own territory. From time to time, they would take goods from the travellers to fill their warehouses. They had heard a little about the Yanjiao tribe.
The tribesmen had a lot of salt and fire crystals. They were not smart and were just a bunch of ignorant barbarians. But …
"Those people are completely different from the rumors." Chao Chuan watched the travellers leave and felt like he had been tricked by the people who passed on the information. He did not know about those who did not enter the city, but those who did were not easy to deal with. A few of them gave him a very dangerous feeling.
What was the situation on the other side of the sea? He had to go there himself to see and hear for himself. Otherwise, the news he heard from others might not be true. It could even be fatal. For Chao Chuan, who was determined to be the mayor of Chao Qiu City, this was a mistake he should not make.
Perhaps he should find some time to go out to sea and take a look. Of course, the prerequisite was that the Royal City had really reached an agreement with the other side. Otherwise, if war broke out, he would just stay in Chao Qiu City. Chao Chuan thought to himself.
Shao Xuan did not care about what the people of Chao Qiu City said about them. He used his memory to determine the location of the Royal City and led the team there. The team would rather rest in the wilderness than in a slave master's city. Compared to Chao Qiu City, the wilderness was safer. Although they had to be on guard against robbers at all times, they dealt with three groups of robbers at night. Revealing their wealth in Chao Qiu City still attracted many people to take risks. The Yanjiao people never showed mercy to robbers.
The next day, after dealing with another group of robbers, the team encountered a group of special people.
"Slave masters?" Mu Fa looked at the people walking towards them.
There were close to five hundred people in front of them. More than three hundred of them were slaves. They were chained up with special ropes and guarded by slave masters. The people Shao Xuan and the others were looking for were not among them. Most of these slaves were probably local people.
The slave masters that Mu Fa mentioned were not aristocratic slave masters, but an organization that made a living by selling slaves.
Judging from the direction they were heading, they were probably bringing slaves to Chao Qiu City to sell. Shao Xuan and the others had seen that the slave market was empty in Chao Qiu City. It seemed that the people selling slaves had not arrived yet.
"That's … Chi?!" Mu Fa saw a very obvious symbol on the carriage pulled by the first ten slaves. It was the symbol of the word "Bi".
"Chi?!"
When they heard that it was Chi, the tribes who had lost their slaves looked at them with strange expressions. They wanted to rush over and kill all the slave masters. However, the letter from the Royal City said that the various cities had been notified of Yanjiao's arrival and that they would not attack them. It also emphasized that if Shao Xuan and the others encountered Chi's people along the way, as long as the slaves were not from the Flaming River Alliance, they hoped that Shao Xuan and the others would not attack them. Otherwise, it might endanger the lives of the people who were taken away.
The people in Chi were not good-tempered.
The slave masters who were driving the slaves were also curious about Shao Xuan's group. At the same time, they were also on guard. They did not know the purpose of Shao Xuan's group. They only recognized the flags of the Yanjiao and the Longboat tribe. This was something that they had discussed in private when discussing which tribe's slaves were more valuable. The Yanjiao people were strong and strong slaves sold well. As for the Longboat people, they had excellent shipbuilding skills and could be sold for a high price as skilled workers.
However, the current situation told them that no matter how much they wanted to turn these tribesmen into slaves, they could not show it on their faces. Otherwise, they would not be able to leave in one piece.
It was not without reason that Chi could become the largest slave trading organization on the continent. Their members knew how to judge the situation and when it was time to be scared, they had to be scared.
Facing those hateful eyes, the slave master sitting in the lead car looked calm and asked a routine question, "Do you want slaves? Newly arrived slaves. "
"Yes," Shao Xuan said.
Hearing Shao Xuan's answer, not only the slave master leader, but also the people on his side were surprised. Shao Xuan actually wanted to buy slaves?!
The other party's leader was also a veteran, so he reacted quickly. After being stunned at Shao Xuan's words, he quickly regained his senses and smiled, "You can choose whichever you like. The price is negotiable."
Shao Xuan walked over and pointed to a thin figure among the slaves, "Him."
The slave master leader raised his eyebrows and looked carefully at the slave that Shao Xuan had picked. "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure," he said as he lifted his foot and walked over.
"Why?" the slave master leader asked.
"I don't like him," Shao Xuan said.
The slave that Shao Xuan pointed at suddenly raised his head. Like the other slaves, he had a half-dead, lifeless old face. But in his heart, he was cursing: You can even recognize me?!
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