Sadisram did not go too far. When Hakatulama came to shove Li Du and his party away, he blocked them with his nephew and insisted, "This is a distinguished guest of the tribe!"
Hakatulama said stiffly, "You know the rules of the tribe. The tribe does not accept white and black people as distinguished guests!"
"But Mr. Li, like us, is an Asian, not a white or a black," Sadisram replied forcefully.
Native American was a general term for a race. It referred to a certain ethnic group, not a specific race. In the beginning, there were two races of Native Americans, the yellow race and the white race.
Among them, the first to come into contact with Europeans and Americans were the yellow Indians, who seized their land and resources and killed them.
Over the centuries, the more traditional Native Americans were either killed or married to other races. Now most Native Americans in the United States are white and look a bit like the Caucasians.
The Mohicans were a traditional Native American tribe. They maintained the purity of their blood, and their skin color was between black and white, closer to the yellow Li Du belonged to.
It was a big deal for outsiders to enter the tribe. Later, someone informed the chief, who came with his men.
The chief was about forty years old, bare-chested and muscular, and on his forehead was painted a pattern in red and green paint, which looked like two leaves holding up a flame.
Seeing him arrive, Hakatulama and Sadisram both stopped arguing and stood aside.
The chief looked at them with a dignified gaze and asked, "What's going on?"
Hakatulama said, "Chief, Sadisram and Catulom did not bring back supplies from the evil white government, but brought back some outsiders. Look at what they've done!"
Sadisram said nothing and watched the performance coldly.
Li Du was even more silent. He was a little tired of the situation. He used to think that the Indians in the mountains were more simple, but apparently he had thought too much.
Even so, he had no intention of staying here. If the chief wanted to drive them away, he decided to turn around and leave Sadisram and his nephew alone.
The chief didn't speak. He looked at Sadisram, who stepped forward and said, "Chief, here's the thing …"
He told them what had happened, saying that they followed the helicopter to a distant hill and did not find any airdropped supplies. Instead, they found a copperhead viper. As a result, Catulom was bitten by the viper when he checked on it. Sadisram was concerned about his nephew and tried to push the viper away, but he was also bitten.
Next, Li Du and the others appeared. He revealed the existence of Ah Ow: a Holy Wolf. It was the Holy Wolf who found them and rescued them …
Hearing this, the expressions of the chief and the others changed.
Hakatulama shouted, "Don't talk nonsense, this is not a Holy Wolf, this is a wolf raised by someone!"
"We also had wolves. Can those demons be tamed?" Sadisram asked. "Do you remember what they became when they reached adulthood? Wolves cannot be tamed! "
Hakatulama insisted. "Who knows what tricks these outsiders used? Maybe they have invented some drugs to control animals … "
"Idiot, you're talking nonsense. You've disgraced the Mohicans," Catulom sneered at him.
Hakatulama clenched his fists and made to hit him. The chief raised his hand and said, "Be quiet, don't let the guests watch. Hakatulama, you know that Sadisram is our reliable relative. He must have a reason for doing this. Stop quarreling. Our relatives and guests must be tired after walking all the way. Let them rest first. "
The words were polite and comforting, but now Li Du knew that these Indians were shrewd and cunning. He didn't trust the chief and felt that he must have some ulterior motive for behaving so friendly.
It was already afternoon and lunchtime had long passed, but the chief still arranged food for them.
Pony approached Li Du and whispered, "Boss, do you want to eat? I don't trust them. "
Li Du didn't trust them either. Some Indian tribes were still incompatible with mainstream American society, and the two sides were still hostile. Some whites and blacks were not afraid of wild animals and snakes when they entered the mountains and forests, but they were afraid of encountering radical Indians.
This social contradiction was related to history. As we all know, since the 17th century, Spain, Britain, France, and other powers had successively invaded North America.
In order to exclude other colonists, countries would form military alliances with some local tribes and provide them with weapons and horses.
The Indians, who had low production levels, were also happy to accept their "gifts," so the Indians were also involved in the European wars.
From 1756 to 1763, the "Seven Years' War" between France and Britain began. On the North American battlefield, the Iroquois were on the side of Britain, the other northern tribes were on the side of France, and the southern Indian tribes fought with Spain against Britain.
Later, when the American War of Independence began, the army commanded by Washington launched a thunderous attack on the British colonists and won a crushing victory.
The British colonial army was defeated, so they hired mercenaries at high prices, and many Indian tribes joined them to attack the Washington army and civilians.
The Indians' attacks were fierce and cruel, and they slaughtered civilians, which led to a long period of disfavor between the Washington government and the citizens of the United States.
Conflicts were like this. If resolved, it would become a virtuous cycle, and some Indian tribes slowly integrated into mainstream society. If not resolved, it would become a vicious cycle, and these Indian tribes could only go deep into the mountains to isolate themselves.
Now it seemed that the Tavisi tribe belonged to the latter group, but Li Du was not afraid. He released the little bug to monitor the chief's arrangements, and if there was a problem, he would fight directly!
Everything was normal. The chief personally went to find the tribal chef and asked him to prepare some wine and meat for everyone. During this time, there were no tricks.
After the arrangements were made, the chief returned with a basket of dried tobacco.
A young girl came up to crush the tobacco, and the chief smiled and said, "Come on, guests, don't stand on ceremony. Try the Tavisi smoke, it will make you feel like you are on top of the clouds."
The Indians had a special fondness for gambling, tobacco, and alcohol. Each tribe had its own casino, tobacco plantation, and winery.
Li Du did not smoke, but he could not refuse the other party's kindness, so he nodded.
The Markelov brothers, Godzilla, Driver, and Firecracker, who were smoking, went up and put some cigarettes into wooden pipes, lit them, and began to smoke.
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