Chapter 1513: They Are All Good Things

"If you come over, that would be good too. If we have any problems, we can discuss them face-to-face. I also believe in your ability; with your help, it will be even easier for us to eventually wipe out the Shennong Clan."

Baifeng replied: "That is Nature. With the two of us together, we can discuss things as we go. In this world today, without boasting, we are the smartest people. If even we cannot take down the Shennong Clan, it just means the time for the Shennong Clan to perish has not yet arrived."

Xuanyuan felt a bit awkward at this sudden mutual flattery from Baifeng. Even though people nowadays were still very straightforward, Xuanyuan felt he could not bring himself to say such a direct thing about himself and another person being the smartest people in the world.

"This time, I will go with you to the Xuanyuan Tribe first. If you want to set off first, that is fine. I will stay at the Xuanyuan Tribe and wait for my Soldiers to arrive, and then I can chase after you, or we can set off together; either is fine.

Since we have already reached an agreement, I will not return to Huaxia again."

Xuanyuan looked at the Dahe: "Since you are already prepared to go to the Xuanyuan Tribe and go to the Shennong Clan together, why did we have to discuss it here? Isn't that a waste of time?"

"If we didn't talk it through first to ensure we could reach a consensus before going to the Shennong Clan, how could I be sure I wanted to go this year? If we couldn't reach an agreement, I naturally wouldn't go."

Xuanyuan had nothing to say. Baifeng had backup plans for everything in advance, and had already thought through all kinds of outcomes.

As if suddenly remembering, Baifeng raised a finger: "I brought you some good things from Huaxia. Do you want them? We can trade. I guarantee they are all good things you have never seen before."

Hearing this from Baifeng, Xuanyuan felt his stomach go empty in an instant. It wasn't that Baifeng would cheat them out of grain or goods; it was mainly that whenever Baifeng said there were good things he hadn't seen before, he would definitely be tempted.

And the price of being tempted was trade. The little grain they earned from planting and picking Tea Leaves for a year would all be lost again. In all these years of trading with Huaxia, they hadn't actually earned any profit; instead, they had lost out.

There were only a few types of things they had that could tempt Huaxia; everything else was something Huaxia already had, and it couldn't move Huaxia at all.

But although Huaxia traded very little each year, they were all high-quality goods that the Xuanyuan Tribe didn't have. Everyone wanted them, and he wanted them too, so he had to trade. He just didn't know what Baifeng had brought this time.

With a look from Baifeng, two Soldiers immediately trotted to the Boat to get the goods. They carried out a rattan chest and a small box. Just by looking at the size and hearing the weight, Xuanyuan had a rough judgment of these two items.

The large chest likely contained good things with practical value; the Xuanyuan Tribe had them, but they couldn't compare to Huaxia's.

And the things in the small box were likely flashy but useless, things that weren't very useful, just novel and fun to look at, but since the Xuanyuan Tribe didn't have them, they had to trade for them.

First, open the chest to show Xuanyuan the good things inside.

Placed right on top was a bolt of red fabric, very eye-catching, looking attractive enough.

Baifeng had a bag of samples brought over to show them comprehensively; showing them bolt by bolt, color by color, would be too slow and a waste of time.

Looking at the dazzling array of colors, Xuanyuan was extremely shocked. How did Huaxia manage to create so many colors?

Baifeng was still wearing a thick fur robe, and the color inside was also very steady, the same color as before. He hadn't used any particularly special or eye-dazzling fabric, so Xuanyuan hadn't noticed it immediately from his attire.

"Baifeng, does Huaxia have all these colors? Are these all the colors that Huaxia can produce?"

The fabric itself was nothing special; at least Xuanyuan didn't notice any obvious difference in touch, but the colors shocked him. Being able to produce so many different colors of fabric was not something that could be done casually.

"Of course, because these are colors that we in Huaxia can produce, that is why I can take them out to trade with you. If we couldn't even produce all these colors ourselves, how could we possibly take them out for trade, right?

These fabrics, I call them samples; they are just small things to show you the general look. All the colors here have a complete bolt in this chest. You know how big a bolt is, right? These colored ones have different prices according to the different colors, because the dyes used are different.

But this is our first trade, so I will give you a fair price: ten times that of ordinary fabric. How about that?"

Upon hearing the price, Xuanyuan shook his head wildly: "Baifeng, you are not treating me as a friend here. Although it is definitely more precious because it has color, it shouldn't exceed the price of ordinary fabric by that much. At most, it should be two or three times."

"It's just pigment; it must have been extracted from some kind of plant. As long as we try more, we will definitely be able to do it, and perhaps there are even colors that your Huaxia doesn't have. Are you prepared to disregard our future trades for this little bit of profit, Baifeng? Business is not done this way."

Baifeng was not flustered at all and waved his hand calmly: "No, no, Xuanyuan, these are different. It is not just dyed with plants alone. I don't believe your Xuanyuan Tribe hasn't tried every single plant. Relying solely on the juices of Grass and trees, it is impossible to dye such bright and vivid colors, nor could there be such variety."

"Furthermore, the color won't stay on the fabric forever. As long as you wash it a few times, ordinary fabric will lose its color, but mine is different. We must have a method completely different from before, which is why we can create such brightly colored fabric. And if you take it and soak it in water to test it, it won't fade at all. I dare say that even if you use it for several years, until it is worn to shreds, the color won't be completely gone."

"Because I know myself that it is not that simple, that is why I dare to bring it to you. In fact, Xuanyuan, I can even trade the raw materials for dyeing to you, because you don't have them and can't make them, just like Cement."

"But the reason I am trading it so expensively is because it is too rare, and we in Huaxia haven't produced much in a year. Right now, there isn't much of this kind of fabric in Huaxia. Didn't you see? I am not even wearing it myself."

"I think it will probably take another four or five years, or even longer, before the people of Huaxia City can all wear fabrics of these colors."