Chapter 221: Rapid Convergence

Baifeng and the others packed up that day and set off immediately; although it was already afternoon, it had no impact, as they could just set up camp at night. Arriving a few hours earlier would mean fewer variables.

While on the road, Baifeng told everyone what had happened. Knowing that they might be about to go to war with the Suiren Clan, everyone was more or less excited and felt no fear at all.

They traveled at the fastest speed possible along the way and finally found the trail left by that team of Soldiers on the third day. Their location was still quite far from the place mentioned in the letter.

The Baifeng Tribe had many Soldiers, so they felt secure and had nothing to fear, especially since they were on their own territory, so they blew their Whistles to pass messages without any restraint.

After a burst of whistling, a response came from afar, and the two groups of people quickly converged.

However, that team of hunters was very shocked by the Tribal Chief's speed of support. Based on their own experience, they felt it would take at least seven or eight days for the Tribal Chief to arrive, and they didn't really believe that a pigeon could deliver the message. Their original plan was to retreat to the tribe if no reinforcements arrived after eight days.

Of course, although they hadn't brought Dry Rations, they were not afraid of having nothing to eat at all. After all, their status now was that of hunters; they not only had to find food for themselves but also bring some back to the tribe. If they lost their combat effectiveness due to hunger, wouldn't that become a joke?

As for Baifeng and the others bringing Dry Rations, the nature of that was different, because their purpose was war, not hunting. They certainly could not put their energy into hunting; only by not worrying about food could they win the war.

After converging with those few people, the hunters first led Baifeng and the others to their temporary camp. Because there was already a basic layout, and it was a place that had been scouted and deemed suitable for camping, Baifeng and the others did not need to find a new location to camp; they only needed to expand it slightly.

The two groups of people quickly merged into one. They were all people who had undergone basic military training, and the military quality they should have was still up to standard. Baifeng handed them the Weapons and armor he had brought for them and told them to put them on.

Of course, among the dozen or so people, only a few were from the Bow and Blade Team, and only they had armor; the others had nothing either. The long Weapons that should be used in war were also brought for them.

For the sake of convenience, the Weapons brought for hunting were short and portable, which were not suitable for war, even if their quality was far superior to those of other tribes.

Baifeng carefully inquired about the meaning of the note, because he had been guessing, and he didn't know the specific situation.

Their team leader told Baifeng that it turned out they had discovered the tracks of a deer herd on the road, so they followed them all the way to this area, just to have a big harvest; otherwise, there would have been no need for them to run so far.

But what they didn't expect was that while searching, before they even found the deer, they saw other humans. And looking at their Weapons and attire, they were not ordinary savages, nor did they look like the Cannibal Tribe.

To be safe, they decided to observe that group of savages in secret first, even though the number of people in their two teams was about the same. It was fortunate that they didn't make a move, because they discovered that the number of people in this group was not just the few they had initially spotted.

Using their scouting skills, they discovered that a tribe of over a hundred people had actually stationed themselves within their territory, and it looked like they had even seized the Baifeng Tribe's territory. The leader among those people looked very familiar to them; after a careful discussion, they all confirmed that it was a Soldier of the Suiren Clan.

Initially, they were furious and intended to cause some trouble, but after seeing it was the Suiren Clan, they calmed down. Going to war with a large tribe casually might bring unnecessary trouble to their own tribe.

They thought about continuing to observe, but those people were wantonly slaughtering the prey in their territory, which they really couldn't endure, so they quickly sent a message to the tribe, hoping to get support.

After listening, Baifeng roughly understood. Territorial disputes should be very common in this era. After all, the territory owned by a tribe was too large, but there were too few people, so it was impossible for people to live in and manage every place. People from other tribes would inevitably think it was ownerless land. Of course, if they knew it was the border and still did this on purpose, then they needed to be treated differently.

Baifeng intended to go and have a friendly exchange first. It would be best if he could let them know the situation themselves and have them obediently move out, then return the prey they had killed in the Baifeng Tribe's territory, and then there would be peace. If they were unwilling, he believed the leather clothes on their bodies would not be able to stop the sharp Arrows of the Baifeng Tribe.

Now there was no time left, and since everyone needed to expand the camp and collect firewood, and they were quite tired after traveling for so long, Baifeng decided to rest for a day and talk about it tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Baifeng and the others were dressed neatly, and after traveling for most of the day, they saw the Suiren Clan camp by the Dahe. Looking at the houses they had built, as well as the firewood and wood they had collected, Baifeng estimated that they really treated this place as ownerless land and intended to occupy it.

Baifeng and his group had twice as many people as the Suiren Clan, and their Weapons were far better than theirs, so they felt secure and had nothing to fear.

They first sent out five Soldiers, not holding any Weapons in their hands, but wearing armor on their bodies. This was to express that they did not intend to fight, and the armor could also block some attacks, while behind them, countless Crossbows were aiming.

Those few Soldiers walked generously into the Suiren Clan's territory. At this time, some of the Suiren Clan's Soldiers had gone out hunting, but most of the people were still there. After seeing them, they immediately surrounded them with Weapons.

The leader of the Baifeng Tribe's group stretched out his hands: "We are Soldiers of the Baifeng Tribe. This is the territory of our Baifeng Tribe. Because we came here to hunt this time and discovered that you have settled down and are hunting on our territory, our Tribal Chief demands that I notify you to move out of our territory immediately and compensate for our losses."

"If you didn't know this was our territory and came here inadvertently, then our two tribes can still be good friends who continue to trade in the future. If you knew this was our territory and still forcibly occupied it, then what awaits you is the Knife and Spear."

Upon hearing this, the Suiren Clan members not only did not put down their Spears, but instead raised them even higher.

"We are Soldiers of the Suiren Clan. The place we reach is our territory. Furthermore, what right do you have to say this is your territory? We have been here for so long and have not seen your Soldiers. Now that we have built up this place, you say you want us to leave. Is it that you want to seize our property?"