Chapter 254: Trading Crocodile Skin

Baifeng had someone fetch a small bag of bean dregs, wanting Xuanyuan to taste it first; the flavor of this stuff was actually quite good, because when they pressed the oil, they first stir-fried the soybeans until cooked, then physically pressed them, so the oil inside the soybeans was extracted, turning them into small chunks, but there was still some residual oil left on the surface of the bean dregs, and it smelled exceptionally good.

In the Baifeng Tribe, bean dregs were considered a very important item; not only could people eat them, but they could also be used as concentrated feed to raise livestock, and bean dregs were used to fatten pigs and cattle.

Because the taste was good and it could be stored for a long time, it was an essential food in every tribesman's home; when they were idle, they would take out a few chunks and crunch away on them.

This stuff was also one of the staple foods for the Slaves; for the Baifeng Tribe, the quantity was sufficient, the taste was decent, and it could nourish people, so the Slaves also liked to eat it, as eating it gave them strength and helped them gain weight.

When he took it to Xuanyuan, the fragrance alone attracted him, but he didn't dare to pick it up and eat it directly; first, Baifeng casually stirred it around in the bag, then picked up a piece and ate it himself, and only then did Xuanyuan take some and taste it as well.

Upon this taste, Xuanyuan felt that the food they usually ate was truly too terrible, and it was actually not as good as a random item Baifeng Tribe had brought out.

However, this was not just food, but something already processed, so he estimated the price must be very expensive, which made Xuanyuan hesitate; this item could not be traded, as if he traded for it, it wouldn't be a good thing for his tribesmen.

Just as he was about to refuse, Baifeng said: "Call this whatever you want, anyway we call it Bean Dregs; it can be eaten directly and is very filling, it's just that it can't be used as seed grain, and the price isn't expensive, it's the same price as rice, and if nothing goes wrong, it will be the same next year; see if you want it, we didn't bring much this time, just ten bags of this size."

After saying this, Baifeng lifted it up to weigh it, and it wasn't heavy, because the gaps between the pieces were large, so it was relatively light.

Hearing that the price was so cheap, Xuanyuan packed up all these bean dregs, and as for the remaining rice, he would trade for as much as he could.

Because their trade volume was very large now, they used a very large Balance Scale, which could trade many things at once, and the Baifeng Tribe's Balance Scale had already been improved; one only needed to adjust the position of the scale's rod to weigh several times the amount of items on the other side, making trading faster.

This Balance Scale had also been inspected by Xuanyuan, who used items to test it, and it was indeed capable of weighing different multiples of items.

Baifeng's items were brought out, so Xuanyuan also brought out their supplies, which were the Crocodile Skin that the Baifeng Tribe had specifically requested; the Soldiers bringing the Crocodile Skin were wearing their own tribe's Crocodile Skin Armor and specifically showed off for Baifeng.

However, this time Baifeng didn't pay them any mind; after all, it was clear their armor was quite crude, and only had armor on the chest and back, with none elsewhere, whereas the Baifeng Tribe already had full sets.

It was just that the Soldiers wearing full sets of armor hadn't come this time, and none of the people from the Baifeng Tribe currently on the shore were wearing armor.

The quality of the Crocodile Skin was still acceptable, it was relatively large, and it looked as if the head and legs had been chopped off directly, and then the skin from the body was taken; it was just unknown how they managed to deal with so many crocodiles.

Xuanyuan would certainly not say that he was a middleman, because although there were rivers and marshes within their basin, the number of crocodiles was very small, not nearly enough for his Xuanyuan Tribe to hunt; he went directly to the Juye Marsh of the Jiuli and used grain to trade for Crocodile Skin.

Originally this thing was called a dragon, but now the people of the Baifeng Tribe would no longer call this thing a dragon, because the difference from the Tribal Chief's description was too great, so they called it a crocodile just like the Tribal Chief.

And the several tribes that traded with Baifeng, because the Baifeng Tribe was an important major client, naturally had to agree with the Baifeng Tribe's people; furthermore, they all knew that Baifeng had a son named Bai Yulong, and if they sold Dragon Skin in front of Baifeng, they might cause trouble if they angered him.

The trade price between Xuanyuan and the Baifeng Tribe was an equal weight of grain for an equal weight of Crocodile Skin, a price that was very fair and reasonable, while the trade price between Xuanyuan and Chiyou was an equal weight of Crocodile Skin for only half the weight of grain.

The people of the Chiyou Tribe were very happy, feeling it was very worthwhile; after all, this thing they called a dragon, and Xuanyuan called a crocodile, had always been on their menu, and they were originally going to hunt this thing, but they had never used the Crocodile Skin, so now that someone was using grain to trade for something they didn't use, they were naturally very willing, and in order to increase production, the frequency of hunting crocodiles became even higher.

While Baifeng and Xuanyuan were inspecting the Crocodile Skin, Chiyou, far away in the Juye Marsh, was looking for an opportunity to hunt a crocodile in front of him.

The current Chiyou, even as a Tribal Chief, still maintained the good quality of doing things personally; after receiving Xuanyuan's trade request, in order to allow the tribe to develop as quickly as possible, all the tribesmen of the Jiuli were unwilling to give up this opportunity, and even though it was dangerous, they were constantly hunting crocodiles.

It was just that what they didn't expect was that this crocodile hunting not only brought them a great deal of meat and could be traded for a lot of grain, but it also disguisedly made their tribal territory much safer.

The Crocodile Skin trade between Baifeng and Xuanyuan ended; for the Baifeng Tribe, the Crocodile Skin traded this time could not only equip all the members of their tribe's Bow and Blade Team with Crocodile Skin Armor, but there would also be some surplus to get a set of armor for those who were ordinary Soldiers but had made contributions.

Subsequently, they began to trade Slaves; the price between Slaves and grain had long been set, and there were no disagreements.

This time Xuanyuan only brought five hundred Slaves, because the number of Slaves in their tribe was not too high anymore, at least it was considered small among tribes of their size.

And with previous experience, when Xuanyuan selected Slaves for trade, he would ask in advance if they had any technical skills or crafts; if they did, he would keep them in his own tribe to work, and they absolutely could not be given to the Baifeng Tribe.

But he still valued integrity, and the Slaves he brought, apart from having no highlights, had no problems in any other aspect.

Baifeng knew last year that Xuanyuan would screen them in advance, so he didn't do the redundant work of picking the Slaves, though he still checked them first to avoid any who couldn't work from slipping in.

Finally, confirming there were no problems at all, Baifeng took them all, and Xuanyuan still wanted to trade for some more Changdao, but they didn't have anything particularly impressive to trade with right now.