Chapter 321: Changle in Danger?

Baifeng also followed all the New City Residents along the way; the New City also has an office area, within which a dedicated office was reserved for him. Baifeng will be working in the New City for about a month, and he will stay in the New City for this long until all affairs in the New City are running smoothly, at which point he will return to the Old City.

The New City also has a palace for him; in the future, no matter how many new cities are built, it will be the same as now, with office and living spaces reserved for Baifeng. Baifeng brought Chinv and Miaoyin along as well; otherwise, a month of time would be far too boring.

Most of the local military also followed Baifeng to the New City. The New City also has a military camp, and the Huaxia military has expanded; one-third of it is stationed in the New City, with some belonging to the New City Residents and some having families still in the Old City.

The entire political and military center of Huaxia has temporarily shifted to the New City. The Old City Urban Area is temporarily being watched by Bai Yulong. Baifeng is very at ease; nothing will go wrong for now. However, it is Changle who worries Baifeng the most, as he always has to go so deep into the no-man's-land, so the military configuration Baifeng provided for him is still very high.

A guard configuration of over a hundred people, with all types of military branches included, even ten Heavy Armored Ox Cavalry were dispatched. One must know that in all of Huaxia, there are not many Heavy Armored Ox Cavalry.

Baifeng worked steadily in the New City for four days, yet Changle still had not returned. With so many Soldiers protecting him, even if they encountered danger, escaping would always be no problem, but Baifeng's heart could not help but feel uneasy.

Just as Baifeng was lost in thought, someone from the Phylum Department sent a letter via carrier pigeon, which was issued by Changle.

Hearing that news had arrived, Baifeng felt much more at ease, because even if they encountered danger, being able to transmit a message meant that the people were fine.

Baifeng opened the Bamboo Tube, took out the note inside, and unfolded it to look. It was an overview by Changle of some recent discoveries, and the last point was the most important: it said they had discovered a tribe suspected to be wandering savages, and they were currently still monitoring it, hoping that Baifeng could send troops to support them.

After reading it, Baifeng slapped the table and stood up; this was truly too childish. With so few people, how could they dare to monitor a tribe? Even if the tribe were small, it would still exceed a hundred people. Although their Weapon and equipment were the best of this era, that did not mean they were necessarily safe.

Baifeng took two deep breaths and then gave the order for five hundred Soldiers to assemble and prepare to depart, while the rest remained to guard the city.

Of course, the current Huaxia military is no longer one thousand people; it has now developed to two thousand. Excluding those guarding the Old City, Baifeng is taking away five hundred, and the remaining military can still ensure the safety of the New City, after all, there is such a high city wall.

Because his own son is there, Baifeng had to lead the troops out personally. Furthermore, they had hardly discovered another human tribe in all these years; now that they had found this one, Baifeng still attached great importance to it, as perhaps he could obtain more information about the distant lands from them.

It was noon, and Baifeng did not care about the sweltering heat; he donned his full armor and went out to assemble the troops. Chinv was playing with Miaoyin and saw Baifeng like this; her heart immediately tightened, because this meant that a war was about to happen.

She tried her best to control her expression and voice, walked to Baifeng's side, and asked what had happened. Baifeng feigned ease and said, "News came from Changle's side, saying they discovered a very small tribe of savages, and now they don't know how to handle it. I'm going over to take a look now. Children, you know, they don't know what to do when they encounter things. Don't worry, it's nothing."

After saying this, he picked up Miaoyin, kissed her on the cheek, and then, after a moment of affection, handed her to Chinv. Chinv heard Baifeng's words, and the unease in her heart was reduced by more than half. In the end, she only said to be careful; other than that, there was nothing she could do.

Baifeng handed the Government Affairs to the Shangshu Department to handle on his behalf. Of course, these were only minor matters; all major matters would have to wait until he returned to make a decision.

After arranging all the affairs of the New City, Baifeng took the military and his own supply troops and headed toward Changle's direction without stopping.

In reality, nothing dangerous had happened to Changle; in fact, after being exposed, he had already engaged in friendly communication with that savage tribe in the wilderness.

During the conversation, they learned that their tribe was called the Luoneng Tribe, and the Tribal Chief was named Xiu. Although they did not explicitly state how strong they were, judging from their attire and physical condition, it was definitely not a very small tribe; it was estimated that there were at least a thousand people.

After the Luoneng Tribe discovered Changle and his small group, they did not launch an attack. The main reason they treated them with courtesy was that they were intimidated by the strength of Changle and his men. After all, they also understood that being able to tame oxen to ride, wearing hard clothes made of animal skins, and having Hemp Cloth clothes covering their entire bodies was definitely not a strength that any small tribe could possess.

Most importantly, it was the long metal Weapons held by those Soldiers. A single such Weapon, if taken to the Golden Gathering, would be enough to exchange for food for their tribe for a long time. Therefore, no matter what, it was better to show a state of peace.

They also knew that there seemed to be a large tribe nearby that had been digging mountains, building roads, and even building a massive... village, perhaps.

They were not fools either. Although they were still a certain distance away, the commotion was truly too great. Often, even Baifeng could hear sounds like thunder. They had curiously gone to look, but the gap in their strength was too great, so they could only act like mice, sneak a peek, and then flee back to the tribe. Now, these people were likely the ones from that large tribe.

However, what should they do in the future? A large tribe like this would likely not just stay in one place and not expand. Where should their tribe go?

There are many tribes in the west fighting, and there are even several cannibal tribes. They had retreated to this place precisely to escape the chaos of war. They had only been stable for a few years, and now another behemoth had arrived. This made the Luoneng Tribe wonder what they should do in the future.

The Luoneng Tribe did not show aggression toward Changle, and Changle did not show hostility toward the Luoneng Tribe. They even conducted a trade using grain and salt—asking them about the tracks of horses.

Upon seeing the lifelike horse pattern drawn by Changle, the people of the Luoneng Tribe blurted out, "Isn't this just 'Mountain Wind'!"

Changle did not care what the name was; as long as it was the same thing, that was enough. Having obtained the desired result, Changle continued to ask, "How many of this 'Mountain Wind' you speak of are there in this land, and is it easy to capture?"