Chapter 388: Long-Haired Wild Men

Led by the newly recruited tribesmen, Xiong began to walk in the right direction. In the area they were in now, there were already fewer trees and more Grass, and the temperature had dropped significantly. At night, they had to leave more people to watch the fire; otherwise, it would be very easy to freeze at night.

After they had traveled for more than two days, according to what the newcomer said, they had entered the territory of another human tribe. The two tribes could not be said to have a very good relationship, but at least they did not think about attacking each other every day. After all, they only had so few people and really could not afford to be tossed about. Moreover, this place was very close to the territory of the largest Black Water Tribe. The Black Water Tribe had always had ideas about these small tribes and wanted to absorb and integrate them, but their methods were very rough, and they were basically all caught to be used as Slaves.

However, they did not know how big this Black Water Tribe was or what its strength was, so before Xiong had figured it out, he tried his best to avoid conflict with the overlord of this land. But according to their Huaxia strategic plan, this Black Water Tribe would become their next main target for conquest.

Because they had walked to an unfamiliar place, the vegetation had changed, and the climate had also changed, which led to the hunting activities of everyone not going very smoothly. Fortunately, they were still able to let everyone eat two meals of food every day, albeit barely, but there was absolutely no surplus left. They dared not easily use the prepared food; this was their guarantee for the return journey. Hunting in Winter would only be more difficult, so they would try their best to overcome it now.

Every few days, Xiong would release a pigeon to send back what they had seen and heard during this period, as well as the map routes they had drawn. Sometimes, it would also contain some Wax Seeds of plants they had discovered that were edible or relatively special and had not been seen before.

Xiong did not know if these pigeons could successfully return to Huaxia, but he would release three pigeons every time. In any case, there should be some that could arrive.

After a few more days of trekking, they determined that they were about to reach the location of the Golden Autumn Gathering, because they saw other teams in the distance, all carrying many things while on the road.

However, even if the two sides saw each other, they did not dare to get close to communicate. They just opened up a certain distance again and then went on their own way. Xiong had already seen two such teams, both converging here from different directions.

This afternoon, Xiong and his group had already set up their Tents. Some people started to go outside to hunt, and some people stayed behind as usual. Because other human tribes had already appeared here, Xiong did not go out together but stayed in the Battalion to deal with sudden situations.

Sure enough, in the distance from their Battalion, they saw a team with about the same number of people as them, but their appearance was somewhat different from theirs. For example, their hair was much denser than theirs. If it weren't for the fact that they were wearing leather clothes, Xiong might have really mistaken them for big monkeys.

After Xiong saw them, he observed them for a while without paying too much attention, and just let these people leave on their own. But what Xiong did not expect was that four people separated from this group and walked toward Xiong's Battalion.

Xiong immediately began to be on alert, but it did not reach the point of picking up Weapons. After all, only a few people came from the opposite side, so they were definitely not here to attack, because that would be no different from courting death.

When they arrived at a place very close to Xiong's Battalion, several Soldiers stood up and found a relatively good position, their hands already on their Weapons, ready to attack at any time.

The few people on the opposite side also noticed this situation, so they stood in place, raised their hands, and then held them upward, making strange movements. Xiong did not understand the behavior of these people and only guessed that they might be showing him that they were not carrying Weapons.

So Xiong stood up and shouted, "Which tribe are you from, and what are you doing coming to our place?"

The people on the opposite side lowered their raised hands. After looking at each other, one person who looked like a Leader responded loudly, "Ding bu tong, ding bu tong!"

Xiong looked at the surrounding Soldiers in confusion: "Huh? What are these monkeys saying?"

Those Soldiers all shook their heads: "Can't understand, can't understand."

Xiong gave a long "Oh": "So that's what it means to not understand. You didn't expect that you would actually understand what these people said. Then can you translate what I just said for me?"

The other Soldiers were instantly stunned and looked at Xiong one after another, wanting to see if Xiong was joking, but Xiong's expression was very serious.

They had no choice but to explain: "Boss, we said that we don't understand what they are saying, we didn't say we would explain to you what they said!"

Xiong was stunned again: "So you don't understand either. I thought you were explaining to me what they meant just now."

Afterwards, Xiong shouted to the people on the opposite side again: "We also ding bu tong, ding bu tong!"

Now it was the opposite side's turn to be stunned. After a few people whispered to each other to study it for a while, they shouted a few words that were completely incomprehensible toward their team. Then a person ran out from the team. This person did not have the same face and hair as them, but also had slight differences from Xiong and his group, and Xiong could not say where the difference was.

After this person who was called over arrived, the few people chattered for a few sentences, and then used language that Xiong and his group could barely understand to say: "Friends, we are not here to fight, we are here to trade!"

Seeing that they could finally communicate, Xiong left his spot, walked forward a few steps, made an inviting gesture, and let the Soldiers put away their Weapons. Now that there was a tribe willing to come and trade, they naturally had no need to refuse them.

However, as soon as these people came over, they smelled a scent that went straight to the top of their heads. It was not a stench, but a very peculiar smell. Even the group of people who were always greeting smelly wild men could not stand it, but since they had already called them over, they could only endure it.

After these few people came over, they went straight to the cattle that were tied up and eating Grass. This action made Xiong and the others full of vigilance. These cattle could be said to be their most precious things. They were usually labor, and in an emergency, they could also be used as food, so there must be no loss.

Several Soldiers quickly blocked the front of the long-haired people, but the incoming smell still made their faces flush red instantly.

Xiong asked with anger: "What is going on with you people? Why don't you follow any rules at all? What are you planning to do?"

The expressions of the few long-haired wild men changed immediately, and they anxiously spoke to the short-haired wild man, asking him to translate.

Afterwards, they explained to Xiong: "We have taken a fancy to this kind of cattle in your tribe and want to exchange for some to take back. Now we want to see the goods first!"

After hearing this, Xiong breathed a sigh of relief, but still sternly refused: "These cattle are not goods; we are not trading."