Chapter 576: Questioning Baifeng
"Then do you know what it is like further northeast from our Xuanyuan Tribe?" Xuanyuan was feeling a bit flustered now; he still did not quite believe it.
The Shaman answered without any hesitation: "It is also more plains than mountainous, though at this time it is still a stretch of marshland. It should be called Dayeze, the place where the Chiyou Tribe is located, right?"
"Chiyou? You have seen Chiyou!?" Xuanyuan stood up with an excited slap on the table. If Huaxia even had contact with the Chiyou Tribe, then what had all his preparations amounted to? Why would the Chiyou Tribe suddenly have so much Iron? Xuanyuan's mind was currently too tense, to the point that he had not thought through many details.
The Shaman, however, shook his head in denial: "We haven't seen them. Our King just often mentions the name of Chiyou, as well as the Sanmiao and the Dongyi. We people all know where they are and what the places they live in are like, but we just haven't been there. Only our King knows everything."
Xuanyuan sat back down in his chair. He was thinking, and he was constantly calming his mood. He was very certain that Baifeng could absolutely not be the son of a god, because he had seen a true god. Guangchengzi had never even heard of this person Baifeng, and among those they had taught through the generations, Baifeng did not exist.
Unless there was another Sage, a very formidable Sage, who had traveled across the entire land and then met Baifeng, passing on all his knowledge to him. Only in this way could he know about things in distant places without having left here, understand so much, and allow a tribe whose name had never been heard of to become the massive Huaxia of today.
Xuanyuan deduced his thoughts in his mind; only this was the sole explanation.
Seeing Xuanyuan thinking, Qibo brought up the question he valued: "If I go, would your King be willing to tell me what that medicine looks like?" Afterwards, he glanced at Xuanyuan and said directly: "If we have that medicine here, we can split it equally with your Huaxia, and in the future, it can also be used as trade goods to be traded to you at a low price."
The Shaman's fist tightened involuntarily. This seemed like a very good condition, but could what Qibo said be taken seriously? After all, the person in charge of the Xuanyuan Tribe was not him.
Xuanyuan felt the Shaman's gaze: "Qibo's meaning is my meaning. As long as Baifeng is willing, we have no problem."
But the Shaman could not make the decision for Baifeng: "This, it depends on our King's wishes. I think he probably won't refuse."
Qibo said straightforwardly: "Good, this time I will follow you to Huaxia, see Baifeng in person, and ask him."
"You are very welcome. Our King would also absolutely welcome a Sage like you."
Xuanyuan tapped the table with his finger to attract everyone's attention: "I am going too. I also have some things I need to ask Baifeng."
The Huaxia delegation looked at each other, but they could only nod in agreement.
Having finished resolving the matters here, Qibo hurried away again, leaving the others to continue their discussions.
However, the general trading items had already been concluded, leaving only issues like specific quantities. After a period of conversation, a consensus was successfully reached.
The delegation moved into the rooms prepared by the Xuanyuan Tribe. They needed to stay here for a few days, waiting for the Xuanyuan Tribe to prepare the supplies. Xuanyuan did not restrict their movements either, not fearing that anything would be peeked at by them.
The Shaman was also very generous, personally instructing the people of the Xuanyuan Tribe to build a toilet, mainly because he felt very uncomfortable without a toilet to use himself.
Xuanyuan mobilized manpower to build four walls at the fastest speed, then used wood and dry grass to construct a roof. The remaining facilities were also successfully built under the Shaman's guidance.
Afterwards, the Shaman immediately drove the others out, indicating that he wanted to use the toilet. Subsequently, the first pile of feces was discharged into the Xuanyuan Tribe's first toilet by the Shaman from Huaxia.
In the following days, they continuously transported goods back and forth. Huaxia's grain and cloth were exchanged for the Xuanyuan Tribe's animal skins and grass roots. Now only the last item, Tea Leaves, remained.
The people of the Xuanyuan Tribe also attached great importance to it, sending out many women to go deep into the mountains and forests to find Tea Trees. They did not let go of any tender buds, then sprinkled some water on them and covered them with Wild Rice straw to keep the Tea Leaves fresh.
During this period, the Shaman had already written down his discoveries in the Xuanyuan Tribe and sent them to Huaxia via carrier pigeon. After Baifeng received the news, he did not feel too shocked, because he believed this was an inevitable matter.
Regarding the source of the Xuanyuan Tribe's Ironware, Baifeng immediately ruled out the possibility of his own people trading with the Xuanyuan Tribe, because in the current environment and under these conditions, there was no opportunity for trade. He locked his target directly onto the Chiyou Tribe.
The Chiyou Tribe was famous for crafting weapons, which meant their casting technology would not be poor. Moreover, Chiyou's mount was an Iron-Eating Beast, which meant they had always known of the existence of Iron. It was an absolute fact that Xuanyuan and Chiyou were trading; trading Ironware was not strange either. It was just that the Xuanyuan Tribe's speed of development made him somewhat fearful. He really could not guarantee how much influence Xuanyuan would receive from the flapping of his own butterfly—no, it should be a giant whale—and whether it would cause many things to emerge ahead of time.
Huaxia's Large Ship returned fully loaded, but they refused Qibo, who wanted to board the ship. They had to ensure the secret of their Large Ship was not discovered by the Xuanyuan Tribe. Looking from afar was fine, but they absolutely could not let them look from up close.
In the end, Qibo chose to set off with Xuanyuan. Because the Xuanyuan Tribe still had many things to arrange before setting off, the Shaman and his group left first. Baifeng also knew that Qibo and Xuanyuan were coming. Xuanyuan, this old ancestor and grandmaster of his, had already been seen many times, so Baifeng now had no ripples in his heart. However, he had never seen Qibo. Qibo was also his own incredible grandmaster; he wanted to know if he could bring some more shock to his soul if he discussed medical skills with Qibo.
Things on Zhigui's side could also be considered relatively smooth. They carried supplies on their backs and shoulders and traveled on foot to the Suiren Clan. This was also their first time coming to the territory of the Suiren Clan. However, as soon as they entered the territory, they immediately felt a familiar yet strange feeling welling up in their hearts from before.
It had been many, many years since he lived in those kinds of shacks, right? However, one could also see many earthen houses in the Suiren Clan. Although they were quite dilapidated, it finally gave Zhigui and the others a feeling of breaking away from barbarism.
The Suiren Clan still lived very scattered, and there were many villages in the surrounding area. Zhigui was thinking that if only he could incorporate these people and these villages into Huaxia, how much more would Huaxia's strength increase.
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