Chapter 727: Setting Off Immediately

The thousands of Slaves in Huaxia City were doing some trivial chores in the city; they did not need to use much of their brains, and mainly, they did not have much brainpower to use. They lived in crowded houses, but their food was actually quite good, similar to when they were training; at least they would not go hungry.

They had originally thought that their lives would just be like this, and in fact, it was about the same, which was fine, until the Large Ship of Huaxia docked. A large number of women came down from it. They did not know what these women were here for, but they did not enter Huaxia City; after just taking a look from afar, they set off toward the distance with the supplies they had packed.

They did not wait for the order to return, but continued to move various supplies onto the Large Ship. Subsequently, they were all called onto the ship. They did not have time to go back once more, and just like that, they watched with their own eyes as the Large Ship left the riverbank.

This time, Huaxia did not give them much of a pleasant look. A few people said they had left things in the city and wanted to go back to get them, but unfortunately, no one paid any attention to them.

The Soldiers of Huaxia who were on this mission were also not in a very good mood, because they all knew that Liuhuangdi was somewhat dangerous. The only benefit was that they did not need to go and mine it themselves, and they could even avoid being supervisors at the mining site.

The instructions they received were to build a sturdy camp in a suitable place, and then everyone would be stationed there to protect the food. The Slaves did not need to be replaced; even if they wanted to escape, it would be fine. The safety of their own people was the priority.

Some of them had been to Liuhuangdi, but most had only heard of it. Just from this order, one could tell that Liuhuangdi was definitely not a good place; otherwise, how could it be that they did not even need to go there themselves.

Although they could be rotated, and the interval between rotations was very short, everyone was already prepared to trade their lives for honor for their families. As for the Slaves, their fate was already destined to be death, so there was no need to consider their feelings too much.

The one thousand three hundred or so Slaves here were the inferior products that had been weeded out—disobedient, poor ability, low intelligence; anyway, they had all sorts of problems. They were not well-liked to begin with. Teachers only like smart students. As for the troublemaking students leaving a deep impression on the teacher, while that was true, it could not possibly be a good impression.

The people of the Xuanyuan Tribe watched the Huaxia Large Ship pass by their Matou, slow down, and then drop anchor in the middle of the Dahe to stop. They only thought that this was another visit to trade with them. After all, it was currently the time for the harvest of Tea Leaves, and the exchanges between the two tribes were relatively close, so seeing a Huaxia Boat every once in a while was not considered a strange thing.

But this time, they did not expect it to be different. Huaxia only dispatched a small boat accompanying the ship, which then approached the Matou and gave the people at the Matou two letters, asking them to pass them on to Xuanyuan and Changle. Afterward, it left straight away; the Large Ship had no intention of docking.

The Huaxia Large Ship just like that left in a hurry again, drifting into the distance. The Soldiers of the Xuanyuan Tribe reported this news immediately, and at the same time, handed those two letters to Xuanyuan and Changle.

The letter Baifeng gave to Xuanyuan was nothing more than mentioning some matters regarding trade, and talking about the construction progress of their Embassy in Huaxia. The part of the houses that had already been built could now be moved into. The Xuanyuan Tribe could find an opportunity to send their people to Huaxia for study, but for it to be fully completed, it would probably have to wait until the end of this year.

The construction team for the Matou was right behind and would arrive soon. Huaxia would abide by the contents of the contract and build a qualified Matou for the Xuanyuan Tribe at the fastest speed, striving to put it into use before the summer flood season arrived.

As for other matters, it was just telling Xuanyuan to take care of Changle. It did not mention the matter of Changle being beaten again. In Baifeng's view, this matter had already ended, and the handling of Yanggou was very reasonable.

Regarding what Yanggou mentioned later in the intelligence report, the reason he did not tell Baifeng the whole thing directly was because the distance was too far and communication was inconvenient. If he told him before the matter was handled well, it would only make Baifeng worry in vain. As Changle's guard, he had to handle all troubles for the Prince, so he arranged everything after getting Changle's consent, and the result was also smooth.

Baifeng did not blame Yanggou for this, but he still asked him in the letter to Changle to remind Yanggou that no matter whether he could handle a matter himself, as long as it was of a relatively high degree of influence and relatively important, it must be reported at the first opportunity. How to handle it, he could decide together with Changle, but as the King of Huaxia, he possessed the right to be informed and could not be deceived.

At this time, Changle had already gone out to explore twice, and both times were very smooth. After the hunters of the Xuanyuan Tribe had the reward of food, they could be said to be dutiful. For many plants, Changle would roughly describe what they looked like, and they would be able to rack their brains, recall together, and then give Changle the most likely answer, allowing Changle to save a lot of time.

The hired Soldiers were also very dutiful. Although they were not protecting the son of their own Tribal Chief, the treatment was good and the work was easy, so they were naturally happy and earnestly carried out the protection mission.

Compared to the Soldiers of Huaxia, they were more familiar with the terrain and climate of their own tribe, as well as the habits of the wild beasts in the surrounding area. At such a long distance, the gaps between Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe in all aspects were relatively large.

What they were even happier about was obtaining the Weapon provided to them by Huaxia. Iron Weapons, which were hard to come by in the Xuanyuan Tribe, were just like that in their hands. The fact that the Xuanyuan Tribe was continuously increasing its Iron Weapons was known to everyone in the entire Xuanyuan Tribe, because this was important news for boosting their morale and self-confidence; there was no need to hide it.

However, not many people knew how the weapons came about. Their guesses were just that they were forged by themselves, or traded from Huaxia. Most people would not think of the point that they were traded from the Chiyou Tribe.

With the blessing of Iron Weapons, plus their familiarity with the territory, the Soldiers of the Xuanyuan Tribe could be said to be incomparably confident. They went on two missions and encountered large wild beasts many times; they were just like the people of Huaxia, immediately surrounding Changle to protect him, and then ready to counter-kill at any time.

Even when they encountered a tiger once, they did not run away on their own; instead, they made preparations for an attack. This made both Changle and Yanggou very satisfied. Under the circumstances of a pleasant cooperation, this team of Soldiers would be able to get a second, third, or even more opportunities to be hired.