Chapter 800: Funding Xuanyuan

"Very well, since you have a way, then we shall proceed as you say." Baifeng made the final decision, and the matter was thus settled.

At this moment, the sound of a door opening came from the room; the Slave had finished defecating again. The doctor in charge of him covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve before entering the toilet to check, while the Slave appeared extremely embarrassed.

As soon as the doctor went in, he immediately exclaimed: "There is more, there is more."

Knowing that there was more was enough; Baifeng and the others had no intention of looking again. Thus, Baifeng gave the doctors a few instructions and left with Xuanyuan. Once those barks were used up, the preliminary clinical trial of this medicine would be considered concluded.

After more Chinaberry Bark was brought over from the Xuanyuan Tribe, the second and third rounds of larger-scale trials would continue. Once this medicine was thoroughly finalized, the single-ingredient deworming medicine composed of Chinaberry Bark would be officially used in Huaxia. Of course, it would certainly be the high-ranking officials who started using it first, spreading from the top down; this was the privilege of the rulers of this era.

Xuanyuan no longer had anything to worry about in his heart. After returning, Baifeng immediately had someone write an order from Xuanyuan to Dahong according to what Xuanyuan had said. Their Soldier found another student at random in Huaxia and had him read the letter aloud in front of Xuanyuan. After Xuanyuan confirmed there were no discrepancies, he stamped it with his handprint.

At this time, the supplies Baifeng had ordered to be prepared were all ready. Among them were many gourds filled with Soybean Oil; for Xuanyuan, this was the most important food. Only sufficient fat could ensure they could successfully cross those barren mountains in the wild during Winter and then reach Kongtong Mountain.

Oil dregs ground directly into powder and stir-fried rice occupied less space, and could be picked up and eaten at any time. Even in situations without fire, there was no need to worry about not having food, and they could be preserved for a longer time.

Xuanyuan discovered that Baifeng's considerations were indeed more thorough than his own. The food he brought was very conventional. In his thinking, he was bolder, and at the same time, he had more trust in his own abilities and the abilities of the Soldiers he led. He believed that the team he led would be able to capture enough food along the way.

He had done exactly this last time. Of course, many Soldiers were lost along the way. Aside from wild beasts, there were various other dangers. At least one-third of the people he took were lost, but he would not tell Baifeng this, because he felt that this was the normal situation of this era. How could it be possible to go on a long journey, crossing a distance of nearly a hundred days, without people dying?

The other equipment Baifeng provided was also relatively good. The Huaxia version of the quick-assembly Tent had a more reasonable design, but unfortunately, due to limitations in materials and craftsmanship, it was impossible to make them like those of later generations—simple to set up, simple to dismantle, lightweight, windproof, waterproof, and breathable.

The Tent improved by Baifeng was merely simpler and faster to set up, with uniform sizes and shapes. It was not a case of making a tent based on how much leather one had, but rather using a specific amount of leather for a specific size of tent, and it was also equipped with wind ropes—a design that did not exist in this era.

Once the four wind ropes were staked down, even in blizzard weather, there was no need to worry about the tent being blown over; one only needed to clear the accumulated Snow regularly to avoid being buried.

As for Weapons, as agreed, they were given a few Changdao, and Baifeng even generously lent them four Long Bows. The principle of the bow was very simple, but the Huaxia Hard Bow now required covering with several layers of ox tendon. Just looking at it, Xuanyuan could not tell how it was made and could only feel that it was made of very hard wood.

Their Soldiers had powerful arm strength, and after quick instruction from the Huaxia Soldiers, they could also use the bows. However, to use them accurately, they still needed to practice more. Some Arrows were also provided, all with Stone Arrowhead or made directly of hardwood.

The bows were not for Xuanyuan to use for defense or combat, but for them to use for hunting. Because the production cost of a bow was even higher than Iron, Baifeng also said that the bows were only lent, not given. Xuanyuan would have to return them when he came back, and they had to be well protected along the way. If he felt he could not do that, he could choose not to take the bows.

Xuanyuan naturally accepted everything offered; he took whatever Baifeng gave him. He did not know why Baifeng was suddenly so proactive. Could it be that those few questions of Baifeng's were really that important to him?

Baifeng very much wanted to say, yes, they were that important—important enough that he had almost gone himself. But now that someone was willing to go and ask on his behalf, he was merely paying a relatively insignificant price. Could some grain, tents, and weapons be more important than his own safety, or more important than the elite Soldiers he had cultivated?

Xuanyuan prepared to set off the next day, and the Huaxia fleet received orders to go to the Xuanyuan Tribe again tomorrow. This time, Changle had to go again, because apart from Changle, no one in Huaxia recognized the Chinaberry Tree. Even if they were shown the Chinaberry Bark, the people of Huaxia at the Xuanyuan Tribe might not necessarily be able to recognize it.

The matter was of great importance. Relying solely on descriptions and word of mouth, it was very likely that the people at the Xuanyuan Tribe would get it wrong, causing them to work in vain. Changle had no choice but to go again in person, and he was now truly someone who could have a say in the Xuanyuan Tribe.

Xuanyuan had left, and those in charge of specific affairs were still Dahong, Qibo, and Leizu, but those sons of Xuanyuan, especially Xuanxiao, also had significant influence. It could even be said that on the most important matters, Dahong still had to listen to Xuanxiao's decisions.

This era was an era of slavery. There was no royal power, but there was also no abdication system. There was fundamentally no such thing as choosing the virtuous to be king, because that required society to develop to a certain level to appear. Now, it was more like a Primary version of a family-owned world.

As for other barbaric tribes, they had a crude abdication system, or rather, they achieved regime changes through force, just like the small regional states of later generations. They were called countries, but it only took an armed force of a few hundred people to launch a coup and change the dynasty. After a few years or a dozen years, they would be overthrown in the same way, appearing extremely casual.