Chapter 860: The Cheers of the Savages

But just as they were bowing their heads and hurrying along, the hunting dogs leading the way suddenly stopped, and even the horses showed a change; this turn of events made Xiong somewhat nervous, as their current combat strength was not exactly great.

However, the hunting dogs suddenly turned back, wagging their tails excitedly and barking toward the distance; their appearance no longer held any of the fatigue from a day's travel, which made Xiong somewhat stirred, because this meant it was very likely they were about to meet the team coming to pick them up.

Once they made contact, things like food would be no problem at all, so Xiong said to the Soldiers: "Everyone, pick up the pace; our camp is just ahead. The people coming to meet us are very likely right in front."

The Soldiers' spirits also gradually lifted; their food portions had recently begun to shrink, and their stored fat was being consumed rapidly, which was a double pressure on both body and mind.

But the tribes behind did not understand why; seeing the people of Huaxia quicken their pace, although they also wanted to walk faster, their legs were truly too weak to have much strength left, so they gradually opened up a distance from Huaxia, though not far enough to lose them.

Gradually, Xiong could also hear the barking of dogs in the distance; this was enough to fully confirm the information, the Soldiers' eyes brightened, and their steps became faster and faster.

Until two dogs suddenly rushed out from the front, scaring the horses into taking a step back; this meant that the two groups of people had officially made contact, and the several dogs were happily sniffing each other and barking joyfully—dogs have their own dog friends, too.

After they were intimate with each other, they immediately came to Xiong's side; even dogs knew who the boss here was, and Xiong squatted down to affectionately feel the enthusiasm from the dogs, while also unable to help but laugh out loud.

The Soldiers felt a sense of relief and also laughed happily; Lu led several Soldiers running out in a hurry from behind, and seeing the team they had been waiting for so long, they could not hide their excitement.

The Cavalry dismounted one after another to greet them, and Lu said hello to them, then walked excitedly toward Xiong and grasped Xiong's hand: "Big Brother, you've had a hard journey."

Xiong patted Lu's shoulder: "Good lad, you're leading the team this time; how is it, did you bring enough food? I've brought quite a few people this time."

"Don't you worry about that, it's guaranteed to be enough; it's prepared thoroughly, even if you want to drink oil, there's oil to drink." Lu was very confident; this time he had brought the most filling food, and for the Soldiers, he had brought fine grain and dried meat.

For those savages, he brought oil dregs ground into powder, which saved more space, and a lot of Soybean Oil; these Soybean Oils alone were enough to provide fat, ensuring everyone could return to Huaxia full of strength.

The savages walking slowly behind finally caught up, but they did not expect the Huaxia team to stop; they could not see what was happening in front, but they discovered that these Soldiers were all very excited.

"Alright, let's go back and chat slowly; let's go set up camp first and let everyone have a full meal; they've been hungry for too long." Xiong stopped the unnecessary reminiscing.

Lu hurried forward: "Good, I'll lead the way."

Xiong also said to the Soldiers behind: "Pass it back, tell everyone not to save their strength, hurry along; tonight everyone can have a full meal, everyone will be able to eat, and after that, we won't have to worry about having no food."

This news began to spread backward rapidly; of course, there was no situation where the message was passed on incorrectly, from the mouths of the Huaxia Soldiers, it was passed all the way to the Chishe, and then continued to be passed back until everyone knew.

These savage tribes were extremely curious about what exactly had happened, how could it be that suddenly everyone could eat their fill; what did it feel like to eat one's fill?

There was no time to be curious, at least this news gave them some motivation, so they hurriedly followed Huaxia's pace, squeezing out their last bit of strength to walk forward; if their companions really couldn't walk anymore, those who could still hold on would pull them, or take over the things they were carrying, supporting each other as they moved forward.

The whole team, clearly heading toward a better life and a better tribe, now looked like refugees; the decreasing food and the road that seemed to have no end made them doubt whether their choice was right—did a truly wealthy Huaxia really exist, and could they really reach it? But the answer was about to be revealed.

After arriving at the campsite, the Soldiers who were still on full alert immediately relaxed and put down their Weapons, and Xiong also stepped forward to greet these Soldiers.

At the same time, he also discovered Shaoyin staring straight at him; everyone knew what their relationship was, so Xiong did not avoid suspicion and went straight up to pat Shaoyin's shoulder: "Well done."

But other than that, he didn't say another word; Lu, who had originally wanted to leave some space for this father and son, was called over directly: "Come, you arrange for everyone to set up camp; I need to get some good rest. Also, distribute the food to those tribes as soon as possible; their emotional and mental states might not be very stable. If the food is sufficient, they will have confidence and won't waver."

"Good, I'll do it immediately; do they still have enough salt?" Lu immediately took on the task.

"Salt is no problem, I distributed salt to them, don't worry about that."

Lu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine; in order to bring more grain, we didn't bring much salt, thinking that even if they lacked some salt for these few days of travel, they would still be able to hold on."

Xiong waved his hand wearily, and Lu did not say anything more, immediately arranging for the Soldiers to start working, while the Soldiers herding the cattle continued to herd the cattle.

Seeing unfamiliar faces they had never seen before, those savage tribes also sensed that something was going on; would there really be food distributed to them?

Lu let them find places to set up camp, then shouted: "All Tribal Chiefs, bring your Soldiers and come follow me to collect grain; collect as much as the number of people you have, I guarantee you will be able to eat your fill starting today."

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!" The savages began to cheer.

Afterwards, several Tribal Chiefs selected some of the stronger tribesmen and followed Lu to collect grain with anticipation; the Chishe side was also very expectant, and Ma followed closely with Fu and the others.

Although it was said they could eat their fill, in reality, it meant letting them drink thin porridge until full; there were no conditions for solid food for the time being, which would be no problem once they reached Huaxia City. However, even if it was thin, pouring some Soybean Oil into it would ensure they could eat very contentedly.

Just like that, bags of grain were gradually distributed to those savages, along with Soybean Oil contained in Bamboo Tubes; when distributing, they were also told how to prepare it.

Lu did not feel pained at all; instead, he was glad that he could reduce the burden on the cattle.