Chapter 891: Qibo Goes on a Mission

With the negotiations with Xuanyuan concluded, Chou only felt that he had secured significant benefits for Huaxia this time; as for whether Huaxia would go to war against the Shennong Clan, he had no certainty in his heart, though the possibility should still be quite high.

After Xuanyuan mentioned the news of their impending war with the Shennong Clan at the table, his inner self could be described as extremely shocked—not because of the event itself, but because of the prophecy Baifeng had once made regarding this matter.

Baifeng had told them more than once that the entire land in the future would be extremely chaotic, and no matter which tribe it was, they would all be drawn into the war; the first to be drawn in would be the Xuanyuan Tribe, though whether the opponent would be the Shennong Clan or the Suiren Clan was hard to say, but the occurrence of this event was inevitable.

That was why Baifeng was so anxious to deploy the development of the west; as for the other tribes, he let them fight in the east and in the Central Plains, while Huaxia would keep expanding and developing toward the west.

However, Baifeng had never thought he could completely keep himself out of it; as long as there was sufficient contact with the Xuanyuan Tribe or the Suiren Clan, being drawn in would be inevitable. Yet, based on Baifeng's attitude toward the two tribes and Chou's own observations, he still firmly believed that the Xuanyuan Tribe would definitely win, and Baifeng was also doing his utmost to maintain good relations and deepen contact with the Xuanyuan Tribe.

After he returned, without a second word, he arranged for a platoon of men to go to the Matou of the Xuanyuan Tribe to borrow two Boats to return to Huaxia, but Chou's requirement for them was not to rush and just proceed at a normal speed.

At the same time, he took out the pigeons he had brought, and after writing the letter, he took advantage of the absence of anyone from the Xuanyuan Tribe nearby to release the pigeons, letting that platoon take them; releasing them halfway would have been somewhat superfluous, because how to take away so many pigeons with a reasonable excuse was a difficult problem.

As for the pigeons that Chai and the others brought, the reason for their existence had long been very reasonable, and since Chai and the others never used them unless there was an emergency, no one had ever discovered anything unusual; releasing them on the spot was the best choice.

Xuanyuan learned that the Huaxia team had already departed, and his inner burden eased a little, but he also arranged for people to expand the workforce beyond the existing tea gardens to go into the mountains and pick more Tea Leaves to trade with Huaxia.

Although the expansion of trade was based on Huaxia's willingness to fight in alliance with the Xuanyuan Tribe, Xuanyuan also knew that the Tea Leaves of this season were of the best quality, and he had to show some sincerity first so that Baifeng would feel embarrassed, which would also make the final negotiations more certain.

As for the matter of going to the Shennong Clan to check the actual situation, Xuanyuan also immediately selected personnel; because it was not yet clear whether they would fully participate in the war, he only chose more than forty Soldiers, picked a small Leader, and after carefully informing him of the Xuanyuan Tribe's requirements, wanted him to represent the Xuanyuan Tribe in the negotiations with full authority.

But Qibo felt that this was not secure enough and decided to go himself, yet Xuanyuan felt that the risk of this trip was too great; Qibo was too important to the Xuanyuan Tribe and could not go.

Qibo immediately retorted: "Since I am important enough to the Xuanyuan Tribe, that is why I must go. This war concerns the future of the Xuanyuan Tribe; as for how to negotiate and how to determine the current state of the Shennong Clan, I believe only by going there myself can I explain it clearly."

"As the Tribal Chief, you must guard the tribe, and when the war begins, you must also go to the battlefield to command; now, let me do such things, and it must be me."

Only if Qibo went could Xuanyuan feel at ease, but Xuanyuan was worried about Qibo's safety; after repeated persuasion, Xuanyuan finally decided to let Qibo go, and at the same time, the number of people in the accompanying team was increased accordingly to protect Qibo's safety.

No matter what happened to that Tribal Alliance, or what happened to the Shennong Clan, as long as they were unwilling to be enemies with the Xuanyuan Tribe, they could not lay a hand on Qibo; otherwise, a powerful Xuanyuan Tribe could truly pose a sufficient threat to them.

Even if the Shennong Clan had defeated all the tribes and captured Qibo, with Qibo's status and his wisdom, he believed there would still be room for maneuver, but he was just afraid of various unpredictable dangers.

Now the envoys to the Shennong Clan had already been selected, and their travel gear was quickly prepared; it had not yet been three days, and Xuanyuan chose to meet those few envoys.

The envoys were still waiting in torment; they now only needed an answer of yes or no.

However, Xuanyuan said to them: "The envoys of our tribe will go to your tribe with you right now, and then conduct negotiations with your Tribal Chief. You few cannot represent your tribe to make decisions, so we have no way to determine whether we should help you now."

"After arriving at your tribe, we will see for ourselves, and after the negotiations, we will tell you. As for now, your mission can be considered complete; pack up your things and set off with our team."

Xuanyuan did not give the few envoys another chance to ask questions and left directly, leaving them at a loss, but this would also work; although they did not get an answer, bringing back the person who could give an answer could also be considered a successful completion of the mission.

Just like that, the carrier pigeon heading to Huaxia to notify Baifeng was already flying in the sky; although birds of prey would harass it from time to time, or even snatch one away directly, a sufficient number could still ensure that the letter would be successfully delivered to Baifeng's hands.

Qibo also put on the Crocodile Skin Armor that was extremely inconsistent with his temperament, took his Weapon, and under the guidance of the few envoys, headed toward the direction of the Shennong Clan.

Xuanyuan was in his room, making more careful calculations for this war, and Chou was also in the Embassy, discussing the feasibility of this matter with the group from Huaxia.

Baifeng still had no idea what kind of things would happen; now Huaxia had too many things to do, and Xiao Town still needed to continue construction, but there were no Laborers now, so he could only send Huaxia's own people and more Workers over to build the houses and various facilities in Xiao Town.

Various departments were already operating smoothly, with a clear division of labor and a busy scene.

The Slaves had rested for an entire Winter and felt that their bodies were getting better again, but in just a few days, they would have to board the Large Ship again and be sent to that lifeless place to dig those yellow blocks.

Sunzi was growing up fast, and the more Baifeng looked at him, the more he liked him, but he never thought that at his age, he could actually become a grandfather; if this were in later generations, wouldn't his grandson have a disastrous start?