Chapter 910: Chiyou's Promise

"So, your Fengbo Tribe does not want to fight, and wishes to come to our Jiuli?"

Facing several extremely bedraggled people who claimed to be envoys from the Fengbo Tribe, Chiyou still felt somewhat shocked after hearing their words. Because of the distance, plus the current relationship with the Sanmiao Tribe, the Jiuli had long since severed contact with the Shennong Clan, and now knew absolutely nothing about the situation of the Shennong Clan. However, he had not expected that this group of envoys who arrived so suddenly would bring such a massive amount of information.

The envoys knelt before the sturdy Chiyou in an extremely humble posture: "Yes, Tribal Chief Chiyou. Our Fengbo Tribe does not want to let our own clansmen harm other clansmen for the sake of a brutal Shennong. Therefore, we chose to come find you, wanting to join the Jiuli."

Chiyou looked at the state of these few people; it did not look like they were lying, and it was impossible for any wandering savages to be able to describe the situation of the Shennong Clan in such detail, so he told those envoys to stand up and speak.

"I can let your Fengbo Tribe join, but I believe you have already seen the strength of our Jiuli. Therefore, if you cannot bring enough people and supplies, I cannot give your Tribal Chief too much power, but I will not let you become Slaves either. Do you understand this?"

Several envoys were very excited: "We understand this, Tribal Chief Chiyou. We only need a place sufficient for survival. Our Fengbo Tribe is not a small tribe either; we just cannot resist a large tribe like the Shennong Clan."

"Good, then I will send some envoys to go back with you and bring your tribe back. I will divide a piece of territory here for you that is sufficient for survival." Chiyou made a promise to these envoys.

With such a promise, the envoys felt that their tribe finally had hope. Every day they lingered on the edge of the battlefield, not knowing whether to fight or not, and once Winter arrived, disaster would come.

But Chiyou seemed to suddenly think of something and asked another question: "Does your tribe have a Great Shaman who can control the wind?"

Several envoys nodded repeatedly: "Yes, our tribe is able to summon great winds, which is why we were enfeoffed by Shennong as Fengbo. There is also the Yushi Tribe, which is also enfeoffed as Yushi because they can summon rain and mist."

Chiyou stroked his beard, which was braided into several bundles, and said faintly: "Oh, is that so? Then is the relationship between your two tribes very good?"

The envoys were somewhat bewildered by this question, but could only answer truthfully: "Yes, the relationship between our two tribes is extremely good, and our territories are adjacent."

"What is the name of your Tribal Chief, and also the Yushi, what are they called?"

The envoys continued to answer: "Our Tribal Chief Fengbo is called Feilian, and the Yushi is called Chisongzi."

At this moment, Chiyou already had his own ideas. A tribe with such abilities was exactly what he needed. A Great Shaman who could summon wind and rain was simply a treasure. Why did the Shennong Clan not cherish them? Could it be just because they had always been in their tribe?

"If you can bring the Yushi Tribe to our Jiuli together, not only can I give you a larger territory and more wealth, but I can also give your Tribal Chief greater power, letting them continue to be Great Leaders. How about that? After you go back, go and explain it carefully to your Tribal Chief."

The envoys had no reason to refuse and could only agree. Moreover, they did not go to the Xuanyuan Tribe to seek help like the Shennong Clan's Tribal Alliance, which took half a year; they set off on their return journey immediately after staying in the Jiuli for just one night.

Chiyou dispatched several of his brothers and many Soldiers to escort these envoys back, because there were too many wild beasts along this road. Originally, the envoys sent by Fengbo were numerous, but having come all this way, most had already died. If he did not send people, these envoys would likely not be able to return to the Shennong Clan alive.

He also learned from the mouths of these envoys that the territory of the Shennong Clan was very, very different from the territory of the Jiuli. The territory of the Jiuli had more water and more swamps, and things like crocodiles were also incredibly numerous. It was also hot and stuffy here, with countless insects and poisonous snakes; the journey was extremely dangerous.

But by comparison, it seemed as if the territory of the Shennong Clan was much better, as if it were more suitable for survival than the Jiuli. It made even Chiyou want to go to the territory of the Shennong Clan to take a walk and see if it was really as good as the envoys said.

To express the sincerity of his recruitment—yes, it was recruitment now, because Chiyou knew that Fengbo and Yushi were two powerful Great Shamans, and since their own tribes were not small, he had to offer a certain amount of sincerity to recruit them. The Fengbo Tribe went without saying; they would definitely come. But he wanted the Yushi Tribe to come as well, so he gave two Long Swords as gifts to Fengbo and Yushi.

The smelting technology of the Chiyou Tribe, if not for the existence of Baifeng, would have always been ahead of this era. After all, when others were still using stone tools and Bronze, the Jiuli had already begun to use Iron. It was just that Chiyou had not expected, nor had he heard of, anyone called Huaxia whose iron smelting and forging technology was stronger than theirs.

The envoys left. They did not feel shocked by the strength of the Jiuli. After all, they lived in the Shennong Clan, and even now, the Shennong Clan was still strong, just declining at a very fast speed. However, they had also seen the Shennong Clan during its powerful period, so they did not feel anything particularly special about the similar Jiuli.

What made them feel surprised was Chiyou's mount, which was a black-and-white beast. Their body size was larger than an average bear, and they were even more formidable. Although they often ate bamboo, they also ate meat, because how could a bear not eat meat?

Other large bears ate meat, but they would also eat Grass and fruit. It was just that the black-and-white beast was truly too rare. The bears they could see were mostly brown or black. The black-and-white beast was more like something everyone knew was powerful but had never seen; it had even spread to the point that it would eat stones.

So when these envoys saw a black-and-white beast of massive size lying obediently by Chiyou's side, and Chiyou even said that it was his mount, they were that surprised. Chiyou also seemed extremely satisfied with his mount; when chatting with the envoys, he did not forget to subsequently feed a piece of meat to his mount, named Iron-Eater.

Being able to train a meat-eating animal to be so obedient would make anyone extremely afraid. Baifeng's inherent concept now was still that pandas were herbivores. If he saw the Iron-Eater, he would probably sigh that this panda grew really big and ugly, but he would not necessarily be afraid. However, if he saw someone riding a tiger, no matter how obedient the owner said it was, Baifeng would not dare to gamble with his own life.