Chapter 968: Kuafu Does Not Wear Leather Armor

Kuafu prepared a grand feast for Pengtu and Fengbo and the others, using that Tuolong, taller than a man, which the warriors of their tribe had just caught; even a dozen people could not finish eating it.

And Fengbo, whose dwelling place did not have so many marshes and naturally did not have so many Tuolong, had almost rarely been able to eat Tuolong; this time, he could be considered to have eaten his fill.

Moreover, he discovered that the people of the Kuafu tribe would collect all the Tuolong skin and stack it neatly, not wasting a bit.

So he was also very curious and asked Kuafu, and Kuafu said very generously: "These Tuolong skins are things that we of the Kuafu tribe need to hand over to the Tribal Chief; besides these, we don't even need to hand over much grain, so we all have great faith in Tribal Chief Chiyou; he is not only powerful but also clever and wise, and he treats us tribespeople well enough."

"Otherwise, if it were like other tribes, being too harsh on us and requiring us to hand over too much food and fur every year, it would be very difficult for us to support so many tribespeople, and then how could it be possible to become powerful?"

After hearing this, Feilian was also very emotional: "The Shennong Clan of the previous generations also treated us like this; they did not collect too much grain from us, nor did they require us to do too many things, and they would not arbitrarily punish our tribespeople as Slaves."

"But this current generation is completely different; he demands that we hand over too much grain, so much that we ourselves are almost unable to support our own tribespeople, and he will arbitrarily punish our tribespeople at every turn, making our tribespeople become Slaves."

"I am truly unwilling to harm people of other tribes; they are all tribespeople, and everyone has been forced to a point where there is no other way, so this is also the reason why I am willing to join the Jiuli."

"Remaining with the Shennong Clan, not only do we have to fight against our own tribespeople, but we ourselves might all be turned into Slaves, so I am also willing to believe in the Jiuli and willing to believe in Tribal Chief Chiyou."

Kuafu said with a smile: "You can be completely at ease about this; the current Jiuli has already ruled the Dongyi, Sanmiao, Kuafu, and Damie, many tribes; in terms of strength, I think it is not below the Shennong Clan."

"And our territory here, I think, is even more prosperous than that of the Shennong Clan; in the water, there are more fish than one can finish eating, and fruits and such are available almost throughout the cold and hot seasons, never ceasing; there are more Grass Seeds and all kinds of wild beasts; as long as you have the ability, you don't have to worry about having nothing to eat here."

"The Jiuli is also skilled at forging Weapons, and our Weapons are getting better and better; as long as you come, you won't have to worry about your Weapons in the future."

"And this, the skin of the Tuolong, do you know what it is used for?"

Feilian did not know and shook his head blankly, but Pengtu gave him a reminder: "No, you should have seen it; think about those Soldiers of the Xuanyuan Tribe and the things they wear on their bodies."

Feilian quickly fell into memory, and only then did he recall that the people of the Xuanyuan Tribe did indeed wear strange things; now that he thought about it, it really seemed to be the same as Tuolong skin.

"Is it for making that kind of strange clothing, the kind from the Xuanyuan Tribe?"

Kuafu casually dragged a piece of Crocodile Skin over from the ground and placed it into Feilian's hands: "Come, you try this Tuolong skin and see what is different about it."

Feilian held that piece of skin in his hand, touching and pressing it, and after several attempts, he reached a conclusion: "So hard; this is much harder than ordinary skin."

"Right, that's it," Pengtu explained from the side: "The thing the Xuanyuan Tribe wears is called armor, or rather, cuirass; it is made from these skins; as long as you wear it on your body, when ordinary Knives and axes strike, they might not even be able to cut through the skin, so this kind of skin that is too hard to make into clothing is very precious and must all be kept; now you know why, right?"

Kuafu was also very cooperative on the side, tapping the Tuolong skin and emitting a dull sound.

Only now did Feilian wake up as if from a dream: "So that's how it is; I was wondering why they would wear such strange clothing; then there must be many Tuolong in the territory of the Xuanyuan Tribe, otherwise how would there be enough Tuolong skin to make armor?"

Pengtu shook his head: "No, no; do you know why I know Xuanyuan? Because Xuanyuan came to trade with us, specifically using their grain and Silk and such to trade for our Tuolong skin, and then they take it to make Leather Armor."

"They do have Tuolong in their own territory, but the quantity is simply not enough for them to make so much armor."

"Silk? Does the Xuanyuan Tribe have so much Silk? Shouldn't that be something that only the tribe called the Xiling has, or something bestowed upon them by the gods, which is very precious?"

Pengtu explained: "The Xiling should have already joined the Xuanyuan Tribe; I seem to have heard that the current Tribal Chief of the Xiling, Leizu, is Xuanyuan's woman, so their tribe now has countless Silk; never mind using it for sacrifices, even what Xuanyuan wears on his body is Silk."

Feilian was greatly shocked: "Is it actually that exaggerated? I didn't expect that over these years, everyone has had so many changes, and only the Shennong Clan is getting worse and worse."

"Also, Kuafu, why haven't I seen your tribespeople wearing Tuolong skin? You have so many Tuolong here, everywhere, you shouldn't be lacking this thing, right?"

Kuafu laughed loudly, while simultaneously hammering his chest with his fist: "Look at our bodies like this; do we still need Tuolong skin? Our bodies are as stiff as stone, and our bodies are taller than trees."

"We can kill even the largest Tuolong; how could we possibly wear the skin of something we can kill?"

"On the contrary, the skins of wolves and tigers are soft and warm, and we can wear them to keep warm; Tuolong skin is of no use to us; only weak human tribes like the Xuanyuan Tribe need to rely on Tuolong skin to protect themselves."

"But we Kuafu don't need it; even if they are wearing Tuolong skin, we can still kill them!"

Feilian's expression changed slightly, and he had to ask Pengtu: "Then what about the people of your other tribes? Do they all, like Kuafu, not wear Tuolong skin?"

Unexpectedly, Pengtu's tone did not have the slightest displeasure, but instead generously admitted: "No, except for Kuafu, the people of our other tribes all have to wear Tuolong skin; after all, there are not many tribes in this Heaven and Earth as powerful as Kuafu, and I have only seen this one."

"Whether they wear this thing or not, they are equally formidable, but we are different; when we wear such Leather Armor, we have much better odds of winning in battle compared to those who do not wear such Leather Armor."