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Even though the tent was very comfortable, Wu Yue, who was used to living in a house, did not get a good night's rest. When he woke up the next day, his muscles were sore from riding a horse all day, and his inner thighs were a little raw.

Wu Yue was speechless. This body had been so well-maintained in modern society that even after so long in this world, it still couldn't endure hardship. Not to mention Xiao, both Big Black and Little Black were riding for an extended period of time for the first time, and they looked perfectly fine!

His thigh was injured so much that he had trouble walking. Seeing this in Xiao Hei's eyes, he felt sad after thinking about it.

However, Xiao, who had done nothing wrong, frowned and asked worriedly, "Can we leave? Or should we rest today and continue tomorrow?"

Wu Yue shook his head: "It won't heal in a day or two. It will be worn out again when I ride a horse."

"Then..." Xiao thought of another idea and said, seemingly without any selfish motives, "Then I'll ride a horse with you and I'll hold you."

Wu Yue rolled his eyes at him: "Get lost."

But he had to find a way, otherwise he'd bleed if he kept grinding like this for a whole day. Wu Yue thought for a moment, draped the long fur over the horse's back to reduce friction, and then, after mounting, struggled to adjust his sitting position to a sideways position.

Although it was a bit weird for a grown man to ride in this riding posture that was commonly used by ladies in old European movies, fortunately, the primitive people in this world who had never seen the world didn't have any idea about it. Even Xiao Hei thought it was funny and learned to sit sideways and backwards from him.

Although they did not gallop on horseback, but just moved forward slowly, the group rode for four days and arrived at the mountain tribe in the evening of the fourth day. The two brothers Dahei and Xiaohei jumped off their horses from afar, and excitedly rushed into the tribe with salt in their arms to find their leader and the chief witch.

The chief witch of the mountain tribe was an old woman who looked much older than the horse witch. She had gray hair, a wrinkled face, and all her teeth had fallen out.

The leader was a man in his forties. Although still in his prime, he was already showing signs of aging.

"Chief, Great Wizard, we're back!" Xiao Hei handed over the bag of salt like a treasure. Before the two of them could express their joy, he added, "The leader and the divine messenger of the Sharp Tooth Tribe have also returned with us. They brought a lot of pottery to exchange with us!"

The elder witch's expression changed, and he frowned and asked, "Why did outsiders follow us? Did you expose the tribe's secrets?!"

Xiao Hei quickly waved his hands: "We didn't tell you! But the God's messenger discovered it himself. Great Witch, listen to us first. The Sharp Tooth Tribe has changed a lot now, and it's all because of the God's messenger's arrival in their tribe!"

"God's messenger?" The leader frowned, not quite believing what the person in front of him said.

He turned his gaze and looked at Dahei, who was more honest: "Dahei, you speak."

Dahei nodded: "Yes, Chief, Great Wizard, the Sharp Tooth Tribe does have a new person called the Divine Messenger, and he does possess divine power..."

Outside the tribe, Wu Yue looked at the tribe in front of him in the dim light.

The Gaoshan Tribe had a fairly large population, estimated at around three to four hundred based on the number of tents. Although they were all located at the foot of the mountain, unlike the Sharp Teeth Tribe, which only had mountains on one side, the Gaoshan Tribe was surrounded by mountains on three sides, nestled in a valley. The only relatively flat area was the entrance and exit.

"It's a good position that's easy to defend but difficult to attack." Wu Yue sighed. If someone attacks, he can just retreat back to the tribe, lie in ambush on the mountain and kill many enemies with stones.

The resources are also abundant. The plants on this mountain are much richer than those on the mountain of the Liya tribe. There is a stream flowing down from the mountain and forming a clear lake not far outside the valley. There are woods and plains outside the valley, and it seems that there will be no shortage of prey.

Wu Yue looked for a long time but couldn't find where they raised sheep. He thought that such a secret would not be displayed so openly, and it should be hidden deep in the valley, so he just gave up.

It would be great if we could get a few long-wool sheep this time, but it doesn't matter if we can't. The mountain tribes exchange sheepskins and dried mutton for salt every year anyway. Now they have goods such as pottery and linen, so they naturally have no shortage of sheepskins.

They waited outside the tribe until it was dark before they saw people from the mountain tribe come out.

There were only two of them, but over a dozen strong men holding torches suddenly appeared over there, led by a bearded man and an old woman.

Wu Yue dismounted, straightened his clothes, and politely greeted, "Hello, friends from the Gaoshan Tribe. I'm Wu Yue from the Sharp Fang Tribe, and this is our leader, Xiao."

The people on the other side were all shocked. Every syllable spoken by this person was unfamiliar, but they understood clearly what he meant!

Wu Yue was no stranger to this scene, but not to mention the surprise of primitive people, the magical ability of the communication pill would surprise people even in modern society.

The people opposite also introduced themselves. As Wu Yue expected, the bearded man was the leader wolf and the old woman was the big witch Mao.

Primitive people don't know how to be polite, and after the introductions, both sides fell into silence. Feeling the other party's secretly scrutinizing gaze, Wu Yue also took out the pottery and placed it on the ground one by one under their gaze.

"I'm sure the two brothers, Big Black and Little Black, have already told you why we're here and introduced the pottery of our Sharp Fang Tribe. Feel free to come forward and take a closer look; it's absolutely excellent value for money. By the way, I've also brought some soft and comfortable linen with me this time. If you like any of it, you can exchange it."

Wu Yue put the big piece of fur on the ground and set up his stall.

The people of the mountain tribe were shocked by the sudden appearance of pottery and other items. Seeing that everything this messenger said was the same as what the brothers Dahei and Xiaohei said, they immediately set their sights on the pottery.

Especially for the old witch, many of her medicines need to be boiled before taking for the best effect. Unfortunately, there is only a thick and heavy stone pot in the tribe. It would be great if she had such a light and convenient clay pot, at least it could save a lot of firewood.

The weather was still warm and the tribe didn't need many furs, so she immediately stepped forward and exchanged all the pottery for sheepskins at the agreed price.

"Thank you. You can also take a look at linen. It is more comfortable to wear in summer than animal skins." Wu Yue smiled and stuffed a large number of sheepskins into the space, and then diligently introduced linen. He only brought two of this thing. After all, it has not been widely used in the tribe, and he was reluctant to exchange more.

The great wizard only took a quick look at the linen and immediately exchanged both pieces of cloth for a good price. He even set his sights on the horses, but had to give up in the face of Wu Yue's firm refusal.

The deal was done and both parties were in a good mood. The wolf leader hesitated for a while and invited them to rest in the tribe. Although the secrets of the tribe needed to be kept secret, after all, his family had good food and drink at their place, so he had to treat them well and just let them rest outside.

Wu Yue shook his head and refused: "No need, we'll just set up a tent here and sleep for one night, and leave early tomorrow morning."

He knew that these people were guarding against him discovering the secret of raising sheep, but he was also guarding against them killing and robbing. They had too many good things on them, and there were only two of them. If a fight really broke out, no matter how strong Xiao was, he would definitely suffer.

Seeing that he insisted, the chief and the witch didn't say anything. They told Xiao Hei to send some meat and then returned to the tribe.

Wu Yue and Xiao set up their tent, lit a bonfire, and set up a clay pot to cook. Xiao Hei brought a leg of lamb, which looked quite fresh. Wu Yue had Xiao slice some of the meat for soup, and roasted most of the rest over the fire.

"God's messenger, are you going back tomorrow? Can't you stay a few more days?" Xiao Hei looked at Wu Yue, then at the horse he had ridden for several days, and felt reluctant to leave.

"No, there's nothing else to do anyway." Wu Yue said calmly, "Your tribe has something you don't want others to know. It's best for us to leave as soon as possible."

Xiao Hei curled his lips: "That kind of thing is nothing compared to what happened with the Sharp Fang Tribe."

They raised sheep just to skin them and eat their meat, but the Sharp Fangs raised horses and rode them everywhere! They also had houses, pottery, linen clothes... all kinds of good things, so much so that he even felt a little disgusted with his own shabby, leaky tent.

Wu Yue smiled and patted his shoulder. "The Sharp Fang Tribe still has a lot of things to do. We really can't stay here for too long. It's getting late now. You should go back and get some rest."

Watching Xiao Hei leave, looking back every few steps, the mountain tribe fell silent. Wu Yue drank a bowl of soup, pulled Xiao up and said, "Hurry, go dig for iron ore."

We're leaving tomorrow. We have to dig enough iron ore today, otherwise what's the point of coming here?

Under the moonlight, the two of them jogged up the mountain from a small path. Wu Yue used a magnet to test it as he walked, until they came to a mountain wall that had collapsed due to rain and the accumulated water was rusty red.

It looks like it, and the magnet reaction is also very strong, which means that the iron content here must be very rich.

After taking out the prepared stone pickaxes from the space, the two immediately started working. Xiaoke dug hard and Wu Yueke loaded hard. Thinking that everyone in the tribe would have a sharp weapon in the future, the two became more and more excited as they worked, and they almost didn't feel tired.

They worked on it until late at night, and Wu Yue's space was completely full, so he quickly called a halt. The two of them worked together to make the scene look like a natural collapse, and then they quietly went down the mountain and went back to the tent to take a nap.

They woke up a little late, and the two of them were so listless that Xiao Hei, who brought them food, misunderstood them, which made them feel sad again.

"This is the fruit of the plant you asked about before. The Great Witch asked me to give it to you." In addition to the meat, Xiao Hei also brought a small bag of peppercorns this time.

Wu Yue had actually seen some Sichuan peppercorns on the mountain yesterday, but they weren't in season yet, and he couldn't dig up a whole tree. Now someone was offering them for free, he happily accepted them. "Thank you. Please tell the Great Witch that the Sharp Teeth Tribe will always welcome the Gaoshan Tribe."

Xiao Hei pulled the corners of his mouth into a wry smile, looked at Wu Yue deeply, turned around and ran away.

Wu Yue was just busy checking the peppercorns. This small bag was full of red dried peppercorns, with the mouth slightly open, revealing the black seeds inside. It looked like it could be planted.

"What is this for? Is it food?" Xiao stared at Xiao Hei's back, and only came over to take a look after he completely disappeared.

Wu Yue had a bad idea and nodded and smiled: "It's edible, it tastes delicious, would you like to try it?"

After spending so much time with him, Xiao actually sensed something was wrong from his smirk, but he still nodded: "Then I'll try it." He picked up a few peppercorns, threw them into his mouth, and crushed them. Without waiting for him to taste them, he held his face and kissed him.

Wu Yue struggled frantically, but to no avail, and was forced to endure this numbing kiss.

Xiao was also uncomfortable with the numbing sensation brought by the Sichuan peppercorns, but he still managed to hold on, saying calmly, "It tastes good."

Wu Yue was so angry that he kicked him while rinsing his mouth.