Although Qiao Yu is the one who has the final say, he is not someone who refuses to listen to opinions. He always encourages everyone to express their ideas and questions.

So, full of questions, he asked directly. He also felt that even if he didn't ask, others would still be wondering. Rather than leaving everyone with doubts, it would be better to let Qiao Yu explain it clearly.

"Yu, we can't afford to offend the Sun Tribe right now. Why do you insist on asking for those fifty more bowls of salt?"

After hearing Man's question, everyone remembered: "That's right. Although fifty bowls of salt is a lot, Fangzi gave them the price they paid. If we take fifty bowls less, at least we can still come to the trade fair and exchange salt with them. If we offend them, we won't have salt to eat in the future."

Qiao Yu shook his head: "No, even if we don't want these fifty bowls of salt, we can't come to this place again."

"Ah? Why?" Everyone was surprised.

"From pottery to rattan baskets, yams, MSG, and straw sandals, we've come up with so many new things in the past two seasons. Even Ming knows that our tribe has some particularly smart people, so other tribes will definitely keep an eye on us."

After Qiao Yu finished speaking, he looked up at everyone and said, "I know some people might be wondering, 'Why are we so eager to get new things out? If we just take a little at each trade fair, won't that avoid attracting the attention of the larger tribes?'"

She raised her chin slightly and gestured towards Ming's stall. "Don't you think the peaceful coexistence of these large tribes will soon change? The God Tribe is making frequent small moves, their ambitions revealed; and the Shanyin Tribe is constantly fighting among itself. Once the God Tribe swallows up the Shanyin Tribe, the Sun Tribe will definitely not sit idly by and will attack the God Tribe. Then this trade fair will be impossible to hold. Not only will we not be able to participate in the trade fair, we might even be wiped out by these large tribes."

"Originally, I was still holding onto a bit of hope, hoping that the conflict between the three tribes wouldn't erupt so quickly, giving our tribe more time to develop. But you've all witnessed the internal strife within the Shanyin Tribe. Mingdu is already leaving with his men to cooperate with us. Once they leave, the balance between the three major tribes will be disrupted, and conflict will be imminent. Why not ask for more salt now? When are you waiting?"

Everyone nodded frequently after listening.

As expected of Yu, he thinks deeper and longer-term than them.

"Let's take a step back and say that even if the three tribes are safe and sound and live in peace, we wouldn't be afraid if the Valley Tribe offended the Sun Tribe. If we can't come to the trade fair, don't we still have the Stone Tribe? As long as the Stone Tribe hasn't offended anyone, they can always come here to exchange salt, right?"

Everyone suddenly realized.

It turned out that Qiao Yu asked everyone to still pretend to be two tribes, and the fresh things were only sold in the Valley Tribe, while the Stone Tribe could only put out some dried meat, animal skins, and wild fruits. It turned out that the deepest intention was here.

Everyone looked at Qiao Yu with admiration.

Seeing everyone gathered around Qiao Yu and talking, obviously having a small meeting, the people at the Stone Tribe stall were very curious and wanted to know how Qiao Yu would deal with the current situation.

They are now tied to the same rope as the people of the Valley Tribe. If the Sun Tribe wants to cause trouble for the Valley Tribe, they probably won't be able to escape.

Those who are particularly clever and have a lot of ideas become more active.

While the other side was discussing something and not paying attention to this side, he pulled Dian and Qiang aside and said to them, "Yu is in trouble. What are your plans? Do you plan to stay with them and die together when the people of the Sun Tribe attack?"

Qiang didn't say anything, his eyes were fixed on the electricity.

There was no emotion on Dian's face. His deep eyes looked at his companion called Tiger and asked, "Do you think we should take this opportunity to get away from them?"

Unable to tell whether he agreed or disagreed, Menghu was unsure and didn't dare to speak his mind directly. He explained with a wry smile, "Isn't it because I saw the situation was bad? We knew we were going to die, but we still followed them. They weren't necessarily kind to us either. They didn't even give us weapons before, obviously they were wary of us. Why should we die with them?"

As he spoke, he became more confident.

Although Qiao Yu treated the people of the former Stone Tribe well when he was in the Dragon Tribe, not only did he provide them with the same food and clothing, but as long as they worked hard and performed better than others, they would be selected during the team evaluation and given rewards, giving them equal opportunities. However, they still did not have weapons.

They followed Qiao Yu out to the trade fair, and Qiao Yu did not return the bone knife and bone spur to them until the two teams separated.

In Menghu's heart, he felt that Qiao Yu still treated them as prisoners, and he felt resentful.

Dian's eyes were still deep: "Do you think Yu is stupid?"

The tiger was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "That's not the case."

"If she's not stupid, then why did she ask for fifty more bowls of salt when she knew she couldn't offend the Sun Tribe?"

Qiang, who had been standing by silently with no expression on his face, suddenly changed his expression when he heard this.

Menghu was also stunned for a moment: "Are you saying that she did this for her own reasons?"

With his brows furrowed, he tried to think about the problem from Qiao Yu's perspective.

Dian no longer looked at him, but looked at Qiang.

In the past, in the Stone Tribe, although he was capable, smart, and strong, Shuo was somewhat wary of him and relied more on Qiang. Qiang was similar to Man from the Valley Tribe, only smart but not strong, so Shuo was willing to discuss everything with Qiang.

He and Qiang were considered the most capable members of the original Stone Tribe. He wanted to hear Qiang's thoughts on the current situation.

Feeling his gaze, Qiang looked him in the eye and asked, "Do you think Yu has her own reasons for doing this, so you are willing to continue following her and take a gamble?"

Dian didn't hide it from him and nodded.

"Yu is the smartest person I've ever met," he said. "Look at the Dragon Tribe and all the bizarre things she's created. I don't think even the leader of the Sun Tribe is smarter than her. If she's given some time, she'll definitely lead the Dragon Tribe to become the most powerful tribe in this land. Do you believe it?"

Qiang nodded: "I believe it."

Although he was originally in the Stone Tribe and was highly valued by Shuo, and his experience was completely different from Man's, he still felt suffocated by the tribe's emphasis on strength over intelligence.

Until I joined the Dragon Tribe.

Yu, the leader of the Dragon Tribe, is the smartest, and the entire tribe values ​​intelligence, which makes him feel like a fish in water.