Chapter 1137: Were they captured by the monster?!

That night, the stars were dim, the woods by the lake were pitch black, and there was no moon in the sky, but the lights were bright in the Han tribe camp by the lake, which was the light from the calcium carbide lamp.

They were already familiar with this magical artificial light source, because the calcium carbide lamp was lit every night in the Han tribe camp. Those who wanted to join the Han tribe were not afraid, but excited.

The more powerful the Han tribe showed, the more they would strengthen their determination to defect from the tribe and join the Han tribe.

So, around nine o'clock in the evening, when almost everyone in the tribe was asleep, the men who were responsible for going out to monitor the Han tribe all quietly returned to the tribe, quietly woke up their women and children, asked them to wrap their animal skins, and quietly escaped at night.

At the same time, next door to these families, four or five men were also secretly waking up their women and children. They kept everything simple, even the iron pots, iron buckets and hatchets they had exchanged from the Han tribe before, and just hurriedly touched two porcelain bowls that were distributed to them, and prepared to sneak away in the dark.

But what they didn't expect was that before they moved, there was a movement next door. One of them immediately grabbed his women and children and whispered to them.

"Don't move, someone is coming out next door."

The man hid his wife and children and quietly poked his head out to see, but found that the guys who were responsible for monitoring the Han tribe tonight had returned, so he immediately became suspicious.

'Huh? What are these guys doing back? "

Forget it, never mind, let's wait until they leave."

Just like that, the few people waited for a while, until there was no one next door, and when there was no movement, they took their wives and children and ran away quietly.

At the same time, at the Han tribe camp by the lake, Shi Quan had already asked his soldiers to dismantle the tents, and all the tools and other things were loaded onto the boat. Even the more than 50 women and children bought a few days ago were transported to the three-masted sailing ship in advance.

After the first group of more than a dozen people who defected and prepared to join the Han tribe arrived, Shi Quan immediately had people row the landing boat and send them to the big ship.

After more than a dozen people boarded the ship, there was naturally a sailor holding a calcium carbide lamp in front to lead the way and take them to the cabin under the deck. Now everyone had a lot of experience. They didn't expect that this huge boat that could float on the water and travel was so huge inside. Such a big ship, I'm afraid it can hold hundreds of people, right?

And this is just the first layer they saw.

This type of ship, which imitates the galleon, can easily accommodate 800 people, excluding the sailors, and that is when there are a large number of artillery in the cabin. If the artillery is not counted and it is only used as a merchant ship, even if the number is doubled, 1,600 people, the ship can still accommodate them.

However, although they were shocked, it was the first time for them to defect from the tribe, and they were still quite nervous. After arriving at the cabin, they held the sailor who led the way and did not let go, and kept asking him.

"When are we leaving? What if we are discovered by the leader if we don't leave now? Let's go quickly."

The few people kept saying these words back and forth, but the sailor was very calm and said to them with a smile.

"There are people coming behind, you don't have to be afraid, just sleep here peacefully, I'll go get you some quilts and animal fur blankets.

"As for being discovered by your leader, don't joke, even if he really discovers him, can he swim from the shore and climb onto the boat? "

The sailor smiled and comforted them for a while, then immediately took the calcium carbide lamp and went to the cargo hold below to find quilts, blankets and animal skins.

Sure enough, only more than ten minutes later, the sailor who went to the bottom hold had not returned yet, but more than a dozen men, women and children were sent in from outside.

Those who were waiting to get quilts in the cabin and those who had just been brought in from outside, the two groups of people stared at each other in the light of the calcium carbide lamp in the cabin, and were all embarrassed to death.

"Hahaha, what a coincidence, you are here too?"

"Yes, yes, I can live a good life with them, and besides, my two daughters are here, I can't bear to leave them, so I followed them here, hahahahahaha" "

Haha, us too, us too."

Both sides had big embarrassment on their faces. What if they defected from the tribe together and were discovered by their neighbors?

But fortunately, they soon thought it over. Anyway, everyone is the same. What if they are found out? It's just that they are a little angry that others didn't invite them to live a good life.

On the big boat parked by the lake, every ten minutes or half an hour, a dozen or twenty people would be sent to the boat. Those who had just boarded the boat were stunned. There were so many people who had boarded the pirate ship before them?

Those who had boarded the boat earlier were even more shocked.

"Oh my God, are all the people in the tribe coming here? ! "

However, the facts were almost the same as they thought.

This small tribe living by the lake originally had only more than 160 people in total. Nearly 60 of them had been bought by Shiquan during the previous transaction. The remaining people were only a little over 100.

As a result, these people were all lured by Shiquan. Shiquan might only lured a few people each time, but after these adult men went back, they called their women and children. A man brought three or four people over. Naturally, there were more people with families.

The small boat carried more than 10 or 20 people to the big boat each time. In fact, there were only three or four families at a time. After several trips back and forth, the small tribe was almost emptied.

The first group of people who boarded the ship were speechless. This is too weird. Everyone ran away, leaving only the leader in the tribe?

This is outrageous.

At this time, Shiquan also came to the cabin where these new people were placed with a calcium carbide lamp. He scanned the crowd with the lamp and said to them.

"Recognize each other. Are there any fellow tribesmen who haven't boarded the ship?"

After hearing this, everyone whispered to each other and found that only the leader's family had not come. All other tribesmen had boarded the pirate ship of the Han tribe.

So someone immediately reported to Shiquan, "Friend, except for the leader's family of our tribe, everyone else has come."

Shiquan nodded and was still thinking about what to do next!

If you leave now, it would be the best. It is equivalent to catching all the tribes except the leader's family. However, the things that were traded before, such as white salt, iron pots and iron buckets, seem to be wasted. Should I send someone to take those things back?

And that little chief, should we kill him and take his family back as well? !

This seems inhumane and a bit wicked. After cheating the people of their tribe, we kill him and take away his women and children? It is indeed a bit unkind.

So Shi Quan finally made a decision and said to the people around him.

"Go and steal back the two iron pots, ten iron buckets, and the dozen kilograms of white salt that we sold to them before. As for the chief's family, let them go.

"After daybreak, let's wait for him for a while. If he is willing to bring his family to join our Han tribe, let him get on the boat. If he is not willing, let him be a savage here"

"Yes! "

Several soldiers bowed in agreement, then immediately went ashore and quietly went to the tribe's residence, where they stole back all the things they had sold a few days ago. Only a few porcelain bowls and a hatchet were left for the chief's family. These things were all kept in the chief's house, and if they went in to steal, they would probably be discovered, so they simply gave up on them.

So, at dawn the next day, the young chief immediately felt something was wrong around him.

If it was this time on normal days, everyone would have gotten up and done what they had to do. Even if no one wanted to go out and suffer the cold in winter, there would definitely be children crying, but this morning, it was surprisingly quiet and a little weird.

"Get up, get up quickly, something seems to have happened, keep an eye on the children, I'll go out and take a look. "The young chief woke up his wife and children, picked up the hatchet from the door, and walked outside.

As a result, he came to the open space in the middle of the tribe and shouted, but no one around paid any attention to him.

He was immediately panicked, and picked up the hatchet to check from house to house. This time, he was immediately disheartened. In the entire tribe, except for his family, there was no one else there. Even the straw couches where the tribesmen usually slept were already cold, obviously everyone had left.

But everyone was there last night, how could they just disappear?

Looking at the empty houses again, the young chief suddenly discovered that the things he bought from the Han tribe a few days ago were gone. The porcelain bowls distributed to the tribesmen disappeared with the people, and the iron The pot, the tin bucket, the hatchet, all disappeared, but the twenty pounds of white salt were still there, because they were in his own room and were not stolen last night.

Thinking of the things he bought from the Han tribe, and remembering that the caravan of the Han tribe left last night, the little chief suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

Damn, this tribe that came from the water, could it be some kind of monster in the water? !

Otherwise, how could they make a house that floats on the water? There are so many strange things, so many exquisite and practical things, how could they be made by humans.

Now the monster has come out of the water to deceive people, and his people must have been captured by the monster, right? !

(End of this chapter)