Chapter 360: The Attitude of the

Crocodile Tribe The ninth day of the ninth month, the ninth year since the establishment of the Vine Tribe.

In the central part of the Southern Wilderness, the Crocodile Tribe.

"Eer..."

A sharp cry was heard from the distant sky. Qingye, who was peeling fish-scale fruit, suddenly raised his head. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes. He immediately put down the stone knife and stood up.

"Is he here?"

Qingye walked quickly out of the house, stood on the high corridor of the stilt building, and looked into the distance.

Soon, a purple shadow appeared in the northern sky and was getting closer and closer to the Crocodile Tribe.

"Yes, it's his purple eagle!"

Qingye became happy, his joy was beyond words.

She hadn't seen Jiang Xuan for a long time, but she had never forgotten him in her heart. Today, she suddenly had the chance to meet him. In addition to being surprised, she also felt a little nervous.

Qingye looked down at his hands covered with fish scale grass juice and his dirty fish skin clothes, and said to himself, "He likes cleanliness."

Afterwards, Qingye hurriedly washed his hands and changed his clothes. Later, he even took a bath and rubbed his hair.

While Aoba was busy, the Fuji tribe's fleet also went downstream and gradually approached the territory of the Crocodile tribe.

On the surface of the river, dozens or even hundreds of huge crocodiles carried the Crocodile Tribe warriors across the water, inviting the Vine Tribe's fleet to dock and rest in a suitable place.

“Is this the Crocodile Tribe?”

"What a huge crocodile!"

"I don't know what it feels like to ride a crocodile..."

On the big ship, the originally tired warriors of the Teng tribe became energized when they saw the big crocodiles, leaning on the deck and talking excitedly.

Jiang Xuan also came out of the cabin. He looked at the alluvial plain in front of him composed of soil, sand and gravel, and his heart was still a little disturbed.

When he rode the Purple Eagle south along the river, the first large tribe he encountered was the Crocodile Tribe. He stayed in the Crocodile Tribe for a long time, experienced many things, and met many people.

Later, he went in and out of the central region several times, and almost always stopped at the Crocodile Tribe, laying a good foundation for the Vine Tribe fleet to trade with the Crocodile Tribe.

Now, he came to the Crocodile Tribe again, but this time he brought a large number of warriors with him. His purpose was not to trade, but to seize a piece of territory belonging to the Vine Tribe in this rich land in the central part. Would the Crocodile Tribe still welcome him? In fact, when the Vine Tribe's fleet arrived, there were indeed some discussions and disagreements within the Crocodile Tribe.

At this time, in the largest stilt house in the center of the Crocodile Tribe’s residential area, the Crocodile Tribe’s leader, witch, and the leaders of various hunting teams and guard teams all gathered together urgently to discuss matters concerning the Vine Tribe.

In the dimly lit room, the firelight from the fire pit shone on everyone's face, making their expressions flicker.

The leader of the Crocodile Tribe spoke first: "The main reason we gathered everyone here this time is to discuss whether or not to continue letting the Vine Tribe fleet pass."

"As everyone knows, the last time the fleet of the Teng tribe came, they brought a lot of warriors, but they also brought very generous gifts, so we let the fleet pass and let them enter the central region."

"But this time, the fleet of the Vine Tribe has transported a large number of warriors. Together with the warriors that came before, they are already much stronger than an ordinary medium-sized tribe. If we continue to let them go, they will probably stay in the central region forever, and may threaten the safety of our Crocodile Tribe in the future."

As soon as the words "tribal safety" were mentioned, everyone's faces turned serious.

For them, the tribe is everything to them, and nothing is more important than the safety of the tribe.

The leader of the hunting team, Linjia, said, "The leader is right. The ships of the Teng tribe are getting bigger and bigger each time. They carry more people and materials each time. This is really terrifying."

What the Crocodile Tribe is most proud of, and what they depend on for survival, is the giant crocodiles that can roam in all major waters.

But after the emergence of the Teng tribe, this pride and way of survival were threatened to a certain extent.

Whether you like it or not, those giant wooden boats are indeed more suitable for carrying people and transportation than big crocodiles.

Even though the crocodile has certain advantages in flexibility and combat capability, it is far inferior to the wooden boat in terms of carrying capacity and stability.

Because of this, the Crocodile Tribe's attitude towards the Vine Tribe is rather complicated.

On the one hand, they liked the various goods and generous gifts brought by the Teng Tribe. On the other hand, the strength of the Teng Tribe also made them wary, fearing that a strong enemy would appear in the future.

The words of Chief Ci Mu and the hunting team leader Lin Jia made everyone's vigilance reach its peak. They began to talk among themselves, and unknowingly regarded the Teng tribe as an imaginary enemy.

If discussions continue in this direction, the Crocodile Tribe's attitude towards the Vine Tribe will take a sharp turn for the worse, from friendly trading partners to a huge threat that needs to be strictly guarded against, and all the friendship that the two sides have worked so hard to build will be wiped out.

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At this moment, the witch of the Crocodile Tribe suddenly said, "In your eyes, is our tribe the only big tribe in the central part of the Southern Wilderness?"

Wu's voice was not loud, but it stopped the discussions in the room. Then, everyone's eyes were focused on him.

The witch didn't look at them, and continued calmly: "The Central Region is so large. In addition to our Crocodile Tribe, there are also the Red Ant Tribe, the Spider Tribe, the Black Tooth Tribe, and countless medium-sized and small tribes."

"The Vine Tribe wants to seize a piece of territory in the central region. They have so many enemies to deal with. Why do they want to pick a fight with our Crocodile Tribe?"

Chief Ci Mu asked cautiously, "Wu, do you mean... the Teng Tribe poses no threat to us?"

Wu shook his head and said, "No, the Teng tribe is too powerful and poses a threat to any tribe in the central region. I just want to tell you that it is still uncertain whether the Teng tribe can gain a foothold in the central region. It would be a very foolish act to make enemies with them now."

"Let's take a step back. Even if you stop the fleet of the Teng tribe today, can't they take a detour and pass through other places?"

"By that time, not only will we not gain any benefit at all, but we will also completely lose an important trading partner and offend a tribe with great potential. Is that the result you want to see?"

The witch's words made everyone silent again. Even the leader Ci Mu secretly reflected that he had thought about the problem too simply and did not consider it comprehensively.

After a long while, Ci Mu asked, "Wu, what should we do?"

Wu Weiwei closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's maintain the status quo first. As long as the new territory occupied by the Vine Tribe is not close to our Crocodile Tribe and does not harm the interests of our Crocodile Tribe, then they are beneficial to the Crocodile Tribe. Let them fight with other tribes first."

Everyone nodded, and they all felt that what Wu said made sense.

As for the future… who can tell what the future will be like? As the saying goes, plans cannot keep up with changes. For future events, in addition to making as much preparation as possible, we can only take one step at a time and not worry too much.

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