This so-called trade fair, but in fact a show-off/explaination session, lasted for a long time. It was not until the sun was about to set that the tribesmen drank a sip of water with a hoarse voice and finished explaining the treasures of their tribe one by one.
At this time, almost all the people in the market ran here, staring at them without blinking, and didn't even eat a bite of lunch. The sound of rumbling stomachs sounded every now and then in the crowd, but no one was willing to leave.
The tribesman smiled and said, "Let's start the trade. If anyone wants to buy something..."
Before he could finish his words, a tsunami-like shout broke out from the crowd: "I want that bow!! And a lot of arrows!! I have salt, I want to buy it!!"
"Give me pepper, this thing can make people sweat in winter, I must buy it!!"
"Give me candy, I want to taste the candy, give me candy quickly!!"
"Ahhh, don't fight with me, I came here first, I want a dagger, give me a dagger quickly!!"
"..."
There were a total of six orcs coming out of the tribe this time, and all six of them came up and there was no time to greet them. The beast warriors saw this and stared at the guys who were frantically surrounding them, fearing that someone would steal something or cause trouble, so they held a knife to warn every guy who had evil intentions.
The old beastmen who were hiding in the back and cooking for the tribesmen saw this scene, rolled up their sleeves without saying a word and ran over to join the sales. They were the oldest, but also the smartest. Before coming, they had studied arithmetic with Si Qi for a long time. Not only could they count to 100, they had also learned addition and subtraction. They said very powerfully, "One arrow for two finger-sized pieces of salt, seven arrows equals fourteen pieces."
"Yours is fifteen pieces. People in our tribe are the most honest. We won't charge you more. Take this piece of salt back."
"One bow, ten arrows, two ceramic bowls, and a blanket, a total of twenty-three pieces of salt."
"I'm quick in calculations? That's not the case. Si Qi in our tribe is really amazing. He can even count how many stars there are in the sky! He is the teacher of all of us, and we admire him very much!"
Another member of the Orc tribe said while trading: "Oh, it's meat again. We can't even finish all the meat in our tribe. It gives me a headache just looking at it!"
"Not only is hunting convenient because of powerful weapons, but our tribe also raises dozens of wild boars waiting to be eaten! Freshly killed ones are fresh. Even in winter, we can eat the most delicious meat in the tribe!"
"Are you jealous? That's not a big deal! If you are willing to join our tribe, you can also live such a good life!"
"The people in our tribe are so nice. Once you join, you're like a family! And we don't hold anything back. As long as you want to learn, you can learn! Whether it's breeding, farming, or making these ceramics, it's all fine!"
"Really, really, we won't lie to you! I swear to the Lord Beast God that everything I say is true!"
The last sentence was more effective than thousands of promises.
The group of orcs and sub-orcs were so excited that they wanted to blurt out a sentence on the spot, "I am willing to join you!"
The idea of joining the tribe was like a small seed buried in their hearts, taking root and sprouting, making them, who had never considered changing tribes before, never forget it.
A group of people rushed over to buy things. The huge stall was originally filled with a mountain of goods, but now it was cleared out in the blink of an eye. The beastmen who were standing in the back and couldn't get in were so
angry that they kept jumping up and down, shouting and wishing they could fly. When they finally pushed away the beastmen who were holding large and small bags and smiling happily, and ran to the stall, there were only a few things left on the stall. They were so angry that they wanted to fight with the beastmen who had just left. Why didn't they leave them anything? ! ! It's so bad! !
Without saying a word, he took out handfuls of salt and said to the orc standing behind the stall: "Quick, quick, give me that arrow - no bow? I want a bow even if you don't have one!! The arrow is very sharp! I can see that it is the same thing as the dagger!"
The shrewd orc used salt to snatch the last batch of arrows and sugar, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face. Before leaving, he said to the tribesmen: "Do you have anything to exchange tomorrow? If so, I'll come again!"
"Nothing? All right then... tell me how to get to your tribe, and I'll definitely go there after this winter!"
Only a few dozen tribesmen were left who had harvested piles of salt as high as a mountain, and had nothing left except straw mats for paving the ground. After staring at each other in bewilderment for several seconds, they all raised their heads and laughed out loud.
Hahahaha, so enjoyable!!!
After laughing enough, when they were tidying up the straw mats on the ground, a tribe member came over and asked them, "Will you come to the next market?"
Someone nearby heard it and said subconsciously, "Yes, your tribe is so powerful and so big, why don't you open a market next to your own tribe? This way, we don't have to travel so far, and we can get more things from you."
The tribe members were slightly stunned after hearing this. They really didn't expect that in just half a year, they went from an ordinary small tribe to a large tribe that everyone envied in the eyes of others.
Each tribe will basically only attend one fair every year, and this fair is usually held next to the big tribe.
First, because the big tribe has the most good things to exchange, and everyone is happy to come here.
Second, because the small tribe can only save so much in a year for exchange, and after going to the market once, there is basically nothing left to exchange for the second time.
Who would have thought that, from some point on, they can actually enjoy the treatment of opening a market at their doorstep.
And looking at the excited expressions of the orcs around them after hearing this, it seems that they are all looking forward to the promotion of this matter.
This made the tribesmen, who were used to thinking of themselves as orcs from a small tribe, feel a little guilty and a little proud. They forced themselves to suppress the urge to laugh and subconsciously imitated the most powerful orc in their minds - Si Qi. They all put on a reserved and leisurely smile and said slowly: "I will go back and ask the tribe leader for instructions on this matter."
"Wow, he said 'ask for instructions'!"
"I've never heard of such a sophisticated word!"
"I heard the tribe leader mention it once before!"
"He is worthy of being an orc from a big tribe!"
The tribesmen blushed, thinking that they also heard this word from Si Qi.
That beautiful and smart orc always speaks beautiful and accurate words. The orcs around him like to imitate Si Qi and learn from him. Therefore, whether it is food, clothing, housing, transportation or words, the whole tribe can see Si Qi's shadow from top to bottom.
Just now, he showed off his skills and frightened the orcs around him.
The tribesmen laughed secretly and maintained a polite attitude, repeatedly describing the address of their tribe, the beauty of their tribe, and the idea of inviting more orcs and sub-orcs to join the tribe.
Many people showed eager anticipation on their faces. It was conceivable that after they went back and publicized this matter in the tribe, when everything revived in the spring of next year, how many orcs and sub-orcs would come to their tribe...
Just at this moment, an orc with a sturdy build, heavy weight, and a very gentle temperament came over. His voice and tone were indescribably gentle. He asked them, "Are you from the Lion Tribe?"
This orc had noticed the movement here before, and had been observing them silently for a long time. He didn't come over to ask until the people of the Lion Tribe were finally less busy.
The sub-orc in the tribe raised his head with some difficulty, looking at the orc in front of him who was at least three times his size. The invisible sense of oppression made him unconsciously a little nervous: "What, what's wrong?"
On the contrary, the lion orcs who often participated in the battles next to them raised their eyelids lazily, not caring at all - they could sense the other party's friendliness and the other party's diet by instinct - they were definitely vegetarian orcs, and there was no smell of blood on them.
Moreover, the strong and brave lions are never afraid of fighting any race, unless the opponent is an elephant that can break a tree with one snout...
Before they could even think of the huge beast, the big man opposite smiled and said, "I am a beastman from the elephant tribe. I--"
Several big cats suddenly jumped up, looking shocked. The beastman from the elephant tribe had to stop talking halfway and blinked his big black and harmless eyes in confusion, ignorant and gentle.
"What's wrong?" He said with a smile.
The big cats arched their backs in anger and couldn't say a word. It was the old beastman who had seen many ups and downs who came out and said, "What do you want?"
The beastman from the elephant tribe looked at the old beastman in front of him who was hunched over and looked small. He bent down habitually, half-knelt down and talked to the old beastman, saying in a good tone: "I followed the instructions of our great witch and came to find you."
The old beastman was puzzled: "Your great witch?"
The elephant beastman: "Our great witch received guidance from the Lord Beast God and predicted the upcoming danger and the vitality pointing to the east."
The old beastman pointed at his own group and said: "Do you think the vitality in the east refers to us?"
The lion beastmen on the side suppressed their inner vigilance and came over and said: "Did your great witch also foresee the danger? So did we!"
The elephant tribe smiled honestly and said: "The great witch asked me to examine you to see if you are qualified for us to join. If it is a small tribe, facing danger If you still need our protection, why don't you just move to our tribe?"
The person who spoke was an honest man, and the people who listened were even more honest. They said with a well-behaved and curious look: "What is the result of the investigation? Are we okay?"
Only one of the few arrogant orcs snorted and muttered: "Our tribe is amazing, we should be the ones investigating you!"
But the tribesmen around him ignored him, which made him a little unhappy. He said loudly: "Our tribe has endless food and endless ceramics! We are the best tribe!"
This sentence finally made several orcs around him react. They nodded in unison and expressed their agreement with a firm look on their faces.
Seeing this, the elephant beastman said happily: "I see, your tribe is very powerful. Although our tribe can't use many things, since you know how to plant, you should be a good tribe."
"Hmph!" The arrogant beastman snorted, but before he could continue showing off, the tribesmen next to him rushed to tell him everything: "We just learned this in the hot weather!"
"Si Qi taught us!"
"He knows everything!!"
"Si Qi?" The elephant beastman remembered that when he listened to the great witch repeating the prophecy of the Lord Beast God, the Lord Beast God seemed to be hinting at the existence of a very powerful person in his words. Even though he didn't say the name of this person, he could not help but say that there was only one person like him in the world, and that it was an honor for all beastmen to meet him, etc.
How great a person he must be to be praised and respected by the Lord Beast God.
The elephant beastmen unconsciously revealed an expression of admiration and yearning, and said to the lion people: "Can I go and meet this Lord Siqi? The witch told me that it is necessary to investigate the scale of the tribe."
"Of course no problem!" The lion beastmen said excitedly: "Our tribe is really, really great! We have really big houses that can't let the wind blow in and the rain don't fall in! The lions like it!"
The beastmen with a limited vocabulary tried their best to praise their tribe, and said all the good words they could imagine in their minds, but still felt it was not enough.
At last, he concluded with great interest: "You will know when you go and see it!"
The elephant tribe beastman nodded: "I will go back with you then!"
"No problem!" The lion tribe man quickly put the treasure mountain of salt blocks back into the box, carried the salt on his back, and went to rest at the campsite they had found last night.
He turned to the elephant tribe man and said: "Where are your tribesmen?"
The elephant tribe beastman said: "They went to other markets to find you, and by the way, they also went to find the source of the crisis." The lion tribe man
said as a matter of course: "The source is in the north!"
"Our great witch saw it!"
"Si Qi also said that we can definitely overcome this crisis!"
"Yes, yes!" The beastmen, who had completely forgotten that Si Qi had just smiled, nodded in agreement as a matter of course.
"The north..." the elephant beastman murmured to himself, and soon recalled a large tribe in the north with a huge scale and many ethnic groups.
At the same time, in the northern tribe.
The annual late autumn market was organized. During the day, they were monitoring and searching to see which small tribe had the most abundant supplies and the most suitable conditions. The leaders of the invaded tribes discussed in front of the flickering fire.
"The tribe in the south is full of beastmen from the deer tribe. Although they can't grab much decent food, they have a lot of sub-beastmen."
"That's because most of the beastmen in their tribe were killed by the surrounding beasts. This is how weak races are. It's better to incorporate them into our tribe early, give birth to more cubs, and live a good life without worries about food and clothing."
"Then add this tribe in. After the market is over, we'll go there to find out their exact location and capture all their orcs." The chief made a decision: "Next?" "
The turtle tribe in the west. The aquatic resources there are extremely rich, and they know how to produce salt..."
"Turtles are very easy to kill. Even if they turn into beast forms and hide, they can be burned to death by a fire." An orc who looked particularly excited shouted, "Let me lead the team this time!"
"That's enough. We can't kill too many people from the tribe this time. If we kill the guy who knows how to make salt like last time, all our work will be in vain."
"Last time, it was because that guy was stubborn and insisted on fighting for his partner and me that I accidentally..."
"Okay, stop talking nonsense." The chief looked at the man impatiently, and the other party's bloodthirsty and excited expression suddenly froze. He shuddered and dared not to quibble anymore.
"The Turtle Tribe has also joined, and who else?"
"The Elephant Tribe in the east..." Someone frowned and said, "There are only two people from there this time, and they have nothing on them. They have been wandering around in the market, which looks very strange."
Because they have been wandering around in the market today, observing the situation of other small tribes and investigating the strength of each tribe, so they saw "the same kind" at a glance.
Several leaders nearby wondered: "The Elephant Tribe? Aren't they always peaceful? Why are they thinking of invading?" And they came to their market to inquire about the situation. Are they trying to snatch food from the tiger's mouth?
"Don't they only eat grass? Such a large grassland is enough for them to live on, right? Even if they encroach on other tribes' territories, it will be useless to them, right?"
"Strange..."
A group of leaders were puzzled. The tribe leader frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Apart from the investigation, did they say anything or do anything?"
The leader who first mentioned the elephant tribe replied, "It seems that they have been wandering around the booths of several powerful tribes, asking them where they came from. They also asked their witch doctor if they had received any guidance from the Lord Beast God..."
The expressions of the surrounding leaders became more confused, and only the tribe leader raised his head suddenly when he heard this, his eyes like lightning: "You go and observe these two elephant tribe members closely. If there is any movement, come and tell me immediately!"
"Oh... OK." The chief nodded and agreed with a naive look on his face. The chief was a little annoyed that his subordinates were so stupid, so he had to remind them, "He has been asking about the Great Shaman and guidance. Maybe he has foreseen something!" The
reason why they began to expand their invasion this autumn was because the Great Shaman saw the opportunity coming and foresaw a prosperous future! What their Great Shaman could see, other Great Shamans might have seen it too! But what they saw was the opposite of their tribe, not prosperity, but decline, so they had to act quickly,
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