This tribe did indeed have a lot of contact with the human world. They traded with humans using animal hides, meat from good-tasting animals, teeth that could be made into weapons, and of course, magic crystals from the inside of high-level monsters.
Ye Nianzhen knew the original storyline. To the far north was the snowfield, where they were now, inhabited by the beast race. Beyond the snowfield, the world was the domain of monsters, and humans barely clung to life in a few safe bases.
The largest of these was the northern base where they had previously resided.
I wonder what the situation is like at the Northern Base now, given how much the timeline has changed.
Thinking of this matter, and considering that the beastmen here frequently interact with the human world and might know some information, Ye Nianzhen went to ask the clan leader.
In response, the clan leader first tried to understand the meaning behind her words. After all, the beastmen were not very good at mental activities, so they used very simple words and could not understand Ye Nianzhen's meaning for a while.
"Hmm...you mean, the outside world?" After a while, the chieftain stroked his beard and pondered, "I seem to have heard some news, but we don't know much about the base you mentioned. How about this, the human merchants are coming over in a few days, you can ask them."
Ye Nianzhen felt a little regretful, but the clan leader's words also gave her new hope, so she nodded and asked in detail about the merchant's arrival time and precautions.
A few days later, the village became more lively than usual, especially the children, who chattered and ran to the open space in front of the village.
Their parents followed behind, to prevent their children from causing any trouble and embarrassing the beastmen.
Ye Nianzhen followed the children and their parents to the open space. The beastmen in charge of the transaction were talking to a group of people dressed in heavy clothes, who were probably the merchants.
They were clearly not as resistant to the cold as most humans, and wrapped themselves up tightly in layers of clothing.
The leading merchant had a fur scarf wrapped around his face, half of his face hidden behind the soft fur, making it impossible to see his features.
The only distinguishing feature was that he was wearing glasses.
The sunlight reflected off his glasses, making it impossible to see his eyes clearly. This inexplicably gave Ye Nianzhen a feeling of disgust, as if she were reminded of someone she hated.
She thought to herself, "It shouldn't be, right?"
As she slowly approached the group, she heard the businessman's voice, and a bad feeling crept into her heart.
His build and voice are very similar to Su Mo's, and they both wear glasses.
If it really is Su Mo, then Ye Nianzhen is actually a little confused.
Her initial guess was that Su Mo and the others were the masterminds behind the scenes, creating an illusion for some purpose, specifically to trap Ye Nianzhen, an uncertain factor, so that she wouldn't keep resurrecting and causing them trouble.
But if that's the case, then why did Su Mo and the others join in?
Including Mingyuan and Hongxiao, who were originally Su Yue's people, what was the purpose of adding them to this illusion?
Is it all for the sake of so-called realism?
That's really unnecessary, isn't it?
Perhaps there are some hidden reasons behind this that she is unaware of, but in any case, the grudge between her and Su Yue's group will not be diminished by anything.
Therefore, Ye Nianzhen paid more attention to the leader. If it were Su Mo, she would have arrested him and tortured him severely.
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Despite thinking this way, Ye Nianzhen was still very cautious in her actions, after all, she couldn't let unnecessary misunderstandings affect the original life of the tribe here.
After the caravan and the villagers finished their transaction, Ye Nianzhen, guided by the clan chief, came to the leader.
"Hello, I have heard about your deeds. The residents here are able to live comfortably because of your generosity, which has indirectly helped me and my companions as well. Thank you."
Ye Nianzhen naturally struck up a conversation with them while carefully observing the leader's expression and actions.
"Not at all. We're also making a profit. It's just a fair trade. I heard you want to inquire about the outside world?"
The leader's movements and expression were very natural, and his voice sounded different from Su Mo's, so Ye Nianzhen lowered her guard a little.
"Yes, I originally came from outside, so I wanted to learn about the situation outside."
Ye Nianzhen nodded.
“I understand, but… I don’t know how long you’ve been here?” The leader hesitated, seemingly sizing up Ye Nianzhen’s expression.
"...Maybe a few months? What's wrong?" Ye Nianzhen felt that this person's words had a hidden meaning, so she didn't reveal too much about her situation. Besides, she was originally a transmigrator, so it was not appropriate for her to say more.
"A few months? That's strange. If you've only been away from the human world for a few months, how could you not know that things outside have actually changed..."
He never finishes speaking, which makes people anxious.
Ye Nianzhen got straight to the point: "Please explain more clearly."
Ye Nianzhen's tone was perhaps a bit too serious, and Qin Qiu and the others who came with her looked fierce. The leader was a little scared, but he was also worried that telling the truth would disappoint the young girl in front of him, so there was another awkward silence.
A young man following behind the leader couldn't help but pat the leader on the shoulder and asked in confusion, "Leader, why don't you tell her? There aren't any large-scale human bases outside anymore."
The leader was somewhat helpless, but still nodded and said, "He's right. In fact, since the zombie horde broke out a few years ago and the northern base fell, many bases, large and small, have suffered severe damage. The bases that barely managed to survive have also suffered heavy losses and have become much smaller. Now there are not many large-scale human bases left outside."
Ye Nianzhen was shocked when she heard the news.
The others traveling with them didn't react much because they had no memory of the previous incident. For them, they were now beastmen, and human affairs didn't concern them much.
They were even secretly glad that Ye Nianzhen had come to the beastmen's territory; otherwise, they heard that humans were having a hard time outside, and they didn't want Ye Nianzhen to suffer with the human base.
But for Yip Nim-jen, this means that many mysteries remain unsolved.
For example, she always thought that the original world had been rewritten, that the memories of Mingyuan and others had been erased and started over, or that it was a completely new world where only beastmen and the like existed.
However, the latter has been overturned because this world is very similar to the original world, and there are also human bases.
But now it seems that this is very likely the original world, but many years have passed.
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