Chapter 240: Northern Tribe
After Si Shuo got pregnant, she didn't teleport once when Ji Liang went on business trips. For Ji Liang, seven or eight days had passed, but for Si Shuo, it was eleven or twelve days!
Ji Liang puts some small things into the space every day, some for her, and she also remembers to bring some for the cubs.
He did not neglect his calligraphy practice, but wrote a travelogue for her every day, describing what he saw and heard along the way in simple and straightforward language.
Si Shuo read it to everyone during dinner. Who doesn't yearn for the outside world? But for the sake of survival and family, they have responsibilities and can't go out and see for the time being.
Ji Liang's travel notes injected vitality and positivity into everyone, broadened their horizons and knowledge, and opened up their horizons.
Si Shuo counted on her fingers and decided that Ji Liang should be back today, so she would wait at home and go back to the valley with him.
But the sky was getting dark, and she had finished eating a corn, but she still hadn't waited for him. Si Shuo passed a note to Ji Liang to ask with some concern.
"Xiao Shuo Shuo, we encountered some trouble on our way back. A group of stray beasts attacked the caravan! All their goods were taken away by the stray beasts, and the caravan members were also captured and used as slaves.
Koba and I just left Gubei and passed by the stray beasts. Now they are searching and tracking us everywhere. "
Ji Liang's handwriting was a little sloppy, which definitely meant the situation was somewhat critical.
Si Shuoxin picked it up, took out the note, and went to find other beast husbands to discuss the matter.
Yin Jiang looked solemn, "The place Ji Liang went to this time is quite remote. The orcs there are rude and unreasonable, and there are a group of vicious and cruel stray beasts living there all year round.
However, there are several rare resources here, such as stones with good heat storage capacity, which are good for making beds and providing heat for young females and cubs in winter; ores for making tools for ordinary orcs; and a kind of beautiful gem that females particularly like.
The herbs they have there are pretty good too, some for helping with pregnancy, whitening, and height increase... Because of these stray beasts, Gubei seems to be separated from our Central Continent, and many traveling merchants take risks to earn more crystals..."
"Yes, I've heard that too. Things from Gubei are very expensive, but they are sought after everywhere. Buying supplies from there is like plucking hair from a tiger's mouth," Xiao Cheng nodded. "Brother Jiliang, why did you go there this time?"
Si Shuo pursed his lips and acted as their messenger.
"This caravan has been traveling to Gubei for many years. They spend a lot of crystal stones every year to manage it. They shouldn't have their goods robbed and become slaves. This is no different from killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Wandering beasts also like to do long-term business," Ji Liang replied. "Besides, Kouba and I left the team early. How could it be worth it for them to mobilize so many troops and use 20% to 30% of their manpower to search. If I hadn't scouted along the way and run fast with Kouba, we would have been caught by now.
Because of the abnormality, Koba and I want to find out the reason before we go back. I am sorry to have worried Xiao Shuo Shuo, but don't worry, if we find anything wrong, we will retreat immediately. "
This kind of thing of accepting crystals and breaking the contract will happen once. As a traveling merchant, profit is the most important thing. When is it not seeking wealth and honor through risk? High risk brings high reward.
If Ji Liang wants to be a traveling merchant, form his own team, and fill his own shop with goods, he must ensure that the goods are complete and of good quality.
He didn't want to give up this business line unless it was absolutely necessary.
The males wrote letters asking him to keep in touch with the big guys and let them know if they were needed.
Ji Liang will not be back for the time being, so Si Shuo takes everyone back to the valley. The one who stays at home today is Xu Chi.
As the fields in the valley were being reclaimed, everyone became skilled in their work and worked together day and night, and were able to sow thirty acres a day.
During the break, Yin Jiang used the planks he bought from the wood-type beastman to fly to the branches to build a house. This tree was particularly strong and very straight. There were many beastmen at home, so one bamboo house was definitely not enough. Moreover, there would be more cubs reporting in the future, so at least three or four floors would be needed. He could not handle it all by himself.
Xu Chi would also fly up to help, or Wei Ce would transform into a beast and climb up.
Si Shuo just looked at the black and white fat bear climbing the tree, twisting and turning, cute and powerful, and the joy in his heart jumped to the corners of his mouth. He looked up and never tired of watching! The males got the little female's hobby. Whenever they were not working, except for tribute, they turned into beasts. For a while, the valley became a zoo...
Si Shuo was busy pulling the fox's tail, stroking the leopard's fur, or asking Xu Chi or Yin Jiang to take him flying around the valley, or he would bring fruits to feed Big Tuanzi and play with the cubs!
Of course, she also had to comfort Gong You for not being able to transform. Every day was very happy and busy!
Two or three days later, Ji Liang successfully found the lair of the stray beasts through his scouting ability, while Kouba was inquiring about the news of the "Beishou Tribe" nearby.
They were called tribes, but in reality they were a group of cold and brutal wandering beasts that organized themselves to rob passing orcs and traveling merchants. Which wandering beast didn't have the blood of a hundred or eighty orcs on its hands?
Moreover, they are one of the main suppliers of male slaves in the Colosseums of various beast cities! Anyone who falls into their hands, whether male or female, will never be able to escape.
After receiving this news, Ji Liang narrowed his eyes and hissed, asking Kouba to continue collecting information, while he lurked in the lair of the "Beishou Tribe" and waited for an opportunity to act.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
This night was the day when the second in command of the "Northern Head Tribe" married the Holy Female, who was also snatched away by them from the nearby Beast City.
Maybe they have been doing well recently and have earned a lot of money, so everyone sang and danced around several big bonfires, drinking and eating meat until late at night.
When most of the orcs fell asleep, Ji Liang released the thorny wood spirit. When the wood spirit released dozens of thorns wrapped in powerful intoxicating juice, he froze them with a thin layer of ice and they fell into his palm one after another.
He held two of them between his fingertips and quietly explored the lair of the "Northern Head Tribe". The ground was littered with the bones of orcs and ferocious beasts, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood.
The caravan was held in the back mountain, and he first walked around the perimeter. The patrolling stray animals were not very vigilant, so he anesthetized them with his spikes and fed them red parasol mushrooms.
The stray orcs had thick skin and flesh, and Ji Liang penetrated them at a tricky angle and in a hidden place, without leaving even a red dot. They seemed to have fallen asleep leaning against the tree trunk.
After getting rid of the patrolling stray beasts quietly, he smeared his face with red mud, black mud and yellow mud like the stray beasts of the "Beishou Tribe", restrained his aura, and rubbed it with the aura of the green snake with golden pupils that was as tall and thin as himself.
Many stray beasts are cold-blooded beasts with poor eyesight, and rely on their tongues to catch breath. Even if they are beastmen, they are limited by the fatal flaws of their beast forms. He can completely make the fake look real!
(End of this chapter)