"You also have mid-grade fire spirit stones?" Ma Yue immediately figured it out. It was probably a mid-grade fire spirit stone produced by the Qingfeng tribe. As for the chief of the Bingyan tribe, he was just... a middleman.
The Qingfeng Tribe had dug up a mid-grade fire spirit stone, but they couldn't use it themselves and didn't want to sell it to Ma Yue. So, the Bingyan Tribe had found an opportunity. Foolish Qingfeng Tribe!
It didn't matter. The price was fixed, regardless of who brought in a mid-grade Fire Spirit Stone. As for how much the Ice Eye Tribe profited from the difference, Ma Yue didn't care.
The transaction between the two parties went smoothly, and Ma Yue asked Bai Ying to treat Bing Dao.
Ma Yue left, and White Eagle and Ice Blade enjoyed a friendly and warm atmosphere. Bilateral relations were... temporary, perhaps even changing. The Sea God Tribe lived in seclusion in a corner, generally staying out of the conflict in the core area. In fact, they had no serious conflicts with the Ice Eye Tribe.
Ice Skates exchanged for ten bags of coarse salt and left happily.
Are ten bags a lot? Just one hundred bowls of coarse salt. The Seagod Tribe currently has hundreds of people working on the seashore, cooking salt. If one person cooks salt a day, they'll harvest at least one or two bowls of coarse salt, right? For the Seagod Tribe, it's a piece of cake.
For the Ice Eye Tribe, trading their own useless rocks for precious coarse salt was a huge bargain, wasn't it? Everyone was happy! Both sides benefited; that was the true meaning of trade.
Lei Qing's cultivation level was still low, so he didn't consume many Water Spirit Stones. Back when Ma Yue was in the late Warrior stage, he prepared thousands of Spirit Stones to break through the bottleneck of the Martial Master stage—an incredibly large number. Clearly, ordinary cultivation doesn't consume many Spirit Stones; this is simply the limitation of cultivation level.
Now, Ma Yue has reached the level of a martial artist, his strength has increased more than tenfold, and the resources he needs for cultivation have also increased more than tenfold. Fortunately, the Ice Eye Tribe has a lot of low-grade spirit stones that can basically meet Ma Yue's cultivation needs.
The fire element spirit stone is of medium quality. It’s okay to be a bit extravagant, as it’s necessary for cultivation.
It's quite difficult to trade food in this area. Everyone is short of food, right?
Back when we were in the Sea Tribe, we traded a lot of wildebeest, donkeys, and sheep from Sun City and the Prairie, but that wasn't happening here! The Ice Eye Tribe, in addition to trading spirit stones, only sold ten deer to the Sea God Tribe.
Ten deer would be fine, White Eagle wouldn't think it was too little. As for other food, sheep, potatoes, corn, and the like, there's not a cent left. Even the Ice Eye Tribe, known as a superpower, is like this... This area is truly impoverished.
Xia Wu set out with a hundred strong men to support the construction of the seaside site over there.
Another group of reconnaissance deer cavalry came back, and the news was confirmed that the joint forces of the Thunder God Tribe and the Qingfeng Tribe went to the big forest.
Several groups of reconnaissance deer cavalry followed, and there was a constant flow of news.
Wu Qi brought back news from a year ago. Seven Hundred City and Sea God City hadn't experienced any major changes and were still developing normally. However, due to Ma Yue's absence, the plan to advance on the Yuan Zi Tribe's natural cave settlement had failed. Maintaining Seven Hundred City and Sea God City was a good thing.
According to Ma Yue's current thoughts, he didn't want to go back. Sea route? Even if he found a way, he would be afraid of the sea... and more importantly, now that he had the spirit stone, could he practice?
Besides, if I leave, there are still 4,000 people here, and most of them are old and weak and not suitable for large-scale migration. After all, they are all fans of the power of my faith. Even if they are old and weak, I can't really abandon them, right?
In fact, without Ma Yue, the charlatan, the Hai Tribe had no desire to develop. Many high-level leaders and the like had lost their backbone and were confused about their future development.
Without Ma Yue, even if you bring in more people, how can we integrate them? There is no development at all.
What if a large army from the grasslands really came to attack? How would Seven Hundred City and Sea God City support each other? There were many problems.
The grand Harvest Festival rituals in Seagod City still had to go on, so what was to be done? Without Ma Yue, and without the "miracle," the Sea Tribe's cohesion was lacking. The High Priest had no other choice but to follow the lead of the High Priests of the Purple and Cowhide Tribes and cheat by using some animal fat to start a fire. He'd have to make do with the fake "miracle" for now.
"What if I really can't find the magician anymore?" Without the plan to march into the big forest, Shuichong returned to Poseidon City. Without the magician, Shuichong was really at a loss.
"We will find it." The high priest said this to himself, and he almost didn't believe it. It had been three years, and so many fleets had been sent out, but still no news.
"Is there still rotation on Kirishima's side?" Now that the charlatan is gone, the second priest has no interest in staying in Qibai City anymore. It's enough to have Luo Bai here.
"Let's talk about it later!" The high priest no longer had any interest in Kirishima.
"Yes, this Sea God City is the foundation. If it really doesn't work, let's give up on the Seven Hundred Cities." said the second priest.
"Is it that serious?"
"If there are too many grassland cavalry, we will be trapped to death. There are only so many soldiers in Qibai City. Facing a large number of grassland cavalry, the mercenaries dare not leave the city at all..." The situation in the grassland is also changing year by year. It would be strange if Qibai City could exist for several years without being a thorn in the eyes of the grassland people.
The trend of the grassland coalition is becoming more and more obvious.
"If we besiege Qibai City in the summer, the grassland people will bring their donkeys and sheep and just graze them outside the city. We won't be able to get out and will easily fall into the hands of the enemy." The second priest continued.
"Luo Bai is unwilling to give up?" asked the high priest.
"Yes! He's a warmonger, huh!" With Ma Yue gone, the leaders' opinions became increasingly divided. The Second Priest, enraged, fled back to Poseidon City.
"We're short of people."
"Is that so? If the charlatan can bring back a large number of people from overseas, our Hai tribe will have the confidence to deal with the grassland army, right? Now, every soldier of our Hai tribe who dies is one less. We can't afford such a war." The second priest considered the long-term. People are the first factor in the potential for war.
"If our people are unable to continue, it is not wise to divide our troops to defend two cities, where both cities will be understaffed." Shuichong rarely spoke.
"Yes, Poseidon City is the foundation. At least, we still have 500 acres of land in the east of the city, and we can boil salt, so we won't starve to death. The grassland people have no chance to trap us to death. That Seven Hundred City is all alone on the grassland. Once it is trapped, will Poseidon City rescue it or not?" The second priest became angrier and angrier as he spoke.
The Sea Tribe had a fair amount of cavalry, but were there enough wildebeests and donkeys? However, if they rushed to the rescue, without the basic infantry formation, once it became a cavalry battle, how could they have any advantage against the large group of grassland cavalry skilled in archery and horsemanship?
The biggest advantage of the grassland is the large number of cavalry.
"Second Priest, how long do you estimate it will take for the Tengu tribe to attack?" According to the news from the grassland scouts, there is a huge grassland tribe over there, called the Tengu tribe. They have begun to gather many tribes and migrate towards the Seven Hundred City.
"About this year." The grassland is too big and the news is not always timely.
"High Priest, Gray Wolf is back."
Not only did Wolf come back, he also brought back a large number of residents from the Seven Hundred Cities.
"Where is Luo Bai? Where are Feiniu and Boji?" asked the high priest.
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