The high priest of the Niupi tribe still couldn't hold on. Birth, aging, sickness and death are normal.
As a small tribe dependent on the Sun Tribe, a melee broke out and the Sun Tribe wanted to recruit able-bodied men from the Oxhide Tribe. Taking advantage of the melee, Ox-Head and Horse-Face took their own tribes and escaped.
If you don't slip away now, you may never have another chance in the future.
I came to Haifan City after traveling thousands of miles, but they refused to accept me. I felt inferior when I saw the majestic and tall Haifan City.
Fortunately, Haifan City still allows the Niupi Tribe to settle nearby. It doesn't matter if they collect 20% tax. It's better than being endlessly exploited by the Sun Tribe, right?
With the precedent of the Seven Hundred Cities back then, the Sea Tribe’s tax collection is quite strict, and the Niupi Tribe can also rest assured.
The Niupi tribe was the first one. When Haifan City released the land in the warm zone, the news spread quickly, and all the large and small tribes outside the western part of the warm zone almost flocked to it.
Few tribes were willing to stay in the protected area. After all, handing over 20% of their harvest was a painful obligation for many. As for those further south or north, that didn't matter; as long as they were in a warm area and had enough to harvest from farming and grazing, it was fine.
Haifan City has no objection. Now that you are rich, you will have more food and livestock to trade, and Haifan City itself will also benefit.
If you don’t want to accept protection, it’s up to you. You don’t need to come to Haifan City to register. You can stay in the warmer areas further south or north, wherever you want. It has nothing to do with Haifan City.
"The Sun Tribe is probably doomed." This is the news brought by the Cowhide Tribe.
"Yes, the three tribes have joined forces, and they have more people and more power."
The wars between tribes were never heartwarming. The Ice Eye Tribe in the core area had been extinct for several years. The Sun City area had also been peaceful for many years.
With the appearance of the troublemaker Purple Tribe, the situation is constantly changing, from the big forest to the big grassland, and then to the Sun City area.
As they were talking, Baipi came back.
"Is fighting also happening on the Ghost Mountain Peninsula?"
"Yes, it is said that the White Ghost Tribe has mastered the technology of boiling salt from seawater and can produce a lot of salt. As a result, the Gray Ghost and Green Ghost Tribes are jealous..."
Oh well! It's salt again, sparking a war. Ma Yue already knew the secret of boiling seawater into salt couldn't be kept secret.
"Then what about our trade?" Ma Yue asked.
"Our Hai tribe can no longer stay in the Guishan Peninsula's trade zone. I've brought everyone back." Baipi said, "God of magic, can we open a trade zone in Qiuhai City?"
"It's not impossible. The sea route will be exposed sooner or later." Ma Yue said, it would be better to open Qiu Haicheng first.
"Swindler, since boiling seawater into salt is no longer a secret, you might as well just open up our Haifan City. After all, Qiu Haicheng's power is limited." Shuichong said.
"Yeah, I just don't believe it. Who would dare to attack Haifan City?" The third priest had no objection.
"That makes sense!" Since we're not going to keep the sea route secret anymore, why not just open up Haifan City? Trade is our lifeline, why bother fighting for it? Ma Yue thought of himself as an angel of peace.
"I understand. Next time, I will bring a letter to the Qinghai tribe." Baipi said. What the Sea Tribe needs most now are sea beast skins and fish oil, which are mainly traded with tribes in the Wuji Island area, mainly the Qinghai tribe. Moreover, the demand for such trade from the Sea Tribe will become greater and greater.
After all, it is the main material for sails and the source of the main strategic material kerosene. Without these treasures, how can the Sea Tribe develop its navy?
"Fire Stone has set sail..." Ma Yue briefly described the new enemy. "You should also quickly equip your fleet and go over there to coordinate with Fire Stone's fleet in guerrilla warfare... Third Priest, please cooperate."
"I'll go right away!"
White people are good at fighting? Maybe! Loving the sea and being good at sailing are two different things from being good at naval warfare. Whether you can do it or not, you have to go. The future sea tribe needs a strong and combat-ready navy. If you don't try, how can you tell who is capable and who is not?
After all, the white people exchanged some sea animal skins and fish oil for this sea trade, equipped some archers and rockets, and the white people's fleet also set off.
The newly discovered enemy island (or new continent) is quite far away, so it's normal that Firestone won't be able to return for a while. The White Squadron's reinforcements are a good addition.
The sea, there are too many uncertainties.
"Hey! You say, we don't plan to occupy other territories for the time being. Is it worth it to fight that enemy with such great consumption?" Ma Yue couldn't help but begin to doubt the policy of exploring the deep sea.
"Charlatan, if we really continue to fight like this, we will suffer great losses. We have to take it even if we don't want to." The third priest said. Whether the war is worth it has always been an important factor. Since we have started fighting, it would be a great loss if we don't get something in return.
"From the comparison of battle losses, our rockets are no worse than the enemy's catapults. At the end of the war, it will all come down to who has more money and who can hold on longer. Charlatan, we also have a chance of failure." Shuichong said this very realistically.
In terms of firepower, the battle at Hai Rui showed that everyone was about equal. So, the only thing left was to see who had more ships, more men, and more kerosene. Isn't that a test of strength?
The most important resource for the Sea Tribe, kerosene, still needed to be traded. Fish oil wasn't always available in every sea trade. Even though Wuji Island had plenty of fish oil, obtaining a large quantity still depended on luck.
Moreover, fish oil is edible oil after all, and it is expensive.
"Charlatan, generally speaking, the other side consumes more fish oil than us when using catapults." The third priest said. The catapult can throw out a large can of fish oil at once. Most of the throws are inaccurate and fall into the sea, which is a greater waste.
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