The Niupi tribe was in a mess, and the Hai tribe was not much better.
In this battle, plus the pursuit, the Hai tribe lost more than forty people, whether they were able-bodied men or young and old, they were all human beings.
After capturing over seventy enemies, Ma Yue's mood improved somewhat. He had used up a large amount of his stored Panax notoginseng medicinal juice, barely managing to heal the wounded. As for whether they could survive, it all depended on luck.
In this battle, all the whale oil stored by the Sea Tribe was used up, and many small pottery jars that were traded with great difficulty were thrown out as bombs and used up, and there were almost no animal skin bags left.
War is nothing but mutual harm.
It doesn’t matter. As long as the tribe and the people are still there, we will always be able to reap the rewards.
As for winning the captives back, Ma Yue was least worried. The next night, the Hai Tribe held a huge victory ceremony. The ever-celestial Ma Yue once again performed a grand "magic trick," even recreating the image of the long-horned rhinoceros worshipped by the Niupi Tribe with his spiritual fire.
Many wounded soldiers from the "cow leather" tribe knelt on the ground in awe of the miracle... Primitive people who believe in ghosts and gods are so easily convinced, haha! No matter what you believe in, in the end, under the deception of Ma Yue, the charlatan, you have to believe in the more powerful sea god.
Ma Yue felt relieved as new fans of the Power of Faith who were captured by the "Niupi" tribe continued to appear.
The seriously wounded prisoners could not bear the death, and after half a month the number reached eleven. The rest who did not die basically survived.
Overall, the Sea Tribe had fifteen more men after this battle, which was a good thing. Regardless of whether you had a broken arm or a limp leg, with the example of the Second Chief, Shuichong, who was a model of resilience despite his disability, you were still a useful labor force.
Damn! This ratio of able-bodied men is quite high. The casualties, captured and naturalized, minus one plus one, exceeds ninety people.
Fortunately, there are many strong women among the able-bodied men, so the gender ratio is not unbalanced.
Since the prisoners have been planned, they can live together as a mixed group to facilitate better language communication and integration.
The Sea Tribe didn't seize the opportunity to continue attacking the Niupi Tribe. They had plenty of problems of their own, and didn't have the strength to launch an offensive. Another fortnight later, snow fell, and it was time for winter again.
The sea tribe can break the ice to fish, so they don’t have to worry about lack of food during the winter. In addition, they harvest a lot of sunflowers, which is also a good supplement.
Is that damn "Ice and Snow Festival" still going on? Haha!
However, Ma Yue was very interested in the precious commodities of the "Niupi" tribe. No matter where the ceramics, wildebeests, live sheep, etc. and so many adult women of the "Niupi" tribe came from, the "Niupi" tribe had a way to get them, which was awesome.
Ma Yue was also eager to buy people. He didn't care about only able-bodied men, but also women and children. He thought that they would grow up sooner or later and become good labor for the tribe.
"Let me go." The second priest volunteered.
"We just had a big battle with the 'Niupi' tribe. They won't detain you, will they?" Ma Yue was worried about the safety of the second priest.
"It shouldn't happen. Fights between tribes are very common. Besides, the 'Niupi' tribe suffered such a huge loss. I guess they won't dare to challenge us in the future." The second priest was still confident. Wouldn't it be good for the Sea Tribe to trade with the 'Niupi' tribe?
"I'll go with you." Leader Hai also volunteered.
"Okay, then you guys just be more careful and bring some wildebeests with you." Wildebeests can carry more goods, right?
So, the friendly caravan of the Sea Tribe set off again. Thirty people was not a small number, and there were also ten wildebeests.
We are not going to fight, we are going to trade.
"God damn it, what a surprise!" The high priest came excitedly.
"What good news?"
"Pottery! Some of our captives actually participated in the pottery production of the Niupi tribe."
"Really!" Ma Yue was delighted. The cost of making pottery was just firewood and clay. If his own tribe could make pottery, it would save a lot of money. Exchanging so many pottery pieces from the Niupi tribe had consumed a lot of coarse salt from the Hai tribe.
So, how could a craftsman who could make pottery also participate in war? That's nonsense. Primitive people were already sparsely populated. Making pottery in peacetime and fighting in wartime was perfectly normal. Cai, Niao, Lu, and Ban from the Hai tribe would also have to ascend to defensive platforms during battles, hurling flying stones and spears at the enemy.
After all, there are only so many people, and the rookies, the noobs, the idiots, and the weak always have more strength than the old ones, right? In this era, there is no system that respects technical personnel.
"Will it work this winter?" Ma Yue wanted to see results.
"Why not? Many of our people have enough furs to keep warm." You're not going to work in the middle of winter? Nonsense!
"Okay, take someone to make the arrangements."
The high priest called a group of his confidants and dragged two naturalized members of the "cowhide" tribe who were fully armed with fur clothes to a corner outside the wall not far away to dig the soil and build a kiln.
What the hell? Digging in the winter is hard? Just burn the ground first and then dig. As long as there are people, anything can't be done?
As a result, a small pottery-making team of more than a dozen people appeared in the Hai Tribe...
The Second Priest and the Sea Tribe's trade team, led by Hai, arrived at the Niupi Tribe. They were ready to fight, but were they really going to stop trading? Regardless of how awkward it was, the Niupi Tribe was pleased with the friendly gesture from the victorious Sea Tribe.
After worrying for a month or two, the Sea Tribe didn't attack, and neither did the other six tribes. The high priest and leader of the 'Niupi' tribe felt much more at ease.
The strength of the 'Niupi' tribe has greatly declined, and it is no longer convenient to invade others. Is it still a good idea to continue being a businessman?
Because of the war, the 'Niupi' tribe doesn't have much goods in stock. It doesn't matter. After the agreement is reached, the caravan from the Sea tribe can come again.
Do they also want frail women and children? So, the Niupi tribe took advantage of the situation and traded the sixty-something women and children of the Hai tribe, which also greatly reduced the burden on their own Niupi tribe.
The Niupi tribe was short of able-bodied men, so they could simply purchase more from the Sun tribe. As long as there was trade, there would be ample profit. In fact, trade was the very foundation of the Niupi tribe's existence.
However, the 'Niupi' tribe did not have the same courage as the Sea tribe, and they did not dare to purchase too many able-bodied men from the 'Sun' tribe at one time, as they would suffer from indigestion.
As for the Sea Tribe's continuous acquisition of population, the 'Niupi' Tribe had no way to worry. Their second priest swore to the Sea God that the Sea Tribe would never take the initiative to attack the 'Niupi' Tribe in the future.
Is this the right thing to do? Why is there so much fighting and killing? Isn't trade a good thing?
In order to show their sincerity, the "Niupi" tribe at least lowered the price in the transaction of wildebeest and live sheep.
The Second Priest and the Chief's caravan returned satisfied, having traded a considerable amount of furs, two new wildebeests, and a dozen live sheep. The "Cowhide" tribe had no more in stock.
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