After Lianyi received the thank-you gift from Honghua, she cut off a small piece and put it into water to melt. Then she got the color of a peacock's tail in a small wooden basin, and it spread out in circles, from light to dark, which was very beautiful.
Lianyi first used a small piece of linen that she used as a handkerchief to do the experiment. After putting the color in the basin, the color was automatically absorbed by the linen. After the color in the wooden basin was completely absorbed by the linen, the water in the basin became much clearer.
Lianyi took out the handkerchief and put it in the sun until the linen was completely dry. Then she rubbed it with her hands. Wen Nuan said with surprise:
"What a beautiful color this is! We have never seen linen in any other color."
As she said this, she took out her treasured linen from the package and wanted Lianyi to dye it into this peacock color.
"Don't worry, you still need to wash it in water to see if the color will fade."
Lianyi asked Meng to fetch a basin of water, then put the linen handkerchief into it and began to rub it vigorously. Sure enough, after a while, the water in the basin turned into peacock color, and the linen also revealed its original color.
Wen Nuan and the three orcs were a little disappointed. They didn't expect that such a beautiful color would fade after washing.
Lianyi was not surprised. After all, there was no such thing as a color fixative in this world. She thought about it and said to Du:
"Bring me some salt."
In her memory, salt can fix color.
Du handed a small animal skin bag to Lianyi and said:
"We don't have much salt left, so it would be best to exchange some with the nearby beastmen."
"Well, I know, it won't go to waste."
This time Lianyi added salt to the wooden basin. After the salt dissolved, she put the dyed linen into the basin again to soak it. Then small bubbles appeared on the dyed linen. After fifteen minutes, she took out the handkerchief again and hung it to dry.
Then repeat the last operation. When you wash the linen again, the color still fades, but not as obviously as last time. The peacock color is still on the linen, but after many washes, the color will fade completely.
This result was at least better than the first time, so Lianyi adjusted the ratio of salt and water again. After repeated experiments, the peacock-colored fabric she obtained basically would not fade after washing.
Lianyi first dyed the linen clothes she was wearing into peacock color, and then began to dye the entire piece of linen donated by Wen Nuan into peacock color.
They also arrived at the peacock tribe's territory. In order to show their advantage of being able to fly, the peacock tribe built a large area of tall trees in their territory.
Lianyi only brought Meng to the outskirts of the Peacock Tribe's territory. He did not enter without permission and then let Meng roar.
After the "roar", there was an immediate response. Lianyi waited very patiently. Forty minutes later, he saw a group of gorgeous peacocks flying towards them.
After a group of six male peacocks landed, the leading peacock transformed into a two-meter-tall, lean and stylish male peacock and walked out. He looked at Lianyi and Meng warily and asked directly:
"Which beast tribe are you from? What are you doing here in our Peacock Tribe?"
"Hello! I am the female Ripple, and also the messenger of the Beast God. We are here to exchange some salt with you. The exchange is our newly discovered food."
Ripple replied with a smile.
At the same time, the beast seal between her eyebrows flashed, making the six peacocks opposite feel a powerful force. They had only felt this kind of power in the witch in the tribe, so they put away their guard and became more respectful.
"This is my follower Meng. He is the guard assigned to me by the bear tribe."
The ripples simply indicated Meng's identity.
Meng just nodded slightly, indicating that Lianyi was right.
The leading male peacock green looked at the two people opposite him with a flash of realization in his eyes. Not long ago, he had heard the witch mention that there was a messenger of the God of Beasts who wandered around the territories of various beast tribes and discovered a lot of new food, which allowed the beast tribes to safely survive the rainy season and the cold season.
His attention was focused on Lianyi. The linen she was wearing was actually colored, and it was similar to the color of their male outer clothes.
"So you are the messenger of the Beast God. Welcome to the Peacock Tribe!"
After performing the beastman etiquette, Lu extended the invitation. Although the other party revealed his identity, he thought it would be better to let the witch in the tribe meet him.
"I have two followers, so it's not convenient for me to go with you to the tribe right now. I will give you the new food for exchange first. You just need to bring the salt here tomorrow."
Lianyi said generously. She was not worried at all that the other party would deny it.
Green hesitated for a moment, but nodded in agreement:
"Don't worry, we will come at the same time tomorrow."
Then Lu took a wicker basket handed to her by Meng. It was heavy with a lot of things inside.
There were potatoes, sweet potatoes, fern root vermicelli, corn flour, a small jar of snake fruit jam, some onions, ginger, garlic, and dried chilies, a few seasoning fruits, and most importantly, a square piece of peacock-colored linen.
Green's eyes swept over these things, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He didn't expect that the other party would trust them so much and give them so many things directly.
"Give the things to the witch, he will know how to eat them."
After Lianyi finished speaking, she took Meng and strolled away.
"Captain, is she really the messenger of the Beast God?"
"It shouldn't be wrong, otherwise they wouldn't be so generous and give us so many things! And you also felt it just now, right?"
"Yes! But we don't have much salt with us. It will take at least seven or eight days to get back to the tribe."
Another orc said immediately.
Because their team belonged to the patrolling orcs and happened to be on the edge of the patrolling tribe's territory, they appeared in front of them at the fastest speed after hearing Meng's roar.
"Xiang, you are the fastest among us. Take these things back to the tribe immediately and give them to the witch so that he can confirm the other party's identity. Let's collect the salt we have and give it to the messenger first."
Green made the final decision.
"Okay! Here's my bag of salt."
Xiang was the thinnest among the six people, so after he transformed into a beast, he could fly farther than all of them. So he took on this task without hesitation. Leaving his salt bag behind, Xiang carried the wicker basket on his back, transformed into a beast, and flapped his wings to fly a long distance.
On the second day, Lu came to the agreed place with only one companion. He handed the salt that the six people had gathered together to Lianyi and explained:
"God's messenger, because you came so suddenly, we are a small team patrolling the periphery. We have only gathered this amount of salt so far. The rest should still be on the way. We have to wait for a few days. If Xiang is fast, the witch of our tribe will invite you."
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