Chapter 375 Pushing the Bronze Out
At the end of October, a trading team from the Black Tooth Tribe happened to pass by the territory of the Vine Tribe and unexpectedly discovered that three new settlements of the tribe had appeared here.
The largest one was surrounded by tall vine walls and lined with wooden houses. It looked like at least a medium-sized tribe.
The second settlement was surrounded by a wooden fence and judging from its size, it should be a small tribe.
The third settlement is the smallest. Judging from the buildings, there are only about a hundred people there, and there is not even a fence around it.
Coincidentally, the caravan of the Black Tooth tribe was led this time by an old acquaintance of Jiang Xuan, Wu Yu, the leader of the caravan of the Black Tooth tribe.
When Wu Yu saw the sacred vines in the largest settlement, he was immediately surprised and said, "It looks like the vine tribe in the north. Could it be that they have also migrated to the central part?"
In recent years, due to the drastic changes in the environment of the Western and Northern Wildernesses, many tribes have migrated to the Southern Wilderness. In order to compete for a habitable territory, these tribes have had fierce conflicts with the indigenous people and fought many battles.
Wu Yu suspected that the Fuji tribe might have also been affected by the attack, so they migrated to the central part.
"Let's go down and take a look."
Wu Yu still had a good impression of the Teng Tribe. Although the Teng Tribe later developed its own trading area and trading team and seized part of the market that originally belonged to the Black Tooth Tribe, it did not touch upon the core interests after all, and the two sides are still friendly for now.
"Cry..."
The leading black-toothed bird let out a sharp cry, and then fell into the forest outside the Teng tribe first.
The other black-toothed birds followed behind in an orderly manner. When they were about to descend, their formation was not disrupted, and they had extremely rich flying experience.
The arrival of the Black Tooth Tribe's trading team had already attracted the attention of the Vine Tribe.
When Wu Yu jumped off the back of the black-toothed bird, Shi Qiu, who was in charge of guarding the tribe today, had already come over with a team of warriors.
"Captain Wu Yu, I am Shi Qiu, the leader of the second hunting team of the Teng tribe. Welcome to the new territory of the Teng tribe. The leader has been waiting inside for a long time. Please come in."
Shi Qiu has a cold personality and is not good at speaking. Even though he said welcome, there was no smile on his face and he did not show any enthusiasm.
Wu Yu had seen Shi Qiu before, so he didn't care. He asked the soldiers of the trading team behind him to wait there, and then he took two people, as well as some goods and gifts, and followed Shi Qiu into the territory of the Teng tribe.
When viewed from the sky, the vine walls simply amazed them.
However, when they actually stood under the vine wall, they discovered how amazing it was.
I saw vines crisscrossing like giant pythons, and some tall ones were like towering trees.
Not only that, these vines are covered with sharp thorns, and neither humans nor animals can grab the vines and climb up.
After entering the gate made of vines, what comes into view are vast fields and neat rows of houses. Even the road surface is paved with stones, so your feet feel clean when you walk on it. It is completely different from other tribes.
The warriors of the Teng tribe are all strong and energetic, and you can tell at a glance that they have enough to eat every day.
Moreover, their clothes and weapons are of very good quality. Just by looking at them, you can feel their fierce aura. Their fighting power is definitely not weak.
Wu Yu couldn't help but sigh: "Your Teng tribe has developed too fast. Who would have thought that a small tribe with seven or eight wooden houses and dozens of people would become so powerful in such a short time..."
A rare smile appeared on Shi Qiu's face: "It's all thanks to the Teng God and the leader. Without the leader, the Teng tribe might still be hunting for a living in some remote corner."
Wu Yu nodded in agreement: "Your leader is indeed powerful. He dared to fly from the far north to the central region on a giant eagle. His courage and strength are far beyond that of ordinary people. He is the youngest and most powerful tribal leader I have ever seen..."
The two chatted as they walked, and soon they arrived at the residential area of the Teng tribe.
When they came to the large yard in front of Jiang Xuan's wooden house, a black wind rhinoceros that was eating grass looked up at Wu Yu and the two Black Tooth Tribe warriors he brought with him.
Just this one glance made Wu Yu and the two warriors' hair stand on end, as if they had encountered a terrible beast in the forest. They subconsciously clenched their weapons and took a defensive stance.
Shi Qiu stepped forward and touched the thick fur of the Black Wind Rhino: "Yueya, these three are guests invited by the leader, don't scare them."
The black rhinoceros seemed to understand human language. After the stone loach finished speaking, it lowered its head again and continued to eat grass without even looking over there. Wu Yu and the other two immediately felt the pressure greatly reduced.
Just then, Jiang Xuan walked out of the house.
He laughed heartily and said, "Chief Wu Yu, we meet again."
When Jiang Xuan walked in front of Wu Yu, Wu Yu looked at the seven warrior lines on his face and looked as if he had seen a ghost: "Chief Xuan, when did you become a seven-color warrior?"
When Wu Yu met Jiang Xuan, Jiang Xuan was just a two-color warrior, but just a few years later, he turned into a seven-color warrior. You know, there are not many seven-color warriors in the entire Southern Wilderness.
Jiang Xuan laughed and said, "Haha, I'm lucky. I became a seven-color warrior by chance. This is nothing. Come on, sit in my room. I'll show you some good things."
Amid Jiang Xuan's warm greeting, Wu Yu walked into the wooden house with mixed feelings, and felt deeply what it meant to be pissed off by comparing yourself with others.
After entering the wooden house, Jiang Xuan first took out some food to entertain Wu Yu and the two warriors, and then took out a bird-shaped painted pottery, a golden bronze knife coin, and a three-legged bronze tripod.
When Wu Yu saw these things, his eyes suddenly widened, and he stood up immediately, his breathing gradually becoming rapid.
Jiang Xuan pointed at the bird-shaped painted pottery and introduced it: "I asked the pottery-making tribesmen to make this painted pottery sculpture based on the image of the Black Tooth Bird of your Black Tooth Tribe. It is a gift from our Teng Tribe to your Black Tooth Tribe."
The bird-shaped painted pottery is about half a person's height. It is an image of a black-toothed bird with its wings spread and flying. Its feathers, claws and beak are all painted, and there are even black gems glued to its eyes, which looks sparkling and very beautiful.
Although in Jiang Xuan's opinion, this black-toothed bird painted pottery sculpture was crudely made and had poor details, that was because he had seen better and more lifelike sculptures in his previous life.
In the eyes of Wu Yu and the two Black Tooth Tribe warriors, this painted pottery sculpture of a Black Tooth Bird was so shocking. They had never even imagined that pottery could be made so exquisitely and so stunningly.
In particular, this painted pottery sculpture is based on the black-toothed bird, which is extremely attractive to the members of the Black-toothed tribe.
Wu Yu stroked the painted pottery sculpture and said in disbelief: "Chief Xuan, you just said that this... this painted pottery sculpture was given to our Black Tooth Tribe?"
Jiang Xuan smiled and nodded: "That's right."
"How can I do this? This is really too expensive..."
Although Wu Yu muttered this, his hands were reluctant to leave the painted pottery sculpture. The two Black Tooth tribe warriors' eyes were almost glued to the painted pottery sculpture, and they couldn't wait to take it back to the tribe.
After the three of them calmed down a little, Jiang Xuan picked up a golden bronze knife coin and introduced it to Wu Yu: "This thing is called bronze knife coin. It is both beautiful and practical. It is very popular in our Teng tribe and nearby tribes."
Then, Jiang Xuan pointed at the round three-legged bronze tripod and said, "This tripod is also made of bronze. It is stronger and better looking than a pottery tripod. It can be used for sacrifices and for cooking. It is a rare and good thing."
After Jiang Xuan's introduction, Wu Yu was attracted by those glittering bronze products. He keenly realized that if he took these things to various large tribes for trade, he would definitely make a lot of money.
Because the big men of the big tribes like this kind of shiny and practical objects the most.
Wu Yu said excitedly: "Chief Xuan, are these all goods used for trading?"
Jiang Xuan said: "Of course, if Chief Wu Yu likes it, we can make a deal right away."
"Great! I'll have the tribe's warriors bring the goods in right away!"
Wu Yu couldn't wait to run outside with the two warriors. He was extremely excited and wanted to move the goods back to the trading area of the Black Tooth Tribe immediately.
After Wu Yu and the others left, Shi Qiu couldn't help but ask Jiang Xuan: "Chief, do we really want to take out the bronze artifacts to trade with the Black Tooth Tribe? Will these things attract the attention of other tribes?"
In the past, the bronze artifacts of the Teng tribe were kept strictly confidential. Even if they were taken outside, they would be wrapped in something or covered with paint.
But now, Jiang Xuan wanted to take out the bronze ware for trading, and Shi Qiu was a little worried that this thing would be too eye-catching.
Jiang Xuan said: "Don't worry, we now have a certain ability to protect ourselves, and we have smelted better iron tools. If we keep the bronze tools in the tribe, they won't create much value."
"If we take some bronze wares out for trading, we can not only get a lot of resources in return, but also make other tribes gradually recognize our bronze wares and bronze knife coins."
"What we need to do now is to take the good things of the Vine Tribe and trade them with the Black Tooth Tribe. We can use the Black Tooth Tribe to quickly spread the goods of the Vine Tribe and gain recognition from various tribes. Then we can establish our own trading area and currency system and obtain a large amount of resources from the trade."
Shi Qiu didn't understand what "distribution of goods" and "monetary system" meant, but he believed in Jiang Xuan's judgment because Jiang Xuan almost never made mistakes on major issues.
Since Jiang Xuan believes that launching the bronze ware now can bring greater benefits, it would be right to listen to him.
Soon, Wu Yu brought in a large number of warriors from the Black Tooth tribe and moved in a large amount of goods.
The Black Tooth Tribe is indeed a tribe that makes a living by trading. They rely on the caravans composed of black tooth birds. Their activities cover almost the entire Southern Wilderness, and they have all kinds of strange and exotic goods.
After the transaction was completed, Wu Yu obtained many exquisite painted pottery and glittering bronze wares, while Jiang Xuan obtained a large number of rare herbs, magical plant fruits, grain and vegetable seeds, as well as relatively rare specialties from various tribes in the Southern Wilderness.
Both parties were very satisfied with the transaction and agreed on the time for the next transaction.
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