Chapter 256 The Special Habits of Spiders
Red Spider came closer curiously and asked, "What's in this?"
Jiang Xuan calmly opened the bag, took out a pure white candle, and said, "Do you recognize this thing?"
Red Spider's eyes lit up and he said, "Insect wax that can be used to heal wounds!"
Jiang Xuan pointed at the candle core and said, "It can not only heal wounds, but also be used for lighting after lighting. It also has a calming effect and can help people sleep better."
Red Spider shook his head and said, "We are reluctant to use it for healing, and it would be a waste to use it for lighting."
Jiang Xuan was stunned for a moment, then he realized that insect wax was a very precious thing in the Vine Tribe. It was resold thousands of miles away by the Black Tooth Tribe to the central Southern Wilderness. The price was probably ridiculously high, so there was no way the Spider Tribe would be willing to use it for lighting.
After Jiang Xuan understood this, he stopped introducing the function of candles.
"Since Red Spider Chief knows this thing, he should understand how precious it is. How many spider silk clothes does Red Spider Chief think he can exchange for this candle?"
The candle that Jiang Xuan took out was as thick as a child's arm, white as snow, and very heavy.
Red Spider thought for a moment and said, "That depends on what kind of spider silk clothes you want to change into."
"You have to show me what spider silk clothes you have, right?"
"Okay, come with me."
Red Spider turned and walked into the residential area. Jiang Xuan picked up the animal skin bag and followed her.
They passed through houses built in the shape of giant spiders, attracting a crowd of onlookers and whispered discussions from the Spider Tribe members.
"Which tribe is this man from?"
"I don't know. I've never seen this kind of totem pattern before."
"He is quite capable and strong. Could it be that the Red Spider Leader has taken a fancy to him?"
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The people of the Spider Tribe were discussing excitedly. They were also very keen on eating melons.
Jiang Xuan had excellent hearing. When he heard these discussions, he felt very embarrassed. He just came here to trade the spider silk clothes, but had no intention of selling his body.
Red Spider also heard these discussions, but she was much calmer and looked like she didn't care at all.
The two walked all the way to the central area of the Spider Tribe's residential area and came to a large spider house.
The structure of the spider house is very peculiar. Its door is located at the position of the spider's mouthparts. Walking in through the door feels like being eaten by a spider, making people outside the tribe feel very uncomfortable.
After entering the gate, you can see two relatively small windows. The windows are located at the positions of the spider's two eyes.
Going further inside, you will find the spider's abdomen, which is also the main part of the spider house. It is oval in shape and feels quite spacious once you enter.
The walls of the Spider House are made of stone at the bottom, about fifty centimeters high, and have a civil structure above that.
The frame is made of non-decaying wood, and the walls are filled with a mixture of mud and hay. The overall look is solid and durable, much better than ordinary wooden houses.
Jiang Xuan also saw some cracks on the wall. It was obvious that after a long time, under the attack of wind, sun and rain, this spider house could not last for many more years.
However, Jiang Xuan believes that if the Spider Tribe can learn from its lessons and continuously upgrade the Spider House, sooner or later it will become sturdy and durable and stand the test of time.
Because this type of house is already quite similar to a mud brick house, it only lacks a layer of tiles for waterproofing.
Jiang Xuan briefly observed the structure of the spider house, and then saw the red spider light the fire pit in the house. In the light of the fire, he saw spider silk clothes hanging on the walls.
Red Spider explained: "You can't light a fire in this place often, otherwise the spider silk clothes will be blackened, and they may even be burned if you are not careful."
Jiang Xuan nodded in understanding. Although spider silk clothes were extremely tough and dense enough that even a knife couldn't penetrate them, they had a fatal flaw: they were afraid of fire.
No matter how good the spider silk clothing is, once it is thrown into fire, it will be burned to ashes.
Red Spider carefully took a few spider silk clothes and said to Jiang Xuan, "Let's go outside and take a look. It's too dark here."
"good."
Jiang Xuan followed Red Spider and walked outside the Spider House again.
"Chief Xuan, what do you think of this spider silk dress?"
The red spider spread out a spider silk coat, and saw that the spider silk coat was pure white and very shiny in the sun.
"not bad."
This spider silk coat is no different from the one that Jiang Xuan had traded with the Black Tooth Tribe before. Apart from being extremely tough and being able to serve as soft armor, it has no other special features.
Red Spider saw that Jiang Xuan was not satisfied, so she put down the pure white spider silk clothes and unfolded another spider silk clothes.
"What about this one?"
This spider silk dress is light yellow in color, which looks better than the previous pure white spider silk dress, but Jiang Xuan is still not very satisfied.
The Red Spider then showed Jiang Xuan several other spider silk clothes one by one, which came in light red, light green, gray, brown, etc.
After reading it, Jiang Xuan only gave a few symbolic compliments.
Red Spider asked in confusion: "Chief Xuan doesn't like these spider silk clothes?"
Jiang Xuan opened the collar of his animal skin coat and said, "These spider silk coats are great, but I have already traded a few with the Black Tooth Tribe. Look, I'm only wearing one."
"The reason I came to your Spider Tribe is because I want better spider silk clothes."
"What kind of spider silk clothes is better in Chief Xuan's eyes?"
Jiang Xuan pointed at the spider silk clothes that Red Spider was wearing and said, "Spider silk clothes like the one you are wearing, with various colors and patterns, are very beautiful."
"So it turns out that this spider silk clothing is what Chief Xuan wants."
Red Spider suddenly realized, and then decisively refused: "Sorry, our tribe never takes out this kind of spider silk clothes for trading."
"Why?"
Jiang Xuan felt very puzzled. Since the Spider Tribe produced spider silk clothes, why did they only trade the pure colored ones?
"Because patterned spider silk clothes are too precious, even in our spider tribe, only witches, chiefs, and leaders can wear them."
Unlike ordinary spider silk clothes, the production process of patterned multi-colored spider silk clothes is extremely complicated, and there are very few spiders that can produce colorful spider silk. Even a spider tribe with spiders everywhere may not be able to produce one colorful spider silk clothes in a year.
Because of this, colorful spider silk clothes have become a symbol of identity and status in the Spider Tribe, and only people above the rank of leader can wear them.
After listening to Red Spider's reasons, Jiang Xuan felt a little depressed. No wonder the Black Tooth Tribe didn't bring any colorful spider silk clothes.
"Then... let's trade these first."
Jiang Xuan had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and look at those solid-colored ones.
Of course, this does not mean that he has given up on the colorful spider silk clothes. If he has the chance in the future, he still wants to trade a few pieces with the Spider Tribe.
Jiang Xuan picked up a stick of insect wax and said, "How many spider silk clothes can you exchange for this stick of insect wax?"
Red Spider stared at the wax for a while and said, "Can I scrape some of the powder off and try?"
"Okay, but how are you going to try it?"
Red Spider picked up a sharp stone knife and cut his arm without hesitation. He said calmly, "Try this."
When Jiang Xuan saw blood instantly flowing from Hong Zhu's arm, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
This woman is so fierce, it hurts just looking at her.
Of course, Red Spider was a four-color warrior, and she cut very measuredly, so the wounds were shallow.
Jiang Xuan also pulled out a small knife made of high-quality stone and said, "Put your hand over here."
The Red Spider stretched out his arm in front of Jiang Xuan, with blood dripping down.
Jiang Xuan gently scraped the candle with a knife, and some white powder fell onto the wound.
A magical scene appeared.
As the white powder adhered, the blood on the wound merged with the white powder and then quickly coagulated, directly sealing the wound.
Red Spider took his hand back, looked at the wound carefully, and even squeezed it a few times with his fingers, then nodded with satisfaction and said, "Not bad, it's good insect wax."
Then, she picked up a spider silk dress and said to Jiang Xuan, "I'll show you our spider silk dress, too. Watch carefully."
The red spider held the stone knife in its hand and stabbed it directly into the spider silk clothes with a very rough movement.
After stabbing, the red spider put away the knife and unfolded the spider silk clothes again.
The spider silk clothing did not suffer any holes or tears even after being violently damaged, and its quality was incredibly good.
"How is it?" Red Spider raised his chin slightly and asked Jiang Xuan.
"Very good and solid."
"Of course. When you put on our spider silk clothes, the sharp claws of wild beasts can't hurt you."
Red Spider is very proud, because the spider silk clothes of the Spider Tribe are very famous throughout the central Southern Wilderness.
Both parties were satisfied with their respective goods and the transaction officially began.
Jiang Xuan held up the wax stick that was as thick as a child's arm and said, "How do you think about exchanging this big wax stick for three spider silk clothes?"
"Three?"
Red Spider showed a look of astonishment on his face. After reacting, he said decisively: "Deal, one wax for three silk clothes. You can't change it!"
The red spider immediately picked up three spider silk clothes and stuffed them into Jiang Xuan's hands, then snatched the insect wax, as if afraid that Jiang Xuan would regret it.
What's going on? Jiang Xuan was confused.
When he traded spider silk clothes with the Black Tooth Tribe, he had to exchange two insect wax sticks of that size for one.
This time I went to the Spider Tribe in person, and I thought the price for three spider silk clothes was already very high.
He even thought that if the red spider could not accept this price, exchanging one stick of insect wax for two spider silk clothes would be a very profitable deal.
But he never expected that exchanging three spider silk clothes for one insect wax would make the Red Spider so overjoyed that it couldn't wait to trade with him, as if it was afraid that he would go back on his word.
With this in mind, the Black Tooth Tribe sold insect wax from the Vine Tribe to the Spider Tribe, and one piece of insect wax was exchanged for at least four spider silk clothes.
The Black Tooth Tribe is indeed the Black Tooth Tribe, it's really black! Jiang Xuan couldn't help but complain in his heart, the price difference earned by this middleman is too cruel.
However, exchanging one stick of insect wax for three spider silk clothes was not a loss for Jiang Xuan, and he even made more money than he expected.
It was well worth the trip.
Jiang Xuan opened the animal skin bag and took out a pile of insect wax from it. He said to Red Spider with great wealth and generosity, "I finally came to the Spider Tribe. Since we are doing a deal, let's make it bigger and exchange all this insect wax for spider silk clothes!"
When Red Spider saw so much insect wax, her eyes widened. This was a real big customer! However, she had no say in how to deal with so many spider silk clothes.
She immediately shouted to a female warrior next to her, "Go find the leader and tell him that a distinguished guest from the Spider Tribe has arrived!"
"yes!"
The female warrior was also very excited and immediately trotted off to find the leader.
(End of this chapter)
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