Fengcao left Jiang Xuan's house with a longing for the central part. Soon, leaders such as Nanxing, Uncaria, Stone Loach, and Jingjie came to Jiang Xuan's house one after another.
Jiang Xuan took out some specialties brought back from the central region to entertain them, such as the fish scale fruit brought back from the Crocodile Tribe.
"Chief, what does the Central Region look like?"
"Chief, is the big tribe in the central region strong?"
"leader……"
Everyone asked Jiang Xuan questions at once, and Jiang Xuan answered them one by one with a smile.
Because of inconvenient transportation and extremely isolated information, the tribesmen felt everything Jiang Xuan said was very fresh and exciting.
Hook Teng said: "I really want to go to the central part to take a look."
The others nodded. They also wanted to go, but the central region was too far away and they did not have a flying mount like Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Xuan said: "Don't worry, there will be opportunities sooner or later. One day, our Teng tribe will have more exchanges with the central region and even further away!"
Nan Xing said longingly: "I really hope that day will come soon."
The others nodded, and they were also looking forward to that day.
"Don't be impatient. Eat one bite at a time and do one thing at a time. Let's manage this place well first. Only when the tribe becomes strong can we truly go out."
Jiang Xuan discussed with them the future development direction of the Teng tribe. Everyone gathered around the warm fire pit, eating meat and chatting, feeling very comfortable.
"By the way, I brought a gift for each of you. I'll go get it for you."
Jiang Xuan stood up, opened the animal skin bag piled in the corner of the room, and took out a stack of spider silk clothes from it.
"I got these spider silk clothes by exchanging insect wax when I went to the Spider Tribe. I'll give one to each of you. Wear them normally. They can save your life in critical moments."
Jiang Xuan gave each of them a spider silk coat that was more suitable according to their body shape.
"Thank you, Chief."
Several people were ecstatic. With the spider silk clothes, they would be able to avoid many injuries when they were suddenly attacked or in battles in the future.
This is a good thing that can save your life.
"Okay, you guys go back first, I still have something to discuss with Wu."
Gou Teng and others stood up, holding the precious spider silk clothes and planning to put them on when they returned.
When they were about to leave, Jiang Xuan said, "Jing Jie, stay. I have something to ask you."
Jingjie was stunned. The others looked at Jingjie, then at Jiang Xuan, and then left tactfully.
Jingjie returned to the fire pit anxiously, wondering if he had done anything wrong.
"Don't be nervous, sit down, I just want to talk to you."
At Jiang Xuan's signal, Jing Jie sat down again.
"How was the harvest of this winter fishing?"
Jiang Xuan's tone was relaxed, no different from his usual chat.
Jingjie answered cautiously, "This year's winter fishing harvest is pretty good. We caught a lot of fish and shrimp. If we save a little, it will be enough for the tribesmen to eat until the spring."
Jiang Xuan nodded and asked, "Did you bring some fish and shrimp back to taste?"
Hearing this, Jingjie's face immediately turned pale.
He immediately stood up and took the initiative to admit: "Chief, I was wrong. I shouldn't have taken those fish and shrimp home."
Jiang Xuan waved his hand and said, "Don't be so nervous. Sit down. I'm not blaming you."
Jingjie sat down again, but this time, he felt very uncomfortable.
"I heard that you recently used those fish and shrimp to help a dozen women in the tribe who were in difficult situations?"
Jingjie was so scared that he stood up again, cold sweat breaking out on his body.
"Chief, I was really wrong. I... I was bewildered. I deserve to die..."
Jing Jie was really panicked. If these things were not said out loud, they might not be worth mentioning, but since Jiang Xuan said it out loud, the nature of the matter became serious.
Jiang Xuan looked at the panicked Jing Jie and stopped pretending. This time he wanted to use this incident to teach Jing Jie a lesson to prevent him from making bigger mistakes in the future.
Jiang Xuan said calmly: "Jingjie, you are also considered an elder in the tribe. When the tribe was first established not long ago, you brought a group of tourists to join in. I think you should remember how hard life was."
Jingjie nodded hurriedly: "Of course I remember, if the leader hadn't taken us in, we would have starved to death."
"Since you remember, you should know how much effort the Teng tribe has put in and how many crises they have gone through in order to have enough food and survive."
"You know how many soldiers are buried in the cemetery on the north slope, don't you?"
When Jing Jie heard these words, his face turned red and he dared not say a word. He wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
Jiang Xuan continued: "As a leader, you can get more than ordinary soldiers, but you also have to bear more responsibilities."
"The tribe will give you what belongs to you, but you can't take what doesn't belong to you. Do you understand?"
"Ming...I understand..."
Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "Jingjie, the Teng tribe fleet will go very far in the future, and you will face more temptations by then. If you can't control yourself, sooner or later, the Law Enforcement Hall will find you."
"I don't want to see you in the prison of the Law Enforcement Hall one day."
These words, like a heavy hammer, hit Jing Jie's heart and made him tremble all over.
Now he is the glorious leader of the fishing team and the captain of the fleet, but if he is sent to the prison of the Law Enforcement Hall, everything he has will be taken away from him, including his life.
"Chief... Chief, I was wrong. I will never do it again. Please forgive me this time..."
Jingjie was really scared and was in a state of panic.
Having enjoyed all the benefits that power brings, one naturally cannot bear to lose it.
Jiang Xuan patted Jing Jie's shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous. I'm just reminding you. I'm not going to take you to the Law Enforcement Hall."
"Thank you for the reminder, Chief."
Although Jiang Xuan said this, Jing Jie didn't dare to think so. What Jiang Xuan said just now was already a very stern warning.
"Okay, go back and just remember what I said today."
Jingjie nodded like a little chick pecking at rice, then left Jiang Xuan's house tremblingly.
It was still snowing heavily outside, and Jingjie couldn't help but shiver because his back was already wet with cold sweat.
He walked home slowly, constantly reflecting on himself. He found that he had been too carefree for a while.
“Squeak…”
Jingjie pushed open the door and saw two women sitting by the fire.
When the two women saw Jing Jie coming back, their eyes suddenly lit up and they walked over.
"Captain Jingjie, why did you come back so late?"
"Captain Jingjie, we have cooked some broth. Drink some to warm your body."
They naturally took one side of Jingjie's arms and hugged them.
However, Jing Jie had just been beaten by Jiang Xuan, so how could he dare to do anything? He pulled his arm back with difficulty and said to the two women, "Go back and don't come here again."
“Did we do something wrong?”
The two women felt very aggrieved.
Jingjie shook his head and said, "You are right, I was wrong. I shouldn't have taken the catch from the fishing team, and I won't do it again in the future."
The two women wanted to say something, but Jingjie pushed them out of the door, not giving them a chance to continue speaking.
Jingjie closed the door and sat beside the fire pit, looking at the dancing flames and the boiling broth in the pot, and suddenly slapped himself.
Jing Jie was very interested in the central part of the Southern Wilderness and the places further away that Jiang Xuan talked about today. He longed for the day when he could lead the Teng tribe fleet to ride the wind and waves and see a wider world.
He would never allow himself to lose the qualification to continue leading the fleet because of some greed and desire.
"Don't make any more mistakes!"
Jingjie clenched his fists and his eyes became determined.
…
On the other side, after Jiang Xuan finished beating the Nepeta tenuifolia, he went to find the Red Peony Root with some gifts.
When he walked into Chishao's room, he saw a glowing ball at a glance, like a small moon.
This ball is made of natural, luminous gemstones. It is very bright and can be used as a light bulb.
The most important thing is that this gem is not like the radioactive minerals that Jiang Xuan has seen. This gem is harmless to the human body and is one of the specialties of this world.
"Xuan, sit down for a while. I'll finish getting these medicine powders."
Although a witch hospital was established, Chishao still often made some witch medicines to cure diseases and save lives.
Jiang Xuan listened to the sound of the medicine grinder and watched Chishao busying around, and his mood became very calm.
After a long time, Chishao finally finished preparing the magic medicines and put them into small ceramic bottles one by one.
"Okay, finally done."
Chishao stretched, walked naturally to Jiang Xuan's side and sat down.
Jiang Xuan opened the animal skin bag he brought and said, "Sister, I brought you some herbs, two spider silk clothes, some fish scale fruits, and some bone ornaments from the central part of the Southern Wilderness. Take a look."
Chishao took the large animal skin bag, took out the things inside one by one, and a smile appeared on his face.
"I like these things very much, especially these herbs. I have never seen them before. Do you know what diseases they can cure?"
"I know. I specifically asked about it when I was doing the deal."
Jiang Xuan had a good memory. He recalled the events and then introduced the effects of those herbs to Chishao one by one.
Chishao tried these herbs for a few times and said, "They are all very good herbs, but unfortunately they have dried up. If they hadn't dried up, maybe we could try planting them."
Influenced by Jiang Xuan, Chishao's first thought about these herbs he had never seen before was to plant them, because only after planting them could they be used continuously.
"It's okay. I'm only going to the Southern Wasteland to explore the way this time. We'll go there again in the future. I'll dig more for you to plant then."
“That’s great.”
Chishao became happy again. She didn't care much about other things, but she loved all kinds of medicinal herbs.
"And this, this is called fish scale grass, and the fruit inside is called fish scale fruit. This is a good thing I brought back from the crocodile tribe."
"With this thing, those silted and silted depressions can now produce food."
Jiang Xuan introduced to Chishao the fish scale grass, a food crop suitable for wetlands and tidal flats.
"If it can be successfully planted, our Teng tribe will have another kind of food, which is great."
The tribesmen attach great importance to edible things, including red peony root.
Jiang Xuan told Chishao in detail about his experience in the central part of Southern Wilderness. Chishao listened carefully most of the time, and even if he had any questions, he would wait until Jiang Xuan finished speaking before asking.
The two of them sat around the fire and chatted until midnight, then Jiang Xuan went back to his room to sleep.
The next morning, Jiang Xuan went to see the old witch again with some gifts.
“Ding, ding, ding…”
As he approached the old witch's house, he heard a knocking sound. He knew that the old witch was probably carving the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map.
“Boom boom boom…”
Jiang Xuan knocked on the old witch's door.
“Squeak…”
The old witch opened the door and saw that he was indeed wearing an animal skin apron, with his hands and apron covered with stone powder.
"You're back?"
“I’m back.”
"Come in."
The old witch returned to the fire pit, picked up the hammer and chisel, and continued to meticulously chisel the huge piece of high-quality stone.
Jiang Xuan closed the door casually, then walked to the old witch and looked at the huge rock curiously.
About one-fifth of the boulder's area has been engraved with various witch characters. These witch characters are shaped like flowers, birds, insects, and fish, and are irregular. Staring at them for a long time will make you feel dizzy.
These witch characters are specially for witches with magical powers. Each character contains a lot of information, and people without magical powers cannot understand them at all.
The old witch has spent two years chiseling this huge stone. Jiang Xuan estimated that even if everything went well, it would take the old witch ten years to complete the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map.
Moreover, even if it took ten years, it would be impossible to record all the herbs in the entire primitive continent. He could only record the herbs found by the old witch.
This is a long job.
Jiang Xuan looked at the old witch's aged face and his constant words that he only had a few years left to live. He deeply doubted whether he could finish carving the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map.
"Boy, why are you looking at me? Do you think the old man has returned to the Eagle God's arms?"
The old witch didn't even raise his head, but he knew Jiang Xuan was looking at him, and even guessed what he was thinking.
"No, no, you still have at least a few decades to live. How can you go to see the Eagle God so soon?"
"You only know how to say nice things."
The old witch finished chiseling the witch character with great effort, put down the hammer and chisel, blew away the stone powder on the witch character, then looked up at Jiang Xuan with a smile on his face.
"How was your trip to the Central Region?"
"I'm deeply touched. The Central Region is indeed a good place. Those big tribes have many good things."
"Are you interested in the Central Region?"
Jiang Xuan touched his nose and said with a smile: "Who doesn't want good things?"
The old witch stood up, took off his animal skin apron, patted the stone powder on his body, and said, "You are right. Everyone wants good things. But I want to remind you that with the current strength of your Teng tribe, if you really rashly enter the central part of the Southern Wilderness, you will be eaten up by others without leaving any residue."
Jiang Xuan said sternly: "Don't worry, old witch, I won't go in rashly. I just want to do some business with the tribes in the middle and exchange our goods for some goods from the middle."
The old witch nodded and said, "Xuan, you are a smart person. You should know what is the best way to do it. I won't say more."
"Thank you, old witch. I found some rare herbs for you during this trip to the central region."
Jiang Xuan handed a hide bag to the old witch, which was filled with various herbs.
When the old witch opened it, he saw some herbs inside that he had never seen before. He was immediately attracted and picked up the herbs to ask Jiang Xuan about them in detail.
Jiang Xuan didn't know much about herbs, so he could only tell the old witch everything he remembered.
Even so, the old witch was very happy because he could add some new content to his Great Wilderness Herbs Map.
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