Chapter 42 Jintuo Tribe
Wu Jiong did not return until the evening.
Before he even got home, he could smell the aroma of barbecue coming from afar. He knew it was the barbecue made by Jian Mo.
This made his steps more relaxed and his expression softened.
Jian Mo was busy in the house.
The oil lamp lit in the pottery bowl emitted a warm yellow light, dyeing everything in the house with a warm color.
When Wu Jiong came back, he didn't deliberately slow down his steps. Jian Mo heard him immediately: "Are you back? Go wash your hands and eat. Today we are roasting the meat of the saber-bone beast."
Wu Jiong guessed: "Did Ban Ming and the others take you out to fish for saber-bone beast?"
Jian Mo laughed: "They can't hide anything from you. They also asked me to tell you that since their hunting skills are already very good, can they train less?"
Wu Jiong knew at a glance that he didn't agree: "Why are you so angry? said?"
Jian Mo: "I asked them if they would not give them meat if they did not agree to help? They said no, but I have to mention it to you anyway."
Wu Jiong thought for a moment and said: "I can train for two fewer days and increase the daily training time a little."
Jian Mo raised his eyes: "Do you know that we have an allusion called 'Morning Three and Mu Four'?"
Wu Jiong: "What's your story?"
While the two were eating barbecue, Jian Mo mentioned the allusion of "Morning Three and Mu Four".
After chatting casually for a while, Jian Mo suddenly remembered to ask: "Did the negotiation go smoothly this time with the Mengshui tribe?"
Wu Jiong nodded: "It's an old tradition. We have to negotiate once or twice every year. There's nothing new and there won't be any conflicts."
Jian Mo: "It's good to keep communicating. If there are any conflicts, they should be dealt with in time so that they won't develop into a big feud."
Wu Jiong: "Everyone thinks so too. It happens that this year's meeting is over. In two days, we will go to the Jintuo tribe again to exchange the bronze utensils before the spring."
Speaking of spring, Jian Mo was curious: "When will spring come?"
Wu Jiong: "After the day when it gets dark very early, it will come in more than fifty days."
Jian Mo originally thought that the beastmen would make judgments based on the melting ice and snow or the sprouting of plants, but he didn't expect it to be based on astronomical phenomena. He was a little surprised for a while, but when he came to his senses, he felt it was quite reasonable.
The people in this world are not stupid, they just have less accumulated relevant technology.
Jian Mo sighed: "I always feel that winter has been so long, I hope spring can come soon."
Although it is quite comfortable to stay in the tribe, but after staying for a long time, I always feel that my bones are rusted.
Wu Jiong: "Yes, the days will pass quickly when I am busy."
Jian Mo said: "I also want to go to the Jintuo tribe this time."
When Wu Jiong exchanged the copper dagger last time, he said he wanted to go, and Wu Jiong agreed.
He now proposed to go again, and Wu Jiong did not refuse: "Okay. Probably the day after tomorrow, let's prepare food and utensils for the journey."
Jian Mo cheered up: "I'll make meatballs and vermicelli tomorrow, we'll cook and eat as we go!"
Wu Jiong: "I'll go with you."
They were very familiar with the preparations for going out, and it only took half a morning to prepare all the food they would eat when they were out.
In addition to food, Jian Mo also brought various medicines and surgical instruments.
He didn't know whether this trip to the Jintuo tribe to exchange things would be smooth, what the people in the Jintuo tribe were like, and whether they would agree to the exchange?
However, if it was really like what Wu Jiong said, that it was a tribe about the same size as the Mengshui tribe, there must be a lot of sick people in it.
The medicines and equipment he brought with him, in addition to helping people relieve pain, might also help to build closer relationships and make their trip smoother.
Wu Jiong could roughly guess what he was thinking, and had no opinion on his behavior. He helped him check his medical equipment, such as forceps, bone needles, shell knives, etc. The
equipment and medicines that Jian Mo sorted out finally filled up a whole medium-sized box, and when it was opened, the grids inside were packed densely.
Such a large box is still a bit heavy to carry on the back, and Wu Jiong had to carry it all by himself.
Wu Jiong didn't say anything, and directly stuffed the box into the backpack, and put other supplies on the backpack.
In addition to carrying personal supplies, Wu Jiong also had to carry supplies for the tribe when he went out to exchange things this time.
As the chief of the tribe, he carries more and heavier things than the others.
Jian Mo felt a little uncomfortable when he saw him turn back into a giant wolf with his back full.
Wu Jiong is really hardworking and he never complains.
This trip to the Jintuo tribe is a group action, and everyone carries a lot of things.
Jian Mo thought it was not convenient to bring the winged beast with him, so he planned to leave the winged beast at home and have the patrolmen in the tribe feed it every day.
It can't eat from the small stove that is opened for it at home these days, but the amount of food is still no problem, and it shouldn't be hungry.
The winged beast can move freely now.
When Jian Mo and his friends were loading various things in the open space of the tribe, the lively scene attracted the attention of the winged beast.
It came over reluctantly: "Chiu Chiu?"
Jian Mo saw it while he was busy, so he walked over and pushed its fat butt: "Go play over there, don't make trouble."
The winged beast was reluctant to move, blinking its big eyes: "Chiu?"
Jian Mo: "Didn't I just tell you that we're going to be away for a few days? You were just focused on eating and didn't listen at all, right?"
The winged beast: "Hmm?"
Jian Mo couldn't push the winged beast, so he called Ban Ming over: "Ban Ming, help me pull Chiu Chiu aside, don't let it come over and make trouble."
Ban Ming: "I'll be there right away."
The orcs' things were quickly packed up, and the sub-beasts climbed on top of them one after another, and everyone was ready to set off.
The flying beast looked at the scene in front of it and finally realized that they were going on a long journey. Ban Ming held it back and refused to let it follow. It was so anxious that it almost spoke. It stretched its neck and chirped: "Chirp, chirp!"
Jian Mo waved at it: "Go back and stay. We will be back in a few days."
Winged beast: "Hmm."
After everyone was ready, the giant wolf transformed by Wu Jiong said in a low voice: "Get ready to go."
Di Ya stood in the front, and immediately stood up, carrying Qing Kuang on his back, spread his claws, and walked slowly.
The other beastmen who had transformed into beasts followed.
Wu Jiong carried Jian Mo and walked at the end. After a few steps, he jogged with the team.
The winged beast was pulled by Ban Ming's wings, and it whimpered unwillingly in the back.
Jian Mo waved at it several times, motioning it to go back, but it didn't go back.
This guy is like a child. He will lose his temper when he encounters something he doesn't like. Jian Mo can't comfort him for a while, so he can only wait for him to slowly accept it.
It should be fine after they leave.
Unexpectedly, when the orcs were crossing the mountain, a long cry suddenly came from the sky: "Chirp-Chirp-"
Jian Mo looked up and saw a winged beast flying in the sky, and Ban Ming sitting on the back of the winged beast.
Ban Ming saw Jian Mo looking over and shouted in defense: "Jiujiu is too strong, I can't hold it at all, and I was afraid it would fly around, so I climbed on its back."
The flying beast was excited to catch up with them: "Jiujiu!"
Ban Ming shouted: "Since it's here, let's take it with us. Maybe it can help carry things when it comes back!"
Indeed, it has come, and Jian Mo has no choice but to shout loudly: "Then you follow it, don't lose it!"
Ban Ming: "Okay! I won't lose it! Brother Jian Mo, it's so cool to sit on Jiujiu alone, hahahaha!!!"
Ban Ming was as excited as a monkey, sitting on the flying beast and trying to chat with them.
Jian Mo responded with a hoarse voice, and his throat was filled with wind and gradually became hoarse.
Qing Kuang shouted to his son: "Okay, fly yours, stop chatting."
Ban Ming: "Got it! Dad, do you want me to take you flying? Jiujiu usually refuses to fly with me alone. Today, we are chasing Jian Moge, and it has no time to care about anything else. It's so cool."
Qing Kuang: "Just let your father take me. Fly well and don't fall down!"
Di Ya: "Aww, Ban Ming, sit still--"
Ban Ming was warned by his two fathers, and then he put away a little excitement and stopped talking.
The beastmen ran for most of the day, and only stopped at the target camp in the evening to rest.
Ban Ming had been riding the flying beast for a day, and he still wanted to enjoy it. He
came over to Jian Mo and said, "Brother Jian Mo, how about you ride on Jiujiu with me tomorrow? It's fun to fly." Before Jian Mo could say anything, Wu Jiong glanced at him and said, "No need. You are so unreliable. I don't trust you to fly alone with Jian Mo."
Ban Ming was not convinced, "How am I unreliable?"
Wu Jiong: "Why don't you tell me what you are reliable about?"
Everyone was tired after a day, and after putting away their things, they sat by the campfire to rest.
The beastmen had consumed a lot of energy today, so they had to have a good meal in the evening. Jian Mo and Qing Kuang led the Asian beastmen to cook meatballs and meat in pots.
Later, they could pour out the meat and soup together and have a hot meal.
It was getting dark early, so after a simple dinner, they prepared to rest.
Jian Mo slept on Wu Jiong, who had transformed into a giant wolf. The flying beast saw them sleeping together, so it came over reluctantly and insisted on sleeping next to them: "Chirp."
Jian Mo had already criticized this guy, but now he couldn't criticize him anymore, so he could only rub its head: "Go to sleep."
The flying beast carefully rubbed Jian Mo's chest with its big head, almost pushing Jian Mo to stagger: "Chirp."
The giant wolf turned its head and used its mouth to press against Jian Mo's back to help him keep his balance, while giving the flying beast a warning look.
The flying beast immediately stopped making trouble, and lay down obediently and slept next to the giant wolf.
The beastmen ran very fast, and without the need to walk or rest, they were close to the territory of the Jintuo tribe in the evening of the next day.
The Jintuo tribe was completely different from what Jian Mo had imagined.
Their tribe was actually built on a sandbar in a wide river. Each family had no houses or caves, only simple nests with sheds on top that were fairly sturdy.
Jian Mo didn't quite understand why they chose such a location. How unsafe would it be if the water level rose in the spring?
The river where the sandbar was located was wide and broad, but the water was very shallow, not even up to Jian Mo's thighs.
The river water was very clear, and he could see through the water to the evenly rounded sand underneath.
Unlike the sand in other places, the sand here was black, and from a distance, it seemed as if the entire river was black.
This tribe also has beastmen on patrol, but they don't patrol the tribe, but patrol the river in beast form.
Jian Mo only realized they were beastmen, not wild beasts, when he heard them speak.
The beast form of the people in the Jintuo tribe is a bit like a hippopotamus, but taller and with smaller heads.
Compared to hippopotamus, Jian Mo thought about it and felt that maybe they were more like dinosaurs.
Although Jian Mo had never seen a dinosaur.
"You are here?" One of the patrolling beastmen greeted them warmly, "Did you bring pottery and glass?"
Di Ya: "Yes, have you prepared the copperware?"
The patrolling beastmen: "Hahahaha, I have prepared it too, you come over first."
There is a bridge made of boulders in the river, and the beastmen of the riverside tribe walked from the bridge to the Jintuo tribe.
After Jian Mo's feet stepped on the ground, he felt that the sandbar where the tribe was located was not as fragile as he imagined, but quite solid, a bit like an island.
Or it could be said that this is an island.
The people of the Jintuo tribe came out quickly, and one of them, a very burly beastman, led the way:
"Chief Wu Jiong." Wu Jiong changed back to human form, put on a beast skin robe, and nodded: "Chief Jin Shi."
It turned out that this person was the chief of the Jintuo tribe. Jian Mo set his eyes on him.
Jin Shi looked over and saw Jian Mo, smiled, and said to Jian Mo with the same enthusiasm: "This is Doctor Jian Mo, right?"
The other party actually knew him.
Jian Mo was surprised, blinked his eyes, and looked at the other party with a little confusion.
Jin Shi seemed to see what he was thinking, and laughed: "Chief Yun told me that the beastman in the Riverside Tribe who dressed differently from others and whose skin was as white as the milk of the tuo beast was you. I recognized you at a glance just now. Am I right?" It turned out
that this chief was rough but meticulous, and had already inquired about the information. Jian Mo nodded: "Chief Jin Shi."
Jin Shi: "I heard that you are particularly good at treating teeth. Many people in our tribe have bad teeth. It's amazing, can you help us treat it?"
Jian Mo was thinking about how to get closer to him, but he didn't expect that the other party would ask for medical treatment as soon as they met, so things would be easy: "Of course, the light is not good now, if you want to see a doctor, you may have to wait until tomorrow."
Jin Shi: "Of course, you came all the way here, you must be tired, come with me to rest first, and we'll talk tomorrow."
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