Chapter 1412 The Chief (2/2)

”Idiot! You talk so foolishly, you discredit us Mohicans,” scoffed Catulom.

Hakatulama clenched his fist to strike him, but the chief raised his hand. ”Quiet, don't let the guest see us fight. Hakatulama, you know that Sadisram is a reliable member of our family, and he must have a reason for doing what he did. Stop quarreling for a moment. Our relatives and guests must be tired after the journey. Let them rest first.”

It was a very polite and pleasant thing to say, but Li Du now knew that these people were shrewd and cunning, and he did not trust the chief. He thought the man must surely have some underlying motive.

It was now afternoon, and the lunch hour was long past, but the chief arranged a meal for them.

Young Markelov approached Li Du and said in a low voice, ”Boss, do you want to eat? I don't trust them.”

Li Du did not trust them either. Some Native American tribes were still out of tune with the mainstream society of the United States, and the two sides still maintained a hostile attitude. Some white and black people were afraid of wild beasts and poisonous snakes when they entered the deep mountains and forests, but Li Du thought it would make more sense to be afraid of meeting separatist natives.

This social contradiction had something to do with history. As everyone knew, since the 17th century, Spain, Britain, France, and other countries have successively invaded North America.

To exclude other colonists, countries formed military alliances with local tribes and provided them with weapons and horses.

The natives, who were in awe of the white man's superior technology, were very willing to accept their ”gifts”, so they soon became embroiled in the European wars.

From 1756 to 1763, the seven years' war between France and Britain began. In North America, the Iroquois were on the side of England, while the other northern tribes were on the side of France, and the southern tribes joined the Spanish in fighting against England.

Later, during the American Revolution, the army commanded by Washington launched a fearsome attack on the British colonists and won a crushing victory.

The colonial British army was losing ground, so they hired mercenaries at a high cost and many natives tribes joined them to attack the colonial army and civilians in Washington.

The natives were violent and brutal in their attacks, and they slaughtered civilians, which led to a long period of disfavor towards them in Washington and among the citizens of the United States.

The conflict was gradually resolved, with most native tribes slowly integrating into the mainstream society; some tribes, however, chose to go deep into the mountains to isolate themselves.

Now, the Tavisi tribe belonged to the latter, but Li Du was not afraid. He released the space-time bug to monitor the chief's arrangement, and if there was a problem, then he would directly attack!

Everything appeared normal, however. The chief personally instructed one of the tribal cooks to prepare some meat and drinks for them and there were no tricks.

After this arrangement, the chief returned with a basket of dried tobacco.

Young girls came up to crush the tobacco, and the chief smiled and said, ”Come, guests, don't stand on your feet. Taste Tavisi's smoke. It feels like heaven.”

Sharing a pipe of tobacco was a symbol of peace and friendliness among many tribes, and though Li Du did not like smoking, he could not reject the other side's kindness, so he nodded.

The Markelov brothers, Godzilla, Driver, and Firecracker, who were smokers, went up and put some tobacco in the wooden pipe, lit it and began to smoke.