Chapter 58 - Intrigue (1/2)
Chapter 58 - Intrigue
Translator: xiinEditors: apricot & juurensha
Hu Tiao’s expression was both dark with dissatisfaction and green with envy, and he made practically no effort to disguise the discontent and suspicion on his face, “Is your tribe so powerful? You actually think you can destroy the Giant Tiger Tribe?”
He felt that the person in front of him must be talking nonsense, but the man’s clothing as well as the skins and earth eggs he had brought showed that this person wasn’t easy to deal with.
However, in order to probe their opponent’s situation, Hu Tiao had no choice but to suppress his anger.
Of course, in Zhou Ji’s opinion, he wasn’t really suppressing anything.
“Is the Giant Tiger Tribe so strong?” Zhou Ji asked. “Aren’t they just like the frog at the bottom of the well?”
“The frog at the bottom of the well?” Hu Tiao hadn’t learned any idioms, nor did he know what a well was, so he naturally didn’t understand the meaning behind these words.
“The frog at the bottom of the well means a frog that has grown up at the bottom of a well. It doesn’t know how powerful dinosaurs outside can be and believes that it is the most powerful thing around.” Zhou Ji said.
“What’s a well?”
“Your tribe doesn’t even have a well?” Zhou Ji’s expression was full of disbelief.
Hu Tiao: “……”
Xiong Qi and the others: Their tribe didn’t have a well either! So, what exactly was a well???
Xiong Qi originally wanted to ask Zhou Ji, but at this point in time, it was impossible for him not to understand that things weren’t quite right, so he held back and resisted asking.
As for the rest of the salt team… Many of them were still in their animal forms. The rest of them were also very reserved as they rarely ever left the tribe, so they all acted like closed up bottled gourds and didn’t say a word.
Zhou Ji was a person beloved by the Beast God. Let him say whatever he liked… Hadn’t the priest told them to listen to Zhou Ji?
Only Xiong Ye had the idea of looking at Zhou Ji’s expression at this time.
Zhou Ji’s attitude was so different today; there must be a problem with this Little Brook Tribe!
Also… Zhou Ji’s current arrogant look made him look like a little fairy. It was really cute!
The Giant Tiger Tribe certainly didn’t have any wells, but compared to the Big Bear Tribe, the Giant Tiger Tribe was actually aware of some things from the outside.
Hu Tiao knew quite a lot. He knew that not only were there were countless powerhouses outside of the wild forest, there were also countless novelties.
So… Did the Big Bear Tribe actually have ties to people outside of the wild forest?
“Oh, right. What are you dithering about so much for? Hurry up and bring out the salt!” Zhou Ji said.
“I just want to know how you plan to destroy the Giant Tiger Tribe.” Hu Tiao spoke through gritted teeth.
“A strong powerhouse can destroy an entire tribe by himself.” Zhou Ji said. He had been observing the people of the Giant Tiger Tribe the entire time in order to prevent them from getting annoyed and directly making a move against them.
Many people in this era would make a move without saying anything first.
Fortunately, the people in front of him hadn’t done that, and it was unlikely that they would suddenly do so…He discovered that although there were over a hundred people inside the tribe in front of them, only seventy or eighty of them belonged to the Giant Tiger Tribe. The rest should be survivors from the Little Brook Tribe.
There were about sixty survivors, and they were kept in different places. They were all basically lying still, probably due to hunger, and there was no sign of fierce resistance. Previously, he hadn’t noticed anything unusual about them and had only thought that they were the elderly and weak of the tribe.
They had fifty people. Although the Giant Tiger Tribe had more people, the difference wasn’t very large, which was why they hadn’t rushed to make a move and had instead tried to trick them into entering the tribe.
Zhou Ji was relieved, but Hu Tiao had been shocked into a cold sweat by Zhou Ji’s words.
One person could destroy an entire tribe… Some people might think that this was nonsense when they heard these words, but he knew that it was possible.
Some people were really especially powerful!
He didn’t need to mention anyone else, just their tribal chief was already an existence that he couldn’t match up to.
“Your father is really powerful… Is he the chief of the Big Bear Tribe?” Hu Tiao asked.
“No.” Zhou Ji said. “Have you talked enough? Hurry up and trade the salt!”
After the Giant Tiger Tribe had taken over the Green Hill Tribe, they weren’t lacking in salt at all. However, they have never done this salt trading business, and Hu Tiao didn’t want to start either. “You guys come in first. When our tribal chief arrives, he’ll do the trade with you.”
“I don’t want to go in. These little tribes are basically all really dirty… Are you going to trade or not? If not, I’m going to find someone else instead.” Zhou Ji frowned.
“Our tribal chief isn’t here…”
“So what if he’s not here? How can you possibly make a loss using some salt to trade for all these things? Will your tribal chief be dissatisfied?” Zhou Ji pressed.
For Hu Tiao, they definitely wouldn’t be making a loss if they traded some salt for all these things.
Their tribe was an aggressive one, and they went through a lot of weapons. Many of the things in front of him could be used as weapons.
As for the earth eggs, they were all fond of eating them. He would definitely be rewarded if he gave such large earth eggs to their chief!
Salt on the other hand… They had obtained so much of it recently that they had no way of using it all.
Hu Tiao suddenly came to the conclusion that instead of fighting with these people and robbing them of their things, it would be easier to trade for salt with them.
As for how they would deal with the Big Bear Tribe in the future… That could be left for their tribal chief to consider.
Hu Tiao came to such a conclusion and immediately had people go and bring out the salt for trade.
Zhou Ji understood the market for the salt trade.
The Green Hill Tribe’s salt wasn’t produced by them. It was actually traded in from other places, then traded out again at a very high price. This time, however, Zhou Ji managed to keep the price of salt very low.
The people of the Giant Tiger Tribe probably didn’t understand the price of salt, so it should be entirely possible for him to trade for a bit more.
The people of the Giant Tiger Tribe really didn’t understand the price of salt. Zhou Ji said that his earth eggs were good, and his animal hides were good, so they brought out a lot of salt, making Xiong Qi and the others so happy that it seemed the flowers were going to bloom.
However, amidst their happiness, they became more and more aware of the wrongness of the tribe.
Although the people of the Big Bear Tribe didn’t like to think much, they were still able to sense hostility from others. The people from this Little Brook Tribe… why did it feel like they were hostile towards them?
Of course, they were too lazy to concern themselves over it––it was enough for them to be able to trade for salt. What more did they need to worry about?
They left their goods behind and packed up the salt. Everyone was now ready to go back.
Zhou Ji, who hadn’t moved from beginning to end, finally stood up and said to Xiong Ye, “Let’s go.”
Xiong Ye heard him and took off his clothes, immediately taking on his animal form.
The big brown bear with glossy fur looked very impressive, and this size… Hu Tiao was afraid that he might not be able to beat this person in a fight.
He was so young and already so strong… This person wasn’t simple!
Hu Tiao was still thinking about it when he saw Zhou Ji climb up onto the big bear’s back and settle himself in.
Hu Tiao: “……”
Beastmen generally wouldn’t ride others like this. Firstly, not everyone’s animal form was suited for riding. Secondly, this kind of act was considered quite intimate.
They would usually only allow their children to ride them.
But now, this brown bear was obviously not this young man’s father. It could only mean that this young man’s identity was very high, and the brown bear had no choice but to let him ride like this.