Chapter 151 – Tax collection (1/2)

Note: Regular chapter 3/7

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Chapter 151 - Tax collection

Ji Hao looked curiously at those men from the Shepherd Star Clan.

Only tens of people, herding such a large group of beautiful magical creatures in this boundless void. Ji Hao was strongly attracted by the mysteriousness of these men, how could he possibly have gotten the chance to see this magical scene if he had stayed in the Southern Wasteland?

Those Shepherd Star Clan men leaped onto the turtle’s shell, happily hugged Gui Three and the other administrators of the caravan.

The translucent gigantic whale opened its jaws, then a few Shepherd Star Clan men walked into its mouth. A while later, the little group of men dragged out a couple of huge bags, which were made from transparent leather. They generously threw these bags on the turtle’s shell; a few stones and gemstones that were shining with magical light, rolled out from the opening of those bags, which were not bundled up so well.

A Shepherd Star Clan man slapped his own chest hard. He seemed unable to wait any longer to taste the booze, let out a grin, and said, “These stuff were all collected by us during the past years, how much booze can we trade with them? Just take them all! Ah, it’s too difficult for us to brew our own booze.”

Gui Three and the few other administrators narrowed their eyes, while grinning from ear to ear. They picked up those few large bags and sent them to the deepest area of the bottom storage floor, at their fastest speed. After which, large vats of booze were sent continuously out of the city by the caravan guards, after which the vats were being carried into the mouth of the gigantic whale by those men of the Shepherd Star Clan, one after another, while they were swallowing their saliva ceaselessly.

The trade lasted two hours. Tens of thousands of delicious boozes had been carried out of the city, and Gui Three had also given them a free batch of fresh wild fruits. When the trade had been completed, Gui Tree and those Shepherd Star Clan men said goodbye to each other.

Si Wen Ming and Man Man stood on the city wall, while watching this trade with a smile.

Man Man popped her eyes wide open, and looked curiously at those beautiful magical creatures with their perfectly-built body curvature. Seeing those Shepherd Star Clan’s men about to leave, Man Man couldn’t help but sigh, and said, “Ah, these big guys are so beautiful, just wondering if they taste good or not.”

Swallowing her saliva, Man Man then continued with her eyes narrowed, “I have only tasted rainbow fiery fishes, which lives in the springs located at volcano vents, have different colours, are very pretty, and taste delicious. I assume the more beautiful a creature, the better the taste of it!”

All the men of the Shepherd Star Clan turned their heads, saw Man Man, then all laughed out loud. One sturdy man passionately waved his hand at Man Man, laughed, and said, “Little girl, these star dolphins don’t taste good, their meat is dry and flavorless. Ah, such a cute little girl; you remind me of my daughter! Here, take this small gift!”

The man rummaged in the huge leather bag that was tied around his waist for a while, then waved his hand towards Man Man; along with his move, a palm-sized sparkling gemstone fell into Man Man’s hands, and left a multicolored trail of light behind it. Those men of the Shepherd Star Clan then hopped onto the back of the gigantic whale while talking and laughing, then drove the gigantic whale, and flew away. Later, they began singing an old and peaceful song.

Countless dolphin-shaped star fishes let out long and silver calls. Their beautiful, smoothly curved bodies leaped high from the stardust cloud, sending up large spheres of dust light, and went quickly after their owners. Even when they had gone over thousand miles away, the beautiful song, which was being sung by the men of the Shepherd Star Clan, still was transmitting back into Ji Hao’s ears.

Ji Hao listened carefully to their song. Although these men were all happy and smiling, and seemed to be in the best mood ever, the story that was being told in their song was about an ancient clan, which had lost its territory that had been passed down by their ancestors, and had nowhere to live but wander around in this world.

“The Shepherd Star Clan, such an interesting clan!” said Ji Hao while slightly patting Mr Crow’s claw, who had been standing on his shoulder.

On the city wall, Man Man was holding the egg-shaped, hazily sparkling gemstone in her hands, and asked Si Wen Ming with a grin on her face, “Uncle Wen Ming, what’s this?”

Si Wen Ming took a look at that gemstone, smilingly nodded, and said, “It’s a good piece! Hide it, when we get into Pu Ban City, ask your Abba to make a nice treasure with it, by himself.”