Chapter 604 (2/2)

“On the other side of the sea, there are some slave masters- no, there are many slave masters. I believe you already heard this from the Flaming Horn warriors.”

The two nodded. Ever since the arrival of Flaming Horn, the two tribes interacted quite a bit. It was hard to keep secrets like that since not everyone was as tight-lipped about matters. In addition to that, the Rain tribe was also here. Quite a few from the Drumming tribe already knew about how some of the Flaming Horn tribe came from the other side of the sea.

“There are a lot of tribes there but the tribes there are different. They don’t have fire seeds!” Shao Xuan could feel the eyes of the duo seating in front of him light up.

“A long time ago, the tribes there had fire seeds too. They called it the ancient fire seed, after that, they decided to fuse with the fire seed which is what we had done now.” After a pause, he continued, “I can mostly guess what you have decided to do but I have to remind you, the Rain tribe had known about the fire seed for a long time. They still haven’t decided on anything because there are many things to worry about.”

“Tribepeople like us gather together because of the fire seed. The fire seed is everything to us. If there is a fire seed, there is a tribe. But if the fire seed is gone, the tribe is gone. If the fire seed is extinguished, all the energy gathered from the tribespeople will disappear. On the other side of the sea, some tribes have completely disappeared. They become like our wanderers here, dispersed with no means to gather again. Even by knowing this, is your decision still the same?” asked Shao Xuan.

Fan Mu furrowed his brows, he couldn’t control his emotions as well as the shaman. It was obvious he had mixed feelings but the determination he had just now hadn’t dissipated.

The shaman said, “I have thought about this but I believe we Drumming tribe people are not easily swayed! We won’t disperse. No matter the state of the fire seed, we will stick together!”

Shao Xuan thought about it and agreed in his heart. Wasn’t it true? The Drumming tribe didn’t hesitate like the Rain tribe did. They were much more united and they had a strong sense of community. Under their tough exterior was a loyal heart to their tribe. The chances of people dispersing were much higher in the Rain tribe than the Drumming tribe.

They knew the Drumming tribe for quite some time now. Although the meaningful interactions were few, they were still able to deduce some things. From Shao Xuan’s observations, if the tribe was not short on food, the people wouldn’t travel anywhere. They would much rather choose to stay at their homes and were totally content with that life. They had no urge to go out into the world to explore even if they had an excess of water moon stones that were valuable for trade.

There probably were more hidden problems in the tribe that Shao Xuan didn’t know of but for them to make such a large decision within a matter of fifteen days really shocked Shao Xuan.

“Are you… really sure?” asked Shao Xuan.

“Yes!” Fan Mu slapped the table as if to cheer for himself and gather courage. He stood up and bowed to Shao Xuan in line with the Drumming tribe’s customs, “We also hope you can help us!”

As he spoke, Fan Mu took out an animal skin scroll from his sack. It was a pledge. Any request would have a price, everything listed on the scroll was decided by the leadership in the Drumming tribe after their discussion.

Shao Xuan quickly read the scroll and put it away, “I have to discuss with the Flaming Horn shaman and chief, I will soon tell you the decision we make.”