Chapter 614 (1/2)

Inside the Flaming River Trading Point, the Flaming Horn warriors who were assigned to the task of welcoming the other tribes checked their invitation cards first before leading them to their assigned spots where they would first rest.

Shao Xuan had already told them about the location each tribe was assigned to in the trading point. Even if they could not remember it, they were at least able to tell roughly which direction each tribe should go. When they reached the location, the tribes would see a sign that would lead them to their assigned location.

Today was Kun Tu’s turn to perform this task. When the Mang tribe and Eight Limbs tribe arrived, Kun Tu made a rough estimate on how many people there were and led them into the trading area.

Recently, due to the increase in the number of tribes that came, the number of guards also increased. If people who weren’t invited or led into the trading area tried to barge in, they would immediately be attacked by the guards in the area. The Flaming Horn tribe would not show mercy under such circumstances.

Even before the people from the Mang tribe and Eight Limbs tribe entered the trading area, they could clearly hear the sounds made by the people inside and smell the food that they were cooking inside. Before this group arrived, many others who were invited had already arrived.

If they walked further in from the gate of the trading point, they could see two stone trays on the side of the road full of roasted food.

When the people from the Mang tribe and Eight Limbs tribe passed by here, there were people moving food onto the stone trays. The freshly roasted food was steaming hot and the smell drifted towards the teams that came by.

“Anything served on trays in the trading point is free to be enjoyed, you can take as much as you like,” Kun Tu introduced them.

The people from the Mang and Eight Limbs tribe hesitated. After they spent so much time rushing here, they didn’t get to enjoy any meals on the way. Now that they smelled the delicious food, they were hungry. The food they had in the morning before they had departed was already long digested. They could even hear their stomachs growling with hunger.

If the food on the trays were something different, they would have eaten it. But now, the food that was displayed on the trays were all insects!

Even though they were mentally prepared before they arrived, when they actually encountered such a situation, they felt extremely disturbed.

If this was really the main dish of the feast, then they would only say “Haha” to the Flaming Horn tribespeople and leave right away, not even staying for another moment because it was not worth their time.

We didn’t come here from miles away to just eat bugs with you!

Those bugs were grilled to a toasty-red colour. Some mysterious fragrant substance was sprinkled on top of those bugs. Those were bugs too! They were even longer than half an arms-length!

Qu Ce looked at the pile of grilled insects on the tray and thought that he should grab one to taste if he passed by. After all, they came all the way here to the Flaming Horn tribe. They should try something new or else it would be a waste to have come all the way here.

A few young men who followed Qu Ce also grabbed a few insects from the tray. Only the person who was leading their team hesitated and didn’t touch it at all. His face was stern and he seemed unmoved by the food in front of him.

Not long after the Mang tribe and Eight Limbs tribe arrived, the people from the Zhi tribe came over slowly. Although they remained as vigilant as before, they appeared much calmer.

The guard at the gate also recognised Abuli and the others, but he still checked his invitation card before leading him into the trading area.

The sparkling crystal necklaces displayed on Abuli’s neck were indeed very eye-catching. People who saw it looked over a couple more times.

Feeling the gaze from all around him, Abuli moved his neck unnaturally and straightened his back. So this is what it feels like to be the centre of everyone’s attention. It feels pretty cool.

As they passed by the two large trays, the people from the Zhi tribe who were still restrained

Looked over as if their eyes were glued onto the trays.