Chapter 628 New Expedition Plans (1/2)

As it became more famous, more people visited. In the first three days, very few people came but soon after, people came in groups.

These expedition teams from far away all came with their own objectives hence they brought many goods with them. They would never return empty-handed. These tribes traded for a lot of beast hides and fearsome beast meat, even beast claws and fangs were popular items.

Now, Flaming Horn did not have to store and accumulate their extra beast hides, merely sending all their extra stock to be stored at the Flaming River Trading Point. They didn’t have to bring their goods across a long journey for trade now. All they had to do was guard the Flaming Horn main village and the trading area, then enter the forest when it was their shift to hunt. Overall, Flaming Horn saved a lot of time and physical labour.

“This is even more convenient than the time we were on the other side of the sea.” Duo Kang had just returned from a hunt. He left some of the game at the village, then extras were processed so that beast hide, flesh, horns, bones and teeth were all separated and then brought to the trading point for the people in charge of the stalls to display them.

“The party that arrived two days ago hasn’t left yet, they were waiting for this batch of beast meat. Two more groups arrived today, saying they’re reserving Giant Claw Beast claws for themselves first.” Duo Li shrugged, unsuppressed glee painted on his face. “Our goods are superior. These people are all willing to wait a few days here just for our stuff.”

“Yep, that’s because we’re Flaming Horn! Would we ever provide sub-par goods?” Duo Kang smiled so hard his eyes squinted. He turned to Duo Li. “Do you think Taihe would envy us if they heard about our lives now?”

“They’d be jealous to death!”

The two older men sat on the upper floors of Flaming River Castle, looking far away into the scenery and sighed at the same time. “I wonder when we’ll get to meet them again.”

Suddenly, Duo Kang saw a flock of birds fluttering out of a point in the forest, far away. It was a distance away from the trading point and the vegetation was dense there. “

“Is someone coming?” Duo Li also saw the movement.

“Do you think it’s a trading party from far away or one of the tribes around Flaming River?” asked Duo Kang.

Duo Li thought for a moment. “More likely to be a trading party from far away.”

“I think so too.” Duo Kang slapped his thigh rhythmically, humming a hunting song. He was very relaxed.

At least these expedition parties knew they could not possibly overpower Flaming Horns so they set their eyes on the smaller tribes in the area. They tried to get some stuff from these smaller parties but it was too bad that anyone who could survive in this area for so long already evolved to have their own survival tactics.

The Drumming Tribe that arrived a thousand years ago after the major geographical change didn’t count, nor did the newly arrived Rain tribe. The tribesmen who had been here a lot earlier than that had ancestors that truly fought countless fearsome beasts. At the time, the Flaming River did not exist, there was no crack in the ground, both sides of the river were one. Being so close to the forest and beasts, how would it be possible to survive without their own survival tactics?

That was why when Flaming Horn told them that there would be many strangers visiting the area, the tribesmen from smaller tribes did not really panic as others expected them too. They looked well-prepared.

One should not underestimate the small Zhi tribe either. They had smaller numbers, and on the surface looked poor and unassuming. However, the Zhi tribe could comfortably offer something to be traded for food at the trading point every single time. Then, they successfully returned to their tribe safely afterwards- even robbing an expedition party (who’d planned to rob the Zhi tribesmen) in retaliation once.

“Right!” Duo Li teasingly leaned over to Duo Kang. “Dad, I heard Grand Elder’s planning for an expedition?”

Duo Kang raised an eyebrow. “What, you want to go?”

“I know you can’t make it so if I get to go, I’ll tell you the stories of what I did on the expedition.” Duo Li had his argument ready.

Since the trading point was still new, even though Zheng Luo was here, he still needed more help. Zheng Luo and Ao, the two former chiefs, were assigned the trading point and main village respectively. The two major hunt leaders, Ta and Duo Kang, had to take turns leading hunt parties or patrol teams and sometimes visiting the trading point to help out. That was why they definitely couldn’t leave with Shao Xuan.