Chapter 752 - Welcome To The Flaming Horn Tribe (2/2)
Following that, the Flaming Horns weaved baskets with some vines and placed the golden armour inside to avoid unnecessary trouble. With that, the golden armour would be out of sight. Though they weren’t exactly afraid of potential robbers, they merely didn’t wish to waste more time on these matters.
The six Gongjia members continued forward with the team, their hearts more grounded by the minute. Looks like the tribal lifestyle here wasn’t too far off from what they’ve envisioned, this could be particularly seen in the more remote tribes. They were dressed in garments made of plant fibre and their hairs were unkempt. Soiled presumably during their forage in the forest, they stared at the passing Flaming Horns alertly. If the Flaming Horns hadn’t told Gongjia Ren that these were people from a smaller tribe, he would’ve thought these were slaves.
“Don’t underestimate the smaller tribes. If they could survive till this day, surely there is a good reason behind it.” Shao Xuan warned the six Gongjia members. Though the smaller tribes were materialistically far behind, they wouldn’t lose in terms of survival abilities. If these tribesmen were thrown into the desert with the Gongjia members, the former would definitely outlive the latter.
Truthfully, the Flaming Horn tribe wasn’t much better from smaller tribes in the past. Since when has the tribe begun to change?
Ta entertained the thought carefully. Perhaps it had begun when Shao Xuan led them across the river. After that, the changes faced by the tribe were irreversible.
Taking in the scenery along their journey, Gongjia Ren and the others couldn’t help but wonder how the Flaming Horn tribe would look like? Were the descriptions told by the Flaming Horns untrue?
As the surrounding foliage grew denser, more traffic was encountered. The people were dressed well; their garments and tools were comparatively more complex than what the Gongjia members had seen earlier. When a cleared path appeared in the middle of the forest, the six Gongjia members were told that they were getting close to the Flaming River Trading Point.
Recognition clicked in Gongjia Ren’s heart. There were similar paths near city centres back home in the coastal region too.
Upon seeing the Flaming Horns, a travelling team quickly moved to the side and evacuated a path for the tribesmen. Though the road was quite wide and had enough room for two traffic flows, they were in an area under the Flaming Horn tribe’s influence. The strong were respected. Hence, the travelling team were willing to move aside to show submission.
Stepping onto the rock path, the six Gongjia members stared at the rocky floors in wonder.
There were no traces of splicing at all. The floor looked to be a uniform body and there were even petrified flowers and trees lining its sides. Even the thin thorns on the plants were visible.
“Is this… Is this the rock path created by the king beast?!” Gongjia Ren questioned.
“Yes, this is it. Other than the king beast, what else could be capable of creating this?” Came Ta’s answer.
Gongjia Ren was absolutely bewildered by the answer.
How did the Flaming Horns find the courage to continue living here?
If this had happened at the coast, many would’ve moved away once the appearance of a king beast was made known. They wouldn’t be as brave as the Flaming Horns to even think of staying here!
“That… What is that?!” Gongjia Heng, who was beside Gongjia Ren, was looking into a certain distance with his chin tilted. Through the branches, he saw the tall building on the other side. There was a flag banner at its very top that bore the Flaming Horn’s totem.
“That is the Flaming River Tower, the highest point of our trading point. Our trading point is right over there.” The Flaming Horns spoke of this with great pride.
“So it really is like a city?!” Gongjia Ren stared at the building with unmasked surprise.
As they continued to move forward, the trading point was finally presented to everyone.
“Everyone, welcome to the Flaming Horn tribe.”