Chapter 811 - Docking (1/2)

Chapter 811

Docking

The Flaming Horns waited a few more days until the Hui, Mang and Eight Limbs tribes arrived.

These three tribes were old friends and did not bring many people, adding up to fewer than five hundred in total. However, in terms of the entire fleet, this was a gigantic group.

Two thousand from the Flaming River, two thousand from the Longboat tribe, five hundred from Hui, Mang and Eight Limbs made up a total of four thousand five hundred.

While this number might not be large, to this side of the ocean, it was considered gigantic. The total number of tribesmen in many tribes was far lower than this number.

They sent a hundred boats out these time, large and small. This included Flaming Horn’s own boats and the new ten boats they bought from the Longboats.

If the Flaming Horns filled their boats to capacity with people, then they would not have enough space for supplies like sufficient food and water. That was why they still needed to borrow Longboat tribe’s boats. However, Shao Xuan did not expect Mu Fa to make such a grand gesture, mobilising eighty percent of all the Longboat tribe’s boats suited for long marine voyages.

With such a dramatic show, Shao Xuan would never believe them if they said there was no reason for it. That was why he went to Mu Fa.

Mu Fa said he wanted to capitalise on this opportunity to accomplish a few things: first is to show off, spread their name by displaying their impressive fleet, showing that they were experienced sailors. Second, Mu Fa wanted to look for business opportunities in the city. They had previously been trading only with smaller cities and trading groups. This time, he wanted to meet larger trading groups, he heard there were many famous ones in King City like the Black Bears that Shao Xuan knew.

The Hui tribe was there purely because they were curious. The Mang tribe wanted to study the slave masters’ cultural exhibitions and exchange ideas. The Eight Limbs tribe wanted to see if King City’s silk products were better than theirs, taking this chance to learn from the city and improve on their silk technology.

Every tribe had different goals but wanted to hitchhike with the Flaming Horns. Even Mu Fa, who was anxious about King City, felt a boost in confidence with the Flaming Horns. Especially with Shao Xuan, who seemed to be a great confidence booster.

When everyone they were waiting for arrived, the fleet finally left for the ocean.

This route was different from the previous route they used to collect the Taihe tribe. This was a later-planned route because their destinations were different. Previously, they were aiming for the forest to collect the Taihe tribe. This time, they used the Longboat tribe’s usual trading route because while they could not be too near the cities, they must not be too far either.

Ever since they started exploring the ocean, they had already opened up many marine routes, this was the most important route they had ever plotted, also the most used.

Life at sea was uneventful. To many first-timers who did not know what being at sea would be like, it was a miserable experience. Especially those who suffered from sea-sickness, many warriors with stronger physiques became very weak.

These people were handpicked by their tribes after all. Despite the initial discomfort, they slowly learned to suppress it. Strong swimmers were even brave enough to swim in the ocean. The ocean was different from the river so the Longboat warriors warned them about things they had to take note of. As long as they use their common sense, they should be fine.

Shao Xuan also brought Caesar along. Due to the limited number of boats when they first set off from the tribe, Caesar ran on land by the boats. He only got on board once they had more boats from the Longboat tribe.