The Strongest Tribe

Five days later.

There were constant roars from the top of the mountain above the valley of the Xia Tribe. Various stone tools were beating against the stones, and there were constant splashes and rolling of the rocks. The burly men with their upper body bare, waved their weapons, and slammed the stones under their feet. .

smash smash smash.

I smashed.

The patriarch ordered that wherever the stone is high, you can smash it there, and you don't have to worry about stumbling on the stone anymore.

During the splashing of the rocks, the protruding stones were crushed, and then a woman picked up a bamboo basket, loaded the broken stones, and poured them towards the mouth of the valley below.

On the west side of the mountain, some tribesmen also cut down the trees and leveled out the gentle slope of the mountain. Every few meters, there will be a step down. The size of each level is different. Generally speaking, the more The place where it is flattened down becomes slightly larger.

The mined stones were carved into blocks by stone soldiers, and then some people carried them to the top of the mountain. As for the smaller stones, they were built on the edge of the terraced fields.

Get up, let me come.

The huge hand grabbed a two-meter-long feldspar, and dropped it on his shoulder. The other hand grabbed another one and put it on his shoulder. No problem.

Clang clang clang.

A series of eight feldspars were carried on the shoulders by giants, and they walked towards the top of the mountain along the winding mountain road that was opened up.

...

In the valley, Xia Tuo looked at the two old men in front of him with a smile, they were from the Qianshan tribe.

In the past few days, he has successively picked up four tribes to exchange salt, and this is the fifth one today.

Whether the clansmen are willing or not, or understand it or not, the new tribal land has already started, building houses and opening up terraced fields, it is natural for the clansmen to work together.

Besides, men and women on the wild land, there is no such thing as coddling, carrying shoulders and carrying hands is trivial.

In contrast, he, the patriarch, became the leader of the hands-off again, and in front of him was the leader of a small tribe from this mountain.

The two carried the animal skins from the tribe's hard hunting on their backs, and traveled across the mountains to exchange for some salt. Unexpectedly, the Lu tribe actually changed people.

The animal skins brought by the two of you are indeed not very good.

Xia Tuo said aloud, the animal skins in the two rattan baskets in front of him had a dull luster, and there were dried blood stains. The furs were stuck together, and they were just ordinary animal skins.

Following his words, the faces of the two old men couldn't help but dim.

This is already the best thing they can come up with, the life of the tribe is difficult, and the two tribes have to be together, even so, they can still barely get by.

Come on.

The changes in the expressions of the two old men were all in Xia Tuo's eyes, and he shouted to the outside of the cave.

Hearing the shout, a teenage boy ran in with a stone jar in his arms, put the jar in front of Xia Tuo, and respectfully called out to the patriarch to back away.

This is a jun salt.

Xia Tuo pushed the stone pot onto the two people in front of him, motioning them to open it.

Click.

This……

Under Xia Tuo's signal, Qian stretched out his hand to open the jar, and was stunned, not only the mountain beside him was also stunned.

A jar full of salt, each grain is shining with blue light, half of the jar is imaginary without gravel.

Is this for us?

Shan said in disbelief.

certainly.

Xia Tuo nodded, and then said: How can my Xia tribe ruin my own business when I make a deal. This time the two of you were frightened, and this jar of green salt is an apology for the two of you.

That's too much.

The former old man was bored for a long time, but he still said aloud that in the past, they could only exchange one-third of the salt in this jar in the Lu tribe, and more than half of it had to be mixed with soil.

Xia Tuo's move really scared the two of them.

It's also too bright.

It was really squeezed too hard by the Lu tribe. For a while, the two old men didn't know what to say, their hearts were ups and downs, and it was hard to hold on.

In the future, if there is any need in the tribe, you can come to our Xia tribe to barter and exchange.

Smiling, he said to the two old men in front of him that he didn't care about the identities of the two old men, what he cared about was the impact of replacing the Lu tribe as soon as possible on this mountain.

The Lu tribe's image of this mountain is very powerful, and now he is here to show his favor.

Armor, weapons, bows and crossbows can be exchanged as long as necessary.

Really.

There was disbelief in the former old man's eyes. When they entered the valley, they saw a group of Xia tribe members wearing armor of similar standard, carrying bows and crossbows on their backs, and holding stone soldiers in their hands.

good.

Xia Tuo nodded and said, However, making armor, bows and crossbows is not easy, and requires a lot of animal bones, animal skins and even wood, so it will cost more to exchange for armor and bows and crossbows.

but.

Just when the expressions of the two old men dimmed again, Xia Tuo's voice brought their expressions back again.

I'm personally interested in all kinds of ores, fragments of relics, medicinal herbs, and even some weird things. If the two of you can bring them here and arouse my interest, bows, armor, and salt are all fine.

real?

Ok.

The abrupt Xia Tuo's expression became sharp all of a sudden, and he said, Of course I like these things, but not all stones can be used to deceive me. Even if I am easy to talk, the totem warriors in the tribe will not give up .”

Yes Yes Yes.

When the two old men had collected the salt and were about to leave, Xia Tuo's voice came from behind them.

Three months later, our tribe is going to open a barter market, and you can come to see if there is any need.

Market?

If you meet people from other tribes, please let me know.

With doubts, Shan Heqian left the Xia tribe.

Patriarch, as for giving them so much salt?

The great elder rein came in, looked at the jars in the old man Shan's rattan basket, and looked at the tattered animal skins under his feet, and said with some distress.

Xia Tuo didn't answer, but turned around and asked, How is the top of the mountain?

When it came to business, Elder Lian felt sorry for the jar of salt, and replied: The top of the mountain is already flat, but with Hong and his totem warriors around, it's easy to level it out.

Well, build the house as soon as possible, and the terraces can be fiddled with later.

Speaking of this, Xia Tuo remembered again and said, Is the waterwheel finished?

Before the Great Elder could answer, he had already got up and walked outside.

Go, go and have a look.

At the corner of the valley leading to the salt mine, a spring gurgled, forming a pool of more than ten square meters, surrounded by bluestones.

At this moment, in the pool, a water tank is standing obliquely upwards. The water tank is made of green bamboo as thick as a complete bucket, split from the middle, and hollowed out at the bamboo joints.

In the water tank, the small bamboo tubes are connected by animal skin ropes to form crawlers, and they go up obliquely to a place 30 meters above the cliff.

A canal was excavated 30 meters above the cliff, and the huge runner of the waterwheel was embedded in the canal.

In this canal, there is another waterwheel, which is more than 20 meters high, which raises the water to the canal at a height of more than 20 meters, and one after another, it leads the water to the top of the mountain.

Here, Xia Tuo saw a person who shouldn't be here, Wu.

According to past habits, witches should be practicing witchcraft that they have never fully understood, especially after getting the witch records left by the original Lu tribe witches, they should hide in the cave and not come out.

Wu was standing on a cliff tens of meters high, in the open canal, groping with his withered fingers on the huge water wheel. Xia Tuo grabbed the vines hanging from the cliff and came to Wu's side.

Wu, you...I...I rely on you.

Xia Tuo, who was about to speak out, suddenly yelled.

He patted himself on the head, and muttered helplessly, I even forgot that this is a fantasy world.

Wu didn't respond to Xia Tuo, and traced the lines on the huge waterwheel with his fingers. Mysterious lines flashed one after another, like a crawling boa constrictor, and then sank into the depths of the waterwheel.

Soon, Xia Tuo saw that in the empty canal, the huge water wheel started automatically without any water.

What the hell am I...

After rubbing his face, he licked his face and said to Wu: You always see me learning witchcraft from you.

You can not.

Wu very proudly rolled his eyes at him, and then showed a smile, there are times when you are deflated.

This time, thanks to the witch record of the witch from the Lu tribe, he is a witch with a branding spell and a spell of witchcraft. I didn't expect that the road of witchcraft pursued by the old man for decades, it took nearly a hundred years to get old. found his way.

What?

Not responding to Xia Tuo's surprise, Wu grabbed the vine and went up again, to another waterwheel, and began to imprint the witch amulet.

Old man, you have mastered your witchcraft.

After being surprised, Xia Tuo finally came to his senses. The old man said that he wished for witches, but unfortunately, after pursuing witchcraft all his life, he couldn't understand it. He could only be regarded as a half-wizard.

This is the wrong way.

Looking up towards the cliff, Xia Tuo shook his head, sighed and then got down from the cliff.

Wu's way has finally been found, but he is also in his twilight years. I don't know whether it is joy or sorrow.

Time and fate.

Really elusive.

Patriarch, the salt is ready.

Back in the cave, Mu came with a jar of freshly made salt.

The prepared salt is hidden in another cave, so keep it well.

understood.

Mu nodded and stepped back.

Grand Elder, I have been away for the past few days, and the construction of the tribe's houses cannot be stopped, and all the small tribes who come to barter, give them enough salt. Right now we don't lack salt. They have been suppressed by the Lu tribe for a long time. It just so happens that we can receive a wave of gratitude.

I'm afraid that some people don't know what to do.

Regarding the Great Elder's words, Xia Tuo showed a smile, and responded: Whoever doesn't know what is good or bad, let Hong lead someone to let them know.

After arranging the affairs of the clan, Xia Tuo took the deer and headed towards Dafeng again. It would be good to swallow the Lu tribe, but some things have not been resolved.