EBE Chapter 194 Departure to the Sun Tribe
Chapter 194 Departure to the Sun Tribe
"We must make a set for every member of our tribe so that everyone can spend this winter warmly."
"If there are any leftovers, we'll consider taking them to the Hundred Divisions Conference for other exchanges."
Nan Qiao smiled and nodded in response: "Chief, I think so too."
In the next month, Nan Qiao led the females to devote themselves to the work.
Their busy figures can be seen everywhere in the tribe, cutting animal skins, stuffing them with cotton, or concentrating on sewing.
Even females who originally had poor skills can now sew clothes with skillful movements and even stitches after this high-intensity labor and practice.
As the day of the Hundred Tribes Conference draws near, the entire Stone Tribe becomes busy.
Because the Sun Tribe was far away, Agula decided to set off three days in advance.
He carefully selected several strong, intelligent and agile tribesmen to accompany him, including Nanqiao and Kamu.
This time when they went to the Hundred Tribes Conference, they prepared many items that demonstrated the characteristics and strength of the Stone Tribe.
In addition to the remaining five sets of cotton-padded clothes and quilts, there are also exquisitely crafted pottery with unique shapes. Some are water storage jars painted with tribal totems, and some are food dishes with exquisite patterns.
These are the extra patterns Nan Qiao adds to the shape when baking a new batch of pottery.
With the totem of their Stone Tribe, even if it is exchanged in the future, everyone will know that it is a product of their Stone Tribe.
There is also a batch of well-preserved bacon with unique flavor that is carefully wrapped. The rich meat aroma seems to be able to waft out even through the layers of animal skins.
Because of the addition of salt, it may be able to exchange for more items.
Of course, they didn't have enough salt for themselves, so they didn't bring any salt with them to the Hundred Ministries Conference.
In addition, there are rattan baskets woven with special techniques. The baskets are decorated with colorful feathers and shells, which are exquisite and practical.
In order to carry these items, they specially made a sturdy wooden frame, neatly stacked the cotton clothes and quilts and tied them on it, and the stronger members of the tribe were responsible for carrying them.
The pottery was carefully placed in animal hide bags filled with hay to prevent it from being broken and to make it easier to carry.
The bacon was strung into strings and hung on a wooden pole, carried forward by two people.
The female tribesmen carried wicker baskets on their arms, which contained some small tribal ornaments, such as polished animal tooth necklaces, as spare exchange items.
After everything was ready, Agula led the team and headed towards the Sun Tribe with full of anticipation and confidence to welcome the grand gathering of the Hundred Tribes Conference.
The road from the Stone Tribe to the Sun Tribe was more difficult than Nan Qiao had imagined.
The winding road is hidden among the mountains and is covered with sharp stones and tangled tree roots. You need to be careful with every step forward, otherwise you will sprain your ankle or fall.
On one side of the narrow mountain road is a steep cliff, and on the other side is a bottomless valley. The biting mountain wind whistles past, making people stagger, as if it is going to sweep them directly into the valley.
Not only that, the terrifying roars of wild beasts could be heard from time to time in the dense jungle.
Fierce wolves roamed around in groups, their green eyes flickering in the darkness, always looking for opportunities to pounce.
Occasionally, a huge brown bear would jump out of the woods and slap passers-by with its huge paws.
There are also agile cheetahs that hide in the grass and pounce like lightning when the team approaches. Their sharp claws and teeth are chilling.
Of course, on the winding road, the Stone Tribe's team would also cross paths with all kinds of people heading to the Hundred Tribes Conference.
Most tribes were friendly and exchanged their experiences on the journey and their expectations for the conference.
However, a group called the Shadow Tribe, after seeing the rich items carried by the Stone Tribe, had evil intentions.
One of the Shadow Tribe males whispered to his companions, "Look at what they've brought! It's enough for our entire tribe to survive several winters. We have to find a way to steal all their food."
Another male looked hesitant and responded, "But look at those males from the Stone Tribe. They're all huge and muscular. I'm afraid we won't get any advantage if we rob them openly."
The former spat impatiently and urged, "It's because it's difficult that I asked you to come up with some ideas. Stop spouting useless words."
The male with ulterior motives smiled slyly and said in a low voice, "We can do this. We'll send someone to pretend to be friendly and approach the Stone Tribe. We'll say that we've found a group of injured migrating antler deer not far ahead. They're numerous and slow-moving, making them easy to capture."
"When the Stone Tribe hears about this, the strong males will surely be tempted and eager to go and find out what's going on."
"After they left, we quickly attacked the people left behind to guard their belongings and stole all their food and other valuables."
"Even if those who went after the deer turned back, we would have already disappeared with our trophy."
"Okay, let's do it."
The Shadow Tribe began to act according to the plan. First, they sent a well-spoken and smiling member of the tribe to pretend to be friendly towards the Stone Tribe.
He bowed warmly, but there was a cunning look in his eyes: "Friends of the Stone Tribe, hello! We just came from the front and found something great."
"In a clearing not far from here, there's a herd of injured migrating deer. There's an alarming number of them, and they're all moving very slowly, as if they were waiting to be captured. This is a rare, God-given opportunity!"
When the people of the Stone Tribe heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up.
Those strong males exchanged excited glances with each other, and the hunting desire in their hearts was instantly ignited.
Although Agula had some doubts, he became a little shaken when he saw his tribesmen were eager to try.
Nan Qiao naturally saw through the man's poor acting skills, but she did not expose him in order to wait for him to reveal his true intentions.
At this time, the males of the Shadow Tribe exaggerated the fatness and ease of catching the antlered deer, and said that it would be a pity to miss such an opportunity.
Under the instigation of everyone, Agula finally decided to let most of the strong males go to check, leaving Nan Qiao and a few males behind.
They were holding weapons and running in the said direction with great anticipation.
Nan Qiao looked at their departing backs, curled her lips, and waited for the fish to take the bait.
After seeing the hunting party of the Stone Tribe disappear into the depths of the woods, one of the members of the Shadow Tribe deliberately created a huge noise not far away.
It seemed as if some precious prey was trapped there, causing it to struggle and roar.
When the males of the Stone Tribe heard the noise, out of their hunting instinct and desire for precious prey, they looked at each other and decided to go over to check it out.