Published at 4th of January 2021 06:59:07 AM
Chapter 613: 613
Other than the Mang and Eight Limbs tribe, the other tribes on the mainland had departed on their journey too .
The experienced tribes knew that banquets existed just to compare and show off with other tribes . No conversation without competition didn't exist . Physical strength wasn’t the only topic- their clothes, accessories and tools were all items of comparison .
Each tribe had its own distinguishing feature . So animal skins and soft silks weren't the only types of cloth there, for example, the Mang tribe preferred clothes made from plants that had a similar colour to bamboo . Their accessories were either made from bamboo or jade that distinguished their social status .
Seeing that the Mang warriors all had jade pendants at their waists meant that all of them here were high or mid-tier totemic warriors .
The Mang tribe was famous for producing a lot of jade . Outsiders liked to make accessories with intricate patterns on their jade but the Mang tribespeople kept it simple . The jade they wore had stripes like bamboo and were very clear . This kind of jade was called Mang Jade as it was something only owned by the people of the Mang tribe . Even if someone from another tribe got the jade somehow, they wouldn't dare wear it out as the Mang tribe would never allow it .
The Eight Limbs tribe wore their famous silk . For this occasion specifically, they took out the clothes they usually kept for special events so they looked extra dashing .
The Mang travelled on horses but they had some weirder beasts travelling with them that had fully brown, black or white coats of fur . If Shao Xuan had seen them, he would be shocked to see the few leaders of the Mang tribes travelling on something like a panda!
The Eight Limbs tribe mostly rode on spiders . They came in all shapes and sizes . Some had long fur, some short, some had thick legs some had thinner ones, even the number of eyes on each spider was different .
These two tribes were already eye-catching by themselves but as they travelled together they got the attention of everyone they passed by . Everyone was curious as to where they were headed . They don’t seem like they’re about to join a fight, so where are they going?
Some couldn't hold back their curiosity and tailed them to find some answers . They kept their distance as they were afraid of getting caught by the two tribes .
It was quite a journey from the central region to the Flaming River . More and more people got curious about the team so more people started to follow them .
The two tribes were well aware of that but they didn't want to waste their energy on them . They also wanted more people to go take a look at the Flaming Horn tribe as it would help them spread the word if the tribe really wasn't up to their expectations .
If they could prove that the Flaming River Trading Point was nothing but a scrappy marketplace, no matter how hard they marketed it later on, nobody would want to go there .
The two tribes met the Longboat tribe on their way there . However, they were travelling on their boats so the two teams only travelled together for a short while .
"Can the Flaming Horn Trading Point be accessed by boat?" Someone from the Mang tribe asked .
"Isn't it called Flaming River Trading Point? It would be weird if they didn't allow boats," said Huang Ye with a raised eyebrow .
He didn't believe that the Flaming Horn tribespeople were able to pick themselves up so quickly . Even if they had a trading point, it would not be anywhere near the trading points they had in the central region .
“Could they have emptied their houses for this?” mocked someone .
“We don’t need to bother about that . That’s their problem, we just need to eat, drink and enjoy,” replied someone .
As they walked further from the central region, the fewer people they saw . The land here was infertile as they were far from the river so it wasn’t ideal to farm here . It was even hard to come by a tree that was thick and strong . That was probably why no tribes were located here .
Desolate!
This was the word echoing in everyone’s minds as they walked through the area .
At that moment, the Mang tribe and Eight Limbs tribe were so glad their ancestors were able to snatch up the best land in the region .
However, soon enough, the terrain didn’t have much difference but the landform did . The forest started to get denser . Even with some distance from the river, the trees here looked green and luscious .
There were some traces of human activities here that probably belong to some small tribe that hid in the mountains .
“This area actually doesn’t seem that bad?” Qu Ce plucked a leaf from the tree and saw that it was moist .
The soil here may not be fertile but it was much better than the soil they saw before . They could plant crops here .
The others didn’t agree . In their eyes, this was far from the farmlands in their tribes .
“Chief, there are people up the mountain . They’ve followed us for some time already, should I check them out?” Huang Ye asked the chief of the Mang tribe .
“No need for that . ” The chief lazily lifted his arm . He didn’t care about the smaller tribes here, they posed no threat to them .
In the same forest, Abuli and his team were shocked to see the team crossing through the valley .
“Wh- who are THEY?” asked someone .
“How would I know?!” Abuli crankily tugged his animal skin shirt and wiped the sweat of this forehead .
Abuli had spent two days picking clothes to wear for the occasion . In the end, he picked the beast skin he had traded with the Flaming Horn tribespeople and asked his wife to make it into clothes for him . This was the best material they had in the Zhi tribe .
The sewing process was rather tough so his wife had asked some friends to help with the task . The group from the Zhi tribe consisted of Abuli and his wife, the shaman and three others who also wore beast skin clothes .
However, he was wearing beast fur, instead of just shiny or short-haired leather . This made it very hot in the current weather but Abuli thought this was the only attire appropriate for the occasion .
At first, Abuli wanted to wear beast skin to the banquet as he was sure many tribes had never seen fearsome beast hide before .
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Who would have guessed that they would meet that expensive-looking team of warriors headed in the same direction? Their aura and equipment were in a different league compared to the Zhi tribe .
Were these the legendary people from powerful tribes within the central region?
The Zhi tribe really hadn’t seen much of the world .
After feeling somewhat defeated, Abuli took out some crystal necklaces and wore it all around his neck . He’d prepared these as gifts but right now, he needed to look like a rich man .
“Ah, this is much better . ” Abuli felt a confidence boost with the necklaces .
The Mang tribe and Eight Limb tribe had their suspicions grow towards the people following them as time passed .
As night fell, the group found a place to rest .
Beside the fire, the chief of the Mang tribe drew out the map again and drew the shape of the two moons . He compared the two moons he drew to the two up in the sky .
It was nearly the same .
“We should make it on time . ” That was the conclusion he made .
“Yes, we should arrive tomorrow,” said Huang Ye .
The place terrain they were at showed that they were very close to the trading point .
“What food do you think they prepared? Did they just prepare a bunch of meat? “ Qu Ce looked at the meat roasting on the fire and was feeling hungry .
“Who knows?” An Eight Limb warrior yawned . He was starting to regret coming here . The journey was long and who knows what kind of weird food those savages would serve .
“Don’t think so much, you'll find out tomorrow . ”
“Makes sense . ”
Soon, the only sounds heard were the fire crackling and the snores of the beasts .
The next day, just as they predicted they reached a road with a sign that said “Flaming River Trading Point” on it by noon .
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“Ah, we’re here,” said Qu Ce .
“Continue forward,” The chief pointed in a direction .
The people around the area were probably Flaming Horn tribespeople .
The road here was made well, it was stable even when the beasts walked on it .
Suddenly one of the warriors shouted .
“Look, what is that?!”
The group looked at where he was pointing . There stood a tall stone building that exceeded the height of the forest .
Soon they saw the large wall surrounding the area .
They saw a fair share of great walls but this one was filled with paintings which surprised the group .
It wasn’t because the paintings were horrific, the art style was just visually stimulating .
It was an explosion of colours in the middle of the green forest .
The wall here was smooth unlike the other walls in other parts of the world, making it the perfect canvas for paintings .
The painting depicted many people, preserving the values of the people living here . Most of the tribes had a similar characteristic, drawing humans in an abstract manner . This was very prominent here .
As people of larger tribes with larger world views, the Mang and Eight Limb tribes weren’t easily impressed by artwork yet this painting surprised them . .
The people held all sorts of tools, many they could recognise but some they had never seen before .
The patterns added a certain flavour to the painting which made the flat painting come to life . The lines had obvious differences in their thickness which added character to every single detail . There were a lot of gold accessories in the painting and the plants were painted in gold and purple .
The roughness of the painting may not be up to the taste of some tribes but here it showcased the wild character of the people in the tribe . There was wildness and beauty in the dots, lines and colours .
There were quite a few paintings there . A few showed the fire seed undergoing some sort of transformation .
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There were paintings of the beasts too . Many of which the two tribes didn’t recognise . This had a different art style as the Flaming Horn tribespeople used their ancient way of drawing for this painting .
These paintings were mostly done by Shao Xuan . Of course, Shao Xuan could have done more to each of the paintings but the deadline didn’t allow it . The people here liked the ancient way of drawing here so he mostly stuck to that way and added some of his flair to the paintings . Anything more would be too much of a difference for the people to appreciate .
Just as Shao Xuan expected, the Flaming Horn tribespeople were very pleased with his drawing .
The tribes that arrived these few days all stopped to look at the paintings when they passed by . This included the Mang and Eight Limbs tribe .
“What tree is that?”
“I don't know . ”
“What about this one?”
“I’ve never seen it before . ”
“That one… Wait, I know that one . They found that crop, what is it called?”
“Cabbage?”
“Yes . That’s it, cabbage! We saw Flaming Horn planting them when we went into the forest last winter!”
The group pointed and discussed the painting .
As the group moved forward, they were greeted with the huge stone buildings which left them with mixed feelings .
This is the new land Flaming Horn found to live on?
This is the “Flaming River Trading Point”?
This was… way out of their expectations .
What was that saying again?
‘I’m most at ease when you’re struggling . ’
By the same logic, they were bitter when Flaming Horn was doing well .