Chapter 731: 720. Indigenous elders
Chapter 731 720. Indigenous elders
Walking into a circular stone room, the indigenous old man sat cross-legged on the stone platform. A bonfire was lit in the firepit in the middle of the room. There were a lot of ashes piled up in the firepit. The room was only about 30 square meters.
Rows of animal meat hang on the top of the circular cave, which has been blackened by fireworks.
There is also a door opening on the stone walls on both sides of the room, which seems to be the living room.
Apart from the smell of fireworks, Surdak didn't smell any bad smell in the room. It is estimated that these natives should have a common place to go to the toilet.
The old man was covered with thick animal skins. The animal skins had been worn so shiny that it was hard to tell what kind of monster leather it was.
He wore a hair crown made of colorful feathers on his head, his face was full of wrinkles, his eyes looked cloudy under the firelight, and his eyes couldn't hide his wisdom. He also had a cane in his hand. A few people walked in and beckoned them to sit down.
A young indigenous girl was adding firewood to the fire. Seeing Suldak and Samira, there was no panic on her face. She looked at them curiously with a pair of big amber eyes and smiled sweetly. Turn around and leave.
His wise eyes fell on Suldak, smiled slightly, and said in a somewhat stiff imperial language:
"Are you the commander of the empire? Tell me why you are here."
Unexpectedly, this native elder could speak Imperial language.
Suldak sat down unhurriedly, and said directly, "I'm here to ask you to send the most experienced hunter in the tribe to take us to the dark worm valley in the north."
The elder turned his head to look at Aung San, and asked him a question in the aboriginal language, to which Aung San answered quickly and respectfully.
The indigenous elder nodded.
He turned his head and glanced at Samira, smiled at her and said, "I haven't seen an elf in fifty years"
Samira looked at him vigilantly, but did not speak.
"If you want to investigate the Dark Insect Valley to the north, not only will I not let my child die, but I will also advise you, but if you just want to take a look at the ghost-striped red ant nest from a distance, then it doesn't matter..." The native elder pondered for a moment and said.
He kept staring at Suldak, as if he could look into his heart through his eyes.
Suldak hurriedly said, "I just want to see that red ant nest."
He was worried that the indigenous elders would not agree, so he went on to say:
"As a reward for this expedition, I can provide you with some ironware and salt that you need daily."
The native elder poked the fire with his cane, and the bonfire burst into flames. In the fierce firelight, Suldak's clear face was reflected.
He said to Suldak:
"No, what I need... is not just these! We can make a deal, the animal swarm is coming, we need some winter clothes and quilts, felt tents, grains, and flint. I can use these materials from you My favorite magic core exchange."
"Yes, and I can trade at the price of Dodan Town." Suldak said.
The native elder waved his cane and continued:
"In addition, I have a small request, don't alarm the devils in those places for the time being, we are not ready yet, we want to hide in the mountains, and we need more food..."
"That's no problem," Suldak promised.
The indigenous elder nodded, and then said an indigenous language to the tribal warrior sitting beside him:
(Dalecle, you go and call Leto and Barr-Müller, and ask them to serve as guides for these imperial people.)
The indigenous warrior glanced at Surdak vigilantly, and then replied in the indigenous language:
(Yes, respected Great Elder!)
After speaking, he got up and walked out of the stone room.
The indigenous girl who had just walked out came in barefoot carrying a wooden tray full of fruits. She placed the wooden tray in front of Suldak and the others, and sat obediently. Aboriginal elders around.
This indigenous girl can only be regarded as delicate and handsome, and her figure is quite uneven, especially when she is wearing a leather armor. The round lower half of her chest is exposed, as if exuding youthful vitality all over her body, except that there are some dark spots on her cheekbones. His eyes were very flexible, and he looked at Surdak boldly, his eyes full of curiosity.
"It's been a long time since no one from the empire was willing to come over and sit down and talk with us. Those people from the empire prefer to point their sharp arrows at us, just like the monsters in the forest, arrest my child and bring them out of Invercargill ..." the native elder looked at the bonfire in front of him and said with melancholy eyes.
Suldak had a headache when he thought about opening a mine in the Invercargill Warcraft Forest. Thinking that if he really wanted to open a mine, maybe these natives could help him, he said, "I'm different from them. I am more willing to respect your lives, and I also want to find some opportunities for cooperation without violating each other's wishes."
"I can see... There is no discrimination that is deeply rooted in your eyes." The indigenous elder nodded and admitted.
At this moment, the native warrior led two young men into the stone room.
The two young aborigines were strong, with hardwood bows and spears on their backs, and animal skins around their bodies. When they entered the stone room, they knelt at the feet of the aboriginal elders.
The native elder pointed to the two young natives and said to Suldak:
"Their two names are Leto and Baler-Müller. They are the best hunters of the younger generation, and they are usually the most restless. They are very familiar with the Dark Worm Valley area. I will let them take you to take a look at it from a distance. A nest of ghost-striped red ants."
Suldak quickly smiled kindly at the two young indigenous people.
The two young natives had sullen faces, with almost no other expressions on their faces.
Aung San said a few words to the two aboriginals, and the two young aboriginals answered honestly.
Seeing that Aung San nodded, Suldak knew that the deal was concluded, so he took out a small wooden box from the magic pocket.
The wooden box was only one foot square, and it was heavy. When the lid was opened, it was found that there were polished steel arrowheads inside. The eyes of the three indigenous warriors immediately became bright when they saw these exquisite steel arrowheads.
Almost everyone in the tribe has a hardwood bow, but the fine steel arrows are extremely limited. Many arrows are used repeatedly. Every time the arrow is shot, it must be carefully retrieved. Once polished, it is not discarded until it can no longer be used.
In the Dakuni tribe, every warrior is destined to have his own knife and a fine hardwood bow.
There is no blacksmith in the tribe, and all the ironware is bought from outside. Aung San used to travel between tribes in the Warcraft Forest, helping them buy some necessary ironware and salt from Duodan Town, and the tribe will also send some Warcraft materials. and magic herbs to Aung San.
Although the indigenous tribes are in the forest of monsters, they are not often able to hunt monsters. Their usual life is to hunt some small forest animals in this forest.
More often, these indigenous tribal warriors are actually prey in the eyes of Warcraft.
Warcraft including the Ironback Bear, Moonblade Fire Wolf and Ghost Leopard will hunt and kill the tribe's natives.
Walking out of the Dakuni tribe, Aung San was accompanied by two heavily armed young natives. When they came to the cavalry camp in Suldak, they became a little nervous when they saw this group of heavily armed cavalry.
The young aboriginal warrior spoke a series of aboriginal languages to Aung San.
Aung San said a few words, and one of the young indigenous warriors shook his head again and again.
Suldak looked at Aung San with a questioning look.
Aung Sancai said: "Baler Muller is walking into the forest of monsters. The cavalry team will easily attract the attention of high-level monsters. Once they are targeted by those high-level monsters, it is difficult to say whether they can withdraw safely. They hope that we will We can reduce the number of people going to the depths of the forest."
"Then Samira and I will take the three of Gullitum, and the rest will stay with the indigenous tribes and stay where they are, waiting for us to come back."
Suldak made a decisive decision.
So, the young indigenous warriors Leto, Baler-Mule, Aung San, Surdak, Samira, and Gulitham formed a small team and followed the zipline built by the Dakuni tribe in the valley. , crossed a bottomless canyon, and came to the woodland opposite the cliff.
It is said that this rift valley with a depth of 100 meters is nearly a hundred miles long, with only a few cracks in the middle.
Along the way, the eyes of the two young indigenous warriors were somewhat complicated. Their eyes were full of hostility, but they were extremely loyal to the Dakuni tribe. They did not want to go against the will of the elders of the tribe. They looked at Samira and Gullit When I was talking about Tom, I was full of curiosity again.
Looking at the hunting bow on Samira's back that imitated the 'Painting of Withering', he was so greedy that his saliva almost flowed out.
Two indigenous warriors walked barefoot at the front, turning their heads to exchange a few words with Aung San from time to time. The group of people walked not too fast in the forest, and occasionally made detours, but they never encountered ferocious monsters along the way.
The most thrilling time was when passing by the river valley, Suldak saw a group of swamp giant crocodiles lying on the riverside basking in the sun.
The group of people was less than a hundred meters away from those giant swamp crocodiles, and he could even feel the eyes of those giant swamp crocodiles falling on them, but fortunately no battle broke out.
The ogre Gullitum also knew that groups of swamp giant crocodiles were not easy to mess with, so he didn't act recklessly...
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(end of this chapter)