Chapter 468: Trading with a viper

After carefully observing the situation in front of him for a while, the leader of the Donkey Tribe shook off his earlier gloom and became excited.

Following his gaze, he saw a few people in a sparsely wooded area ahead, carrying stone spears and moving around as if hunting for prey.

The Donkey Tribe leader was naturally thrilled. Since he had never been to this land before, encountering people here meant they were likely dealing with a new tribe they had never seen.

Meeting such a tribe meant they could exchange for many beast hides.

This was something he had learned from years of trading.

“￥￥!”

After watching the situation for a while, he excitedly called out to the people behind him and took the lead.

The rest of the tribe members, also quite excited, carried their pottery and salt and followed the leader toward their new trading target...

The former Second Leader of the Flying Snake Tribe walked through the woods with a stone spear, feeling satisfied as he observed the hunters around him.

He had become a leader in the tribe again. Initially, he had no chance of becoming a leader, but during the summer, the newly elected Fourth Leader stepped on a venomous snake while leading people on a hunt and died soon after.

With the position of Fourth Leader vacant, the shaman allowed the tribe to hold a competition to select a new Fourth Leader.

This time, the shaman permitted the former Second Leader to participate.

This man had fought his way to becoming the Second Leader of the Flying Snake Tribe, and no one could match him in the competition.

After a fierce battle, he had become the Fourth Leader of the Flying Snake Tribe as he had wished.

Although he was only the lowest-ranking leader, he was finally a leader.

Aside from him, no one knew why the previous Fourth Leader had stepped on a snake and died...

Holding his stone spear, he smiled and looked at the hunters around him.

There were nearly thirty people, all under his command.

They were not in the large tribe now but had left it, as usual, to hunt in the surrounding area.

A hint of gloom marred the Fourth Leader’s joyful mood as he remembered another matter.

That was the white, snowflake-like “salt.”

From the crooked-nosed commoners and other leaders, he had learned how delicious food with added salt could be.

However, when he became a leader and wanted to taste some of that salted food, the shaman forbade it.

Only the shaman could enjoy food with added salt because the precious salt in the ceramic jars was running out...

This frustrated him, but he had no way to change it. In the tribe, no one dared challenge the shaman’s authority, not even the Great Leader.

“￥~”

He muttered angrily, not at the shaman but at the Flying Snake Tribe's Second Leader, who led people to wait for the tribe with salt and pottery.

It had been such a long time, and they still hadn’t found the salt and pottery, which made him very angry.

While lost in these thoughts, the Fourth Leader of the Flying Snake Tribe suddenly focused his gaze and looked with surprise and caution toward one direction.

Some people suddenly appeared there and were coming directly toward them, carrying something.

“…≈ap;!”

He shouted out, and those around him quickly gathered at his side.

They assembled, weapons in hand, and watched the unexpected group approaching them.

While feeling some caution, the fourth leader of the Flying Snake Tribe was more excited because it meant they had discovered another new tribe.

When he saw what the newcomers were carrying on their shoulders, he rubbed his eyes to ensure he wasn’t mistaken and became even more excited.

Precious pottery!

So much precious pottery?!

He shifted his gaze from the pottery to the people carrying it. Most of these people were dark-skinned.

He suddenly remembered what the crooked-nosed commoner had said: the traders who used to come to their tribe were a group of dark-skinned people, and these dark-skinned people carried precious pottery, which contained the equally precious salt!

The tribe that the Second Leader and others had been searching for so long had suddenly appeared before him, leaving him with a dizzying sense of amazement.

Amidst this dizziness was an indescribable, intense joy!

The Donkey Tribe leader also had a broad smile. He wasn’t surprised that the arriving tribe had become wary and gathered together.

He had seen this kind of reaction many times before.

Typically, when new tribes saw them, their reaction was almost always similar.

But once they realized the value of the pottery and salt, they would genuinely appreciate the value of his tribe's goods.

Thus, they would willingly exchange their surplus hides for precious pottery and salt.

With this thought in mind, the two tribes gradually moved closer.

To show that he meant no harm, the Donkey Tribe leader instructed his people to lower their weapons and carry them behind.

“￥~”

He set down the salt jars and approached the Fourth Leader of the Flying Snake Tribe to greet him.

Just like the other tribes they had encountered before.

The Fourth Leader’s eyes were fixed on the pottery before him, and he pointed at it, his eyes shining with eagerness.

He could hardly wait to find out if the jars contained salt.

Although the Donkey Tribe leader could not understand the words of the Flying Snake Tribe’s Fourth Leader, his extensive trading experience allowed him to grasp the meaning.

With a smile, the Donkey Tribe leader knew that exquisite pottery always had a significant impact on those who had never seen it before.

When meeting a new tribe, the attention of other tribes was quickly drawn to the pottery. This wasn’t the first time he had experienced such a reaction.

Thus, even though the Fourth Leader of the Flying Snake Tribe seemed more enthusiastic than the tribes they had encountered, the Donkey Tribe leader took it in stride.

He felt even more pleased because the response indicated they might be able to obtain more hides from this new tribe.

After a brief exchange, the Donkey Tribe leader was even more delighted because he found that the pottery and the snow-white salt attracted the people of this tribe more than the people of other tribes they had met before.

So, he didn’t bother with further discussion and went straight to the point...

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