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The central and largest fire was the size of seven or eight people, and around the open space there were countless small bonfires on which various whole animals were roasting.

The roast squeaked, the meat was golden in color, the fat dripped down, the flames scurried, and there was another "snort" sound.

Shen Nishang looked carefully, although there were many people in the clearing, they performed their duties, orderly, and not a single thing was messy.

There are special people in charge of everything, there are people who take care of the bonfire and are responsible for adding firewood, there are also those who are responsible for turning over the prey, and there are also people who are responsible for sprinkling spices on the prey, and once the prey on the bonfire is cooked, someone will step forward to take it off, and put the roasted prey on the tray on the tray, and then there will be women who come forward to send the roasted meat on the tray to the elders and elders of the clan, then distribute it to the young children, and finally put it on a long table spliced together by dozens of wooden tables for people to eat.

In addition, while the barbecue is served, there are also people who are responsible for delivering the water to various places.

The position of the high priest was naturally in the center of the front, and Shen Nishang and the three of them were also taken by the high priest to sit here.

Shen Nishang looked at it, not all the elders appeared in the bonfire, for example, there should be at least five elders of the Companion Beast Clan that she knew, but only two of them appeared here at the moment.

One of them was the High Elder, who had earlier objected to the High Priest bringing the four of them into the valley.

The Great Elder sat on the left side of the High Priest, another Elder beside him, and Shen Nishang, Ling Fei, and Kong Xiang sat on the other side of the High Priest.

Shen Nishang didn't see the two protagonists today, the groom Duolun and his bride had not yet appeared, and even the groom's father, the patriarch of the beast clan, had not appeared.

Shen Nishang's eyes wandered around, and there was a feeling on her face.

"What are the guests thinking?" asked the high priest suddenly.

"I was thinking, your people are very united. Shen Nishang smiled slightly, "Respect the old and care for the young, everyone works hard and does not distinguish between each other, this is very good." ”

"It's hard for our community, and if we don't stick together, we can't live. The high priest looked at Shen Nishang deeply.

At this time, a huge cheer rang out in the venue.

The crowd opened a gap, and a group of young companion beast men and women gathered around the center of the clearing that a newlywed couple had entered.

Duolun was wearing a new black dress with three-quarter sleeves, along with a pair of pants that were also black only below the knee, a headscarf and a belt woven of colored threads around his waist and head, and a necklace of colorful beads around his neck, and the bride on his side, although she was also dark-skinned, had bright eyes and bright teeth, and her facial features were extremely bright, and the makeup on her body matched Duolun's makeup very well, but she changed the pants into a skirt, and the dresses were all white, and she also tied a colorful belt and headscarf around her waist and head.

In addition to the colorful necklace on the chest, the bride also has a pair of colorful hoop earrings hanging under her ears, a graceful waist, bright colors, and a shy and beautiful smile on the bride's face, showing twelve points of happiness and festivity.

A couple of brides and grooms walked to a wooden table, and beside them a young tribesman brought up a whole cow and a whole sheep, and Duolun and the bride each slice the beef and mutton with knives, and then one of them took a tray and walked to the high priest and the elders.

The high priest stood up, smiled and took a slice of roast meat from each of the two trays, and said a few words to the two newlyweds in a side language, and finally took out a dagger from his bosom and placed it in the tray.

Then the two brides and grooms in turn offered the roast meat from the tray to the two elders present, and the two elders did the same as the high priest, and finally took out a wedding gift and placed it on the tray.

In the field, young companion beast men and women danced happily around the campfire, and the children chased and played happily around with barbecue meat.

The whole venue was full of joy.

"Do you know what this means, guests?" the high priest said, pointing to the tray in the hands of Doron and his bride, "and the men of our companion tribe are to be as industrious and strong as oxen, and the women are to take care of the children of the house like ewes to lambs." ”

Shen Nishang was also infected by this atmosphere, and showed a sincere smile: "It's really good." ”

"Please also invite our guests to taste it. The High Priest laughed suddenly.

Duolun and the bride were stunned for a moment, and walked over and brought the tray to Shen Nishang and the others.

Ling Fei raised his eyebrows slightly at Shen Nisheng, a smile slipped through Shen Nisheng's eyes, this high priest really has a lot of small calculations in his heart.

The three of them took the barbecue and ate it, Ling Fei nodded slightly at Kong Xiang, Kong Xiang took out a wooden box from his arms, smiled at Duolun's chin, and put it on the tray.

The High Priest's eyes lit up and he motioned to Doron, who held the tray with one hand and opened the box.

Inside the box is a piece of high-grade purple nan weighing one star.

The people around them even looked sideways at the two elders, and Duolun and the bride were even more stunned.

Duolun looked at the High Priest.

The High Priest paused, smiling and nodding at Duolun.

Together with his bride, Duolun bowed to Shen Nishang and the others.

Shen Nishang got up, returned the half-salute with a little blessing, and smiled slightly: "I wish you all a long time." ”

The bride's eyes when she looked at Shen Nishang revealed a little shyness and full of joy.

The couple then walked towards the other elders of the clan.

"The guests should know that this Xiang Nan is not of much use to our border clan, right?" and the others left, the high priest turned his head to look at Shen Nisheng, "It is useless to us, but it is really useful to you Middle-earth talents." Isn't it a bit too wasteful for a guest to give such a precious purple nan to my clansmen?"

"As long as something has value, it must be useful. Shen Nishang looked back at the high priest, a deep smile on her lips, paused, and said in a calm and gentle voice, "If it is really useless to the high priest, why would the high priest transplant the agarwood tree into the valley to find a way to artificially raise incense?"

The faces of the companion beast clansmen around them changed instantly, and the Great Elder's face froze, and his gaze at Shen Nishang was a little unkind and guarded.

When the high priest heard Shen Nisheng's last words, his eyes trembled almost invisibly, but he quickly regained his casual calm.

The high priest raised his hand slightly, but his eyes looked straight at Shen Nisheng: "All retreat." ”

Except for the two elders, all the people around them retreated, without making a sound.

Shen Nishang smiled quietly, peaceful.

"What do you want to say?" asked the High Priest gently, his old eyes sharp and bright.

Shen Nishang lowered her eyes, raised her eyes and said, "The high priest's experiment must not have been successful, right?"

The high priest did not move, sat as steady as Mount Tai, and only stared at Shen Nisheng's eyes.

"Although this valley is not small, over the centuries the number of its people has increased day by day, and the number of houses has increased, and the fields have become less and less, and although the people of the high priest are not hungry and hungry, there are still many things that cannot be found in this valley, or even in these hundred thousand mountains. Shen Nishang raised her eyes and looked around, "If you want the people to live a better life, the high priest must not find a way to exchange enough supplies and salt from the outside. But there wasn't much of value in the mountains to be exchanged. Although the animal skins and mountain goods can also be exchanged, one is large in size and the target is significant, and the other is limited in value and not enough for the needs of the family. ”

Shen Nishang stopped and turned his gaze back to the high priest's face: "Therefore, the best exchange items are agarwood and incense nan. However, although the 100,000 mountains produce agarwood and incense, one is that it is not easy to find, and the other is that the high priest does not want the tribe to leave the miasma forest too far, so as not to be discovered and bring danger and trouble to the clan. Huahua'er can find agarwood trees, and the high priest transplanted so many agarwood trees to the valley, isn't it just that he hopes to artificially raise incense and exchange more materials for the clan?"

The high priest raised his half-lowered eyebrows, put his hands on crutches, and his eyes were sharp: "What else did the guests hear?"

"The High Priest is reassured. Shen Nishang smiled slightly, her eyes were sincere, "We didn't deliberately ask your people for news, nor did we inquire about any news that shouldn't be inquired about. Not all of the people of Middle-earth are despicable, and I would not take advantage of a child. But the high priest did not worry about us, and invited us into the valley. But we also have other important things, and we also have relatives at home who are looking forward to our return. So we have to think about how we can get the high priest to trust us and let us go home. ”

The high priest smiled "oh", although the smile was kind, but the light in his eyes did not relax for a moment: "What do you want to do with the guest?"

"I think we can make a deal with the high priest. Shen Nishang curled the corners of her lips, and the Great Elder who had been watching the three of them looked at each other, and smiled at the Great Elder, "I can teach the Companion Beast Clan the method of artificial incense-"

"Lying!" the Great Elder was startled at first, and the next moment, he blurted out, "How can the people of Middle-earth know the method of artificial incense!"

The high priest did not stop the elder, nor did he say anything else.

"Whether the rest of Middle-earth understands it, I don't know. I really haven't met anyone else who does. Shen Nisheng's eyebrows were calm, "But I do understand." In fact, there is not much to argue about this issue. Since I have promised to teach you, whether you really understand or falsely understand, naturally you can't deceive anyone. ”

The Great Elder was stunned and stopped talking.

"And then?" the high priest sat still, watching Shen Nisheng's gaze become deeper and deeper, "The guest should want to say more than that, right?"

"Well, there's a follow-up to that. Shen Nishang nodded, "We still have an industry in Dali, which happens to be related to incense making." At present, several branches have been opened, and more branches will be opened in the future, not only in Dali, but also in the seven countries of Middle-earth. The high priest will also trade with the outside of the mountain to raise incense, and we may make a covenant. We will see and hear all the secrets of all the companion beasts in these hundred thousand mountains, and if the high priest can be trusted, wait for the incense to be raised. We'll trade with you with the supplies that the Orcs need. The High Priest can send trusted intermediaries to deal with us, and we will make it as convenient as possible for you to take care of the safety and secrecy of the Companion Orcs. ”

The high priest's expression gradually became solemn and solemn, and the great elder glanced at the elder beside him, but did not say anything immediately.

In fact, the high priest did not have to worry too much. After glancing at the three elders with condensed expressions, Ling Fei's voice was slow, "Although the Seven Kingdoms of Middle-earth have a grudge against the border clan, the companion beast clan is also different from other border clans. If it is a border clan such as the Jade Clan and the Cicada Yi Clan, it is reasonable to be a little more careful. The ability of the companion beast clan is different from that of other border clans, and in these 100,000 mountains, you not only occupy a natural advantage, but also have a natural advantage. Even if ordinary forces have bad intentions for your people, they may not be able to conquer you. Spending a lot of money but not getting the same gain, not many people will be so thankless. ”

"We don't believe in Middle-earth. The Great Elder said.

Shen Nishang sighed, and before she could speak, Mu Qing's voice came.

"We're really not bad people. Mu Qing led Kuldan to him and stood in front of the high priest, Mu Qing's expression was sincere, "Actually, what we say will not be useful, whether we believe it or not is just a sentence." That's why my aunt promised to teach you the method of raising incense first, and the high priest and the elders should also know that this method alone is already worth a lot of money, and you can exchange countless amounts of silver in any of the seven kingdoms, but my aunt has never told anyone else. Why can't the high priest and the elders trust us? Your people are very good, we all like us, and if the high priest and the elders can trust us, we can be friends. ”

"Friend?" the high priest smiled faintly, his eyes drooping, "In the eyes of the people of Middle-earth, we border tribes are all lowly slaves—there are probably quite a few border tribes who have been marked as slaves outside the mountains now, right?"

Mu Qing glanced at Shen Nishang and bowed his head to the high priest: "There are indeed border clans who have beaten the slave seal." My aunt also rescued two border slaves earlier, one of the hip people and the other of the ghost people, and they are still in my aunt's house. My aunt is a good person, and the high priest should know the rules outside the mountain to protect these two border people, and my aunt actually has to take a great risk. ”

The high priest and the two elders looked slightly moved, and there was a hint of surprise in their eyes.

The Great Elder was still a little suspicious, staring at Shen Nisheng: "Did the two border people in your family tell you their names?"

"The hipsters are Wuge, twenty-five this year. The other is called Sai Golang, thirty years old, and he is a ghost man. Shen Nishang said, "They are all in my incense-making workshop now." I asked them, but they didn't mean to go home right now. But if they want to go home any day, I won't stop them. Maybe you won't believe me when I say this, but in my eyes, the people of Middle-earth are people, and the border people are also people. I never felt that God had created man to be high or low. ”

The high priest looked deeply at Shen Nishang, and Shen Nishang looked back at him with clear eyes.

The older people around the venue gradually left, leaving only the young men and women singing and dancing around the campfire.

The high priest got up slowly: "You are old, you young people can play together." ”

The two elders also got up with the high priest, and the three of them went away together.

Shen Nishang and the four watched the three leave.

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