After a day and night, all the salt rock was boiled. Ding Qi didn't close his eyes all night, staring at the three of them boiling salt non-stop. It was only in the morning of the next day that Ben brought three other people over to take over the matter of boiling salt, that Ding Qi had time to rest, and told Ben to take care of those three people, they would be treasures in the future.

It was only before the break that Tinch summoned all the slaves and asked them to stand in a small array of eight men in four rows in front and behind.

Ding Qi raised his voice, pointed to the thirty-two people in front of him and said:

"I am Ding Qi, the leader of the Ding tribe. From today onwards, you will be my people! Not the kind of slave who sleeps in slave pens and eats leftover meat and bones, but tribesmen who are well fed, warm, and have a house to live in like me. ”

As soon as Ding Qi finished saying this, the thirty-two slaves standing in front of him suddenly became noisy, as if they couldn't believe what he said, and couldn't believe that they were no longer a slave.

They knew yesterday that they had been exchanged for the man in front of them, and that he would be their own master from now on. Unexpectedly, this master did not treat them as slaves, but as his own tribe members, his own brothers and sisters, and this sudden happiness made them a little unable to believe that this was true, and even a little panicked and uneasy.

Ding Qi could understand their mood at the moment, and when this happened, everyone would not be calm.

"Do not doubt or be afraid or troubled. Who am I? I am the leader of the Ding tribe, and what I say is a decision, an order, and no one can influence the decision of the Ding tribe. Since you are my person, then you must listen to me, follow me, and ensure that you are well fed and clothed, and that there can be women, men, and children. ”

The mood of the people below became more and more excited, and everyone had tears in their eyes, and they were freed from their slave status.

"If you listen to me, then do what I say. Listen up, now sit down. ”

These Ding tribesmen were still adjusting to their new identities and Ding Qi's words, and it took a while for them to all sit in place.

Pointing to the sky above him, Ding Qi said to them:

"Do you see, I'm standing, you're sitting, why? Because I want you to know that even if the sky falls, I will hold it up for you. I hope that in the future, you will be able to go out into this world and see the world, in addition to eating, sleeping and working, there are more interesting things. ”

He glanced at everyone:

"I let each of you know that you are no longer slaves! Follow me, and I'll make you all look up, puff out your chests, and harden you! Whoever dares to bully us, we will fight back. Remember? ”

Ding Qi pointed to several of his tamed pets:

"I saw this lynx, and the golden eagle that flew in the sky, and the two horses, which I tamed. Who of you has ever seen a beast that can tame a beast of prey? Only I, only your leader, can do all this. In the future, you will be proud to be a member of the Ding tribe! Finally, I ask, who am I? ”

The people below boiled, and tears could not stop flowing down their cheeks, and they stood up and cried out loudly:

"Boss! Chieftains! ”

The sound spread far away, and even attracted the fishermen of the Li tribe to it. They stood up, as if they were also expressing their stance to Ding Qi, and they would also stand up to the sky like Ding Qi.

Ding Qi slept beautifully and soundly this night.

The new members of the tribe were happy, they had learned to weave baskets, they were able to weave them faster and better, and Tinch had already made all the baskets before he woke up. Ben is not at ease, each basket has been carefully checked to ensure that the basket is strong and durable, especially the basket belt, which should be knitted tighter.

Before their excitement passed, Ben arranged for some people to find some large pieces of withered yellow leaves to soak in water, and after all of them were soaked and softened, they were dried to remove the excess water and spread them in a back basket for salt.

Ben followed Ding Qi back and forth, left and right, and was already able to do everything in his hand, even no worse than some tribal leaders.

After Ding Qi woke up, the boiled salt had been put into the back basket, if it was full, it could be filled with ten back baskets, but Ben did not do this, packed in twenty back baskets, each back basket was half loaded, and the other twelve back baskets were put aside according to Ding Qi's request, ready to be sent to the Li tribe as an exchange for those animal skins.

After dinner, Ding Qi sat in the cave of the tribe with the Golden Elephant Doctor Witch and the Blue Tiger Leader, with a stack of baskets in the corner on one side, and three steaming pottery bowls in front of them, in which the dandelion tea brewed by boiling water rose and fell, like Ding Qi's mood in the past two days, up and down.

Ding Qi once again brought a surprise to the medicine witch and the leader of the Ding tribe, and now the sweet, sweet, and salty taste in his mouth came from the inconspicuous black object in front of him, and after being scalded by this hot water, the taste had changed completely. It seems, as if, the two of them liked the taste, especially after eating the greasy meat, and instantly felt much more refreshed.

Ding Qi came here for three purposes, one was to send the exchange basket of animal skins, the second was to come over to express his gratitude to the Li tribe for being able to take out the animal skins for exchange, the dandelion tea in front of him was a gift, and the third was to ask the Blue Tiger leader about the alliance.

Blue Tiger looked embarrassed, and the Golden Elephant, who was a witch, told Ding Qi the result.

No alliances!

Why?

The golden elephant told Ding Qi about his tribe.

"Our tribe is a tribe that focuses on exchanging power stones for food and tools, and power stones are useful and indispensable to each tribe, but they are not used much. Therefore, the visitor is the guest, and we will try to provide enough power stones, even if the items exchanged by the other party do not meet the requirements. Therefore, each tribe will recognize us very much, and the tribe has a very special status, and cannot be a member of the alliance, because it is worried that this special status will change. So, I think, our tribe is still dedicated to exchanging all kinds of things with hard stones, which is good for everyone and good for our tribe! ”

In the end, it was actually "good for our tribe" to increase the tone, as if there was something unspeakable.

Ding Qi sat there and sighed, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. However, he also heard the meaning of the other party's words, they wanted to become a full-time trader, and did not want to participate in the kind of alliance that fought and killed. If they participate in the alliance and fight other tribes, then their tribes lose the integrity that they have built up over the years of exchange.

A tribe that specializes in trading has the potential to bully other tribes at any time, who would dare to trade with you?

Of course, forming an alliance does not have to be fought and killed, and it can develop peacefully, but is it possible? There will always be conflicts between tribes and tribes, and sooner or later it will develop to that point.

Ding Qi knew that the medicine witch of this power tribe was not simple, at least not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

"Leader Ding, you came from the east, have you heard of Aragami? Have you ever met him? ”

The leader of the Blue Tiger interjected at the right time to alleviate the embarrassment just now.

When Ding Qi heard this, he had a strange expression on his face, and said in his heart that he asked in front of Aragami if he had heard of Aragami? But he couldn't show that I was Aragami, so he cooperated with the other party and nodded.

"Well, I've seen it, and now several tribes on our side believe in Aragami and want to follow Aragami, but they are rejected by the other party. Aragami really has a lot of knowledge and ability, and he wants to lead everyone to live a life where they can be fed and clothed, not harmed by powerful tribes, not disturbed by wild beasts, and can live their lives in peace. ”

As soon as Blue Tiger heard that he had seen Aragami, he suddenly came to his senses, and asked with a twinkle in his eyes:

"So, what does Aragami look like? Do you have a woman of your own? "In the tribe, a woman means a wife.

Ding Qi looked at his appearance and said in his heart, why do you look like you are looking for a son-in-law? Like the parents of older men and women, do you want to get back to your home when you see an excellent person?

"Ahem! Cough! Aragami, she's beautiful, about the same size as me, and she's such a tall person. He doesn't have a woman yet, but there is a long line of women chasing after his ass, wanting to be his woman. But he was determined to lead all the tribesmen to a happy life where they could be fed, clothed, and free from danger, so these things were put on hold. ”

As for the word "beautiful", primitive people think so, there is no concept of handsome, as long as it is good, it is beautiful.

"Huh? yes, that's great. I have a daughter, and she is also very beautiful, and the sons of several surrounding tribal leaders want to take her as their own woman, but she has always disagreed, and is bent on finding a great hero like Aragami! ”

When Ding Qi heard this, his eyebrows raised upward, could it be that the leader's daughter was really beautiful as he said? But considering the size of the blue tiger, forget it. However, his heart moved, and he asked quietly on his face:

"Oh? Can you see who is Ling Ai? ”

Blue Tiger frowned, what does love mean? Does that mean my daughter? Well, this name is good, and suddenly his brows furrowed again, and he pointed it out to Ding Qi very happily.

"Well, that's my daughter-in-law over there, beautiful, isn't she?"

Ding Qi looked in the direction and saw that among the several women who were working in front of the campfire, there was a relatively young girl who was smashing a bone with the stone in her right hand, as if making bone tools.

When she heard the voice of the blue tiger, she turned her head around, and Ding Qi was stunned for a moment. With thick eyebrows, big eyes, a straight nose, a small mouth, and distinct ear wheels, this exquisite five views is indeed a rare and beautiful person among primitive people. And when she laughs, she can also smile without showing her teeth, which makes people feel more comfortable to watch. Dressed in animal skin clothes, her figure did not resemble her father's, and she looked normal, like most primitive women, thick and strong.

But the next scene made Ding Qi have nightmares for three days in a row.

I saw a long sticky yellow object slide out of the upturned nose, quickly reach the top of the small mouth, and the mouth instantly opened and swallowed the long strip into the stomach. And she didn't forget to show a smug smile, but unfortunately this smile was a bit big and toothy. Something sticky connected the upper and lower teeth, but the black and yellow teeth were not the most frightening, the most frightening thing was the pointed teeth and some red and white things between the teeth.

Immediately after, the woman stretched the bone in her left hand to her small mouth, and the pouted mouth was aimed at the broken bone slit, and with a stabbing sound, a piece of bone marrow was sucked into the woman's mouth. The woman smiled contentedly again, revealing a mouth full of red, white, and yellow things, sticking and covering the entire mouth.

"Gross!"

This extreme contrast made Ding Qi unbearable.

"Uh, I'm sorry, Chief, I ate a little too much in the evening. Gross~, you may have a bad stomach! ”

Ding Qi didn't dare to look any more, turned his head to the leader's side, took a deep breath of turbid air, and forcibly suppressed the vomit.

"It's okay, it's okay, my daughter is beautiful, she should be worthy of Aragami. Boss Ding, do you have a woman? If not, I'll introduce you to one, the women of our tribe are not blown by me, and the surrounding tribes are not as beautiful as them. ”

The blue tiger leader had a fatherly expression on his face, and Ding Qi read from his face that his daughter was the most beautiful in his father's eyes.

Alas! Pity the hearts of parents all over the world!