Chapter 430: Indigenous Tribes
Out of an abundance of caution, Stony Brook sent only ten members of the team to follow the indigenous tribe away.
If there is no news within three days, it means that his men have been killed, so he must be prepared to kill the first natives he sees in the New World.
It's just that he doesn't want this kind of thing to happen, this place is a very good port, if the conflict with the local natives is too intensified, the fleet may face a lot of trouble when it comes back in the future.
"I hope these guys are clear-headed."
Stony Brook thought.
And Jiang Liu was unfortunately chosen as one of the ten.
It was a very risky move to follow the barbaric-looking natives.
Especially for these ten people, it's like pinning their heads to their belts.
Jiang Liu followed behind the Turen, his right hand never left the hilt for a moment, and his spirit remained highly tense.
The thin layer of snow in the forest covers the thick fallen leaves, which crunch when stepped on.
The natives did not speak, but hurried away, and the atmosphere seemed a little depressing.
At noon, after crossing a small stream, the group saw houses scattered with animal skins in a clearing on the bank of the river.
Smoke curls from the cooking in the tribe, and the noise of children can be heard from time to time.
Jiang Liu is sixteen years old this year, as a new generation about the same age as the Qi State, the tribal era seems to be a long time ago for them.
Whether it was the reign of the Xia Dynasty or the reign of the Qi State, he had never seen a place as backward as he thought of here.
The people here don't even have a decent piece of metalwork, and even the pottery that visits the place is rough and pitiful.
With the arrival of the Qi people, it immediately attracted the attention of the people in this tribe.
In the face of the swarming savages, Jiang Liu felt that his scalp was numb, and the cold sweat on his back flowed.
Qi people gathered nervously, ready to fight a bloody way at any time.
But these natives, except for curiously watching from a distance and pointing from time to time, did not do anything too excessive.
The indigenous leader shouted, and the onlookers suddenly parted ways.
Jiang Liu and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.
The indigenous leader led the envoy into the tribe and vacated the most central position in the tribe for the Qi to rest.
Surrounded by a group of ferocious-looking savages, Jiang Liu felt extremely awkward.
Especially when I saw the vacuum under the animal skins worn by some of those indigenous women, my heart was beating even more.
The women of Qi are conservative in their dress, and when they reach a certain age, they rarely have exposed skin.
A teenager like Jiang Liu, who has never even touched a woman, can withstand such stimulation there.
I just felt that my face was hot, and I lowered my head and didn't dare to look at those indigenous women.
But those indigenous women are extremely curious about Qi people, and they are affectionate one by one, as if they are choosing a wishful husband.
The squad leader who led the team looked at the wild people around him with a serious face.
As the highest-ranking officer of this squad, everyone's safety is between his words and deeds, not only for himself, but also for the brothers behind him, who are not allowed to have the slightest carelessness.
Soon the natives lit a fire and skinned a strange-looking animal that they had gotten out of nowhere, and roasted it on the fire.
In the midst of intense and oppressive waiting, the indigenous leader once again appeared in everyone's sight.
The indigenous leader said to the crowd, "@##¥%......&&***".
The squad leader scratched his head and said, "I don't understand!" ”
The indigenous leader gestured to the food being grilled over there and made a gesture of eating.
The squad leader nodded and said, "Thank you!" ”
The indigenous leader gestured to the steel knife at the squad leader's waist.
The squad leader suddenly became vigilant and said, "The knife is here." ”
I don't know what the indigenous leader understood by this sentence, and again said a bunch of words that everyone couldn't understand.
I saw that the young native who had first come into contact with the Qi people came over, held the stone axe in his hand, and walked towards the Qi people.
The Qi people team suddenly stood up one after another, habitually forming a defensive formation, and vigilantly staring at the surrounding savages.
The young man was stunned for a moment, as if he understood something, stopped, slowly put down the stone axe, and grinned.
The squad leader breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, looked at the young man and said, "What do you want to do?" ”
The young man pointed to the stone axe on the ground, and then to the steel knife at the squad leader's waist.
The squad leader didn't know what this man meant, whether he wanted to trade his knives, or if he just wanted to take a look.
"Knives! It's mine! Don't change! ”
As he spoke, the squad leader tried to make a gesture that the other party could understand.
The young man pointed to his eyes and then to the knife.
"It's okay to see, but you can't change it."
The squad leader somewhat understood what this person meant, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
If this person forcibly exchanged, he would have to fight hard today.
With a loud bang, the steel knife came out of the body, and the sharp blade exuded a cold light under the sunlight.
Seeing this, the natives immediately showed a look of surprise and began to chatter.
The young man looked very excited, and chattered for a while, as if he wanted the squad leader to demonstrate the weapon in his hand.
The squad leader looked around with a calm face, and then walked towards the unknown piece of meat hanging on the wooden pole not far away.
Since these people wanted to see it, he felt that it was the right time to take this opportunity to deter these wild people and tell them that Qi people were not easy to mess with.
Jiang Liu and the others protected the squad leader in the middle to prevent these natives from doing irrational behavior when their heads were hot.
I saw the squad leader standing in front of the piece of meat, and with a soft shout, I saw the steel knife slashing out obliquely, and the piece of meat that was so hard that the slap was wide and frozen was cut off instantly.
The natives who were shocked by this scene couldn't close their mouths, and their eyes suddenly became hot when they looked at Qi Ren.
The native leader looked excited, dancing and not knowing what he was saying.
It's just a constant repetition of one word.
Looking at the somewhat crazy natives, the Qi team was already extremely nervous, and it was easy to misjudge when the language and culture were different.
The squad leader signaled the team members not to act rashly, and quickly observed the surrounding environment with their eyes, and prepared to break through.
But instead of the imaginary savage attack, a young indigenous woman wore a necklace with animal teeth around the squad leader's neck.
This move made Qi people look at each other a little, and they didn't know what it meant.
Seeing that the squad leader accepted the necklace without refusing, the indigenous girl quickly ran away as if she was shy.
Only Qi Da, who was still in a state of blindness, was left staring.
"Damn, what are they doing, what are they excited about."
The squad leader felt a little uneasy, as if he had done something he shouldn't have done.