The long road is long, and in the black bamboo forest, a giant beast like a mountain walks slowly forward in the forest.

Zhao Shuang and the Little Iron Eater Beast sat on its back, followed by the elders and leaders of the Zhurong Clan.

The place where the people of the Zhurong tribe live is called Huoji Mountain, and this valley overgrown with black bamboo is located in the depths of Huoji Mountain, called Obsidian Valley.

There are more than a dozen wooden buildings in the valley, and the elders of the Zhurong Department live among them. They were quite old, and many people looked at the scene of Zhao Shuang riding on the Great Iron Eater, and their faces showed surprise.

Being able to serve the divine beast is the highest honor within the Zhurong Department. These elders have a high status, and in addition to taking care of the divine beasts living in this valley, they will also use the black bamboo and black stones in this valley to make weapons and give them to the warriors of the Zhurong Tribe.

Zhao Shuang looked at everything in this valley and was very surprised. The environment in this valley is very different from the outside, and there are many strange flowers and flowers, as well as many strange gold and stones.

When the big iron-eating beast stopped, Zhao Shuang jumped off its back on the small iron-eating beast.

"Please follow me!"

The elders of the Zhurong Department were very polite. Seeing this, Zhao Shuang jumped off the back of the little iron-eating beast and walked forward with the elders of the Zhurong Department. When I looked back, the big iron-eater was holding a bamboo and feeding the small iron-eater. Around them, there were many other iron-eating beasts.

The elders of the Zhurong Department took Zhao Shuang and Li Mang into a cave in the valley. The caves are dry and depicting frescoes.

Unlike the picture on the totem pole outside, the things depicted here are quite detailed, recording the important history of the Zhurong Department for thousands of years.

Thousands of years ago, Zhurongluo had hundreds of thousands of people, and it was one of the ten thousand parties. With the passage of time, the Zhurong Department continued to migrate and finally arrived here. But their tribe is constantly weakening. The last mural depicts the warriors of King Wu more than 800 years ago, and the warriors of their tribe followed the country of Ji, one of the eight kingdoms of the pastoral oath, to fight against the million-strong army of Shang.

The events depicted on this last picture are also quite old.

When Zhao Shuang finished reading, the elders in this cave all knelt down. Looking at Qi Shushu's figure, Li Mang felt that it was not appropriate for him to stand again, but he wanted to kneel, but he was a little reluctant in his heart.

Until a glance from the elders? Li Mang reluctantly knelt down.

"What are you doing here?"

Zhao Shuang was a little puzzled.

"For thousands of years? Our people have been closely following the guidance of fate and thriving on this land. For this? No matter how vicious behemoth or terrifying enemy you have to face? Our people are not afraid. It's just that today, this land is about to undergo changes that have not been seen in a thousand years. The emperor star is clear. And the one who has been guiding my people? But it is gone. ”

Speaking of which, Limang's face was a little ignorant? The other elders were sad.

"We can't face the fact that our people have been abandoned by fate. Until? Our people have met you today......"

"Me?"

"My clan is willing to follow the king, from now on, only the king's orders, dare not disobey? Until the time of death. ”

Zhao Shuang looked at the giants in the cave? A question suddenly arose in my heart.

"How much do you eat?"

The elders looked at each other, but Li Mang stood up directly.

"What do you mean?"

"Shut up! Limang, get on your knees! ”

The elders' strict orders made Limang kneel down again, and one of the elders was respectful.

"The young and the old have half a sheep a day, and the old have one head? The strong man has two ends. It can be halved for women. ”

"And how many giants are there in your clan?"

"In the Huoji Mountain, there are more than 6,000 people. Among them, there are more than 1,000 young people? There are more than 1,000 old people, and more than 4,000 elderly and strong people. Women account for five or six out of ten. ”

This population ratio is quite healthy!

Zhao Shuang thought in his heart? This tribe consumes thousands of sheep a day, and the amount of food is staggering.

"Why are you following me?"

The elders bowed their heads.

"Just to keep surviving!"

"Good! I agreed. ”

Zhao Shuang put his hand on Limang's fiery red hair? The other party is a little pinched? But I held it back.

"From now on? Follow me! ”

"See the Lord!"

In the cave, the flames were long, and the giants were half-kneeling on the ground, obeying the boy's orders.

Huoji Mountain is close to Zhao Shuang's territory, and the connecting point in the middle is the Eagle Mountain Stream. Huoji Mountain's sphere of influence is very large, and after incorporating it into his own territory, Zhao Shuang's territory has almost quadrupled. However, the population living in Huoji Mountain was much smaller than in Zhao Shuang's territory.

In addition to being the location of the sacred beasts served by the Zhurong Ministry, Obsidian Valley also provided food and weapons for the Zhurong Ministry. The creatures in this valley are all larger than the outside world, and there is a huge black boar with two tusks.

The giants of the Zhurong Department raised them in captivity, just like cattle and sheep in captivity. The area on the edge of the Obsidian Valley is full of fields and pastures.

In addition to this, the elders of the tribe will also craft weapons for the giants of the tribe for battle.

Zhao Shuang stayed in Huoji Mountain for a few days and found that the huge grains and meats of Zhurong Department were not rough, but had a delicate taste and were very delicious.

"Too much deception!"

One day, Limang walked in scolding, with fire on his face.

"What's wrong?"

Zhao Shuang was biting on a piece of meat and asked casually.

"Those bastards of Yu Yuan, these days they have robbed us of hundreds of vassals."

Zhao Shuang has also figured out the relationship between them in the past few days. The Xuan Moth Department living in Yuyuan is the feud of the Zhurong Ministry, and these days they have taken advantage of the decline of the Zhurong Department to rob many of them.

"There are so many people in your tribe, fight?"

The giants of the Zhurong Department are strong, and the people of the Xuan Rong Department are about the same height as ordinary people. Zhao Shuang didn't understand, how could this force seem to have no way to take them.

Limang was a little disgusted, I don't know what came to mind?

"Their tribe's nest is full of poison, so we don't want to go. Besides, there are only two or three hundred warriors in our tribe, and we can't afford to spend it with them. ”

Zhao Shuang was taken aback, a little puzzled.

"Why are there only two or three hundred?"

"Our people must have strong bones and go through trials before they can receive the weapons given by the elders and become warriors. And only a few of them who have advanced cultivation can become knights. ”

"Knight?"

"In addition to us, there is also the Long-tailed Spotted Clan that serves the Divine Beast Clan. Only a very small number of people can be recognized by the long-tailed spotted and accompanied by it. There are only about 20 people in our clan. ”

Long-tailed spotty?

Zhao Shuang remembered it, it seemed to be a huge beast with exposed fangs, a long tail, and continuous markings on his body.

"You don't have to worry about it, I'll solve it. In a few days, the men of your people will go out with me. ”

"Out of the mountain, what to do?"

"Move bricks!"

“……”