Volume 2: The Loose World Chapter 131: Re-examination (33) The Second Journey
The strength of the big tribes is limited, only the approximate range, and they know very little about their own territory, and for the small tribes under them, they are also in a state of free-range, and the stations of many small tribes don't even know the location.
And the strength of the Hou Department is stronger, and the control is also higher, knowing the specific location of each tribe, there is a fixed supply for ten years, and it is more familiar with its own territory, and the most basic rough map must be there.
However, it is one thing to have it or not, but it is another thing to give it or not, and it is never a friendly thing to ask for a map of the tribe's territory, and the warriors of the Zehou Department drew their weapons and watched the Wood Witch kill the machine.
The old man in cloth was expressionless, his voice was cold, and he asked, "Who are you? Why do you want Daze's map? If you don't explain it clearly, don't think about leaving safely today!"
"We are a mountain tribe of the Lin Hou Department, and we received an order from Lin Hou to go to Daze to do very important things, but we are not familiar with the Daze environment and can't find the way, so we went to your department to change the map. "The excuse has been prepared for a long time.
"The people of the mountain tribe, the mission of Lin Hou, what task, why is the Ministry of Zehou not clear?" The mountain tribe is a cronie of the Ministry of Forest Hou, and the old man in cloth has heard about it, but he is still vigilant, and he breaks the casserole and asks to the end.
"I'm sorry, this matter is very important, it may be related to the Wang Ministry, Lin Hou specially explained, no one can tell me. Mu Wu said in a deep voice, no matter what pot he had, just throw it directly at the Lin Hou Department, he just wanted the map.
The Zehou Department and the Yuhou Department both belong to the War King Department, and the relationship is not very good, nor is it bad, but the grassland over there in Daze is the territory of the Li Wang Department, and the two kings are fighting all year round, and the task is self-evident.
The mountain tribe is Lin Hou's henchman, the task must be very important, it may be the arrangement of the royal department, the more he thinks about it, the more the old man feels that it is not simple, and takes a deep breath: "I can't decide this matter, please wait for a while." ”
"You don't need a detailed map, you just have a basic river channel, and you can exchange it for the pottery you just had. Mu Wu lowered his demand, and the old man in cloth just nodded, did not speak, and left the shed quickly.
It's normal to be suspicious, it's not normal not to be suspicious, as for whether it will be a goof, he is not worried, the Hou Department will only meet in the Wang Department, even if Ze Hou asks Lin Hou at that time, Lin Hou will not admit it.
On the contrary, it shows that this matter is not simple, it may be an important foreshadowing of the War King Department, even if Lin Hou comes back and feels that something is wrong, it is also a trouble for the mountain tribe, what does it have to do with the other wood tribe? Who knows that he is a wood witch?
After a long time, the old man in cloth returned again, followed by a special warrior, the warrior had a very high status, he was the eldest son of Zehou, wearing a cloth coat and a bronze scimitar, and said straight to the point: "How do you prove it?"
"This is Lin Hou's reward!" Mu Wu lifted his leather coat, revealing a white cloth, looked at the ground again, pointed to the old man's left foot, and said, "There is a stone below, the depth of a small arm. ”
The old man was suspicious, and a warrior stepped forward and dug with a stone tool, and sure enough, at the depth of his forearm, he dug up a small stone.
"This is Lord Lin Hou. Mu Wu looked at Yu again, Yu clenched his fists cooperatively, his bare arms, there was obvious woodenness, the forest Hou Department did have a warrior with woodification ability, and the two of them no longer had any doubts.
"Zehou said, this is Mu Hou's task, it has nothing to do with him, if you want a map, you can have a map, five beautiful pottery and a map!"
Mu Wu showed a painful look, but he could only nod, the warriors behind him took out five new pottery, and the five Zehou soldiers took it, and the eldest prince handed him a fish skin map, and turned around and left the shed directly.
This fishskin map is rudimentary, barely outlining the shape of the Osawa River, with simple lines representing rivers, circles representing lakes, dense dots representing swamps, and raised angles representing hills.
Other than that, there were no forests, no tribes, not to mention resources, but even such a map made Mu Wu overjoyed and felt that he had picked up a big bargain.
The old man's smile became more and more vigorous, waiting for Mu Wu to put away the fish skin map, and take him to continue to introduce various goods, completely when the incident just now did not happen, Mu Wu's eyes were attracted by another thing.
It was a cage woven of vines, and in the cage were dozens of large birds, swans, geese, and wild ducks, which were good things, and they could be used as meat and as eggs, which were more than eggs.
"Friends are interested in these meat birds? This is the meat raised by the Zehou Department, which can be killed and eaten meat, and can also be raised to lay eggs, the big eggs taste very good, and the price is also very cheap, a beautiful pottery, can be exchanged for a hundred!"
It's a pity that Mu Wu just shook his head, and the old man thought that he was dissatisfied, but he heard him say, "It is indeed a good thing, but our pottery has been replaced." ”
"Okay!" The old man in cloth rolled his eyes, and when he heard that they didn't have Mei Tao, his face instantly turned cold, and he let the soldiers hold a few clay pots and leave the shed directly.
In the back, Mu Wu secretly laughed, but he didn't explain, there are a lot of clay pots, but they don't go back to the tribe, with these birds, it is very inconvenient to move, only wait for the next time they come, and then trade!
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Daze covers a vast area, two thousand miles from east to west, two thousand miles from north to south, with the jungle in the north, the grassland in the south, the sea in the east, and the wasteland in the north.
After having the Fishskin Map, the team's advance speed increased dramatically, and there were many detours, from the jungle in the north of Daze, across the entire Daze, to the southern steppe, and saw the fertile area.
The grassland is more than 3,000 miles long, the green grass obscures the vision, the massive herds run freely, the boundless green grassland, and the wind gently blows through the ears, which is fascinating, intoxicating, and makes people want to plunge into the ocean.
In contrast, the grassland of the wood tribe is not even a grassland, on the prairie, there are cattle and horses, the mighty galloping cattle and cavalry, and the horse cavalry who come and go like the wind, which makes countless people frightened.
When I arrived here, I had left the range of the War King Department, and arrived in the world of the Li King Department, the soldiers patrolled on the border line, there was a long belt of thorns, and the Ze and Huang Hou departments fought with cattle and horses all the year round, and the blood flowed like a river.
There are very few cavalry patrolling, as long as you are a little careful, it is not difficult to cross the border, but it is not necessary, even if you get to the opposite side, it is troublesome to be recognized, and it is indispensable to meet each other.
For five consecutive years of great sacrifices, they were all done by Fan and You, and Mu Wu often sent people to send messages to hold them safe, but they still couldn't help but worry, and it wasn't until they saw the returning team that they really put their hearts at ease.
When he returned with a hundred horsemen, a hundred archers, and a hundred war horses, there were only eighty cavalry, sixty archers, and seventy war horses left, and even one of the three big wolves was killed.
The fish skin map is not marked, there is no way to avoid the necessary danger, there are many dangers encountered on the road, the most dangerous time, is when passing by a swamp, encountering a toad that is advancing to the beast.
The toad was ten feet in size, leading hundreds of large toads to hunt and eat, and the tribal team suffered a catastrophe, more than a dozen people were caught by the long tongue, and a big wolf was also swallowed by the foreign beast toad in order to protect the witch.
On the map that he gradually improved, the wood witch marked the swamp, a strange beast with a clan, the wood tribe poured out of the nest, and it may not be able to kill, but if you don't report it at this time, it doesn't mean that you won't report it in the future.
Although it is a pity for the deceased, the living should remember that the surviving soldiers have expanded their experience, enriched their knowledge, absorbed experience, increased their abilities, received rich rewards, and the victims also have pensions.
The tribe's harvest is not small, the reeds used for raising, the lotus root used for food, the rice used as the staple food, and most importantly, the good breed mounts found, the most suitable is the big buffalo on the bank of the river.
Compared with the tribal bison, the buffalo has more strength, faster running speed, and easier training, and the two powerful horns are even more terrifying weapons, and the bull cavalry can be upgraded to combat effectiveness.
Mammoths, giant rhinoceros, horned dinosaurs, three herbivores, also have the potential for domestication, their strength is much greater, if they can form cavalry, the destructive power will be terrifying, but it is also more difficult to raise.
Because their own strength is too strong, and they are all social animals, it is too difficult to catch cubs, plus it is difficult to reproduce, cubs are also very scarce, and the amount of food is too large, so you don't need to think about it for the time being, you can only think about it in the long run.
Soon after coming back, it was the eighty-sixth year of the Mu tribe's great sacrifice, and the wood witch appeared to preside, which really made the clansmen excited, and they did not condense the qi and blood spirit fruit for five years, and one hundred and fifty of them grew directly at this ceremony.
Those who did not become qi and blood warriors in the previous years have all become warriors after taking the fruits this time, and those who have become warriors have also been rewarded with one, and there are still a lot of spirit fruits left, which are reserved.
In fact, the tribe's life level has leaped over the years, and the clansmen have eaten spiritual plants for a long time, and their physique has been greatly improved.
Spirit fruits like the Qi and Blood Spirit Fruit have also been transplanted a lot in the tribe, and even the spirit berries with the weakest effect are much better than the Qi and Blood Spirit Fruits, Mu Wu couldn't help but sigh, thinking of the big wolf that was killed, he was in a bad mood.
The tribesmen of the Fire Branch are building a stone road to the great river, and the warriors are ready to connect the great river, hunt and capture those crocodiles and buffaloes, and some even fight the rumored idea of giant beasts.
The outer wall of the wooden tribe was basically completed, and the fertile fields and pastures began to be cultivated, and the leaders mobilized the tribesmen to dig a large pond in the middle, which could be used to roll cattle and horses, and also to prepare for raising ducks and geese.
Let the clan reclaim ten acres of paddy fields, Mu Wu spent three months, with the two hundred catties of rice traded, many times to ripen the rice, to promote the rice as soon as possible to metamorphose, into spiritual rice, containing energy increased three times.
By the way, the reed seeds and lotus seed roots brought back to the tribe were planted in it, and the ability was also used to promote growth and ripening, and after more than a dozen iterations, they were transformed into spiritual plants, and the yield increased dramatically.
After resting for three months, looking at the fire branch and the copper branch, Mu Wu prepared for the second expedition, and the team expanded to three hundred, this time he did not force another expedition, but announced the recruitment list and let the warriors sign up on their own.
The warriors were highly motivated, and it was a great honor to follow Wu Yuanyuan, and they also very much hoped that they could contribute to the tribe, especially those who had participated in the long journey and returned intact.
In addition, the price given by the tribe is also very tempting, or those who come back can get rich rewards, even if they die unfortunately outside, the tribe will also give the family a lot of pension funds.
A hundred archers, a hundred shield soldiers, a hundred spearmen, and the cavalry were too shackled in the swamp, and the wood witch did not carry it anymore, and he did not plan to bring the remaining two big wolves, they were all grown up, and he was reluctant.
But when it was time to leave, the only two big wolves left tore off the bronze chains and caught up with the team far away.