Chapter 7: The Three Warriors of the Mid-Mountain Tribe

The tribesmen still went to cut down trees under the leadership of Muru, but with the lessons of yesterday's horse thief sneak attack, they deliberately left a small team to patrol the surroundings. The old orcs began to dig a deep pit around the hill and erect a thick wooden fence. Although it is only a temporary residence, the work of safety is never sloppy.

Baroque took Barotan and Zainzu with him and drove a hundred horses. A few small bags of salt on horseback, and a smaller iron pot, were gifts for visiting the Banshan tribes...... Although an iron pot is worth as much as two sturdy horses in the tundra.

Baroque also brought Celine and Susan with him this time, so he took them out to learn about the customs of foreign tribes............ is somewhat of a disguised apology because of her guilt to Celine.

Celine was still angry, but she didn't say anything. Baroque had said that he would marry her, and she was waiting for the orcs to fulfill their promise, and if Baroque repented on it, Celine would leave immediately. She fell in love with Baroque and was even able to endure Baroque's affair with her cousin, but that didn't mean she would back down endlessly.

The weather was fine today, there was no wind, and the snow on the ground had been swept away by the recent strong winds, and in some places even the dry earth and yellow weeds were exposed. The horses saved themselves the trouble of shaving through the snow and ate non-stop to replenish the food that had been missing for the previous days.

Walking in the endless wilderness, the empty land gives people a sense of comfort, Baroque and Celine seem to have forgotten the unpleasantness, and from time to time they get together and mutter, enjoying the rare calm scenery of the tundra. Soto had said that the Mid-Mountain Tribe was less than a hundred miles away, and that they would be able to reach it before dark.

Celine loved to hear the Baroque sing, but the young shaman seemed to want to maintain his majesty and refused to sing to her. When they are playing and arguing. There was a melodious singing voice from afar, it was Barrotan who was driving the horses in the distance, it was the song "In That Far Away].

Soto and his people were drawn to the beautiful singing. They had never heard such a beautiful song before, and they were all hooked. When Barotan finishes singing. They all flocked to him, pleading, "Brother Barotan, you must teach me how to sing this song, my Boshi loves to sing the most, and if I sing it to her, she will surely agree to marry my ......!"

Anyway, there was nothing to do all the way, and Barotan enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by everyone, so he taught them to sing over and over again. By the time the sun was setting and the settlement of the Banshan tribe was in sight, all the orcs had already learned!

Seeing the settlement of this tribe, Baroque also understood the origin of the name of the Banshan tribe! A mountain, the back half of which is a steep rock cliff, but the front part is a gentle slope, and among the gentle slope of the woods, there are simple tents, and the higher the position, the larger the animal skin tent. At the top, between two thick pine trees, there is even a house made of wood.

The people of the Mid-Mountain tribe have found them. Dozens of orcs on horseback soon ran out of the tribal settlement, with thick wooden clubs in their hands and few iron tools, except for the orc at the head, carrying a heavy sword. He was astonishingly tall, even half a head taller than Soto, two and a half meters tall, thick and heavy, like a half-cut iron tower. Baroque was worried about the Great Han's mount.

Soto hurried to catch up. so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings. The big man who was the leader was one of the three warriors of the Banshan tribe who was as famous as him, Hubertus, nicknamed the Iron Tower! A rough guy with some problems in his brain.

"Brother Soto, Patriarch Kansu asked me to take a look. Who did you bring here? The big man said in a rough voice, seeing the large group of horses, he couldn't help but show an eager look: "There are a lot of horses, it would be nice if I could eat one, I want to ask the patriarch." ”...

"Fool, shut your stinky mouth, this is the Baroque patriarch of the blue wolf tribe, he came to visit our Kansu patriarch, and by the way he made some deals with us, these horses are the goods of the Baroque patriarch, you dare to use your brains, be careful I tell your mother, let her clean you up fiercely. Soto was afraid that this gluttonous guy would cause trouble, so he hurriedly warned and scolded. There is no way, Hubertus is infinitely powerful, only more than strength, and no one in the Mid-Mountain tribe is his opponent. Soto didn't want to hurt a fool, so he had to scare Hubertus' mother out of him.

The big man seemed to be most afraid of his mother, and when he heard Soto's words, although he was a little reluctant, he obediently withdrew his greedy gaze.

"Baroque Patriarch, I'm sorry you have to wait a bit, I need to inform our Patriarch Kansu, who will come to meet you personally. Soto turned back and bowed slightly to Baroque. Baroque but he signaled not to mind, and Soto hurried to the top of the mountain.

The great man Hubertus took dozens of orcs to look curiously at the so-called blue wolf tribal patriarch, who seemed to be called Baroque. Is this young and handsome orc really the patriarch of a tribe?Hubertus didn't believe it in his simple mind, and he had the impression that the patriarch should be some old thing. It's just that the two human women next to that orc are really beautiful!

Even a fool like Hubertus sighed, not to mention the other clansmen around him, whose eyes just swept over Celine and Susan, intentionally or unintentionally. Fortunately, Hubertus was straightforward, and his subordinates were all rude and straightforward, and none of them made any unusual moves. This made the Baroque interested in Hubertus...... He now has a very bad habit of meeting any young orc, always like to secretly use the soul eagle eye to probe the potential of the other party. This big man is very simple, although he is tall and strong, he seems to be less than twenty years old. He was born with a strong aura, and he was originally the best physique for cultivating the Beast's Battle Qi, but it seemed that he had been injured by external forces, making him unable to realize his potential. It was too far away for the Baroque to see what was wrong unless the Baroque had access to Hubertus' body.

Hubertus was horrified by the baroque's gaze, and he was uncomfortable. The young orc's eyes seemed to penetrate his soul, and he felt a sense of awe in his heart............ He grew so big, he was only afraid of his mother, and even the Kansu patriarch dared to contradict him when he was angry, why did the orcs in front of him make him afraid?―――――― Baroque's soul eagle eyes cast another shaman's small spell [Soul Shock]. It's the perfect deal for a simple guy like Hubertus. He has already developed a good impression of this jade-like big guy, and he hopes to leave a deep impression on him, maybe he can be abducted and deceived ...... in the future!

Fortunately, Soto came back soon. Relieved Hubertus, who almost wanted to turn around and run away. Soto's face was very ugly, red and blue. I want to talk and stop, I can't watch it. Baroque didn't see anyone behind Soto, and he didn't know that something had happened, and he suddenly smiled meaningfully.

"Baroque Patriarch...... I...... I...... We, the Kansu chief, ask you to come over, and he is waiting for you in the tent. Soto barely knew how he could say such a thing, and in his opinion, although the Blue Wolf Tribe had less than a hundred people, their strength was unfathomable. It is completely able to sit on an equal footing with the mid-mountain tribes. But when the Kansu patriarch heard Soto talk about the population of the blue wolf tribe, he immediately showed a disapproving expression, and Rurik, one of the three warriors sitting next to Kansu, even laughed and sneered at sarcasm.

In the end, the patriarch of Kansu only agreed to meet Baroque, and did not intend to come out to greet him himself--just to watch Baroque come to trade with more than a hundred horses. When Soto rushed out of the patriarch's cabin in shame, Rurik suddenly showed a greedy expression, leaned into Kansu's ear and whispered, and the old Kansu's eyes lit up...... Yes, it's just a small tribe of less than 100 people. Why do you have so many horses in exchange for your precious cattle and sheep?............!...

"Okay, I'll go with you to visit the Kansu Patriarch. Baroque did not show the slightest expression of anger. He jumped off his horse, explained a few words to Celine and them, and followed Soto into the camp of the Mid-Mountain Tribe. Baroque felt that the deal would not go as smoothly as he imagined, and there was no need to take Celine in for a visit. Always be on guard, and leave Barotan and Zainzu by their side to protect them both.

Entering the patriarch's wooden house, which seemed to be equally shabby in the Baroque eyes, an old orc dressed in thick animal skin sat cross-legged on a blanket of animal skin, and there was another orc man sitting beside him, presumably Rurik, one of the three warriors on a par with Kansu and Hubertus.

"May the spirits of the ancestors bless you. May your tribe's cattle and sheep prosper, and may your tribe's people be strong. Blue Wolf Tribe. Baroque, greetings to you. The Kansu Patriarch of the Banshan Tribe!" Baroque said with the most formal orc etiquette, crossed his hands on his chest, and nodded slightly. He is also the patriarch, and he is not yet bowed to Kansu.

Could such a young orc be a tribal patriarch? Can he be twenty years old? If it weren't for the fact that he knew that Soto was an upright person, old Kansu would have thought that Soto was cheating on him. Even so, he did not feel good about the Baroque, even with a downward-looking attitude.

Rurik on the side is full of jealousy of Baroque, and it is strange that Rurik's despicable character is not like an orc, but like a human. Jealous of Baroque's handsomeness, jealous of his young age to become the head of a clan (albeit less than a hundred). The most jealous of him were the two human women. Just now he peeked through the gap in the tent and peeked outside, Susan and Celine's beauty made him uncontrollable greedy thoughts, and it was because of this that he whispered something to Kansu ......!

"Baroque patriarch, I heard that you have come to trade with us, and you have brought a hundred horses. So how are you going to trade?" Rurik spoke, and Cansu had already closed his eyes, not even bothering to pay attention. Rao is baroque indifferent, but also a little hot. This old thing is really extremely rude, does he think that with 700 people, he will be able to override the blue wolf tribe? If he wants to fight to the death, it is not certain who will destroy whose clan!

Soto almost cried when he saw the rude behavior of the Kansu patriarch. He looked at Baroque worriedly, fearing that he would get angry. No one knows the strength of the blue wolf tribe better than him, once it is hostile to the Baroque, the mid-mountain tribe is likely to pay an unbearable price!

"Patriarch Kansu, a hundred horses, I am ready to exchange with you for thirty cows and three hundred sheep. You know, I've done a lot of good work. "According to the rules of trade in the tundra, according to Soto, one horse can be exchanged for six sheep, or two horses for three cows. For Soto's sake, it's more important to be careful...... The Baroque has already discounted itself almost in half.

"Baroque patriarch, that was the way of trading before, now it has changed, a hundred horses, we can only give you a hundred sheep and ten cows. Rurik grinned, a look of tease and defiance. ――――Since you have come to the Banshan tribe, you can't afford to trade it!