Deep in the forest, there is a small clearing, which is lit up by direct sunlight, in stark contrast to the dense and opaque woodland around it.

This clearing in the forest, surrounded by dense forests, looks very abrupt, as if it has been deliberately carved out.

At this time, in the center of this clearing, there were more than fifty warriors of the Tiger Clan, and behind them, there were piles of all kinds of leather goods and specialties from the mountains and forests.

"I've been waiting for half an hour, will they come?" Lin Xiao asked with a frown, looking up at the dark dense forest.

"Things that will come, things that are profitable, they never let go. Lin Hong smiled.

"It's coming!" the sharp-eyed Lin Lei exclaimed softly.

On the high canopy of trees on the east side of the clearing, there was a sudden "rustling" sound without wind.

And at the height of the canopy, small and agile figures flew back and forth between the trees like lightning, appearing and disappearing, and there was a big fluffy tail behind them.

These elf-like figures quickly circled the canopy around the clearing before they came to a standstill and disappeared.

"Holy shit, still so careful. Lin Yan grinned.

"What are these?" asked Lin Xiao as he looked up to look for these mysterious figures that suddenly disappeared.

"These are the squirrel people of the rat clan, to see if we have an ambush in the forest. Lin Hong explained.

"Squirrel people?!" No wonder, everyone has a big tail.

"Yes, the rat tribe is the largest number of orcs, not only on the ground and underground, but also in the air, in the air, in the water, there are water rat tribes, and even in the human world, so they can form a big network and become traders between orcs, and even between orcs and humans. Lin Hong said.

"In addition to being merchants, they are also thieves at times. Lin Yan said disdainfully in a loud voice.

"Hmph, young man, be careful when you speak!" came a gloomy and sad word from the darkness of the woods in front of him, and his voice was shrill and old.

As soon as the words fell, a small staggering figure appeared from the forest, this was an old man, very thin, only about Lin Xiao's armpits, with a wrinkled face on his thin face, eyes as small as soybeans, and a few sparse white beards on his pointed chin.

The old man was hunched on his back, with a thin cane about his height, and a smooth tail dragging behind him, but only a small section remained.

The old man was dressed in a very bright dress, a bright green silk robe decorated with intricate patterns, the robe was very long, dragging the ground, and it looked a little ill-fitting and empty.

And on his thin neck, there was a thick gold necklace, golden and heavy, which made people can't help but feel that it was because this gold necklace was too heavy, so he kept bending over.

The decay of the flesh and the brightness of the clothes form a somewhat absurd contrast.

If you look closely, you will find that although this old man looks like he is about to die, his small eyes like soybeans are rolling and looking at the tiger warriors in front of him.

"Elder Baldtail, aren't you worried about our Tiger Clan?" Lin Hong and this old man of the Rat Clan were obviously old acquaintances.

"Be careful to walk the ship for ten thousand years? I have been taught too many lessons and suffered too much, and I have all been sick, I know that it is you, but if I don't scout like this, my heart will be unstable, hehe. Elder Bald Tail replied weakly.

"Hehe, you yourself were too bold when you were young, and you actually did business with the weasels in the wolf clan, don't you know if they are famous robbers? Lin Hong teased.

"You...... Ahem, ahem!" Elder Bald Tail coughed violently, and the severed tail behind him twitched a few times in pain.

"Forget it, don't reveal your scars, you can inspect the goods. Lin Hong saw that Elder Baldtail's reaction to this matter was as big as ever, and he hurriedly pointed to the piles of fur behind him.

From behind the bald-tailed elder, a large group of rat people poured out, skillfully sorting the furs one by one, and recording them one by one, it seems that this is not the first time that such a transaction has occurred.

Soon, a middle-aged rat man ran to the Bald-tailed Elder and reported in a shrill voice, "Elder, there are one hundred and twelve grizzly bear skins, one hundred and thirty-eight fire fox skins, two hundred and forty giant wolf skins, and more than a thousand sets of wolf people's leather armor. ”

The bald-tailed elder waved his hand, signaled the middle-aged rat man to step back, rolled his eyes, and said, "What?

"Why not? These are all fine leathers, with no hair or damage. Lin Yan's eyes widened.

"Hehe, hey, it's different now, you giant wolf skins and the leather armor of the wolf people are hot now, and we can't sell them nearby, so we have to traffic them long distances to the northern foot of Wangduan Mountain, which is very uneconomical. "The bargain started, and the bald tail elder stopped coughing, his waist straightened, and his voice became louder, as if he had taken a stimulant.

"Then how are you going to change it?" Lin Hong asked quietly.

"Well, didn't you inform us that there are still five Demon Pig Crystal Nuclei? These skins plus all the crystal nuclei are exchanged for a hundred iron axes, a hundred iron spear heads, and five hundred iron javelin heads. The Bald-tailed Elder stretched out his withered fingers and gestured one by one, and his fingers were covered with emerald green rings.

"Holy shit, you are taking advantage of the fire to rob. Lin Yan and Lin Lei couldn't hold it back, they each took half a step forward, and reached out to draw the short sword on their waists.

It's no wonder that Lin Yan and Lin Lei are angry, these crystal nuclei are extremely precious, originally they planned to exchange one of them for the required iron spear head and javelin head, and the other four for 40,000 catties of grain to survive the next difficult dormant period.

"Do you want to use force?" the bald-tailed elder screamed, took a step back, and held the cane in his hand sideways in front of him, and a large group of rat people swarmed in, showing their weapons one after another, protecting him, and squeaking out sharp teeth.

The two sides confronted each other, and they were on the verge of breaking out.

"Forget it, we're not going to change at most. Lin Hong waved his hand and stopped Lin Yan and Lin Lei.

The bald-tailed elder also raised his cane and motioned to the rat men to put away their weapons, and he was secretly proud in his heart: Old Hongtou, don't pretend, how can you live if you don't change? Now the Black Water Wolf Clan is chasing you everywhere like crazy, how can you hide if you don't change some food? How can you defend yourself if you don't change some weapons? This time, I'm going to eat you, hehe.

Lin Hong is also the same as a mirror in his heart, knowing that this bald tail guy is deceiving himself, nothing more than trying to bargain, it seems that this time in addition to weapons can be guaranteed, there will be a lot of losses in food, fortunately, there are still some jerky reserves in the clan, but this is far from enough, and can only organize capable forces to risk hunting when the wind is not tight.

"Why bother talking angry, for the sake of old friends, you are now in danger again, I will be generous once, in addition to weapons, I will give you another two thousand catties of dry food. Bald Tail patted his shriveled chest proudly, only to cough again.

"Twenty thousand catties!" Lin Hong replied loudly.

"What! are you going to rob?" "Elder Bald Tail screamed as if he had been scalded by boiling water, he looked like a victim.

Lin Hong was just about to speak, when a young voice sounded: "Uncle Hong, forget it, two thousand catties is two thousand catties." ”

It was Lin Xiao who spoke.

"But ...... "Lin Hong is in a hurry, little ancestor, why are you in a hurry, you can at least get 10,000 catties of grain after grinding for two more rounds."

"This is ......" The bald-tailed elder rolled his eyes and looked Lin Xiao up and down.

Although this person is young, there is something intimidating about him, the bald tail elder has read countless people, and he has an understanding of Lin Xiao at once.

"This is our new ...... for the Tiger Clan New bosses. Lin Lei introduced that externally, Lin Xiao asked them not to call themselves kings.

"New Chief?!...... Young!" Bald Tail seems to have a deep meaning when he says the word "young".

Yes, young people are in a hurry, they can't be in a hurry to do business, and if they are in a hurry, won't they suffer if they are in a hurry?

"We can use all these skins and all the crystal nuclei in exchange for the weapons we said earlier and two thousand catties of food, however, there is one more condition. Lin Xiao stepped out of the crowd and said proudly facing the Bald Tail Elder.

"Conditions, what conditions?" the Bald Tail Elder was stunned.

"And you have to add this crutch. Lin Xiao pointed to the thin elbow crutch in Bald's hand.

"What?!" At this time, not only Bald Tail was stunned, but even the people of the Tiger Clan were stunned.

"This ...... This crutch...... But it's an heirloom in our family!" Bald Tail reacted the fastest, and the lie came as soon as he opened his mouth.

In fact, this cane is very ordinary, but it is inlaid with a thin iron ring that is said to have been dug by the mole man by chance, and the pattern on it is relatively simple and chic.

Could it be that there is something else strange about this thing, although it is inconvenient to take a closer look here, but the suspicious bald tail can't help but caress the crutch in his hand with his hand.

"Lin Xiao!" Lin Hong anxiously pulled Lin Xiao.

"I see that this bald guy likes this crutch very much, I want this thing, let him also have a heartache, this fucking guy is so hateful!" Lin Xiao turned around and said softly to Lin Hong.

Lin Hong was speechless for a while, this is simply a child's prank.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to dissuade, Lin Hong suddenly saw something strange flashing in the depths of Lin Xiao's eyes, and he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

The rat clan has always been sharp, and Lin Xiao's whispered words were listened to by Bald Tail word by word.

Sure enough, it's too young, a teenager's heart!

Bald Tail secretly amused, he tried his best to control his excitement, and looked very reluctant to raise the crutch and said affectionately: "This crutch is handed down from my grandfather's grandfather's generation, my father gave it to me before he died, and asked me to protect it with my life, I ...... I'm reluctant!"

"If it's really reluctant, forget it, we'll pull things back and not change them. Lin Xiao waved his hand.

"Change!" the bald tail who was affectionately replied simply, this young man was stunned, and it was really possible not to change if he didn't change it.

"For the sake of the friendship between the tiger and mouse races, I put this heirloom on board today. Bald Tail raised the crutches high and handed them to Lin Xiao.

......

Looking at the last tiger clan who disappeared in the dense forest, Bald Tail rubbed his hands and smiled: "Little ones, clean up these things, let's go back to the cave, and push back the eight thousand catties of grain." "Actually, he had already prepared to exchange 10,000 catties of grain for the Tiger Clan today, and now he saved 8,000 catties with a cane, which is too worthwhile.

"Elder, Jiang is still old and spicy!" The rat people around him surrounded him one after another, and the sycophants slapped in groups.

"Hehe, that's! What kind of chief, it's still tender! I've stolen more oil than he's drunk!"