Chapter 151: An Attempt at Trade
Ace saw the right solution, and his right hand reached forward again. This time, he aimed directly at Arthur's head, ready to pull the demon out directly.
But at this moment, Ace only felt that a red mist engulfed him in an instant, and the "Arthur" in front of him disappeared.
Ace couldn't help frowning, because at this time he was completely surrounded by red mist, and he could smell a strong smell of blood.
"Bloodescape?" For this scene, Ace saw it many times when he was fighting demons on the mountains of the Warcraft Mountain Range.
Why is Greedy Obilis so hard to deal with? In addition to its ability to see through the weakness of its opponent's heart and infinitely amplify its own fears or desires, another thing is that it can release blood mist and take the opportunity to flee quickly.
In addition, and most importantly, even Ace could not perceive the location of Greedy Obilis in the blood mist.
Ace looked around, but couldn't determine where the demon was.
He tried to use the wind scroll to drive away the blood mist around his body, but failed. The fog is very strange and is not affected by air currents.
When Ace was at a loss, the bracelet on his hand turned red again, glowing directly in one direction of the blood mist.
Ace barely hesitated. The dark dagger in his hand shot at the location where the red light was pointing.
Only a "scream" was heard, and the demon was apparently hit by the dark dagger.
Ace couldn't help but be overjoyed. It seems that his bracelet is indeed an extremely rare treasure. It even has the ability to detect the location of the enemy.
The blood mist quickly dissipated. Obviously, Greedy Obilis knew that if he continued to drag on like this, he would definitely be seriously injured by Ace and even lose his life.
Ace saw the fog disappear and quickly looked around. Soon, he discovers the smell of "Arthur".
The dragon wings behind Ace immediately unfolded, bringing him to the front.
Despite Greedy Obilis' fast running and strange whereabouts, he was still quickly found by Ace Express when he was chasing him.
Ace was going all out at this time, without any scruples, because the prairie itself was a sparsely populated place, and no one would see his dragon wings.
Even if it is discovered, the sub-people will not recognize it.
At this time, Ace's eyes flashed red, and he locked his eyes on "Arthur" who fled in front of him.
After a few breaths, he was 4 meters behind Arthur, and the distance between them was still shrinking.
"Arthur" was obviously startled when he saw that he was being chased by Ace so quickly, and then suddenly stopped, his eyes fierce.
Ace was about to seize the opportunity to catch the cunning demon, but the next second he immediately changed his attention because the demon placed his left hand on Arthur's heart.
Ace quickly stopped, then his right toe was slightly above the ground, and the whole person was like a bouncing spring, falling backwards towards his back. In the end, he stood more than 30 meters away and looked coldly at "Arthur" not far away.
At this time, "Arthur" looked at Ace with a half-smile and a half-smile: "Why don't you chase it?" Haven't you been chasing after it all the time?" As he spoke, his left hand continued to poke Arthur's heart. Soon, a few streaks of blood slowly flowed down, staining his fur coat red.
Ace had a fierce glint in his eyes, but he didn't dare to continue his reckless actions, because the demon could kill Arthur at any moment.
Now, Ace is faced with a dilemma.
As the demon continues to laugh arrogantly at Ace, a book of classics suddenly appears in Ace's hands.
Ace himself didn't even think of this, but he instinctively wanted to open the classics that had not yet been successfully opened. This time, he opened it very smoothly!
For a time, there was an intense light in the classics. Ace could feel that it was a strange power that he had never seen before. It was supposed to be some kind of element, but he wasn't sure what it was.
The light immediately surrounded Arthur, and only one scream was heard. A black soul jumped out of Arthur. Ace can clearly see that this is the soul of Greedy Obilis.
The soul wanted to escape, but no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't escape the light.
"Ahh hysteria
The screams continued, but the demon's soul began to disintegrate rapidly.
"Even if I were to die, I would kill him first!" The demon let out a terrible roar, and at the same time, the demon reached out to Arthur's head. Obviously, he will kill him.
However, as it begins to move, a huge mouth suddenly appears behind it and devours it.
Ace hasn't responded yet. The demon's soul had completely dissipated, and Arthur's body fell to the ground with weakness.
Ace was taken aback and quickly flew to Arthur's side to help him check his injuries.
Fortunately, apart from some sprains in his right arm and trauma to his heart, Arthur was not injured anywhere else. As long as he gets timely treatment, there will be no major problems.
However, the little one never woke up and fell into a coma.
Ace took a long breath, then flew with Arthur to the back of Freedom, heading for the creek not far away.
After helping Arthur deal with his wounds and apply the alchemical medicine, Ace felt Arthur's breathing gradually become calmer, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
It looks like this little guy must be exhausted by now.
After all, every night, he is occupied by Greedy Obilis, looking for prey and swallowing blood. During the day, in order to hide from the wild animals on the grassland, he did not dare to rest easily, causing extreme fatigue.
Now, his soul has once again taken over his body, and the fatigue of his body has also caused him to fall asleep briefly.
After dealing with the little guy, Ace couldn't help but look at the mysterious classical and small bracelet in his hand.
When Ace wanted to open the classics again, he found that the classics couldn't be opened again. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't open it successfully.
After many attempts, Ace finally chose to give up.
He looked at the bracelet again, but saw no clues.
Although these two treasures are very powerful, it is difficult for Ace to control them, which makes him feel helpless.
He was naturally happy to have these two treasures.
But what is the element that has just popped out of the classics? Ace didn't know anything about it.
In this way, he spent the night peacefully. In the bright sunlight of the morning, Arthur slowly woke up.
Ace felt his breath and quickly recovered from his meditative state.
He is now the strength of a magister, so he can summon black pythons for a long time to keep them safe.
Arthur looked around, a little confused, because he couldn't feel the smell of blood in his mouth.
Just as he was about to sit up, he touched a wound on his body that had not yet fully healed. Arthur bared his teeth and took a breath of cold air. Tears of pain swirled in his eyes, but he just wanted to stop them from flowing.
Ace hurriedly told him, "You just hurt your chest. Don't move."
Arthur is both obedient and strong. Despite the unbearable pain in his heart, he still did not cry.
"Where is your tribe? Let me send you back!" Ace said.
But Arthur lowered his head and whispered, "I don't want to kill them."
Ace smiled and said, "Don't worry, the demon inside you is gone, you are the same now as before, you will not lose consciousness at night."
Arthur's eyes suddenly lit up, "Really?"
Ace nodded firmly, "Really, I killed the demon inside you last night."
"Demons? You mean I have a demon in me?" Arthur clearly couldn't believe it.
"Yes! You signed a contract with a demon, so you lose consciousness at night and are occupied by a demon. But now it's fine. Don't worry, I'll take you home." Ace reassured.
Not sure why. Arthur believed Ace's words. Hearing what he said, Arthur naturally jumped for joy.
But the jump entangled the wound again, which made him cry.
Ace looked at him and thought that Arthur was really a cute little boy. He thought it would be nice if he could have such a brother.
Ace and Arthur sat on Freedom's back and flew into the sky.
This little home
When has this happened? For a moment, he was afraid to lie on the back of "freedom" and did not dare to take any action.
However, Arthur quickly adapted to the height, looking curiously at the scenery below. After all, it was the first time he had looked down at the grassland in the sky, and he felt very happy.
Soon they came to the top of a steppe tribe and saw more than 20 camps.
At this time, the people below looked at the sky with alert expressions. As a tribe of the steppes, they have always been afraid of birds and beasts, not to mention monsters.
Soon, Ace and Arthur landed on the ground.
As Ace jumps off the Titan with Arthur in his arms, the Ace aims his weapons at Ace, including a bow and arrow, a stone axe, a dagger, a spear, and a horsewhip.
The faces of these people are carved with strange totems that look mysterious and complex.
The women hid in the camp behind them. Some of them were brave, with their heads half outstretched and their eyes full of vigilance.
Ace frowned when he saw this, and Arthur, who was beside him, was visibly nervous. He approached Ace's side, holding his hand, not daring to move forward.
Ace hurriedly explained, "I'm really sorry for this presumptuous visit. I just want to send Arthur back, nothing else."
The subhumans were apparently surprised that Ace was fluent in subhuman. After all, the Subhumans had had little contact with the New Delhi Empire over the years.
In this case, they were really surprised that there were New Delhiites who could speak the subhuman language.
At this moment, a tall middle-aged man walked out and came to Ace's side. He nodded to Ace and said, "Thank you for your kindness to bring him back, but I'm afraid we won't be able to continue to take care of him because we've already lost three people and a lot of cattle and sheep. If you are able, I hope you will take good care of Arthur."
At this point, Ace clearly felt his hand being held tightly by Arthur. Ace looked down and saw that his eyes were full of sadness. He turned his head to the side, looking helpless.
Ace hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I've driven the demon away from Arthur, and he won't kill anymore."
The leader of the subhumans couldn't help but frown at the others next to him. Obviously, they should be at the level of the leader of this tribe.
I saw a few people look at each other, and then they all nodded.
The man who led the subhumans said, "We only trust you once, but you must stay here tonight to make sure Arthur doesn't hurt anyone again!"
Ace smiled and nodded. As much as he wanted to travel to the Pacific Ocean as soon as possible, it didn't matter if he postponed it for a day to get Arthur settled.
"My name is Sharuyah, and I am the leader of our tribe." Mr. Shaluye introduced himself.
"Hello, my name is Ace!"
Just as Ace was about to take Arthur into the tribe's camp, a young boy ran out of the camp in the distance.
Without saying a word, he rushed straight to Arthur and shouted, "You demon! Why don't you die outside? Why do you want to come back?"
The little boy shouted, pushing hard against his chest.
Ace reacted quickly, keeping Arthur at bay. The little boy ran too fast, but he didn't push. The little boy lost his center of gravity and was about to fall to the ground.
At that moment, Ace suddenly disappeared. When he reappeared, he stood nearby, holding the boy who was about to fall.
The sub-people were amazed when they saw this. Although they had heard of the magic of New Delhi, no one had ever seen it, so they were also skeptical of these rumors.
To this day, Ace showed incredible speed in front of them, and they were really convinced.
Ace picked up the boy who had not yet regained consciousness, and then asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
The little boy was stunned at first, but soon recovered. He pushed Ace away, then glared at him viciously, "You're on his side, you're a demon too!"
Ace basically guessed the identity of the little boy.
Arthur had mentioned to him that he had chosen to flee the tribe for the last time
It was because he killed his friend's father at night, and the boy was a poor child.
The little boy looked at Arthur, who hid in the distance, not daring to speak. His eyes were filled with anger and ferocity.
But the little boy didn't dare to really go up. After all, he also saw Ace's power and knew that he couldn't make a breakthrough in front of Ace.
Faced with such a situation, Ace could only smile bitterly. After all, Arthur did kill the little boy's father, but at that time Arthur was unconscious and his whole person was controlled by demons.
A subhuman lady also ran over and quickly took the boy away. She should be the mother of the child.
From this woman's eyes, Ace saw a sadness and helplessness. When she saw Arthur, it was not so much disgust as fear. Apparently, in her opinion, Arthur was a terrible demon.
Sharuye takes Ace and Arthur inside.
Along the way, people kept pointing at Arthur and whispering, and Ace naturally listened to every word they said.
Arthur's eyes sparkled. He tried to escape from Ace's arms several times, but Ace stopped him.
But Ace knew that it would take a long time for Arthur to recover.
After all, many people here still consider Arthur to be a terrible demon.
This attitude had a great influence on Arthur, making him instinctively want to run away.
Lately, Arthur seems to have grown accustomed to wandering alone on the steppe.
But Ace is very worried about this, and still hopes that he can return to his people, at least to prevent being eaten by wild animals.
Looking at Arthur beside him, Ace only felt a heartache. After all, he was just a little boy of seven or eight years old!
Ace and the others soon made their way into the largest camp.
As soon as he entered the door, Ace only felt a strange smell coming at him, which made him feel refreshed.
Looking around, he saw that the furniture in the camp was simple. There was a huge wooden long table, a dozen chairs, and two wooden shelves next to it. Outwardly, it was supposed to be a lampstand.
Everyone sat down at the long table.
Sharuye opened his mouth to Ace and said, "We are grateful that you brought Arthur back. Before that, we were forced to let him survive outside."
Ace nodded and said clearly, "Arthur has told me everything, so I understand what you're doing."
Sharuye sighed heavily, "In fact, Arthur was a miserable child. A severe drought a few years ago claimed the lives of his parents. Since then, the elders of the tribe have taken turns to take care of him."
"There's nothing we can do. We live on the prairie, and the annual harvest depends on the will of the gods. In the event of a severe drought, we are killed and injured. It's very tough!"
Ace nodded, "Actually, the food source here is too single. Once there is a problem with the climate, there is no way out. Have you ever thought about supplementing more food through farming?"
Sharuyaman reluctantly said, "We have tried, but the land here is too barren. With the exception of viable weeds, it is almost impossible to grow vegetable crops. Before, we sneaked into the territory of New Delhi and stole some seeds back. We've tried many times, but they've all failed. After two or three months of planting, they die."
Ace frowned, "Is there any prey on the grassland that can be caught?" I saw before that there seemed to be a big pack of wolves behind the north slope!"
"You don't understand the rules of life on the prairie. We used to hunt wolves, but the more we killed each time, the more wolves retaliated. This is the survival experience of our ancestors after many attempts."
Sharuya looked at the vast grassland outside the curtain and whispered, "This grassland is like a supreme god working behind the scenes. In addition to the changeable weather, there are certain rules for many things."
"Under the pressure of this rule, even during the dry season every year, we need to voluntarily release more than a dozen cows and sheep to the wolves. Otherwise, we will be invaded by wolves on a larger scale, and they will kill more livestock."
"What!" Hearing this, Ace was shocked. He never thought that when the wolf had no food
When fully stored, these subhumans will take the initiative to deliver food to the wolves.
Sharuya touched his cheek and said, "Yes! It's called equilibrium, and once we want to break that balance and get more out of ourselves, we suffer more."
Ace frowned in thought.
Sharuye looked at Arthur, who had been afraid to speak, and then said to Ace, "Arthur used to suck the blood of dozens of animals, and you can imagine how sad the people in the tribe were at that time, because these are the sources of food for our survival!"
Ace understands this.
"But even so, we didn't give up on Arthur at that time, but continued to raise him until he started sucking human blood, which led to the death of three people, and we had to start to fear him and ostracize him." Sharuye's tone was full of helplessness.
Arthur immediately lowered his head, not daring to look directly at everyone here.
"Leader Sharuya, you can rest assured. After that, Arthur will never be like this again." Ace said quickly.
"I hope so." Sharuya sighed.
"Chief Sharuye, I would like to ask how many nomadic tribes like yours are there in the savannah?"
Sharuyah was visibly shocked by this question. He didn't understand why Ace wanted to know about it.
"There are about eighty or ninety of them, of different sizes, our tribe is only a little more than a hundred, in the prairie, it can only be regarded as a small tribe, I heard that there is a big tribe in the north, it seems to be more than a few thousand."
"But even so, in the dry season, they will pay a high price like us, this is the life of the grassland people, there is no way!"
Hearing this, Ace fell into deep thought.
After a while, Ace asked, "How far is your tribe from the New Delhi Empire in the east?"
Sharuye replied, "It's estimated to be tens of miles, why are you asking this?"
Ace said, "Actually, I have a bold suggestion, I don't know if you will agree with it!"
Sharuye and the others looked at each other, wondering what Ace's suggestion was.
Seeing that they were all looking at him, Ace said, "You can try to establish trade relations with the New Delhi Empire."
Hearing this, everyone in the camp was shocked.
"What! Dealing with New Delhi people? How can it be! Then what if we are deceived by them, we will have nothing left!"
"Yes! New Delhiites are cunning. How can we do business with them?"
"Absolutely not, this advice is absolutely not!"
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Ace didn't expect such a violent reaction from these people. It seems that the New Delhiites are very unpopular on the entire continent of Mandala!
Sharuye looked at Ace dignifiedly, "It seems impossible. Let's not say that New Delhiites are good at calculations. We simply can't profit from them. But there are a lot of barriers to communication alone!"
Ace waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, the communication problem won't be too big, I'll roughly compile your language and give it to a friend of mine, after she masters your language, she should take the initiative to contact you."
"As for the behavior of the people of New Delhi, you don't have to be so exclusive, now that the Slime family is here, I still trust their family very much."
For a moment, the subhumans in the camp began to talk about it.
Ace wasn't worried, just quietly waiting for the outcome of their discussion.
After a long time, they finally came to a preliminary agreement to give it a try, but the good Samaritans also had a request, and that was that they wanted to get enough food.
Ace thinks that such a request should be fine.
Although the land in the Slime family's territory is relatively poor, under normal circumstances, there will be surplus food.
What they lacked was a war horse. Because there was no decent pasture there, most of the war horses were transported from the Central Plains, and the horses were not as tall and majestic as the horses on the steppe.
In this way, what the two places lack from each other can complement each other, which is naturally the best outcome.
Moreover, on the steppe
Mineral resources are scarce, and there are abundant mineral resources, which is conducive to the development of the forging industry.
In particular, Nanyun City, under the premise of vigorously promoting the development of the forging industry in Ace, has gradually become the most famous forging city in the province.
In addition to exchanging more food and water, these horses on the grassland can also be used to exchange armor and weapons, which can be of great help to them in defending themselves against wildlife invasions.
In this way, the savannah can slowly begin to contact and communicate with the outside world, which will greatly promote the development of its civilization.
After the initial plan was formulated, Ace was ready to begin compiling ancient texts in Yarenla.