And the witch doctors' 'accosting', after going through the initial not too difficult groping, quickly mastered the ability to communicate simply.

In the process, the witch doctors learned that these species called themselves 'Toulon', but they still used the troll language to name them 'Hornhoofed Erectus';

Of course, this kind of appellation will only stay in the 'academic context';

When communicating with them, the witch doctors will still politely call them 'Toulon Walkers'.

As for the term "Minotaur" in Bladefang's memory, it only stayed in his mind, because the trolls did not understand what "human" was, nor did they have the concept of "cow".

After a few more months, all the witch doctors have successively mastered the most basic 'Toulon' communication skills....

So, a formal conversation was arranged in the parliament chamber.

Of the four captives, 55-year-old Tieb was his father, and the remaining three were his sons;

Among them, 23-year-old Dibu is the eldest and 21-year-old Dabu is the second, both of whom are close to the age of 25 in adulthood;

The youngest is Tabudu, who is only 17 years old this year, so he looks even shorter.

In addition to the four of them, there is also a member of the family who is the wife of Tibdu, who is 50 years old.

When talking about his wife, Tib was worried, saying that he had lost all the animals in the family, and his wife would be very angry....

In this regard, although Blade Tooth slandered in his heart, "Your wife may have remarried", but he still generously said that the tribe would definitely compensate him so that he could go back with peace of mind.

After that, Tibb did not know if it was because he had received the exact promise that he could go back, and he became noticeably more talkative;

He gushed about himself, about his tribe, about the hostile forces.

This is a rather simple man, and there is no 'sense of secrecy', and the witch doctors gradually understand the world outside the Black Forest.... At least I have a general understanding of the northern part of the Black Forest.

It is said that the Toulon walkers were originally a farming people living further north;

But from the early years, a barbarian tribe called 'Seti' began to invade and invade every year, and finally forced them to choose to retreat south in order to avoid their edge;

This retreat lasted for several years.....

When the Toulon settlement grew from nearly 100,000 to 30,000 today, they settled in what is now known as the 'Heavenly Plateau.....

100,000, 30,000.... The witch doctors who listened to these two numbers had solemn faces, although these guys were not as strong as trolls, but their numbers were too exaggerated, and they had to worry about whether they would be sought out for revenge.

The conversation continued, with Tibdu emphasizing the description of the 'Seti Barbarians';

'A six-limbed creature with four hooves at the bottom and two limbs at the upper part to grasp, is not inferior in strength to the horn-hoofed erect species; “

'Turning in like the wind, gathering quickly, always with a smaller number, can always create a numerical advantage in the locality; “

'Possessing his own language and coarse smelting techniques, he gathered into many tribes from his family, and lived by raiding, herding, and caravanning. “

In his subjective hatred, the witch doctors extracted the essence of the message and made their own judgment.

In addition, before the tribes of Tibdu began to migrate, caravans from afar passed by at regular intervals;

In those ranks, he had seen many more civilized creatures, and the one that impressed him the most was the escort of a certain caravan.

The group consists of about forty members, all of whom are from a dioecious species;

The five males acting as leaders appear to be brothers, they are extremely tall and strong, with a thick mane on their heads and necks, and only their faces are slightly crisp and not covered by hair.

The rest of the team seems to be the wives and daughters of the five leaders;

Although they are not as tall as their husbands and fathers, and they do not have a mighty-looking mane, they are both powerful warriors.

Bladetooth could hear it from his tone, and Tibdu was mainly envious of the man's male strength and the number of wives;

And his tribe, it seems, has been traditionally followed from ancient times to the present day ....

The news that could be heard from Tibdu's mouth seemed to end here, for he was an illiterate man who had never gone to school, and his knowledge was limited to 'hearing and seeing'.

Bladefang then asks about more basic things, such as tribal education, attitudes toward the outside world, units of weights and measures, food acquisition, chronology, currency, and most importantly, the presence or absence of spellcasters.

The news I got was mixed with good and bad....

In Tibdu's mouth, his tribe was friendly and never took the initiative to attack his neighbors;

The number of literate people in the tribe was scarce, and he considered it useless knowledge;

The tribe's food was mainly obtained from farming and animal husbandry, and hunting was proportionately dispensable;

Concepts such as weight, length, and area all have their own relatively fixed units of measurement and size conversion standards;

Precious metals were used as currency, and in addition to their own minting, there were also caravanserais, but they did not carry much with them when they left their homeland, so they now mainly barter for what they need;

The year is mainly based on the sun, and the tribal shamans will determine the time of year by visual sight at different times of the year;

And these shamans seem to fit the definition of a spell caster by witch doctors..... But in terms of numbers and capabilities, it is not for him, as a herdsman, to know.

By the time the meeting was over, Tib had left under the guidance of his apprentice, and only the witch doctors were left in the chamber.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy, because the world outside the Black Forest seemed to be more complicated than they expected.

"Since there is a gap in the northern foothills of the mountain range where the Black River flows, what about the east? Did the White River also flow from a valley somewhere? Gonzalo, have you heard about this in the Ministry of Atat? ”

"Your Excellency, there doesn't seem to be any news about this in the inheritance of the Atat Ministry, at least I didn't see it when I went to Shuoyuan."

"Is it.... Messengers were sent to the Atat and Stya tribes in the east, and to the Philantinon tribes in the north, asking them for news about the 'valley' and 'the gorge'; ”

"In addition, sending hunting groups to the east and north, some along the mountains and some along the rivers, we must find all the passages that can be connected to the outside world."

"What do you think?"

"Yes, but what about the captives? Outside the mountains, they seem to have no less than 30,000 of their kindred. Also, I don't know what level it is, but those 'shamans' seem to be spellcasters? .... Isn't it a bit dangerous for the tribe to come into contact with such a force? ”

The Roughtoothed Witch Doctor asked, frowning.

“..... The danger is certain, but when it comes to combat ability, we don't need to fear any race. So there's no need to dodge, just try the initial contact. Bladefang responded.

The fanged witch doctor on the other side thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement, and then spoke,

"I wonder if Your Excellency the Speaker has noticed..."

"The horn-hoofed species just said that their tribe can feed their stomachs by 'farming' and animal husbandry? ”

"In my mind, the word 'farming' in his mouth should mean something similar to our 'planting'..... So, do they eat fruits and nuts to be full? What kind of high-yielding plant should it be? ”

Hearing this, the rough-toothed witch doctor shook his head in disapproval,

"Maybe you're misunderstood..... The meaning of that word is supposed to mean 'to work on the land', which is obviously more of a 'land' attribute than 'planting' in our language. ”

"So I think it's a production method that needs to be made through periodic refinement of the land in order to get a food harvest;"

"The crops that are 'grown' should be very different from fruits and nuts.... Even fundamental differences, such as not being a tree species, etc. ”

The word 'farming' that the witch doctors had previously referred to was naturally derived from the foreign pronunciation of the Minotaur language, so it is not uncommon for misunderstandings of its meaning to be misunderstood.

Blade Tooth, on the other hand, is more inclined to the view of the rough-toothed witch doctor, which is the concept of 'farming' in Chinese.

But instead of directly expressing his opinion, he said,

"Whichever of the two understands more accurately does not change the result that it is of great value to the tribe;"

"So, in future direct contacts, I intend to make access to these crops, and their 'farming' methods, our primary goal. ”

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Agreed!"

"Also, their other good breeds should not be spared. A few days ago, the Ministry of Animal Resources reported that the kind of animals brought back by the previous travelers had a meat removal rate of nearly 60%, which was far better than our own big animals. ”

A witch doctor with a similar status as an "advisor to the Ministry of Livestock Affairs" said this, and was approved by all the witch doctors.

"Well, this can be added as well..... They have just migrated, and there should be a lot of material shortages, so they can use the various outputs of the Black Forest to exchange them for what we need. ”

"Let the two apprentices start learning their language first, and then arrange for the ..... as soon as possible"

"However, crises and opportunities coexist, and the exploration of the remaining gaps in the northern foothills of the mountains must also be carried out quickly."

"Send a reconnaissance team to find out the situation in the outside world; Leave a warning post and establish a danger warning mechanism..... If there is a condition in the future, it is necessary to set up fortresses in every gap; Even in the worst-case scenario, it is necessary to ensure the safety of production in the Black Forest..."

In the final summary of the blade, this meeting on the countermeasures of external civilization finally came to an end.

On the way to the treehouse with Mia, Bladetooth cares,

"How's your progression? It seems like a bit of a long time..... Is it really okay? ”

"Don't worry, you'll be pleasantly surprised."

"Alas.... Just don't be scared.... Hey, young! Don't pinch me! ”