Chapter 16: The Smell of Conspiracy
The first rays of the sun shine through the treetops on the land of the Eagle Tribe, awakening the sleeping earth.
The inhabitants of the Eagle Tribe are waking up from their dwellings to prepare for a new day.
Look at the energetic appearance of the clansmen.
Zhang Duo complained a little sleepily: The bonfire party of this eagle tribe is ending later and later, how can this tribe become more and more energetic...
When Zhang Duo came to the center of the camp after breakfast, some residents were already busy carrying out various activities.
It's basically still being implemented according to the original plan.
Some rushed to cut wood and stock up on firewood for the winter.
Others are busy fishing and providing fresh food for the tribe.
As well as Zhang Duo's team for collecting bamboo and building bamboo houses, they also started their own work.
The Eagle Tribe is running like a powerful machine, and each tribe is dedicated to completing their tasks and working hard for the prosperity of the tribe.
Today it is a bamboo hut for the members of the hunting team.
The members of the hunting team generally have families, both in terms of their contribution to the tribe and in terms of the use of their houses.
It's okay to satisfy the hunting party first.
When Zhang Duo led the clan to dismantle today's second shack.
The Eagle Tribe welcomed some 'guests'.
A group of primitives, dressed in a distinctly different way from the Eagle Tribe, came outside the Eagle Tribe's camp.
Today happens to be the day when the warehouse goes out to boil salt and climb to protect the tribe.
Zhang Duo opened his mouth to ask about the origin of this team.
This team is a member of the fox tribe around the trading belt.
The Fox Tribe, as a neighbor of the Eagle Tribe, has a population comparable to that of the Eagle Tribe, but is not known for its strength.
On the contrary, the people of the fox tribe are good at disguise and deception.
This Duo is not surprised, how stupid can a tribe that can use the fox as a tribal totem.
Seeing that Zhang Duo was a little unimpressed, Pan told Zhang Duo a story about the fox tribe.
In the past, there was a stone tribe around the trading belt, and the population was not large, only about 100 people.
However, it is located in an area where wild beasts are extremely rich and suitable for hunting.
It is precisely because of this that the Stone Tribe was coveted by the Fox Tribe.
At first, the Fox Tribe sent a group of seemingly peaceful representatives to the Stone Tribe for friendly exchanges between neighbors.
These representatives were superficially kind, attended the meetings of the Stone Tribe, had dinner with them, and established friendly relations.
However, this is only the beginning of the fox tribe's plans.
After building enough trust with the inhabitants of the Stone Tribe, the Fox Tribe representatives began to spread false news and rumors.
It is used to stir up disharmony and contradictions within the stone tribe.
They created a false impression that the leader of the Stone tribe was suspicious of the warriors of the clan.
Next, the representatives of the fox tribe further exacerbated the tension within the stone tribe as mediators.
He took advantage of the fact that the leader of the Shi tribe did not want to let go of power, so that the leader of the Shi tribe had to suppress the warriors in the clan.
However, the warriors have a long reputation in the clan and have saved the lives of many clansmen, and they will not sit idly by and wait for suppression.
The representatives of the Fox Tribe skillfully manipulated the situation, causing the Stone Tribe to gradually fall into a state of chaos and division.
Finally, when the internal division of the Stone Tribe reaches its peak.
The representatives of the fox tribe seized the opportunity and implemented their elaborate strategy.
They mobilized the elite warriors of the fox tribe and launched an unexpected raid.
The Stone Tribe was defenseless against it and was completely defeated.
This conspiracy allowed the Fox Tribe to gain access to the territory and resources of the Stone Tribe.
If it weren't for the fact that the warriors in the Stone Tribe desperately escaped in the end, the ambitions of the Fox Tribe would have been made public.
The other tribes in the trading belt have no way of knowing the cunning of the fox tribe.
Zhang Duo, who listened to the story now, was a little surprised.
Isn't this one of the thirty-six schemes?
Confuse the other party with illusions and make them delusional, so as to achieve the goal of winning by surprise.
It's that I underestimated the fox tribe.
While the two were communicating, the leader Rui welcomed the team of the fox tribe into the camp.
also waved his hand to let Zhang Duo and Pan go over together.
Zhang Duo was also trying to see what the purpose of the fox tribe was.
Just now, when the team of the fox tribe saw the big bamboo house that Zhang Duo built for the children yesterday.
Zhang Duo caught a trace of imperceptible jealousy in the eyes of the young man who was the leader of the fox tribe's ranks!
Random Rui led the people of the fox tribe to his bamboo house.
The representative of the Fox Tribe's team this time is a young man named Yin, the son of the current leader of the Fox Tribe.
He looked to be about twenty years old, with long and narrow eyes, and an imperceptible sneering smile on the corner of his mouth.
This seemed a little underwhelming to Zhang Duo.
Otherwise, who are you showing this expression to, you are obviously young and vigorous, and you can't look down on other people to have this kind of expression.
The leader Rui was the first to speak: "What is the matter that the leader of the fox tribe sent you here this time? ”
Yin said: "The fox tribe wants to go to the trading belt to exchange for some winter materials, and the 'exchange' marriage between the tribes will also be held in the trading belt. Therefore, this time the fox tribe will carry more materials, and the patriarch of my clan is afraid of accidents on the road, so he wants to go to the trading belt with your tribe. ”
The fox tribe is notorious in the trading belt.
The leader Rui naturally knows the cunning of the fox tribe.
Thinking of this, his tribe still has to carry salt and prepare to exchange for a lot of supplies.
Without hesitation, he said, "Thank you for your trust in the Eagle Tribe. But our Eagle Tribe has its own plans and arrangements and must travel to the trading belt at our pace. We have our own security measures and strategies, so it's not easy to travel with other tribes. ”
Yin originally wanted to say a few more words, but Jianrui's expression was more determined.
The words of the mouth also changed: "Well, it's a pity that the two tribes can't go to the trade belt together this time." But as a neighbor, my clan is still friendly to provide you with news. ”
After that, Yin glanced at Zhang Duo and Pan with hidden eyes, as if it was inconvenient for the two to be present.
The leader sharply signaled to the fox tribe to say directly.
Seeing that his casual discord did not work, he said directly: "Our clan has received news that this transaction will bring a large trading team of distant tribes to appear, and the purpose of its appearance is to purchase high-grade tiger skins, and the better the condition, the higher the bid. If the Eagle Tribe has a good tiger skin, you can bring it with you this time, and you should be able to exchange it for good items. ”
After that, he led his people to leave.
Rui saw that the people of the Fox Tribe had gone away, so he asked, "Duo, what do you think of this news presented by the Fox Tribe?" The Eagle Tribe has a tiger skin in excellent condition, but..."
Zhang Duo stretched out his hand and rubbed his brows: "I don't doubt the authenticity of the news, it should be that there are really big tribes that will buy tiger skins at a high price, but I suspect that the fox tribe is not well-intentioned!" It was not normal for him to want to go with the Eagle Tribe, but after we refused, he was not angry and told us the news. I'm afraid that this travel transaction may not be smooth! ”
Pan Shen nodded sympathetically: "I think so too." ”
Zhang Duo looked at Pan's serious expression, and forcibly did not choose to poke him, but said again: "In the near future, we will strengthen protection, just now when the fox tribe came to the camp and saw the children's bamboo house, I saw the jealousy in his eyes, it should be coveting our current development." And I suspect that he knew that we had a tiger skin in excellent condition, and that he had deliberately told the news that he would ambush us on the way! ”
The leader nodded sharply, he hadn't thought so much about it just now.
After Zhang Duoyi's analysis, it now seems that the fox tribe is clearly harboring evil intentions!
At present, Rui also thought about some countermeasures, but the fox tribe did not show the fox tail.
It's not good to counteract directly.
Pan also spoke: "Dealing with the fox tribe is trouble, we are not afraid of them if they come to a real fight!" ”
Zhang Duo was looking forward to the fox tribe's moves...