The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the wind is cold. Looking up, the whole sky was like a piece of turbid jade with wisps of clouds inside, gray, not very good-looking, but compared to the raging climate of the storm and snow a few days ago, it was undoubtedly much better.

When you look down, you can see plains, hills, and mountains, which look magnificent and magnificent, but they are also really desolate and monotonous.

Strictly speaking, there is no real road in the Northern Wilderness. Of course, it can also be said that there are roads everywhere. Without him, there will be more people walking, and the smooth road will naturally be able to step out.

Now between the low and undulating mounds, a convoy is moving along the road that the people in front of them have stepped on, because the snow has just fallen, the road is a little muddy and potholes, and the speed of the convoy is a little slow.

The carriages were all flatbed, not for rest, but piled up with goods wrapped in tarpaulin. The dozen or so barbarians around were all on foot, and the animal skin clothes on their bodies were neither luxurious nor shabby, nor shabby, ordinary and ordinary. From the outside, this should undoubtedly be a small caravan.

Yes, just like Bran, there are caravans coming and going on the side of the Northern Wilderness tribe. However, compared with the Bran caravan with fixed destinations, routes, etc., the degree of freedom of the Northern Wilderness caravan is much higher. Of course, this is also because of the perennial migration of various tribal gathering places, so the Northern Wilderness caravan basically goes out for a walk, and will only turn around after selling the goods.

At the front of the convoy were three people, two women and one man, all of whom looked very young. At this time, the burly, standard barbarian figure of the young man looked at the surroundings and said, "Commander, go further ahead to the Hufu tribe." Kindness. This tribe has a haode colony. I don't think I'll be moving out. ”

The leader of the caravan was the one who walked in the middle and was dressed in a gray fox fur. A woman with half of her face hidden by a fluffy collar. The people of the Northern Wilderness are generally tall, and women are no exception. The young woman was very tall, and her two jade legs were even more slender, a little taller than Xia Wei'an, but still much shorter than the other men and women in the caravan.

The woman did not answer the young man's words, but was now holding a leafy plant with red berries in front of her, looking very engaged but not eating, a little unprofessional. Beside her, another young woman in red turned her head and smiled. "Brother Andre, have you been to this tribe?"

The young man known as Andre was not surprised by the attitude of the regimental leader, and seemed to be accustomed to it, and smiled, "Yes, Sinie. But that was three years ago, when I was still in the army, and I spent a few days here. ”

"Oh...... It turns out that Brother Andre was still in the army, and he had been to Bran, what the hell is going on over there, I heard that Bran are very short. But there are a lot of nice clothes ......"

"Bran...... Hehe, that's pretty much it......"

......

Talking and laughing. The woman, Cini, seemed interested in Bran's topic, and kept asking. Of course, if you look at the eyes that peeked from time to time at that time, you can know that she is actually more interested in this majestic and strong Andre.

It is certain that both of them are from the Northern Wilderness, but they speak in a very standard Bran dialect. Perhaps from this point, it can be seen that this caravan is not so simple...... Well, if you look at it from the head of the regiment, this caravan is still a little abnormal. The destination was imminent, and she was still observing the berry plant at this time, her eyes narrowed, as if she was doing some research.

The convoy traveled for more than ten minutes, passing the undulating mountains in front of them, and an artificial stone wall that stretched for miles appeared on the left side of the front, and a tall lookout wooden tower, and there were faint figures walking around. Needless to say, this should be exactly what Andrei said about the Hufu tribe.

At this time, the woman who was called the head of the group finally finished studying, sighed, reached out and plucked a few red berries from the green leafy plant, threw one into her mouth, and gave the rest to Andre and Sini beside her.

"Hey, it's sweet and sour, it tastes good. After tasting a few bites, Xini's slender eyebrows suddenly raised, and her face was a little happy. Andre on the side looked much calmer, smacked his lips, and smiled silently. In his opinion, this thing is naturally not as refreshing as a large piece of meat.

"Hehe, snacks, I'll give it to you. He chuckled, his voice a little hoarse. The leader simply stuffed a few berries in his hand into Xini's hand, and casually threw away the leafy green plant that he had attached great importance to before.

Cheers took it, "Hee-hee, xiexie hall...... Well, Captain. As if she had said the wrong thing, Sini quickly changed her words and then stuck out her tongue, and said flatteringly, "Captain, have you come up with a result?"

Shaking his head, "It's not that easy." After a slight hesitation, the head of the regiment looked a little regretful, "Although I haven't seen it before, this should be just an ordinary berry." At most, it can only be used as a snack, and it cannot replace food. After a pause, he shrugged his shoulders and said cheerfully, "But the decision to come out this time is right, the Northern Wilderness is so big, there are thousands of plants we don't know, and we can always find a food suitable for the soil here and can be sown in a large area." ”

There is nothing unusual in this remark, at first glance, it sounds nothing more than that this kind of berry is not suitable for large-scale cultivation. But if combined with the actual situation of the Northern Wilderness tribe, it will be a bit unashamed.

Everyone knows that the soil here in the Northern Wilderness is not suitable for growing crops, and the food crisis has plagued all the tribal barbarians all year round. It is precisely because of this that the tribes of the Northern Wilderness will frantically raid the Bran border during the autumn harvest every year. But the head of the small merchant group in front of her, and the obviously very young woman, said that she wanted to find suitable crops on this frozen soil, and her tone was indeed not ordinary.

However, Nasini and Andre beside them did look solemn when they heard this, and they both nodded firmly, obviously having strong confidence in the young leader.

"Well, where is this?" asked the group leader suspiciously, as he squinted at his surroundings, especially the stone wall on the left side of his face.

Andrei said again: "Commander, this is the Hufu tribe. ”

"Oh......" seemed to have heard the name of this place, and the head of the regiment showed a sudden look, and then looked around the tribe. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, the terrain is gentle. There is no need to worry about natural disasters such as hurricanes, and transportation is convenient. Nodding. "The terrain is really good. No wonder the Hufu tribe doesn't move all year round...... Kindness. Suitable for building a city. Sirney, make a note here. ”

"Okay. Hearing this, Xini simply nodded, took out a thick booklet from her bag, and flipped through the room, and it could be seen that there were all kinds of miscellaneous things recorded in it, including mountains, water, terrain, and vivid animals and plants...... It's like a Northern Wilderness encyclopedia.

When Sini added a stroke, the head nodded. First, he instructed the people behind him to lift the tarpaulin from the carriage, and then walked towards the stone wall: "Let's go, let's go in and have a look." ”

"Uh...... Behind it, Anne and Andre looked at each other when they saw this, and they both stayed where they were. Immediately, Sini lowered her forehead, with an expression of "sure enough, it will be like this", and called, "Commander......"

Turning around, "Huh?"

Sini pointed to the left, where it was obvious that there was an entrance: "Well, the entrance is there!"

“......”

......

Something went wrong. But it's not a big problem. The entrances and exits of the Hufu tribe are also guarded by barbarians, but that's basically just for show. It was mainly for the possible attack of other tribes, and the dozens of people in this small caravan naturally did not care.

Inside the tribe, this small caravan is still quite popular. This is also a normal situation, after all, although there are caravans in the Northern Wilderness, but because of the lack of houses, the number will definitely not be too much. The so-called scarcity is expensive, and this is the truth.

Finding an open place, the small caravan was also very serious and put its goods away. Most of the crowd who gathered around immediately shook their heads and sighed, but the screams and cheers of children instantly rose one after another, and some were even noisy to sell.

The reason for this is simple, the freedom of the caravan in the Northern Wilderness is so high that if a barbarian wants to buy something, he can only wait for the wandering caravan to pass by, and the caravan sells exactly what they need. And now, this small caravan is full of toys, all kinds of children's toys......

It can't be said that this kind of lonely business idea will not work, barbarian children are also children, and if there are conditions, they will naturally buy these toys. But obviously, these things certainly don't sell as well as everyday items.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and some adult barbarians who had accidentally brought their children came up, scratching their heads and smiling bitterly in the noise of their own children...... The young head of the group was personally guarding the back of the stall with Sinnie, smiling, but very talkative, as long as it was not excessive bargaining, basically after touching the child's head, he would agree.

In a short time, more than a dozen deals were negotiated. At this time, the surrounding group basically dispersed, and the next thing was to wait at the stalls. Very simply, those children who run away with toys will definitely find their companions to show off, and then there will naturally be adults who can't stand being pestered and bring children.

Shaking her head, Xini's mouth was slightly deflated: "Commander, if we sell some clay pots of grain, we will definitely sell them very well." ”

"Yes. In a casual response, the head of the group was looking at the child wandering not far from the right side of the stall, obviously absent-minded.

Seeing this, Xini was dissatisfied and shouted: "The head of the regiment ......" The relationship between the two is a little delicate, judging from some casual demeanor and actions, the identity and status of this regiment leader is obviously much higher than that of Xini and everyone in the caravan, but the attitude of this young female regiment leader is very kind and easy to speak, and there is no awe or estrangement between the ordinary words of Xini and other acquaintances.

Waving, the head of the regiment did not answer Sinnie's question first, but took a few steps forward to call the child closer, and said in a hoarse voice: "Want to buy toys?"

Nodding his head, and shaking his head quickly, the poorly dressed child glanced at all kinds of toys with burning eyes, and then shook his head again.

"Hehe......" chuckled a few times, reaching out to brush the broken clods from the child's hair, the head of the regiment blinked mysteriously, and said with a smile, "If you can pick the most beautiful flowers for your sister within an hour, my sister will surprise you." Okay, okay?"

Hearing this, the child raised his head and looked at the young sister suspiciously, thought about it, and nodded vigorously: "Okay!"

"Well, then we'll make an agreement, remember to keep it secret!" patted the child on the shoulder, and the head of the group walked back to the stall with a smile. The boy ran north without looking back.

As if remembering the previous question, the head of the regiment spread his hands helplessly to Xini: "You have asked this question several times...... Well, only by selling these toys can we go further in the form of caravans. Moreover, you don't feel that it brings joy to the child. Is that such a satisfying thing?"

"People are just bored and want to talk...... And send it like this. I don't think I can get far. Xini, who had been explained again, coquettishly hugged the right arm of the regiment leader. Then he watched the child's figure disappear into the far corner, and asked suspiciously, "Commander, since they are all going to be sent, why don't you give it to him directly?" ”

"Because we are businessmen. Being hugged by a woman more than ten centimeters tall like a koala, the scene was obviously a little discordant, but the head of the regiment did not break free and said calmly. "Since you are a merchant, you naturally have to exchange it at an equivalent price. Those who have money can buy goods directly, and those who don't have money must pay something to get goods. ”

After a pause, he continued, "Fairness, this is the most important thing in commercial circulation. It is the lack of this thing in the Northern Wilderness that business has not been able to develop. Over the years, we have become accustomed to snatching and killing the person who gets something if we can't get it. Now we can rob the Bran. Will you be able to rob your own people in the future?"

"Oh......" Cini nodded in understanding, albeit a little cloudy. But she has almost blind faith in the person next to her, so she no longer bothered to think deeply.

......

Soon, Andre, who had disappeared when the merchant group was setting up a stall before, suddenly appeared, looked around, and came over: "Hehe, head of the group, how is the business?"

"Not bad. ”

"Hey, Brother Andre, don't sell it, hurry up and tell me what you inquired about. ”

Nodding, Andre glanced at the calm regiment commander and said, "The Hufu tribe is basically the same as ordinary tribes, relying on hunting to make a living. But there is an iron mine in the east of the tribe, but they don't know how to mine it, and they get very little profit, and even people die. Over time, it's almost deserted now. ”

"Is there an iron mine?" the head of the regiment raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and sighed slightly, and before Xini beside him opened the book, he said directly, "The people of the Massa tribe a hundred miles away know how to mine, well, the Tiger tribe in the east has a simple blacksmith craft......"

However, in an instant, all the related situations are accurately stated, and then they are connected to each other one by one, so that they form a complete self-sufficient chain. Zuihou turned his head and said, "Sini, did you make a note of it? ”

"Don't worry, Captain. The quill smacked down the words and made a gesture to finish.

nodded, and then the head of the regiment habitually fell into contemplation, and asked questions from time to time, such as "how is the relationship between these tribes" and "is the road smooth...... is it smooth", and without waiting for Andre and the others to answer, he gave another answer.

It is like a computer with precise calculations, as long as the information is sufficient, it can quickly deal with all aspects of problems. After ten minutes, he rubbed his eyebrows, breathed a long sigh of relief, and looked relaxed.

At this time, the previous child came over with a large handful of colorful wildflowers, and the young head of the group stepped forward to take the flowers with a happy expression, and asked the child to choose one of the many toys and leave happily.

Although he didn't say it, Andre and Xini, who knew the ability of the head of the regiment, looked at each other and nodded, knowing that this Jihua was done.

After waiting for about half an hour again, and making a few more transactions, the merchant group finished their lunch and set off again from the north gate of the tribe.

After leaving the tribe, Andre patted his head, as if remembering something, and said again: "By the way, remember the tribe we had yesterday in Yujian? ”

"Yes, remember. Hearing this, Xini nodded immediately, "We still joke about it, how could anyone from the Temple of Light come here? besides, grab food? ”

Shaking his head, Andre looked solemn: "No, it seems to be true." I heard it again when I inquired about the news of the Hufu tribe before, and it was still a food, but this time the other party was very fast, and I could only see that it was a woman, well, a Bran woman. ”

"Uh......"

Frowning, the young regiment leader asked, "When?"

"Just this morning. ”

Nodding thoughtfully, he looked at the mountains in the distance and decisively ordered: "Stop advancing!" Andre, send a few people to the front. ”

"Yes!" Andre did not hesitate at all when he heard this, and his power was suddenly relieved, and he turned directly to convey the order.

As if the camouflage had been torn apart, the atmosphere of the merchant group, which had been amiable before, instantly calmed down, and several figures quickly broke away from the scope of the merchant group, flashed a few times, and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

There is no doubt that these people are not ordinary business group personnel at all, but masters of the Northern Wilderness with good skills.

Nasini came back to her senses, blinked and asked, "Leader, do you also think that woman belongs to the Temple of Light?"

The head of the regiment bowed slightly: "Being able to enter and exit several tribes freely without being stopped shows that the strength of the other party is very high." And if this is our Northern Wilderness people, he only needs to show his identity to get very good hospitality, and he doesn't need to grab it at all. Well, it should be someone from the Temple of Light. ”

"Really?" said Xini, smacking her tongue, "this woman is so bold, is she afraid that she won't be able to go back if she dares to come here?"

"Actually......" Andrei said categorically as he walked back after giving the order, his eyes twinkling, "she can't go back now!"

"Well, that's ......"

The head of the regiment did not participate in the conversation between the two, but turned his head to look at the south, his brow furrowed slightly. The people of the Temple of Light appeared here, could it be that there was a problem with the battle situation ahead......

............ (To be continued......)