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Located in the subtropical grasslands of Absera, the cloudy weather that often occurs after the rainy season in autumn has caused the southern merchants and mercenaries from the Soradin Highlands to add an extra cloak to the team.

People are all bleeding the blood of their hometown, people who were born and raised in one side will be engraved with a firm imprint that is difficult to erase both physically and mentally, even if a generation goes to another place for many years, the accent will still have a hint of the taste of the place of origin, the body and skin are remembered to remember the temperature and humidity of the place where they used to live, and remember the wind and birdsong there, so they go to other places, whether the heart has adapted or not, the body will naturally react because of slight differences.

In tropical areas like the South and Soladin, even in autumn, the temperature is basically above 25 degrees, and even in the cold winter months, you can only wear thin clothes in the coldest season. The relatively pleasant weather has created a variety of light and beautiful clothes that people in the south can enjoy without the purpose of keeping warm, but when they are accustomed to this living environment, when they come to Absera, where the temperature plummets to more than ten degrees when the wind blows, even if it is only a few degrees, it still makes many young people shiver.

Our Roan maiden from Avenella could not understand this, and the heavy bust and cotton armor and burqa made her extremely hot, so when the weather turned cloudy and began to blow the wind, the only thing she felt was coolness and comfort. This feeling of being different in the same situation due to the different areas of life is ingrained, and the white-haired Mila cannot stand the heat of the South and Soladin, and her ability to resist the cold in what they consider to be cold weather impresses the older mercenaries.

Culture and race, language and customs, all of these things are inseparable from the territory in which they live, and even the sedentary peoples of the self-proclaimed civilized society, Avenella and Soradin, Soladin and the south, still have all kinds of subtle differences - not to mention the nomadic peoples of the Abu Sera steppes that they ostracize.

The sound of the howling wind, the sound of horses' hooves, the rolling of wheels, and the clashing of various equipment and miscellaneous objects, accompanied by the sound of hunting flags and cloaks, did not stop for a moment, and the mighty procession of more than a hundred people divided into two subsections that guarded each other, and walked slowly and slowly towards the front at an unhurried pace.

Rivals who had been fighting each other for hours were now their guides, but the distance between the teams alone showed that trust wasn't cheap enough to be built up right away. On the contrary, due to cultural conflicts and other reasons, the relationship with Khalid and his party, which had been established with great difficulty, entered a shaky state.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the people of the Aries clan are a little unhappy because of their cooperation with these people, in fact, they are not the only ones, due to the casualties of horses and a few merchant mercenaries in the previous continuous siege, even the rest of the team is hostile to these people - plus the resentment that Henry's group of twenty or thirty cavalry did not immediately come to support when they were besieged, it may not be an exaggeration to say that the whole caravan has already broken up by this point.

A few hours ago, the commander of the Red-billed Finch Clan, who was two hundred meters away, and now knew that his name was Ebenny, the middle-aged steppe nobleman who asked for a truce between the two sides, saw that Henry's side was still in full battle, so he turned around and began to order half of his men to retreat towards the rear.

The distance of two hundred meters is not far away, but it is not close, most of the common short bows on the grassland have a range of about one hundred and fifty meters, and if they do not use poison arrows, the effective range of the enemy who generally has leather armor defense will be discounted, and against Henry They can only attack horses and bare vital points when they wear metal armor, but in the case that both sides are moving at high speed, Rao is an excellent archer who shoots a target on the ground and pierces the yang at a hundred paces, and can only guarantee that it will not deviate from the extreme.

The accuracy is not enough to make up for the number, to perfectly swallow Henry's cavalry of more than 30 people, the original plan of Albeni was to wait until they entered a distance of about 70 meters, eighty people together, and use superior firepower to completely defeat them before they converged with the caravan's main formation, after all, even if the number of people is increased to this number at the moment, they are not matched with light cavalry, they do not achieve absolute superiority, and under such a premise, Henry and his party are not fooled, and Albenny naturally has to choose to negotiate peace in order to preserve his strength.

This was an act of shame in the eyes of Khaled, who was from a middle clan, although he understood that in the difficult grassland where the living environment was difficult, a small clan like the red-billed finch could not survive with a surge of blood, but as a martial Absera, they took the initiative to sue for peace, which simply made the young nobleman of the Aries clan so angry that his nose was crooked. He was furious and wanted to kill these guys who had insulted the honor of the steppe people, but Henry, who had unwittingly become the leader of a dozen or so mercenaries, raised his hand and instructed his companions to slowly approach as the team on Ebenny's side retreated.

"You guys, you weak guys!" the angry Khalid once again showed his youthful and vigorous flaws, but he shouted loudly that he wanted to fight with the other side to prove the glory of the steppe people, he was only a collaborator, and did not have the power and qualifications to command the mercenaries with heavy shields, and seeing that the mercenaries who were shields and vanguards began to drive their horses forward, the older steppe warriors had no choice but to persuade their masters to hurry up and follow to avoid the situation worsening due to being alone.

“...... "Although the character is reckless, but the knowledge that should be in line with the identity is still there, and I don't know who to drop this cruel sentence, Khalid commanded the remaining dozen steppe warriors to follow, and as they advanced, some of the cavalry under the command of Abeni also retreated to a distance of more than 100 meters, and they stayed on the plain behind, leaving only more than 40 horsemen here to face the group of cavalry that merged with the caravan's main formation.

Dense arrows were stuck all over the land and the sides of the carriage, several spare shields were shot into hedgehogs, mercenaries with protective gear fortunately, the proportion of wounded and dead among the merchants was higher, the young little merchant who had been applauded when Mira and Khalid were performing a military performance had now become a cold corpse on the ground, obviously no matter what kind of birth and appearance and personality was, death was equal to anyone, the white-haired Luoan girl glanced at it, although the deaths she had witnessed were not a few, but every time she saw someone who was not much older than herself killed, she still felt a chill。

"Bang-" This step made by Ebeni was an out-and-out retreat, Henry and his party quickly regrouped after the caravan's main formation merged, and began to withdraw a little, the situation between the two sides fell into a stalemate in another sense, Ebenny's other archers' team stayed more than 100 meters away from just enough to shoot arrows while rushing over but would not directly threaten the distance on the caravan's side, and the regrouped Henry Their total combat power increased slightly, barely reaching a balance.

The sincerity expressed by one party is also accepted by the other party with interest. Although many people, including Khalid and some mercenaries, were gloomy, nervous and fearful mixed together, and no one took the lead, they all obediently stayed where they were, and the merchant-mercenary-steppe people composed of merchants, mercenaries, and prairie people who were not in a unified regular army showed some benefit at this moment, because everyone was not very familiar with each other, and it was more difficult for them to be incited by a single individual, so at this moment, although there was some dissatisfaction and impulsiveness, most of them also suppressed and did not show it.

These details did not escape the attention of the caravan leader, but the most important thing for the moment was to ensure the survival of the group and the fulfillment of the purpose of their visit. The lesser of two evils, although knowing that morale had been shaken and the ranks were showing signs of splitting, in order to survive, the chubby merchant leader Inagi made the best choice for the southerners - trading.

The two sides watched each other and exchanged their voices in the language of the steppe, reaching a consensus to send several representatives to the open space between the two sides to negotiate. Later, accompanied by Henry and Barrett and two accompanying merchants, the team led by Inagi came to the front of the high-ranking nobleman of the Red-billed Finch Clan, Ebenny. In the short confrontation from a distance, they did not notice it, but at this moment they found that this man's dress was very noble compared to the others, and after a brief introduction to each other, this mixed color woven cloth, which was unique among the steppe people in short-sleeved leather jackets, naturally and appropriately sat down with his higher status.

Henry didn't speak this time, it was all the middle-aged mercenary Barrett translating the conversation, originally out of respect for the collaborators, in this case, they should have invited Khalid of the Aries clan as an accompaniment, but the young steppe nobles can hold back at this moment, don't rush up according to the so-called glory of the steppe people, you can already be considered calm, you want him to come over and have a good conversation, it is obviously difficult for the strongman.

"Your Excellency, please allow me to declare that we have no intention of offending, and that the conflict was caused solely by a misunderstanding, which we hope will be resolved quickly. Barrett's first sentence shows the cunning and caution of the southern merchant, and in line with the principle of turning the big into the small, he describes the conflict as a misunderstanding, in which several people have been killed and wounded on both sides, which makes Henry, who is on the sidelines, pay some attention to the fat merchant. Although it was manifested in the sage's expression, that is, his eyes turned to that side and raised his eyebrows, if Mira, who was familiar with him, did not stay in the defense formation at this time, he would definitely be able to understand that this chubby merchant was also a role to be reckoned with.

Obviously, this man had definitely more experience with the steppe people than he himself claimed, only once a few years ago. He had at least a general understanding of the customs here, which is why he would say the corresponding words according to the name mentioned by the other party when he reported his home. This requires not only knowledge, but also the sophistication and composure that experience brings, and it is not unreasonable for Juan Sr. to choose this man as the leader of the caravan, if it were replaced by a much younger and more vigorous southern merchant, or even the character of Khalid, a native of Absera in his early twenties, who still exists in the ranks, I am afraid that the whole negotiation will not be established.

The young nobleman who is still gritting his teeth and staring at this side, even if he doesn't immediately draw his sword against him, as a top aristocrat in a medium-sized clan that can be named after livestock, his deep-rooted class concept, once he speaks, will inevitably move out of his identity to oppress people, and demand that the other party must unilaterally obey and compensate.

In the end, this is other people's territory, although the Aries clan has some prestige, I am afraid it is still not strong to that extent, at most it can only save his own life, and those warriors must be killed by the other party as a warning. The old patriarch asked this young and vigorous young son to set off with only twenty or so guards, obviously playing such a calculation.

In any case, the current situation must not allow Khalid to come up to do bad things, in short, Inagi hinted in his words that he gave the other party a step to go down, inciting emotions is the most important thing at the moment, he said this as he observed Ebenny's expression, and after seeing that the other party was unmoved, he breathed a small sigh of relief, and took a step back while the iron was hot in the style peculiar to the southerners: "...... Still, despite this unfortunate misunderstanding, we are willing to compensate you with some spices and rock salt, and if you wish, how about we start negotiating the price here?"

He said this, not to mention Khalid not far behind him, even the two young merchants in the team looked at each other - this was a one-sided compensation, they still had considerable combat strength at the moment, and they were not completely defeated, if it was common sense, shouldn't they just take a step back and go their separate ways?

What is the leader trying to do? They are not absolutely weak now, and why should they take the initiative to show weakness-the young merchant who did not know what to do thought, while Ebenny, who was riding on a reddish-brown steppe horse opposite, was silent for a moment, smiled confidently, and nodded.

"Okay, let's start a conversation about that. He said this without the slightest hint of shame about it. You went back and forth to and fro, and as the lowliest clan named after the birds, the commander named Ebeni showed a calmness and sanity rarely seen by the steppe people, thus making it possible for the conversation to proceed further.

"Yes, oh yes, in addition to that, Your Excellency, we would like to ask you about another incident that is happening in this neighborhood, about a group of gray-haired ......."

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The end result of the negotiation was that a lot of material was paid as an apology, and finally a temporary guidance relationship was reached, which seemed unreasonable to the vast majority of the team, including Mira, because it was as if a robber came out and wanted to rob you of your property, and you still chose to offer it with both hands when you had the ability to defend yourself - plus the fact that the group was now following these unknown guys towards their base camp, how could it be seen like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger.

But people who would think like this are obviously still shallow and unfamiliar with everything on the grassland.

It is true that the total number of people in the entire caravan may not be lost if it fights with the cavalry of the Red-billed Finch clan of about 80 people after the merger, but there is more than one clan in the vast Absera steppe, and if they encounter an enemy again after they have suffered heavy casualties, it will be the fate of total annihilation.

And in the battle, who can guarantee that he will not die accidentally, and the money spent will be earned back later, if a person dies, there will be nothing.

Khaled, who was born in a middle clan, because he was an aristocratic class but not the head of a clan, he enjoyed the power of squandering and directing since he was a child, but he did not know the corresponding responsibilities and did not need to be prepared for the survival of the clan, so he developed this impulsive and willful temperament, and has been trying to prove his character. In contrast, as the high-level of a small clan like the red-billed finch, after Abenni accepted the so-called apology and reached a temporary cooperative relationship with everyone, as long as this side remained vigilant, they would basically not do anything.

Even when you go to the base camp, it's still the same.

As mentioned earlier, it is the rainy season when supplies are abundant, and there is no need to plunder a lot to survive.

Therefore, in this context, what the small clan has to do is naturally to preserve its strength, avoid conflicts, and make a lot of money in silence.

It was only after understanding the premise of all this and understanding that Ebenny was not an impulsive young man, and although many of the team complained about it, especially Khaled, who confirmed his idea that the settled peoples were cowards, they avoided the dispute and succeeded in preserving the relative integrity of the team.

Regrouped, our Mila once again had a general understanding of the reasons behind this under the explanation of the sage, and after learning more about some things in the world, the group walked towards the territory of the Red-billed Finch Clan under the gust of wind.

The small clan that was expanding in size during the rainy season needed all the strength it could muster, and dozens of the exiled Loans who were said to have appeared in the vicinity were in their base camp, whether it was the royal family they were looking for or not, and Mira had to be with her long-lost people.

See you again. (To be continued.) )