I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

Chapter 171: Cooperation Between Two Tribes?

Su Bai’s lips curved into a slight smile as he said, “From what I know, the Spotted Deer Tribe doesn’t usually ask so many questions about people’s sources, right?”

He had heard from Yan Jiao about the rules of the Spotted Deer Tribe. He naturally knew they typically do not ask too many questions.

Lu Shi suddenly felt embarrassed, realising he had indeed been too inquisitive, which did not align with the Spotted Deer Tribe’s customs.

He paused for a moment, then changed the subject, “This time we’ve brought a lot of dried meat. Instead of waiting for eight days, let’s exchange it for linen right here in your Tribe.”

Su Bai, not wanting to make them feel too uncomfortable, gestured for the Totem Warriors to bring over wooden stools for them to sit on.

Seated in the centre, he smiled and said. “No problem. How much dried meat did you bring? We’ll take all of them.”

This was convenient, as they would not have to make special trips back to the Spotted Deer Tribe to trade. Having it delivered directly was great.

“A total of ten bags of dried meat. It is several bags more than what you exchanged last time.” Lu Shi said as he sat on the wooden stool.

As soon as he sat down, he felt something was different. They had wooden stools in their Tribe too, but these felt somehow different.

The stools here were more minimalistic, looking simple and plain, yet comfortable to sit on.

Lu Lin felt a little nervous. Not just because this was someone else’s Tribe, but also because seeing Su Bai’s serious demeanour made her want to look at him a bit more. However, whenever their eyes met, the deer horned girl would quickly look away, then hunch her shoulders and lower her head, not daring to look up.

“Good, I’ll take all ten bags of dried meat. The amount of linen will increase accordingly. Last time, we gave you sixty rolls of linen. This time, we’ll give you ninety rolls.” Su Bai solemnly said.

Lu Shi’s golden pupils widened, his heart filled with amazement. [Ninety rolls of linen offered up just like that!?]

There was not even a moment’s consideration. There were no questions about whether they could produce it, and no request for them to wait. [This is truly… truly unbelievable.]

“You don’t need to think it over? You’re just agreeing right away?” Lu Shi asked in surprise.

Su Bai spread his hands and asked in return, “Do you think this is unreasonable? If so, you can share your thoughts right now.”

“No, this is fine,” Lu Shi quickly replied, worried the other might suddenly change his mind. “I was just concerned about how long it would take to make ninety rolls of linen. We can wait if needed.”

“No need to wait, you can take them out now. It’s just ninety rolls of linen.” Su Bai smiled.

He had thought the other might feel ninety rolls were not enough, but it turned out to be the opposite.

Lu Shi was shocked again, his eyes widening as he asked, “We can take them now?”

He was truly surprised that this Small Tribe could produce ninety rolls of linen just like that.

It had not been that long since the last trade at the Spotted Deer Market, yet this small Tribe had managed to produce another ninety rolls of linen in such a short time?

When he had walked into the Teepee from outside the Tribe, he had glanced around and noticed there were not that many people in this Tribe. He also had not seen any place where linen was being made. Yet, this small Tribe could produce linen at such a rapid pace.

“Of course, you won’t be short of a single roll out of the ninety. You can take them in a moment after we bring them here.” Su Bai declared.

“I understand.” Lu Shi nodded and continued, “As for next topic, I’d like to discuss long-term cooperation with your Tribe.”

Su Bai’s lips curved upwards slightly. As long as the other party brought this up first, things would be easier. He sat up straight and asked, “Please, Chieftain Lu, tell me more.”

“The Shaman has probably heard a bit about this. Our Spotted Deer Tribe operates based on our Spotted Deer Market.” Lu Shi suddenly turned serious and continued, “Now, other Tribes are very concerned about our development and have decided not to supply us with large amounts of salt anymore.”

Su Bai understood what was going on. [Like I thought. Turns out the other Tribes are wary of the Spotted Deer Tribe and have cut off their supply of goods.]

He blinked his black eyes and asked, “You mean you want our Tribe to provide you with a large amount of linen, right?”

[What the other party is going to say is quite clear. At this point, they needed to find a substitute for salt. In this case, Linen is an important alternative for their survival.]

“Yes, our Tribe can provide your Tribe with a large amount of dried meat to meet your Tribe’s needs,” Lu Shi said seriously.

“I can agree to this cooperation, but I have another request,” Su Bai’s tone suddenly turned serious.

“What request?” Lu Shi asked curiously.

Su Bai’s delicate face showed no unnecessary expression as he solemnly declared, “I want your Tribe to help us deal with the Black Snake Tribe.”

He knew the nature of Primitive Tribes. It was better to be straightforward than to beat around the bush.

“Deal with the Black Snake Tribe?” Lu Shi’s solemn expression showed a slight change in expression.

“That’s right. We, the Flame Dragon Tribe, want to reclaim what belongs to us. But as you can see, our Tribe doesn’t have that many people, so we need your help.” Su Bai explained.

“How does the Shaman want us to help?” Lu Shi asked directly.

In primitive times, it was not uncommon for Tribes to help each other, especially now that the Spotted Deer Tribe desperately needed their linen.

“I want your Tribe to send two hundred Warrior Trainees to help us, and we need sixty Totem Warriors.” This was the best number Su Bai could think of after much consideration. Two hundred Warrior Trainees was a small number for the Spotted Deer Tribe, and they would certainly agree. Meanwhile, sixty Totem Warriors might be a bit challenging for them. However, this number was still within the acceptable range.

[Well, they urgently needed the Flame Dragon Tribe’s linen, so they could only grit their teeth and agree to this number.]

Lu Shi was stunned, not knowing what to say for a moment. After a pause, he asked, “So we just need to send people to help you, is that right? What about weapons?”

“That’s right, just send people to assist us. We have our own weapons.” Su Bai said.

Lu Shi fell into deep thought, his expression returning to seriousness, his golden eyes constantly moving.

He pressed his lips together, then looked up and said, “I will relay the Shaman’s request to our Shaman. If he agrees, I’ll send someone to inform you.”

He still needed to discuss this request with Shaman Lu Shan, as it concerned the entire Tribe and he could not unilaterally decide on this.

“I understand. I hope to get your answer as soon as possible.” Su Bai nodded.

“En.” Lu Shi responded.

“If your Shaman agrees, you can bring the people directly to our Tribe, along with the dried meat. I’ll have the corresponding linen ready,” Su Bai stated clearly.

Lu Shi stood up straight, blinking his golden eyes as he said, “I understand.”

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