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Chapter 278 The Road to Azabu on the River
Nebula is keenly aware that this Sky Clan is extraordinary. There is such a special tribe in the far west. Why has it never been heard of before?
He entertained the tiger-skin tribe who came from afar, treated the tiger as a guest, served him sumptuous food, and asked him to elaborate.

Hu Zi spread his hands and said, "That's all I know. It's not like you haven't seen that person in Jiang He before. He's very smart and hasn't received enough benefits. You can't get any useful information out of him. You can give me some Goods, I’ll ask for you at the next summer gathering.”

Nebula followed his words and asked, "How much goods do you want?"

While the tiger was enjoying the seafood, the lion opened his mouth widely and talked lightly throughout the whole process without changing his expression, trying to rip off people while talking and laughing.

Xingyun is not stupid, he knows that Huzi, the middleman, will definitely make a profit. These guys have been imitating the Big Ship Tribe for many years, and they have already figured out the routine of buying low and selling high.

While the two parties were bargaining, a young man suddenly walked up to Xingyun and whispered in his ear.

Huzi observed that Xingyun's expression gradually became complicated, and emotions such as surprise, confusion, and solemnity passed through his eyes in turn.

"Really?" Nebula frowned.

The young man nodded vigorously: "I saw it with my own eyes."

Intuition told Huzi that what this young man reported to Xingyun must be a big deal, so he asked calmly: "What's wrong?"

"Something interesting happened."

"Is it something I can know?"

"Okay, but if you want to exchange something, let's exchange it for news about the Sky Clan. How about it?"

Exchanging information for information sounds reasonable...but weird.

Huzi is not that easy to fool. If he agrees, he will not only lose an "intermediary fee", but he will also have to take a batch of goods in exchange for information about the Sky Clan. He will not do this loss-making transaction!
"Is it related to our tribe? That can be said."

"No." Nebula was honest.

"Then don't listen. Let's continue discussing our matters..."

"No need to discuss it anymore, just do as you say."

Xingyun was too lazy to argue with Huzi about Zhima Da's interests. He had more important things to deal with now.

……

After forming an alliance, everyone is a member of the same tribe, and members of the same tribe should share the same hardships.

Zhang Tian arranged for all the guests to do farm work, euphemistically saying that they would learn planting knowledge.

When they heard that there was something new to learn, the guests all worked hard.

This year's autumn gathering was forcibly turned into a "labor meeting". After the autumn harvest, the chiefs of each tribe resigned from their masters and embarked on their return journey. A group of international students stayed to study, looking forward to winter with unprecedented excitement. 's arrival

As soon as the chiefs of each tribe led their tribesmen to leave, the Dachuan tribe arrived behind them.

"Master Priest, Master Wizard, you will never imagine what gifts I have prepared for you!"

Jiang He is still as energetic as last year. He travels around the west and east of the river all year round, but he never seems to get bored or tired.

The gift he brought was a stone as big as a fist. It was as black as ink, had a metallic luster, and was cold to the touch.

Despite its small size, it was actually very heavy, like a weight. Zhang Tian weighed it a little and found that it weighed at least seven or eight kilograms!
Only metals can have such high densities.

"Star core?"

Zhang Tian immediately made a judgment and followed the locals in calling the meteorite the star core.

Jiang He grinned and said in a slightly proud tone: "The star core is the most precious cargo. The Star Tribe never exchanges it with other tribes. There are several tribes in the east of Hedong that live relatively close to Sky Lake. Occasionally, they can pick up some fragments. , this is the largest and most precious piece among them!”

Zhang Tian still remembers the market price of various meteorites. Even meteorite iron with the worst quality can be sold for more than 10 US dollars per gram. In other words, if you pick up such a small piece of meteorite 1 years later, you can easily Got six figures.

From this perspective, star cores are indeed the most precious cargo.

For modern people, meteorite iron has more of a collection value, or to show off, some wealthy people are willing to spend a lot of money to cast meteorite iron swords. Due to the characteristics of the material itself, swords made of meteorite iron have dense and complicated patterns on the sword. It's very beautiful, and you can tell it's not ordinary at first sight.

Some people firmly believe that meteorites contain supernatural "cosmic energy" and that carrying them with them can help them concentrate and prolong their lives.

This coincides with the ideas of the primitive ancestors. The concept of collection did not exist in the primitive era. The reason why meteorite iron is sold at such a high price is simply because of this primitive worship. After all, it is an alien object from the sky. With a divine quality.

Coupled with the monopoly of the Star Tribe, it is difficult to buy one stone. According to the relationship between supply and demand, prices will naturally rise.Even bartering must comply with the basic laws of the market economy.

It's a pity that Zhang Tian has no habit of collecting meteorites, nor does he intend to rely on the cosmic energy in them to practice martial arts. This piece of meteorite is not of much value to him, it is just a benefit to future generations of archaeologists... After digging it out, it is A major discovery.He suddenly thought that after he exchanged so many modern items, when they were dug out in the future, would those archaeologists doubt their lives?
Jiang He excitedly recounted his summer trip to Hedong: "As I thought, the people of Hedong like your goods very much! I have never exchanged star cores with them before because I couldn't afford it. Now it's their turn and they can't afford to exchange it. , I had to take out the treasure at the bottom of the box! Guess how many things I gave in exchange for this star core? Three sets of pottery bowls, spoons and a piece of cloth! Haha! Huzi thought he had made a profit!"

Jiang He smiled shamelessly, looking like a profiteer.

The goods from the Sky Clan that he displayed at the Hedong gathering were all very novel and very practical high-end goods. They were enthusiastically sought after by the people of Hedong and amazed the whole summer.

As the number one swindler in prehistory, Jiang He gave full play to his bragging skills and promoted the preciousness of these goods to the same level as star cores, reaping a lot of benefits from them.

He has seen the production capacity of the Sky Clan, knows how terrifying the Long Kiln's output is, and also knows that almost every woman in Taoyuan has a waist machine.

Their goods are different from star cores and can be produced continuously. This is the power of the Sky Clan.

Jiang He got a bargain, so he began to think about how to maintain this business.

"Master Priest, I have an idea..."

Jiang He, an old boy, is a bit ambitious. He wants to be the only officially designated "agent" of Taoyuan, and will be responsible for the clan's "import and export trade" in the future. He smells a business opportunity and hopes to get a piece of the pie.

"No one knows Hedong better than me! I can bring the guidance of the sky to every tribe in Hedong for you!"

"Is it just Hedong?" Zhang Tian's ambition is even greater than Jiang He's, "Maybe we can look further and include the seaside?"

Only the seaside has what he needs. It is best to build a "river linen road" to realize the circulation of goods between the two places, transport the linen from Taoyuan there, and transport the salt back from the seaside.

It would be great if the Star Tribe could let go of the "control" of meteorite.

With today's technological level, even if iron ore is discovered, it is impossible to smelt it on a large scale.

In comparison, forging meteorite is much simpler. Just set up a stove, get some charcoal, and make a blower, and then you can start work. Of course, it is also very laborious, but at least it can be done by some primitive tribes living in Africa. This ancient forging method is still followed today.

If there is a stable source of meteorite, it is not impossible to skip the Bronze Age and enter the Iron Age early.

Jiang He was stunned for a moment, then showed a bitter look on his face: "Master Priest, Sky Lake is too far away from us. It will take more than a year to go back and forth, and there are many dangers on the way..."

He didn't say it outright, but his meaning was clear. He didn't want his people to take such a big risk.

"I know the risks are very high, so I can't just leave it to you."

"Ah?" Jiang He was stunned again, "What do you mean?"

Zhang Tian didn't answer and asked instead: "The fact that you were able to exchange goods from Sky Lake at the Hedong gathering means that the tribes in Hedong have contacts with the Star tribe, doesn't it?"

Huzi's triumphant face flashed through Jiang He's mind.

"Ha! They all learned from us!" He was a little angry. "If I hadn't arrived at the end of the river, how would they have known that there were so many tribes living by Sky Lake! They had the nerve to ask me for a high price!"

I don’t blame others for following the trend. Who said there is no threshold for reselling?Humans are the animals that are best at learning and imitating.

To be honest, the Tiger Skin Tribe's following the trend not only did not harm the interests of the Dachuan Tribe, but instead promoted the circulation of resources and the exchange and integration of local culture, which is a great thing with countless merits.

However, from Jiang He's personal point of view, he opened this route, but the benefits were gained by others. It is really more uncomfortable than losing "money" himself.

Jiang He cursed for a while, then suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly asked: "Master Priest, are you planning to cooperate with the tribes in Hedong? Let them take Taoyuan's goods to the seaside?"

Not cooperation, but inclusion.Sooner or later, the people of Hedong will become the people of the sky, and finally the indigenous people of the seaside.

Zhang Tian thought in his heart and said: "The wizard and I also plan to participate in the Hedong gathering next summer."

Jiang He was a little surprised. He carefully observed the sky priest's expression and saw that his expression was as usual and he didn't seem to be joking. It seemed that he had already meant this.

He also planned to exchange news about the Sky Clan for something good, but now there was no chance.

Zhang Tian and Lin Yu have already made plans. Anyway, they are going to the Hulu Tribe next year to look for copper mines, so they might as well go further.

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes.

Looking through the prayer content that night, he learned that the Star Tribe was holding a sacrificial ceremony, and also learned that the goods from Taoyuan had been circulated to the seaside due to the activity of the Tiger Skin Tribe, although only in small quantities.

Just by reading the text, he could feel the excitement of Wolf Boy and his party.

When I looked at it the next day, the style of painting changed drastically:
"We were caught! Yellowstone was robbed!"

　I'm getting fat!I’m so tired. I’ll take another day off tomorrow and resume normal updates the day after tomorrow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)