A Visit (Continued)

"Their house is so beautiful."

"Their people don't look like what I imagined. They said before that it's cold here, there's not much food in winter, they can only eat frozen meat, and they're so hungry that their ribs are protruding."

"They all look very energetic; they haven't gone hungry at all."

"The personalities of Ban Ming and his buddies don't seem like they've ever gone hungry."

Seeing that their talk was getting increasingly outrageous, Jin Shi whispered a rebuke to them, "What nonsense are you spouting? Someone might hear you if you keep talking."

A nearby orc muttered, "It was just curiosity, nothing offensive. It's fine to say it to their faces."

Jin Shi: "Let's discuss it again when we get back!"

While they were chatting, Wu Jiong had already come out to greet them.

The orcs of the Jintuo Tribe have enormous beast-like forms, even larger than those of the orcs of the Riverside Tribe.

In order to take care of Jin Shi and the others who were still in their beast forms, Wu Jiong and the others also transformed back into their beast forms.

The two groups of giant beasts met in the mountains and forests, making the mountains and forests appear shorter.

Wu Jiong spoke first, "Clan Chief Jin Shi, it's been a long time. Welcome!"

Jin Shi smiled and said, "It has been a while. Our two tribes are so far apart, it's really not easy for us to come all this way."

Wu Jiong: "You'll get used to it. We'll communicate more in the future."

Giant wolves and giant cats led a group of dinosaur-like behemoths into the Riverside Tribe.

From afar, the people of the Jintuo Tribe thought the Riverside Tribe was exceptionally clean and tidy. But once inside, they discovered that it was not only clean and tidy, but also exquisitely beautiful.

The roads in the Riverside Tribe are wide, the houses are neat, and most of the houses are built against the mountain, making them very beautiful.

People had smiles and curiosity on their faces, which was very relaxing to see.

Upon arriving at the tribe's open space, Wu Jiong asked the Jintuo Tribe to remove the metal blocks from their bodies and then led them to rest.

They were told to rest for a while, and then come out for dinner later.

To welcome the Jintuo Tribe, the Riverside Tribe specially vacated several houses, which had been cleaned and lined with warm animal skin mats, and charcoal had been placed inside.

The people of the Jintuo Tribe felt warm and cozy as soon as they entered, and when they lay down on the treated animal skin mats, they felt as if they were lying on clouds.

"Chief, come and lie down with me, their animal skin cushions are so comfortable."

"There's also a faint fragrance, like the scent of some kind of grass?"

"Hey, they put dry grass under the animal hides, that's why it was so soft!"

"It's really comfortable. Why don't we put some dry grass under the animal hides when we get back? It's soft and moisture-proof."

"Can you smell their food? It smells so good, my stomach is rumbling."

"Have some water first. Let me see, it looks like they've prepared tea for us."

Inside the house were two large earthenware teapots, and next to them was a stack of earthenware bowls.

One of the orcs couldn't stay still, so he got up, poured himself a bowl of water, and soon smelled a sweet aroma from the bowl.

He took a sip and was instantly captivated by its sweet taste. "Sweet! So sweet!"

The other orcs quickly got up:

"Let me try it."

"It really is sweet, with a subtle, refreshing aroma."

"And the other one? I'll try the other one."

"This jar next to us looks like it's plain water. They probably prepared it especially for us because they were worried we wouldn't like sugary drinks."

"Who wouldn't like sweet soup? Sweet soup is such a good thing."

"Give me another bowl!"

"The jar is almost empty, I'll go ask them for another one."

"Come back! Don't embarrass me!"

While the people of the Jintuo Tribe were chatting quietly.

Jian Mo and the others were also chatting quietly on the other side.

Jian Mo: "Two hundred baskets of metal blocks! That's way too many."

Jian Mo's heart pounded as she looked at the neatly stacked metal blocks outside.

Two hundred baskets! That many metal blocks are enough for the Riverside Tribe to use for several years!

Wu Jiong said, "The Jintuo Tribe controls the mines. These metal blocks are just their harvest for this period of time. They're nothing special to them. Exchanging them for technological upgrades is a very worthwhile thing."

Hearing Wu Jiong's words, Jian Mo glanced at the metal block again and sighed, "I really am not cut out for business."

He wouldn't dare to ask for such an exorbitant amount.

Wu Jiong: "It's not certain that we'll reach an agreement. If we don't, they might just take the metal block back with them."

Jian Mo thought for a moment, "They've already memorized it, which means they're quite willing to exchange technology. Under normal circumstances, we should be able to reach an agreement."

Qing Kuo leaned closer. "Let's show them our daggers later. Did you bring any?"

Jian Mo was startled, but after regaining her senses and realizing it was Qing Kuo, she nodded and took out a dagger to show Qing Kuo: "This is my first dagger; the daggers I make later will be even better."

Qing Kuo: "It's alright, yours is fine too. Remember to take out your dagger to slice the meat when it's cooked."

Jian Mo: "I understand. I'll definitely show off right under their noses."

Qing Kuo patted him on the shoulder. "That's right, show it off!"

The people of the Riverside Tribe were determined to show the Jintuo Tribe their strength, so they even brought out some charcoal to grill the meat.

When dinner was ready, the whole village was filled with the aroma of food.

Everyone also brought out some wine and placed it nearby, preparing to make sure the people of the Jintuo Tribe drank until they were completely drunk.

To take care of these guests who had come from afar, Jian Mo also contributed a jar of her family's Snow Pearl Fruit.

When the Jintuo Tribe members arrived at the campfire, everyone from the Riverside Tribe, regardless of age, warmly invited them to sit down and served them various kinds of food.

Some people even took out knives and sliced meat for them to eat.

Most of the previous batch of knives were made from mineral sand. Qing Kuo specifically instructed some people to keep them safe and only some people to display them.