Fish Bladder Glue

But if you ride Jiujiu there, it shouldn't take long.

Wu Jiong didn't mind going with him. "I'll tell the people in the tribe, we can go tomorrow."

Jian Mo readily agreed, "Okay! I'll pack some things to use for the exchange."

Wu Jiong: "Bring more metal or food; they might be more interested in that."

Jian Mo: "No problem, these two things are easy to carry on the road."

The two discussed it briefly, packed what they needed to take the next day, and went to bed early.

The next day, after breakfast, Jian Mo took Jiujiu out and put a leash on it.

For short-distance flights, Jian Mo usually doesn't bother to put a leash on Jiujiu Chiu. She just sits on its back, holds on tight, and arrives at her destination in no time.

Jian Mo only uses the reins properly when going to faraway places.

As soon as Jiujiu saw Jian Mo take out the reins, it knew it would be a long day outside and jumped up excitedly, "Jiujiu!"

Jian Mo quickly grabbed its wings. "Don't get excited, you're about to step on my foot."

Jiujiu hopped back a few steps and nuzzled against Jian Mo with its big head. "Jiujiu!"

Jian Mo patted its rump. "Alright, we'll be leaving soon, save your energy."

Jiujiu, head held high and chest puffed out, indicating that it didn't need to hold back and was very strong. "Chirp!"

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong carried only baskets on their backs and rode Jiujiu southwards towards the tribe.

Wu Jiong roughly knew where the Forest Rock Tribe was, but he had never been there; he had only heard about it from the elders in the tribe.

They flew while adjusting their direction based on the sun's position, only ensuring that their approximate location was correct.

Jian Mo was getting sleepy after flying from morning until noon.

Wu Jiong suddenly said, "This should be the territory of the Forest Rock Tribe."

Jian Mo gripped the reins of the Jiujiu and subconsciously looked down.

The terrain below was completely different from that of their tribe, but it had some similarities to the Ambus Great Plains where they went hunting and fishing; both appeared to be grassland terrain.

The grass was lush and green, and from high above, one could see the distant snow-capped mountains.

Jian Mo opened her mouth in surprise, finally understanding why the people of the Forest Rock Tribe didn't like to come to their side.

The two sides are completely different; I guess the people from the Forest Rock Tribe wouldn't be used to living there.

Before Jian Mo could finish examining the terrain, Wu Jiong whispered in his ear, "Look at the orcs of the Forest Rock Tribe."

Jian Mo's eyes widened. "Where are their orcs?"

Before Wu Jiong could answer, the stones scattered on the grass suddenly stretched out and transformed into giant beasts that looked like dinosaurs.

No, no, no, Jian Mo quickly realized that it didn't look like a dinosaur, but rather like a giant armadillo.

Look at those thick, wide scales and how they curl up into balls—don't they look just like armadillos?

The giant beast underground stretched its neck and looked at them.

Wu Jiong, sitting on Jiujiu's back, loudly announced his identity and purpose.

A colossal beast from the ground slowly spoke, "Long--time-unseen--"

Jian Mo turned to look at Wu Jiong, about to ask him, "Didn't you say you'd never been to this tribe before?"

The beast's voice did not stop. "People of the river-side tribes!"

Another behemoth. "Want to change the glue?"

Jian Mo was almost choked by the drawn-out, hesitant words.

The people of the Forest Rock Tribe have such a unique style!

Their speaking style is almost slower than a koala's!

No wonder they don't like interacting with other tribes; other tribes probably can't tolerate their style either!

Jian Mo was utterly shocked, while Wu Jiong showed no emotion whatsoever. He calmly directed Jiujiu to land on the ground and greeted the group of giant beasts digging for grass, "Yes, we just wanted to come and take a look, and also exchange some glue."

Giant Beast: "Is that so?"

Behemoth: "Let's just trade then..."

Jian Mo listened patiently for a long time, suppressing her impatience. The giant beasts said they didn't need their things. The Forest Rock Tribe had made glue before and had some left, which they could give to them directly.

As it spoke, one of the giant beasts curled into a ball on the spot, rolled over, and rolled to a rock slightly higher than the ground on the grass, then rolled under the rock into a burrow.

Jian Mo then realized that some of the boulders on the grass were real boulders, not stones formed from the mass of these giant beasts.

They dug dug pits and lived underground.

After waiting for a long time, the giant beast that went to find the glue slowly came out and handed Jian Mo a packet of translucent, amber-like hard blocks, indicating that this was their glue, and that it could be dissolved in a pot over water when needed.

Jian Mo quickly handed over the dried meat, indicating that it was a gift for them.

The giant beast waved its hand, curled up into a ball, and rested in the sun.

Jian Mo was even more shocked that these giant beasts actually offered to give it away, not even wanting the jerky.

Amidst the shock, there was also a touch of shame. The behemoth, though speaking slowly, had a truly kind and generous nature.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong wanted to communicate with the giant beasts some more.

The giant beasts slowly declined, saying that talking to them was too tiring and that they should go back if there was nothing else.

So, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong spent half the morning flying over to the Forest Rock Tribe, but they didn't exchange more than a few words before riding back to the tribe on their Jiujiu.

Jian Mo was deeply shocked. "I never imagined our neighbor had such a personality. I never knew there were people who could live like this."

Wu Jiong looked equally shocked. "I didn't expect this either. When I inherited the tribe, the elders took me to visit all the nearby tribes, but they didn't come to the neighboring Forest Rock Tribe."

Jian Mo looked back at the vast grassland. "It's probably no use coming here. The Forest Rock Tribe probably doesn't care that the neighboring tribe has changed its chieftain."

110 Fish maw glue

The bag of glue I brought back from the Forest Rock Tribe was a solidified, translucent, thin block that looked like amber. When I tapped it, it felt hard.