Chapter 209: Obtaining Information, Central Continent? The Weapon Situation of the Great Tribes!
Lin Ye slept until the afternoon before waking up. He opened the carriage door and looked outside, finding that all the beast-eared girls and winged girls were still there, not a single one missing.
Lin Ye jumped down from the carriage. The beast-eared girls and winged girls sitting in front heard the sound and all turned their heads to look at Lin Ye. “Ye, you’re awake?” Ganyu asked happily when she saw Lin Ye awake.
Lin Ye also nodded with a smile. When he walked over to them, he noticed that not a single straw mat was missing. There were also no exchanged items on the ground. Lin Ye looked at them with a hint of doubt and asked, “It’s been a whole day, and no one has come to exchange for straw mats?”
Hearing Lin Ye’s question, the beast-eared girls and winged girls nodded aggrievedly. “Those people didn’t come over here at all the entire day,” Shi said with a pout. The others also nodded at Lin Ye. Lin Ye frowned and thought for a moment. Their location was at the very end of the Xu Shi, and they seemed to be the last to arrive. In such a large Xu Shi, it was true that not many people would venture to the very end.
So Lin Ye thought for a moment and said to the beast-eared girls, “Load the straw mats onto the carriage. If no one comes to us, we’ll go out for a walk!”
Hearing Lin Ye’s words, the beast-eared girls’ and winged girls’ eyes lit up. They immediately stood up and began moving the straw mats on the ground onto the carriage. Since they were going out to exchange for things, the straw mats were placed directly on the platform outside the front door of the carriage. Then, they happily ran onto the carriage. While they were moving the straw mats, Lin Ye re-tied the unicorn. After checking the surroundings of the carriage to ensure nothing was left behind, the unicorn began to pull the carriage slowly forward.
It was already afternoon. There were very few people left on the roads between the tents in the Xu Shi. Driving the carriage slowly on the road, the beast-eared girls and winged girls inside the carriage opened the car beds and doors, sticking their heads out to look at the items placed in front of the tents on both sides. However, the tribe already had most of the things.
Lin Ye was also scanning the tents with wide eyes, searching for any tents displaying weapons. Although he had already exchanged for a few weapons, Lin Ye still wanted to see more. The suspended sword was still hovering above Lin Ye’s neck, ready to fall at any moment.
At this time, Shi pointed at a tent and said to Lin Ye, “Ye, look there. Are they displaying pots?” Following Shi’s direction, Lin Ye saw the tent Shi was referring to. There was a pot and bowl made by carving out stone bit by bit. Seeing those items, Lin Ye couldn’t help but laugh. He turned to Shi and said, “Our pottery pots and bowls are a hundred times better than those made of stone. No need to look, we won’t use them.”
Shi had only asked Lin Ye to take a look, as other tribes were still using such things. Hearing Lin Ye’s words, she obediently nodded. However, these words had an impact on Mingyun and the other winged girls. In their tribe, they couldn’t even use those things. If Xing didn’t often bring food, the tribesmen would often go hungry. Seeing that their lives had become better and better since Lin Ye joined them, they couldn’t help but feel envious. Ling also looked at the beast-eared girls with envious eyes.
After driving for some time, Lin Ye discovered a tent area on the ground displaying various plants. Seeing this, Lin Ye’s eyes lit up and he quickly asked the unicorn to pull over. After the carriage stopped, Lin Ye jumped directly off the carriage and carefully examined the plants displayed outside the tent. Through the Plant Encyclopedia, Lin Ye could tell that these were all edible plants. However, after looking around, Lin Ye found that these plants were either dug up too long ago, their roots were broken, or the parts with seeds were missing. There wasn’t a single plant that could still be planted. This made Lin Ye very disappointed.
Still, Lin Ye exchanged a little green plant with two rows of beast skin. It would be good to have a change of taste in the evening. Continuing to drive the carriage forward, the beast-eared girls and winged girls looked at the items displayed in front of the tents on both sides. However, there were few useful things. Finally, as they were about to leave the Xu Shi, Lin Ye discovered a tent displaying various weapons on the edge.
He drove the carriage over. Lin Ye noticed that behind the weapons was a horned person with red skin. The two horns curved backward, just like Ganyu’s horns, but they were much larger than Ganyu’s. His entire body was red, including his horns and hair. Lin Ye squatted in front of him and carefully examined the weapons on the ground. These weapons were even more refined than the ones he had exchanged for. Although the styles were all the same, with sharpened stones tied to the end of wooden sticks, it was obvious at a glance that these weapons were sharper and sturdier in comparison.
Lin Ye frowned and thought while looking at these weapons. After thinking for a while, he asked the horned person, “Are there any better weapons than these?” Lin Ye thought that since that tribe was a hypothetical enemy, he should imagine them as the strongest fighting force in this world. Therefore, Lin Ye asked the horned person this question.
Hearing Lin Ye’s question, the horned person seemed very disdainful. He let out a breath through his nose and said to Lin Ye, “Hmph! I haven’t seen anyone who can make a sharper weapon than mine.” “Even the weapons used by the great tribes in the Central Continent are not as good as any one of mine.”
Hearing the horned person’s words, Lin Ye nodded thoughtfully. The Central Continent the horned person mentioned should be the place where those great tribes mentioned by Grandma Nanrong were located. Seeing the horned person’s angry expression, Lin Ye felt that he was probably not lying. So Lin Ye thought for a moment and asked again, “Then do you know if any of the great tribes in the Central Continent have mastered weapons that can attack from a great distance?”
Hearing Lin Ye talk about weapons, the horned person’s interest immediately piqued. After contemplating for two seconds, he said to Lin Ye, “Attacking from a great distance, besides throwing weapons, I haven’t heard of any other way to attack others like that. “However, even the porcupine people, who are the best at throwing spears, can barely hit one person out of ten with their thrown stone spears.” “Others generally wouldn’t choose to throw their weapons; if they can’t hit their target, they’ll have to fight with their bare hands.”
Listening to the horned person’s words, Lin Ye had a general estimate of the combat power of that tribe. After thanking the horned person, Lin Ye gave him two straw mats and drove the carriage away again. Looking at the remaining twenty-odd straw mats, Lin Ye exchanged them for some miscellaneous items that were not currently useful but were not found in the tribe. Finally, there were a few straw mats left that he couldn’t use, so he put them at the back of the carriage and ignored them.
Lin Ye drove the carriage without returning to the Xu Shi. Instead, he left the Xu Shi directly. The straw mats were almost used up, and the items he wanted to exchange for had been obtained. The information he wanted to understand had now been gathered. Lin Ye decided to lead the beast-eared girls and winged girls back to the tribe.
However, after finishing their business for the day, they hadn’t gone far out of the Xu Shi when the sun set. They found the edge of a forest and parked the carriage there. They planned to sleep there for the night. Soon, the night completely descended. The moon tonight was slightly larger and brighter than last night. Since they had already eaten fresh vegetables yesterday, Lin Ye kept the items he exchanged today in the carriage. Tonight, they made the usual potato stew.
Lin Ye lay on Ganyu’s lap again. Everyone else was sitting on the side, waiting for the potatoes to cook. Upon learning that they were returning to the tribe, all the beast-eared girls and winged girls were very excited. They sat on the ground, chattering and discussing. As for Lin Ye, lying on Ganyu’s lap and eating nuts, he thought of Sakura, Susu, and the others in the tribe, wondering how they were doing after his long absence.
