“Long live… Long live…”
“Flame Demon Tribe long live!”
“Chieftain Lanling long live!”
The Flame Demon Tribe was established just like that!
Not a single house, not an inch of city wall, not even a single chair, there was only an empty plot of land.
But Lanling was still surging with emotion.
Because this was a foundation that truly and completely belonged to him. Three months after coming to the barbaric world, he already possessed his own tribe, possessed his own foundation.
“Three months, we have three months, we only have three months.”
“Within these three months, no one can attack us? Because we have the energy shield’s protection, any enemy entering the energy shield will only instantly become lost.”
What made Duo Duo and Duo Ning incomparably envious was this Ghost Domain World energy shield.
Too heaven-defying. Within this energy protective shield, it was completely absolutely safe.
“But after three months, this energy protective shield will disappear!”
Once these words came out, everyone showed shock.
Now this energy protective shield completely surpassed the most solid city wall, bringing a sense of security to everyone.
Yet Lanling actually said, after three months, this energy shield would disappear.
“Because the Mirror Demon King’s energy is limited. It can only maintain for three months.” Lanling said: “That is to say, after three months, we will at least face the encirclement and suppression of more than twenty thousand troops from Chimera Tribe and Ankara Tribe!”
At this time the foreign army had over one thousand three hundred people, but true combat soldiers were only less than nine hundred. The rest were old, weak, sick, and disabled.
One thousand people, to fight against the twenty thousand enemies soon to arrive.
“Our Flame Demon Tribe is like a newborn infant, but we don’t have enough time to grow. Only three months later, we will face the extermination of two powerful enemies.”
“The great battle after three months will determine our tribe’s life and death. It will be a great tribulation for us. Surviving this tribulation, we will truly be reborn and become strong. And if we cannot survive this tribulation, our Flame Demon Tribe will die in the cradle.”
Lanling’s voice was filled with tragic solemnity.
The foreign army brothers below immediately recalled that sentence said before. As long as they had their own tribe, had freedom and dignity, then even if it was only a few months it wouldn’t be a loss.
“In the great battle after three months, we won’t have any reinforcements. The only ones we can rely on are ourselves. The only thing we can do is train troops, become stronger, desperately build, and construct defensive works.”
“From now on, everything we do must serve one purpose, and that is the great battle after three months!”
“We have one day to celebrate, but starting from tomorrow, we must begin desperately training, desperately working, desperately building, in order to welcome the great battle after three months.”
At this time, a foreign army brother below said: “Chieftain, we also need to organise a hunting team, to hunt food for everyone.”
“No need.” Lanling said: “At least within these three months, we don’t need a hunting team. We have almost inexhaustible, never-ending food. I guarantee every one of you can eat until you’re stuffed.”
Once these words came out, everyone immediately showed curiosity and puzzlement.
This Mirror Mountain stretched for a hundred li, the environment was beautiful, but one couldn’t see much prey. Collectible wild millet was also not much.
But since Chieftain Lanling said there was, then there definitely was.
Lanling said: “Brothers who can swim, step forward.”
Instantly, at least a small half of the foreign army brothers stepped forward.
Lanling picked thirty people and said: “You thirty people come with me, to prepare tonight’s food. The rest of you, clear out a broad space, get enough firewood. Tonight we will hold a bonfire party, celebrating the establishment of the Flame Demon Tribe!”
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Lanling brought thirty foreign army brothers to that cave, arriving before this pool, a pool only three to four metres in diameter.
“Below this pool is our inexhaustible, never-ending food.” Lanling said.
Thirty foreign army brothers were astonished.
Lanling jumped in first. The foreign army brothers behind also jumped in one after another.
They couldn’t jump in together, because this pool’s surface area was truly too small.
But after sinking over ten metres, the foreign army brothers were completely stunned.
Unexpectedly, the water surface was so small, yet below it was actually so… so big.
How big was this underground lake? It was completely boundless.
To be honest, Lanling didn’t even know exactly how big this underground lake was.
Lanling took out the large luminous stone bought from the Ghost Market, illuminating underwater.
Instantly, all the foreign army brothers were even more stunned.
There were fish everywhere in the water.
They were even more stunned by the fish in the underground lake.
There were fish everywhere in the water. Perhaps no one had come to fish here for thousands of years, so the fish here were easily several dozen jin.
Moreover, these fish completely weren’t afraid of people. They could be easily caught.
Even after being caught, they didn’t struggle much. Because they never had natural enemies, their instinct to flee had weakened.
Heavens? Just how many fish were in here?
To be honest, Lanling also didn’t know how many fish were here, but it definitely exceeded some hundred-li reservoirs on Earth.
Because the water here was too deep, and Lanling still didn’t know exactly how big this underground lake was.
So, at least for now, the fish in this underground lake were inexhaustible.
Thirty foreign army brothers, each carrying a fish, surfaced, then threw the big fish onto the ground.
In just over ten minutes, they caught several thousand jin of fish, enough for today’s meal.
“Chieftain, why is this lake water so salty?” Suddenly, a foreign army brother said.
Lanling was startled, then tasted a mouthful.
This water was indeed salty.
Instantly, Lanling was wildly overjoyed in his heart!
This was truly heaven-shattering good news.
This meant this underground lake was very very long, directly connecting to the sea.
The water source of this underground lake should be some great river upstream. And the reason the water here was salty was because the water level here was too low, causing seawater to flow back in.
This underground lake connecting to the sea meant the fish here were truly inexhaustible and never-ending.
Moreover, this also meant an important resource, and that was salt!
In the southern barbaric world, there were two kinds of resources whose value rivalled gold coins, even sturdier than gold coins.
The first was grain.
The barbaric world almost didn’t farm. All grain was obtained through wild collection. There was wild millet, wild wheat, wild rice, etc. In short, whatever grain the human kingdoms had, this place almost all had. Even grain that human kingdoms didn’t have, this place also had.
However, the yield of these wild grains was frighteningly low.
So the main grain of tribes was still the starchy flesh of certain large fruits on trees.
There was another kind of resource, simply even more precious than grain, and that was salt.
In the southern barbaric lands, what was eaten were rock salt and well salt.
Heaven truly favoured this land of the barbaric world, possessing many mineral resources, including salt mines.
Of course, whether it was Ankara Tribe or Chimera Tribe, neither had their own salt mine.
On this fifty thousand square kilometre land, there were thirteen tribes, five hundred thousand people. The only large salt mine was in Silver Tribe.
Thus, Silver Tribe became the strongest tribe on this land, the sole hegemon.
This tribe possessed one hundred thousand people, forty thousand combat soldiers.
All the salt of the surrounding thirteen tribes had to be purchased from Silver Tribe.
Lanling in the human kingdom had made his fortune selling salt. In the human kingdom the salt price was roughly one silver coin for four jin, converted to Earth’s prices, roughly seventy renminbi per jin. This price was about the same as ancient China.
In the human kingdom, Lanling had shouted that this price was simply violent profit, because modern Earth’s salt price was only about one yuan per jin.
Then what was the salt price in the southern barbaric world? Even higher than the human kingdom.
If exchanging with meat, one hundred jin of meat for one jin of salt. If buying with gold coins, one gold coin for twenty jin of salt.
So Silver Tribe didn’t need to hunt, didn’t need to collect. Merely relying on selling salt, it could let the entire tribe’s people eat their fill, becoming the hegemon within these fifty thousand square kilometres.
Last time going to the Ghost Market, Suo Mo didn’t forget to buy salt, but even after sweeping the entire Ghost Market empty, he only bought fifty jin of salt, spending ten gold coins.
That’s right, at the Ghost Market the salt price was one gold coin for five jin.
One gold coin for twenty jin of salt, that was Silver Tribe’s price, and only the various tribal chieftains had the qualification to purchase at this price.
No one in the barbaric world boiled salt, because the land within two to three hundred li of the seaside was a cursed region, almost devoid of life.
Even, the southern barbaric world didn’t know about the matter of boiling salt.
And now, this underground lake beneath Mirror Mountain connected to the sea, meaning the water here could be used to directly boil salt.
Although compared to sun-drying salt, boiling salt was time-consuming, laborious, and costly.
But, compared to the sky-high prices of the barbaric world, even boiling salt was a business of huge profits.
Of course Lanling didn’t need gold coins, because the value of the salt boiled out itself perhaps already exceeded gold coins.
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Night fell!
Over one thousand foreign soldiers had already cut the fodder, fed all the war horses their fill.
Moreover they had cleared out a huge space, firebreaks were already prepared, and they had even dug seven wells.
Then, on the empty ground, they lit dozens of bonfires.
Tonight, they would use a bonfire party to celebrate the establishment of their own tribe.
Tonight, would be the only revelry and relaxation before the great battle arrived.
Every person was eating delicious roasted fish meat.
A large portion of these fish were sea fish, so they naturally carried a salty flavour, incomparably delicious in the mouth.
This time they caught five thousand jin of fish, each person had a full four to five jin, truly eating until stuffed.
All the foreign soldiers sang and danced. They could finally laugh loudly, they could finally eat with their stomachs open.
No one could oppress them anymore, no one could look down on them anymore.
Although there was no wine, but breathing the air here, infected by the joyful atmosphere here, all made one feel as if drunk.
Who knew how many people were singing, singing songs they themselves didn’t understand.
Who knew how many people were dancing, dancing messy dance steps.
Duo Ning ate fish meat, enviously watching all this.
Lanling and the foreign army had already established their own tribe. Where would their Mustang Tribe go from here?
“Father, what should we do in the future?” Duo Ning asked.
Duo Duo did not answer.
Lanling had already settled the accounts, giving them thirteen thousand gold coins in one go.
This sum of money was enough for their hundred-person team to sustain for two years.
But, the Ghost Market side might not always be able to buy things. Once Constantine and Alfonso collectively blocked them, Duo Duo might have money but be unable to buy anything.
Moreover, in the coming days, they wouldn’t only face Alfonso’s pursuit, but also Constantine’s pursuit.
With less than a hundred men under his command, where could they go?
Stay at Mirror Mountain, gather all the remaining brothers to come in together, enter Mirror Mountain together. That way there would at least be three months of safety.
But, if Duo Duo stayed at Mirror Mountain, should that count as lodging? Or throwing in his lot with them?
For a moment, Duo Duo truly couldn’t make up his mind.
Just at this time, Suo Mo suddenly stood up holding the little girl, and said loudly: “Everyone quiet down!”
Instantly, everyone quietened down, staring at their former great chief, the spiritual leader in their hearts.
Suo Mo laughed heartily and said: “Today is my happiest day, almost counting as my rebirth. Our Flame Demon Tribe is established, we again have a goal to strive for.”
“Whether it is the human kingdom, or the barbaric world, whether it is the Divine Dragon people, or the Demon God people, there is only one purpose for living in this world, and that is inheritance. If there are no children, if there are no families, then our striving will be meaningless.”
After speaking, Suo Mo kissed the little girl’s exquisite little face.
“Giggle…”
The little girl was tickled by his beard, immediately giggling.
“Your chieftain Lanling promised me, to get every one of you a wife, to let every one of you have a family, have children.” Suo Mo said loudly.
“Good… Long live the chieftain…” Instantly, all the brothers roared in uproar.
Suo Mo said emotionally: “Right, we want to find wives, we want to have children. We cannot let Little Yaya not even have a playmate of the same age. So, this starts from your chieftain, finding a wife, having children!”
Once these words came out, the entire venue completely boiled over.
All the brothers clapped their hands desperately, stamped their feet.
Suo Mo laughed heartily and said: “Lanling, you slept with Constantine’s wife and daughter, that counts as your ability.”
Everyone again roared with laughter.
“But, a proper wife still needs to be married.” Suo Mo said: “You are the chieftain, you are my sovereign lord. On major matters I listen to you. But I am your uncle, so on minor matters you must listen to me.”
Lanling stood up, smiled and said: “This nephew obeys!”
Suo Mo said: “Good! Dina, you come out!”
Dina somewhat shyly, somewhat excitedly stepped forward.
At this time she was wearing a set of red clothes, and her face was already very fair at this time. Under the firelight’s reflection, she appeared especially charming.
Suo Mo held Dina with one hand, held Lanling with the other hand, and asked: “Lanling, is my daughter beautiful?”
“Beautiful!” Before Lanling could speak, the brothers below had already roared.
Suo Mo asked again: “Lanling, is my daughter’s butt big or not? Perky or not?”
“Big, perky!” Countless people answered on Lanling’s behalf.
This sounded very vulgar, but the barbaric world was just like this. Reproducing offspring was the most important.
Suo Mo was already very gentlemanly. Other people’s weddings were only even more vulgar.
Suo Mo said: “My daughter is beautiful, her butt is big and perky, absolutely able to give birth to a bunch of little cubs. Lanling, my daughter marrying you as wife, do you want her?”
“Want!” Lanling smiled.
All the brothers below followed in roaring.
“Good!” Suo Mo said loudly: “Then my daughter is married to you. You two find a place to make love, best have a child tomorrow.”
The barbaric world was just like this. After the wedding there was no bridal chamber. The first time of making love after marriage, must definitely be done outdoors.
This represented that the entire heaven and earth were the home of the barbarian people.
The barbarian people revered nature and freedom.
Just like this, Lanling and Dina completed the wedding.
And as the bride, Dina was shy yet bold, actively holding Lanling’s hand, walking toward the mountain, to complete the two people’s bridal chamber rites.