This Is My Primitive Tribe-Chapter 525 - 329 Iron Ore

Capítulo 525: Chapter 329 Iron Ore

After Ze Lan arrived at the Rat Tribe, with the help of Jiang Xuan and Hui Shu, she gradually stabilized her position in the Rat Tribe and successfully treated many members with effective witch doctor techniques, gaining support from a small portion of the tribe.

Once the Rat Tribe was on the right track, Jiang Xuan completely handed it over to Ze Lan, as he needed to attend to more important matters.

Before leaving, Jiang Xuan said to Ze Lan, “I’m heading to farther places. You are already familiar with the situation here, and with the Vine God present, as long as you remain careful, there shouldn’t be any problems.”

“Soon, our fleet will continue downstream along the river to trade with more tribes. I’ll have them make a few more trips to the Rat Tribe, using our Vine Tribe’s new tools to help the Rat Tribe quickly grow and strengthen.”

“Also, I’ll have Feng Chao bring a few Thorny Vine warriors here to train a team specifically for gathering intelligence. Keep an eye out for suitable candidates within the Rat Tribe.”

Ze Lan nodded repeatedly, striving to remember everything Jiang Xuan said.

Jiang Xuan smiled and said, “Lastly, even though you are now the witch of the Rat Tribe, I hope you never forget that you are still a member of the Vine Tribe.”

Ze Lan solemnly replied, “Chief, I will never forget!”

“Great, then I wish you all the best in the Rat Tribe. I’m leaving now; I’ll come see you next time.”

Jiang Xuan strode to an open space outside the Rat Tribe, where Tang Yuan had been waiting for some time.

He easily climbed onto Tang Yuan’s back and waved to Ze Lan. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

“Eee…”

Tang Yuan let out a loud cry and spiraled into the air, its purple feathers shining brilliantly in the sunlight.

On the ground, Ze Lan watched the purple figure gradually disappear into the sky with reluctance, clenching her fists: “I won’t let you down!”

Then, her gaze turned resolute once more as she turned back into the Rat Tribe to continue working for the tribe.

Meanwhile, after Jiang Xuan left the Rat Tribe riding Tang Yuan, he flew directly to the Black Teeth Tribe.

With the Vine Tribe’s fleet expanding and becoming more familiar with the routes, they are bound to enter the Central Interior in the future and inevitably intersect or conflict with the Black Teeth Tribe.

The reason is simple: with the Vine Tribe’s productivity and the large quantities of goods brought by the fleet, they will certainly have a significant impact on the Black Teeth Tribe in the South Wilderness, which primarily relies on trade.

For a long time, the Black Teeth Tribe monopolized large transactions among various South Wilderness tribes, earning huge profits from the price differences and living more prosperously than other tribes as a result.

But after the rise of the Vine Tribe, their trade monopoly began to break down.

Initially, it was in the Northern South Wilderness; previously, various tribes could only rely on the Black Teeth Tribe’s trading teams to obtain scarce commodities such as salt and were harshly exploited.

After establishing the Vine Tribe Trading Area and trading teams, they offered more, better, and cheaper options, prompting various tribes to switch to trading with the Vine Tribe, making the Black Teeth Tribe’s trading teams less popular.

The Black Teeth Tribe utterly resented this, but there was nothing they could do because the Vine Tribe had become the most powerful tribe in the Northern South Wilderness, and even if their business was stolen, they had to endure it.

However, after establishing the Vine Tribe fleet, the scope of trading expanded greatly, extending to the central Crocodile Tribe, seizing trade shares around the Crocodile Tribe with quality and affordable goods.

The dissatisfaction of the Black Teeth Tribe grew increasingly strong, and if the Vine Tribe fleet continued to advance into the Central Interior, they would definitely not stand idly by.

Conflicts of interest are irreconcilable contradictions and are also the root causes of most tribal wars.

If one wants to do business in the Southern Wilderness while avoiding tribal warfare, there is only one way—being strong enough to crush the opponent, so they have no thought of resistance.

It is precisely for this reason that Jiang Xuan put so much effort into strengthening the Rat Tribe, subduing the Ape Tribe, and quietly building power.

Now, what he needs to do is to learn more about the Black Teeth Tribe, this competitor, to prepare for the future expansion of the Vine Tribe’s influence into the Central Interior.

The Black Teeth Tribe was not far from the Rat Tribe, and with Tang Yuan’s fast flying speed, it didn’t take Jiang Xuan long to reach the outskirts of the Black Teeth Tribe.

“Screech!”

The massive Purple Eagle, Tang Yuan, descended onto an open space, stirring up a gust of wind.

“What a massive fierce bird!”

Outside the Black Teeth Tribe, many tribal people who came for trade were shocked as they looked at Tang Yuan, their eyes filled with deep apprehension, while their various mounts trembled in fear.

Even the Black-toothed Birds, considered relatively large in the Black Teeth Tribe, seemed like little chicks encountering an eagle in front of Tang Yuan, avoiding it from afar.

Having experienced this many times, Jiang Xuan remained calm and composed.

He let Tang Yuan find food nearby and then walked into the large trading area on the outskirts of the Black Teeth Tribe, carrying a beast hide bag on his back.

Tribal people admire strength, and whether it was Jiang Xuan’s face marked with the Seven-Color Warrior Pattern or the terrifying Purple Eagle, both were powerful enough.

Thus, when Jiang Xuan walked in, almost no one dared to mess with him, nor did they dare stand in his way, only daring to whisper among themselves behind his back.

“Which tribe does this Seven-Color Warrior belong to? I’ve never seen the totem pattern on his face before.”

“He must have come from a very distant place, look at the beast hide clothing he’s wearing. It’s completely different from ours, and the spear in his hand doesn’t seem to be made of wood.”

“Yes, everything on him is so beautiful…”

Jiang Xuan listened to these murmurs, his expression not changing in the slightest, as if he hadn’t heard them at all.

Although the Vine Tribe’s Totem Pattern had already been engraved in the Rat Tribe and the Ape Tribe, and Jiang Xuan had also visited several major tribes in the Central South Wilderness, due to the isolation between various tribes, only a few tribes who had interacted with the Vine Tribe and had a lasting impression of them could recognize the Vine Tribe’s Totem Pattern.

The Black Teeth Tribe’s trading area remained bustling, with many people coming and going to trade various goods, occasionally spotting something quite unusual.

The appearance of the Seven-Color Warrior quickly attracted the attention of the Black Teeth Tribe warriors, as there were not many such powerful warriors in the entire Southern Wilderness.

“He’s from the Vine Tribe.”

“That’s right, I recognize this Totem Pattern.”

“So powerful, it must be the leader of the Vine Tribe who has come.”

“Quickly, report to Leader Wu Yu.”

As competitors, the Black Teeth Tribe had some understanding of the Vine Tribe, and they even traded for some of the Vine Tribe’s goods through various channels and attempted to imitate them.

Although the voices of the warriors were low, Jiang Xuan naturally heard their conversation with his hearing, but he paid no mind to it and continued to leisurely wander through the trading area with great interest.

“Huh? This is…”

As Jiang Xuan walked, his attention was suddenly drawn to an inconspicuous stall with a fist-sized, roughly oval-shaped dark brown stone.

This stall was small, with some beast teeth, beast bones, and some crudely processed stone cores laid out on it.

The inconspicuous dark brown stone was among them, resembling an ordinary stone hammer in shape, only with some edges ground down and not much processing done to it.

However, this very stone stirred excitement in Jiang Xuan’s heart.

Resisting the excitement, he crouched in front of the stall and picked up the oval stone, examining it several times.

The stall owner was a middle-aged tribal warrior, and since his goods were quite ordinary, he had been sitting there for a long time without anyone inquiring, and was inwardly anxious.

For setting up a stall on the Black Teeth Tribe’s territory, regardless of whether goods were sold or not, one had to hand over something to them, akin to a fee for using the space and management.

At this moment, seeing someone finally approach, the middle-aged warrior perked up and immediately began to introduce his goods.

“Sir, this stone was found in a stream, and it’s very hard. With just a bit of polishing, it can become a good stone hammer.”

By this time, Jiang Xuan had basically determined what this dark brown stone was, and although he was very excited, he did not show it.

“This stone is indeed not bad. What do you want to trade for it?”

“I’d like to trade it for some salt…”

After the middle-aged warrior finished speaking, he felt somewhat lacking in confidence because salt was very valuable, and the stone was only fist-sized. Hence, he introduced some other stones to Jiang Xuan, indicating that these things could be traded together.

Actually, Jiang Xuan wasn’t interested in the other items, but not wanting to be too obvious, he reluctantly selected a few more stones and traded them with a small amount of salt.

After the transaction was completed, the middle-aged warrior was overjoyed and carefully placed the salt in a small beast hide bag, tying it securely against his body.

“By the way, which tribe are you from? Does your tribe have many good stones?”

After completing the trade, Jiang Xuan put away the stones and casually chatted with the middle-aged warrior, feeling that the Totem Pattern on the man’s face resembled some kind of rodent.

“I’m from the Bamboo Rat Tribe, and our tribe does have quite a few good stones. If you’d like more, I could ask some tribesmen to bring more next time.”

When he heard the name Bamboo Rat Tribe, Jiang Xuan found it vaguely familiar. He carefully recalled it, as it seemed he had heard this tribe’s name from the Old Witch’s mouth.

Subsequently, Jiang Xuan inquired about the location of the Bamboo Rat Tribe and mentioned that his tribe would need many good stones and might bring some goods there personally for trade next time.

The middle-aged warrior from the Bamboo Rat Tribe was very delighted and expressed his welcome.

After chatting for a while longer, Jiang Xuan finally left the stall.

It wasn’t until he reached under a big tree, found a rock to sit on, that Jiang Xuan took out the dark brown, oval stone once again.

This stone was entirely different from other stones, with the difference lying in its texture and feel.

Most stones have regular patterns, being linear or wavy, with a rough, brittle texture.

However, the stone in his hand had extremely twisted patterns, felt heavy to the touch, and had a metallic texture, the entire stone resembling a lump of rusty iron!

If he wasn’t mistaken, this stone was the iron ore he had been searching for, and it had a very high iron content!