Ancient wasteland

The location where the super tribes jointly hold the assembly is in an open valley near the center of the four tribes.

Because the annual big gathering has been held here by default, there are still high platforms built in previous years in the valley to place booths.

Most of the materials are stones, mixed with a little wood. It looks a bit like a market planned in a town, but it is relatively simple.

The surface layer of the stone on the high platform has traces of being blown by wind and rain all the year round, but the wooden shelves on the stone are old and new.

Jing Que looked around, and found that the wood that looked new was indeed very new, with the moisture of new wood, it should be the material that had just been cut.

Others were busy back and forth on the table, carrying all kinds of wood, ropes, and various tools in their hands, beating on the shelf.

It seems that these wooden shelves used as booths have just been inspected and repaired to ensure the order and safety of the assembly.

There are soldiers with weapons patrolling back and forth, confirming the goods and identities of the visitors, and handing them a sign to let them find the booth by themselves.

Jing Que and the others stood at the entrance of the valley, looking at the situation inside casually, and had to admit that this was a large gathering jointly organized and participated by four super tribes.

It was indeed the largest and most planned gathering he had seen since coming to this world.

The valley has an open terrain and a wide area of ​​flat land, which can accommodate thousands or even tens of thousands of people. It is used for goods trading, information exchange, and night rest. There is no problem at all.

Moreover, it is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and soldiers have already cleared the surrounding area. Without tall and dense forests, there would be no such beasts as tigers and leopards.

The insect repellent was sprinkled around the ground in a circle. Although the smell was a bit pungent, it could ensure that people who came here would not be attacked by poisonous insects, snakes and ants, and the safety was very high.

For the time being, no matter how many people will participate in the rally, the scale and order of the buildings that Jing Yu has seen so far have already made him a little surprised.

In contrast, the wind season trade fair they had participated in in the Great River Tribe was really a bit unremarkable, or it was a world of difference.

Jing Que kept smiling, looked around calmly, and gently tugged Shimono's sleeve.

Lowering his voice, "There are a lot of people here, and I don't know when our tribe will be able to hold a gathering of this scale."

The development of the super tribe has been ahead of their tribe for many years. Jing Yu has to admit that they are powerful, but he can't help but feel a little lost in his heart.

However, he is not discouraged. After all, based on the current development trend of their mountain tribe, it will be a matter of time before they surpass these super tribes.

Ye held his hand, with a calm and gentle tone, "Don't worry, there will be some soon, if the water season is not good next year, then the wind season, if the wind season is not good, wait for the next year's water season.

The scale of trade fairs in our tribe will far exceed them, not only will they surpass them, we will hold trade fairs that only belong to our mountain tribe. "

Jing Que likes his self-confidence, with a bright smile, "Yes, two years if one year fails, three years if two years fail, we are still young, and we have so much time, I don't believe our tribe will lose to them?!

Moreover, there are four super tribes here, not far away, and when the use of various resources overlaps, they must restrict each other, and their development will always be restricted.

If there is a little trouble, others will know it, and they will be jealous, but we are different. We are the only one in the north, so many iron ore and coal mines can be used.

You can develop as you want, and anyone who dares to talk too much will beat him! "

Ye nodded with a smile, "Yeah."

This year's gathering was held by the people of the Blackwater Tribe, and Zhuang had already greeted the people in the tribe.

As soon as Jing Que and the others arrived, someone gave them a sign, pointed them in the direction of the booth, and asked them to find it by themselves.

The entire gathering venue was divided into four large areas, corresponding to the booths of the four super tribes of Heishui, Caiyun, Wujin, and Baidi.

The square ones form a back shape, and they are arranged in a circle, and people with high status in the tribe and good quality goods are arranged inside.

Those who brought relatively ordinary goods, or those who had not awakened as warriors, lined up to the outside in turn.

The outermost positions are the people of the small tribes, who are all behind the attached super tribes.

The most central place is the rest area for the beast king, priest and patriarch.

The further inward the position is, the safer it is, and the closer the same goods are to the inner, the higher the price will be.

Jing Que and the others took advantage of the village this time and got a good position in the Heishui Tribe, where they could see the rest area in the center.

When they took the engraved sign and found the corresponding booth while walking and asking, the person in charge of repairing the booth had just finished repairing and was packing up tools.

He greeted them with a smile, "Master Zhuang told me that you are guests from the super tribe in the north, and it's your first time to participate in our big gathering.

Let me tell you what you need to pay attention to during the assembly. After all, your tribe is far away from us. Although they are all super tribes, there are still many differences. "

Now that Jing Que is familiar with Zhuang, he is not polite to them, and nodded with a smile, "That's troublesome."

"No trouble, no trouble." The man smiled, pointing to the booth and introducing to them, "The sign you brought here is from this booth.

The number of the booth is engraved on this sign...the engraving is in the characters of our tribe, which may be different from the characters of your tribe, so you should keep it safe.

When the fair starts, people from our tribe will come and check in case someone takes someone else's booth.

There are many tribes who will come to see the big party, besides our Black Water City, Caiyun City, Wujin City and Baidi City, there are many small tribes nearby.

Most of them use the same currency as us, but there are still some small tribes that don't use currency, and they just exchange things.

If you want to see something you like, you can buy it with pearl coins, or you can exchange it with the goods you brought, we allow it. "

After listening, Jing Yu nodded, "Okay."

The use of currency has not been promoted in their tribe for a long time, and Jing Que is still very used to bartering, so there is no problem in dealing with this kind of gathering.

The man roughly explained the location of each tribe to them, saying that during the rally, except for the middle one, other trading areas were allowed to move around freely, but no fights were allowed.

"People from our tribe are all in this area, if you want to go to Caiyun City to see the beautiful stones they sell, you can go directly.

If you want to go to Wujin City to see their weapons, you have to let the warriors around you accompany you.

Our relationship with Wujin City and Baidi City is not good, the people in those two tribes are very bad, and their business is treacherous.

I always want to get bad things, sell good things at the price, but when buying other people's things, I like to lower the price. Every time our tribe gathers, we always have a fight with them.

But you don't have to worry too much. If you have something to come to me, I will help you solve it. You are Master Zhuang's guests, and the Blackwater Tribe will never let you be bullied. "

Jing Que smiled and nodded, expressing his understanding, "No problem, where will Zhuang be?"

The man tidied up his things and answered his question with a smile, "Master Zhuang just went to find the Beastmaster in Caiyun City, they used to study with the same teacher and they have a very good relationship.

Those two guests, if there is nothing else, I will go first. "

Jing Zhu nodded quickly, "We have no problem, you can go to work first."

The man responded, "Okay." He turned around and walked to the booth next to him.

Jing Que leaned against the booth and looked around.

It was still early, and people began to come to the entrance of the valley one after another, and almost no one was empty-handed.

Some carried wooden frames or bags containing various goods, while others carried their prey directly on their shoulders and came with weapons.

Tall and short, thin and fat, all dressed in different ways, some directly wrapped a piece of animal skin around their waists, and some wore cotton clothes and long skirts.

Occasionally, there are two people wearing silk robes. Judging from the expressions of the people around them, their status is obviously not low.

It is estimated that they are either powerful fighters, or various priests or candidates.

All kinds of people were bustling and coming to the valley in an endless stream, and those who knew each other began to greet each other, their voices were very loud, and it sounded very lively.

However, as more and more people arrived, the surrounding area became a bit noisy, and everyone quickly gathered to form a large market.

Jing Que put the deceptive wooden frame behind the booth, and lifted the sackcloth covering the wooden frame.

Take out the goods brought over and place them in the booth in front of them by category.

On the left are the seasonings they brought, most of which are prickly ash and pepper, which can not only be used as condiments to remove cold and dampness, but also used as medicine.

After all, Chinese prickly ash and hot pepper can be stored for a long time in a dry place after being taken back from the ground, but onion, ginger and garlic can only be stored fresh.

This black technology of dehydrating vegetables, Jing Zhu is really not good at it, because the temperature of their tribe is low in the cold season, and they can be stored at low temperature for a long time.

On the right side are the fired ceramics and glass, the chili and peppercorns are packed in clay pots, and two huge black pottery pots are on the booth.

There are many clean conch shells next to them, which Jing Qu and the others picked up from the Blackwater Tribe, and they are used to exchange peppers and peppers for others.

This is what Zhuang specifically reminded them to prepare, because the seasonings they brought are very small, and it is difficult to take them away without special containers.

Most of the ceramic products are bowls and dishes for eating, teapots and cups for water, with round and exquisite shapes and beautiful bluish-white colors.

Glass products are mostly decorations, such as beads, tassels, and necklaces, all of which are small and exquisite.

The largest ones are the two glazed bottles, which are about the size of Jingzhu's palm. They can still be used as decorations, and the colors are all colorful.

These things are placed on the shelves neatly and dazzlingly, and under the natural skylight, they exude a warm but magnificent light.

It quickly attracted the attention of the people around them, and they stretched their heads towards them, "Which tribe do you belong to? Are these stones?

The colors look so beautiful, what is it used for, how do you sell it, can I buy it with pearl coins? "

Jing Que smiled and introduced to them, "We came from the far north, and even further north in our tribe, where the beast gods descended and blessed them, these god-given treasures will appear.

The temperature there is very low, and snow is piled up all year round, and it is white everywhere, and no other colors can be seen. These treasures are buried under the snow, and only the strongest warriors in the tribe can get them.

These in our tribe are called porcelain, which can be used to hold food and water. If you eat and drink with these porcelain, you will be blessed by the beast god, not to mention your body will become stronger, and it will be easier to awaken into a beastman.

The ones next to them are called colored glaze, which are treasures of various shapes after the colorful bridge in the sky falls to the ground.

Do you see if it is the same color as the colorful bridge, and wearing it will also get the blessing of the beast god. "

The matter of Zhuang chasing after the rainbow just happened to be used to make up a legend, and the people around were stunned when they heard it.

The expression was dull, but the frenzy flickered in the eyes, and he couldn't wait to look at the porcelain and glazed beads.

I couldn't resist the urge to spend money to buy it, "Are these things of yours really the blessings of the beast god?"

Jing Que had a serious expression, and then tried to fool around, "Of course, you think, if it weren't for the blessing of the beast god, who would be able to make these beautiful babies.

You are from the Blackwater City Tribe, and the Blackwater City is the most powerful super tribe, even you have never seen it, what is it that is not a treasure bestowed by God.

After our tribe goes north for a long time, we will reach the land bestowed by the gods.

You don't know yet, Master Zhuang in your tribe became the beast king at such a young age because he practiced in the land bestowed by the gods.

Mr. Zhuang cultivated to become a beast king in the land bestowed by the gods. Only when we passed by our tribe did we have the opportunity to meet Mr. Zhuang, and we were lucky enough to attend the big gathering. "

"Master Zhuang really came back from the north, and he is already the king of beasts!"

"Yes, Lord Zhuang is the youngest of the four Beastmasters!"

"I know this too, could it be..."

Everyone unanimously looked at the porcelain and colored glaze in front of Jing Que. Master Zhuang practiced far, far away.

They can't go to the land bestowed by the gods. It's rare for someone to come here with a treasure. They must buy it!Definitely a must buy!

Immediately, they scrambled towards Jing Que's booth.

"I want this porcelain!" "I want this glazed bead!"

"Sell me these two small jars, and I'll give you the pearls!"

"Me, me, me! I want to buy it too, you all get out of the way!"

Human beings have the habit of gathering and following the crowd. These people keep pushing, and when people around see it, they can't help but come over to see what's going on.

When I saw it, I was completely attracted by the exquisite porcelain and colored glaze, and I couldn't move my eyes. Soon their booth was full of people on the inner and outer floors.

With Zhuang being the youngest Beastmaster's living sign, and using the god-given objects as gimmicks, and whether it is porcelain or glaze, they are indeed very delicate and beautiful, and the colors are extremely gorgeous.

Even if they are super tribesmen, they have never seen such a beautiful thing, it must be a gift from God!

Therefore, the porcelain and colored glaze brought over are particularly easy to sell.

There were too many people who wanted to buy it, but the quantity of porcelain they brought was limited. In the end, Jing Qu simply decided to auction the porcelain on the spot.

The hair rope announced that the person who paid the most would get the porcelain, which excited the people around, and their emotions were instantly ignited!

They all belong to the same tribe, and the conditions are similar. How can he have me and not? !

At that time, if he uses it to show off to me, wouldn't I lose face in front of others? !

It is even more scrambling to buy those beautiful porcelain and colored glaze.

It has to be said that in the super tribes that have already developed class consciousness, the psychology of comparison is very serious, and the prices for those porcelains are forced to be sky-high.

...The price was even much higher than what Jing Zhu had expected. He was in a hurry to stir up the atmosphere, counting the large amount of pearl coins handed over, and couldn't help but smile!

When the people who bought the porcelain and colored glaze left happily with their things, Jing Qu silently counted the frames used to hold the pearls and coins, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, the two of them really made a lot of money this time.

These pearls are enough for them to buy a lot of things in the Blackwater Tribe, not to mention that the supplies of the small tribes in the periphery are cheaper, and there will only be more things they can buy!

Quietly, Mimi put away all the pearls and coins, and first apologized to the people who heard the news and wanted to buy porcelain, saying that the number of god-given items is scarce, and they have all been sold out, and indeed there are no more.

Smiling and recommending various seasonings to them, it's a pity that those people are eager to buy porcelain, but no one cares about the seasonings in the clay pots... Jing He pursed his lips tightly, thinking to himself that these people really don't know what to buy!

Seeing the sun rise above his head, it was almost time for lunch. He bought two fish from the stall next door, and went to the opposite stall to exchange some charcoal. Light the charcoal and start cooking spicy grilled fish.

The two fish I got were very fat, and there was no need to apply oil at all. When the fish made a "squeaky" sound on the hot slate, I began to add various seasonings to it.

Onion, ginger, minced garlic, chili pepper, seasoning, oil and fish are combined. Under the catalysis of high temperature, not to mention the fragrance, at least it can be smelled in the whole valley.

It was the time when I was busy all morning and my stomach was growling. I smelled the aroma wafting from their booth, and suddenly I felt that the grilled meat and fish in my hand were no longer fragrant!

Not only was it no longer fragrant, but it also smelled a strange fishy smell... I had to grit my teeth and sigh, throw away the grilled meat and fish in my hand, and squeeze towards them one after another.

Asking what kind of fish they use for grilling, why it is so fragrant, it is so fragrant that I can't even eat the food, Jing Qu quickly recommends various seasonings to them, and many people want to buy it back and try it immediately.

He stared at their grilled fish eagerly, and asked with drooling, "The one you sell is different from the one you painted on the fish."

Jing Qu beckoned Ye Ye over, "Help them knead chili and peppercorns into powder."

Ye was silent, took out pepper and chili from the earthen jar, and began to grind the powder by hand. Jing Que showed them how to use the seasoning on the spot, and soon a freshly grilled fish was made.

The same delicious fragrance made people salivate when they smelled it, and the person who just said to buy the seasoning snatched it away, took a bite, made a spicy "hiss", and kept sucking air into his mouth.

While inhaling, he continued to gnaw on the fish, completely unable to resist the temptation of spicy and salty aroma, so he gnawed a two-pound fish.

He kept asking Jing Que with a hiss, "Can you sell me the one you just baked, and I'll give you a lot of pearls."

Jing Qu smiled and shook his head, "We sell seasonings, do you want to buy them?"

The man was already sweating from the heat, but he still nodded eagerly, "Yes."

Jing Que smiled and quoted the price to him, and asked Ye Xian to grind it into powder, put it in a large empty shell, pay for it with one hand and deliver it with the other, and quickly ran to grill the fish with the seasoning.

With the opening of the business with this first order, more people came to buy seasonings later on, most of them were bought for lunch. Most of the people here are used to the food being stored for a short time, so they always buy a little when buying vegetables and meat.

The same is true for the condiments now, they are all bought in small portions, and the quantity is not large, but it can't stand the crowds gathered in the market.

The fragrance was spread from ten to ten, and soon the whole market knew that Jing Qu and the others were selling seasonings, and they all ran around to buy them.

The sales were also fast, and the onion, ginger, and garlic placed outside were quickly sold out. Jing Zhu estimated the amount of chili and peppercorns.

Pretend to take out a bunch of pottery pots from the space from the wooden frame, and start selling pots. Buy pepper powder and chili powder and send pottery pots. Put seasonings and food in pottery pots, and cover them to prevent moisture.

In addition, it was mainly people from the Blackwater tribe who came here before, and then people from Wujin City also came after hearing the news. There is volcanic lava not far from Wujin City, and their patriarch's sword was forged by the volcano.

The air humidity is relatively low, and the dried food can still be preserved. I like the aroma of chili and peppercorns very much. I basically rounded up the remaining seasonings for Jing Que, and Jing Que gave them all the small clay pots.

Not long after the people from Wujin City left, Baidicheng sent people to look for them. Jing Yu thought they were also buying seasonings, so he couldn’t directly offend them, so he could only explain that they were all sold out and were bought by the people from Wujin City.

Unexpectedly, those people were not interested in the seasoning, but looked at the two pottery jars he used to hold the seasoning with a serious expression, "The one you brought here is called..."

Jing Que was slightly taken aback, "Tao vat."

"Yes, do you still have this thing called a pottery jar?"

Jing Que couldn't figure out what they meant for a while, so he could only shake his head truthfully, "No, this kind of tank is very bulky, and our tribe is far away from here.

There is no way to carry a large amount, this is used to hold pepper. "

The visitor frowned, as if he was very dissatisfied with his statement, "Then do you know how to make this kind of clay jar?"

Jing Que had thought about this question a long time ago, and shook his head calmly, "I can't do it, this is done by the elders of our tribe.

Only they know how to hollow out the inside of the stone without breaking the stone. I only know that it takes a lot of time. "

The man pursed his lips with displeasure, as if he wanted to make trouble, and he was concerned about the people of the Heishui tribe around him, but in the end he just wriggled his lips and didn't trouble Jing Que and the others.

Instead, he asked, "Then the prickly ash and hot pepper you sell, do you have any seeds?"

Jing Que was surprised, "Ah? What kind of seed?"

The man's expression darkened immediately, "Don't play dumb with me, someone from your tribe must have been to our Baidi City and secretly learned how to plant in our tribe, otherwise where did you pick so many peppercorns?!

And when selling Chinese prickly ash and hot pepper, they deliberately crushed them into powder, just not wanting us to get the seeds, do you think I don’t know? ! "

Jing Que, "..." Obviously, we grind the peppercorns and chili powder just to make it taste better!

It has been said that we are thousands of miles away, and I don't plan to come to Heishui City to sell seasonings in the future. Even if you grow peppercorns, it will have little impact on our tribe!

Besides, why do your words sound so strange? We have to learn how to farm from your tribe. I can also fertilize, kill insects, and replace stubble. Do you know it? !

When I read so many miscellaneous books for nothing, it is really a big breath.

I really want to punch that haughty face!Jing Qu complained silently, with a calm expression, "I don't know what a seed is, we just picked it from the mountain.

The mountains around the tribe are full of this tree, and we have picked so many, and there are many more in the tribe. "

The man's face was very ugly, he stared at him fiercely and looked at him, as if he wanted to judge whether he was lying or not, Jing Que didn't even blink his eyes, if he loves to look, he can still see a piece of meat.

The two stalemate for a long time, the man didn't know whether he believed it, or he didn't think about the dispute, his expression was slightly relaxed, and he bought the big earthen jar they used to store peppercorns and peppers.

So far, all the goods that Jing Que and the others brought over on the surface, excluding those that Jing Que put in the space, were all sold.

After cleaning up the beads and gold coins he earned, Jing Zhu put all the money in his bag, cleaned up the stalls, and prepared to go to the market with the money.

Ye Ye followed him, and the two walked out while talking, "Huyue said, the four super tribes were split from a very powerful big tribe, and we have met people from the four tribes today.

Now it seems that Heishui City relies on the seaside, and most of the people live by fishing. Even the currency is pearls fished out of the sea. They are good at raising silkworms, reeling silk, spinning and weaving.

Wujin City is some distance away from the sea, so it should belong to a half-fishing and half-hunting lifestyle. It is good at smelting metals. The iron and bronze wares in Blackwater City all come from Wujin City.

They also used precious metals, and their currency was gold coins forged from gold.

Baidi City should be similar to our tribe, they live by half hunting and half planting, they like to collect various seeds for planting, their currency..."

Jing Que was holding the coin that the man just threw to him. It was round in shape, but the skin was a little shriveled, like wood but not wood, and stone but not stone. "What the hell is this?"

Ye took it and took a look, "It should be the fruit of some kind of plant, and it will be dried like this."

Jing Que blinked, a little disbelieving, "Fruit? There is no one who uses fruits as currency. Could it be that there is some meaning in this stuff?!

...This thing is much harder than a walnut, can you crack it? "

Ye nodded, "Okay, do you want to pinch it open to see inside?"

Jing Que thought about it for a while, "Forget it, don't pinch it, if it's really a fruit, take it back to see, maybe you can grow it."

Putting the strange fruit in the bag, the two continued to walk forward. Jing Que came here mainly to find out if there were beets or sugar cane, which are similar to plants with high sugar content, to plant.

The other thing is to see if there is wheat, rice, etc. If there are rice and noodles to eat, no one will like to eat corn and sweet potatoes!

Now knowing that Baidi City is dedicated to farming, the two walked towards the direction of Baidi City. When passing by Wujin City, Jing Que looked at the ironware sold in Wujin City.

Most of them are agricultural tools such as harpoons and sickles. The forging process is very poor. They look weird and the iron quality is not very good.

On the contrary, many pots used to cook meat are made of copper, and they look of good quality. They should be transitioning from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age.

Jing Qu just looked at it, but didn't buy it. First, when the people of the Wujin tribe around them faced them, their expressions were not very good, and they didn't bother to pester them.

Two, it is naturally the iron pots and iron utensils of their tribe, which are much better quality than these, so he is naturally not interested.

Pass through Wujin City and find the location of the stall in Baidi City.

The people of Baidi City are good at farming, they are not as hostile as Wujin City, they just look at them with a smile, and scrutinize them secretly.

But Jing Qu felt that those people looked like smiling foxes, with a smile on their faces, and he didn't know how to plot against them in his heart.

But he is still very good at dealing with these people. If you are interested, just squat down and check.

Along the way, as he expected, Baidi City is good at farming, and the stalls in this area are mostly various plants, including wild vegetables and medicinal materials.

There are some that Jing Que knows, and some that he doesn’t know. There is no sign of rice and wheat... It may be that the current rice and wheat are still primitive species and have not been domesticated, so they don’t look like the ones he knows.

Beets and sugar cane were also missing. When Jing He heard someone yelling for sweet grass, he thought it was beets, but when he walked over, it turned out to be thatch roots.

...That thing is not as sweet as corn stalks, and it is not up to the standard of extracting sugar from it. The effort is not as cost-effective as raising bees.

Stopping and stopping, the two exchanged some vegetables grown by Baidicheng themselves. There was a fruit that looked like a white sweet potato, with a sweet and crunchy taste.

There are also cucumbers, which are fragrant and refreshing, but unfortunately they are very tender fruits, and there are no mature ones at all. The typical ones can only be eaten but not planted. It seems that the people of Baidi City are deliberately guarding against people from other tribes.

But after visiting the whole area, my legs are almost sore and weak, and it is not without gain.

One of the gains was that he found tea tree seedlings piled in a corner with a pile of freshly dug herbs and weeds, with fresh soil hanging from the roots.

Jing Que looked a bit like a tea tree, but he wasn't quite sure, so he bought the whole pile of weeds, and came back to research for a long time that it was indeed a tea tree. Jing Que was happy and smiled.

Tea is one of the three major beverages in the world, along with coffee and cocoa, when Jing Zhu lived, but in their tribes and more tribes where planting technology is not popularized.

We are all used to hunting and eating meat, and when our diet is extremely irregular, tea is undoubtedly the best weapon to relieve greasy food and refresh our minds. In some cases, it is much more important than beets!

Finding tea leaves here is considered unintentional, so how can he be unhappy?

Another harvest of Jingzhu is ice powder seed. The name of this plant is pseudophysalis, and the fruit it bears is called ice powder seed. It looks ordinary and no one buys it there.

It is said that it was used to feed birds and fish, and he recognized it.

Ice powder seeds can be used to make ice powder. Just take a little water and ice it, which is a magic weapon for relieving heat in hot summer.

In the past, there were always two large bowls of ice powder in their refrigerator, which was much healthier than ice cream.

He bought a big bag of ice powder seeds, thinking that there will be ice powder to eat in the dry season next year, Jing Que was so happy from ear to ear!

Even the priests from Caiyun City sent people to look for him, but it didn't affect his happy mood.