That water tribe I met once in the salt region?
If I remember correctly, Rabbit Wind told him that this tribe had not participated in the beast tide for three consecutive years.
When they tried to exchange salt stones, the Ministry of Salt made things difficult for them, and they didn't manage to exchange many salt stones.
It's freezing outside, and even though the Wood Tribe has fish skin clothing and animal skins, they still need to wear hats and gloves to stay warm.
After much thought, Shen Nong could only think of salt stone that could make the Water Tribe risk freezing to find them.
They exchanged so little salt that it wasn't enough for a whole winter.
"Bring the person over here."
When the young priest of the Water Tribe and Niu Si saw the towering city walls amidst the vast white expanse of sky and earth, they were too shocked to speak.
After being led into the Mu tribe, the shock never stopped.
The neat earthen houses of the Mu tribe exude the aroma of food.
That smells like meat. I wonder what method the people of the Mu tribe used to make the meat so fragrant.
This made their stomachs rumble loudly.
The houses in the wooden tribe still emit smoke, and laughter can be heard from inside from time to time.
Niu Si saw several boys, about the same age as the priest, perched in the small frame of the earthen house, looking at them with puzzled eyes.
It was strange that unfamiliar tribesmen would appear in the tribe during such a cold winter.
Through that small frame, Niu Si saw that the boys had rosy cheeks and fleshy faces.
They clearly have plenty of food and aren't cold.
The people leading them were covered from head to toe in animal skins, even their hands.
The fur on the animal skin looked just like it did when it was still on the animal's body; it was fluffy and warm to look at.
The animal hides he and the priest wore were dry and hard, with many holes where insects had eaten them.
Wearing it on makes no difference to not wearing it at all.
The animal skins worn by the Mu tribe people have no smell at all.
You can even smell a faint fragrance.
It tastes very similar to the giant trees of the Hemu tribe.
Even in winter, the animal skins on their bodies still smelled unpleasant.
Yang Lei stopped in front of the large earthen house and opened the door for the two of them. "We've arrived."
To keep out the wind, a curtain made of fish skin and stuffed with dry grass was hung at the entrance.
Yang Lei lifted the curtain and urged the two to go in quickly, "The cold wind will blow in, hurry up and come in, the priest is waiting for you inside."
The outside world was already astonishing enough for the two of them, but once they entered the earthen house, they realized that what they saw outside was nothing compared to this.
Warmth enveloped my entire body.
My body, which had been stiff from the cold, slowly warmed up, my blood circulated rapidly, and a slight itch spread through my body.
The room was filled with the strongest fighting force of the Wood Tribe. They were all tall and strong, and because of their training, they had a powerful aura.
The two from the Water Tribe were thin, ragged, and unkempt.
He didn't fit in with the people in the house.
Shen Nong looked at the two people from the Water Tribe, which reminded him of the scene he saw when he first transmigrated and landed on the altar of the Wood Tribe.
The people of the Mu tribe at that time were no different from the two people in front of them.
He used to be so thin you could see his ribs, but now he's all muscle, his hair is tied back, and his face is rugged.
His animal skin clothes were clean and tidy, and he was tall and strong. Sitting there, he showed no trace of his former self.
Shen Nong sighed softly and said, "Hu Xiao, go and bring two chairs. Tu Feng, pour them two cups of hot water."
Hu Xiao and the other man got up and did as instructed.
The people of the Water Tribe had never seen a chair before, and they carefully imitated the way the people of the Wood Tribe sat down.
They didn't even dare to sit all the way up, only a little in front.
Tu Feng poured two cups of hot water into ceramic cups and handed them to the two of them, saying, "Drink some water."
The two men reached out and took the ceramic cup.
Before they could even marvel at how thin the stone bowls the people of the Wood Tribe could polish, the warmth of the hot water seeped through the ceramic cups, warming their already frozen hands.
The two held the ceramic cup in their hands, remaining motionless for a long time.
I cherish this warmth.
"Drink it quickly, it's cold, the water cools down fast."
Shen Nong picked up the ceramic cup that had been filled with water, gently blew on it to lower the temperature, and took a small sip.
"Drinking it while it's hot will make you feel warmer."
The two then stopped holding the ceramic cups and slowly drank from them.
After a sip of hot water, my internal organs felt warm.
I feel completely refreshed.
They had never drunk hot water before, and now they realized how delicious it was.
Seeing that the two had almost finished drinking, Shen Nong asked, "What brings you to the Mu tribe?"
The young priest of the Water Tribe gripped the ceramic cup tightly in his hand, gritted his teeth, and said as if he were going all out, "I am Lu Shuang, the priest of the Water Tribe. I have come to request the priest of the Wood Tribe to allow the Water Tribe to join the Wood Tribe."
Shen Nong was somewhat surprised. He looked up at the boy and asked to confirm, "You mean, let the Water Tribe join the Wood Tribe?"
Not borrowing salt stones?
Lu Shuang stood up, placed the ceramic cup on the chair, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and knelt on one knee.
This is the posture of an orc submitting.
"Priest of the Wood Tribe, please accept the Water Tribe and make them members of the Wood Tribe."
Shen Nong did not answer. He thought about the system's task, which required building a small city, and the more people in the tribe, the better.
However, the current situation is special, and it is obviously unrealistic to incorporate an entire tribe during the winter when resources are scarce.
Moreover, he knew very little about the Water Tribe.
Shen Nong declined, wanting to see how the Water Tribe priest would react. "The Wood Tribe might not be able to get a tribe to join during the winter."
Upon hearing this, Lu Shuang lowered her head even further and pleaded, "Priests of the Wood Tribe, please let our tribe's children join us. They eat very little; we only need to give them a little hot water to drink each day."
The adult orcs in their tribe could manage to survive the harsh winter, but the children couldn't.
Shen Nong asked, "Only children?"
Lu Shuang hesitated for a moment, wanting to mention the old man.
Those elderly people had watched him grow up, and he couldn't bear to see them freeze to death.
But Lu Shuang learned that no tribe would want an old man...
"Yes, only children. Fifteen, not many."
Niu Si also made a gesture of submission, "Priest of the Wood Tribe, I beg you to let the children become members of the Wood Tribe. The Beast God will protect you."
Shen Nong almost choked on her water from the other person's last sentence; that one sentence was so old-fashioned.
“You send your children here yourselves. Once they come to the Wood Tribe, they will be members of our Wood Tribe and will have no further connection with the Water Tribe.”
Lu Shuang and Niu Si were surprised that the Wood Tribe priest would agree, and said excitedly, "Thank you, Wood Tribe priest, the Beast God will bless you!"
Shen Nong: ...
Sigh, just when the Wood Tribe stopped being superstitious, now the Water Tribe is coming along with it.
The road to scientific progress is long and arduous.
As Lu Shuang and the other woman got up to leave, Shen Nong, watching their slender backs, couldn't help but call out to them, "Wait a moment."
Then he said to Maoyun, "Go find Tudong and get two sets of winter clothes for them from the warehouse."
Maoyun stood up and accepted the order, "Yes."
Chapter 29 will not be fought
If you say you won't fight, then you won't fight.
Tu Dong brought a complete set of winter clothes, from head to toe.
The two from the Water Tribe held the heavy animal hide clothing, which felt unusually soft to the touch.
They hadn't been mistaken; the animal hides of the Wood Tribe really did smell of giant trees.
"Put these on, it's cold outside."
Shen Nong signaled Hu Xiao to take the two away and change them into animal skin clothes.
Lu Shuang and Niu Si followed Hu Xiao to a small house. The house wasn't as warm as it had been before, but it was warmer than outside.
After the space became smaller, the two members of the Water Tribe felt that their body odor became more pronounced.
This contrasts with the pleasant smell of the animal hides from the Wood Tribe.
The two, who wouldn't normally care about the smell on their bodies, were now somewhat at a loss.
They glanced cautiously at Hu Xiao, and seeing that he remained calm, they felt somewhat relieved.
After showing them how to wear it, Hu Xiao left the cabin.
After Hu Xiao left, the two began to dress according to their memories, and after some effort, they were finally dressed.
They looked at the dirty, smelly animal hides that had been taken off on the ground, picked them up, rolled them into balls, and stuffed them into their clothes.
When they got back, they gave the animal skins they were wearing to the elderly people, and they would continue to wear the animal skins they had taken off.