I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 536, Initiative!

Translator: Silavin

Shaman Lu Zheng lifted the entire ceramic bowl and held it above his head, then kept looking up at the bottom of the ceramic bowl.

He examined it carefully for a long time, and one could say that the more he looked at it, the more he could not bear to put it down.

He also began to speculate about this object in his mind, though after many attempts at guessing, he still could not bring himself to fully believe his conclusions.

“What is this thing?” Shaman Lu Zheng could not help but ask as he lowered his head, then reluctantly handed the ceramic bowl back.

Su Bai took the ceramic bowl and placed it aside, explaining: “This is called ceramics. Only our Flame Dragon Tribe possesses it. It’s a very precious item, whether for display or to pass down to future generations.”

Shaman Lu Zheng felt somewhat distressed seeing the other party place it so casually aside. [Didn’t you say this thing is precious? Why is he placing it down so carelessly?]

The only possibility he could think of was that the Flame Dragon Tribe possessed a great many of these items, so he did not particularly care about them.

“What is this thing made from? It looks like stone.” Shaman Lu Zheng voiced his confusion.

He was truly too curious about this object. Whether judging by its appearance or texture, it did not seem naturally formed. His tone of voice was no longer so rigid, but had become considerably softer instead.

“That is a secret of my Tribe.” Su Bai said, knowing the other party had taken the bait.

At this moment, the initiative had completely shifted to his side. Since the other party liked this item, he would certainly be willing to cooperate.

“Very well. I wonder what assistance your tribe requires from our Tribe?” Shaman Lu Zheng asked.

Since he had taken a liking to this item, he needed to proactively ask what help the other party required from him.

“I want your Tribe to help our Flame Dragon Tribe establish trade relationships with other surrounding Tribes,” Su Bai said deliberately and clearly.

“Trade relationships?” Although Shaman Lu Zheng had lived for so many years, he had never heard this term before.

“That is to say, I want them all to come to our Flame Dragon Tribe. Our Tribe will have a place similar to a marketplace.” Su Bai explained.

He had originally intended to do this himself, but unfortunately, he and the entire Tribe were unfamiliar with the surrounding area.

Relying solely on Ai’er, Shu Feng, and the hot air balloon team to search by flying would take a considerable amount of time and would be very inefficient.

Moreover, they might not directly believe them, making the persuasion work rather troublesome at that point.

So, at this time, it would be better to directly have a Tribe that was familiar with the surrounding Tribes, or even quite famous, do this work instead.

This way those people would be more trusting, and the preliminary persuasion work could be omitted.

“You want our Tribe to promote your Tribe? Has your Flame Dragon Tribe not yet reached the level of the Spotted Deer Tribe?” Shaman Lu Zheng immediately understood what the other party wanted to do.

One must know that Tribes with marketplaces developed quite rapidly, and their population expansion was also very fast, making the Tribe more likely to become powerful.

Moreover, Tribes with marketplaces were generally not dared to be trifled with by other Tribes, and some rather sinister Tribes would not dare to occupy such Tribes.

“Indeed, I thought that your Green Vine Tribe has been here for quite some time, so I presumably your relationships with the surrounding Tribes should be quite good. So, I wanted to ask for your help with this favour.”

Su Bai smiled slightly and continued: “As for our Tribe, it’s currently not comparable to the Spotted Deer Tribe.”

He still had confidence in this point. The current Flame Dragon Tribe alone was already incomparable to the Spotted Deer Tribe.

Not to mention after the snow season ended, when the Flame Dragon Tribe truly began to develop – at that time, it would be even more impossible to catch up.

“I want to know how you want us to help you promote your Tribe, and how this ceramic will be exchanged with us?” Shaman Lu Zheng was eager to obtain these things called ceramics.

Although he understood the other party’s intentions and did not wish to interfere with their plans, he still wanted to claim any benefits available. After all, such fine ceramics would be a pity to pass up, and he would only need to move his lips.

“Are the other Tribes far from your Tribe? How long does it take to walk there? If possible, please help promote us during the snow season, so that when the snow season ends, people will come to our Tribe.”

Su Bai blinked his black eyes and continued. “For every Tribe you promote to, I’ll give you one ceramic.”

He had originally intended to offer the condition of two ceramics for each Tribe that had been promoted to, but after thinking about it, he decided not to let the other party feel that these ceramics were easy to obtain.

“If that’s the case, I’m afraid I cannot agree.” Shaman Lu Zheng’s face showed a somewhat regretful expression.

“Hmm? Why not?” Su Bai did not understand what was wrong with the other party.

“During the snow season, our Tribe doesn’t allow anyone to go out.” Shaman Lu Zheng glanced up at Ah Liv and continued. “So, we would not be able to promote during the snow season. I must consider the lives of our Tribe’s people. Moreover, we need to prepare for the eternal night, so we have even less time.”

What he was most concerned about was the Tribe’s safety. During the snow season, heavy snow blocked the mountains making it impossible to travel. Even if one walked to other Tribes, it would be seeking death, because one could easily encounter avalanches along the way, or attacks from wild beasts that only appeared in the snowy weather.

In short, there were far too many unstable factors. As the Tribe’s Shaman, he could not gamble with the lives of his people, despite how much he liked those ceramics.

“You need not worry about this. We have transportation vehicles that can prevent you from having to walk in the heavy snow. You only need to send people to other Tribes to speak with them,” Su Bai said calmly.

He also did not want the other party to go to other Tribes on foot, as this would not only waste a lot of time but would also cause them to needlessly perish.

“Oh? I wonder what method you have? What kind of tools are these transportation vehicles?” Shaman Lu Zheng felt that this young man’s speech was truly incomprehensible.

He began to wonder if all young people in Tribes nowadays were like this – each one more disobedient than the last, each one speaking in ways that were harder to understand than the previous. Thinking of this, he looked towards Ah Liv.

Ah Liv was his Granddaughter. His Son was the Chieftain of the Green Vine Tribe.

“You’ll know when the time comes. In any case, I will guarantee the safety of your people,” Su Bai said with conviction.

“If you can ensure their safety, then I’m willing. But how much time will you need?” Shaman Lu Zheng continued to ask.

“I need to see how long it takes for your Tribe to reach other Tribes. Only then can I calculate the time,” Su Bai said.

“Our Tribe is in the centre. It only takes five days to reach any of the other Tribes,” Shaman Lu Zheng replied.