The people of the black bear caravan carried the goods to the back of the giant bear and tied it up. While carrying it, some people sneaked a quick glance at Shao Xuan, and then whispered to the companions next to him.
"What's up with that kid?"
"I don't know, it doesn't look special. Who knew that it was so fierce, that one stepped on it, tsk."
"Mao Da said that the kid will go to Wangcheng with us, and we will inquire on the way."
Over there, Mao Da looked embarrassed. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't help his face. There are countless giant beasts they have seen. They may not really see these bears. Moreover, these giant bears are trained to carry goods, not fighting types, so even if their temper is sometimes not good, but In terms of the degree of ferocity, it is far inferior to other beasts living in the mountains and forests.
Seven giant bears lay on the ground, and the people in the team carried the goods up, and some yawned lazily, stretched out their bear paws and pulled their ears, but there was no sign of fierceness.
"Okay, the goods are all finished, you can leave." Someone over there said to Mao Da.
Mao Da nodded, "Is the person in front here?"
"Not yet... oh, here it is."
When Shao Xuan heard their words, he looked in one direction. The two figures dashed over from a distance and stopped before Mao Da.
"The ones blocking the way in front have been cleaned up." A big man said in a stern voice.
"Head Da can go now, head Jin is waiting in front." The other of the two said immediately.
"Well." Mao Da waved his hand and shouted, "Let's go!"
Roar-
The bear at the front got up and shook its fur, and gave a loud roar. This was only a senior member of the caravan. When it came down the mountain just now, although it sensed that Shao Xuan and Guangyi were strangers, it also felt dangerous. But he didn't attack impulsively. Compared with the other giant bears, he was more calm. Mao Da let him be the lead bear, which could also play a leading role and sometimes suppress the scene.
Shao Xuantong and Guangyi also quickly followed.
In addition to the seven giant bears carrying a lot of goods in the team, there are also several large wooden carts with two rollers. Tough, traded from the tribesmen. And the wooden cart is not all wood, there are some metal objects in some details of the connection, and there is a layer of animal armor under the wooden board, so that the cart will not easily fall apart.
A team of two hundred people walked on the mountain road.
The mountain road is not a road that is deliberately paved. If you walk too much, it will become a road.
Because there are frequent human activities, the frequency of felling will be higher, so the trees that grow are not as big as those in the mountains and forests, and there are no towering ancient trees that cannot be surrounded by twenty or thirty people.
Some of the branches sticking out on both sides of the mountain road were cut before, and there were also signs of newly grown branches being cut. After all, even if the giant bear falls on all fours, its back is four or five meters high, and the bundled goods are even higher. So, those branches on the road became a hindrance.
Shao Xuan learned from the conversation with the caravan people that a few days before each caravan set off, a team would go out to clear the road, remove the branches, large stones on the ground, and various ambush people and traps. It also saves time by waiting for it to be cleared up so that the caravan can move forward smoothly.
When passing by some places, Shao Xuan smelled the blood, not from beasts, but from people. Hunting more often, I can tell which is human and which is beast blood from the smell.
Several young bears in the team were agitated or excited by the smell of blood. It was only after the lead bear roared that those few calmed down.
After the team walked for a long time, they encountered a team of nearly 100 people waiting there. This is the person who cleared the mountain road first. The leader was Mao Da's younger brother Mao Jin, who was seven points similar to Mao Da. The team arrived. At that time, he was sitting on a stone by the side of the road, wiping the blood-stained weapon with grass.
Mao Da just glanced at the people waiting there. He also speculated on the obstacles that Mao Jin and others might encounter, so he didn't ask any further questions. After the team reunited with Mao Jin's people, they rested there for a while, and the team of nearly 400 people set off again.
This kind of team is already relatively large in the caravan, and with the obvious signs of seven giant bears, people who don't have the ability will also put their minds on this team, so when they first encountered robbery There are not many people, only those who are mindless and greedy come out to die.
While resting at night, Mao Jin asked Shao Xuan while nibbling on the meat: "What are you doing in Wangcheng?"
"Go find someone." Shao Xuan said.
"Who are you looking for, do you need us to help you? If you need it, don't hold back, we will definitely help you out, and the reward is not much, how about that?" Mao Jin wiped the oil from his mouth, "Just a piece of your kind. Glowing stones are good. Look, you haven't been to the royal city before, and you don't know much about it. We often go there, and we are familiar with it, which can save a lot of things."
Mao Jin looked at people as rough, but like the people in the caravan, their brains turned fast. He was not the kind of person who only grew tall but not brainy. Now, in order to persuade Shao Xuan, he also analyzed all the pros and cons.
Guangyi couldn't recognize who Mao Jin was, and thought it was Mao Da, but it didn't interfere, and he agreed with what he said. Since he didn't know Wangcheng, the reputation of the Black Bear Caravan was good, so it would be good to ask them for help. It was Shao Xuan who made the decision, and Guangyi didn't interrupt. No matter how Mao Jin winked, Guangyi didn't hum.
Shao Xuan thought for a while and said, "Since you are familiar with Wangcheng, I want to ask you about someone first."
As soon as Mao Jin heard there was a play, he hurriedly said, "You tell me."
Even Mauda sat down when he heard this.
"Jiju, do you know this person?" Shao Xuan asked.
When they heard "Ji", the Mao Da brothers looked solemn, "But 'Ji' with the surname of Liubu Wang?"
"That's right."
The Mao Da brothers looked at each other with some hesitation in their hearts. People related to Wang's surname are easy to get involved in a lot of things. However, if it is a good thing, it will also bring great opportunities!
Mao Da rubbed his big palms, thought about it, and said, "If you are talking about 'Jingu' Jiju, we have heard some things about him, but we have never seen a real person."
"'Jingu' Jiju?" Shao Xuan was surprised, that old man still has a nickname
Mao Da nodded, "It is said that the fields in Jiju's hands produce mostly golden millet, which is favored by nobles and people of various tribes, better than other races, so he is called 'Golden Valley', and this title belongs to him. I followed him when I was young. Ji Ju has a high status in the royal city. However, I haven't heard much about Ji Ju this year."
Mao Jin also said: "If you think about it this way, it seems to be true. I used to hear something about Jiju every year, but from last year to the present, every time we went to Wangcheng, we never heard of Jiju."
"It is said that Jiju seems to have found something good again." Mao Da touched his chin and his eyes were shining.
After looking at Shao Xuan, Mao Da suggested: "It's better than this, we can help you find out after we arrive at the Wangcheng."
"Thank you in advance." Shao Xuan said.
Starting from outside the city of Amba, we walked for another nine days.
"It's almost here, the front belongs to the realm of the royal city." Mao Da pointed to the front and said to Shao Xuan.
Looking around, I didn't see tall city walls and buildings, but I could see fields of different colors and some low houses.
"Those are the places that belong to the nobles, and the people living in the low houses are their slaves." Mao Da explained to Shao Xuan, and directed the team to walk down a road. If you get here, if you don't take this road, you will be killed as an intruder with ulterior motives. Because, except for this road, all other places are the fiefs of the slave owners outside the city, which are private sites.
There is not a single grass on the road that is about 20 meters wide. Probably because of the intensive traffic, the soil on the ground has been rolled firmly, and the traces of various wheels are also very shallow.
There were also many people walking around. Large and small teams stepped onto the avenue one by one. There were teams wearing leather armors guarding the avenues. The weapons held by those guards were all metal weapons. His face and eyes swept toward the passing team like knives, as if he found something wrong, he would mercilessly kill him with a spear.
Some people shivered under such a battle, and almost fell while walking.
The caravan of black bears is more conspicuous here, and the people in front quickly get out of the way. The guards on the side of the avenue know who they are when they see the giant bears. One of them even joked with Mao Da and received Mao Da The two furs given to him made his eyes narrow with laughter. The quality of the black bear caravan's furs has always been relatively good.
Cannibalism was short-handed, and the leading guard helped them clear the road, letting the slow-moving caravans get out of the way.
This kind of thing has become accustomed to it, and no one thinks it is unreasonable. Even if there are people who are not convinced, they can only hold it back. Even if it is the first time I come here, I don’t think there is anything wrong with it. The rules of the world are like this.
The team continued to move forward. Shao Xuan thought that he would soon arrive at the Wangcheng, but he didn't think so. After walking for a long time, he saw the shadow of the city wall.
If it was Anba City, the giant bear would not be allowed to enter, but the King City allows it. This is power. They are not afraid of such a giant bear making trouble in the King City, and they have absolute certainty to settle it.
The city walls of the King City are made of monolithic boulders. Each boulder is four to five meters long, two to three meters wide, and more than one meter thick. Moreover, Shao Xuanneng can see that the stone materials of these city bricks are mostly intermediate grades. Stone, in some places, such as near the city gate, there are even a few pieces of stone that are close to high-end.
With such a good stone, it is only for the city wall, which can only be said to be extravagant.
It was getting late, Mao Da took the team to the station of their black bear caravan in Wangcheng, let people unload the goods, and took the seven giant bears to the animal enclosure to take care of them, and he took Shao Xuan and Guangyi to see the leader "Black Bear" . To find Jiju, it is better to be led by the "black bear".