There was a wave of fluctuations among the dense grass in the forest, but no one stood up.
Hei Lie glanced at the adjutant beside him, and the adjutant took the bow and arrow on his back in his hand, and shot towards a certain place.
Soon there was a scream in the seemingly calm grass, and someone jumped out of the grass.
Immediately the man squatted down again, hiding in the grass and still refusing to come out.
"This arrow is just a warning. If you don't come out again, don't blame us for being rude."
Black Hunter raised his hand, and everyone picked up their weapons, posing ready to attack.
There was another silence, and when Black Hunter's patience was about to run out and he was about to attack formally, the person who had been shot just now stood up.
"I, let's come out, we are not malicious."
The lingua franca of the Western Continent that the man spoke had a strong accent, which sounded very different from what the Western Continent caravan spoke.
If you don't listen carefully, people who only have a rough understanding of Western Continental can't understand what they say.
After the man stood up, the others followed suit, without weapons in their hands.
The Xinghuo tribesmen also put down their weapons and were no longer in an attacking state, but they were still vigilant.
"Who are you? Why have you been following us?" Yang Yi asked.
"It doesn't matter who we are, we just want to make a deal with you."
Black Hunter sneered: "Trade? Or plunder?"
The man quickly waved his hand: "No, no, we only plunder those nobles. You are from the Eastern Continent, and you are on good terms with Murray. We really want to trade with you."
Hei Lie and Yang Yi looked at each other. Murray did have friendship with some so-called robbers.
This is not a strange thing. In fact, apart from Murray, the other city lords will more or less have contacts with some robbers and gangsters.
Some of these robbers were indeed vicious, and some were forced to go to Liangshan and had to go this way.
It is very special and difficult for Murray to occupy a place in the Western Continent in an open and honest manner.
It would have been difficult to do this without the support of the Starfire Tribe.
Murray has some friendship with the robbers who were forced to go to the beam. They are all poor people or slaves, and they resonate with each other.
Yang Yi and his group did not deliberately conceal their whereabouts, so it is not surprising that the robbers knew who they were and where they passed.
"What deal do you want to make with us?"
"We want to exchange tea, silk, essential oil and coffee with you." The robber said eagerly.
Yang Yi smiled: "These are hard goods."
These few things are very popular in the Western Continent, and the price is not low, only nobles are eligible to enjoy them.
Silk and essential oils, in particular, are very expensive regardless of their quality.
Not to mention shipping thousands of miles to the Western Continent, and the shipping fee has become even more precious, even in the Xinghuo Tribe, it is still a luxury.
The output of these things is limited, especially the top-level ones, and there is no market for them.
How many can be sold, the supply exceeds the demand.
Therefore, each caravan tribe has to pay for reservations in advance, and the quantity is still limited.
"You have to come up with something that moves our hearts, otherwise we can't promise you."
Yang Yi still had a faint smile on his face, but his attitude was very firm.
"We found a plant, I think it should be what you are looking for." The robber's eyes were a little erratic.
Black Hunter raised his eyebrows: "There are many plants we are looking for, and not all of them have the value that can be exchanged for the items you mentioned."
The robber's expression was a bit ugly, and he lowered his body to pick up a handful of leaves on the ground: "We brought their leaves..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the leaf in the bandit's hand disappeared, and it magically appeared in Hei Hunter's hand.
The robbers all stared wide-eyed, this ability is really terrifying!
They didn't feel that Black Hunter was close to them at all. If Black Hunter wanted to sneak attack just now, their heads fell to the ground before they could fight back.
"This leaf is..." Hei Lie's eyes lit up, but he wasn't sure.
Yang Yi really didn't have the ability to discern plants, so he handed it over to someone with plant talent.
The botanical talent carefully identified the leaves in his hands, and was very excited: "An envoy! This should be a rubber tree!"
"real?"
"It's very similar to what was said on the tree, and I think it might be it."
The talented person is not completely sure, after all, he has never seen it with his own eyes, and it is just a leaf.
"What are the characteristics of these trees?" Yang Yi asked.
"Use a knife to cut its bark, and white sap will flow out. We also brought this sap."
The robber picked up a clay pot from the ground, and appeared on the Black Hunter in the blink of an eye.
Although he already knew about Black Hunter's ability, he was still shocked.
Great, great!
Fortunately, they just wanted to make a deal and didn't intend to rob, otherwise they wouldn't be able to take advantage of it, and even lost their lives.
Opening the pot, Yang Yi saw the white liquid inside, and was very pleasantly surprised.
"It's a rubber tree!"
Rubber is very useful and can make a lot of things, which are hard to replace by other items.
Yang Yi has been looking for it, but Han Bing has traveled so many places and hasn't seen it.
Seeing Yang Yi's expression, the robber heaved a sigh of relief.
"Are there many rubber trees?" Yang Yi asked.
The robber immediately became vigilant: "There are many, but I won't tell you where they are. We can provide you with what you want."
Yang Yi never thought that he would get such a big surprise before he arrived in Wangcheng.
The discovery of rubber trees is of great benefit to the development of their tribe.
Among other things, the tires made will make their cars more stable and shock-resistant.
It can also make waterproof medical gloves, etc., which are very useful.
Yang Yi smiled sincerely this time: "I think you don't need to rob for a living in the future, and plant more of these rubber trees, which will make your life very good."
The robbers were pleasantly surprised. They were not born to be robbers because they were greedy and cruel.
I really couldn't survive, so I went this way.
In fact, rubber trees will be found, and when they are looking for a way to support themselves, they heard from Murray that the Starfire Tribe is looking for something.
Murray has a special album and introduction, all brought by Lancao.
At that time, the leader of the robbers browsed with the attitude of giving it a try, but he did not expect to see a kind of tree that he had seen before.
But at that time, he kept his face and made no noise, and before benefiting, he could not trust anyone.
When they found these trees, they were worrying about how to contact the Xinghuo tribe, when they heard that the Xinghuo envoy and the chief were about to enter the Western Continent, they hurried over.
Because I don't know what the Xinghuo tribe is like, and whether it will be disadvantageous to them, so I followed all the way to observe, and there was no sudden appearance.
"What you said is true?"
Yang Yi pointed to the sky with three fingers: "I swear in the name of the gods."
On the spot, they signed an agreement, and Yang Yi also taught the group how to collect rubber.
As long as they get enough rubber, they can go to the Starfire tribe to trade.
If you can't go to the Starfire Tribe, you can give it to Murray first, and the Starfire Tribe will greet Murray.
It's just that the price of the Starfire Tribe will be higher than that in Murray City.
In order to show their own city, Yang Yi and Hei Lie left some tea leaves before they left.
The grade of these teas is not high, but they can also be sold at a good price. The main reason is that the quantity is relatively large, so you can send a lot.
"My lord envoy, can we exchange these tea leaves for other things?" Ai Wen, the person who has been communicating with Yang Yi and the others, asked Qiqi Ai Ai.
Yang Yi laughed, is this an exchange with them with the items they sent? This Ivan is really good enough.
"What do you want in exchange?"
Ai Wen swallowed his saliva: "The thing you cooked just now smells so good!"
Yang Yi chuckled, it seems that the charm of hot pot is great everywhere!
"I hope this Ivan is not a liar."
The team continued to move forward, and did not stay for too long because of this episode. Yang Yi was full of expectations and a little worried.
The tea leaves they sent out were nothing, not much anyway, mainly because they were afraid of being disappointed, and there wasn’t that much rubber.
"Even if there is not now, as long as you start planting, you will soon have a large rubber forest. As long as Ivan has a little brain, he will cherish this opportunity."
Yang Yi nodded: "I hope so."
The price offered by the Starfire tribe is still very impressive, which is safer and more secure than being a robber.
Ai Wen's group of people looked like ordinary people or slaves, and they would become gangsters if they couldn't survive. They didn't have decent weapons in their hands, and their combat effectiveness was not strong.
Everyone is skinny, and it may be difficult to make a living as a robber.
After this little episode, nothing special happened all the way to Wangcheng.
I didn't meet any truly vicious robbers. These people were still very eye-catching. They saw the strength of this team and would not hit a stone with a pebble.
After running around for several days, they finally saw the Western Continent King City.
"Wangcheng is really majestic." Yang Yi admired it from the top of the mountain.
Unlike most of the buildings of the Xinghuo tribe, which are made of rammed earth tiles, most of their buildings are built with stones.
The city walls are all made of large stones. The amount of the project is very large, very strong and magnificent.
The huge and exquisite castle located on the edge of the cliff made Yang Yi even more impressed by the domineering and local tyrant of this royal city.
At first glance, this city has more history than the new cities of the Starfire Tribe, and the cities of the Starfire Tribe are more like immature children in front of Wangcheng.
But Yang Yi also found a big problem: "Isn't it said that Wangcheng has almost reached 500,000 people now? Their city doesn't seem to be as big as Yicheng, and the castle occupies a large area. How crowded is it?" .”
Before the central city was established, the hundreds of thousands of people at the peak of Yicheng already felt that this was the upper limit that the city could accommodate, and any more would feel uncomfortable.
With so many people in Wangcheng, it looks even smaller. There are no three-story buildings like Yicheng. Looking around, they are all low-rise houses, which can accommodate even fewer people.
Black Hunter's face is not very good: "I think we must be prepared."
"Ready?" Yang Yi was puzzled.
"I can already feel the stench in the river, and I think it's even worse in the city."