Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable Chapter 1427 - 1266: Ancient Beast World 32

Shuangshuang set off with Yan Ming and thirty beastn from the tribe, carrying huge baskets filled with goods for trading, in a grand procession.

The location for the tribal gathering is usually a territory allocated by a Super Tribe, which is also responsible for the safety, and those attending are typically from high-level and interdiate tribes.

All tribes attending the gathering must pay the Super Tribe a fee, one strip of at per person per day, settled daily, with the size of the at determined by the Super Tribe’s standard, about two pounds or so.

This price isn’t cheap; you should know that these Super Tribes want at jerky that’s easy to store, dried thoroughly. It takes several pounds of at to make two pounds of jerky.

Because of this expensive protection fee, so small tribes that lack food simply can’t afford to attend the tribal gatherings.

In the past, unless they ran out of salt, even the Silver Tiger Tribe was reluctant to co to the gatherings, because to ensure safety, it was important to send enough people, and more people ant the entrance fee alone would make hearts ache.

Of course, ever since the Silver Tiger Clan had the Illusion Beast Incense, they didn’t care about such an entrance fee, so they’ve been attending the gatherings quite frequently these past few years.

However, both Shuangshuang and Yan Ming, one always a hobody, the other always indifferent to gatherings, were really attending for the first ti.

The other beastn, being familiar with the gatherings, led the way for Shuangshuang and Yan Ming and handled trivial tasks upon knowing that Shuangshuang had never attended a gathering.

This ti, Zhi Yi was lucky enough to be one of those drawn by lot, and since he had always been a leader among the younger generation of the tribe, he and the also-selected Ting Lan were responsible for taking care of Shuangshuang and Yan Ming up close.

Upon arriving, Zhi Yi instructed two beastn to distribute jerky to everyone, so that when entering, each person could simply hand over their jerky as an entrance fee at the gate.

The reason for not handing them over collectively is because the beastn here are illiterate and can’t count, even those of the Super Tribe.

If they handed all the at for everyone at once, the gatekeeping beastn would undoubtedly be confused, and if they beca embarrassed, they might think they were causing trouble.

If a misunderstanding led to a fight, it would be bad, so it’s better for everyone to hold their own jerky, handing it over one by one for peace of mind and convenience.

Zhi Yi distributed jerkies, while Ting Lan took out a small bamboo box, and upon opening it, revealed densely packed small fruit shells about the size of eggs, incredibly hard but empty inside.

Originally, these fruits were picked by the tribe’s beastn for children to play with, but Shuangshuang noticed that the shells were hard, while the fibrous fruit inside could easily be removed once dried.

The important part was that after removing the pulp, the interior of the shell was smooth and watertight, just perfect for holding so potions or similar items, thus finding a use for these fruit shells.

Ting Lan distributed these fruit shells to everyone, and Shuangshuang removed the wooden stopper from a shell, releasing a burst of fragrance; it contained mosquito repellent.

Although this mosquito repellent slled pleasant, it effectively repelled snakes, insects, mice, and ants, since its fragrance was made from the flowers of a plant with strong repellent properties.

Shuangshuang wondered why Ting Lan brought this out, as everyone had already applied mosquito repellent and didn’t need more, right?

Soon, Ting Lan explained to Shuangshuang, "This is to be applied under the nose. The sll inside the gathering is unpleasant, different from our tribe.

Especially since this gathering has been going on for quite a while, the sll has intensified, applying this will make it more bearable for us."

Shuangshuang was montarily puzzled, then quickly recalled the sll in the Silver Tiger Clan before they had built toilets, and imdiately understood Ting Lan’s point.

The beastn from other tribes attending the gathering were surely like those from the forr Silver Tiger Clan, accustod to not bathing and relieving themselves everywhere, aning the gathering was bound to reek of excrent.

Yet, Yan Ming, due to his cleanliness obsession, reacted even before Shuangshuang did. Upon seeing the mosquito repellent, he instantly rembered the pervasive sll of excrent he experienced before in the Fla Departnt.

In that instant, Yan Ming’s face blackened with regret, wondering how he could have forgotten this and eagerly followed Shuangshuang to attend the gathering he’d never been to before.

He’d been too comfortable in the Silver Tiger Tribe, completely forgetting why he was unwilling to attend the tribal gatherings in the first place, due to the stronger slls brought by more visiting beastn.

He chided himself for forgetting such an important issue and foolishly following Shuangshuang out; wasn’t it better staying in the clean, tidy tribe?

In that mont, if Yan Ming had shifted to his beast form, his ears and tail would certainly droop.

Even in his human form, Yan Ming’s face was cold and unyielding, distinctly displeased, akin to the expression he often wore in his past life when he was outside.

Seeing Yan Ming’s icy expression, Shuangshuang couldn’t help but want to laugh. In his past life, Yan Ming had always given off a high-cold impression, rarely going out, and when he did, his icy deanor scared everyone away.

But now, knowing him better, it’s clear that he wasn’t aloof, just fastidious and particular, so his sullen deanor and staying indoors were entirely to avoid the sll.

Though everyone applied mosquito repellent under their noses, approaching the gathering they were nearly overwheld by the stench of excrent before even entering, wanting to turn on their heels and flee.

Originally, the beastn of the Silver Tiger Tribe were used to these slls, but having lived cleanly for years, the once familiar scent now beca harder to endure.

Fortunately, they coped better, as they attended various tribal gatherings several tis a year, rendering the sll less intolerable for them.

However, Shuangshuang overestimated her tolerance, already wanting to turn around before even going in, while Yan Ming stubbornly refused to step through the wooden fence gate.

Yan Ming aside, Shuangshuang herself didn’t want to enter either; she initially planned to stay for two days and thoroughly explore the gathering, but now decided on a quick visit instead.

Since Yan Ming, being the Great Witch with imnse strength, could travel alone, she didn’t insist that he join the gathering. Shuangshuang led the group into the gathering herself.

This gathering was essentially a marketplace, where tribes brought what they had in surplus to trade for what they needed.

There were exchanges of beast skins for food, and food for vegetables; food and warm beast skins were the most common and nurous transactions in the gathering.

Remaining items like trinkets made from pretty stones or feathers were traded by larger tribes lacking no necessities.

Those from dium-sized tribes that struggled even for food wouldn’t bother exchanging for such frivolous items.