Capítulo 513: Chapter 317: The Difficult Choice of the Beaver Tribe
In the wide river bay, ten large ships docked one after another, with planks laid between the ship rails and the riverbank.
The warriors of the Vine Tribe disembarked one by one from the large ships and gathered on the shore.
The Beaver Tribe had seen this scenario before, so the tribesn remained relatively calm.
As Jing Jie disembarked from the ship, Lu Zhu, the leader of the Beaver Tribe, imdiately greeted him with a broad smile.
“Leader Jing Jie, with so many people, which tribe are you going to trade with?”
Jing Jie said, “We’re not here to trade this ti; the leader has sent us to handle so matters.”
“Not trading?”
Lu Zhu was stunned. Today’s numbers were far greater than usual. If not trading, what were they intending to do?
Could it be… to attack a certain tribe?
Thinking of this, Lu Zhu felt his heart tighten, but seeing the fierce Vine Tribe warriors, he dared not ask further.
“Rustle…”
Just then, a dense sound of footsteps and voices erged from the forest on the left side of the Beaver Tribe, creating quite a commotion.
Lu Zhu imdiately shouted to two tribal warriors beside him, “Quick, go and see what’s happening over there…”
“Yes!”
The tribal warriors imdiately ran towards that direction, but shortly after, a giant bird carrying soone erged from the dense forest.
“Caw!”
Soon, the second, third, fourth giant bird followed…
In monts, hundreds of giant birds carrying people erged one after another, their huge bodies swift in movent, coupled with their fierce appearance, frightening the nearby large water otters and tribal warriors back continuously.
“Clop clop clop…”
After the giant birds appeared, countless rock goats and great horned deer also erged, each carrying warriors from the Vine Tribe.
“The Hunting Team of the Vine Tribe!”
Seeing this scene, Lu Zhu’s pupils shrank drastically, fear growing inside him.
Because the Vine Tribe’s fleet, along with the fishing team and hunting team, had amassed over four thousand warriors. At a glance, it was a sea of people, and any random charge could wipe out the Beaver Tribe.
“Heavens, what exactly does the Vine Tribe want? Could they have set their sights on us, the Beaver Tribe…”
In the underground cavern, the Beaver Tribe Witch knelt fearfully on the ground. Despite the fire burning in front of him, he felt a chilling cold through his body.
If the Vine Tribe truly aid at them, the Beaver Tribe would have no ans of resistance. Even if the Water Otter God were present, it couldn’t save them.
The Vine Tribe was too powerful, and that Divine Vine was too terrifying.
On the ground, Jing Jie saw Shi Qiu bringing Hunting Team Two over, and imdiately laughed out loud, walking over and putting an arm around Shi Qiu, leading him in front of Lu Zhu, the Beaver Tribe leader.
“Wel… welco Leader Shi Qiu to… to our Beaver Tribe…”
Lu Zhu forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, clearly extrely unwilling, yet still saying words of welco.
Shi Qiu was a cold-natured person, rarely speaking or smiling.
He said expressionlessly to Lu Zhu, “Leader Lu Zhu, Leader Xuan instructed us to build a dock here for the fleet’s ships to rest and replenish supplies. Your Beaver Tribe… have no objections, right?”
Lu Zhu had objections, and very big ones, but faced with over four thousand fierce Vine Tribe warriors, even if he had objections, he dared not voice them.
Lu Zhu forced himself to say, “This… I can’t decide on this matter; I need to discuss it with the Witch…”
“Then go discuss it; we’re here waiting for your response.”
“Alright… alright then…”
Lu Zhu was helpless and could only dive into the water and proceed through the underwater passage to the underground cavern, finding the Beaver Tribe Witch.
After finding the Witch, Lu Zhu explained the situation above, including the Vine Tribe’s request to the Witch.
Upon hearing this, the Witch said angrily, “They’re trying to take over our territory; isn’t this blatant robbery?”
“Witch, what do we do now? If we refuse, I’m afraid the Vine Tribe won’t let it rest.”
The Beaver Tribe Witch looked at the flas jumping in the fire pit. He had the intention to fight the Vine Tribe, but was clearly aware that the Beaver Tribe’s strength was far inferior to the Vine Tribe.
Ultimately, he could only say weakly, “I’ll ask the Beaver God.”
The Beaver Tribe Witch closed his eyes, employing his special connection with the Totem God, to communicate with the Water Otter God hidden deep within the cavern.
Monts later, the Beaver Tribe Witch opened his eyes, but his expression beca even uglier.
Lu Zhu asked anxiously, “What did the Beaver God say?”
The Beaver Tribe Witch opened his mouth then closed it, taking a long ti before finally saying with difficulty, “The Beaver God said if we don’t want the tribe to be wiped out, it’s best to help them build.”
“Help… help them build?”
Lu Zhu couldn’t have anticipated such an answer; after all, letting the Vine Tribe build a dock at their doorstep was already difficult to accept, let alone helping them build the dock.
However, he wasn’t a fool. After the initial shock, he thought carefully and realized that the thod suggested by the Beaver God was actually the best approach.
Though the sacrifice was great, helping the Vine Tribe build the dock could establish goodwill, and only in this way could the Beaver Tribe be preserved.
At this mont, the Beaver Tribe Witch seed to respond to the call of the Water Otter God, closing his eyes once more.
When he reopened them, his aged face was filled with disbelief, his eyes showing thick sadness.
Lu Zhu asked cautiously, “Witch, what other instructions from the Beaver God?”
This ti, the Beaver Tribe Witch lowered his head, silent for even longer. Until Lu Zhu thought he wouldn’t speak, preparing to turn and leave, the Beaver Tribe Witch slowly lifted his head.
He said exhaustingly, “The Beaver God said… let us prepare to beco a subsidiary of the Vine Tribe.”
This sentence seed to drain all the strength from the Beaver Tribe Witch. After speaking, he helplessly waved a hand, signaling Lu Zhu to leave.
Lu Zhu was filled with shock and resentnt, but deep down, there was a touch of relief, for he had vaguely sensed this outco long ago.
The Vine Tribe’s ships grew in number, their power increasing consistently, and only by absorbing the Beaver Tribe as a subsidiary, making them their own, could they truly feel assured.
Lu Zhu respectfully bowed to the Witch, then turned and left the underground cavern, passing through the underwater passage to return to the ground.
Jing Jie and Shi Qiu remained where they were waiting, but the four thousand plus warriors of the Vine Tribe had already entered the nearby forest to fell trees.
A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Lu Zhu’s mouth. The Vine Tribe had long decided, whether or not the Beaver Tribe agreed, nothing would change.
He took a deep breath, walked up to Jing Jie and Shi Qiu, and said, “The Witch agreed; you can build the dock here.”
Shi Qiu nodded, completely unsurprised by this result.
“Additionally,” Lu Zhu continued, “In this area underwater, our Beaver Tribe is relatively familiar; I can have our tribesn and the large water otters assist you.”
Upon hearing this, Jing Jie and Shi Qiu appeared slightly surprised, but upon reflection, they knew the Beaver Tribe was expressing goodwill to the Vine Tribe, and they gladly accepted.
Soon, the Great River Bay where the Beaver Tribe resided began the heated construction. With the help of the Beaver Tribe, the Vine Tribe quickly learned which areas underwater were suitable for piling and which parts were deeper.
With the efforts of thousands, the rough frawork of a large ship dock quickly appeared.
The construction of this dock also marked the Vine Tribe’s official advancent from the northern South Wilderness, moving downriver towards the fertile and flat central region.
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