Chapter 455 - Cooperation
Shao Xuan finally understood what Duo Kang meant when he met the Mountain Wind tribe.
The agreed meeting location was at a valley. There was not much dense vegetation around, trees weren’t very tall.
The Flaming Horn and Taihe people found a place to rest first. Duo Kang instructed his people to bring boulders over that could be used as seats and weapons. This wasn’t something the Taihe people could do.
‘You think you’re so great because you’re strong?!’ thought the Taihe people privately.
The Mountain Wind tribe did not make them wait long. After Shao Xuan carried a few boulders and sat for a bit, he heard sharp but short cries. They sounded like a bird.
The Flaming Horn and Taihe people looked up when they heard this.
“They’re here!” said Zheng Luo.
When the Mountain Wind chief mentioned the fire crystals, he observed the Flaming Horn and Taihe tribesmen’s response. The anger and shock were obvious, anyone would be unable to keep calm, except…
The Mountain Wind chief regarded Shao Xuan for the third time. The rest of the people looked like they were excited enough to go get it themselves immediately, but the kid? Other than a little shock in the beginning, he just looked like he was spacing. It didn’t matter what he thought, he hadn’t shown the passion other people expressed. There was a little, but compared to them, he was a lot calmer.
The Mountain Wind chief couldn’t help but wonder: did the kid not understand the importance of the fire crystal, or was he just naturally dumb?
“If that is the case, we, Flaming Horn, agree to work with you,” said Zheng Luo.
“We, the Taihe tribe, agree to work with you too,” added the Taihe chief.
Since they agreed to cooperate, there were a lot of details to work out. For example, the distribution of fire crystals if they won the war. After they agreed on the terms, they swore on their totems. This was a very important oath to tribesmen and would never break their oaths lightly, especially since it was related to the fire crystal.
The three chiefs discussed for the rest of the day, then through the night. They returned on the next day.
Shao Xuan watched as the Mountain Win tribesmen leap up the hills, borrowing the upward drag created by their flexible wings. In the blink of an eye, they were up on a cliff and they disappeared.
“Let’s go, we have to make preparations!” Zheng Luo called everyone back to return to the village. It was going to snow soon but this winter would not be a quiet one.