funbook-pk Chapter 201 Asking for Salt
Chapter 201 Asking for Salt
Could it be that while they were exchanging items, there was another group of people secretly watching them?
Upon considering this hypothesis, Lang Cang completely lost his composure.
"You've sent people to watch us?" Lang Cang's voice was slightly cold, and his dark eyes held a hint of icy intent.
Sensing the wariness in his dark eyes, Xiong Zhan quickly explained, "I didn't ask them to follow you on purpose."
"It was just a message sent back by my people while they were hiding in various places."
Hearing Xiong Zhan's words, Lang Cang was somewhat surprised, "Based on these fragmented pieces of information, you've concluded that our tribe has enough salt?"
Xiong Zhan nodded silently.
Lin Baiyan looked Xiong Zhan up and down with some curiosity. What a talent! You know, the tribes in this trading market are not small.
In a sense, Xiong Zhan can be considered exceptionally talented to be able to accurately locate the Azure Flame Tribe among hundreds of tribes.
Looking at it this way, it's no wonder they were discovered.
Now that Xiong Zhan has discovered it, there's nothing left for them to hide. Lang Cang leaned back in his chair and tapped the stone table with his long, slender fingers. "We do have salt."
Upon hearing this, the eyes of the orcs from the Giant Bear tribe lit up.
"But give me a reason." Lang Cang tilted his head slightly.
Give him a reason to risk being discovered in order to trade salt to the giant bear tribe.
Xiong Zhi was extremely anxious. She knew that the Cangyan Tribe was their last resort. If they still couldn't make a successful exchange here, then Xiong Zhan would have no choice but to risk heading south.
Xiong Zhi didn't want him to go; it was too dangerous.
If something were to happen to Xiong Zhan, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The Giant Bear tribe cannot afford to lose another chieftain.
“We can trade you for one-third more of the resources of the Mad Lion Tribe,” Xiong Zhi said through gritted teeth.
It's important to understand that the ratio of salt exchanged between the Mad Lion Tribe and their tribe was already outrageous enough. If it were a third more, the Giant Bear Tribe would basically have to tighten their belts to survive this snowy season.
Lang Cang shook his head; this wasn't enough to make him take the risk.
At this moment, Xiong Zhan suddenly looked up and said, "I'll exchange a message with you."
"Oh? What news?" Upon hearing this, Lang Cang raised an eyebrow with some interest.
"The Fierce Pig Tribe is very likely to make a move against you." Xiong Zhan dropped a bombshell without changing his expression.
Lang Cang immediately straightened up, his voice slightly cold, "Where did you get this information?"
"If I remember correctly, when you entered the Trading Tribe, you had a conflict with the Pig Horn, right?"
"Pig Horn's older sister is one of the sub-beastmen of the chieftain of the Fierce Boar Tribe, and is very much loved by her."
"I don't know what he said to the chief of the Fierce Boar Tribe, but for the next few days he kept mobilizing the male orcs in the tribe."
"So I suspect they might be planning to target you."
Upon hearing Xiong Zhan's words, Lin Baiyan and Lang Cang exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.
"The chieftain of the Fierce Pig Tribe, Zhu Huang, is insatiably greedy. Even if he likes Zhu Jiao's sister very much, he wouldn't be acting like this, so blinded by greed."
"He must have discovered the salt on your hands."
Logically speaking, they shouldn't have revealed any flaws in front of the protagonist, so there's only one reasonable explanation: the protagonist lied to get revenge on them.
But by a twist of fate, their Cangyan tribe actually did have salt.
Thinking of this, Lin Baiyan rubbed his throbbing temples and leaned back in his chair with a sigh of helplessness. He couldn't help but marvel at the incredible luck of their tribe.
This is just too bad luck!
When Lang Cang saw Lin Baiyan clutching his head, he leaned closer to him. "What's wrong? Does it hurt somewhere?"
Lin Baiyan shook his head listlessly, indicating that he was fine.
What's bothering him? He's hurting emotionally!
"How about it? Is this enough information?"
Since the orcs of the Fierce Boar Tribe had already discovered them, the Mad Lion Tribe probably wasn't far behind. Wolf Cang sat back down and readily agreed, "Okay, we can trade with you."
"We'll trade our supplies for one-fifth of what the Mad Lion Tribe offers." Xiong Zhan's message was very important, so Lang Cang didn't mind giving them some help.
He always felt that this male orc resembled him.
Upon hearing Lang Cang's words, the beastmen of the Giant Bear Tribe widened their eyes in surprise, and even Xiong Zhan paused slightly. "Too low."
Lang Cang said calmly, "It's not low. We're not at a disadvantage."
Their salt is all obtained from nature, which is basically a risk-free business. No matter how they exchange it, they won't lose out.
However, the orcs of the Giant Bear tribe wouldn't know where the salt came from. Even if it was a risk-free business, it was something Lin Baiyan obtained through countless experiments.
Xiong Zhan wanted to say something more, but Lin Baiyan smiled and said, "No need to say anything more, it's settled then."
"Our prices are about the same as those of several other small tribes."
Hearing Lin Baiyan say that, Xiong Zhi stopped Xiong Zhan from moving and looked at them gratefully, "Then thank you."
Their tribe's food reserves are indeed low. If the price remains the same, and the tribespeople work harder at hunting, they can just barely support the Giant Bear tribe's survival.
Lin Baiyan smiled and waved his hand, "It's nothing, it's just a mutually beneficial arrangement."
"However, we hope you can deliver all the supplies by tomorrow morning to complete the exchange."
They planned to leave quietly the next night when no one was around, but now that they knew about the Fierce Boar Tribe's plot, they needed to make preparations in advance.
Xiong Zhi looked up at Lin Baiyan and vaguely guessed their plan. He quickly nodded, "No problem, we'll hand over all the supplies to you first thing tomorrow morning."
“Don’t meet me inside the trading market. Let’s meet on that cliff to the east,” Lang Cang added.
Xiong Zhan nodded to indicate that he understood.
After finishing their business, both sides relaxed. Xiong Chong rushed back to the Giant Bear Tribe to gather animal supplies, while Lang Cang secretly tried to get information from Xiong Zhan about their methods of gathering information.