Latest website: Under the vigilance of the Torova hunters, the exploration fleet spent three days resting in Sequoia, but never entered the tribe's village. And Chief Damu from the Sequoia Department appeared twice in total, wanting to discuss with the fleet and exchange some useful bronze weapons.

"What do you want? We don't have much grain, so we can't trade it to you. However, the newly caught fish and shrimp can be exchanged!..."

When meeting for the first time, Chief Damu's eyes were still full of vigilance.

"Also, if you plan to plot the tribe's villages, hunting grounds, and fields...then you will never die!"

"Um…"

The exploration captain Zuvaro was a little speechless. He rubbed his eyebrows and said with a smile.

"I heard that your Sequoia tribe has many outstanding hunters who know how to survive in the forest and the Northland! We will continue to go north, can we hire some hunters and guides and set off with the fleet?"

Hearing the translation from Hunter Tuowu, Chief Damu's eyes widened and he roared angrily.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Warriors and hunters are the roots of the tribe! Clans sitting on longboats, don't try to cheat the roots of the Sequoia tribe!"

"Well…"

Hunter Tuowu hesitated for a while, and then tactfully translated.

"The chief doesn't like the soldiers leaving the tribe, and he doesn't agree to replace them with weapons... Well, I owe a kindness to the southern shaman. I can go north with you as an interpreter..."

"However, I will never communicate with the hostile Leaf and Grass Department on your behalf! Well...you also have to agree to ask the Cedar Shaman for some more herbs for me!..."

Speaking of this, Hunter Tuowu looked at the surprised eyes of everyone, and added hesitatingly,

"Of course! It's not for my own use, it's for my ten-year-old son, prepared in advance!..."

"oh!…"

The exploration captain Zuwaro nodded with a smile, discussed with the knowledgeable Mickey, and asked.

"Tou, your tribe often goes hunting in the mountains. Have you ever picked up strange, special-colored, and flowing stones? You tell the chief, if there are stones we need, we are willing to exchange them with weapons!..."

Two days later, Chief Damu appeared again. This time, he didn't say much, he just waved his hand and asked the tribal people to dump the back basket full of stones in front of everyone.

"Hmm... the gold ore seems to be of low quality... much worse than the ones collected by the North Bay..."

The knowledgeable Mickey squatted in front of a pile of colorful stones and studied them carefully for a while. He first judged the gold ore, but he didn't care much about it. In the land of Jinwan, there are still whole mountains of gold and large gold mines waiting to be excavated. And gold is so worthless in the Northland, it can't even be exchanged for food...

"White, shiny... um? It seems to be the one that the Special Trade Bureau needs when making lake gems... What is the essence of the stone?"

The knowledgeable Mickey stared wide-eyed, looking at the excellent quartz mine in front of him, and asked hesitantly.

"Zuowaro, help me to see! Is this the raw material of the gem in the lake?"

"...A bit like…"

Exploration Captain Zuwaro narrowed his eyes, looked at it in the sun for a while, and then affirmed.

"That's right, it's the raw material of gemstones! I took the fleet and dug the essence of the seaside stones for the Special Trade Bureau. It's much smaller than this one, but the color and sparkle are the same!"

"Ah! The essence of the best stone! The raw material of the gemstone in the lake..."

The knowledgeable Mickey was excited for a while, and then suddenly sighed.

"It's a pity...it's too far from here! The gems in the lake are not worth much to the tribes in the north...These tribes in the north are too practical, and they must have copper and tin mines to use them!..."

The two discussed for a while, and then looked at the most common type of black crystal on the ground, but they didn't see any tricks for a long time.

"Too, what is this?"

"Oh, this is the Earth Mother Stone! It is the hair of the Earth Mother Goddess who fell in the mountains when she was sleeping underground. There are many of them, all over the mountains! They are also hard, but a little brittle... Tribal hunters sometimes use They, as arrows."

"Black and crystal clear... Mother Earth... hard and brittle..."

The knowledgeable Mickey pondered for a while, and suddenly a light flashed in his eyes.

"Zouaro, touch it!"

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"Witness of the Lord God! Doesn't this stone look a bit like that, the iron ore mined on the Black Rock Mountain?"

"Uh... a bit like it. But it seems that the iron ore of Black Rock Mountain is not so hard, nor does it have such a crystal color... Strange! What is this? This is the first time I have encountered it all the way..."

The exploration captain Zuvaro held up the black and hard spar, looked at it for a long time, his eyes full of question marks.

At this moment, the two god-inspired priests of the kingdom did not know that the Rat Rock (siskiyou) mountain range to the east of the Sequoia Division, which is the Kaiko-Tolowa (-tolowa) area in the mouth of the Tolowa tribes, is the descendant The largest chrome ore enrichment area in the United States, with reserves of millions of tons!

However, in this era, the greatest value of chrome ore is the iron that grows with them, high-quality chromite ore! And based on high-quality chromite, it is possible to produce the "magic weapon" of this era, high-hardness and high-strength chromium steel by virtue of the more primitive smelting and forging technology!

"The Lord God blesses the kingdom! Since you haven't seen it, let's keep it! I hope this is a useful mineral..."

The knowledgeable Mickey prayed sincerely and asked in a deep voice.

"Tuowu, how do I exchange these baskets of gold mines, stone mines and black crystals?"

"Well, the chief said... ten... no, eight bronze spears! These are all yours!"

As he said that, the hunter Tuowu pulled his hair and said with some shame.

"If you think it's not enough...there are still many black crystals! Just enough!..."

"Praise the Lord God! So be it!"

Expedition Captain Zuvaro nodded and said with a smile.

"We'll just go back with some samples. But, Tow, you're going north with us! Tomorrow!"

"Ancestral witness! No problem!..."

In the early morning of the next day, the five exploration longships set off again to the north with a few baskets of ore they had collected. In less than a day, they traveled fifty or sixty miles to the territory of the Yecao Department, and saw a low and dense tribal hut.

The tall totem pole stands on the bank, and the rest of the details are exactly the same, except that the abstract fir tree in the redwood department has become a more abstract broadleaf grass.

Before the fleet docked, hundreds of Torova warriors gathered on the shore howling and roaring, as if they had been waiting for a long time. And twenty or thirty canoes, full of hundreds of tribal hunters, patrolled the coast outside the village. Their faces were full of hatred and hostility, watching the long boats coming from the south, holding stone spears in their hands and throwing spears, ready to fight at any time.

This time, the exploration captain Zuvaro was very convinced that as long as the fleet moved forward, even if it was only along the coast and did not land on land, there would be a battle!

"Lord God! How could this happen?!"

The knowledgeable Mickey stared wide-eyed, looking at the Yecao tribe on the verge of fury, and asked in surprise.

"This? These fighters from the Leaf Grass Department have completely regarded us as enemies! But we have never seen them before!"

"Witness of the Lord God! The news of our stay in the Sequoia Department must have reached here..."

Expedition Captain Zuvaro said in a deep voice with an ugly expression on his face.

"They must have regarded us as allies of the Sequoia Department!..."

"Ah! Who spread the news indiscriminately?"

"Heh! It may be the leaf grass department. In the Sequoia department, there are internal representatives of their tribe..."

Expedition Captain Zuvalo narrowed his eyes, and glanced at the silent and cramped hunter Towu. Afterwards, his face gradually became gloomy, and his conjecture was keenly confirmed.

"But I think it's more likely... Chief Damu from the Sequoia Department deliberately released the news... so that the Leaf Grass Department will come to us to fight!"

"Ah? Ah this!"

Mickey the Knowledgeable widened his eyes and pursed his lips. He was stunned for a while, pulling his hair in distress. He wanted to explore north with all his heart, and he didn't want to get involved in the muddy water of these tribes, but the muddy water splashed straight on him.

"Letian, can you, try to communicate with them? Be careful and safe!"

The cloak hunter Lotte nodded, and came to the shore cautiously. This time, he didn't take off his leather armor, but just put down his empty bow and arrow, and made a gesture of hugging.

"Go away! Enemies from the south! Snake fish colluding with the Sequoia Department!"

Chief Leaf Grass of the Leaf Grass Division glared angrily, with irrepressible anger in his eyes. He walked out from the crowd with a roar, took out an arrow, broke it severely, and threw it on the sand on the shore.

"The enemy on the boat! This is the hunting ground, fishing ground and fields of the tribe! If you go one step further, the wrath of your ancestors will swallow you up!...Get out! Go back to the south!..."

"Get out! Go back to the south! Aww!..."

Saying ~lightnovelpub.net~ Hundreds of tribal warriors stood by the seaside, roaring intimidatingly, like brown bears in the mountains. And more than 20 canoe warships seemed to be eager to try, ready to rush forward at any time!

"...Damn it!..."

The cloak hunter Le Tian quickly turned around and quickly jumped back onto the long boat. He shook his head helplessly and replied.

"There's nothing to talk about! Either retreat or advance... If you advance, you have to fight!"

Expedition Captain Zuwaro pursed his lips, staring at the group of canoes on the coast ahead with sharp eyes. He clenched the copper ax at his waist, looked at the knowledgeable Mickey next to him, and asked in a low voice.

"Fire a cannon?"

The knowledgeable Mickey gritted his teeth and was silent for a moment before speaking harshly.

"Fire the cannon!"