"Kule, where did this magician come from?" In the tribe, some busy adult rhino men stopped what they were doing and looked over, with deep vigilance in their eyes.
Tina unconsciously leaned towards Chris and grabbed the latter's arm.
Only then did Culler remember that he hadn't asked Chris about their origins yet. He smiled awkwardly and said, "I don't know either. They trade with us in grain."
The rhino men lowered their heads and went about their business.
Culler took the two Chriss to the middle of the tribe, where there was a stone house. It was crooked, but it had a door made of bamboo fence.
The three of them vaguely heard gasps coming from inside, as well as female moans.
"Is there something going on inside..." Tina's cheeks turned red, her head lowered, and she leaned on Chris's shoulder.
"Chief, are you there?" Kule knocked on the door.
There was no movement inside, and then there was a rustling sound.
Not long after, a very tall rhinoceros man poked his head out. His height reached an astonishing three meters.
The patriarch said angrily: "If you have any trouble, hurry up and don't delay my business."
"It's like this. These two guests from afar want to trade with us with grain." Culler dodged.
Only then did the leader of the Rhino people notice Chris and Tina who were blocked behind. He rolled his eyes and said, "Tell me, what do you want to exchange for? Is it news about the treasure?"
"Treasure?" Chris raised his eyelids.
That guy Kenzat is also very mysterious, and it feels like everyone here knows about it.
The patriarch pointed to the northwest and said: "A few days ago, I saw a big tree struck by lightning nine times, but there was no change at all. Go and take a look at the roots of the tree. You may gain something. Okay, this is the information.
The price is ten pounds of rice."
As he spoke, he stretched out his palm as if asking for reward.
Chris blinked, are you kidding me?
"I'm not here to ask this. I have a big deal I want to discuss with you."
"Okay, come in and talk." The patriarch led Chris and the others inside.
There was a large round table standing in the center of the room, which was of course based on the size of the rhinoceros. Chris's head was barely above the table.
There was a lot of amaranth on the table, and there were a few that were obviously half-eaten.
There was a haystack near the corner, and three naked female rhino men were lying on it.
Although outsiders came in, they did not feel any shame.
"You are not allowed to look!" Tina quickly put her white palm in front of Chris's eyes.
"It's okay, it's nothing. Our rhinoceros clan doesn't care about this." The patriarch picked up two relatively clean amaranth plants from the table and handed them to Chris and Tina.
The pungent smell hit her face, and Tina took off her palm and covered her nose instead.
"Thank you, no need." Chris waved his hand and motioned for the other party to put the vegetables away.
"I'm sorry, our tribe is relatively poor and we don't have much to entertain." The patriarch pointed at the three women and said to Chris, "How about you just do it for fun?"
Chris took two steps back and shook his head: "No."
Not to mention that they are completely inconsistent with human aesthetics.
Just based on the size of those rhino men, even if I have Reimu's growth.
That's also a toothpick stirring a big vat.
Like a fish in a lotus pond.
"Oh, you don't have to be polite to me. We rhino people are not as particular as you humans." With that said, the patriarch was about to pull Chris over, but found that he didn't pull.
"You seem so weak as a human, how come you are so powerful?" The Rhinoceros were originally known for their brute strength. The clan leader was aroused and started to pull Chris with all his strength.
Chris was pulled step by step towards the three female rhino men. He couldn't help but shout: "Dragon form!"
He completed the transformation in an instant, and relied on his strong physical fitness to stand firm and unshakable.
Although the dragon form is smaller than the rhinoceros leader in terms of size, it has the upper hand in strength.
"Hey, you actually have the blood of a giant dragon?" The clan leader was a little surprised and simply let go.
Chris wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It's more important to talk about business!"
"Oh, yes." The patriarch then remembered, "What do you want to exchange for food?"
Just because you are so poor that you can't open the pot, there's nothing you can exchange for it, right?
Just relying on the promise of some treasure to deceive the wrongdoer.
Chris said bluntly: "I am a noble in the human kingdom. The place where you live now is my territory. I want to develop this territory well, but I lack manpower."
"So, I would like to hire young adults from your tribe to work for me, with each person receiving twenty kilograms of food per day. Of course, if you are not satisfied, we can discuss it again."
"Twenty kilograms of grain?" The patriarch's pupils shrank suddenly, and even Kule and the three women took a deep breath.
If what this human noble said is true, wouldn't they only need to work for one day to have enough food for several days?
There is no need to eat the unpalatable amaranth like now.
The patriarch tried to calm down his mood. This was the first time that a human had proposed such a unique deal.
"I can't make the decision alone on this matter. I have to seek the opinions of my clan members. If they are unwilling, I can't force them to work for you."
Chris said: "Okay, then call them over now and ask them."
"Kule." The clan leader shouted loudly, "Call all the men, women, and children in the tribe to come over and hold a clan meeting!"
"yes!"
Kuhler ran out excitedly and started calling people from door to door.
Chris and Tina walked out the door with the patriarch.
Rhinoceros were gathering in this direction in sparse numbers.
There are only about 300 people in the entire group. Except for some who are temporarily working outside, everyone else was called over.
"Didn't the clan meeting just happen two days ago? What is the clan leader doing?"
"Who are those two humans? Is it possible that they are related to them?"
"Quiet!" The powerful voice of the clan leader spread to the entire audience, and all the rhino people stopped whispering and waited for the next step.
The patriarch pushed Chris in front of him and said loudly: "This is a noble from the human kingdom. He wants us to work for him. The daily reward is..."
"What, this human wants us to work for him?" Before the patriarch could finish speaking, restlessness came from below again.
"What kind of job is this? It's obviously slavery."
"Kick him out and the Rhino will never be a slave!"
Chris waved his hand, and hundreds of bags of rice, noodles and other food appeared in front of many rhino people, piled into a hill.