Chapter 16 The Barbarians Come Out of the Mountain
It snowed heavily for six consecutive days.
The hailstones as big as fists were filled with snow that was heavier than goose feathers, and they were constantly lashing the Million Man Mountains and the surrounding areas near the Man Mountains.
If it were in previous years, people would have started to die in Shannan Border Town.
The few remaining people will be reduced by at least half of the population.
But this year is different.
This year's snowy moon in Manshan is extremely cold, but the border towns in the south of Shanshan are also extremely prosperous.
Once you gain popularity, this disaster... won't be that difficult.
Millions of people outside the barbaric mountains are still struggling in the severe cold and difficult, but the millions of barbarians inside the millions of barbarian mountains will face even more suffering.
"My father said that every year the Snow Moon and the Flame Moon are the most precious gifts given by the Barbarian God to us barbarians. Although it is cruel, it firmly leaves the barbarian mountains to us barbarians. If we lose the snow
Under the protection of the moon and the flaming moon, we barbarians will lose our last hunting ground and become the prey of others." Titmouse looked at the flying snow outside the window with a rare solemn expression.
He is worried about his people.
Even this year's Snow Moon is a rare time of abundance for the Tianyan Bird Tribe.
But this harsh cold is still not friendly to most living creatures.
"Every newborn child in the tribe will be wrapped in thick animal skins on the coldest night, and then thrown into the wasteland to face the wind and snow alone. Only his relatives can pick him up early the next morning.
Come back. And those who didn't make it... they all returned to the embrace of the wild god. The wild god didn't give them the ability to survive in these millions of barbaric mountains." Titmouse chattered.
When he spoke in his own language, it seemed that he was no longer so dumb.
Lin Xi stretched out his hand towards the fire, then retracted his hand from time to time and put it to his mouth to breathe.
Facts have proved that Qi training is not a panacea.
Although ignited by negative emotions, Lin Xi's cultivation is steadily advancing at this time. He has reached the tenth level of Qi training and can actively prepare to break through the foundation building.
But compared to the barbarians who can resist the cold with their bodies, Lin Xi's little bit of true energy can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket in the face of the omnipresent cold of nature, and is of no use at all.
Titmouse is worried about his people.
Lin Xi, however, had already released his thoughts to the depths of the Million Barbaric Mountains.
Ordinary people at this time will not set foot in the barbarian mountains unless they have reached the realm of golden elixir or have achieved physical fitness and have a physical fitness no less than that of an adult barbarian.
A team of barbarians from the Shanyanque Tribe were escorting the supplies that Lin Xi had 'raised' for them, and were happily rushing back to the tribe.
The battle started suddenly.
Barbarians from two different tribes simultaneously set their sights on the Shanyanque tribe's transportation team.
Due to the huge disparity in numbers and the ambush in advance, the battle ended quickly.
The barbarians from two different tribes each stole some of the materials and then quickly left the battlefield.
Wait until the reinforcements from the Shan Yanque Department arrive.
All he saw were the corpses of his compatriots... Even the animal skins and some simple cloths originally worn by the corpses had been stripped clean.
Barbarians are not used to reasoning.
Someone invaded their hunting grounds, and someone robbed their survival resources.
Then they have only one answer!
Kill back!
The snowy moon... began to be filled with the strong smell of blood.
On the thirteenth day of heavy snowfall, three barbarians rode giant blue sheep and walked out of the barbaric mountains.
They brought news that Lin Xi was happy to hear.
Barbarians don't like to use their brains, but this doesn't mean that all of them have no brains.
During these seven bloody days, it was originally just a battle between the Mountain Flame Bird Tribe, the Mountain Flame Wolf Tribe, and the Mountain Cold Snake Tribe, who were attacking and snatching supplies, but as the situation developed, four or five more tribes were involved.
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There are indeed many barbarian tribes in the Million Barbarian Mountains.
However, the several barbarian tribes involved are all medium and large tribes in the barbarian mountains.
If the fight continues, it will be an unmanageable situation.
The three barbarians saw Lin Xi, and with great etiquette for the barbarians, they kissed the land at Lin Xi's feet.
They implored Lin Xi to enter the Million Man Mountains and go to the barbarian tribal meeting to discuss cooperation among the major tribes and jointly open trade routes.
After listening to the barbarian's request.
Facing the expectant eyes of Titmouse on the side, Lin Xi only said one sentence.
"If you cooperate, you can... let them come down. I am old and weak and ill. I cannot enter the mountain during the snowy moon."
It seems pretentious.
In fact, it is a matter of initiative.
What's more... Lin Xi wants to force the barbarians out and let them go down the mountain voluntarily.
They are not mountain treasures or tits. They travel down the mountain sporadically and see the world.
Instead, it was a large-scale, orderly, and arranged descent from Lin Xi.
The three barbarians returned with Lin Xi's message.
Waited for another three days.
In the snow forest less than ten miles away from the border town, there were many blue sheep, big-horned deer and even sitting eagles.
There are many barbarians in the snow forest.
Most of them have dense tattoos on their bodies.
This is a symbol of their strength, identity and status.
The barbarians finally... came down the mountain!
Even barbarians are inevitably tempted by profit.
In the past, we did not agree to trade with outsiders because the merchants had repeatedly squeezed the interests of the barbarians, so that the barbarians felt that cooperation with outsiders was no longer necessary.
But now that Lin Xi is here, everything is guaranteed.
‘Fair’ transactions and a large amount of materials needed for survival made the barbarians unable to resist.
Even the leaders of some tribes are conservative and unwilling to go down the mountain.
Their tribesmen would also use all kinds of "strange" looks, constantly urging and pushing them, and they had to go down the mountain.
At this time, Lin Xi was also wrapped in a thick coat made of fire bear skin sent by the barbarians, and stood on horseback in the wind and snow.
Waiting and welcoming the barbarians to come down the mountain.
Behind Lin Xi, there are a large number of eager 'businessmen'. They are basically the clients of the major wealthy families in Daxi. Most of them are businessmen with wealth all over the world who serve the powerful.
Only a very small part of their money belongs to themselves, and more... belongs to the masters behind them.
Therefore, their business is not just their own business.
The tricks used by rich and powerful people to do business can be described as simple and crude.
Provide capital, provide manpower, provide direction, and calculate the profit and income every month. No matter the reason or process, the money should be divided not even a cent less.
Whoever is missing will be treated for surgery.
Therefore, to these merchants, these barbarians who came down the mountain were not just lumps of moving gold, they were life-saving medicine and the fruit of immortality.
"Shan Feng! Welcome, my friend." Lin Xi expressed his welcome to the Tian Yan Que Tribe's sacrifice in the barbarian language he was already proficient in.
However, the priest said in the Mandarin dialect that was harsh but still clear: "Thank you! Our friend, thank you for everything you have done for us. We came here as requested to solve the problem."
Subsequently, a large number of barbarians were welcomed into the border town.
The border town was in ruins, and there was no place for so many tall barbarians to gather together.
However, Lin Xi now has both money and people.
So nothing is a problem.
In just three days, a huge wooden house was built in the northern corner of the border town.
Although the wooden house is simple and crude, the barbarians do not feel that they are being treated badly.
After all, the house they live in is not even half as good as this wooden house.
Then wine and meat were served, the charcoal fire was lit, and the atmosphere in the room began to become cheerful.
Lin Xi has already had a case against him.
He described the plans he had prepared before to the barbarians and many businessmen one by one.
For barbarians, the simpler, the better.
So Lin Xi just explained to them, 'what we need' and 'what they need to pay'. At the same time, he proposed that the many barbarian tribes participating in this gathering contribute their efforts to organize a team of barbarians to transport materials into and out of the mountain.
He, Lin Xi, temporarily acted as commander-in-chief until they could jointly establish a true barbarian leader that both of them could trust.
As for those businessmen from major wealthy families, Lin Xi had even more requirements.
Not only are they divided into various categories, but they are also meticulous to the extreme.
It also requires a lot of favors.
The faces of different treatment can be seen at a glance.
However, these businessmen still had to fawn over Lin Xi and did not dare to offend him.
In the past, Lin Xi only held ‘opportunities’ in his hands.
Therefore, although they are respectful on the surface, they are secretly harboring evil intentions, and there are many people who are hypocritical and submissive.
Not to mention anything else, Lin Xi proposed to crowdfund a large amount of materials to bring warmth to the barbarian compatriots. Although many representatives of wealthy families agreed verbally and grabbed the share, they delayed the delivery of materials for various reasons.
It's very uncomfortable to be in debt.
But now, those who are more flexible will know that... the direction of the wind has completely changed.
Wen Yuanxiang (Lin Xi) has real iron-fisted power in his hands.
With a team of barbarians at his disposal with amazing combat power and home field advantage, Lin Xi can drive anyone out of the upcoming gluttonous feast at any time.
Among the millions of wild mountains, there are treasures everywhere.
All kinds of precious ores, all kinds of valuable herbs, animal skins, all kinds of rare spiritual beasts...
Everything is so enviable. No one is willing to give up.
Under the chairmanship of Lin Xi, the conference went very smoothly.
But within half a day, everything was settled.
Barbarians are very reliable in doing things.
Things decided that day.
Implementation started the next day.
The warriors drawn from the major tribes to form the transportation team are all top-notch elites, and they are by no means casual.
In total, the first batch of barbarian warriors who reported to Lin Xi were 931 in total.
Although there are not many in number, the average height of these barbarians is about three meters. When a battle breaks out, they can swell to nearly five meters. If they really go crazy, thousands or even tens of thousands of people will not be able to stop them.
Live them.
And when Lin Xi put on iron armor that covered their vitals and equipped them with heavy iron weapons, the combat effectiveness of this team soared, making people feel terrified when they looked at it from a distance.