Going to immortality inexplicably

Chapter 574 The man who lost his right arm

Fan Xiaoxiao continued to stroll in the market, and she quickly figured out the rules of the market.

The most in-demand commodity is food, and they are willing to trade in large quantities as long as it is edible.

Secondly, there are weapons. Some particularly smart people can already polish simple weapons using stones and animal bones.

The bows and arrows of the Firebird Department are undoubtedly the most eye-catching weapons, although those bows and arrows are still very crude and their range is not far at first glance.

But this kind of long-range weapon is more lethal than those weapons such as sticks and stone knives, so people from other tribes look at the women with fiery eyes. Some people even asked specifically, are there any extra bows and arrows to trade?
As for the things being traded, just make whatever price you want.

As a result, the Firebird Department refused and refused to exchange anything.

Just kidding, this is the foundation for their livelihood, how can they trade with other tribes?
The most valuable thing here is the people.

Each tribe brought a large number of slaves, but there were no young men among these slaves.

Young and middle-aged men are the main fighting force of every tribe. No matter which tribe, young and middle-aged slaves will not be traded.

Most of the people who were traded were the old, weak, women and children. An old man, male or female, couldn't exchange for a little beast.

The little slaves were all children under ten years old. Female babies were worth less than male babies. One male baby was almost as valuable as two female babies.

It's just that no one is interested in the slave trade, and almost everyone is staring at the food of other tribes with bright eyes.

Therefore, no one cared about the pottery bowls in the Fire Bird Department, and no one even took a look at the mulberry leaves.

However, the Firebird Department did select some female slaves and some female babies, of course they were all in good health.

In this kind of place, no one is a philanthropist, and no one wants the real old, weak, women and children.

While walking, Fan Xiaoxiao suddenly discovered a strange person.

A disheveled man with a few inconspicuous lumps of dirt in front of him.

The man was naked, with a few weeds randomly tied around his waist, which did nothing to hide his shame.

His right arm was almost completely broken off. He only used his left hand to fiddle with the lumps on the ground, and he kept chirping.

It's a pity that no one is interested in those dirt bumps, and there is no one at his stall.

Fan Xiaoxiao vaguely felt that these lumps were not simple, because she could not use her spiritual sense to detect them now, so she had to squat down and feel them carefully with her hands.

"Dear guest, you are so discerning!"

The man was overjoyed. No matter whether the woman was willing to trade with him or not, at least she was willing to come and see her, which meant that his lump was not useless trash.

He had noticed this woman a long time ago. The woman was obviously not a local, but she was not an ordinary person at first glance.

The magnanimity is extraordinary, all the women here combined are not as good as one of her fingers.

People couldn't understand their words at all, but she could quickly learn to communicate with gestures, which showed that she was a very smart woman.

Well, basically he is almost as smart as himself.

Therefore, his chirping was very loud, obviously for other people to hear.

You ignorant fools, look at it, you are still a foreigner with discernment!
And his attitude towards Fan Xiaoxiao was also very respectful. As soon as the other person squatted down, he quickly bent down and nodded to show respect.

Only then did Fan Xiaoxiao see the man's face clearly. His face was full of wrinkles, and his mouth revealed a mouth full of black and yellow teeth. He looked much older than his grandfather, who was in his 60s.

"You don't have to be so polite, old man."

Fan Xiaoxiao couldn't bear that such an old man was so respectful to him, so he quickly returned the favor.

Although people here don't know what etiquette is, she already regards the other person's nodding and bending towards her as a kind of etiquette.

"Old man, I'm already 38 this year. I really don't have many years to live. I don't know which mountain I will die on when the time comes?" An old man who is 38?
Fan Xiaoxiao was obviously stunned for a moment, but soon returned to his natural state.

The low-level untouchables in the Black Wind Continent also look very old in their forties, and the environment here is worse than that in the Black Wind Continent, and their life span may be shorter.

It's just that a person without a right arm would have a more difficult time surviving in such a wild place.

But the man did not despair of life because of the loss of his right arm. Instead, he remained open-minded, which Fan Xiaoxiao did not expect.

Men are very talkative, and their communication and learning abilities are extraordinary.

Fan Xiaoxiao was not very good at gesturing, so she occasionally mixed in a few words. Combined with her gestures, the man was able to understand a few words without even guessing.

Fan Xiaoxiao was eager to understand the specific conditions of the world, so he needed to have a good communication with a local. The man's stall was not visited by anyone, so he was also happy to communicate with others.

The two hit it off immediately, but Fan Xiaoxiao mostly asked all kinds of questions, and the man told him everything he knew.

Fan Xiaoxiao also gradually learned that this world has no name. When large tribes occupy a certain mountain, they name that mountain after their tribe.

For example, the mountain occupied by the Wolf Tribe is called Wolf Mountain, the mountain occupied by the Firebird Tribe is called Firebird Mountain, and so on.

Mountains that are not occupied by tribes are ownerless mountains and naturally have no names.

He doesn't know how big the world is. Anyway, based on his 38 years of experience, even if he keeps climbing over mountains and ridges for 38 years, he still won't be able to cover all the mountains.

This world is far more cruel than what Fan Xiaoxiao sees on the surface.

The law of the jungle is a truth. The long-term war between tribes is nothing more than robbing each other's food.

They don't need to occupy a large territory. Only super large tribes with tens of thousands of people will expand their territories.

However, they will not expand disorderly because the territory is too big for them to manage.

Their main food is wild beasts, and usually the best meat is given to the leader. If the leader can't finish it, it will be divided among the others.

The more people there are, the more food is needed, so it is difficult to maintain a large tribe with tens of thousands of people.

Every winter, the beasts no longer come out, but people still have to eat, so before winter comes, the wars between tribes are the most intense.

They don't need the population of other tribes, they just need to steal each other's food and leave.

Therefore, many more people starve to death in winter than wild animals.

Because of its extremely large area, this valley gradually became a trading market between various tribes before winter came.

Moreover, all tribes agreed that the trading market would last for fifteen days, during which time no tribe was allowed to actively attack other tribes.

In order to allow small tribes to come with peace of mind, the maximum number of people each tribe can bring shall not exceed 500 people. This number also includes the slaves they bring for trade.

In fact, those slaves were people they snatched from wars with other tribes.

After they wiped out some small and medium-sized tribes, they took away all the people and food. The young and middle-aged people they snatched became members of their tribe, and the others became slaves.

Of course, a cripple like him is not even qualified to be a slave.

Those who are sick or too weak to follow them on their long journey are also abandoned.

And it is impossible for people like that to survive alone in the barren mountains. Most of them will become food for wild beasts.

And they don't think there's anything wrong with being eaten by wild beasts. They usually hunt and eat wild beasts, and in the end they are eaten by wild beasts, which can be regarded as giving back to nature.

Therefore, they have no concept that people must be buried in peace when they die. Even if a member of the tribe dies, they will be carried to the mountain and thrown away.

Anyway, it is natural for humans to eat wild beasts and for wild beasts to eat humans. No one thinks there is anything wrong with it.

(End of this chapter)