All human beings watch my farming

A day later, in the desert.

"Here we are, this is where our tribe hides our things." Hui Ling said.

The squirrel in his arms jumped nimbly to the ground.I sniffed around with my nose, chose the root of a cactus, and dug holes with my claws.

The fine yellow sand was planed behind and gathered into a small dune.

There was a scar the size of a bowl at the root of the cactus. Hui Ling dug it open with a stone knife. First, he used a water bag to draw some cactus juice.

"This is drinkable." He took a sip and handed it to Lin Shuo.

Then, Hui Ling took out a money bag made of animal skin from the cactus.

Opening the purse, a few polished shells fell out, shining a warm pearly color in the sunlight.

Hui Ling said: "This is the currency used in the city-state, shell coins."

The value of shell coins is distinguished according to their size. Hui Ling introduced to Lin Shuo: "The bigger one is 10 shells, and the smaller one is 1 shell. One shell coin can be exchanged for a piece of meat, half a bottle of water, or a A small glass of wine. 300 shell coins can be exchanged for a camel."

As he talked, he worked, and soon took out several money bags, two hooded clothes, and two stone flakes from a nearby cactus.

There was text on the stone slab, and Lin Shuo read: "Certificate of entering the city? Is it a proof of identity?"

"Yeah." Hui Ling was curious: "Benefactor,? Do you know the characters of Desert City?"

Lin Shuo responded vaguely.He has a language pack.

Hui Ling didn't ask any more questions, and reminded: "After entering the city, don't reveal your origin, and don't show your totem pattern, or you will be arrested. The writing of these city-states is not the same as ours, but fortunately, the language is similar,? And each city-state has a slightly different language, otherwise our ancestors would have been discovered when they first came here."

"Do people in the city-state like to arrest people as slaves?" Lin Shuo asked.

"Well..." Hui Ling said: "In each city-state, there are more than a dozen people who are consuls, about half of them are civilians, and the rest are slaves. The life of slaves is very hard,? There is endless work every day. , will be traded as a commodity.”

"I don't know why, but people in these city-states like to take warriors with totem patterns as slaves. This kind of slave is very valuable. One can be exchanged for two or three camel beasts, or five or six ordinary slaves."

Lin Shuo understood that, to the people of the nearby city-states, the tribal people are like Tang monk meat, if you catch them, you can make money.

He said: "I will be careful."

The two changed their clothes and walked a long way.

Lin Shuo knew why Wu said that he had to follow the people of the Squirrel Tribe to leave the forest.This piece of yellow sand is endless, one sand dune after another, and there is no reference point at all. If Hui Ling is not by his side, he must have lost his way long ago.

"Go find water, Xiao Pi." Hui Ling ordered his war beast.

The squirrel squeaked, nimbly got into the sand, and ran to the side.

"Brother Shuo, let's rest for a while, the nearest city-state is not far away."

The two sat and drank water. Suddenly, a small bag was raised in the sand dune, and the squirrel who was supposed to find water quickly ran back, screaming "Zhi Zhi", looking a little anxious.

"What's the matter, Pip?"

Hui Ling touched noses with it, chattered and gesticulated for a while, then Hui Ling said: "Brother Shuo, Xiaopi said there is a caravan ahead, I'll go talk to them and see if I can join the caravan." Walk."

He hid the squirrel in his arms and followed its directions to find the caravan.

It was a medium-sized caravan with more than twenty people and seven or eight camels. The leader was a middle-aged man with a big beard and a well-cut linen robe.

Hui Ling stepped forward to negotiate. He pretended that he and Lin Shuo were businessmen from Yanshan City, but because of a strong sandstorm, they separated from the team.

"Yanshan City, it's a long way from here." The middle-aged man was quite vigilant and asked, "Where's your goods?"

According to what she had agreed with Lin Shuo, Hui Ling pulled Tie Dan over with a straw rope.

"The other goods were blown away by the wind, and only the most precious one was kept in our arms," ​​he said.

"Isn't this just a beast cub? What's so precious?" The businessman didn't know Bawang Tiejia, and looked critically at Tie Dan.

Hui Ling said: "It's not an ordinary beast cub, look after it—"

He said to Tie Dan: "Sit down!"

Tiedan: Paji.

"Fuck off!"

"Crack, crack, crack."

"Handshakes! Tail wags! Drilling through hoops of fire!"

"..."

The eyes of the middle-aged businessman widened and he was almost stunned at the end. He asked, "Are you selling it? I'm willing to buy it for 200 Bei coins."

Hui Ling shook his head, regretfully said: "It's hard to come here, we want to go to the city to have a look. How about this, although this kind of bastard is difficult to train, but we still have it there, if we meet again next time, we don't throw it away If it’s the goods, I’ll sell you one.”

"Okay." The vigilance in the merchant's eyes faded and turned into enthusiasm: "I think it looks very vigorous, and it should be able to sell for a good price. Our caravan usually moves between the cities of Boulder City, Black Rock, and Red Earth. Which city are you going to? How about going to our store in Boulder City?"

Hui Ling wondered: "We wanted to go to Boulder City, but we lost all our goods and couldn't afford the entry fee. So now we want to go to Huangsha City instead."

"Why are you going to Huangsha City?" The businessman said with a chuckle, "That kind of small city-state is remote and poor, and you can't afford any good things at all. There is a gladiatorial meeting in Jushi City recently, and the city lords and consuls of several cities are going Once you get there, you might have good luck taking this little monster there."

"As for the entrance fee, don't worry, you can go with us."

Hui Ling thanked him for his guidance.

He paid the businessman more than [-] shellfish coins, and whispered to Lin Shuo: "They are willing to take us into the city together, so they say they are companions."

These merchants often travel between city-states, and being with them is definitely safer than entering the city by yourself.

The businessman spoke to other people in the team, and a camel beast was vacated for Lin Shuo and Hui Ling to ride and follow behind.

Seeing this, Lin Shuo gestured to the sky, telling Miracle to fly higher, so as not to be seen, and find a chance to meet again when he enters the city. He hugged Tiedan and said, "It's really a good helper for Dad! I will teach you next time." Riding a unicycle."

"Hey!" Miracle shouted jealously in the sky, and he was transformed into a flying shape.

Isn't it riding a unicycle?Tie Dan can do it, but can't I, Dan Cub? !

Rosh, who heard the cry and somehow understood it: "..." Why are you comparing yourself on this kind of thing?

……

At the same time, in Huangsha City, a car pulled by several camel beasts was parked on the main road in the city.

"City Lord, City Lord!" Someone shouted.

In Lin Shuo's arms, the desert cat fell into a deep sleep, and then the young man in the palace opened his eyes and lifted the bed curtain.

There is a bit of coolness in the main hall, with branch-shaped lamps lit, and the firelight is reflected on the wall.

"City Lord, you're finally awake." The attendant was a little worried. Since he escaped from the Central City last time, the City Lord had often fallen into a deep sleep, but he still didn't want to let the sacrificial doctor see him.

Rosh glanced out of the window and asked, "The day after tomorrow is the day when Jushi City will hold the gladiatorial meeting?"

"Correct."

After getting an affirmative answer, the young man asked, "Old Ada, are they ready?"

"Yes, all the items have been loaded and parked outside the palace."

"Go, go to Boulder City!"

Is it finally time to start that project?The few attendants behind him looked at each other with excited eyes. For some reason, a faint smell of blood could be seen in their eyes.