At the Dried Fish Tribe by the lake, King Chief was contemplating how to allocate resources. The ore had already been traded after their last mining trip with Jiang Sen and his crew. Combined with the payment Jiang Sen had given their boat, their generations-long reliance on fishing for a living seemed to be changing.
Their situation is much better than before. Jiang Sen has borrowed their boat again, promising a very generous reward. He's read the letter and has it in his hands now. If it's all true, those black stones will be something everyone will fight over in the future.
Fortunately, not many people know this secret yet, and Jiang Sen has agreed to cooperate with them, which means their tribe is about to become wealthy.
" King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe, Jiang Sen and the others are back, and the situation seems to be bad." A member of the Dried Fish Tribe rushed in, looking very anxious.
"Let's go to the lake." King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe put down the letter and quickly went out with the messenger.
On the lakeshore, Jiang Sen was directing his people to moor the boats. They had gone into the valley full of anticipation, but returned utterly disappointed. It seemed they would have to be careful with the loot from their last raid, or they would be facing starvation again.
He dared not dig for the silver ore in the valley now; Oasis remained a threat, as they lost their flexibility there. Whether Oasis dared to go or not, he was unwilling to take the risk.
While he was thinking, a spirited voice reached Jiang Sen's ears.
" Chief Jiang Sen, you're back so quickly! It seems your trip went very smoothly. Congratulations!" From afar, Jiang Sen saw the King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe approaching him with a group of people.
" King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe, we've been cheated. They stole our stones, and we got nothing."
"Really? This is outrageous! They even deceive kind people like us!" King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe said indignantly.
"Yes, our kindness has become a tool for others to exploit us. I'm sorry, King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe, your reward may not be payable."
"Oh, Chief Jiang Sen, this isn't your fault. It was that despicable liar who deceived us. You won't need these boats anymore, will you? We haven't gone fishing in a long time." King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe was heartbroken. They had been building boats every day, but now it seemed they were useless. As for going back to the valley to mine, Jiang Sen didn't mention it again.
"Yes, King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe, you can go fishing from now on. Remember to send us Salty Fish on time." Jiang Sen still needs to seriously consider the future, so for now, this is the only option.
"Okay, Salty Fish will be delivered on time." Watching Jiang Sen's departing figure, King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe was furious. You were the one who asked us to build the ship, and now you don't want it anymore? Shouldn't you compensate us for the loss? Not only do you not compensate us for the loss, but you also remind us to deliver Salty Fish on time. This is just too much.
"Chief, I've heard that eating too much Salty Fish can make you sick," said Dried Eel Youth, who was standing next to the King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe.
"Who told you that? Don't we eat it all the time? Are we sick?" King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe was puzzled and slapped Eel Jerky hard across the face. Still not satisfied, he pretended to teach this liar a lesson.
Dried Eel Youth was caught off guard and took a slap for nothing. Seeing the clan chief's slap coming towards him again, he quickly dodged.
"Fine! You dare to dodge? Come here right now."
Upon hearing this, Dried Eel Youth had no choice but to reluctantly move over slowly.
"Tell me, which idiot told you that eating Salty Fish will make you sick?" King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe grabbed Eel Jerky by the ear and asked sternly, "How dare you curse them to get sick!"
"Ouch, ouch, it hurts, it hurts, clan leader, I heard it from you."
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