"Alright! It really is a world of young people now. This is a great idea, and we old folks should support it. So, Chief Xi Yu, how many ships do you need? And what will I get in return?" Since the other party was asking for his help, King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe was no longer afraid and even stated his own demands.
Xi Yu glanced at the King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe, but ultimately didn't take out the other letter from her pocket; doing so would have given her away completely. At least for now, the King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe didn't know what she was up to.
He simply assumed she had come to borrow the boat, and he had only happened to discover the contents of the letter earlier.
As for the contents of the letter in her arms, let's find another opportunity to ask someone else later!
"Yes, King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe. If any young people in your tribe want to go out and explore, please don't stop them. Of course, our tribe has a lot of young people, so I'll borrow all your boats. As for the payment, what do you think of this?"
Xi Yu took out an iron kettle. There were only three kettles in total, and she was a little reluctant to take one out, but she had no choice but to do so.
"Huh? Chief Xi Yu, where did you get this?" King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe had lived for so long and had seen a lot, but this iron kettle really surprised him. How was this thing made? In any case, none of the blacksmiths he had ever seen had the ability to forge iron into the shape of a kettle.
"I spent a lot of money to get this from the east. I really like it, but I have no choice. In order to fulfill the dream of the young people in the tribe, I have to give it to you as payment." Xi Yu looked at the iron kettle again and again, touching it again and again, not knowing whether he was really reluctant to part with it or not.
"Ah! Chief Xi Yu, you are truly a great chief. I believe the young people of your tribe will be proud to have such a great leader. Alas, the young people of our tribe are ungrateful and only know how to annoy me all day long. One day, if they annoy me to death, they can become the chief." King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe recalled what had just happened by the lake.
"Hehe! King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe, you're quite the smooth talker. Well, this precious thing is yours then. We'll come to pick up the boat tomorrow, but I don't want anyone else to know about this. You know, young people don't like others knowing where they are or what they're doing. Of course, if they're satisfied with your boat, I'll give you even more compensation. You won't need to go fishing in the lake anymore."
"Oh, you can rest assured of my reputation. No one else will know. Even if a sword is held to my throat, I won't say a word. As for the reward, that's fantastic. I hope you have a good time."
"Hehe! Alright, then we'll be going now." Xi Yu smiled. King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe seemed to have forgotten that a sword had just been held to his neck. But she wasn't worried; this matter couldn't be kept secret forever. As long as the transaction could be conducted discreetly until winter, that would be fine.
Upon seeing Xi Yu and the others leave, King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe instantly softened. Despite his confident demeanor just moments before, he was actually quite flustered. He knew that Xi Yu and the others had sneaked in with ill intentions.
Their purpose was certainly not as simple as just borrowing a boat, but whatever the reason, now that both of these powerful tribes were looking for him, he had to be extremely careful.
"Chief, it looks like your neck is bleeding." Just as the King Chief of the Dried Fish Tribe was thinking about how to handle the relationship between the two tribes, Dried Eel Youth walked in from outside.
"Come here."
Unaware of what was going on, Dried Eel Youth slowly walked up to the clan leader.
"Slap." Dried Eel Youth got slapped again.
"Chief?" Dried Eel Youth was puzzled.
"Do you feel uncomfortable if you're not angry for a day? Does that look like you're bleeding? That's bleeding, can't you see it's already down to your chest?"
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