Volume 6: Helping the World Chapter 178: Finding trouble? Not existing~
When it comes to reputation damage, the snake clan is the one that has suffered the most from rumors and hearsay among all the races - the snake clan has two penises, and because of this, in the most populous human world, the dwarf world, and the elf world, no matter it is myths, legends or folk tales, the snake clan villains are always ranked in the top three.
Even the ugliest Centaur can occasionally get some cannon fodder roles, but the Serpents are not even qualified to be cannon fodder... Especially in the popular storylines of the Elf and Humans, the Serpents will inevitably appear as negative symbols of desire, depravity, darkness, distortion, destruction, and devastation, with ten thousand ways of dying to set off the great achievements of the legendary heroes.
For example, in the story of the Walker Legend Primo, who was written as the protagonist, he killed no less than ten snake villains...
Well, of course, stories are stories and reality is reality. In fact, the Snake Tribe is not a populous tribe at all. They are completely invisible among the Orcs. For example, when Harris said that their entire tribe was expelled, Xiao Yun never heard Sean or Primo mention it... Even the somewhat funny White Fox Sage at the time didn't think of mentioning it.
The snake tribe originally lived in the southeastern peninsula of the Far East Continent. The climate there is similar to that of the southeastern part of the Southern Continent. It is warm and humid, and is the most suitable place for the snake tribe to reproduce and thrive. As for the reason why the snake tribe was expelled -
"It's a gold mine." Hatred flashed in Harris's cold eyes. "I used to think it was because our tribe's great elder had offended the Beast King. It wasn't until ten years ago when Lamia's crew reported that the Southeast Peninsula was controlled by the Bear Tribe and a large amount of gold was mined that my tribesmen and I learned the real reason."
"...No wonder." Xiao Yun nodded.
If all of them were expelled just because they didn't obey the call, the Beast King would have a lot of work to do. There are many different races in the Orc Tribe, and not all of them can get along with the Bear Tribe... There are even some people in the Bear Tribe who have problems with the Beast King.
For a weak race to own a gold mine is like Venezuela owning oil. It would be strange if it was not taken care of by the drooling big guys in various ways. This is also the reason why Xiao Yun never planned to meddle in the monopoly of high-end products with huge profits, and just honestly farmed and sold agricultural products (even selling magic amplifier wristbands in small quantities secretly)... If you want to make a fortune, you have to have a life to spend it.
"The southern continent is the human world, there aren't many unowned lands, it's really not easy for you." Xiao Yun's face was full of kindness, "What plans do your people have for the future?"
"...I don't know." Harris looked bleak. "We came to the southern continent and split into ten tribes to pursue our own future. My tribe lived in Elliot Palace. Warriors with talents like me went out to earn money for the tribe members. Over the years, the nearby human race finally stopped rejecting us as much as before, but the goods they sold to us are always twice as expensive as others. We have done our best to feed our people... We don't have the energy to think about anything else."
Xiao Yun reached out and patted the traveler on the shoulder. If it weren't for the Cursed Land as a place to stay, and if the elf leader next to the Snow Wolf Clan wasn't more respectable than the Beast King, the Snow Wolf Clan might be in a similar situation to the Snake Clan - they are all weaklings, having a hard time surviving~!
In fact, this snake traveler only needed to lead the Snow Wolf Tribe into the territory of Saint Bridge, but after entering the country, he never proposed to leave. Instead, he quietly followed in the queue, quietly "attended classes", ate, and even fought with others in the street to protect Dahe. If Xiao Yun said that he still couldn't see what this person's intention was... then his eyes had been open in vain.
It doesn’t matter when Harris came up with the idea of relying on the Snow Wolf Tribe. What matters is whether the Snake Tribe can be used by the Snow Wolf Tribe - this is obviously not something that needs to be considered, as we goblins have happily accepted it!
Therefore, Xiao Yun’s main concern at this moment is whether the snake tribe can adapt to the climate on the grassland~!
So he asked directly: "Harris, how is your snake tribe's cold resistance compared to the goblins?"
"Goblin?!" Harris was frankly shocked.
"Yes, goblins. There are about 200 goblins living in our tribe. These little green skins are very afraid of the cold. They can hardly go out when the temperature drops below zero. They have to hide in the house for four months every year."
Harris: "...(o言o)"
He had thought it through before coming to confront Ayun, but at this moment Harris really didn't know how to answer this question - he was not angry that Xiao Yun compared the snake tribe to the goblins, which were slow-moving creatures even in the slave market, but he never expected that the Snow Wolf Tribe would not only take care of the cat tribe, the gray dwarves and the centaurs, but also put the goblins in their luggage...
"Oh, that's right. We haven't mentioned goblins in class recently, so it's not surprising that you don't know about them." Xiao Yun slapped his head. "Even though goblins are ugly and afraid of the cold, we really can't live without them. The cement factory in our tribe would have to stop working if we didn't have goblins to dig rocks in the mountains. Once the cement factory stops working, the brick factory and engineering team will also have to stop working. So goblins are also very important to our tribe."
An excited smile gradually appeared on Harris's dull face... If even the goblins were willing to take them in, wouldn't the snake clan have greater hope?
"My tribe is indeed not cold-resistant. When it snows, we have to hibernate." Harris suppressed his excitement and said hurriedly, "During hibernation, my tribe basically does not need to consume, so we save food."
Harris attended the class very seriously as an auditor. He did have a grasp of Xiao Yun's character... uh... Xiao Yun's tendencies... He was very happy when he could save costs.
Xiao Yun also heard this, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "It's not a question of saving or not... Forget it. If the indoor temperature can be kept at around 20 degrees, um, which is about the daytime temperature in spring, you don't need to hibernate, right?"
Harris hesitated. "Wouldn't that be a waste of fuel?"
All the forest lands in Elliot Palace belong to someone else. In winter, the tribesmen need to buy firewood and charcoal from the landowners to keep warm, which is a considerable expense. The curse is so cold, wouldn't the heating cost be even greater?
Xiao Yun laughed: "Harris, the climate of the grassland is indeed not as good as that of the southern continent, but the land there has no owner. The owner of the black stone mine we discovered is us. We are free to mine it. As long as we are willing to work hard, fuel is not a problem at all."
Harris couldn't help but show envy. The snake tribe used to have their own territory... After a moment of hesitation, he reacted: "Ayun, are you, your Snow Wolf tribe willing to take in our snake tribe?"
"No, not to take them in." Xiao Yun said with a smile, "You have listened to our classes, so you should know that our Snow Wolf tribe has too few people. We cannot build a good home by ourselves, so we Snow Wolf tribe always open our arms and welcome all races who are willing to become our family - not as guests, but to become a part of us, to open up and build on the grassland, to turn that cursed land that everyone regards as a barren and wild land into a common home for all races who have worked hard. If the Snake tribe is willing to move forward hand in hand with us, then what reason does the Snow Wolf tribe have to refuse?"
Harris was so excited that he was speechless. He stretched out his hands and shook hands tightly with Xiao Yun.
"I - I listened to your lectures, and I really envy the Snow Wolf Tribe, the Cat Tribe, the Gray Dwarves, the Centaurs... and the Goblins, for being able to unite and accomplish so many great and remarkable things under your leadership..." Harris choked up.
"It's just for survival." Xiao Yun smiled kindly, "If we weak races don't unite and fight for our own home, who can we rely on and who can we count on? Our tribe also does business with the snow elves. I agree with what the snow elves said - all races must stand up on their own feet if they want to gain living space. Survival is full of dangers and challenges. If one race alone cannot overcome the difficulties, then many races should work together. If you are willing to work hard, you will always gain something. At least I firmly believe this."
Harris sniffed and nodded heavily.
Xiao Yun immediately pulled Harris to a corner and inquired about the snake tribe's situation carefully... The size of the snake tribe that had defected as a whole was much larger than the scattered cat tribe, gray dwarves and centaurs, so he must pay enough attention~!
Carlisle quickly selected the young people who attended the palace banquet and selected a dozen potential brother-in-laws. He found an excuse to leave the crowd and go to the teacher to discuss it, but found that the teacher and the snake tribe had hidden in a corner to chat, and their words and actions were extremely intimate...
Carlisle: “???”
It was agreed that the Snow Wolf Clan wouldn’t go into heat until they reached adulthood—no, that snake clan member seems to be male!
Carlisle's mind immediately popped up the world-renowned image of the snake tribe, and a black line immediately filled his forehead. He immediately strode over without hesitation and tried to interrupt the conspiracy...
"——I see. When they separated, the tribes had a total of three to four thousand people. The reproduction over the years should have increased the population a bit, right?"
"Oh, you soldiers who work to support your families keep in touch with each other, so the population hasn't increased much, right..."
"It doesn't matter. We can do this. We can rent Saint Bridge's ship to send ordinary members of the tribe over first. We will build a MSG factory on the west coast, and the new gathering place of the snake tribe will be on the west coast. The cost of renting the ship can be repaid with sea salt. Saint Bridge has torn its face with Lamia anyway, so it is natural to steal their salt business..."
"Don't worry. As long as there are people, why worry about having no work? There are large tracts of unused wasteland between the west coast and the tribe. I am preparing to open up fields along the canal. Your people can join forces with our Snow Wolf tribe to form a production team and contract a farm. We will supply seeds and fertilizers at cost price, and the interest rate is 5% per year. We will provide the technology, and we will purchase and sell the output on our behalf. You don't have to worry about anything!"
"Yes, we have to attend classes. Knowledge is the primary productive force. Without knowledge, we can't farm well. We might not even know how to use the new farm tools in the new hilly area..."
Carlisle left silently. You can hook up as you like. I approve of this marriage...
During the banquet, Dahe, the most handsome man in the Snow Wolf Tribe... or the most handsome man in the grassland, served as a gilded living signboard for the Snow Wolf Tribe while also attracting the hatred of all male creatures in the audience; almost all the noble ladies surrounded the grassland trio headed by Dahe, and Dahe himself was so confused that he didn't even dare to tease Rosemary...
Not long after the banquet started, a noblewoman invited a number of painters to set up easels outside and paint with small crystal telescopes while staring at Dahe. It’s not that no one tried to seduce Dahe with beauty and wanted to keep her in St. Bridge, but it was obvious... Although Dahe was a walking hormone spreader, her horny objects did not include people of different races; even if a noblewoman found an opportunity to stick to her and flirted with her, Dahe’s response was only a blank look...
"...Luckily I sent Yumi away." Faced with this tragic scene where all the noble ladies in the royal city lost their composure, the iron-fisted prince sighed with lingering fear.
Darren, the only friend left in the royal city: "..."
Carlisle glanced at the corner and said, "The teacher is still busy... Darren, go and invite the Grassroot Chief and the Chestnut Chief. It's time for me to introduce the four royal families to the Snow Wolf Tribe."
"Are you sure?" Darren stood still and pointed to the southeast corner of the venue where the population density was the highest. "The princesses of Yakalan and Lanelli are both there. I think it's unlikely to pull them out."
“……” His Royal Highness the Prince rubbed his forehead frantically.
"I remember that Your Highness once promised Yumi that you would invite Dahe to the royal city. This time when Dahe came, you drove her to the farthest seaside to get some fresh air... After Yumi comes back, there will be a storm in the palace." Darren said quietly.
Carlisle turned to look at Darren with a blank expression: "You don't want to talk about Yumi, right? Miss Russell is also there. Are you unhappy because Miss Russell is also hanging around the river like everyone else?"
Darren blushed, then turned pale again, and said dejectedly: "Your Highness, with that guy Dahe around, which woman would be willing to accept another man's proposal?"
"You haven't become a couple with Miss Russell yet!" Carlisle said unhappily. As a man, he should be united with Darren, but now as a brother who is worried about his sister, Carlisle's position is not so firm. "Look carefully for yourself. Dahe will not get carried away just because all the women are around him... her. She will not hug others rudely without control, nor will she take advantage of others when they take the initiative to get close to her. Can you guys who are blinded by desire do that? When a woman takes the initiative to kiss you to express her love, you guys would have already put your hands on her chest!"
Darren was shocked: "Your Highness? Are you serious?"
"If Dahe was a human and a male, I wouldn't have to worry about Rose's marriage." Carlisle said disdainfully, "Young women want love, but stinky men like you use dirty sex to desecrate their purity."
Darren glared at Carlisle with his dead eyes. If the other person wasn't a prince and they weren't in public, Darren would definitely move a mirror over and stick it on Carlisle's face.
The prince, who had escaped from vulgar tastes, was still sighing without realizing it: "Seeing you makes me extremely anxious about those so-called young talents. Teacher Ayun is right. The bad nature of human males is that they are keen on treating their partners as their own property. They even want to deprive their partners of the right to appreciate handsome men, but they don't care how many times they have cheated on their partners - Alas! Why can't aliens marry humans? Even if Dahe can't do it, Qingyan looks pretty good!"
Qingyan, who was surrounded by the crowd, sitting obediently and sipping juice, suddenly shivered for no reason.
"Mr. Black Panther, are you feeling cold?" A noble lady immediately extended her warm chest towards him.
Qingyan: "Uh..."
"But I feel a little hot. Let me share some of my heat with you!" Another noble lady giggled and pressed her upper body against Qingyan.
Qingyan, who was squeezed to the point of suffocation: "..." Okay... as long as you are happy.
Qingyan is very popular among ladies because of his healthy dark skin, not too tall but fit body, and handsome facial features. Rosemary, on the other hand, is very popular among young girls because of her natural lazy temperament and drooping eyes.
As for the river...it can kill anyone.
The annual palace banquet was supposed to be a matchmaking event for the nobles, but the intrusion of three foreigners caused the situation to get out of control. Not to mention Darren's secret hatred, all the young nobles present were resentful...
"Earl Collins, your grandson looks exactly like you when you were young. I heard that he joined the National Defense Army as an officer? I believe he has a bright future ahead of him, haha..."
The Chancellor of the Exchequer looked proudly at his grandson standing next to him, and noticed that the young man was staring angrily at the southeast corner, so he secretly patted him on the back.
"By the way, I heard that your little granddaughter is here too. I wonder if she is..." Home Secretary Earl Hockley, who was trying to strike up a conversation, said casually.
The finance minister remained calm and said, "Lord Hockley, your daughter went to inspect the coastal defense?"
"Uh, yes." Hockley felt a little uncomfortable when mentioning his daughter Yumi... He couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that His Highness sent her out to enjoy the sea breeze, otherwise this palace banquet would be embarrassing. He quickly changed the subject, "I heard from His Highness that the Snow Wolf Tribe brought a batch of utensils specially for the royal family of the Elf Tribe. I am planning to buy two sets as Yumi's dowry. Are you interested, Earl Collins?"
"What are you going to do with the Snow Wolf Tribe's things?" Earl Collins' grandson interrupted harshly.
Hockley didn't say anything, and Collins felt ashamed: "Okay, you young people, stop standing here and go have your conversation."
The grandson of Earl Collins looked even uglier. That's right. Generally speaking, when the banquet is halfway through, it is the time for young people to get to know each other. But at this banquet... there was not a single young girl left. They were all snatched away by the foreigners! Who can they talk to?
He didn't even hold his own sister back when she ran over!
A group of young people were kicked out of the adults' conversation circle. They looked at each other, sized up each other up, and quickly reached a consensus. Then, they all shared a common hatred for the enemy... and turned their attention to the three people from Da He.
There is no doubt that the main hatred of these young men with hormones that have nowhere to vent must be directed at Dahe and the other two; however, they were surrounded too closely, and even if they wanted to find trouble, they couldn't squeeze in... So some people turned their attention to the other members of the grassland visiting group.
Xiao Yun was hiding in a corner and chatting happily. Cao Gen, A Li, Mu Mu, Ashu and others who were eating around the long table came into the sight of these playboys from the royal city.
Carlisle, who was scolding Darren so much that his head was covered with bruises, saw from the corner of his eye that all the young nobles were walking towards the direction of the Snow Wolf Tribe, and he was completely stunned.
No, isn’t it good to be alive?
The young master of the Collins family was the first to bear the brunt of the attack, confronting the grassland visiting group with an expressionless face.
"???" The Grassroots Chief looked up suspiciously, looked around at the large number of humans surrounding him, and quickly poked Mumu with his elbow, "Stop eating, people will be dissatisfied if we eat too much."
The young master of the Collins family almost slipped...
"Eh? Is that so?" Mumu wiped her mouth and straightened up, and used her arm to poke Ashan who was standing next to her, "We won't eat Ashan anymore. If we eat him up, there will be nothing left for others."
"Ah? Oh." Ashan stopped and reminded the people around him.
Then the group of grassland people stopped eating and stared at the twenty or thirty young noblemen who surrounded them.
The young master of the Collins family, who was of higher status among the dandies, coughed falsely and prepared to speak.
"We ate their food, so we just need to give them food back!" Chief Li was really smart and said nonchalantly, "Where is Balk? Ask him to take out the ingredients and tools."
"Yes!" Mumu's eyes lit up. With her, Ashu and Xia, the three food store owners, here, why would she be worried about not being able to pay back other people's food?
So a group of people left in a hurry to find Balke, leaving the young masters who were about to make harsh remarks there.
The playboys in the royal city: "..."
"Wait a minute!" The young master of the Collins family said angrily.
"Don't worry, I'll return the delicious food to you soon~!" Ashan, the honest man, turned around and waved, his voice quite loud.
His Royal Highness the Prince, who was walking over, paused, and the parents who were talking on the other side also looked at him suspiciously.
"We're not doing this for food!" The noble young masters were furious and said in unison with their teeth bared.
"It will be ready soon~~" Ashan shouted from afar.
His Royal Highness stood still calmly and continued to vent his resentment towards his sister's choice of wife on the innocent Darren.
How could the young nobles bear this humiliation and chased after them... Then they saw this group of foreigners coming back, supporting a man with green hair and a domineering aura.
"Don't block the way." Balke was never inferior to anyone in terms of momentum. He walked straight over with an arrogant look on his face and pushed away Master Collins who was trying to make trouble.
The Grassroots Chief reached out to hold the young master, put his hands under his armpits, picked him up, moved him to the side, and gently put him down. He also said to the frightened young master Collins in a soothing tone: "Don't worry, I'll make you something delicious right away, just wait a moment."
The other snow wolves followed suit, took two steps forward, and picked up the noble young masters and moved them aside before Balke could push them away.
The young nobles who had no power to struggle: "..."
"I said it's not for food!!" The young master of the Collins family was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet.
"People are crying in anxiety, let's move quickly." The grassroots chief said as he rolled up his sleeves.
"Okay!" Everyone responded and worked together to clean up the long table that they had almost finished eating. Before the confused waiters could stop them, they turned the grand palace table into a Snow Wolf-style cooking table.
"Your Highness?" The palace steward was in tears and hurriedly looked for Carlisle for help.
"The grassland visiting group is our country's distinguished guests, so we should do as they wish." Carlisle said casually and continued to pour his fire on Darren.
Darren, who wanted to cry more than anyone else: "..."
In order to make it easier to eat on the road, Balke filled his ring with processed ingredients. He set up his own iron stove and iron pot, took out the stacks of special honeycomb coal, dripped animal fat to make a fire, fried bean paste to make red oil, and put the cut dried chili peppers, chopped garlic and chopped peppers into the pot one by one. The whole palace banquet venue was immediately filled with the smell of fireworks...
Cooking is too troublesome and not suitable for traveling. When you are away from home, speed is important. Hot and sour noodles, spicy hot pot with ingredients prepared in advance, convenient and flavorful grilled skewers, and canned pickled radish, sour garlic and other sauerkraut are all on the table, and you’re done!
That’s right, the pickled sauerkraut served as a side dish also comes with a presentation plate. This is all based on Xia and Mumu’s experience doing business in the dungeon… Dark elves are particular about style, and pink pickled radishes are more popular with dark elves if they are presented in a nice-looking way…
The grassroots chief walked towards the confused noble young masters enthusiastically, and pulled the young master of the Collins family over like a child: "Come, we are ready, come and try the dishes that our Snow Wolf tribe is confident of. Even the elves like it very much!"
The young master, unable to struggle, was dragged to the long table by the gentle and powerful elder, the grassroots patriarch, who placed a plate of grilled skewers, a bowl of spicy hot pot, and a dish of pickled cabbage prepared by Xia in front of him.
"Eat!" the grassroots patriarch said enthusiastically.
The young master of the Collins family: "...Grandpa! Save me!!"
Earl Collins came over expressionlessly. Under the expectant gaze of his useless grandson, the old nobleman calmly tried the spicy hot pot...
"It tastes really strong, but very appetizing." Earl Collins' eyes lit up.
"Eat some of this pickled radish to relieve your greasiness." Mumu said with a smile.
"Well... it's really good." Earl Collins nodded vigorously.
Hockley was from Carlisle. Even if Earl Collins didn't give face to the grassland people, he would still come forward to carry the sedan chair. He smiled and said, "Can you give me one too?"
"Of course, of course. Come and sit down and eat." Mumu happily brought a chair over.
"The last time I ate the delicious food of the Snow Wolf Tribe was more than a year ago. We can't miss it." Prince Carlisle finally let Darren go and came over to show his support with a smile.
The prince is here... The young nobles standing not far away looked at each other and stepped forward.
Seeing more and more people gathered around the long table that was in a mess , and his companions just now "rebelled" one by one, the young master of the Collins family was so angry that his chest could not stop heaving - you are a bunch of fence-sitters who only watch the wind blow! !
"Why don't you eat?" The Grassroots Chief asked with concern, "Hmm? Why do you look so bad? You must be hungry. Come and eat something quickly. You won't feel so bad if you're full."
Earl Collins, who had intended to cover up his grandson's stupid behavior with his own actions, watched in horror as the snow werewolf, who was as strong as a hill, pinched his grandson's chin and stuffed food into his mouth.
The grassroots chief had taken care of disabled gray dwarves before, so he had enough experience to ensure that the "patient" could swallow food without choking, and he also knew how to pat the back gently to relieve the gas...
After feeding him a few mouthfuls, the young master of the Collins family burst into tears and raised his hands in surrender: "I, I can eat it myself... I can eat it..."
"Oh, okay, I told you, you'll have strength after eating something." The Grassroots Chief looked at him with concern while he ate a few skewers of meat, then smiled with relief.
The other young nobles stared blankly at the grassroots patriarch.
The prince looked straight ahead and chatted calmly with Ashu. There was nothing wrong with being misunderstood. There was a trade fair later, and it would be inappropriate to make the atmosphere awkward right now.
Master Collins: “……(^)”
So mad...it smells so good.
