Volume 8: The Sword Points to the Far East Chapter 257 The Good-tempered Fatty
The bear clan has multiple branches. In addition to the three major bear clans, namely the black bear clan, the moon bear clan and the white bear clan, there are also minority groups such as koalas, kaya bears and tea bears.
Among the minority groups of bears, the tea bears are the most prosperous.
The Doshi Mountains, located in the southwest of the Far East Continent and adjacent to the Golden Plains, are a series of mountains and steep terrain. Even the locals who are familiar with the area cannot find a piece of flat land more than three kilometers in the Doshi Mountains.
Of course, such a poor territory is not without advantages. The distinct four seasons and abundant rainfall in the summer not only give a glimmer of hope to the Tea Bear Clan living in this territory that is not suitable for large-scale farming at all, but also allow the Tea Bear Clan to operate this mountain range into the largest tea base in the entire continent.
When Primo, Wool and Rosemary, crossed the Grand Canyon and entered the Dosi Mountains, the territory of the Tea Bear Clan, under the protection of twenty lion warriors, both Wool and Rosemary screamed in amazement - every hillside and mountain range they saw, as long as there was a slightly spacious piece of land, there would be tea trees and fruit trees planted!
"There is almost no flat land in the Doshi Mountains," Primo said with a smile. "If the tea bears could only grow tea on flat land, they would have been forced to move elsewhere. So they came up with a solution, which is to plant tea fruit trees with deeper roots on the hillsides."
Mao Mao looked up at the rows of fruit trees standing on the side of the steep mountain not far away, and was amazed: "How did the tea bear go to such a dangerous place to pick fruits? Isn't he afraid of falling down?"
"The tea bear tribe is also called the mountain bear tribe. They are very good at climbing trees and mountains." Primo said, "In addition, the tea bear tribe also accommodates the koala tribe and the goat tribe, which are also good at climbing. Not to mention places like this where there are small paths to pass, even cliffs can be walked on by the goat tribe as if they were flat ground. "
"Is this true?" Rosemary was shocked. Cats are also good at climbing, and snow leopards are particularly good at this skill, but he didn't dare to say that he could move freely on cliffs.
Primo didn't explain further. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go and see for ourselves."
The six-legged lizard originated from the Western Continent. This type of mount is also very good at climbing mountains. Of course, the mountain must not be too steep, and it cannot be too high, otherwise people cannot sit on the back of the lizard... After entering the Dosi Mountains, several people jumped off the back of the lizard and moved forward on their own feet.
Although Primo is an old man, he is a top-level warrior among the walkers after all, so climbing a mountain is not a big deal for him; Yangmao is still young and is at his most energetic (naughty as hell); Rosemary will be fine as long as he is not asked to walk on the cliff; so... the twenty lion warriors became a burden. They live on the great plains, and it is really hard for them to walk on this winding, up and down mountain road...
They spent most of the day climbing over mountains and crossing rivers, and it was not until the afternoon that they finally saw the locals.
The mountains in the Doshi Mountains are not as majestic and towering as those in the Elf Forest, but are more like the rugged karst landforms of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau on Earth. The mountains are not high, but steep enough.
Following the narrow path up a low mountain covered with rocks, standing on the top and looking west, you can see... Across the mountain, beyond several ridges, on a rocky mountain wall that is almost vertical to the ground, there are many blurry figures climbing flexibly on the vertical mountain wall like geckos, with no visible foothold...
Wool and Rosemary, these two ignorant people, almost dropped their jaws to the ground.
"Those are the goat tribe that live with the tea bears. They are a relatively weak race in the Doshi Mountains. To ensure their survival, their tribes live in places that are difficult for others to reach." Primo pointed at the figures from afar. "The goat tribe hardly interacts with other tribes. They only come into contact with koalas and tea bears. They are the ones who take care of and harvest the tea fruit trees planted on the cliffs in the Doshi Mountains. They are also the only ones who can harvest some rare herbs that only grow in remote areas."
The lion warrior nodded beside him: "Yes, we lions have been neighbors with the Doshi Mountains for many years. Tea bears and koalas occasionally come to our Lion City to trade goods, but the goat tribe has never been there."
"Is that so? What a pity." Yangmao sighed. As a young girl, she was naturally curious. She was really curious about how the goat people could walk on the cliffs as if they were on flat ground.
"For outsiders like us passing through the Doshi Mountains , it's best not to explore the goat tribe out of curiosity." Primo knew what Yangmao was regretting, and advised, "The tea bears are a very kind and easy-going race, but if someone offends their friends, they will turn hostile... Even though they are all good-tempered fat guys, they can be very troublesome when they get angry."
"I understand." Yang Mao's expression froze, and he nodded obediently, "Ayun said that we should respect other people's right to keep secrets."
It doesn't make sense to talk about "personal privacy" to the silly and cute snow werewolves, so Xiao Yun changed his way of educating them in this regard, letting these big stupid guys understand that they can't take advantage of their honesty and honesty to offend others wantonly... It's better not to let Qingcao break into the men's bathroom in broad daylight.
Primo smiled and gently stroked Yangmao's head. It made sense that Ayun was also good to Yangmao besides pampering Ashan and Daha.
"Okay, now that we've met the Goat Tribe, let's go to the Tea Bear's village."
A village built on the mountain.
The rare flat land of several hundred acres at the foot of the mountain is planted with crops and is not used to build houses. All the houses in the village are supported by thick wooden pillars at the bottom and inserted into the sloping hillside, just like the stilt houses of ethnic minorities in Yunnan and Guizhou regions on Earth... In places where flat land resources are scarce, the wisdom of the working people is indeed the same.
Wool and Rosemary stood side by side with their heads raised, staring at the stilt houses built on the mountainside, their mouths wide open.
Rosemary: "You can actually build a house like this!"
Wool: "Wouldn't a house like this be very fragile?!"
"I asked the locals, and they said that as long as you don't transform inside a house, it's fine." Primo said nonchalantly, "Yangmao, remember not to transform when entering someone else's house. If you damage the house, you'll have to pay for it."
Wool's expression immediately became serious...
Unlike the lion tribe where there are salted fish everywhere, the tea bear village is particularly quiet now that the sun has passed its peak. There is no idle person to be seen. Only a group of half-grown children are working in the fields, and they seem to be catching insects with their hands.
These tea bear cubs are all chubby, with round heads and brains, particularly wide faces, long upper arms, short lower limbs, and animal patterns that look like dark circles under their eyes. They all seem to have smoky makeup on... Unfortunately, they are too chubby, so even with smoky makeup they don't have the evil, charming and wild temperament. Instead, they look silly, cute and honest.
When the group appeared around the back of the mountain, the working tea bear cubs discovered them. When Primo signaled everyone to wait at the entrance of the village, several older children came over together.
"Hello, are you here to buy tea?" The oldest child in the lead waved from afar, quite enthusiastically , as if their village had welcomed many strangers.
"I'm Primo, the merchant who came here last year. I'm heading to the fox tribe's territory and would like to stop for some supplies in your village." Primo responded with a smile.
"Ah, I remember you, you are the merchant Primo." The leading child clapped his hands, his round eyes narrowed, "Did you bring anything good this year? Hey, you——" Seeing that the six-legged lizard was backed by the lion tribe, the half-grown cub, who was originally cheerful, widened his eyes, opened his arms nervously to stop his friends behind him, and moved backwards with his short legs, "This is the tea bear's territory, what do you lions want to do?!"
The twenty lion warriors, who were so tired that they were staggering, didn't even bother to reply. They were still holding on to the hard scales of the six-legged lizard and gasping for breath.
Wool & Rosemary: "..."
I can only see it clearly when I get so close, does Tea Bear have very poor eyesight?
"Don't be nervous, these are the guards sent to us by the Lion Tribe." Primo knew that Tea Bear's eyesight was not very good, so he took a few steps forward to let the half-grown children see his harmless businessman's smiling face. "Is Elder Kuku here? I promised him that I would send him some fruit-flavored hard candies this year. I brought two big bags!"
The tea bears, whose adult bodies are close to those of the snow wolves, are more than three meters tall at the shortest in their beastly form and weigh tons. Like the goats and koalas they have taken in... uh, protected and coexisted with, they are a vegetarian race... It's not that they can't eat meat, but more than 80% of their diet is made up of fruits and vegetables, and the various fruit trees that fill the Doshi Mountains are their main source of food.
The biggest characteristic of the tea bear family is that they like light, sweet and sour tastes. If you want to do business with tea bears, sugars will always be more popular than sauces and seasonings that focus on taste stimulation.
After hearing what Primo said, the nervous boy's expression eased a little, but he still refused to get close. He raised his short, thick but flexible fingers and pointed at us: "We will inform Elder Kuku, but the lion tribe cannot enter our village!"
Yangmao turned his head and looked at the lions in confusion. What on earth did you do to make them so alert?
A soldier from the Lion City patrol team explained in a low voice with a drooping face: "Well... our soldiers occasionally come to pick some fruits when they patrol the border... but our people have never attacked tea bears!"
Wool & Rosemary: "..."
"Pulling it back truckload by truckload is not considered 'a little'." Primo, who knew what was going on, complained.
Wool & Rosemary: "..."
The teenager asked someone to run back to the village to inform the adults, and he and a few other children squatted in the distance and watched them vigilantly. There was nothing Primo could do, so he had to give up the idea of going into the village to rest and let the lions set up tents on the spot.
"Everything has its good and bad sides. The protection of the lion tribe can make us safer in other bear tribes' territories, but we will be excluded here in the tea bear tribe." Primo calmly comforted Yangmao who felt unwelcome and was depressed. "It can't be helped. Who asked the tea bear and the lion tribe to be neighbors for so many years?"
The lion warrior who helped to light the fire felt something was wrong: "Primo, what's wrong with being neighbors with us lions?"
Primo said with a smile: "If the Snow Wolf Tribe and you were neighbors, and you just came over to pluck their crops, then the Snow Wolf Tribe would definitely not cook delicious food for you. Sometimes, not being neighbors is a good thing."
Lion warrior: "..."
What made the lion warrior even more upset was that Yang Mao stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly clenched his right fist and knocked it on the palm of his left hand, as if he understood something, and then he went to prepare ...
Lion warrior: "..."
The soldier made up his mind that he would convince everyone not to steal the fruits again when he returned. If they wanted to eat them, they could exchange them for some Miaoxian juice... otherwise it would be too embarrassing!
Primo was right. Tea Bear was indeed a good-tempered fat man. When Yang Mao started to boil water to make soup, the half-grown tea bear cubs who were staring at them warily from a distance of dozens of meters took the initiative to go to the nearby vegetable fields and picked a lot of fresh vegetables to bring over...
