Zhou Li'an booked a flight to Montana one day in advance and set off.
Before heading to Harding Town, I rented a pickup truck from an urban car rental company and drove to Stone Ranch.
The Stone family received him warmly.
The shy Martina was obviously dressed up deliberately, wearing a plaid floral skirt that favored the Indian ethnic style, and paired it with the golden hair accessories left by Zhou Li'an, which gave her a rather fresh feeling.
She should have studied that hair accessory carefully. She put all her care into her clothes just to accentuate the hair accessory.
However, her good mood was quickly extinguished.
At the dinner table, Zhou Li'an said: "Ben, Andy, I'm leaving after dinner. I can't delay for too long. There are some urgent matters at home that need to be dealt with."
The Great Elder estimates that the chief's expedition team will arrive in 22 days, that is, around August 12th.
Zhou Li'an doesn't want any accidents to happen, because both our and enemy's soldiers are his precious population.
Assuming that the chief issued a war order and gathered people around the Tushi Department, the time would definitely be advanced.
Therefore, he personally transported the horses instead of letting the Stone family deliver the goods, so as not to have to entertain guests when they came. Considering Martina's obsession, he really couldn't bear to leave just after the goods were delivered, thereby delaying the opportunity to fight.
The Stone family looked slightly disappointed and couldn't help but look at Martina worriedly, fearing that she would have an emotional breakdown.
Mingming had started to prepare for Zhou Li'an's arrival a few days ago, and even personally packed up the wooden house where he had lived before.
Zhou Li'an was not hard-hearted, and he would need to buy more horses from the Stone family in the future, so he spoke out the words he had prepared in advance——
"In addition, I hope to increase the horse order to 500 horses. Ben, please help me select and prepare in advance."
"And Martina, when I have free time, maybe I will go back to Houston for a trip. How about I go to your school to treat you to dinner?"
Ben and Andy both turned pale with surprise.
But before they could speak, Martina was the first to exclaim: "Ah? Really?"
"Are you really going to visit me at my college?"
It was imperative to go to Mexico to build a factory. Texas bordered the border. Even if the direct flight didn't pass by, Zhou Li'an could still go and have a casual meal with the little girl in order to maintain the relationship between the two families.
"Yes, probably September or October, but only if Ben and Mrs. Stone and your brother agree."
"Hahaha, how could we refuse?"
"By the way, Zhou, why do you want to add another order?"
Zhou Li'an said: "I have a few rich friends who plan to invest in my horse farm. An investment of hundreds of thousands of dollars is nothing to their rich second generation."
Just hit the mark, no need to explain too much.
Anyway, the Stone family was already overwhelmed with happiness at this time.
Martina longs for love.
Her parents and brother are looking forward to future orders and transactions.
500 horses is a huge sum of US$750,000, which is enough to relieve their not-so-good financial situation.
After dinner, it was time to choose horses and load the carriage.
Zhou Li'an has been acting very anxious, as if there is indeed something very important at home.
Before arriving, he asked the Stone family to buy him a semi-trailer for transporting horses. It can accommodate 20 horses at a time and only needs to be connected to the trailer hook of the pickup truck to set off.
Considering that this trip is not easy, the first batch of horse trading was also increased to 20 horses, fully loaded.
Transfer payment and everyone is happy.
After all, Martina was still a little reluctant to leave. She stood in front of Zhou Li'an and whispered: "Zhou, can't you really stay one more night? Even just one night?"
Zhou Li'an smiled and said: "I would actually rather go to your school to have a look."
"Ah?" Martina struggled, and finally nodded silently, "Well, then, it's a deal. You must come to Houston. I usually work part-time and part-time, so I'll treat you to dinner as a thank you.
You help my business!"
As if by magic, Zhou Li'an took out another turquoise necklace: "This is a gift for you. The aboriginal costumes suit you very well. Goodbye, lovely girl."
After putting it on for her, Zhou Li'an got in the car, said goodbye loudly to the Stone family who were hiding from the two people in the distance and whispered, and then set off on the road.
Martina's face was flushed, and she watched the car go away, unwilling to come back to her senses for a long time.
…
The car left the town of Harding.
In a secluded place, Zhou Li'an called out the system and released 20 horses.
The unit price of time travel is US$9,999.
The total cost is 199980.
The three skill coupons worth 66,666 US dollars obtained from last night's lottery suddenly lost their popularity.
In a very short time, he led 20 horses into the stables prepared by the tribe and arranged them properly before returning to the world again.
We set out with an empty truck, found a parking lot in the city, rented a parking space for 6 months, and parked the box truck for transporting horses. Then we drove to the car rental company to return the pickup truck, and then went to the airport to return to Oregon.
After a busy day, Zhou Li'an did not slack off.
Instead, my whole body was filled with energy.
This is a day worth remembering in history. On August 2, 1400, horses were reborn as a species in North America after being extinct for thousands of years.
Zhou Li'an brought the mountain climber and nine warriors to the stable.
They had had contact and familiarity with the goddess Anne earlier. They were afraid at first, but then they gradually felt relieved after discovering the horse's docile character.
Ten people took out two horses and went outside the valley to start their first equestrian teaching.
The saddles are all ready-made products purchased at Stone Ranch.
Starting from scratch, he explained to them how to fix the saddle and tie the rope; there is no doubt about the hands-on ability of the indigenous people.
They quickly followed the example and completed several experiments. They did not find it difficult, but were even more amazed by the exquisiteness of this instrument.
The saddle seat has perfect arcs, and the leather stitching is dense and exquisite. It is a style they have never seen before, and they cannot imagine that anyone can make such an instrument.
This is God's creation.
Get on the horse and ride. Zhou Li'an leads the horses and takes them to feel the feeling of riding on the horse.
When everyone had the experience one by one, their faces turned red with excitement.
On horseback, from a high place, this is an unprecedented visual experience, and it feels like a baptism for the body and mind.
They had never thought that any creature could be ridden, and they had long seen the speed at which our Lord rode.
"My lord, if we can have more horses and teach more people to learn riding skills, the Tushi Department will not be able to look down upon us!"
The fighting factor is fully integrated into the blood of each of them.
Zhou Li'an didn't need to describe the future, they already clearly understood the importance of horses to war.
Zhou Li'an smiled and said: "First of all, the 10 of you must learn it first, and then hand over the riding skills to more warriors!"
"In the near future, I will give hundreds or even thousands of horses to form a cavalry, so that the balanced iron hooves will sweep across the earth!"
…
The most popular circle of friends in Tushi Valley these days is the birth of the cavalry.
Zhou Li'an was amazed by the athletic ability of the tribesmen.
In five days, Shan Shan and six other people were able to control the horses and run alone. Except that they were still unable to turn flexibly, at least they were prohibited from doing so.
The remaining three people have less qualifications and can barely keep up with the training speed.
Whenever Zhou Li'an arrived, he would see people running outside the valley.
Needless to say, the tribesmen would pick the freshest grass, mix it with corn, and receive special salt from the snow girl to feed the horses.
Zhou Li'an will not neglect Goddess Anne...
Oh, she’s not called Goddess Anne anymore.
The reason was that when the Snow Girl asked about its name, Zhou Li'an thought for a moment and said, "It's golden all over, so why not call it Xiaobai!"
Daimyo, White Dragon Horse.
Nickname: The Third Princess of the Dragon Palace of the West Sea.
However, Eastern mythology conflicts with equilibrium, and Zhou Li'an does not intend to popularize these stories.
The indigenous people only need to understand that the gods of the natural realm they worship exist. The only difference is that the gods of the natural realm were also created by the great Lord of Balance.
They firmly believe in this.
Our Lord gives me fruits and melons, gives salt and sugar, creates new species, and can destroy people and destroy them.
He is the only true God in the world.
…
A place in the mountains.
A lightly-armed team of more than a dozen people was climbing to the top of the mountain. People did not gasp for air, but used their noses very restrainedly to adjust their breathing frequency, and took out water bags and food to replenish their physical energy.
"How far ahead?" the leader asked a thin young man.
The youth's attire is slightly different from that of others. The texture of the animal skin clothing is of two types.
He is a member of the Red Deer tribe. In the early morning of that day, with the tribe's last hope of revenge, he was sent to flee to the chief's tribe to report Tushi's rebellion.
Three other people left with him, but they were killed by a wolf attack on the way.
Nowadays, young people are used as guides to guide the chief tribe's envoys to the Tushi Department to issue the final warning of war.
This is not to quell the war, but to tell the Tushi Department that endless warriors are being summoned to crush these despicable rebels.
If you are willing to atone for your sins, you can avoid the death penalty and become a slave of various tribes.
Their children can still grow up, but their wives have to become a reward given by the chief to the warriors of various tribes.
This is a condescending and royal contempt.
Therefore, instead of showing any fear, the fifteen-member delegation showed off their power one by one, hoping to use the majesty and power of the chief to frighten those despicable and rebellious people.
"Inform the most heroic guard of the great chief, tonight we will arrive at the valley settlement of the sinners."
"I beg you to save my people!"
"Hahaha, you can rest assured that no one can offend the majesty of the chief. The patriarch of the Tushi tribe once dedicated her favorite daughter to become the chief's ninth wife in order to please our great chief."
"But the crime he has committed now is difficult to make up for. Unless he is willing to become the chief's slave, a battle group composed of thousands of warriors will crush his tribe and annihilate their existence in this world!"
"How many warriors can Tushi have? One hundred? Two hundred? They are just turkeys in the jungle, prey for gray wolves and mountain lions."
After filling their stomachs, they set off again and traveled quickly.
When night falls.
They were hungry and found that the distant valley was filled with light and fire, and their eyes glowed green.
No one dared to kill the envoy sent by the great chief, otherwise the thousands of troops gathering behind them would devastate all life in the valley.
They speeded up their pace again, and then gradually slowed down when they came to the entrance of the valley, calmed their breathing, changed into a proud posture, and raised their heads.
The watchtower at Taniguchi had already noticed the arrival of these dozen people.
Soon, the sound of war drums came from the valley.
The galloping battle group began to rush out of the valley, looking a bit messy.
More than a dozen people looked at this scene and laughed loudly: "They are panicking! Did you see it? These are rebellious sinners. Just the arrival of a dozen of us made the souls of the dead run out of fear."
Valley mouth.
Arriving at a quick pace up the mountain.
His figure is by no means the strongest and tallest among the tribe, but after becoming the leader of the tribe, he gradually gained dignity.
After he noticed the guard's panic, he immediately shouted angrily: "Why are you so flustered?"
"Clan leader, please forgive me. We are too impatient and eager to kill these enemies for my lord!"
"Yes, Patriarch, leave this opportunity to us. We were unable to join the battle group last time and were unable to contribute our fighting power to our Lord. This makes us feel inferior and depressed."
"Kill them, clan leader! With only five of us, we can cut off their heads and sacrifice them alive to my lord with their blood!"
The already turbulent team became even more chaotic.
Everyone's eyes were red. If the mountain climber hadn't arrived in time, I might have been unable to bear the sharp blades and spears of his men and killed him!!
At this moment, an exclamation came from behind——
"Witch, the witch is here!"
"Get out of the way quickly."
For a moment, everyone fell to their knees.
Even though he was climbing a mountain, he knelt down respectfully and asked in a low voice: "Witch, is it my Lord who has sent down the divine decree?"
The snow girl nodded lightly, looked at the dozen or so people in the distance, calmly and without fear, and then said: "My Lord has left, but he left behind the divine decree——"
Everyone immediately lowered their heads and listened.
"Those who do not respect balance are heretics;"
"Witch, let me kill them! Give their heads to our Lord!!" A young man shouted unbearably.
But when Xue Nu gave her a faint glance, he immediately lowered his head.
The snow girl continued: "Those who do not know are not guilty. Our Lord is tolerant and merciful, and is willing to give them the opportunity to fall into the arms of Balance."
"Bring them in!!"
"yes!"
After climbing the mountain and standing up, others followed suit.
The turbulent fighting spirit of the previous moment subsided in an instant. No one violated God's will, and everyone was pious and peaceful.
But I didn’t wait to climb the mountain to pick him up.
The dozen or so people walked over proudly. They had just seen the people kneeling here and found that there was no threat. Instead, they thought it was surrender and welcome.
"The rebellious sinners of Tushi tribe, why don't you lead us into the valley, offer the most tender meat, and bring beautiful women for us and the great chief's guards and envoys to enjoy?"
Everyone looked expressionless at this scene.
I just have God's will in mind and dare not show any disobedience or disobedience.
The snow girl said in a low tone: "I, the shaman of the Tushi tribe, the humblest servant of my lord, the chief of the gods, invite all guests from far away to enter the valley!"
When more than a dozen people heard this, they were immediately surprised.
The priests in each department are all elderly, and there has never been such a young witch.
And she was fair-skinned and dressed in gorgeous clothes. She obviously didn't have that plump beauty, but she had a different kind of temperament that made them excited and fascinated.
Around her, the warriors of the Tushi Tribe seemed to respect her and should not be offended.
But even so, the leader quickly regained his arrogance and chuckled disdainfully: "What a childish miko..."
"Do you have the wisdom of an elder? Do you have the eyes to see through the world? Do you have the witchcraft to pray for blessings?"
"Hehehe, if even the older wise men don't own the Tushi, your demise is certain!"
"Enter the valley! Bring us the most tender meat and magnificent women!"
The words end here.
He also glanced at the snow girl with disdain, and said angrily through his nostrils: "We will never want a thin woman like you to serve, skinny as a stick, ugly, huh!"
When he led a dozen people into the valley laughing.
However, the snow girl was unable to take a step for a long time.
Her face was livid, and her body was even trembling slightly: "Clan leader... it's better to kill him directly."