Chapter 884 Lets fire off the cannons? Let off the cannons!
Under the vigilance of the Tolowa hunters, the exploration fleet repaired in the Sequoia tribe for three days, but never entered the tribal village. Chief Damu of the Sequoia tribe appeared twice in total, wanting to discuss with the fleet.
Then exchange for some useful bronze weapons.
"What do you want? We don't have much grain, so we can't trade it to you. However, we can exchange it for newly caught fish and shrimp!..."
During their first meeting, Chief Damu's eyes were still full of vigilance.
"Besides, if you plot against the tribe's villages, hunting grounds, and fields... then you will fight to the death!"
"Um…"
Exploration captain Zuvalo was speechless. He rubbed his brows and said with a smile.
"I heard that your Sequoia tribe has many outstanding hunters who know how to survive in the forest and the north! We will continue to go north. Can we hire some hunters and guides to set off with the fleet?"
Upon hearing Hunter Tuowu's translation, Chief Damu's eyes widened and he roared angrily.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Warriors and hunters are the roots of the tribe! As a tribe sitting on a long boat, you can't even think of cheating the Sequoia tribe away from its roots!"
"Well…"
Hunter Tuowu hesitated for a while and then translated tactfully.
"The chief doesn't like the warriors leaving the tribe, and he doesn't agree to replace them with weapons... Well, I owe the southern shaman a favor. I can go north with you and act as a translator..."
"However, I will never have any communication with the hostile Leaf and Grass tribe on your behalf! Well... you must also agree to ask for some herbs from the Cedar Shaman for me!..."
Speaking of this, Hunter Tuowu looked at everyone's surprised eyes and added hesitantly,
"Of course! It's not for myself, it's for my teenage son, prepared in advance!..."
"oh!…"
Exploration captain Zuvalo smiled and nodded, discussed with the knowledgeable Mickey for a few more words, and asked.
"Tuowu, your tribe often goes hunting in the mountains. Have you ever picked up strange, special-colored, shiny stones? Tell the chief that if there are stones we need, we are willing to trade them with weapons!..."
Two days later, Chief Damu appeared again. This time, he didn't say much. He just waved his hand and asked the tribesmen to dump the baskets full of stones in front of everyone.
"Hmm... the gold ore seems to be of low quality... much worse than what the Beiwan Department has collected..."
Mickey the Knowledgeable squatted in front of a pile of colorful stones and studied them carefully for a while. He first identified the gold ore, but he didn't pay much attention to it. In the land of Jinwan, there are also entire Jinshan and large gold mining areas.
Waiting to be dug. And gold is so worthless in the North that it can’t even be exchanged for food...
"White, shiny...huh? It seems to be what the Special Trade Bureau needs when it makes the lake gem...what is the essence of the stone?"
Mickey, the knowledgeable man, widened his eyes, looked at the excellent quartz mine in front of him, and asked hesitantly.
"Zuvarro, help me take a look! Is this the raw material of the gem in the lake?"
"...A bit like…"
Exploration captain Zuvalo squinted his eyes and looked at it in the sun for a while before confirming.
"Yes, it's the raw material of gemstones! I used to lead a fleet to dig out the essence of stones on the seaside for the Special Trade Bureau. They are much smaller than this one, but the color and sparkle are the same!"
"Ah! The essence of the best stone! The raw material of the gem in the lake..."
Mickey the Knowledgeable was excited for a while, then suddenly sighed.
"It's a pity...it's too far here! The gems in the lake are not very valuable to the tribes in the north...the style of these tribes in the north is too practical, and they need copper and tin mines to use them!..."
The two discussed it for a while, then looked at the black crystal that was the most common on the ground. They couldn't see anything interesting about it for a long time.
"Tou, what is this?"
"Oh, this is the Mother Earth Stone! It is the hair that fell in the mountains when the Mother Earth was sleeping underground. There are many of them, all over the mountain range! They are also very hard, just a little brittle... Hunters from the tribe sometimes use
Use them as arrows."
"Black crystal clear...earth mother stone...hard and brittle..."
Mickey, the knowledgeable man, pondered for a while, and his eyes suddenly flashed with light.
"Zuvarro, touch it!"
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"Witness the Lord God! Does this stone look a bit like that, the iron ore mined from Black Rock Mountain?"
"Uh... it's a bit similar. But it seems that the iron ore in Black Rock Mountain is not so hard, and it doesn't have such a crystal color... Strange! What is this? All the way here, this is the first time I have encountered..."
Exploration captain Zuvalo raised the hard black crystal and looked at the sun for a long time, his eyes full of question marks.
At this moment, the two kingdom's enlightened priests did not know that the Siskiyou Mountains to the east of the Sequoia Tribe, which is what the Tolowa Tribes call the Chetco-Tolowa area, is
The largest chromium ore enrichment area in the United States, with reserves in the millions of tons!
However, in this era, the greatest value of chrome ores is the iron produced with them, high-quality chromite! Based on high-quality chromite, it is possible to produce the "
"Magic weapon", high hardness and high strength chromium steel!
"The Lord God bless the kingdom! Since you haven't seen it before, just keep it! I hope this is a useful mineral..."
Mickey the Knowledgeable prayed sincerely and asked in a deep voice.
"Tuowu, how can I replace these baskets of gold ore, stone ore and black spar?"
"Well, the chief said... ten... no, eight bronze spears! These are all yours!"
As he spoke, Hunter Tuowu pulled his hair and said with some shame.
"If you think it's not enough...there are still a lot of black crystals! Enough!..."
"Praise the Lord God! So be it!"
Exploration Captain Zuvalo nodded and said with a smile.
"We can just bring some samples back. But, Tuowu, you have to go north with us! We'll leave tomorrow!"
“Ancestors witness! No problem!…”
Early the next morning, the five exploring longships took a few baskets of collected ore and set off north again. In less than a day, they traveled fifty or sixty miles and arrived at the territory of the Leaf Grass Tribe.
We arrived at a cluster of low and dense tribal huts.
A tall totem pole stands on the shore, and the rest of the details are exactly the same, except that it changes from an abstract cedar tree in the redwoods to a more abstract broadleaf grass.
Before the fleet even docked, hundreds of Tolowa warriors gathered on the shore howling and roaring, as if they had been waiting for a long time. Twenty or thirty canoes were also loaded with hundreds of tribal hunters.
Patrolling the coast outside the village. Their faces were full of hatred and hostility, watching the longships coming from the south, holding stone spears in their hands and throwing spears, ready to fight at any time.
This time, exploration captain Zuvalo was extremely convinced that as long as the fleet moved forward, even if it was just along the coast without landing on land, it would inevitably encounter a battle!
"Lord God! How could this happen?!"
Mickey the Knowledgeable asked with wide eyes, looking at the Leaf Grass Tribe on the verge of rage, and asked in surprise.
"What? These Yecao warriors have completely regarded us as enemies! But we have never seen them before!"
"The Lord God witnesses! The news of our stay in the Sequoia Department must have reached here..."
Exploration captain Zuvalo looked ugly and said in a deep voice.
"They must have regarded us as allies of the Sequoia Department!..."
"Ah! Who spread this random news?"
"Ha! It could be the Leaf Grass Tribe. There is an internal agent from their tribe in the Sequoia Tribe..."
Exploration captain Zuvalo narrowed his eyes and glanced at the silent and awkward hunter Tuowu. Then, his face gradually darkened, sharply confirming his suspicion.
"But I think it's more likely... that Chief Damu of the Sequoia Department deliberately let out the news... so that the Leaf and Grass Department would come to fight with us!"
"Ah? Ah this!"
Mickey, the knowledgeable man, widened his eyes and pursed his lips. He was stunned for a while and pulled his hair in distress. He wanted to explore northward and did not want to get into the muddy waters of these tribes, but the muddy waters
The water was poured directly on him.
"Lotte, can you try to communicate with them? Be careful and safe!"
The cloaked hunter Lotte nodded and cautiously came to the shore. This time, he did not take off his leather armor, but just put down his empty bow and arrow and made a hug gesture.
"Get away! Enemies from the south! Snake fish who colluded with the Sequoia Department!"
Chief Leaf Grass of the Leaf Grass tribe stared angrily, with uncontrollable anger in his eyes. He yelled and walked out of the crowd, took out an arrow, broke it severely, and threw it on the beach on the shore.
"Enemies on the boat! This is the hunting ground, fishing ground and fields of the tribe! If you take one step forward, the anger of your ancestors will devour you!... Get out! Go back to the south!..."
"Get out! Go back to the south! Roar!..."
As he said this, hundreds of tribal warriors stood on the beach, roaring intimidatingly, like brown bears in the mountains. And more than twenty canoes seemed eager to rush forward at any time!
"...Damn it!..."
The cloaked hunter Lotte quickly turned around and quickly jumped back into the longboat. He shook his head helplessly and replied.
"No more talking! Either retreat or advance...if we advance, we will have to fight!"
Zuvalo, the exploration captain, pursed his lips and stared at the group of canoes on the coast ahead with sharp eyes. He held the copper ax at his waist tightly, looked at the knowledgeable Mickey next to him, and asked in a low voice.
"Set off a cannon?"
Mickey the Knowledgeable gritted his teeth and was silent for a moment before speaking harshly.
