Since the leader of the mountain barbarians wanted him to go to the cottage in person, of course Ouyang Shuo would not refuse, he still had this courage and self-confidence. Of course, he will not be stupid enough to go alone, and the gentleman will not stand under the dangerous wall.

Early the next morning, Ouyang Shuo led the infantry squadron, under the guidance of the Military Intelligence Division, and set off for the barbarian cottage. From the barracks, through the plains, it takes less than half an hour to enter the jungle.

After entering the jungle, the pace of the march slowed down significantly. The ground was full of dead branches and leaves, vines were everywhere, and it was extremely difficult to move forward, so Ouyang Shuo had to get off his horse and walk. Fortunately, the guide is experienced and has left marks along the way, so you won't get lost in the mountains.

After walking for two hours, the soldiers who explored the road finally returned that there was a cottage two kilometers ahead. Ouyang Shuo ordered the troops to rest in place and wait patiently.

Sure enough, in less than twenty minutes, Leng Qian led the team to arrive. As for the three dogs and his party, they are already within the surveillance range of the mountain barbarians, and it is inconvenient to meet.

After the ceremony, Leng Qian began to report the information of the barbarians he had discovered, saying: "There are more than 3,000 barbarians in the entire cottage, most of whom are young and middle-aged. Because they live in the deep mountains and old forests all the year round, most of the mountain barbarians do not live long, it is difficult to live past the age of 40, and the survival rate of young children is also very low, with an average life expectancy of only 25 years. The mountain barbarians make a living from hunting, and occasionally pick wild fruits. The leader of the cottage is generally the captain of the hunt, and only the most powerful hunter of the cottage can serve as the leader. There are also sorcerers in the cottage, who are slightly skilled in medicine, and are the oldest and wise people in the cottage, and they are also the actual rulers. ”

"In the entire area, there are nearly 100 barbarian tribes. Between tribes, the boundaries are clearly defined by hunting areas. The tribe we are encountering now is called the Xuanniao Tribe, and with the Xuanniao as a totem, it can only be regarded as a medium-sized tribe. I heard that deep in the mountains, there are very large tribes of tens of thousands of people. The leader of the tribe was called Stone Bear, who got his name from hunting a black bear alone. Tribal wizards have no name, and are honored as Grand Wizards. ”

Ouyang Shuo listened attentively, Leng Qian's intelligence ability really did not disappoint him, and in just one day, he obtained such detailed information.

"Let's go, let's go and meet this Xuanniao tribe." He ordered the team to speed up.

In less than half an hour, the troops rushed to the vicinity of the cottage. Seeing Ouyang Shuo and his party, the outpost personnel on the periphery of the cottage were immediately alert and shouted loudly: "Who is coming, report your name!" ”

"I am the lord of Shanhai Town, and I am invited by the leader of your department to pay a visit!" Ouyang Shuo returned loudly.

There was a commotion at the outpost, and one of the sentries had a small black bird perched on his shoulder. I saw that the sentry muttered a few words to the bird, and the bird took off into the air and flew straight to the cottage.

Seeing this scene, Ouyang Shuo shook his head with a wry smile. No wonder Zhang Daniu wanted to be ambushed, the Xuanniao tribe had such a reconnaissance weapon, and it was not unjust to lose. This inconspicuous black bird is obviously more psychic than a carrier pigeon, not only knowing the way, but also understanding human language. He estimated that this little bird should be the descendant of the tribal totem Xuanniao.

Fifteen minutes later, the bird flew back from the cottage and chirped at the sentry. I guess no one understood except the sentry.

"The leader instructed that the lord of Shanhai Town could only bring two followers into the cottage, and the rest of the people must wait outside the cottage." The sentry shouted.

"How can this be done, we must accompany us to protect the safety of the adults." Before Ouyang Shuo could speak, Zhao Sihu couldn't help it and shouted loudly.

"This is what the chief wills, and it must be done." The sentry was expressionless.

Zhao Sihu wanted to continue arguing, but Ouyang Shuo stopped him and said with a smile: "In that case, Captain Zhao, you and Wang Feng should come with me!" ”

Wang Feng is Lin Yue's eldest disciple, and he has just been appointed as the first fire commander of the infantry squadron.

"My lord, this is too dangerous. Let's just take people to level this broken cottage and see if they dare to fight with us. Zhao Sihu was obviously still not at ease.

"Yes, my lord, I am alone in danger, and the wise are not for it!" Leng Qian followed and persuaded.

"You don't need to be persuaded, I'm sure the stone bear leader is not such a reckless person. The barbarians have always been bold, and if they really want to deal with us, they will only be hard with real swords and guns, and they will never do this. Ouyang Shuo said.

Seeing that they couldn't be persuaded by it, the generals could only give up. Leng Qian turned to the sentry and shouted: "Listen to the people on the other side, if my family has any mistakes, Shanhai Town will definitely raise a large army to attack and level the cottage." ”

When the sentry heard Leng Qian's threat, he snorted coldly and didn't reply.

Ouyang Shuo ignored it, took Zhao Sihu and Wang Feng, followed behind the sentry, and walked towards the cottage. After entering the cottage, the sentry who led the way returned the same way, led by another mountain barbarian.

Along the way, Ouyang Shuo watched the cottage scenery of the barbarians with great interest, and also communicated with Zhao Sihu and the two from time to time. The barbarian cottage has distinct barbarian characteristics, simple, sturdy and rugged. The mountain barbarians on the side of the road, seeing that these guests can still talk and laugh at this time, they have a little admiration, they are a man, no wonder they can be received by the leader.

Shi Xiong led the important members of the tribe to greet him at the door of the council hall, and he was not too rude. If Shi Xiong sat inside and let him bring it in like a prisoner, then Ouyang Shuo would have to reassess the importance of the Xuanniao Tribe to Shanhai Town.

"Guests from afar, welcome to the Xuanniao Tribe!" Shi Xiong said loudly, his tone was neither salty nor light.

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, and said with admiration: "Thank you to the big leader for inviting me to enjoy the barbarian sightseeing, which really has a unique flavor." ”

Shi Xiong's face was relieved, and he said with a little enthusiasm: "Please!" ”

"Please!" Ouyang Shuo followed behind Shi Xiong and walked towards the council hall.

After the two sides sat down, Shi Xiong was not polite, and said directly: "Lord of Shanhai Town, yesterday your subordinates said that they would cooperate with our Xuanniao tribe, and they would like to hear about it." ”

"Honorable Great Chief, I have come this time to make friends. Regardless of whether the cooperation is successful or not, Shanhai Town will give 100,000 units of grain to your tribe for free. Ouyang Shuo gave the other party a carrot first.

As soon as these words came out, the other party suddenly became commotionous. One hundred thousand units of grain, plus the replenishment of hunting and wild fruits, was enough to sustain the Xuanniao tribe for two or three months. With such a generous spending, he immediately won the favor of this group of men, and the eyes of Ouyang Shuo and the others were no longer so hostile.

Shi Xiong was also shocked, but as the leader, he didn't lose his temper because of this, "Thank you for the gift from Shanhai Town, the Xuanniao tribe is grateful!" ”

"There are three main ways to cooperate this time, please refer to the chief. The first is that your subordinates go down the mountain and settle in the village. Second, your department selects soldiers to serve in the army of Shanhai Town, and Shanhai Town distributes money. Third, your ministry helps Shanhai find and mine ore, and Shanhai pays his salary. Ouyang Shuo threw out the three strategies of the barbarians.

"Our Xuanniao tribe has lived here, and it is difficult to move to our homeland, and it is difficult to settle down in the mountains." Shi Xiong first rejected the first form of cooperation.

Ouyang Shuo nodded, this was completely expected by him. Without a suitable opportunity, it is impossible for the mountain barbarians to move out of the jungle and settle in the plains. The matter of settling down cannot be forced, so it can only be slowly figured out.

"I don't know how much is in the army of Shanhai Town?" Shi Xiong then asked.

Ouyang Shuo's heart was relieved, and the big fish finally took the bait, "Ordinary soldiers, with the rank of strength." Converted into grain, a minimum of 10 units of grain per month can be obtained, and a maximum of 90 units of grain can be obtained. At the level of your warriors, you can get at least 50 units of food per month on average. ”

Shi Xiong nodded, not in a hurry, and then asked, "Regarding the third way of cooperation, please also ask the lord to elaborate." ”

"Naturally. As far as I know, this area is home to many rare minerals such as gold and silver. If your ministry can find these ores, then Shanhai Town will use grain as a labor payment. "Ouyang Shuo knew that in his previous life, the tyrant sword rose rapidly by finding a gold mine through the mountain barbarians and obtaining the original funds.

"Please sit down for a moment, we need to discuss it." After Shi Xiong finished speaking, he arranged for the tribe members to accompany Ouyang Shuo and the three of them in the council hall, and went around to the backyard alone.

The great wizard of the Xuanniao tribe is in the backyard at the moment. With such a big matter, Shi Xiong naturally didn't dare to call the shots, discussing Yunyun was just fooling Ouyang Shuo, and the real purpose was to go to the backyard to consult the Great Wizard.

After listening to Shi Xiong's relay, the Great Wizard was silent, and after a long time, he said, "This Lord of Shanhai Town is also a wise man. Three months ago, I had a dream that it would not be long before an alien would come down from the sky, armed with a sharp blade, to open up the wilderness. Xuanniao once said that these aliens are either the opportunity for the prosperity of our race, or the source of our race's demise, and we have to investigate. ”

"In that case, I'll drive them away!" Shi Xiong said.

"Don't be so reckless. This lord has come with the sincerity of cooperation, and may be able to help us out of this difficult situation. You can send some soldiers to join the Shanhai Town Army to watch their journey. As for the ore matter, we must also hurry up and look for it, which may be able to solve the food crisis. "The Great Wizard is obviously not as conservative as the Stone Bear.

"Yes! Great wizard, in your opinion, how many warriors are more appropriate? ”

"There should not be too many fighters in the first batch, but you should choose the elite, and you can't prevaricate sloppily, just two hundred people. In addition, Shi Hu is smart and brave, let him also go out of the mountain to practice. The Grand Wizard clapped his hands and said.

Ouyang Shuo deliberately pointed out before that the soldier's fortune was linked to strength, but he didn't want the Xuanniao tribe to arrange some crooked melons and cracked dates to indiscriminately fill the number, and it really worked.

"Yes!" Shi Xiong said excitedly. Shi Hu's strength is also one of the best in the hunting team, and he is also the most threatening person to his leader. Now that the Great Wizard has sent Shi Hu to Shanhai Town, he is naturally happy.