Chapter 697, Like Being in a Dream

Translator: Silavin

 

Yini walked forward with an excited heart, and after hearing about the Flame Dragon Tribe, she wanted to immediately see it.

 

She played with her green hair and said softly, “If it’s really as Ah Liv said, the Flame Dragon Tribe is truly worth visiting.”

 

The tiger eared girl was extremely happy now, her original dissatisfaction swept away completely. Her heart also began to feel grateful that Father had let her come. If she had not come this time, she would definitely have had to listen to others showing off again.

 

“It should all be true. The Green Vine Tribe has been on good terms with our Tribe for so many years, they couldn’t possibly deceive us.” Ci blinked her orange eyes and continued. “What’s more, they had indeed traded for quite a lot of things.”

 

“I should have asked Ah Liv to open those bags to show us just now, so we could have known in advance.” Yini said regretfully.

 

The tiger eared girl had just been focused on enquiring about the Flame Dragon Tribe and had not thought to look at those goods.

 

“We’ll be there soon anyway, let’s hurry up and get moving.” Ci kept standing on tiptoe looking ahead.

 

She also looked up at the sky from time to time, worried it might suddenly rain again.

 

If it rained, that would be terrible. They would have to immediately find shelter and quickly shelter their dried meat.

 

This dried meat was all prepared in advance. If it rained, it would easily become damp and mouldy. Once damp and mouldy, its value would be reduced, and they would not be able to trade it for anything good.

 

“Yes, if it rains all our things will be ruined.” Teng Yuan agreed.

 

*Step step step…*

 

The team in the forest advanced rapidly, moving obviously faster than usual.

 

Perhaps due to the weather, plus the fact that the Flame Dragon Tribe was indeed close, everyone had much more energy.

 

At first, everyone did not know how far it was, but after the people from the Green Vine Tribe arrived, they learned that the Flame Dragon Tribe was not far ahead.

 

About two hours later, the people from the Earth Tiger Tribe hurried to reach the Flame Dragon Tribe.

 

It was still only afternoon, and everyone looked up at the weather with relief.

 

They discovered that the dark clouds in the sky had quietly dispersed, so they did not need to worry about the dried meat getting wet.

 

“This is the Flame Dragon Tribe? What a strange place…” Yini kept scanning the surroundings of the Tribe.

 

She found that much of the land around the Tribe entrance had been tiled, with many strange plants growing on it.

 

Moreover, some plants even had frames built over them, and the key point was that these peculiar plants covered a very wide area.

 

“Why do they grow so many useless things? Is it just for appearance?” Ci was also very puzzled.

 

From what they knew, their people would not eat these things. At most they would eat some berries. Most plants were used for applying to wounds, or dried and used as bedding.

 

“There’s also a strong smell, like the smell of wild beasts.” Yini covered her nose and waved her hand. She looked at the two large wooden houses at the Tribe entrance, feeling the smell seemed to be coming from there.

 

“I smell it too. Maybe it’s the wild beasts they’re raising. Are they planning to fatten them up before eating them?” Ci speculated.

 

“Unnecessary effort, waste of time and food.” Teng Yuan said disdainfully.

 

He had not wanted to say anything originally, but kept frowning as he looked at the Flame Dragon Tribe, keeping his guard up.

 

This time the main mission was to protect the safety of the Chieftain’s Daughter, and he had to be mindful of the surrounding situation. So, whenever everyone was chatting and laughing or resting, he had to stay alert.

 

“Never mind that for now, we’ll know once we go in and have a look.” Yini played with her green hair.

 

*Step step step…*

 

Everyone came to the entrance and still saw those people setting up stalls, as well as those stationed at the gate demanding the surrender of weapons.

 

Teng Yuan exploded at first, becoming extremely angry, and was about to turn around and leave.

 

No Warrior was willing to hand over their weapons to people from another Tribe for safekeeping. This was undoubtedly leaving one’s most vulnerable back to others.

 

As a Warrior, this was absolutely unacceptable under any circumstances, which was why he was so angry.

 

However, after persuasion from Yini, Ci and others, and remembering what the Green Vine Tribe had said in advance, he could only grit his teeth and compromise. Having spent so much time and effort to get here, they could not return empty-handed.

 

“The Flame Dragon Tribe is really too much. Why are they confiscating our weapons?” Teng Yuan became angrier the more he thought about it.

 

If it were not for saving face for the Chieftain’s Daughter and needing to complete this trading mission, he would have left no matter what.

 

“You saw outside just now too. The Flame Dragon Tribe’s goods are really amazing. It would be such a pity if we left like this.”

 

Yini blinked her green eyes and continued. “Besides, so many Tribes have come to the Flame Dragon Tribe, and nothing has happened to any of them, so there’s no need to worry.”

 

She felt quite reassured. Apart from being won over by those goods, the most important thing was what Ah Liv’s people had said.

 

“Did you hear just now? We can stay here overnight, and we can eat here too.” Ci was somewhat looking forward to it.

 

She had never heard of a Tribe like this, that could both accommodate people from other Tribes and had places for outsiders to eat.

 

The Tribe was really unique. One could tell from the planted areas at the entrance. There were even Warriors specifically stationed at the entrance, who would confiscate weapons. However, those were just one of their many special aspects. The most shocking aspect was naturally those cement houses and the flat main roads on the ground.

 

[How could stones be built into houses? How could these stone roads be so smooth? And the carriages speeding past on the road?]

 

They only knew those were wooden boxes pulled by wild beasts. They did not know what they were for.

 

“This Tribe is like… like it exists only in dreams.” Yini sighed.

 

The tiger eared girl kept staring wide-eyed with her green eyes, looking around in shock at the surrounding environment and people.

 

This Tribe had far too many strange things, and these strange things could not be explained, but they all looked very impressive.

 

No other Tribe was like this, which was why the tiger eared girl said this place was like being in a dream.

 

“Indeed, it’s really wonderful. We definitely came to the right place.” Ci nodded repeatedly.

 

Everyone had not even started seriously exploring yet. Just looking at the general overview had completely won them over.

 

“This place is surprisingly clean.” Teng Yuan could not help but speak up too.

 

He had originally been immersed in irritable emotions, but now seeing the interior of the Flame Dragon Tribe, these emotions had mostly dissipated.