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Black Bear temporarily suppressed his urge to rescue them. Indeed, the eagle was right; the enemy's strength far exceeded that of his tribe. Going to rescue them would be like throwing an egg against a rock.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

At this point, the black bear had no better option than to watch the eagles on the scene, since the eagles had been exposed to the outside world before.

"Should I go and talk to their leader first?"

"Okay, then be careful."

. . . . .

With a few close clansmen, the eagle quietly sneaked back to the outskirts of South Sea City.

The sky was already beginning to lighten, but the eagle had no intention of going out now.

"Brother Eagle, what do we do now?"

"Get some sleep first, and we'll talk about it when it's light. Who goes to negotiate with someone before dawn?"

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that it made sense, so they all climbed up the trees, found suitable branches, and began to rest, either sitting or lying down.

. . . . .

Nanhai City.

The captured savage is currently being held temporarily in an unfinished room by Niu Er, awaiting Zhou Wu's personal interrogation.

Upon learning that the savage had been captured, Zhou Wu rushed over immediately.

"Big brother."

Are there any casualties on either side?

"Don't worry, brother, I didn't even get a scratch."

"That's good."

Zhou Wu was not actually afraid of these barbarians. Zhuge Liang could have easily wiped out the Nanman, but he did the Seven Captures of Meng Huo, simply to maintain internal stability. These barbarians, like the Nanman, were not to be feared, but if they really started to rebel, they would be a real headache.

The South China Sea is currently under development, so Zhou Wu doesn't want to waste too much energy on other things. Moreover, what the South China Sea lacks most right now is not anything else, but population. In any era, population is the most important strategic resource, so Zhou Wu plans to subdue these savages.

Zhou Wu knew that these so-called savages actually had a certain level of civilization, probably already in a tribal civilization, where people could communicate using language.

Sure enough, before Zhou Wu even went inside, he heard the so-called savages inside actually communicating.

"We're doomed. Will these dragon people kill us?"

"I don't know. Last time, those dragon people killed many of our people."

"We should have listened to the leader and not accepted any food. Now look what's happened, we've lost our lives."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wu realized that the man was also speaking the language of the Great Dragon. This saved him a lot of trouble. With that thought, Zhou Wu pushed open the door and went in.

A guard brought over a chair, and Zhou Wu sat down.

"I am the Grand Governor of the South China Sea of ​​the Great Dragon Empire. The entire island is under my jurisdiction. Tell me why you stole my grain?"

"My lord, spare us! We are so hungry we have no other choice."

"Who ordered it?"

"Sir, no one instructed us to come. Our leader forbade us to come. We were the ones who were heartless and acted on our own."

After a brief conversation, Zhou Wu confirmed that they were not uncivilized savages.

When Zhou Wu tried to ask more questions, these people stammered and couldn't give a coherent answer.

Just then, the guard whispered something in Zhou Wu's ear.

"My lord, there is a savage outside who wants to see you."

"Hmm~"

This was rather strange. Zhou Wu instructed that these people be well taken care of and given enough food and drink, and then went to see the person who had come to his door on his own initiative.

. . . . .

The newcomer was none other than a hawk.

"I am the tribe's eagle, greetings, sir."

That one sentence was enough to make Zhou Wu scrutinize the other person for a long time.

"You're not from the tribe?"

"My lord, I am a member of the tribe, but I left a few years ago."

"Oh, is it in Da Long?"

"Yes, my lord."

"That's good. Then communication shouldn't be too difficult. Please have a seat."

"Thank you, sir."

Zhou Wu was somewhat surprised by the appearance of the eagle and his contact with the outside world.

"Are the people arrested from your tribe?"

"Yes sir."

The eagle came to rescue its people, so there's nothing to hide about that.

"Then just tell me."

"Sir, what do you want to know?"

"The more, the merrier."

Zhou Wu personally poured a cup of tea for Cangying. Cangying picked up the teacup, took a sip, let out a long breath, and then slowly began to speak.

"My tribe is called Youxiong. Every tribal chief is called Black Bear."

"How many people are in your tribe? How many tribes and how many people are there in the entire South China Sea island region?"

Zhou Wu was certain that there was more than just the Xiong tribe on this island. Now he was eager to know how many other tribes were on the island and whether they would pose a threat to his South China Sea City. Not all tribes were friendly to humans.

“We have a bear tribe, which is considered a medium-sized tribe on the island, with a few hundred people. I’m not really sure how many tribes there are on the whole island, but over the years I’ve seen or heard of them, there are probably dozens, some with several thousand people, and some with only a few dozen.”

Even the eagle didn't know how many tribes there were on the island or how many people there were in total, but this answer was within Zhou Wu's expectations.

"Then why do you, the Bear Tribe, come to steal our food?"

"Because before you, there were also Great Dragon People on this island. At that time, they were numerous and built a village along the coast. They were very powerful. I suggested to the chief that we make contact with the Great Dragon People, as it would be beneficial to us. After all, the Great Dragon People are far superior to the tribe in all aspects."

"You have a good eye, but I guess you've got the wrong people. The group you're talking about should be the White Skull Pirates."

"Yes, but we didn't know at the time that the leader had followed my advice and met with the other side. They were willing to accept us, but we needed to hand over food to them as a sign of sincerity. However, after receiving the food, those pirates denied it and even injured many of our men."

“What credibility can pirates have? But we are the government, and we are different from them.”

“My lord, I understand this principle, but our leader no longer trusts any of the dragon people. So when your men appeared here to build the city, our leader began to plan to steal grain. He said that the grain that was tricked away by the dragon people should be returned to you, and we don’t want any more.”

"Heh, your leader does have some principles after all."

Zhou Wu was both annoyed and amused to hear that he had actually taken the blame for the White Skull.

"Actually, we already have enough food. The chief has also ordered the tribesmen not to come to the Great Dragon people's place. But last night, these people sneaked out without the chief's knowledge. The chief was very angry when he found out."

"So you're here to take people back?"

"Please, Your Excellency, have mercy."

"I can release the person, but how do you plan to resolve the issue of you stealing so much of my grain? I wasn't the one who cheated you out of your grain."

"We are willing to return all the grain to the adults."

"The food is rightfully mine; it's only right."

The eagle was surprised by the other party's clear thinking and didn't know what to do.