I thrived in the primitive tribe

"Can I go?" Lu Yao asked with a look of surprise and delight.

"If you wish."

“Don’t we not need to go there to exchange salt this year? Does the tribe still need to send someone? If it’s for my sake, then forget it.” Lu Yao’s expression became conflicted.

"It's not all for you. There are many things on the orc market that we don't have here, and we can exchange them for our own use."

Besides, our tribe has many new items, like pottery jars and wicker baskets, which we can exchange for other things.

"Hmm, when is the Orc Market?"

The great shaman calculated, "It will begin in about 5 days."

Is it too late to leave now?

"We'll make it. It's about a 3-day journey from here to the orc market. We still have 5 days. Let's see who wants to go today, and while we're at it, let's pack what we need to trade. We still have 4 days on the road."

“Okay, then I’ll start packing up the things I’m going to exchange.” Lu Yao jumped up from the animal skin and happily began selecting the items in her hands.

"You can take anything from inside the cave that you think is worth trading, except for the medicinal herbs and the animal hides I have."

“Great Shaman, no need. I have enough of what I have. I’ll exchange for whatever I can.” Lu Yao said casually.

“That works. I’ll tell the tribespeople to bring out any extra pottery, wicker baskets, and other trinkets. We can use these to exchange for common items in the tribe.”

“Yes, yes, I’ll go with you too.” With that, Lu Yao quickly walked to the Great Shaman’s side.

The two walked out of the cave side by side.

"Great Shaman, at this time, none of the tribe members are in the cave. Should we go and find them one by one to inform them?"

"No need, just shout it from the square."

"They can hear me?" Lu Yao was full of questions.

The two walked to the cave where the tribe's belongings were kept.

"Are you going to wait here or come inside with me?"

What's in here?

"The items inside all belong to the tribe."

"Can I go in?" Lu Yao asked, peering into the cave.

“Alright, let’s go.” The high shaman led the way into the cave.

Wow, the tribe is so rich now? So many animal hides and meat, looks like we won't go hungry this cold season!

"found it!"

Upon hearing the Great Shaman's voice, Lu Yao withdrew her eyes from looking around and turned to look at the Great Shaman.

"what is this?"

"The fruit shell of a plant."

What can this be used for?

"This can amplify my voice, so that when I speak in the square, everyone can hear me."

"Wow, this is amazing!" Lu Yao thought to herself. "Is this a natural megaphone?"

"You'll experience it in a bit. It was discovered by chance."

The two stood in the square with their things, and the shaman began to speak to the nutshell.

"The Orc Market is coming soon. The Horde will be going there to make trades soon. Everyone should hurry up and prepare the items to be traded, and bring them to the square tomorrow morning."

I'll say it again...

"Oli and Fengnan, you two come to the square for a moment."

The shaman put down the fruit shell in front of him and turned to look at Lu Yao, who was in shock.

"How about it?"

"Can I see it? It's amazing! How far can my voice travel when I speak with this?"

"Well, the previous test showed that it could transmit to the bamboo forest, but it couldn't transmit any further."

Lu Yao examined the object carefully but couldn't figure out its amplification principle. She looked at it several times but still couldn't find it, so she had no choice but to return it to the Great Shaman.

"Great Witch, Lu Yao, we're here!"

Looking at the two people in front of him, who were running and covered in sweat.

"I forgot to tell you that there's no rush, look how hot it is," the shaman said somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's okay, we're not hot." The two wiped the sweat from their faces and smiled, revealing their white teeth.

Do you know why I called you here?

“It should be related to the orc trade,” Feng Nan said after exchanging a glance.

"Yes, this time the tribe is sending people to the orc market. I want you to take stock of the wicker baskets and pottery and exchange them for other goods."

"Do you want all of them?"

"No need. Keep what the tribe uses, and take whatever is left over."

"Should we take the rattan robe?"

"If it's rattan clothing, we can wear it during the rainy season. Let's take some. I don't know how long this rattan clothing can last."

"After the cold season is over, let's see if they're still usable. We'll take more at the next orc market."

"Okay, go back and take a look now. Let me know when you've finished organizing. I'll also count the animal hides here."

"it is good!"

[They came and went in such a hurry.] Lu Yao watched the two run away.

"Do we still need to bring the salt?"

"Do you want to bring it?"

"I think we should bring some with us. If we come across something interesting on the way, we can trade it for salt. We won't take it out of the orc market. What do you think?"

"Okay, but be careful during the exchange and try not to let people from other tribes find out."

"Okay, I'll be careful. How much salt do we have left?"

"There should be 2-3 cans left. How many do you plan to take?"

"Used it so quickly?"

"I've been making cured meat lately, so it's being used up quite quickly,"

"How about two cans? Should the tribe send someone to the Oak Dragon tribe to check and get some first? But they should be sending a batch here soon anyway,"

"Okay, let's go check on Arthur later. Are you planning to put it directly in the clay pot and take it there?"

"Pack it with animal hide; using earthenware jars is too conspicuous."

“Okay, then I’ll go in and find a few more animal skin bags.”

The two busied themselves in the tribe's warehouse, bundling up the items they planned to exchange and arranging them separately for easy carrying when they left.

"Shouldn't we make a record of what was taken?"

"How do we record it? We remember it in our hearts."

"You haven't forgotten, have you?"

"Let's try our best, there's no other way, is there?"

"How about I write this down?" Lu Yao picked up a stone from the side and began to write and draw on the cave wall.

What are you drawing?

"This is a record of the items we will be taking: 20 hides, 5 animal skin bags."

"That's good. Teach me when you get back."

"No problem." [Looks like I need to teach everyone about written characters and numbers as soon as possible, otherwise this is too inconvenient.]

Later, Ouli and Fengnan reported the quantity of other items they could bring to the Great Shaman, who also had Lu Yao write it down on the cave wall.

[Looks like I can start researching things like paper and pen~] Lu Yao looked at her hands, which were red from being rubbed by stones, and made a decision in her heart.

Everything on the tribe's side is ready; all that's left are the tribe members' personal belongings. We'll see how much we have tomorrow.

"With so much stuff, how many people are there? Can we even carry it all?"

"Most of those going are orcs. We can just put the items on the beast form."

"Isn't it said that orcs will have side effects when they transform into their beast form?"

"If we don't fight, the aftereffects are negligible."

"I see. So that means it exists, but it's smaller?"

"Yes"

"Could we try to get some mounts to keep as pets?"

"Mount?"

"They are animals used to carry us around and help us drag pottery and such."

"That's a good idea. We'll have our clansmen keep an eye out for them in the future."