I Transmigrated Into A Fantasy World To Farm And Build Houses!-Chapter 489: The Black Wolf Neighbor
Eric sat at the desk on the second floor, recording this year’s harvest.
Along with the increasingly large area of reclaimed land, the various grains and vegetables planted each year were several times more than the first year, especially grains. New grain had to be put into storage, and old grain taken out for consumption.
Beastmen feared the cold winter most. Sometimes, if they encountered a particularly harsh winter that lasted longer, the tribe would definitely lose members.
But the Hadu tribe had now solved this difficult problem. The food reserves were enough to feed the entire tribe for more than two years - a quite respectable figure.
The annoying neighbor next door, the Black Wolf tribe, also had decent planting results. Although this tribe was a bit hateful, it had to be said that they were hardworking. On this fertile land, as long as one was diligent, one wouldn’t go hungry.
Nathan visited again a few days ago, wanting to trade bricks and glass with the Hadu tribe this time.
Nathan had visited quite often in recent years. Being neighbors, Eric as the patriarch couldn’t show his likes and dislikes too obviously. After all, the two tribes were like grasshoppers on the same rope.
The first year the Black Wolf tribe moved next door in poverty to reclaim land, he had Kevin lead tribe members to bring quite a bit of food over. For a tribe full of the old, weak, and sick, whether from an alliance or humanitarian perspective, Eric had to lend a hand.
Now, having some friendly relations with Nathan, Eric agreed to the trade he proposed since it wasn’t anything major.
This young patriarch Nathan was indeed very smart and knew how to read the situation. Now that the people of the Hadu tribe weren’t as antagonistic toward the Black Wolf tribe as before, he proposed this trade.
Eric didn’t believe he just came up with this idea now. Wanting to build houses for the Black Wolves similar to the Hadu tribe’s - one could only say the other party thought very thoroughly.
Moreover, after this trade succeeded, the two tribes would definitely interact frequently. Over time, relations between the two sides would become more relaxed. It could be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Eric was initially very opposed to the Black Wolf tribe moving next to the Hadu tribe. Nathan’s intentions weren’t hard to spot, and he didn’t like people with such deep schemes.
But thinking about it later, the Black Wolf tribe was now considered a thorn in the Golden Kingdom’s side and wasn’t welcomed anywhere. It was better to have them right under his nose. Although dangerous, it was convenient to monitor their movements.
Since then, the daily patrol range of the warriors had expanded by a circle, always paying attention to the Black Wolf tribe, just in case there were still people among them contacting the Kingdom. Now that they were so close, care had to be taken not to be implicated.
Observing for a few years, the Black Wolf tribe hadn’t done anything excessive. A bunch of Black Wolves farmed diligently. Even if there were a few troublemakers, they were all dealt with by Nathan.
These actions of the Hadu tribe were not hidden from the Black Wolf tribe; they monitored openly. It wasn’t clear if the other party had truly lost all will or had to endure temporarily, but in short, they didn’t resist.
Not only that, when Nathan came to see Eric, he proactively told him some internal affairs of the Black Wolf tribe, including that he had placed his father under house arrest and managed all the remaining beastmen of his father’s faction, guaranteeing they wouldn’t cause trouble anymore.
This was the sincerity he showed, and this neighbor gradually gained a firm foothold here.
Although the tribe members had accepted this fact, they still despised the Black Wolves immensely, wishing to take a detour when going out. When building the road connecting to other tribes, they deliberately went around the Black Wolf side.
On the contrary, Nathan came to the house again, proactively offering gold and pearls to take away several tons of cement, learning from the Snow Wolves to repair several main roads.
A lean camel is still bigger than a horse; the Black Wolf tribe surprisingly still had money.
Now Nathan wanted to build houses exactly like the Hadu tribe’s model. In the future, people passing by who didn’t know the story might even think the relationship between the two tribes was very good.
The children of the Black Wolf tribe didn’t have the caution of adults. Every day they smelled the fragrance and ran to the Hadu tribe. They didn’t dare ask for food, only lingering at the edge of the territory, sniffing greedily.
Once, Kevin saw them while passing by and felt very reluctant in his heart. After returning to the tribe with his companions, he brought candy and pastries and secretly ran out to feed these children.
The two tribes weren’t harmonious, so he didn’t dare feed them openly. But for those children with glistening eyes drooling with desire yet not daring to approach, he couldn’t bear it, so he had to go secretly.
Once there was a first time, there would be a second. Kevin didn’t last long; later, whenever he met these kids, he would avoid others to go feed them.
After a few times, Galvin was the first to notice something wrong with his behavior. He quietly followed to check and was utterly speechless.
Just feeding some kids, why be so sneaky?
Later, the two of them fed them together, and then other warriors would bring some food to give them when passing by. Gradually, these children and the children of the Hadu tribe started playing together. Now they even dared to enter the playground.
The Snow Wolves did hate the Black Wolf tribe, but they didn’t hate children that much. Looking at Leo, one could tell; if the Black Wolf tribe stabbed the Snow Wolves in the back, the main culprit was the Golden Lion tribe. The Snow Wolves could accept Leo, let alone a few little black wolves.
In the eyes of beastmen, children of any tribe were precious and worth cherishing.
They even liked human children, which was why human parents felt safe leaving their children at the playground.
Eric lay on the table, planning the quantity of bricks and glass to trade with the Black Wolf tribe.
There were more glass greenhouses over the years. He didn’t need to transfer mana to the barrier in winter like in the first few years, so he didn’t have to worry about going out.
This year, he not only went to the Spring Market of the Red Grass tribe but also followed Grass’s salt refining team to the sea for a trip, taking Leo along this time.
Salt refining was still conducted in secret, and the team members were all trusted aides. This news was kept strictly confidential from other beastmen. After all, salt was an essential necessity and a major source of tax revenue for the Golden Kingdom.
Since they could refine salt themselves, the number of transactions with Halun’s caravan decreased.
However, the Hadu tribe and dozens of Dwarf tribes, along with the Red Grass tribe, conducted close trade. Corbin thought the Hadu tribe used items to exchange for salt with other tribes.
Moreover, Corbin now imported more goods from the Hadu tribe and had long become a consumer.
Every year, he bought a large amount of scented soap, laundry soap, essential oils, toilet paper, white liquor, and various candies, all of which helped him make a fortune. He had no mind to investigate other things.
Last year, Halun’s caravan even took some cotton cloth from the Hadu tribe to sell as a trial.
Corbin always felt that the quality of cotton clothes worn by the Hadu tribe members looked better than what he brought. Furthermore, the price Eric offered was cheap - much cheaper than what he imported from other fabric merchants. It could be said to be good quality at a low price.
If the trial was successful, there would be one more item for Halun’s caravan to buy in the future.
"Patriarch, Patriarch!" A Horned Goat tribesman ran upstairs in a hurry: "Quick, go outside and look! Outside, outside there are many beastmen coming!"
"Huh?" Eric doubted if there was something wrong with his ears. What did he mean by many beastmen coming? If it were the Ox-Head tribe or Black Wolves, the Horned Goat tribesman coming to call him certainly wouldn’t say that. Then...
