When Zhao Hai heard what Laura said, he felt that there was a hidden meaning in her words. He looked at Laura, puzzled, and asked, "What do you mean?"
Laura looked at Zhao Hai and laughed, "It means that those swindlers aren't real merchants. They all have backgrounds, and their backgrounds are very strong."
Zhao Hai stared blankly, "What you mean is that those swindlers are being instructed by someone? Who is it? Why? "
Laura smiled bitterly and said, "Who else could it be? Those who are afraid of the strong beastmen. Among them are the Purcell clan and the Aksu Empire's imperial family. Now, there are many merchants on the Beastmen Prairie who are their eyes and ears. As long as they find out that a beastman tribe is very strong, they will find a way to make that tribe weak. And to make a tribe weak, there's nothing more ruthless than using deceit. This move doesn't require much manpower, financial resources, or force to achieve their goal. That's why a lot of people use it." Laura smiled bitterly and said, "It's because of this.
Zhao Hai really didn't think that it was because of this. He stared blankly for a moment before saying, "No wonder Yale interrupted Wales just now. It seems that Yale also thinks of us as such swindlers. It's my fault for saying too much."
Laura smiled, "It's not your fault. What you said was the truth. It's just that Yale didn't believe it. After more contact, they will believe it. Right, Brother Hai, don't you think that Wales' camp is a bit strange?"
Zhao Hai nodded, "It's a bit strange. This camp is full of combatants, and there isn't a single woman. This doesn't seem to make sense."
Laura nodded, "I can see it too. But looking at Wales' appearance, it doesn't seem like he has anything important to do. Why would they come here?"
Meg, who had been silent all this while, opened her mouth, "Could it be that Wales also came out to gain experience? Wales is the seventh son of the Herculean Bull Tribe's chieftain, which is equivalent to a prince. Human nobles would normally let their children go out to gain experience. Wales' identity is also a noble, so he could also come out to gain experience?"
Laura and Zhao Hai stared blankly for a moment, then Laura couldn't help but chuckle. "It seems that we've made things too complicated. Right, I've also heard that the princes of the big beastmen tribes would also come out to gain experience. It seems that Wales is the same, but the matter of him being besieged by the Jackal tribe is also fishy."
Zhao Hai nodded his head and said, "This matter is a bit strange, but it's not something we should be concerned about. In any case, we've already achieved our goal and dealt with the Jackal Tribe, right? I've also collected the Jackal Tribe's corpses. It's a pity that there aren't any living ones. However, there are still two Jackal Tribe's mounts that are still alive. They're now in the warehouse. "
After the battle, Zhao Hai had collected the Jackal Tribe's corpses into the space. Fearing that Yale and the others would be suspicious, Zhao Hai had specially used the Dark Fog spell to cover the entire battlefield, then collected the Jackal Tribe's corpses. He wasn't in a hurry to turn the Jackal Tribe's people into undead creatures. He still wanted to get some information from the Jackal Tribe's mouths.
However, he couldn't let Wales and Yale know, so he used the Dark Fog spell to cover the battlefield. When the Dark Fog disappeared, the Jackal Tribe's corpses also disappeared. This would make Yale and the others think that Zhao Hai had already turned the Jackal Tribe's corpses into undead creatures and collected them into his summoning space.
This was a common practice for black magicians on the continent. After killing their enemies, they would turn them into undead creatures and collect them into their summoning space. This way, not only could they intimidate their enemies, but they could also increase their own strength. Therefore, Yale and Wales didn't suspect Zhao Hai's actions at all.
Laura nodded and said, "Let's wait until nighttime to deal with the Jackal Tribe's matter. We don't know when Wales will come looking for us, so let's not enter the space." Zhao Hai also nodded. He didn't want to enter the space at this time.
Zhao Hai and the others didn't know that Wales and Yale were also discussing them right now.
Seeing Zhao Hai and the others leave the tent, Wales asked Yale in confusion, "Teacher, why didn't you let me continue the discussion with Zhao Hai? If he has a lot of food and it's cheap, then it's a good thing for our Herculean Bull Tribe. "
Yale looked at Wales and shook his head, "I don't think what Zhao Hai said is true. Does he really have food in his hands? Don't forget the lesson of the Black Bear Tribe from five years ago. "
The lesson Yale was referring to was the one where they were cheated. At that time, there was a human merchant who had cooperated with the Black Bear Tribe many times. He promised the Black Bear Tribe that he would prepare food for the winter. Because the previous cooperation was very pleasant, the Black Bear Tribe didn't think that the other party would cheat them. As a result, the Black Bear Tribe didn't buy food from other merchants.
But in the end, the human merchant disappeared and never appeared on the prairie again. When the Black Bear Tribe realized that they had been cheated, it was already too late. They didn't store any food that winter, and with the heavy snowfall, it wasn't easy to send out troops to raid. The entire Black Bear Tribe faced the danger of running out of food.
In the end, the Black Bear Tribe had no choice but to eat argali and other magic beasts to tide over the crisis. Even so, many of the Black Bear Tribe's slaves starved to death. The once powerful Black Bear Tribe became weak. If it wasn't for their strong fighting strength, they would have been exterminated already.
At that time, this matter caused a huge reaction on the Beastmen Prairie. There was even a period of time when all the races on the Beastmen Prairie stopped doing business with human merchants. Many human merchants lost everything because of this.
When Wales heard Yale, he couldn't help but stare blankly, "It can't be. I don't think Zhao Hai is that kind of person, and he even has the Beastmen's Friendship Flag. Teacher, are you thinking too much?"
Yale shook his head, "It's always good to be careful. We must always remember the lesson of the Black Bear Tribe. Whether or not Zhao Hai has the food, we can't bet everything on him."
Wales didn't object to this point. Betting everything on one person was too risky. He wouldn't do it, so he didn't object to Yale's words.
Yale looked at Wales and continued, "Wales, don't you think it's very strange that we were attacked today? Since when did those mongrels have the guts to attack us? "
Wales stared blankly, "Then what do you mean, teacher?"
Yale said, "There's something strange about this. Although it's said that a lot of dogs dare to rob anyone, when they rob in the past, there were old people and women in the group. Generally, it's a tribe that moves as a whole. But today, the people who attacked us were all young and strong. There wasn't a single old person or woman. Have you ever heard of a jackal tribe that can send out two thousand young and strong men to rob? Besides, this time we just came out to travel, so we didn't bring too many valuables. We also have three hundred warriors to protect us. With our strength, we are much stronger than the average small tribe. But those dogs still came straight for us. This is not their style of doing things. That's why I said that this matter is very strange. "
Wales' expression kept changing as he listened to Yale's words. He wasn't an idiot, so he understood what Yale meant.
Although Wales was the seventh son of the Herculean Bull Tribe's chieftain, he was the one that his father liked the most. Moreover, Wales had been very smart since he was young. This might not be much in the eyes of humans, but in the eyes of beastmen, it was a great advantage.
Beastmen were very straightforward. Generally, people who weren't very smart would look like fools in the eyes of others and would be easily deceived. Because of this, the Beastmen placed a lot of importance on smart children. From a young age, they would choose a prophet to be their teacher and teach them. And these children would often become the next Patriarch of their race.
Wales was very smart since he was young, so his father chose Yale as his teacher when he was five years old. This was almost equivalent to telling everyone that he was preparing to nurture Wales as his successor.
If the abilities of Wales' other brothers were average, then it wouldn't be a big deal. The Herculean Bull Tribe could smoothly complete the handover between the old and the new. But the problem was that Wales' other brothers were also very strong. This was troublesome.
Wales' eldest brother, Gasol, had been fighting for the Herculean Bull Tribe with his father since he was young. He had the beautiful title of Bull-Headed War God in the beastmen circle. His strength was enough to compete with a level 8 human expert. Gasol's reputation was very big among the beastmen who revered the strong. Gasol's prestige was also very high in the Herculean Bull Tribe.
Although Gasol wasn't as smart as Wales, he had been helping Wales' father manage the tribe's affairs all these years. His performance was commendable, so many people in the Herculean Bull Tribe supported him and wanted him to become the next chieftain.
Wales' 2nd brother, Paul, wasn't worth paying much attention to, because he was a very irritable person. Although he was very strong and warlike, he obviously wasn't suited to be a chieftain. However, Paul's relationship with Gasol was very good, and he had always supported Gasol to be the chieftain.
On the other hand, Wales' third and fourth brothers had died in battle when they were still in their teens. There weren't many people in the tribe who could remember their names now.
Wales' 5th brother, Hales, had been in poor health since he was young. He would be sick for half a year. He was a forgotten person in the tribe, and didn't pose any threat.
Wales' 6th brother, Mendes, had a good relationship with Wales. He had taken care of Wales since he was young, but he wasn't very old now, so he couldn't help much.
Wales also had 2 younger brothers, but they were still young and didn't even have the qualifications to train, let alone help.
Wales also had 4 older sisters, but they were all married to another bull-headed race that wasn't weak, the Fighting Bull Tribe. Wales had a good relationship with his 2nd and 3rd sisters, while his eldest and 4th sisters had a good relationship with Gasol.