This Is My Primitive Tribe-Chapter 124 - 104: Unexpected Harvest_2

A miraculous scene unfolded.

The insect wax powder quickly adhered to the wounds, congealing into a scab, and before long stopped the bleeding.

The Witch of the Rock Sheep Tribe told Jiang Xuan: "The uses of insect wax powder are not limited to stopping bleeding; it also has excellent healing effects for burns, scalds, and sores. If mixed with other healing powders, the effect will be even better."

"Chief Xuan, what do you think about trading insect wax for the Divine Mushroom?"

After hearing the Witch’s explanation and witnessing the hemostatic effect of insect wax himself, Jiang Xuan knew this was definitely a valuable item.

However, the question was how much insect wax a single Divine Mushroom could be traded for.

Jiang Xuan asked, "How much insect wax does the Witch plan to offer in exchange for our Divine Mushroom?"

The Witch from the Rock Sheep Tribe countered by asking, "How much does Chief Xuan want?"

Indeed, anyone who could survive in such a dangerous world for so long was no fool, especially a Witch.

Jiang Xuan thought for a moment, pointed at the other jars in the cave, and said, "The Divine Mushroom is too precious. We acquired one by chance, and I want to trade it for all the insect wax here."

Jiang Xuan roughly counted, estimating there were dozens of jars on the ground—quite a hefty demand.

As expected, the Witch from the Rock Sheep Tribe said with difficulty, "Chief Xuan, don’t you think you’re asking for a bit too much?"

Jiang Xuan replied, "There is only one Divine Mushroom, and once the trade is done, our Vine Tribe will have none. However, you can continuously obtain insect wax, so in the end, you may profit more."

The Witch of the Rock Sheep Tribe shook her head and then took away half of the jars on the ground, saying, "At most, I can use half of the insect wax here to trade for your Divine Mushroom."

Jiang Xuan frowned and said, "In that case, let’s talk about trading other goods, such as pottery that can be used for cooking. Our Vine Tribe also has some."

"And another item that you will definitely like is salt, good salt!"

Upon hearing "pottery" and "salt," the eyes of both the Witch and Hong Yan lit up; clearly, they needed these two goods very much.

The Witch of the Rock Sheep Tribe was silent for a moment, then said, "If Chief Xuan can bring pottery and salt for trade, I can add three more jars of white wax during the Divine Mushroom exchange."

Jiang Xuan made a troubled expression and said, "Alright, but the weather is getting colder, and we won’t have time to bring goods over if we go back."

"How about this: your Rock Sheep Tribe sends some Warriors with the goods to our Vine Tribe, so we can complete the trade before the snow falls."

The Witch and Leader Hong Yan exchanged a glance, then nodded and agreed, as what Jiang Xuan said was true—it was indeed close to snowing. ƒreewebɳovel.com

After the negotiations were over, Jiang Xuan and Hong Yan left the kiln cave; by now, it was already dark outside, and the clear moonlight shone on the ground.

Thanks to the moonlight, Hong Yan didn’t light a torch, and the two slowly walked towards the large wooden house at the center of the tribe.

On the way, Jiang Xuan curiously asked, "Leader Hong Yan, may I ask, what exactly is this insect wax?"

Hong Yan laughed and said, "It’s nothing to hide."

"The insect wax is actually secreted by a type of insect on the tree. Every autumn, this kind of insect secretes a lot of wax on tree branches. Our tribe members cut down these branches and take them back for processing, and finally store them in jars."

Jiang Xuan’s heart was stirred, and he asked, "Can these insects be used for trade?"

Since the insect wax was so useful, Jiang Xuan entertained the idea of breeding them himself. If the Vine Tribe could massively cultivate these insects, wouldn’t they have an endless supply of insect wax in the future?

Hong Yan guessed what Jiang Xuan was thinking and said, "Chief Xuan, at this time of year, those insects are already dead, leaving behind only some eggs."

"However, even if you take the eggs back, it’s of no use."

"Why?" Jiang Xuan asked, puzzled.

Hong Yan laughed and said, "Because those insects must eat the leaves of the wax tree to secrete insect wax, and wax trees can only grow on our Rock Sheep Tribe’s territory."

Hong Yan pointed to a bare patch of trees on the nearby slope and said, "See that? Those are wax trees."

After hearing Hong Yan’s explanation, Jiang Xuan finally understood why he was so open to discussing the insect wax matter.

Because both the wax worm and the wax tree are essential, and the environment for growing wax trees is quite specific, the Rock Sheep Tribe isn’t worried about the Vine Tribe taking those insects or the wax trees back with them.

Though Jiang Xuan felt it was a pity, he hadn’t completely given up the idea of breeding wax worms himself. He needed to try at least once to be satisfied.

If these wax worms could be massively cultivated, then in the future, the Vine Tribe would have excellent healing medicine and a large supply of high-quality candles.

Candles are a relatively stable light source; others, such as torches or fire pits, flicker too much, making them unsuitable for doing fine work at night.

The two returned to the wooden house, where Hong Yan asked Jiang Xuan more about the Vine Tribe.

Because in his view, any tribe capable of producing pottery and possessing salt must be fairly strong.

Hong Yan was also a bit worried that when they took the goods over, the Vine Tribe wouldn’t trade with them but would instead seize them.

This sort of thing had happened before.

Between tribes, killings and plundering were quite common.

However, for the sake of the Divine Mushroom, pottery, and salt, the Rock Sheep Tribe had to take some risks.