Chapter 95 Gathering at Strange Wind Ridge
Seeing that Big Bear looked like he was about to rest in the wolf camp, Xu Zhenfeng didn't want to send him back to his own bear camp.
Thinking of the set of armor he had just shown, Xu Zhenfeng couldn't help but wonder whether the set of armor given to him by his master was also made from the bones of some great wolf monster of the previous generation.
But on second thought, that armor was worn after transforming into a human form, and it should not be made from the corpses of demons.
Langdu quietly left the rest camp and went on patrol again.
Xu Zhenfeng suddenly asked Xiong Da again, "Did you ask the human race for help in refining the demon race's corpse armor?"
Xiong Da shook his head. "We demons are not good at making pills, so we can only ask humans for help. But armor and beast control still require our own craftsmanship."
The demon race is the best at taming beasts, and Xu Zhenfeng can understand that. After all, the demon race is the beast race with the most special qualifications. Only by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth can they become demons.
Being able to tame beasts is a natural talent.
But how come refining armor is also a specialty of the demon race? Shouldn't this be a delicate job that only humans can do?
When Xiong Da saw Xu Zhenfeng's puzzled expression, he became interested in teaching others again.
"I'm talking about armor alone, which of course our demon race is the best at. But things like magic weapons and magical instruments are indeed what humans are good at. Our demon race can only compete with humans in training and defense because we have inherited the corpse demon pills from our ancestors."
After he finished speaking, he even sighed in pretended worry, "After all, humans are the most intelligent creatures in the world. They can do anything and think of anything."
Then, he laughed lewdly and whispered, "I heard that humans can also use magic to create illusions. In the illusions, there are countless stunning beauties who can be taken at will... Tsk tsk tsk, it's exactly the same as the real thing."
As he spoke, drool began to flow from the corners of his mouth again.
Xu Zhenfeng looked at him with disdain, "The human race has hundreds of ingenious skills and hundreds of unique and wonderful ideas, and this is the only one you remember? What about the others?"
Xiong Da rolled his eyes, "How can I remember so much? I have never been out of the Monster Mountain. This is just Yang Ruhui, the director of the Trade Department who is in charge of the communication and trade between the human and demon tribes in the royal court. He mentioned it to me when we were drinking."
"Sheep? Sheep demon?"
"Yeah. That old sheep demon is about six or seven hundred years old. He has been working as the head of the Trade Department in the royal court since he was young. The fox tribe tried countless ways to kick him out but couldn't. He must have some skills."
Xu Zhenfeng nodded in agreement. A sheep demon from the sheep clan, without a family background to back him up, could hold such an important position in the Demon Mountain King Court controlled by the fox clan. And he could have done it for so many years without real skills, which was impossible.
"What is the relationship between this Yang Ruhui and your bear tribe?"
"He, this old guy has good relations with all eight tribes. Even though the Fox tribe has been trying to trip him up, he and the Hu tribe's elder Hu Shanhai are sworn brothers. Hehehe, this old guy is so slippery."
Xu Zhenfeng now understood what kind of monster Yang Ruhui was.
An official who can represent the Demon Mountain King's Court in exchanges and even trade between the human and demon races will be no less intelligent and resourceful than humans.
"If Yang Ruhui is the only one from the Sheep Clan working in the Royal Court, then this demon clan might not be considered to be living well in the Demon Mountain, right?"
“Hehe, then you are wrong. The Sheep Tribe has less than 500 monsters and is the only monster tribe in Monster Mountain where you don’t have to do anything to get food and drink. You just need to practice.
The entire sheep demon clan relies on Yang Ruhui's salary and the commissions he earns from helping the eight major families trade with humans.
It’s just that the sheep tribe has limited talent in cultivation, and it’s hard for them to produce powerful monsters. Now Yang Ruhui is training his two sons and a grandson, hoping to pick one of them to succeed him in the future.”
"Then did you buy all those space instruments and elixirs from the human race through Yang Ruhui?"
Xiong Da looked at Xu Zhenfeng and smiled, "Eighty percent of all the human race's things in the entire Monster Mountain were obtained by Yang Ruhui for us through exchange or purchase."
"Eighty percent? What about the remaining twenty percent?"
"The remaining 20% is from border city defenders trading privately with the neighboring human empire."
"But those kinds of transactions are all black market transactions, and many things are not allowed to be seen in public."
Xu Zhenfeng nodded and understood. This was the same as the smuggling business in his previous life.
It seems that no matter which world we are in, some laws and some hidden rules are similar.
The two demons chatted idly and soon fell asleep.
After a good rest, the four demon tribes began to organize their formations and set out towards Strange Wind Ridge.
I don't know what's going on in Big Bear's mind, but whenever he has a free moment, he runs to the wolf team to chat with Xu Zhenfeng.
This group of demons moved very quickly and arrived at Strange Wind Ridge two days later, where they joined up with the other four demon tribes: lion, elephant, fox and python.
The eight major demon tribes of Demon Mountain finally gathered at the foot of an undulating mountain range covering an area of over a hundred miles in radius.
As soon as Xu Zhenfeng and his group arrived, the leopard tribe immediately left the main group and went directly to gather with the fox and python tribes.
Xiong Da and Xu Zhenfeng were walking together. Seeing this scene, they couldn't help but curl their lips, "Look, this is a leopard tribe member who just left the team without even saying hello. After all, he has been with us for a few days, but he doesn't even know anything about demons. He's like a fool."
Xu Zhenfeng knew that the Leopard Tribe was resentful because the Great Leopard Sheng had disappeared and they had lost seven talented Leopard Tribe descendants. However, they received the same amount of soul crystals as the other three tribes.
He finally got a magic crystal, but he swallowed it. He wanted to compensate, and the bear and tiger tribes both spoke for him.
Anyone would be angry about this.
"Forget it. Let's not bother with them. After all, there's still no sign of the Leopard Demon."
Xu Zhenfeng hypocritically advised Xiong Da.
"Bah, why did their great demon disappear? Don't they have any idea in their minds? They just want to take the magic crystal for themselves."
Xu Zhenfeng and Xiong Da were chatting when they saw Fifth Master, Hu Ji, and Xiong Wujiu walking towards several big monsters from the Lion and Elephant tribes.
Even from a distance, the two sides greeted each other with a smile.
Then on the other side, Bao Tong from the leopard clan and several big monsters from the fox clan and python clan also walked towards this side after saying something.
Xu Zhenfeng, Xiong Da and Hu Yuan, the three demon leaders, followed behind their respective demon guards.
I saw the leaders of other tribes also following behind their own big monster.
It looks like parents taking their children to a social event.
The big demons were all talking, and the small demons were standing obediently in the back, examining each other, occasionally looking at each other and smiling politely and reservedly.
Only Xiang Rouer from the elephant tribe greeted every leader of the demon tribe here openly, but ignored Big Bear.
Big Bear also changed his usual playful expression and stood straight, looking at his eyes, nose, mouth and heart.