Chapter 1242 - 1241: Continue Traveling
The food had already been consumed, even the meat soup in the pot had been completely devoured by the orcs. Ji Nuan looked toward the elderly Shaman and Chief Hasa, who were sitting on the beast skin mat opposite her: "In a short while, we’ll be leaving to continue our journey. Who knows when we’ll meet again?"
She spoke with a touch of sentimentality.
The elderly Shaman and Chief Hasa also sighed. Although they had only spent one cold season together, both of them were filled with gratitude toward Shaman Ji Nuan and Shaman Harry.
Shaman Ji Nuan had treated the disabled orcs in the tribe, who had lost hope for their lives.
And every time they went out hunting, the powerful evolved orc from Shaman Harry’s team also saved many members of the Sahara Tribe.
This year’s cold season was so difficult that their tribe had lost over a hundred members, most of whom were elderly orcs or hunters who died during hunts.
Without the help of Shaman Ji Nuan and Shaman Harry, they feared they might have been expelled from the major tribal league after this cold season.
"Shaman, Chief Hasa, I’d like to discuss something with the two of you." Ji Nuan looked at the two orcs opposite her with a serious expression.
The elderly Shaman and Chief Hasa were also influenced by her solemn demeanor: "Shaman Ji Nuan, please speak. You’ve helped our tribe so much, as long as it’s something we can do, we will never refuse."
Ji Nuan smiled gently: "During this trip across the desert, I discovered many things that don’t exist in our forest. So I want to organize a team of orcs to travel back and forth between the desert and the forest.
We’ll bring items from the forest to the desert, and exchange them for items unique to the desert. What do you think?"
It wasn’t just the elderly Shaman and Chief Hasa—Harry and Casa, who were sitting nearby, were equally astonished by her bold idea.
Shaman Ji Nuan actually wanted to establish a trading hub in the desert?
"Are you suggesting that the trading hub be established in our oasis?"
The elderly Shaman spoke eagerly.
But Ji Nuan shook her head: "My trading hub is not fixed in one place. On the way to your tribe, we actually encountered several oases. I want to choose a few of the larger oases to establish bases.
It will be similar to circulating goods, allowing these bases to distribute the traded items, thus minimizing the distance we need to travel in the desert and greatly reducing the dangers."
Ji Nuan had actually planned this out long ago. The desert did have many valuable resources.
However, since they were travelers, it was impossible to reach every corner of the desert, so establishing a trading route was necessary.
Especially the desert grass—this was the thing she currently cared about the most. It was the material that could be used to make paper.
In the desert, aside from being food for the twin-humped beasts, desert grass wasn’t put to much other use. Moreover, when there’s green grass and thorny fruits available, the twin-humped beasts wouldn’t even consider eating the desert grass hidden beneath the sand.
As long as she had enough desert grass, she could produce ample amounts of paper and teach the tribe members to recognize and learn the Chinese characters.
With literacy and numeracy, everything she wished to achieve would become much easier, and the tribe’s development would take a significant step forward.
The elderly Shaman and Chief Hasa exchanged a glance: "Shaman Ji Nuan, we hope you can establish a trading base at our oasis."