Chapter 185
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Chapter 185: Country Bumpkin Enters the City
“What happened?”
Looking at Bai Xu as he entered, Luo Ji asked casually.
Facing this question, a flicker of hesitation clearly crossed Bai Xu’s eyes, but in the end, he chose to tell the truth.
The facts proved that his choice was correct.
Luo Ji’s Inspection Team was not just for show, if he truly wanted to know everything happening in the tribe, what could be hidden from him?
“But Leader, please rest assured, your subordinate has already severely reprimanded him…”
Looking at Bai Xu, whose expression still held a hint of apprehension, Luo Ji suddenly chuckled softly.
“You’ve worked hard.We’ll be departing early tomorrow morning, so go back and rest soon.”
“Yes, your subordinate takes his leave.”
Luo Ji actually didn’t object to Bai Ze falling for the girl Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan was a citizen of his tribe.
If Bai Ze fell in love with her, and their relationship blossomed into a good match, and they had a child in the future, would he still fear Bai Ze rebelling then?
However, Luo Ji had always been open-minded about matters of the heart and disliked the practice of ‘arranged marriages.’
Whether or not they could work things out was up to the two of them to figure out.
But tomorrow, he was certainly taking Bai Ze back to Mirror Tribe, after all, Mirror Tribe was the development center of his entire civilization.
“After I leave, Iron Wall Tribe will be relying on you all.”
Early the next morning, outside the Iron Wall Tribe’s camp, Luo Ji turned to look at Zhao Pan, Liu Zheng, Zhou Tao, and the others who had come to see him off.
He smiled and instructed them.
“Also, for the newly established Wild Horse Tribe, since you are closest to the fourth branch city, remember to look after them a bit.”
“Your subordinate understands. Please rest assured, Chief.” Zhao Pan replied earnestly, noting down Luo Ji’s instructions one by one.
“Alright, no need to see me off anymore, all of you go back.” As he spoke, Luo Ji stepped on the stirrup, easily swinging onto his horse.
During the past half-month, he had also practiced his horsemanship diligently.
Although he couldn’t claim to be very skilled, with the aid of the saddle and stirrups, normal riding was no longer an issue.
With the entire team, Luo Ji took Bai Xu, Bai Ze, and a few guards and set off first.
Luo Yong and the others were responsible for escorting the two carts of copper ore transported from Iron Wall Tribe and a portion of the relocated population, following behind.
Throughout this journey, Luo Ji clearly realized the fact that his horsemanship was not yet proficient enough.
Originally, a half-day ride on horseback, he had taken nearly double the time.
Riding bumpy on horseback for extended periods was truly not an easy task, so he even rested for a while midway, to the extent that he constantly felt Bai Ze was looking down on him…
Looking at the sunset slowly descending in the distance, Luo Ji let out a long breath.
“We finally made it before dark.”
The towering ancient city walls stood upon this land.
Mirror Tribe’s scale was completely different from Iron Wall Tribe’s.
Every main trunk used to build the city walls was a towering tree.
The shock it instantly brought caused Bai Xu and Bai Ze, who were following behind, to fall into a daze on the spot.
Their eyes met, and they both saw immense shock in each other’s gaze.
This was a true behemoth!
Compared to it, the original Iron Wall Tribe could truly only be described with the words ‘small tribe.’
Luo Ji dismounted, handing the reins to a nearby soldier.
Then he turned to look at Sun Li, who was clearly waiting for a long time.
He smiled and raised a hand.
“Has anything happened in the tribe these days?”
“Reporting, Leader, all is well. According to the blueprint you had someone bring back earlier, the construction of the stables has also been completed.”
Sun Li replied calmly.
“Mm, you’ve worked hard during this time.”
Luo Ji patted Sun Li’s shoulder in satisfaction, then pointed to Bai Xu and Bai Ze behind him.
“First, find someone to arrange temporary accommodation for them, then take them around to familiarize themselves.”
“Your subordinate understands.”
As Sun Li nodded in agreement, a young man behind him quickly stepped forward two paces, then beckoned to Bai Xu and Bai Ze.
“Gentlemen, please follow me.”
Without overthinking, Bai Xu was the first to follow.
At this moment, he was already eager to walk behind these towering city walls and see what the tribal camp inside truly looked like.
Facts proved that it completely exceeded their imagination.
Unlike Iron Wall Tribe, which still primarily consisted of tents, after some time, most of the buildings within Mirror Tribe had been replaced by neatly arranged wooden houses.
This sight undoubtedly refreshed Bai Xu and Bai Ze’s entire worldview once again.
They walked behind the young man, wide-eyed and dumbfounded all the way, looking left and right like country bumpkins entering the city.
However, the young man leading the way didn’t mock them, because unless it was one of their own, anyone else would react the same way!
After taking the two on a tour of various areas, Bai Ze, who was following behind, suddenly stood on his tiptoes and asked.
“What’s behind that?”
The young man leading the way glanced in that direction, then gave a self-satisfied chuckle.
“Follow me, I’ll take you to see.”
Passing through a cluster of buildings, the two suddenly felt their vision open up to a clear expanse.
The Mirror Lake, dyed red by the setting sun, immediately came into their view.
The sight at that moment was simply breathtakingly beautiful.
Even the young man leading the way couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration every time he saw this scene.
As for Bai Xu and Bai Ze, they had simply been overwhelmed by too much stimulation in a short time, to the point where their minds were almost ceasing to function.
They simply couldn’t imagine it, that there was actually such a large lake within this tribal camp…
“B-Bai Xu, it looks like there are people standing on the lake surface…”
“Don’t be silly, how can people stand on the lake surface?”
Bai Xu, who was currently rubbing his temples hard, trying to process the overwhelming amount of information he was receiving, replied without raising his head.
Then he heard the young man leading the way say.
“Oh, they’re not standing on the lake surface, they’re standing on rafts.”
“…”
Hearing this, Bai Xu slowly looked up, and then he found that what Bai Ze said was actually true?!
Those people really were standing on the lake surface!
One must know that this entire Mirror Tribe was the crystallization of Luo Ji’s modern human wisdom.
According to the common sense of people from this era, no matter how intelligent an ancient person was, it would be impossible for them to understand it.
At this moment, Bai Xu had completely given up thinking, or rather, it would be more accurate to describe it as ‘giving up struggling.’
“So, can someone tell me what a raft is?”
