Chapter 20: No Money but Wanting Food?

  The most cruel cold of the gravel desert arrived on schedule, and the continuous goose feather snow effortlessly turned the desert into a vast expanse of white.

  The twelve people's understanding of Dou Qi was more talented than Xia Zuo had expected, perhaps because their bodies had been tempered to the point where they could extract Dou Qi. In just over a dozen days, Dou Qi appeared in each of the twelve people's bodies one after another, successfully advancing them to intermediate warriors.

  Thereafter, under the guidance of Bigu and his twelve men, more than thirty young warriors from the Saiya tribe who had not yet come of age, as well as over fifty new recruits including Rabbi, also joined the great tide of cultivation and successively advanced in rank.

  Before the arrival of the cold winter, ninety-eight warriors from the Saiya tribe, with fifty-four advanced mid-level warriors, suddenly appeared on the scene where the number of mid-level warriors exceeded that of primary warriors.

  However, the actual strength is not on the same level. As long as one can use aura, they are considered a mid-tier warrior. Those like Bi Kou who have just grasped aura and are mid-tier warriors obviously cannot compare to those like Gray or Gremory.

  Even in the midst of a snowstorm, the warriors of the Saiya tribe continued their daily training without pause. In the snowy weather, robust bodies lifted massive boulders and charged forward against the wind and snow. The physical exercise could stimulate the growth of internal energy, while the biting cold could also temper an unyielding will.

  Those who had already grasped the aura of combat spent day and night honing their skills, while those who hadn't yet grasped it were even more frantic in tempering their bodies. No one wanted to be left behind as the last one, and for a time, the warriors of the Saiya tribe began to rapidly increase their strength in a benign competition.

  After the twelve members of Big Go understood Dou Qi, Xia Zuo had already begun to train alone. The intensity of an ordinary warrior's training was no longer effective for him.

  As for Xia Zuo's training method, few people in the Saiya tribe knew about it. Only Beigu had been there once, and that terrifying intensity had scared even the fearless Kampas warriors pale.

  The gray sky is floating with goose feather-like snow, and the white vast land stretches endlessly to the horizon.

  A row of tall and short black shadows appeared slowly in the wind and snow, with the front figure being over three meters high.

  His tall and majestic body was like a divine warhorse, but with the upper half of a human being. His iron-like muscles were like a coiled dragon, wearing only simple cloth armor, yet exuding an aura of strength.

  An axe-chopping, knife-slashing resolute face meets the wind and snow, revealing a hint of helplessness in its solemnity. The thick hair at the back of his head extends straight down to his lower back, dancing wildly in the cold wind.

  A small mountain-like tall figure walked at the forefront of the team, with about thirty strong centaur warriors surrounding the team, shielding the elderly, women and children in the center of the team from the biting cold wind.

  "...A small, less than one meter tall, half-human horse stumbled and fell to the ground in the team, although it quickly got up again with great perseverance, but its pale skin and stiff body trembling with fear, apparently had already reached the limit of endurance."

  The tall and majestic centaur walking in front did not turn his head back, but the serious brow was increasingly deeply furrowed.

  The sound of horseshoes came with the wind, a robust figure accompanied by the strong gusts, galloping swiftly as if riding on the wind.

  "Kral, how is it? Have you found it?" The tall centaur's face finally showed a hint of joy, and before the human-horse figure had even reached his side, his deep voice eagerly and anxiously asked.

  A robust body was almost completely wrapped in snowflakes, with white frost on his eyebrows and mouth, and he was panting out white air from his mouth. Apparently, after a long run, the centaur who had been running in the wind and snow stopped in front of the team, shook his head with an ugly expression.

  The tall, handsome centaur's joyful expression faded from his face, and he let out a barely audible sigh before quickly reverting to his usual stern demeanor. "You've worked hard, go rest now!"

  "Yes!" Klar replied in a low voice, walking into the tall half-human horseback team, but not entering the team, but inserting into the surrounding warriors, continuing to guard around the tribe.

  "Park..." A tall centaur called out, and from the troops another sturdy centaur warrior walked out, standing respectfully in front of the tall centaur.

  "You go and search again, whether you find it or not, you must come back before dark!" Gao Da's deep voice commanded.

  "Yes, leader!" Parker responded in a low voice, and then with four hooves flying, he quickly disappeared into the howling blizzard.

  "I hope I can find it!" The tall centaur muttered to himself in a voice that only he could hear, watching the departing figure.

  "Big brother... big brother..." Tala shouted anxiously as she rushed towards the rare steep slope in the wilderness.

  There was a steep mountain slope of over 70 degrees, Xia Zuo punched one after another, and threw a round boulder weighing thousands of kilograms towards the top of the mountain. Hearing Tara's shout, he suddenly kicked out with one foot, and the boulder flew through the air to the top of the mountain, striking it so hard that the entire small cliff trembled slightly.

  With a borrowed leg's counter-shock force, Xia Zuo's figure flashed several times on the mountain slope and suddenly appeared in front of Tala.

  "What's going on?" Xia Zuo wiped the sweat from his forehead, his smooth muscles unaffected by the cold, his face slightly serious.

  "There are several centaurs in the tribe, Big Brother Bi Gu is calling you to hurry back!" Tara quickly explained the reason when she saw Xia Zuo's unpleasant expression.

  "Centaur? What are they doing in the gravel desert?" Xia Zuo's face was full of surprise.

  Beastmen also have a hierarchical division, such as the Mongol tribe, which is almost at the bottom level, so they live on the edge of the Kampa Highlands. The strong combat power of the Centaur tribe makes them a high-ranking ethnic group among the beastmen, and they usually live in the hinterland of the plateau. Even if it's not good enough, they won't appear in desolate places like the Shattered Stone Wasteland.

  "I don't know! But I feel that guy who came is very powerful!" Tala exclaimed, with a tone that implied he was eager to fight him.

  However, Xia Zuo, who was familiar with Tala, clearly knew that anyone who could make Tala say such words must be at least a top-notch warrior among the intermediate level.

  "Let's go and take a look!" Xia Zuo suddenly became interested, casually grabbed the animal skin beside him and wrapped it around his body, and then ran towards the tribe.

  "The chief is back!" shouted the Munk warrior on guard at the gatehouse, his voice dropping as Shaz's figure burst through the tribal gates.

  Inside the wall, five tall centaurs stood out, and Bi Gu didn't invite them into the cave, but only took some food and water to entertain them outside the house. Those five proud and tall centaurs obviously wouldn't enter those low caves either.

  As Xia Zuo rushed in at a speed that was visible to the naked eye, a hint of surprise flashed across the eyes of the first giant centaur, who was over three meters tall.

  "This is our tribe's leader, Xia Zuo Saya!" Bigu hastily stood up to introduce his leader to the five centaurs, with a proud look on his face.

  "It's a pleasure to meet you, Xia Zuo leader. I am Walden Rohan, the leader of the Centaur Rohan tribe." The large centaur leader nodded slightly in self-introduction.

  In his view, this might be enough to show respect for himself, but the arrogant attitude that emerged from the bones instantly made the enthusiastic Mank people around him look unkind. Xia Zuo is their glory and pride, they absolutely cannot allow anyone to have any disrespect towards Xia Zuo, even if it's a noble and powerful centaur.

  Walden's condescending attitude naturally made Xia Zuo very displeased, a faint smile on his face as he casually sat down at the table. "I don't know what the powerful leader of the Centaur tribe, Walden, is doing in our small tribe."

  Walden's face was slightly embarrassed by Xia Zuo's question, and the centaur warrior behind him proudly said "We need to requisition some food, water and tents from you!"

  In the Empire of Kampas, it is completely legal for strong tribes to extract resources from weak tribes. Some powerful tribes like Rhein and Taigo even have their own affiliated tribal clans that specialize in providing food and daily necessities, while they only need to hone their strength and be ready to fight at all times.

  This might be a normal thing, but now it's clearly not the right time. Walden gave that warrior a dark glance, perhaps feeling the unfavorable gaze of the surrounding Munk people, and his tone also softened slightly. "My tribe has migrated here, so I want to buy some supplies from Chief Xia Zuo."

  Although the other party's tone made Xia Zuo very unhappy, it was natural that there was no reason to drive away business at the door. Xia Zuo smiled warmly and said "Alright, alright, I don't know how much material Lord Walden needs? As long as the price is reasonable, the Saiya tribe will definitely go all out!"

  Looking at Walden, Xia Zuo's face smiled like a blooming flower, without revealing any thoughts beneath his expression. "Migration? Will the Centaur tribe migrate to the desolate gravel wasteland? I'm afraid it's because they were expelled for some reason!"

  Xia Sha's mind began to rapidly calculate how he could gain the most from these centaurs with a smile.

  "Walden's face was instantly filled with embarrassment, perhaps they used to be unaffected by money, but now looking at Xia Zuo's smile, they were speechless due to their empty wallet!"

  "We hurried away, so we only brought the necessities. I don't know if Summer Sage can allocate some supplies for me. After winter passes, I will definitely repay double!" Warden's dark face was slightly flushed, and it was unclear whether it was because he had gone against the proud Kampas beastman's habit of lying, or because he had used such a tone to speak to a lowly Mank.

  And the four warriors behind him had even more humiliated expressions on their faces, if it weren't for the sake of their tribe, they would never have given up the glory of a centaur.

  "Winter food is more precious than gold, and you're telling us to waste the food we've worked hard for? What a joke!" Tara muttered under her breath in a voice that everyone could hear.

  "Munk, what did you say?" a centaur warrior behind Walden growled in a low voice, his eyes burning with humiliated anger.

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