Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 515: The Clever Black Bear Tribe (Seeking Subscriptions)
When the black bear clan leader heard Zhao Hai's words, he was momentarily stunned and said, "Oh, so that's how it is. By the way, what's the price of this breadfruit?"
Zhao Hai smiled and replied, "It's a quarter of the price of bamboo rice." By "a quarter," he naturally meant the price that other merchants on the continent sold bamboo rice for. The price of bamboo rice he sold was already half of what other merchants charged, so selling breadfruit at a quarter of that price would be too low.
Even at this price, the black bear clan leader was surprised. He looked at Zhao Hai and said, "You're not mistaken, right? It's really a quarter of the bamboo rice price?"
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Yes, I had some transactions with the werewolf tribe, and this is the price we agreed upon." Mentioning the werewolf tribe reminded Zhao Hai that it had been about six days since he left the prairie wolf tribe's territory, and it was time to deliver the remaining 700 million pounds of breadfruit.
Seeing Zhao Hai's expression, the black bear clan leader suddenly said, "Please, sir, go rest for a moment while we discuss." Zhao Hai nodded and went outside with Leiben, while Mendes stayed in the big tent.
Outside, a tent had already been prepared for Zhao Hai and the others. Zhao Hai was not polite and led Laura and the others into a tent, then released the surveillance feed to see what was being discussed in the big tent.
The black bear clan leader wasted no time and directly asked Mendes how he came to know Zhao Hai and why he became the clan leader of the Herculean Bull Tribe.
Mendes didn't hide anything from the black bear clan leader and recounted how he met Zhao Hai and how, with Zhao Hai's help, he defeated the Bullfighting Tribe.
The black bear clan members had straightforward tempers, but that didn't mean they were fools. They understood that the reason the Herculean Bull Tribe had defeated the Bullfighting Tribe so quickly was entirely due to Zhao Hai's assistance. No wonder Zhao Hai could become their foreign prince consort.
Once Mendes finished speaking, the black bear clan leader nodded and said, "I see. It seems that Zhao Hai is indeed a friend of our orc tribe. When friends come, how can we not have good wine? Leiben, go prepare; today we shall treat Mr. Zhao Hai to a drink."
Leiben responded and turned to prepare.
The black bear clan leader then turned to Mendes and said, "According to Buffon, besides the grain issue, you have something else to discuss? Go ahead."
Mendes responded and briefly mentioned that they wanted to ask the bear race for assistance. Buffon chimed in to support him, and the black bear clan leader agreed to the matter. After all, bringing in Zhao Hai, this great grain supplier, had already made the black bear clan leader extremely grateful.
After discussing this matter, Mendes informed the black bear clan leader about the grain shortage being orchestrated by the Church of Light.
Upon hearing this news, the black bear clan leader was furious and immediately ordered people to investigate, while also relaying this information to other Great War Tribes within the orc race.
By this point, Zhao Hai and his group had nearly completed all their business with the black bear tribe, with only the final grain transaction remaining.
The black bear clan leader was now pondering how much grain would be suitable to trade with Zhao Hai. He didn't take the matter of helping the Herculean Bull Tribe to heart, seeing it as just a matter of words. The friendly relations between the Herculean Bull Tribe and the mastiff race, as Zhao Hai said, indicated that a friend’s friend is also a friend, and it was a small favor to help.
Right now, what their tribe needed most was grain. As long as the grain issue was resolved, everything else would be easier. If the grain issue couldn't be solved, the losses they faced would be even greater.
However, having been deceived by human merchants last time, the black bear tribe had yet to recover. Even if they wanted to trade with Zhao Hai, they couldn't offer too much. Thus, the black bear clan leader was considering how much grain would be profitable to trade with Zhao Hai.