Chapter 159 The pros outweigh the cons
“What does selling mean?”
In this era, the concept of transaction does not exist yet.
Drogo suppressed his emotions and asked hurriedly.
“Well, you have to get something in exchange.”
"Okay, what do you want?"
Drogo's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he agreed without thinking.
He knew at a glance that if they could get this arrow, the combat effectiveness of their centaur clan would be significantly improved!
Zhou Xu could clearly feel Drogo's desire for copper arrows.
This time, since he decided to get involved and fired his bow at the same time, he must have been mentally prepared to expose the copper arrowhead to Drogo.
The situation in front of him is undoubtedly still under his control.
"Drogo, you should know how difficult it is to polish stone arrowheads like this."
Drogo nodded in agreement and understanding of what Zhou Xu said. .
Of course he knows that it is not easy to polish every arrowhead, so these arrows are precious. Every time an arrow is shot, they must try their best to ensure that they can pick up the arrow. Every one The loss of arrows is a loss.
In this matter, he is really empathetic.
After seeing Drogo nod, Zhou Xu spoke again.
“The arrowheads of our tribe are stronger and more laborious to polish and make. Each one is not easy to make.”
In this regard, Drogo nodded again. .
What faults can he find in these words?
Compared with stone arrowheads, copper arrowheads are stronger, which he can fully feel.
Following this line of thinking, it is natural that production is more time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Invisibly, Zhou Xu had already raised the value of his copper arrowhead.
After seeing that he had laid the groundwork, he coughed twice and set out his purpose...
"Do you wild horses know?"
Zhou As Xu spoke, he made some rough gestures.
According to Zhou Xu's thinking, the centaur family should know about creatures like horses.
As expected, Drogo nodded when he heard this question.
“I know, we have encountered him before when we were hunting.”
After receiving this answer, Zhou Xu suddenly beamed with joy.
“Do you want us to trade the Mustang for it?”
Drogo is not stupid either. Zhou Xu has already made it so clear that there is no way he can't react.
Before Zhou Xu could speak, Zhuo Ge frowned and spoke again.
"But horse meat is not delicious, and the leather is not as strong and durable as bison leather. Are you sure you want this?"
"..."
Okay, reaction I just reacted, but my thinking was wrong.
Unlike Zhou Chongshan and others who originally lived in the mountains, as a race living on the grassland, the centaurs have a relatively comprehensive understanding of the species on the grassland.
Zhou Xu was not surprised by this. After all, there had been civilizations in this world before, and they could only be regarded as knowledge passed down from the previous civilization.
"I'm sure, but what I want is not a dead wild horse, but a living one. I need you to capture the wild horse alive without hurting it!"
Hear At these words, Drogo frowned even more tightly.
In their living area, there seems to be no group that can tame wild horses and ride them, and they obviously don't need centaurs themselves, so he is really a little bit concerned about Zhou Xu's request. Incomprehensible.
Of course, he didn't really care about this. He was now thinking about capturing the wild horse alive. Compared with directly shooting the wild horse and carrying the body back, it is undoubtedly more difficult to capture it alive, but it doesn't seem to be impossible.
Thinking of this, Drogo nodded.
“Okay, how many arrows can a wild horse be exchanged for?”
Faced with this question, Zhou Xu stretched out a palm.
"Five, this arrow is too laborious to make. For a wild horse, I will give you at most five arrows, and the wild horse must be healthy."
As Zhou Xu spoke, he used his remaining Light quietly studied Drogo's expression.
At this moment, if a modern person was standing next to him and heard the price offered by Zhou Xu, he would definitely be stunned on the spot.
This price is too sinister, right? !
Five copper arrows for a wild horse? Only fools do this kind of business!
But Drogo doesn't know that.
From Drogo's perspective, he doesn't know what the use of wild horses is. In Drogo's view, wild horses are just a kind of meat that doesn't taste good, and their hides are not as strong and durable as bison hides. They are troublesome to hunt. Grassland species.
So he didn't think there was any problem with the price offered by Zhou Xu.
He even agreed quite readily, which made Zhou Xu, who was already prepared for bargaining, feel a little empty.
The deal was established, and after both parties returned each other's arrows, Drogo no longer stayed and soon left with his tribe.
When Drogo and the others were completely gone, the smile on Zhou Xu's face could no longer hold back. That smile was so bright that it dazzled the eyes.
This time, he can be said to have made a lot of money!
Not only this wild horse transaction, but also the six hyena corpses lying there.
Drogo and the others were not interested in these corpses at all. They collected the arrows and left, leaving the corpses there.
If he is lucky, he will be able to find four more hyena corpses. Once he comes out, he will directly form a team of ten hyena skeletons!
To a certain extent, this is the fastest way for him to improve his combat power.
Piling all the bodies of the hyena men onto the wooden carts, Zhou Xu was not in the mood to catch the bison at this moment, so he quickly followed the path Drogo pointed out to him before and took people to find the other animals. The bodies of four hyena men.
During this period, Ye Jinghong, who was worried all the way, finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked...
"Chief, we really want to sell the arrows to Centaurs?”
“Yes.”
"But this will obviously improve the combat effectiveness of the Centaur clan. Although we have joined forces with the Centaur clan now, no one knows what will happen in the future..."
Speaking of this, Ye Jinghong did not go any further. He said it later, but his meaning was already obvious.
He believed that the centaurs might become their enemies in the future, and it was not a wise idea to increase the enemy's combat power.
It has to be said that Ye Jinghong still thinks further than Zhou Chongshan on this kind of matter.
At this moment, Zhou Chongshan was still thinking about how to transport so many hyena corpses back, while Ye Jinghong was already thinking that he might confront the centaur clan in the future.
In response, Zhou Xu smiled and reassured.
"Don't worry, it's just a few arrows. Arrows must be in sufficient quantity to be valuable. How many can Drogo and the others take away from us?"
< br>Zhou Xu has undoubtedly thought carefully about this matter in his heart.
If possible, he certainly doesn't like to upgrade equipment for outsiders.
If they had found wild horses instead of bison, this would not be the case now.
But the reality is that they can't find the wild horses, let alone capture them alive.
Now Drogo is helping them do this, exchanging wild horses for arrows. No matter how they think about this deal, the pros outweigh the cons.
At the same time, it can be seen from Drogo's previous behavior that he didn't know how to speak, that the other party's temperament is actually not bad.
There is no guarantee that they can coexist peacefully in the future...
(End of this chapter)