Banished to Another World, Chapter 27: Riverside Meetings Determining the Way Forward

Banished-To-Another-World 《异世流放》 Yi Shi Liu Fang   

Banished to Another World, Chapter 27: Riverside meetings determining the way forward

Translator: BookAddictzii

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"Because I am not sure where the place is. The Priest told me about it in a hurry, and I only remembered a few points." Yan Mo said. His appearance did not look like a man with fear, which earned the respect of the 3rd Rank warrior Yuan Lie, and his tone of speech was normal.

Da Bing came back to reality, and the attitude of the little slave made him feel a bit strange. He felt that this little slave was really courageous and also made him doubt the identity of the young boy. "Why did the Salt Mountain Priest tell you about the new salt land?"

Yan Mo responded to this. This matter is just a trivial matter, and with the right kind facial expression, it brought up the appropriate sadness and sorrow: “Because The Zhi People attacked our tribe and the Priest Disciples were killed. At that time, there was only me; he was going to give morale to the other warriors, so in haste, he could only tell me some things before leaving. He let me convey to the other tribe members, but I was bitten by the beast on the road and was left behind by the fleeing tribe. I was separated from my tribesmen before finally being rescued by Da Zhan.”

Yuan Zhan, who was picking up the leather armor and was letting Cao Ting help him wear it, raised his eyebrow. Isn’t that right?

Yan Mo was stabbed by the slave's mark on his shoulder but was completely unwilling to become a slave. He believed that Yuan Zhan and Da Lie probably did not dare treat him as a slave after knowing he was a Priest Disciple of the Salt Mountain Priest.

I don't care what the odd soul is tied to my body. 

He stared at the boy: "So was it your idea to go south?"

"Yes." Yan Mo nodded.

"There is salt in the South?"

"It's possible." Yan Mo slammed and refused to give a positive answer.

Da Bing no longer looked at the boy but instead looked at Yuan Lie. "We should immediately return to the tribe and tell The Chief and The Priest about this."

"And then?" Da Lie asked.

"And then..." Da Bing couldn't figure out what to say next

Da Lie followed his words and said: "The Chief and The Priest will send people and the child to find new salt fields, but because we first said this, The Chief will have great hope for our task. If we return and you don't get to go in the next task or you can't find it, you can imagine how disappointed they will be. If so, why don't we find the salt land first and give them a surprise?"

Yuan Bing was silent. He admitted that what Da Lie said was justifiable. This matter, regardless of whether or not he and The Chief can discuss it, will give the same result. The Priest definitely wants people to go out and to search for salt, and The Chief will definitely let him go out to calm down Xi Rang Clan and Feisha Clan; the injustice of tribal matters.

Bing was about to ask Yan Mo about the new salt field but when he looked up, his eyes widened like the eagles‘!

What is going on with Zhan and Shan’s attire? 

It was not a simple leather skirt that was common to warriors, nor was it a winter warrior's cloak for the rain, food, or resistance to the enemy.

The cloak was made by taking a large animal skin and digging a hole in the middle. When you want to put it on, you just put your neck through the hole. The animal skin can hang down to block the chest and back, and then use the grass rope to tie it on the waist. The cold wind will not reach you in this way.

It seems that this was what Zhan and other people wore on the upper body at this time, but they look completely different.

Looking closely, the original animal skin on the left and right shoulders are thickened by small pieces of animal skin. The method of thickening was simple, that is, drilling around the small pieces of animal skin, tying it with leather rope and connecting the animal skin below.

In addition to the shoulders, the front and back of the animal drapes are also added with layers of the same size of animal skin. The animal skin layer is tight and looked very thick.

This thick multi-layered hide that specifically protects the vital parts of the front and back of the chest looked similar to a thick tortoise shell. Perhaps this should be called a Beast Leather or Battle Armor?

1].... Hahaha bitch Yo don av one....

In order to prevent the animal skin from separating before and after, the extra leather rope was placed under the ribs on both sides of the leather armor so it can be fastened to each other like a large belt, so that the animal skin can be wrapped tightly to the body.

The extra part of the animal is naturally draped to the waist. This part of the animal skin is not thickened, presumably, to make the waist flexible.

Below the waist is a leather skirt and the lower legs are also wrapped in animal skin, the same as the ones on the wrists.

1] Think like knee pads and armbands worn by the Roman Warriors

The skin on the thigh/ lower leg was wrapped, from the underside of the knee to the top ankle, as well as the skin on the wrist/forearm, from the wrist to the elbow

(T/N: I kinda imagine these leather guards are like the ones Achilles used in the movie Troy. Btw, f*ck, Brad Pitt body🤤)

Regardless of the animal skin on the legs and arms, the middle section is specially thickened.

Such a rough but thick enough animal skin armor not only protects most of the warrior's key points but also perfectly outlines and highlights the tall and majestic stalwart body of the warriors.

Why didn't everyone think of this? 

After the initially shocked, Bing’s face immediately became complicated.

Wearing such a set of animal skin, Zhan, Shan, Diao and Meng the four people, suddenly looked strange to him.

They just changed the usual animal skin to another shape and put it on the body, yet why does it seem that there is such a big change?

They looked more sophisticated, arctic, majestic, wild and charismatic, traits unique to males. What is even more terrifying is that they give off the warrior momentum as if they can be invincible. A familiar companion appears to be more powerful than ever.

Impossible! This is an illusion! Bing clenched his fists. He couldn't be suppressed by their momentum. He is a 3rd Rank warrior. How can he show weakness to these 2nd Rank warriors?

Yuan Lie has been paying attention to the expression on Bing’s face. When he saw the latter shocked, then confused, and then envious, before finally becoming lost and dissatisfied, he threw a look to Yuan Zhan.

Yuan Zhan silently pulled out a set of tied leather armor from his own package and threw it to Bing.

A lost glimpse and Bing was almost hit by a large bundle thrown at him.

Yuan Lie said: "This is for you. Put it on immediately.” Diao, over there, also turned out a set and gave it to Missing Teeth. The happiness of the half empty mouth that looked like a black hole with teeth is not concealed, happy to open his mouth and smile. With a distinctive leaking sound, he still repeatedly said: "I also have a share? Is it really for me?"

Yuan Diao used his right fist to smack his chest. "Brother!"

Missing Teeth immediately used his right hand fist and to smack his left chest, heavy and authentically thanking him: "Brother!"

Da Bing held the big bundle and bowed his head. While remaining silent, he went to the side and started to get dress with his slave immediately running to him and helping him wear the body armor.

Yuan Zhan didn't feel the gratitude from Bing but didn't feel too much; just as they had prepared a leather armor for both Bing and Missing Teeth. 

He and Bing are enemies in the tribe, but when they leave the village, they become the brother of the same tribe! At this point, any warrior of Yuan Ji Tribe cannot violate the brotherhood.

Yan Mo was surprised by these primitive men: what about shoes? 

Why don't you wear shoes one by one? 

Of course, it may not be called a shoe, rather, it can only be called a skin bundling. 

But with or without the shape of the shoe, they can wrap their feet with a piece of animal skin that will reduce a lot of danger and injury.

In the past, when he went to mountains to collect medicines, shoes and trousers were the most valued things. All of them should be tightly packed, leaving no gaps, because there are many snakes and poisonous insects in the mountains and it is a bad thing to be bitten or stung.

Last time he saw these warriors came back with bare feet, so this time he even made a skin bundling for them but they did not wear them, and they all even told him that wearing them is breaking the law.

Why? Is it that their soles and feet are extra thick, so they are not afraid of either wear and tear or bite and scratch? 

In order to find out the reason, Yan Mo personally pulled out the skin bundling from the parcel and shook his Da Ren’s head. 

Yuan Zhan glanced at the animal skin in disgust. "Don't use it. Your feet will rot."

What? Ah... 

Yan Mo quickly realized that he understood what was going on. He had seen many such cases before—it was athletes’ foot, a seemingly insignificant diseases that is particularly tormenting to people.

Mostly because the shoes are not breathable, or the feet are in contact with moisture for a long time, they will be infected with athletes’ foot.

Looking at the expression on Yuan Zhan, Yuan Ji people probably used to wrap their feet in the past, but because of the improper skin handling of the animal skin or because of not paying attention to various reasons such as hygiene and ventilation, it caused serious diseases on the feet. Commonly known as athlete's foot; in the absence of symptomatic treatment, the foot will only rot more and more. Finally, the foot lice will not only be painful but also itchy and severely rotten.

The disease, athlete's foot, is one of the most common human recurring diseases in the world he came from. No matter how many years ago, thousands of years ago, many people were tortured by this disease.

Yan Mo had a whimsy. Could it be because of this that Yuan Ji Tribes intentionally or unintentionally ignored the further use of the hides as shoes?

"Ah!" The heavy animal skin suit hit him.

Yuan Zhan ordered him: "Put that on, hurry, don't waste time."

Yan Mo didn't resist. He put a coat of animal skin that was twisted with two large pieces of animal skin on his body.

Everyone dressed up. Meng and Diao’s characters are livelier in wearing a new type of animal skin armor so they went and walked in front of their own slaves to show off.

Yuan Zhan stretched out his thick thigh in front of Yan Mo.

1) Hahaha, this cute beast, so adorable...

Yan Mo: "..."

What do you mean by this you bastard?

Yuan Zhan, who showed off his body to his own slave, was more majestic than other warriors. He went aside and talked to Lie.

Bing refused to be excluded and went over.

The slaves were quickly, they quickly piled up the remaining baggage, while Cao Ting finished putting hers on and helped Yan Mo.

There are ready-made backpacks; these backpacks are very good and many things can be loaded into the backpack; the volume is too large yet not heavy, and things such as wooden scoop could be hanged on the belt.

Speaking of backpacks, there was another episode that has to be said.

At the beginning, Yan Mo wanted Cao Ting to help suture two kinds of backpacks, a hatched back and a waist bag. When he thought about it, it should be very simple.

But after the actual operation, it was found to be difficult! Not only was the technology difficult but the material were also too little. However, the main thing was that there was not enough time to make a bag for each one them.

After repeated discussions with Cao Ting, he overthrew all the original ideas and re-established a more feasible backpack style and production method together with Cao Ting.

A backpack with a shoulder strap.

It is made as follows:

First, make two straps for the shoulders; in this regard, they used two long tough skins to make them. Before doing this, they first folded a long animal skin into several strips then folded it into about half a palm width, and then stitched the needle back and forth on the folded animal skin to seam the folded long animal skin, which greatly increased the toughness of the shoulder strap and degree of solidity.

Second, make the backpack body; this required a relatively large animal skin that was first cut into a regular square and then drilled at the edge where the stitching was usually required. The hole was small and slightly dense. Afterwards, use the small hole as a buttonhole and use the needle thread to fully lock the edge so that the perforated part is not easily damaged by the leather rope due to the weight. Then, the leather straps on each side are combined, tied with a leather cord, and finally stitched back and forth several times with a needle thread, thus, a cylindrical body was ready.

Next, connect the backpack to the strap; because the suture material and technology are not enough, Yan Mo considered it repeatedly before he opened a gap in the parallel position of the bottom end and the upper end of the bag, then inserted the strap to the bag, and afterwards tied the strap at both ends. Suture while also stitching the strap and the body through the inside of the backpack. As a result, the risk of separation or cracking between the backpack and the harness due to excessive weight was minimized in the current limited conditions.

The final closing and the cover were relatively simple, just close the hole in the uppermost section and use a leather cord to tighten it. The rain-proof lid was only required to directly sew a piece of animal skin on top the bag.

The good backpack is about the size of a rice bucket that can hold ten kilograms of rice up to about 15 kilograms. It is not a problem to pack 30 pieces of Da Ren-sized fat meat, but the backpack will become full.

Don't look at the production method of this backpack, there were more places where the needle thread were used. It took a lot of time to lock the holes. Later, Cao Ting, Wan Sheng and Yan Mo were really busy. Yuan Zhan also made Yuan Shan take a few pieces of animal skin and asked He Tu and Yuan Lie’s slave to help.

That's it, busy until dark, all of them have only made five such backpacks.

Therefore, only a full set of animal skins can be supplied to Bing and Missing Teeth but the backpacks are not available to them.

Yuan Lie let out a whistle. Everyone was close to the river bank, and Yan Mo counted the number of people again.

In addition to the seven warriors, there are five slaves including him totaling to twelve people, ten men and two women.

1] Warriors are Lie, Bing, Zhan, Shan, Diao, Meng, Missing Teeth and slaves are Yan Mo, Cao Ting, Wen Shang, Xia Fei and Yang Wei

He knows Cao Ting and Wen Sheng. The thick woman named Xia Fei, who is Lie’s female slave, is about the same age as Cao Ting. Bing slave is called Yang Wei. He looked like a man in his twenties and looked a bit timid.

There are no slaves from Meng and Missing Teeth.

Until a few days later, Yan Mo knew that the two brothers Lie and Da Meng used the same slave in all senses, and fortunately, Xia Fei was torelant and strong.

Missing Teeth said that he can support himself, and he was stubborn. Naturally, it is impossible for him to keep a slave.

Yan Mo also found that the concept of slavery here is also a very confusing. According to the description from Yuan Zhan, it can be seen that if the master can't overpower his slave in all sense, then it is better not to have slaves, because if you are the master you can suppress your slaves and not let him eat; otherwise, you're likely to be killed by slaves.

The slaves who didn't want to be enslaved would run away. Yan Mo later learned that Bing thought his slave Shen had run away.

"Yan Mo."

Yan Mo heard the screaming and raised his head.

Everyone looked at him.

Yuan Zhan stood beside him and supported his body.

"I don't need you to say all the points to find a new salt field, but if we go to the south, it is very likely that we will encounter great danger. You must give us the first hint." Da Lie seriously scolded him.

Yan Mo quickly calculated in his heart: really want to go south? Maybe the East is not bad. 

No, still go south. If there is no problem with the help of the old priest Qiu Shi, he said that there is heavy snow in the north indicating that the north here is colder than the south, so he should go south without at least worrying about going to the South Pole. 

But if the situation in the South is worse and more dangerous than here... 

"Yan Mo?" Da Lie shouted and called him again.

"We have to find the sea." Yan Mo spoke. Sea=Hai, he used Chinese pronunciation since there is no vocabulary about the sea in the boy's memory.

Hearing the pronunciation of "sea?" Da Lie felt a bit strange.

Yan Mo nodded. "The sea is a very large lake much larger than the lakes and rivers. It is as wide as the sky and the color of the water is deeper than the blue of the sky. The taste of the water is salty, bitter and peculiar."

"Is there salt in the sea? Is there salt near the sea?" Yuan Zhan asked.

Yan Mo replied: "My Priest once told me that the salt in the sea is not only inexhaustible, but also easy to obtain. At the same time, there are many foods in the sea, very many."

Everyone's eyes widened, Da Bing face was unbelievable, "Really? Is there such a place?"

Yan Mo continued to flicker: "My priest said there is."

"Where?" Da Bing grabbed before everyone could wait.

"At the end of the ... mainland."

Yan Mo habitually forced him to think that he would see it. When he was going to ask him where was at the end of the mainland, he first thought of something to shock the primitive people to make sure they were in the team. The standing is not only a salt-seeking target but also to learn more about the geographical situation in the vicinity so he can later infer the direction of the future.

When he thought that his voice had just fallen, Missing Teeth spoke in the wind. He suddenly shouted: "I have heard the end of the mainland, I heard people say it!"

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