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nIn there, within the case was an armor made entirely out of leather, and then there were vambraces and shin guards made out of the same material as the twin swords…

nThere was also a rear guard and front guard made out of the same material which was there to guard his front and back…

nThere was a hooded cloak made out of pitch black fur that seemed to blend into the shadows provided by the roof slits overhead…

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"We got that fur from the second beasts which had the unique ability to camouflage itself in the shadows and dark areas…

" Elder Smith explained as Min Hong ran his fingers across it and nodded with a smile…

nThen at the foot area of the armor he saw a pair of gladiator sandals with long slender ropes made out of thick vines that were stronger than the leather of the beasts they slaughtered a while ago…

nThen after that was a mask that depicted the face of a furious masquerade with pointed nose, and all with holes for breathing his eyes and mouth…

nDara looked at everything with beaming smiles whilst nodding his head;

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"You have done good Elder Smith… I will forever remember and cherish these gifts…

"

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"Thank you, and thank you all…

" Dara spoke as Elder Smith quickly interrupted once again;

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"There's one more thing…

"

nHe said as he raised his index finger insinuating that Dara stayed a little longer and in about three minutes, another worker came in with what seemed like weapon holders which ninjas use to hold multiple weapon type…

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"Now it is complete… This weapon hoister can hold the twin scabbard, the bow, the quiver, a whip and is also slender and light enough for you to carry all day…

" Elder Smith explained;

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"We are still working on your whip, but it is proving a little bit tasking, but we should be able to get it ready before your next mission…

" Elder Smith sighed helplessly as Dara placed his hand on Elder Smith's shoulders as he tapped it thrice and nodded;

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"You have done really good Elder Smith, and you are proving me right that you are worth more than I bargained for when I brought you here… Thanks…

"

nDara complimented with a wide smile as Elder Smith nodded thrice before placing all the weapons and the weapon hoister into the case that held the battle armor before telling one of the workers who Dara told to take it to the plateau and hand it over to Elder Lin specifically…

nThen Min Hong left and Dara turned to see Elder Wang who was smiling back at him as he put his hands behind his back and brought out a belt of soft black cloth and tied it around Dara's eyes before leading him towards a certain area, and after walking about a few meters, Dara stopped as Elder Wang spoke;

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"Now to see my gift, you can pull of the blindfold…

"

nDara did as he has heard and was shocked when he found out that two more Qi Stone residences had been built in addition to the previous ones and now they were thirteen new residences with seven more to go, as Dara nodded and patted Elder Wang on the shoulder happily…

nThing were going according to plan and what they had previously considered a theory was now standing in front of their faces and fully functional…

nThe people who were to live within the structures were already there and were waiting for Dara to see and approve the building before they moved in, and the moment Dara raised a thumbs up, all these experts happily took some kids with them and moved into these residences…

nIt was Elder Wang's idea that each of the tribesmen living within the tribe should adopt a kid or teen to make the entire tribe feel closer and more familial with one another and not only did that made the tribesmen closer;

nBut it also ensured that the spaces the kids were living before could now be upgraded into a Qi Stone building to serve as extra accommodation space for the next set of slaves Dara was going to rescue from other Qi Stone farms…

nBut after they left the area, Elder Min finally brought up the situation to Dara;

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"We are running out of Qi Stones once again, Tribe Leader…

" Elder Min revealed as Dara asked;

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"How many days would the ones we have last for before running out?

"

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"About five days max…

"

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"Aright, have the workers take the next two days after the Qi Stones runs out to rest…

"

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"By this time next week, you should have more Qi Stones to work with…

" Dara promised;

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"Yeah, as well as more Qi Stones for cultivation…

" Elder Long added from the side;

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"What would be left by then would be a suitable technique for cultivation…

" Elder Long added as Dara nodded his head…

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"About that… Perhaps, when you get the new batch of Qi Stones, we might as well head out to the borders of the Land of the Light and trade some Qi Stones for some cultivation techniques and martial arts…

" Elder Min suggested;

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"That seems like a nice idea…

" Elder Wang complimented as Elder Long also nodded his head in concession;

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"Alright then, I will leave that to you…

" Dara answered;

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"Long, assign some capable experts and some tribesmen for him to setup a trading caravan…

" He added;

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"That way we would be able to trade for needed resources with our Qi Stones…

" Dara ordered as they all mentally noted…

nThen after a few more conversations about the next development strategy before going on about the Season of war and how many smaller tribes had already been wiped out by other larger tribes...

nThere was also a new tribe which their spies have just discovered who were basically bandits who invade other smaller tribes, plunder their resources, rape the children and enslave the adults, and force all of them to work loyally for the tribe…

nThen Dara inquired about the security of the tribe and Elder Long explained that asides from the watch guards on the towers, that Elder Chen had stationed many scouts in the form of Obuns outside the tribe in secret locations to serve as sensor units that detect any intruders or invaders who have managed to avoid detection…

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