Chapter 1854 The Impact of the Retreat

In the desert areas of the Novat continent, there are also some primitive tribes that are regarded as uncivilized by various kingdoms. These tribes do not have fixed territories. They are more like traveling merchants, wandering around various cities in the desert with their families. Wherever there are tents and horse teams, there is home.

When people who came to the New World in the early days studied the indigenous tribes here, they naturally compared them with the nomadic tribes in the desert of the Novat continent, or used the nomadic tribes as a reference to formulate various policies for the indigenous tribes of the New World.

But soon someone discovered that there was a very obvious difference between the indigenous tribes of the New World and those nomadic tribes. The biggest difference was that the indigenous tribes of the New World had fixed territories. Once they settled in a place, they would never give up the tribal territory and move to other places unless they encountered an irresistible disaster.

As for what kind of disaster is considered irresistible, the colonial kingdoms have not found an accurate standard so far, because the coastal indigenous tribes encountered by these kingdoms, when facing their invasion, all fought to the death without exception, and no one retreated even if the entire tribe died in battle.

So when all the indigenous tribes in the coastal areas that were in close contact with the colonies of various kingdoms began to migrate to the depths of the jungle at the same time, the colonies that received the news were stunned and surprised, but soon they became ecstatic, because they all believed without exception that this was a retreat made by the indigenous tribes of the New World because they could not resist their invasion, and this was a major victory for their colonization of the New World.

It is precisely because of this that the governors and garrison commanders of the colonies of various coastal kingdoms began to do the same thing, that is, to gather people to quickly formulate plans to attack the colonies, and to seize the greatest benefits before the colonial pioneers of other kingdoms occupy the land given up by these indigenous tribes.

However, when everyone was crazy about the land that was within their reach, Bernando, who had been carrying out the development plan in an orderly manner, became worried, because based on his past understanding of the indigenous tribes, it was obvious that the current behavior of the indigenous tribes was very unusual. It was definitely not like they wanted to retreat and give up land. Instead, it was more like they were ordered by a very powerful indigenous tribe to retreat together, concentrate their strength, and prepare for the most violent counterattack in the near future.

The rumor that there is a common leader behind the indigenous tribes in the New World has been spread in various colonies for a long time, but no one took it seriously, because the existing evidence proves that all the indigenous tribes have no hierarchy among each other, and some indigenous tribes even have irreconcilable feuds with each other. Many colonial pioneers of many kingdoms use the feuds between indigenous tribes to incite them to kill each other, and get the greatest benefits at the lowest cost.

If there really is a common leader of the indigenous tribes, then there will be no such thing as indigenous tribes killing each other in front of foreign enemies. Moreover, if there is really a common leader, then with the power of the indigenous tribes of all sizes in the coastal areas, it is absolutely possible to easily destroy most of the colonies of various kingdoms in the New World.

In the past, Bernardo did not believe that there was a leader behind these indigenous tribes, but now the abnormal behavior of the indigenous tribes made him think of the rumors about the leader, and he also thought of Joe Matthew, because in his memory, Joe seemed to have been promoting that there was an extremely powerful and highly civilized indigenous tribe deeper in the jungle. This tribe was in charge of a territory far larger than any country in the Novat continent, and all the indigenous tribes around the territory respected it, including the indigenous tribes along the coast.

Now think about it, Joe's statement seems to be very consistent with the abnormal situation of the indigenous tribes at present, so Bernardo took the initiative to find Joe to understand the situation, but when he found Joe, he found that Joe was not in the tent, but led a mixed expedition team of pioneers and natural associations to go deep into the jungle to explore the situation.

After discovering that Joe was not there, Bernardo thought of another person, and that person was Leo

After knowing that Leo came from the world in the gray fog, Bernardo secretly asked people to keep an eye on Leo. This was not because he did not trust Leo or was worried that Leo would do something harmful to him, but because he wanted to get more information about other worlds in the gray fog from Leo and did not want Leo to have any accidents. Therefore, the people he arranged were both monitoring Leo and protecting him.

Under the surveillance of these people, Bernardo also knew that Joe had come to Leo to discuss things several times before leading people deep into the jungle. The two talked for a long time. In the temporary camp of the entire pioneer group, Joe seemed to have only had many contacts with Leo, which made him feel that Joe might know some secrets that he did not know.

After meeting Leo, Bernardo did not say much nonsense, and directly told him about the retreat of the indigenous tribe to the depths of the jungle, and then asked Leo for his opinion.

"I agree with you. This should be because the indigenous tribes have received the order to retreat and gather strength. They should launch a counterattack in the near future." Leo thought for a moment and said, "Even if they did not counterattack, they will now The forces of various tribes have been integrated and a line of defense has been built in the jungle they are familiar with. No matter who tries to open up a colony deep in the jungle, it may not be as easy as before. If you are asking for my advice, I think it’s best to put your development plans on hold and wait until you see other countries’ plans before making a decision.”

"Plans of other countries?" Bernardo was stunned and looked at Leo in confusion.

Leo explained: "Since they believe that the indigenous tribes feel unable to withstand the colonial offensive of the pioneering group and choose to retreat into the jungle, then they will definitely formulate a set of development plans in a short period of time to occupy those areas that were given up by the indigenous tribes. It may be safer to wait for the development teams of those countries to carry out their plans and attract the attention of the indigenous tribes before you implement your development plan. "

After listening to Leo's suggestion, Bernardo frowned and said in a deep voice: "This may be difficult to realize. Although I am in charge of the development group, the control of the development group is not entirely mine now. There are other People have also mastered the power of part of the pioneering group, and they also have a lot of influence. Now they are lobbying me to immediately implement the pioneering plan. Before the pioneering groups from other kingdoms take action, they will go deep into the jungle and open up a colonial settlement. Come."

"There's nothing you can do to stop it?" Leo asked.

"It was possible before, but it's a little difficult now." Bernardo sighed and replied.

Leo understood that Bernardo's words were alluding to the Nature Association. Although the Nature Association had only joined the pioneering group for a few days, their influence on the pioneering group had spread very quickly. Now some of the pioneering groups were originally loyal to Bernando's people have begun to show signs of swaying, which may make it difficult for Bernando to be as arbitrary as before.

Leo then suggested: "Since we can't stop it, we should do a good job of intelligence collection first, and collect as much information as possible on the topography, ecological environment, etc. of the areas that need to be developed, so as to avoid unnecessary accidental casualties when we officially enter the jungle."

"Someone has already done this," Bernardo replied.

Leo was stunned for a moment and asked, "Who are you sending?"

"Your friend and collaborator Joe Mathieu," Bernando replied.

Leo was not surprised by this. He thought about it and asked Joe about the time of departure. Then he learned from Bernardo that he had taken people deep into the jungle before the news came that the indigenous tribes were migrating deep into the jungle. Went into the jungle to investigate the situation.

After hearing the news, Leo couldn't help but smile and said: "It doesn't matter, just follow your plan, but listen more to Joe's opinion. Your development plan should be successful. The only thing you need to consider is After the settlement is established, how will you develop it? "

After hearing Leo's words, Bernardo looked at the other person with a blank expression, not understanding why Leo said this. But after calming down, he seriously thought about Leo's words, and his expression quickly became strange. Then he asked Leo tentatively: "Did Joe already know in advance that all the indigenous tribes would move to the depths of the jungle, so why would he be so bold and lead people deep into the jungle?"

"Probably." Leo nodded.

"Why? Why could he know in advance? Did the Nature Association reveal it to him?" Bernando murmured to himself full of doubts: "No, the Nature Association didn't know the news much earlier than me, Qiao The time to organize manpower should be earlier, when the indigenous tribes should not have migrated. Did he predict the subsequent actions of the indigenous tribes? "

Watching Bernardo make various guesses, Leo couldn't help but smile and asked: "Is it possible that the channel through which Joe got the news was from the indigenous tribe?"

"Where are the indigenous tribes?" Bernardo didn't understand what Leo meant for a while. After being stunned for a long time, he thought of something from Joe's various related rumors and asked tentatively: "Qiao Matthew and I have connections with the indigenous tribes. Can I know about the situation there?”

Leo nodded.

Seeing this situation, Bernardo thought about it again and made a bolder guess, saying: "It's not just a general relationship, but a very close relationship, otherwise he would not have known that all the indigenous tribes had migrated to the depths of the jungle. This is a confidential matter, and since he dares to go deep into the jungle under such circumstances, it means that he knows that there is no danger. Could it be that he has reached some agreement with some indigenous tribes?" As he said, he seemed to have thought of something, look. Xiang Leo, said: "Just now, your Excellency said that my development plan can be successful and the colony can be established. Is it because of the agreement between Qiao and the indigenous tribes?"

Leo shook his head and said: "I don't know what agreement Joe made with the indigenous tribe, but I am sure that Joe has a very strong desire to explore the underground world. Since he chose this time to enter the jungle, it means that he has a lot of experience. Big Grasp can help you build a colony in the jungle, and then use this colony to explore the underground world." As he said, he suggested: "You don't actually need to do anything, just prepare step by step, and everything will wait. Let’s talk about it when Joe comes back.”

After listening, Bernardo nodded and thought that it was a good idea to follow Leo's proposal, so he stopped thinking about it and prepared the development plan according to the rhythm set in the past.

After Bernardo left, Leo began to think about the migration of the indigenous tribes to the depths of the jungle. He was not thinking about the significance of the indigenous tribes' move, but whether there were any Mumu tribes among the migrating indigenous tribes, and whether the Paho tribe participated in the migration of the indigenous tribes. This participation was not just issuing an order, but directly sending people to assist in the migration.

The reason why Leo had such doubts was that the Gaka he sent out to find the Mumu tribe had not returned for so long, and he thought something must have happened.

If it was just an ordinary beast that got into trouble, Leo would not be surprised. After all, there are all kinds of dangers in a primitive jungle like this, most of which are fatal. But the Gaka he sent out was different, because that Gaka was specially cultivated and domesticated by him through some medicines. Even if the cultivation and domestication time was not very long, its physical fitness has exceeded that of ordinary beasts, and it also has a certain amount of wisdom. In this way, even if a beast cultivated by shaman beast taming will avoid danger in advance, it should not be in trouble.

But now it is obvious that Gaka has been in trouble, and it is very likely to be dead, so the cause of death is definitely not an ordinary danger. This makes Leo think of the ability of the Paho tribe to cultivate and control insects. If Gaka finds the location of the Mumu tribe, and there happens to be an insect controller from the Paho tribe there, and is discovered and attacked by the insect controller, then with the current ability of that Gaka, it may be difficult to escape the siege of various poisonous insects, and it is not impossible to die there.

As for whether Gaka was delayed due to injury or other things, or the location of the Mumu tribe was too far away, these possibilities may exist, but they are not too high.

Although the idea of ​​finding the location of the Mumu tribe through Gaka failed, it was not a big deal for Leo, and it did not affect him much, because according to the current situation, he actually did not need to do anything, just wait for Joe, the Nature Association and Bernardo to form a joint adventure team against the Mumu tribe and the underground world.

However, Leo did not want to wait any longer, because from the collective retreat of the indigenous tribes to the depths of the jungle, the New World indigenous tribes led by the Paho tribe would inevitably launch a major offensive against all colonial forces. The previous attack on Matou Bay might just be a test or experiment. If he continued to stay, he might be involved in the war between the New and Old Worlds.

As for what he had said to Bernardo before, such as Joe had reached some kind of agreement with the indigenous tribes, it was all speculation, and the feasibility was unknown, and he would not pin the success of his plan on others, so he felt that he should go into the jungle alone to explore.