Lu Zhu chuckled, "I knew you were thinking about the Ice Lotus."
However, Lu Zhu wasn’t stingy either. He directly took out a piece of crystal-clear, ice sculpture-like Ice Lotus from his personal Beast Hide Bag.
The Ice Lotus looked similar to a lotus root, approximately as thick as a child’s arm, with nine holes on it. It was extremely beautiful and emitted a pleasant fragrance.
This was the specialty of the Beaver Tribe — the Ice Lotus.
Then, Lu Zhu took out a Stone Knife and cut the piece of Ice Lotus into three portions, handing one to Shan Jia, one to Jiang Xuan, and keeping one for himself.
Shan Jia said with a smile, "Leader Xuan, give it a try. Apart from the Beaver Tribe, not many people can get this kind of good thing."
Jiang Xuan, following his suggestion, placed the Ice Lotus to his mouth and took a small bite.
A refreshing sweet taste blossomed on his tongue. Jiang Xuan felt extremely cool, as if he had eaten a popsicle on a scorching summer day.
Moreover, Jiang Xuan keenly felt that after taking a bite of the Ice Lotus, his whole body’s condition underwent some subtle changes, and his mental state improved quite a bit.
Jiang Xuan praised, "This Ice Lotus is indeed a good thing!"
Hearing Jiang Xuan’s praise, Lu Zhu felt very pleased as well, after all, this was the specialty of their Beaver Tribe.
What Lu Zhu didn’t know was that after Jiang Xuan finished that piece of Ice Lotus, he was already pondering how to get some seeds back to try and cultivate.
Since the tribe began cultivation, whatever good things Jiang Xuan encountered, his first thought was to bring them back to the tribe to plant.
Of course, some plants have high requirements for growing environments and may not survive.
After eating and drinking their fill, Shan Jia and Lu Zhu began to discuss trading matters, while Jiang Xuan sensibly went outside.
After the Mountain Turtle Tribe and Beaver Tribe finished their trade, Jiang Xuan went back to find Lu Zhu.
"Leader Lu Zhu, our Vine Tribe also wants to trade some Ice Lotus. I wonder if there are any left?"
Lu Zhu said, "The big Ice Lotuses have all been picked by Leader Shan Jia, only a few smaller ones are left."
"I’d like to take a look."
Lu Zhu didn’t waste any words and directly had a warrior bring over a Beast Hide Bag.
After opening the Beast Hide Bag, there were indeed five more Ice Lotuses inside.
However, these five Ice Lotuses were small and had many joints, which made them not as good for eating as the larger ones.
But Jiang Xuan noticed that the joints of these five Ice Lotuses had quite a few roots and some buds.
Jiang Xuan was almost laughing in his heart. Aren’t these the perfect "seeds"?
Of course, he couldn’t laugh on his face, but had to act dissatisfied.
"They are indeed a bit small, and there’s not much edible portion..."
Just when Lu Zhu thought this transaction might not happen, Jiang Xuan added, "However, taking them back to let the Witch have a taste should still be fine."
Lu Zhu asked, "So what goods does Leader Xuan want to exchange for these five Ice Lotuses?"
Jiang Xuan pretended to be heartbroken as he took out a pair of Beast Teeth, "The goods brought this time have all been traded for mushrooms, only this pair of Beast Teeth is left. Leader Lu Zhu, can you accept these in exchange for the Ice Lotuses?"
Lu Zhu accepted the Beast Teeth and found that the quality was quite good. Although they were small, those few Ice Lotuses were also lower quality, so it balanced out.
Lu Zhu collected the pair of Beast Teeth and handed the five Ice Lotuses to Jiang Xuan.
"Leader Xuan, if you want better Ice Lotuses, you can visit our Beaver Tribe in the future, and I’ll be sure to treat you well then."
"I will definitely visit if I have the chance."
After the trade was completed, Lu Zhu didn’t stay long and soon led the Beaver Tribe’s warriors to ride those Fish Otters and leave across the waves.
Jiang Xuan carefully wrapped the five Ice Lotuses with water grass and put them back into the Beast Hide Bag to keep them moist.
Afterward, Jiang Xuan bid farewell to Shan Jia, and together with the Old Witch and Vine Tribe warriors, they flew back on the giant eagle, with Tang Yuan following closely behind.