432: Chapter 432 Black Earth Surrenders

"I said, it is impossible for our Heihe Tribe to join the Great Qin!"

Hei Di said, "It would be enough for the three of us to divide the Hexi Corridor among ourselves. Why let the Great Qin in as well?"

He looked at the envoy from the Shiyang Tribe with eyes full of hatred.

Resources are limited; if one more party comes in to share them, the amount they can obtain will decrease.

"No..."

The envoy from the Shiyang Tribe said, "The Great Qin did not require us to pay them tribute."

"What!"

Hei Di asked in confusion, "If the Great Qin doesn't want anything from us, then why do they want us to join them!"

The Xiongnu people had also ruled the Hexi Corridor, and they required tribute twice a year. Each time, thirty percent of the tribe's cattle and sheep had to be handed over.

Therefore, he was very puzzled. The Great Qin was reaching its hands into their Hexi Corridor but didn't want tribute; could it be that they were actually here to give them money?

At this thought, Hei Di couldn't help but snort in disdain.

"His Majesty the Head of State of the Great Qin sent our Shiyang Tribe a large amount of silver. This silver is worth more than all the cattle and sheep in our Shiyang Tribe combined."

"We couldn't resist the temptation, so we joined the Great Qin."

"What?"

Hei Di's brain stalled.

Wait, the Great Qin is actually giving away money!

He stood there with his mouth agape, unable to close it for a long time, looking completely incredulous.

He really couldn't figure out what the Great Qin was up to.

There is no logic in the world for giving away money for no reason. What were they after?

Was there some ulterior motive, or some massive conspiracy hidden behind it?

Hei Di felt as if his head were a tangled mess. All sorts of guesses clashed wildly in his mind, yet he couldn't make sense of any of it.

He shook his head vigorously, as if he could shake off these chaotic thoughts, but the doubts in his heart were like vines, wrapping tighter and tighter.

"Is the Great Qin truly like this?"

Hei Di was somewhat moved. Just calling them 'big brother' without needing to pay tribute, and even receiving a large amount of rewards—such a good thing might not be so bad!

"I agree."

"And the money?"

One had to admit, Hei Di was truly pragmatic.

"Wait here."

The envoy from the Shiyang Tribe hadn't expected Hei Di to agree so readily either.

"However, Clan Leader Hei Di."

The Shiyang Tribe Envoy narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint appearing as he said, "If you take His Majesty the Head of State's money but do not serve him, the heavy machine guns are not something your Heihe Tribe can withstand!"

"heavy machine gun?"

"What is that?"

Hei Di asked with some confusion.

"It is a lethal weapon!"

The Shiyang Tribe Envoy said with considerable dread, "It can even pierce through stone easily!"

Hei Di said in surprise, "The Great Qin has such powerful weapons besides bows and crossbows!"

"Setting aside quantity and speaking only of individual units, a heavy machine gun is far superior to a crossbow."

What he meant was that the Great Qin's crossbows always appeared in the thousands; every volley was a rain of arrows.

"Not to mention, the Great Qin also has mortars that have yet to be deployed."

"Ah!"

"mortar? What is that again?"

Hei Di suddenly felt that he knew too little about the current military of the Great Qin.

"I also want to know what kind of weapon that is."

The Shiyang Tribe Envoy said with some regret, "You surrendered too quickly; otherwise, it would have been shown to you."

"Haha!"

Hearing his regretful tone, Hei Di cursed incessantly in his heart.

You bastard, you were just waiting to watch the show, weren't you!

You're feeling regretful, are you?

It's easy for you to say since the mortars weren't aimed at you!

Hei Di felt a wave of lingering fear. He was truly afraid that if the Great Qin had aimed some powerful weapon at them, his tribe would have surely suffered heavy losses!