The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

Nalway stepped forward, took his arm, and adjusted his posture: "Shoulder to shoulder, cheek to cheek, eyes, sights, and target in a straight line, this is called the three points in a line."

"Take control of your breathing before pulling the trigger..."

Nalway then gave him some simple pointers on the details of how he gripped the gun, his stance, and how he applied force.

Hofd learned quickly, raising his gun and aiming it forward, looking quite professional.

However, in the eyes of Nalway, who had received a month of formal training, his posture was still awkward and his flaws were obvious.

It's a pity that time was too short, otherwise I would have definitely asked the Sky People's officers to give him a proper training.

"Why are you doing this to me alone?" At this point, even if Hoffeld was stupid, he would understand Nalway's ulterior motives.

Nalway made no secret of this, stating, "I need your trade routes."

"As you can see, my merchant ship is large enough to carry a lot of goods."

The tribes I knew before simply couldn't swallow all of these things.

"So now I need to expand my business, uh... I mean, add new Na'vi tribes."

Hofd looked at him silently.

Upon seeing this, Narvi picked up his ornate clothes and asked, "Do you see what I'm wearing?"

"These are all woven from the 'Silky Orchid' of Pandora."

Isn't this much nicer than the linen clothes you're wearing now?

Hofd stared intently at the other person's beautiful clothes and nodded silently.

Seeing his burning gaze, Narway smiled enticingly, “The ‘elders’ of the Sky People told me that they allow me to use their equipment to process the items I obtain.”

"The Na'vi people's clothing is too monotonous and too outdated."

"Now that I have the opportunity, I want to use the items I obtained from other tribes to create exquisite items for the Sky People."

I want all Na'vi to be able to wear beautiful clothes and use better tools!

Narway's fanatical words made Hoffe imagine the scene, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on the gun.

Just as he was about to agree, Nalway revealed an even more ambitious purpose.

“If we don’t catch up with the Sky People now, the Ash Clan Queen will inevitably grow even larger.”

I do not want these bandits to rule us, so Hofd, hand over the routes around you to me.

We sold them the Thunder Spear. Only when all of us Na'vi take up arms and stop the Ashbringer's expansion can we curb that woman's ambition!

"The Sky People will not participate in our internal war if we take over all the Ash Clan's mining areas."

Without these metal ores, they'll lose contact with the Sky People, and the Ash Clan will be nothing more than a pack of toothless vipers and wolves!

Chapter 105 Cloud Top Clan

Pandora.

Deep within the vast, misty plateau, countless floating islands of all sizes are suspended.

This area was originally the habitat of flying birds and beasts, but since a hundred years ago, a group of Na'vi migrated from the depths of the forest, this airspace has become the territory of the Cloudtop Clan.

They built their homes on suspended giant rocks, using resilient vines as the framework and natural caves as rooms, creating aerial fortresses that were easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The Cloudtop Clan is renowned for taming large manta rays and for its expertise in high-altitude hunting and mining of rare floating crystals, making them a force to be reckoned with in the highlands.

On the edge of their tribal territory, several young Na'vi were speeding through the rocks and floating islands on their Ikalan.

Tano yanked the reins sharply, and the brightly feathered Icarus let out a sharp neigh and charged straight upwards.

Just as they were about to touch the bottom of the boulder, he shifted his body to the side, and Ikalan skillfully barrel rolled, swooping down along the rock wall, instantly overtaking their companions who were flying ahead.

Seeing this, the others, unwilling to be outdone, displayed their skills and quickly chased after each other in the air, their exciting shouts echoing through the vast sea of ​​clouds.

When Tano landed on the final floating island first, victory was assured.

The group followed closely behind and landed on the floating island. While praising Tano for being worthy of being the chief's son, they were also annoyed by their own mistakes.

Tano grinned, understanding that this was merely an advantage brought by the strength of Ikaran.

Suddenly, someone looked into the distance and said something that had been repeated countless times: "Several months have passed, why haven't the Fengxing merchants arrived yet?"

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

In order to exchange for a large amount of resources with the Wind Merchant, the tribe hoarded a large number of furs, crystals and other items.

Several months have passed, and many fruits and meats have completely spoiled, resulting in a complete waste.

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened, and a huge shadow enveloped the floating island where they were without warning.

Everyone looked up in confusion, then froze, their mouths agape.

A colossal, unprecedented creature appeared above their heads.

"Hmm, it seems to be Fengxing Merchant?!"

Looking at the familiar outline of the ship's hull and the ridiculously large Medusos airbag high in the sky, Tano was incredulous.

"There's actually such a huge Medusa in this world?!"

“This doesn’t seem to be the Windrunner we know!” A young Na’vi noticed an unfamiliar emblem painted on the side of the ship.

"Locke, go back and inform my father as quickly as possible!"

“A huge group of unfamiliar merchants is coming!” Tano said urgently.

The sheer size of the ship created an overwhelming sense of oppression, leaving him no time to be wary.

But it's also possible that they came to barter.

With this in mind, Tano took a deep breath, unslung the hardwood longbow from his back, and looked at his remaining companions: "Lia, Karan, come with me. I need to ascertain their intentions."

"Alright!" the two said in unison, quickly picked up their weapons, mounted Ikaran and took to the air, cautiously flying towards the giant ship ahead.

As they drew closer, the details of the giant ship became clearer. Tano and his two companions maintained their distance, like three wary sparrowhawks circling around a giant eagle.

Tano’s gaze quickly settled on several figures standing by the ship’s railing.

And with just that one glance, all three of them were stunned once again.

From their shoes to their clothes... these Na'vi are dressed so strangely, yet so beautifully!

Tano looked down at his own attire and suddenly felt embarrassed to approach.

But as they wandered around, they saw no one riding an Ikaran towards them, nor did they see anyone pointing a weapon at them.

Tano suppressed his feelings of inferiority and gestured for Leah and Karan to rise a little higher, maintaining a relatively safe distance.

He mustered his courage and flew onto the deck. Only then did Tano truly see everything on the ship.

The vast majority of Na'vi people here wear the same clothes.

It wasn't the simple animal skins and linen they wore in their tribe.

Except for their heads, they covered almost all of their exposed skin with a layer of hard animal hide and tough cloth.

What they held in their hands were not spears, but strange long spears.

Seeing the bayonet gleaming coldly at the tip of the gun, Tano's alarm went off. His intuition told him that this thing was dangerous.

The guards' uniform attire and solemn demeanor made the two men who walked in, dressed in exquisite robes, stand out, making it immediately clear who the leader was.

"Who are you?" Tano gripped his bow tightly and questioned the middle-aged man before him.

“Don’t be nervous,” Nalway smiled. “We are the Sky Caravan’s flamboyant merchants.”

My name is Narvi, and I have come to your Cloudtop Clan to trade.

"A trade?" Upon hearing the word "trade," Tano relaxed slightly, but still squinted and shook his head, saying, "My father doesn't like trading with unfamiliar merchants."

“Not unfamiliar, not unfamiliar!” Narway smiled and waved his hand, pointing to Hofferd beside him, “This is Hofferd, the son of the previous caravan leader.”

I think you should recognize him.

“Tano, it’s only been a little over a year, you don’t recognize me anymore?” Hofford stepped forward and spoke first, his tone carrying a familiar smile. “You almost beat me in the competition back then.”

Upon hearing this, Tano's cheeks flushed slightly as he carefully examined the young Na'vi before him.

Before long, the wariness in his eyes vanished, replaced by pure surprise.

"Hofder? It really is you!"

Tano's gaze involuntarily fell on the other person's strange attire: "You suddenly wore such a... brightly colored outfit, I almost didn't recognize you!"

"Hehe, envious, aren't you?" Hofd raised his hand and twirled it around. "Want one?"

"It's so beautiful, of course I want it!" Tano said bluntly. "I'll take it back to my mother, she'll definitely love it!"

"No!" His excitement was short-lived. He suddenly looked around and saw Reed, but not Hofd's father.

"Where is your father? Why isn't he coming?"

"And how did you find such a large Medusa?!" Tano asked three questions in a row, his mind full of doubts.

Upon hearing this, Hoffd's smile vanished instantly, but he did so to make the Cloudtop Clan realize the Ash Clan's ambitions.

He still recounted his experience in detail.

They even embellished the story, portraying the Ash Clan's constant conquests of tribes, recruitment of warriors, and expansion of power as nothing more than burning, killing, and looting.

The brutality immediately filled Tano with anger and horror. He truly hadn't expected that such a vile Na'vi tribe existed in the far east.

“It was Narway who saved me from the Ash Clan.”

He was a kind-hearted merchant who, in order to thwart the ambitions of the Ash Clan, planned to recommend a powerful weapon to all the Na'vi tribes.

So I told him the route.

Chapter 106 Barter

Sympathizing with Hoff's plight, Chief Etukang of the Cloud Peaks rushed over and, after learning the general outline of the events, quickly accepted the kind-hearted Narway.

He immediately raised his hand to signal, warmly inviting the three merchant ships to dock and trade at the floating island in the center of the tribe.

Along the way, almost every Cloudtop tribesman unconsciously glanced at the robes and attire worn by Narway and the others.