North America 1849, from Gold Rush to Warlord

Chapter 117 Strange Movements on the Desk (5,000 words)
"I came here for a woman!"

Upon hearing Azu's words, Elder Bearskin, Chief Giant Stone, and the others all revealed ambiguous smiles that said, "I knew it."

Meanwhile, Youma, standing to the side, blushed deeply and lowered his head, not daring to look at Azu.

The Stone Chieftain wore a sly smile: "Li, my sister Youma was already given to you by our Blackfoot tribe. If you fancy any other women in our tribe, feel free to take them away!"

The Blackfoot tribe today suffers immense casualties due to years of conflict between adult men and white people.

In tribes of two or three thousand people, even boys as young as twelve or thirteen had to ride horses and fight.

Even so, the Blackfoot tribe only had six or seven hundred men who were truly capable of fighting!
The remaining two thousand or so people were mostly women and babies.

Therefore, the current Blackfoot tribe has a gender imbalance, with the number of adult women far exceeding that of adult men.

This wasn't just the case for the Blackfoot tribe; almost all Native American tribes faced the same predicament.

The loss of male population caused by years of fighting is simply too great.

"No, no, no!" Azu blushed and quickly waved his hands, saying, "You've misunderstood me!"

"Hahaha!" the boulder laughed, "We have no misunderstanding! You just want women, right? We Blackfoot tribe have plenty, pick and choose as you like!"

"Really?" Azu's eyes lit up slightly.

"Of course it's true!" Chief Rock waved his hand proudly.

“Then there’s no need to pick and choose!” Ah Zu said even more boldly, “I’ll take all those women who don’t have men and are willing to come with me!”

"Huh...?" Boulder, Bearskin, and the others were instantly dumbfounded!

"Li, what did you say?"

Ah Zu said, "I'm saying, I want all those women who don't have men and are willing to come with me! Hmm... I won't take them for free. I'll trade them for more powerful guns and ammunition, more food, and any other supplies you need!"

"Gulp...!" Jushi swallowed hard, his eyes changing as he looked at Azu: "Li, with so many women, can you manage?"

“No, no, no, you’ve misunderstood!” Azu explained, “More and more of my Chinese compatriots are coming to this land from across the distant ocean.”

"Most of them are bachelors. Without wives, they cannot settle down in this land, have children, and spread their lineage."

“So, I have to find a way to find them wives!” Azu continued, “You Indians and we Chinese share the same roots, and now there are more women than men. I was thinking, could we arrange for the women in your tribe who can’t find men to marry the men in our Chinese tribe who can’t find women?”

"Not just your Blackfoot tribe, but other Native American tribes as well, if they agree to my proposal, I can provide them with guns, ammunition, and food!"

“We Chinese are known for our diligence and family-oriented nature. I believe that Native American women, when they form families with Chinese men, will definitely be able to live a better life.”

"I think this is a suggestion that would benefit everyone, what do you think?"

“This…!” Chief Boulder’s eyes turned to Elder Bearskin.

The Giant Stone is a war chief, primarily responsible for hunting and fighting outside the territory.

In fact, the clan's affairs were almost entirely decided by the elders, with Elder Bearskin at the head.

Therefore, the boulder cannot make the decision on this matter.

Elder Bearskin smacked his lips, which had only a few teeth left: "Li, the matter you mentioned is too big. We need to discuss it before we can give you an answer."

"Many of the women's men have died in the battles against the white men! There are too few adult men in the tribe, and it is difficult for the unmarried women to find men."

"But even so, the women in the tribe are used to life in the tribe. I'm afraid even if we agree, not many women will be willing to go with you."

Ah Zu said nonchalantly, "No matter how many, one is one!"

Once this precedent is set and the Native American women who follow him can live better lives, with a successful example, things will be easier in the future.

While the clan elders were discussing the matter, Youma, with Azu on horseback, strolled around the Blackfoot Clan.

It was already June, and the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains were beautiful in summer.

Azu and Youma rode side by side, climbing up the hillside surrounding the Blackfoot tribe.

The surrounding mountains are majestic and magnificent, while wildflowers bloom in profusion and streams murmur.

Azu and Youma dismounted and sat side by side on the grassy hillside covered in wildflowers, gazing into the distance at the Blackfoot tribe camp at the foot of the mountain, where wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys.

"Youma, you've been by my side for seven or eight months now. Are you really willing to stay with me forever?"

With a blade of grass in his mouth, Ah Zu lay on his back on the grass with his hands behind his head, and asked softly to You Ma sitting beside him.

"Hmm...!" Yuma's face flushed slightly, and then he nodded gently.

Azu didn't see Youma nod, nor did he receive her reply: "If you don't speak, does that mean you don't want to?"

"No, I'm willing!" Youma's face turned even redder.

"But I have so many women around me: Vivian, Daisy, Victoria, Monica, and you! Don't you mind?"

"Yes, I don't mind! They are all very nice people."

"Hehe...!" Azu chuckled, without saying anything more.

Vivian and Daisy were indeed very good women.

As for Victoria and Monica, those two women are hardly good people!
Azu reached out and gently embraced Youma's slender waist, then gently pulled her!
The seated Youma naturally fell into Azu's arms.

"Hmm...!" Azu felt the warm, wildflower-scented body of Youma in his arms stiffen slightly, as if it was about to sit up from his embrace.

"Don't move...!"

As soon as the words "Azu" were uttered, the body of the ghostly horse in his arms indeed stopped moving.

But she was still a little nervous, her body slightly curled up!
Ah Zu took a deep breath amidst her cascading, jet-black hair: "So fragrant, so beautiful!"

The two of them lay there in each other's arms, quietly amidst the magnificent and awe-inspiring world!
Much later, Victoria arrived on horseback.

"Elder Bearskin and Chief Stone have reached a decision and are sending you back!"

The three then rode back to the Blackfoot tribe.

With a flushed face, Youma rode his horse to the very front.

Victoria, who was following behind at a leisurely pace, winked at her husband, "Zu, congratulations on winning over another good girl!"

Azu shrugged: "Don't talk nonsense, Youma and I didn't do anything!"

"Tch... Do you think I should believe you or not?"

"You think all other women are like you, a domineering man who locks up his girlfriend...!"

"Pah, you've taken advantage of me and you're still acting innocent. Tonight, I'll show you what I'm made of."

"No...!"

"Clang...!" Victoria flicked her whip, and her mount reared up and galloped away.

Back in the Blackfoot tribe, still in the longhouse.

Facing the elders and the giant rock, Azu sat upright and asked, "Well? Have the elders reached a conclusion?"

Bearskin nodded: "Take any woman who's willing to go with you! But we have one condition...!"

"What conditions?"

“Alas…!” Elder Bearskin sighed softly, “The death brought by the white people is everywhere! Many of our people have been infected with smallpox.”

“We had to drive out any members of our tribe who contracted smallpox and leave them to fend for themselves. Many people died, especially the children; almost none of them survived smallpox!”

Elder Bearskin looked at Azu with hopeful eyes: "Li, do you have a way to help my people get rid of this terrible disease, smallpox?"

"of course can!"

Smallpox vaccine is now mandatory for all citizens in some European countries and is a mature vaccine.

After vaccination against smallpox, both the infection rate and mortality rate of smallpox decreased significantly. For example, in Bavaria, Europe, through universal vaccination against smallpox, the smallpox mortality rate per 100,000 people dropped from nearly 300 per year to single digits.

All Chinese people under Azu's command have been forcibly vaccinated against smallpox, and white people who volunteered for vaccination have also been vaccinated.

This includes Ah Zu himself, the women around him, and all the core members of Huamei Industrial Company.

Vaccinating Native Americans with smallpox was originally part of a future plan.

Now that the Blackfoot tribe has taken the initiative to bring it up, it's certainly even better.

"When I get back, I'll immediately have someone vaccinate the Blackfoot tribe with the cowpox vaccine!"

"The cowpox vaccine...?" Elder Bearskin asked curiously, "What is that? Can it protect against smallpox?"

“Yes!” Azu thought for a moment: “The cowpox vaccine is like a kind of, well… amulet! As long as you have been vaccinated, you will generally not get smallpox again, and even if you do get infected, you will almost never die.”

"Really?" The elders and the giant stone were overjoyed.

"Of course! We've all been vaccinated against smallpox!"

As he spoke, Azu rolled up his sleeves, revealing the acne scars on his arms.

"In addition to the smallpox vaccine, I will also have new rifles and grenades sent to you, which are much more powerful than the ones I sent you before."

"There is still food. Although food is very scarce right now, I still have no problem feeding the entire Blackfoot tribe."

Hearing Azu's words, the elders and the Stone Chief became even happier.

"Li, you are truly a gift from heaven to our Blackfoot tribe!" The boulder stepped forward and gave Azu a solid hug.

After a warm embrace, Azu continued, "Perhaps soon I will have another battle with my enemies, and I may need the Blackfoot Clan brothers to cooperate with me."

"No problem. After so long without fighting, our Blackfoot warriors are itching for battle!"

Azu continued, "After this struggle, perhaps your Blackfoot tribe will no longer have to hide in the deep mountains. I will fight for your right to live in the sunlight!"

"Really?" Boulder and the elders were all excited.

That evening, a roaring bonfire was lit in the center of the Blackfoot tribe's camp.

Whole cows and whole sheep were placed on a huge barbecue grill, sizzling and oozing with oil, and the aroma of the meat was irresistible!
The women of the Blackfoot tribe sang and danced around a huge bonfire.

Women and men held wine bowls and offered toasts to Azu in a continuous stream.

The warriors of the Blackfoot tribe, wielding stone axes and spears, performed a fierce war dance in the center of the arena!
The entire Blackfoot tribe treated Azu and his party with the highest honors.

As the atmosphere reached its peak, Feng Zicai, slightly intoxicated, could no longer contain his excitement. He drew his broadsword from his waist, jumped to the center of the arena, and performed a set of Southern Shaolin single-sword routines in front of thousands of eyes.

It was Feng Zicai, at the peak of his youth, who mastered this sword technique so skillfully that not a needle could be inserted into it and not water could be splashed into it. The bright blade flashed up and down, the wind from the blade was extremely fierce, the momentum was exceptionally brave, and the body was unusually agile!
The Blackfoot tribesmen who were watching had never seen anything like this before!
This set of Southern Shaolin single-edged swordsmanship drew gasps of amazement from everyone!
After completing a set of sword techniques, Feng Zicai stood with his sword on his back, his face neither flushed nor out of breath, as calm and composed as a mountain!

"Wah... ooh ooh ooh ooh...!"

The thousands of Blackfoot tribesmen were astonished, and they erupted in a cacophony of screams and shouts that echoed through the heavens.

The boulder next to Azu excitedly grabbed Azu's shoulder, its eyes shining as it shouted repeatedly, "Li, what... what is this? I want to learn this, I must learn this!"

"This is called martial arts, also known as kung fu! Do you want to learn it?"

"Kung Fu, martial arts! I want to learn it, I absolutely must learn it! Li, could you let him teach me?"

Azu smiled slightly: "It's fine if he teaches you, but according to Chinese customs, you have to kneel down and kowtow to him to become his disciple!"

"it is good……!"

Without hesitation, the boulder rushed into the center of the field and, without saying a word, knelt down in front of Feng Zicai with a "thump!" and kept kowtowing.

Feng Zicai was startled and quickly stepped aside, asking, "What are you doing?"

"Haha, Chief Boulder wants to become your disciple and begs you to teach him kung fu," Azu laughed loudly.

Not only the giant rock, but also a large group of Blackfoot warriors, including Blood Eagle, rushed into the arena with great momentum. Without saying a word, they followed suit and surrounded Feng Zicai, kneeling down and kowtowing to him repeatedly.

"Boss, what... what should we do?" Feng Zicai was at a loss and could only look to Azu for advice.

"What else can we do? Brother Feng, why don't you stay here for a while and teach them some kung fu!"

"That... is fine!"

From this moment on, martial arts began to take root in this new continent!
The revelry lasted until late into the night.

Ah Zu had drunk a bit too much and had just crawled into his tent to sleep when he heard a rustling sound, followed by a warm body crawling into the tent and into Ah Zu's bed!
An exceptionally slippery body tightly embraced Ah Zu.

A drunken Ah Zu couldn't tell who it was in the pitch-black night: "Victoria, stop messing around... Waaah!"

... (Over 7,600 words omitted here!)
After an exceptionally absurd and crazy night, the next morning, when Ah Zu finally sobered up completely, he opened his eyes to find that there was another person in his bed!
A fragrant, snow-white body stood with its back to him, its long, jet-black, shiny hair cascading down like a waterfall.

"Huh...? Not Victoria...!"

Azu slightly raised his head, looking at the beautiful profile of the sleeping woman: "Youma... how could it be you...!"

Ah Zu lifted the warm bison hide blanket and looked at the graceful figure inside, along with the scattered, glaring marks...!
“Hmm…!”

Youma slowly awoke, and upon opening his eyes, he saw Azu's bright eyes right in front of him.

"Um……!"

Youma blushed instantly and "whoosh!" burrowed into the covers.

Azu didn't say much, but held the warm, smooth, snow-white body tightly in her arms under the covers.
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Three days later, Ah Zu and his group returned to San Francisco, leaving Feng Zicai behind with the Blackfoot tribe to teach the warriors kung fu.

As soon as they returned to headquarters, Monica, who was in charge of intelligence gathering, eagerly came up to them with a thick stack of intelligence reports.

"My master, the enemy is preparing to make their move!"

Monica put down the intelligence report and, quite naturally, plopped her ample buttocks onto Azu's lap: "These past few days, that old man Brosnan has been meeting with quite a few people in secret."

"This included a chief from a small Native American tribe, several newspaper presidents and editors-in-chief, and many members of the state legislature, among others!"

Monica continued, "Brosnan, that old bastard, gathered all these people together. Their purpose is obvious. Shouldn't we take action too?"

Azu calmly asked, "Has there been any unusual activity on Brigadier General George Phillips' side?"

“Nothing has been done!” Monica replied.

"It seems that he has already convinced the general to extricate himself from the situation."

Azu pondered for a moment: "Have our men keep a close eye on that Indian chief; he's the key figure in this conspiracy. As for the others, apart from the interim governor, they're not that important!"

"Okay, master!"

"Once they begin their operation, proceed according to our plan. We must bring that chief and all those who directly participated into custody, and gather as much evidence as possible!"

"Yes Master!"

Azu's hand involuntarily wrapped around Monica's slender waist, while his other hand rested on her snow-white, long thigh, stroking it heavily.

"Mmm...Master, you're so naughty!"

Feeling aroused by Azu, Monica couldn't help but sway her slender waist and plump, juicy buttocks.

"Smack!" Azu slapped the plump buttocks hard: "Don't move. I've been too tired these past few days. I'll deal with you another day!"

Monica huffed, "Hmph, Master, you're not fair! Why are you so good to Vivian and Victoria, but you never give me even a little bit of love and warmth?"

"There's none?"

"No! Never!" Monica was so upset she wanted to cry.

Seeing her on the verge of tears, Ah Zu couldn't care less about anything else: "Well, now, let your master pamper you properly...!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he slammed Monica hard onto the desk and took her right there and then without any mercy!

(End of this chapter)