"Yes, yes, as long as we can become members of the Nix Tribe, no matter how many decrees there are, we can endure them!" other pirate chiefs echoed.
Xisaites laughed and said, "Everyone wants to join the Nix Tribe, what about you, Karsipengpas?"
Karsipengpas was taken aback: "What do you mean by that?"
Budocaribas quickly took over the conversation: "He means to say, now that the Romans have started organizing the Mediterranean, we can't be pirates anymore. What will your tribe and the tribes in the mountains to your west do next?"
Karsipengpas forced a laugh: "If we can't be pirates, so be it. We still have the iron mine, which allows us to exchange for a lot of grain and cloth with the Nix Tribe every month, so there's no problem for our tribesmen to eat and keep warm."
