The shouts in the distance are getting closer and closer, and it sounds like the number of people is not small.
About ten minutes later, a group of hunters wearing furs and holding spears and clubs appeared near the river beach. There were nearly thirty people, old and young, in total. They all looked nervous and even scared.
Just now, a group of children rolled and crawled back to the tribe to report that there were many people riding a huge water monster from upstream and rushed down. Not only did it have legs and feet, but it also had a big mouth and fangs, and its body was half the length of the river.
It is long and can swim faster than a dragon or a snake.
Such horrific descriptions naturally frightened the men, women, and children of the Qia tribe.
There are only Cang and Ji tribes in the upper reaches, so why are there races that ride water beasts?
There is only one legendary figure who can control wild beasts within a few hundred miles, and that is Chen, the magical boy from the Ba tribe who made a sneak attack on the lairs of the Gonghuo tribe and the Qia tribe last time.
It is said that under the instructions of the gods, he created a magical golden horn that could summon and control all beasts.
Recall that last month, when I took the Ji and Cang tribes to the nearby river beach to train and look for gold, I said that after the full moon night in February, I would go to the Gonghuo tribe to hold a great shaman inheritance ceremony.
Therefore, the Qia people roughly infer that this huge monster carrying a large group of hunters from upstream should be a mysterious aquatic beast summoned by the Ba people.
Therefore, all the remaining adult men in the tribe could only come to see what was going on.
Fighting is naturally impossible.
The Qia tribe now no longer has the strength and courage to fight against the six tribes alliance.
I can only endure the humiliation and bear the burden and survive like this.
Fortunately, when they rushed to the river full of fear, they discovered that the other party was indeed a group of Cang and Ji people, because most of them had interacted with each other before, and there were some strange things placed on the river beach.
Things, long and connected together, but they are not huge monsters, they are just pieces of wood tied together with ropes.
"Huh~"
All the Qia men let out a long breath almost at the same time and decided to go back later to hang up a group of children and beat them.
It doesn't matter if his eyesight is bad, he almost scared the whole tribe out of their souls.
After the two groups had an exchange of comparisons and drawings, the Qia people were completely relieved.
Sure enough, there are no monsters at all.
But what surprised them was that, according to the Cang people, it only took them two meals to come to the Qia tribe on these things called rafts.
Although there had been life-and-death battles and conflicts in the past, now that the Qia tribe has surrendered, there is no need for the Cang tribe to hold on to their hatred. Instead, they proudly introduced the benefits of the raft, and even explained the situation under the excited request of a group of Qia tribe men.
They drove a raft into the river and then demonstrated how to operate the raft.
Seeing several Cang people skillfully holding rafts back and forth in the gentle area near the river bank, a group of Qia hunters were shocked and excited, and they all said they wanted to get on the raft and try it out.
So the leader of the Cang tribe pushed all the remaining four rafts into the water with a wave of his hand, and arranged for a group of men from the Qia tribe who had never seen the world to experience the ultimate water entertainment project of rafting.
And seeing these Qia people staggering around on the raft, crying and howling, even lying on the raft out of fear, and some of them plopped directly into the water, the Cang people laughed, and finally felt a sense of elation.
Pride and pride.
The miraculous Xu Chen not only saved their tribe, but also used his magical and great creativity and inventions to give the Alliance of Six Tribes a powerful power that no other tribe had.
Although the raft was difficult to control, its flying speed could arouse the excitement and excitement in their bones. Especially the feeling after crossing the rapids in the fast river water violently stimulated their savage and restless souls.
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It was a feeling of conquest that I had never experienced before.
Go down the river and venture to the end of the world.
It seems that this river is just like their rushing blood, full of indomitable fighting spirit and courage, wanting to explore the mysterious endless world.
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A few dozen miles downstream of the Qia tribe is a river valley basin with rich water and grass.
The Jicang River comes from the southwest, then passes through the basin and goes to the southeast.
The rivers that cross hundreds of miles upstream gather large and small streams along the way and bring abundant water, which flows slowly in the basin, calmly and leisurely.
Both sides of the river are flat and wide. Except for the occasional undulating hills and mountains, there is an unobstructed view of the green wilderness.
Mid-spring and February are the time when the grass grows and the orioles fly.
Thousands of birds gathered above the river, circling, singing and playing.
Beasts of all sizes gather in groups, foraging, mating, cornering, and chasing on this flat and wide river beach, creating a natural and peaceful primitive wild atmosphere.
A group of hunters wearing furs were hunting near the river bank.
Their target was a group of wild deer drinking water by the river not far away.
Several wild wolves were also patrolling around.
Humans and wolves are the most advanced hunters in nature, and they often have the same hunting methods and goals.
Wild deer are the most agile and fastest of all animals, but they are also the most tender, delicious and least threatening of all prey. Other prey may fight back when hunted, causing injuries to the hunter.
But when a wild deer is injured, it will only run for its life and run to death.
This group of hunters is mixed, old and young, and they don't look strong and capable.
Slowly, a group of hunters approached the wild deer from all around. One of them was the first to throw a spear, followed closely by more than a dozen of his companions, and more than a dozen spears flew towards the river.
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The wild deer dispersed in an instant and fled to the surrounding dense weeds. Several wild wolves patrolling nearby also saw this opportunity and launched an attack on one of the lone deer.
The wolf and the human seemed to work together perfectly at this moment.
But in fact, the two parties are not partners. It is just that the wild wolves cleverly took advantage of the panic caused by human hunting to the wild beasts and took advantage of the opportunity.
The wild deer scattered in all directions, and all the more than ten spears failed. Just when they were upset, someone discovered that several wild wolves had successfully captured a deer. They immediately picked up the spears happily and called a group of companions to pounce on the wolves.
Man and wolf will start a battle for food.
"Woo~~"
"Woo~~"
At this moment, two long and strange sounds came from the upper reaches of the river.
Although there were thick weeds blocking the river at this time, the withered grass had fallen over and the new grass had just sprouted. It was the time of year when the visibility was most open. A group of hunters stopped in fear and raised their heads almost at the same time.
Looking towards the river.
“￥#%@……”
The sharp-eyed hunter suddenly pointed into the distance and screamed in terror.
After a moment, everyone can see clearly.
I saw a huge thing in the middle of the river upstream. Not only were human figures swaying on it, but there was also a strange thing swaying in the wind. At the same time, strange sounds kept coming.
"Horn, flag, Ba...Balaiga!"
One of the slightly muscular men suddenly let out a terrified scream.
This earth-shattering sound was like a heavy hammer that shook the shocked souls of a group of companions.
Most of them have experienced the fear of the Ba tribe's last raid on their lair.
The shouting hunter was even captured and worked as a coolie for the Ji clan for several months.
Flags and horns are the most distinctive features of the Ba people.
They all know that the Ba tribe will bring their great witches to the Gonghuo tribe in recent days to arrange the inheritance ceremony. In recent days, the chiefs of several nearby tribes affiliated to the Gonghuo tribe have brought people one after another, waiting for the Ba tribe.
I thought they would take a shortcut from the mountains like last time, or walk along the river bank, but I didn't expect that they would come from the middle of the river.
How did they do that?
In the midst of confusion and fear, in the seemingly flat river, the long wooden raft was like a water dragon, gently bumping and swaying in an instant. The people and flags on the wooden raft could be seen clearly.
A large group of unclothed men in fine clothes were holding long wooden poles and standing on the connected logs. Some of them were holding a flag with a picture of an eagle spreading its wings in the air. Others were blowing
After sounding the horns in their hands, a group of people walked on the water and followed the waves as if they were walking on flat ground, heading straight for a group of hunters.
"Moxy Gaga?"
A group of hunters were terrified, and one hunter exclaimed.
"Report the witch!" an older hunter shouted.
"Sigh!"
All the hunters were about to turn around and run back, but were stopped by the older hunter and gave some instructions. Then only three of them left, while the rest stayed and stood in the open space by the river waiting.
The wooden raft in the middle of the river was getting closer and closer, and the people on it were constantly looking around the river bank. One of the Qia guides had also recognized the terrain at this time, pointed at the mountain col where the Gonghuo tribe lived several miles away, and shouted, "Mu
The people in the top row waved their long poles and started paddling.
However, this time it looked much better than the embarrassing situation of the Qia tribe when they collectively fell into the water. Amidst the command of the leading man, a group of men on the long wooden raft held long poles and shouted simple words along with the command.
With a squeaking sound and neat rowing movements, the wooden stool slowly moved closer to the river bank.
"Wow, Gonghuo, wow!"
As the raft slowly docked, a hunter on top recognized a group of fur hunters watching nervously on the river bank not far away.
"One click, one click..."
"Yo ho ho ho..."
"Hold your head forward..."
"Poo ga pon ga!"
Amidst the simple chants and commands, the wooden poles in the hands of a group of hunters began to scatter left and right, some were supporting the bottom, some were supporting the bank, and some were paddling. After some chaotic and hectic shaking, the long wooden poles
The platoon finally approached the river bank and slowly ran aground on the river beach.
"Xia Ga!"
The Cang hunter leader roared, and a group of people jumped into the water, and then dragged the rafts to the grass on the shore.
This time we floated further down the river, hundreds of miles, but in fact compared to the narrow, rapid, stone-strewn and complex river channel from the Cang Clan to the Qia Clan, this section of the waterway was smooth and calm, with almost no dangerous shoals.
The water and the occasional rugged and rapid places were all very safe. There were very few people who fell into the water along the way. Moreover, after falling into the water, there were ropes tied around the waist, so they could be rescued quickly.
They arrived at the Gonghuo Clan as the vanguard, but Xu Chen and his large army were still more than a hundred miles behind and would not be able to arrive until tomorrow afternoon.
Looking at the mountain col where the Gonghuo Clan lives not far away, not only a group of hunters from the Cang Ji Clan lamented how fast it was, but also the two accompanying guides from the Qia Clan felt as if they were in a dream.
I was still in the Qia tribe just now. I fainted while squatting on the raft, and in the blink of an eye I was in the Gonghuo tribe.