After the number of people in the hunting competition is determined, it is time to arrange the hunting venue and time.
Xu Chen proposed two plans.
The first is near the river bank, with an area of five miles upstream and downstream. The hunting time is the same as before, limited to midday.
The second is to cross the river to the other side of the river to kill the wolves, only by the sound of the horn.
The results of the competition are still the same as before, judged according to the number and ferocity of the prey, and all participating hunters vote together to select the top three.
"Quack on the other side!"
As soon as Xu Chen finished talking about the two plans, a group of leaders almost unanimously expressed their intention to compete on the other side of the river.
And they were all very excited.
The other side of the river is a strange place for all tribes.
And after arriving at the Ba tribe, they all heard that the Ba tribe had successfully crossed the river. The wild beasts on the other side were so many and stupid that they looked like they were picking them up. There was also a large group of wild wolves, the number of which was astonishing.
Wolves are good, and the more the better.
Winter is coming soon, and the tribe is short of thick and warm fur.
Neither cowhide, deerskin, nor donkey skin is suitable for covering the body, nor is it warm to make a nest. The best choices are sheepskin and wolf skin. However, wild sheep have been hunted repeatedly for so many years and have become very rare. The same is true for wolves. The habitats of various ethnic groups have become very rare.
There are almost no traces of wild wolves. Although the skins of tigers and leopards are better at keeping warm, they are scarce and more difficult to capture.
Therefore, when they heard that there were countless wild sheep and large groups of wild wolves on the opposite side, a group of hunter leaders could not help but salivate collectively, and they were all gearing up and shouting that they wanted to cross the river to kill a big one.
Everyone's reaction was as expected by Xu Chen, so he made the final decision to put the hunting home field on the other side of the river. However, in order to make the hunting competition have greater life and practical significance, Xu Chen proposed two new rules.
First, it mainly focuses on hunting wild wolves. Whenever a wild wolf is killed, different pottery rewards can be exchanged according to its size. Adult male wolves can be exchanged for large pottery, adult female wolves can be exchanged for medium-sized pottery, and cubs can be exchanged for small pottery.
Second, capturing wild sheep, wild donkeys, bison, wild horses and even wild boars and other wild animals or cubs can also be exchanged for pottery, and the exchange ratio is very high. A live animal, regardless of size, can be exchanged for at least three pieces of pottery.
The first one is easy to say. Originally, all tribes would take the initiative to hunt wild wolves without Xu Chen's suggestion, but with the addition of pottery rewards, the purpose will be stronger.
But the second item made everyone even more overjoyed.
People from all tribes know that the Ba people like to tame various wild animals.
At the Witch Leaders Conference last fall, the Muya tribe and the Cang tribe brought two young eagles and a wild leopard cub, and exchanged a lot of pottery from the Ba tribe. However, the Ba tribe declared that they would not accept raptor cubs in the future, but only ordinary cubs.
Wild beast cubs. Unfortunately, these wild beast cubs are generally not easy to catch. Even if they are caught for dozens of miles and exchanged for two pottery pots, it is really not cost-effective. If you don’t know how to raise them, you can only eat them.
Therefore, Xu Chen's livestock breeding plan has not yet started.
The Ba people have been constantly engaged in construction, including conquering the Gonghuo Alliance and promoting military training plans. Xu Chen's focus is mainly on integrating the six tribes and regaining the Gonghuo tribe and other major facts related to future development.
So I didn't worry much about it.
But now, both tribal construction and the unification of the alliance tribes, as well as the promotion of building houses and farming, are on the right track, and his goals have begun to be aimed at areas farther away than the Gonghuo tribe. Before leaving this time, he plans to
The Ba people's livestock raising plan has also been launched.
Although wild horses can plow fields, their main function is transportation. Plowing fields is too wasteful.
Therefore, if you can catch a few young bison or wild donkeys and tame them, they can be used for plowing fields and carrying goods in two or three years.
In addition, after successfully raising domestic animals such as wild boars and wild sheep, you can basically start to gradually get rid of the original method of purely hunting in the wild to obtain meat.
There are also continuous hatching of chickens, ducks and geese to expand the size of the population.
In addition, fish farming in ponds can also provide emergency fish food.
In this way, all kinds of farming and breeding necessary for agricultural civilization are basically completed.
Once he goes out to find salt, his farming transformation plan will basically be completely completed. All that remains is to promote it continuously and push all primitive tribes within his power to get rid of the situation of eating raw hair and drinking blood, and move towards the era of farming and animal husbandry.
In previous years, the hunting competition was the most lively highlight of the Witch Lord Conference. After the competition ended and the warriors were selected, there was a grand bonfire feast, with singing and dancing to thank the gods for the various beasts and meat. After a lively night, there was a simple transaction and
Communicate, and then each tribe goes back to each house to find its mother.
But Xu Chen didn't want this rare gathering to proceed and end in such a dull way.
The hunting competition was just the beginning of the excitement. After the competition, he also prepared for each tribe to hold different entertainment programs for the afternoon bonfire feast.
Archery, spear throwing, stone throwing, wrestling, chasing...
These entertainment activities have been included in previous gatherings and exchanges, but they are all activities carried out spontaneously by hunters. There is no competition venue and no one to organize them, and the onlookers are also very chaotic.
Xu Chen planned to simply organize these spontaneous competitions, plan a venue on the river beach, and organize all the participating tribes to watch, which would also enhance the lively atmosphere of the Witch Lord Conference.
In order to make this kind of entertainment competition more colorful, and to stimulate all participating team members to participate in the competition with full enthusiasm, Xu Chen decided to award prizes to the top three in each group. Of course, the prizes are pottery, and the third place will have a pottery bowl.
The second place gets a clay pot, the first place gets a clay pot.
For Xu Chen's generosity, all the leaders expressed their warm support and extreme gratitude.
Even if these activities were not organized in previous meetings, in fact, these activities have always been carried out, but they are all free and voluntary performances. Of course, they are also a very important means for hunters from various tribes to communicate with each other. They not only challenge each other to show the bravery of hunters, but also
Showing the strength of one's own tribe to other tribes.
Hunting involves great uncertainty and is a team competition, but wrestling activities such as spear throwing and wrestling are the best ways for hunters to show themselves.
Defeating the opponent one-on-one will make the opponent convinced, which is much more valuable than a warrior born through collective hunting.
When you defeat all the invincible opponents in the league, you will be the brightest player in the entire conference, and everyone will cheer for you.
Therefore, for Xu Chen's idea of regulating various entertainment competitions, the leaders of various tribes expressed their enthusiastic support and support.
Xu Chen represents the Ba people. The Ba people are now the official organizers of the Witch Lords Conference. The officials coordinate various entertainment competitions and award prizes to the winners. This is the first time in history that the Witch Lords Conference will become a
Be more lively and colorful.
"How are you doing with your investigation of Mustang's whereabouts?"
After arranging the matters for the Witch Lord Conference, Xu Chen turned to ask Long and Feng.
Feng quickly replied: "I have found out clearly that there are three groups of wild horses near Ba to Wu, with numbers of more than 20, 30 and 60 respectively. However, after autumn, these wild horses have begun to migrate to the mountains and forests. Now they have already
Rarely seen near river beaches!”
Long also nodded and said: "The wild horses outside the Wu Valley have rarely been active recently. The main range is in the forest on the hillside. I led people to try to get close several times, but failed!"
Xu Chen held his chin and nodded: "How is your horse riding practice going?"
Long was a little ashamed, blushed and lowered his head and said: "I have been training and lassoed wild deer twice, but failed. The horse runs faster..."
"Haha, horses are indeed fast, but roping horses requires skills and careful arrangements in advance. Let's do it this way. There will be three days for the Witch Lord Conference. Tomorrow there will be a hunting competition and entertainment competition, and the day after tomorrow we will have a wild horse hunt.
, you will arrange for hunters who are not participating in the hunting competition to go to inquire about the whereabouts of the wild horses early tomorrow morning, and then we will discuss how to operate. All participating tribes will have a share of the wild horses captured in this hunt..."
"嘢嚯~"
Before Xu Chen finished speaking, Long and other hunter leaders jumped up excitedly and shouted.
For a group of hunters from the Ba ethnic group, they come and go like the wind every time on horseback, and going to the Uzbek tribe is like visiting the house. The Uzbek people have been coveting it for a long time.
But it's a pity that wild horses are too expensive. Every time Long and others pestered him with food and promises of benefits, and sometimes they even brought some strong young women from the tribe to seduce and bribe them, so they were finally able to ride them back and forth.
It was fun to run around for two times. As for riding and hunting, don't even think about it. These horses are much more expensive than women and animal skins and food. Even if the wind is shining, a woman must keep an eye on her horse and never leave her sight.
Although some other tribes do not have the opportunity to drool every day like the Uzbek tribe, they all know that hunting on horseback is unparalleledly easy, and they all want to own a few wild horses, but catching them is extremely difficult, and even more so
Not to mention tamed, in fact, except for the riverbank and Gonghuo Basin of the Ba and Wu tribes, there are no herds of wild horses near other tribes at all.
Therefore, when Xu Chen mentioned that all tribes had a share in the capture of wild horses, his blood naturally boiled with excitement. In fact, in the eyes of all hunters, hunting wild horses is more exciting and meaningful than hunting competitions.
The rounding up of wild horses was not Xu Chen's impromptu idea, but started after recovering a group of wild horses in the valley in the beginning of spring.
It's just that there were continuous heavy rains in the summer, and he was busy harvesting farmland and building temples in autumn, so he kept putting off this matter. He originally planned to start the third phase of the compound expansion in autumn, but he still hasn't had time yet.
start.
Originally, it would be most appropriate to round up the foals after the spring begins, but Xu Chen felt that it would be better to choose a day than to coincide with the day. The Witch Lord Conference happened to be attended by the most capable and young hunter teams from each tribe, and with the large number of people and the excitement, he took advantage of this
Taking the opportunity to conduct a round-up can also enhance the lively atmosphere of the conference. If successful, it will also greatly increase the reputation of the Witch Lord Conference.