Xu Chen believes that knowing how to use fire is the real beginning of human civilization.
The allied tribes such as the Wu Tribe, the Gonghuo Tribe and the Yu Gong Tribe are already very familiar with the use of fire and have entered the category of civilization, but the cavemen in the south have obviously not yet entered this stage.
Tribes such as the Uzu can be considered cave dwellers, but they choose large caves.
The advantage of this kind of cave is that it can preserve fire, and can live in large groups. They have even begun to build stone walls to keep out wild beasts, insects, and snakes, and have gradually developed the prototype of some primitive houses.
But digging holes in the earth and living in the wild means that they can only live in scattered places. It is impossible to live too many people in one cave, and the scale will naturally not be large.
According to the same water, soil, climate, environment and other conditions on the earth, it seems that the further south you go, the climate will be warmer and wetter, there will be more rain, and the difficulty of using fire will be greater. The speed of evolution will be slower.
In fact, in ancient China, the Central Plains and the North had already experienced dynasty changes, and the mighty Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty came one after another. However, the Yunnan-Guizhou area in Guangxi was still a barren land. Until the founding of New China, there were still many places in Guangxi where people lived in caves.
There are still tribes living in trees in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. The development of human civilization for tens of thousands of years seems to be frozen in time in those places, with almost no changes from ancient times to modern times.
Although Xu Chen was curious, he was only interested in taking a look at it, because judging from the development of world civilization, relying on big rivers for development was the only correct choice. He did not need to compete with the more barbaric southern savages.
The only way to develop is from plateau mountains to plain areas.
Instead of running from one mountainous area to another larger mountainous area.
In the next few days, Xu Chen led a large group of people to the five nearby tribes.
Because there were people from the Yugong clan as guides, this quick exploration did not conflict with other tribes, and it also gave him a clearer understanding of the area on the east bank of the Wulong River that spans hundreds of miles.
Similar to the pattern of the Wu Alliance, except for the Yu Gong clan, the remaining seven large and small tribes are scattered in the mountains and river valleys one to three days away from the Yu Gong clan like satellite groups. They live in caves and wear animal skins.
, hunting and gathering, except for language communication barriers, are basically no different from the Ba Nationality Alliance.
In these tribes, Xu Chen mainly learned about the population size and living environment conditions, and also collected and inquired about various ores.
Although the harvest was not great, for these strange tribes, the appearance of Xu Chen and others was as exciting, nervous and curious as aliens.
When all the tribesmen saw them for the first time, they were all stunned by the equipment they carried, the rattan baskets, pottery, etc. Then, after learning that the Yugong and Maoton tribes had surrendered, the emotions of these tribes
It turned into incomparable fear and awe.
The great witches have surrendered and surrendered, so from now on they can only surrender honestly.
Therefore, wherever Xu Chen led the team, they encountered almost no resistance or resistance.
The last stop is the Mongolian people.
The location where the Mongolian people are located is very difficult to walk, and you need to walk along a canyon for most of the day.
The mountains on both sides of the canyon are steep, the trees are towering, and the roars of wolves, bears, tigers and leopards can be heard one after another. The water volume of the river in the canyon is not small, larger than the Jicang River, but where the river will eventually flow is unknown.
Because this place is already two hundred miles away from the Yu Gong clan, and the mountains are intertwined with rivers and ravines. Apart from being able to identify the basic directions, the geographical situation is completely impossible to infer.
However, according to common sense, this river will eventually merge into the Wulong River.
Because the formation of water systems generally follows its own rules, following the uneven terrain, and eventually all rivers return to the sea. Of course, it is not ruled out that there is a super large lake ahead, and even the Wulong River flows into it.
The Mongolian people only have 70 or 80 people, so they are considered a small tribe.
They live halfway up the mountain. There is a hot spring nearby. The hot water is bubbling and the mist is evaporating all year round. In this cold winter, Xu Chen was overjoyed. After a brief exchange with the Mongolian people, he couldn't wait to go to the hot spring.
The hot spring may not be a big deal to the Yu Gong tribe, after all, they have known it for a long time, but to a group of Feng et al. Ba Gonghuo tribe hunters who have never traveled far and seen the world, it is like discovering a new continent.
Looking at the rolling mist in the cold winter, the hot springs are like boiling water, and all the ghost valley wolves are howling in a chaotic mess. Yuan Yuan is hiding from a distance with a look of horror on his face, not daring to come forward.
It's so embarrassing.
Xu Chen's face turned black and twitched.
A group of Mongolian women who followed covered their mouths and couldn't stop laughing.
Although it was sad that the great witch surrendered, the people from these mysterious tribes who came from afar were also very kind and friendly. When they met, they gave the chief a clay pot, which made the whole tribe feel a great honor, frightened and very grateful.
This hot spring is the best thing given to them by the gods. It can not only clean the body, but also treat various diseases. Moreover, because of the existence of the hot spring, the large plants nearby are still green in winter and are even blooming and bearing fruits, completely like a real field.
The beauty of the world given by God.
Therefore, although this place is close to the southern indigenous tribes and is often harassed by them, and it is also far away from other allied tribes, the Mongolian people are still willing to live here.
The hot spring pool is a large natural pit, surrounded by stones, hidden in a dense green forest. The mist is filled with steam, making it look like a fairyland. The water temperature is neither high nor low, about 37 or 8 degrees, which is just right.
After Xu Chen looked around the hot spring, he took off his clothes and jumped into the pool for a pleasant soak.
"Comfortable..."
After traveling through three years, I haven't taken a good bath in a hot bath several times. Even if I don't get anything out of this trip, just soaking in this hot spring is enough to be worth the price of admission.
Several Yu Gong people also followed suit and tore off the furs on their bodies and jumped into the water to soak. Several Mongolian women also took off their clothes and helped Xu Chen and a few people rub their backs.
Seeing the skillful movements of several women, Xu Chen was enjoying and feeling envious at the same time.
The Mongolian people live near hot springs, and they obviously bathe much more frequently than other tribes. Perhaps because of the frequent bathing, these women have very little body hair, and their skin is much more delicate and white, and they don’t have the same physical barrier as the men and women of other tribes.
The complex body odor can be smelled from afar, and overall the living conditions are the best among all the tribes he has seen.
It would be great if this hot spring was near the Ba tribe.
Xu Chen closed his eyes slightly and enjoyed it, but also felt a little regretful.
Unfortunately, the further you go to the plains, the less likely you are to find hot springs.
Hot springs are formed in two ways.
One is the most common volcanic hot spring, where groundwater is heated by magma and flows out of the surface through rock holes. These generally contain sulfur minerals, which are better for treating skin diseases, but they have an odor and cannot be drunk.
The second type of hot spring is geothermal hot spring. The heated gas expands and rises to heat the aquifer in the rock, and then erupts to the surface to form a hot spring.
The hot spring bubbles in front of you are constantly bubbling out from the cracks in the rocks in the water. It is a typical geothermal hot spring.
Therefore, the water of this hot spring is not only good for soaking in, but also for drinking.
Seeing Xu Chen and the others enjoying themselves in the pool, with women helping to rub their backs, Feng waited for a group of guys to cry and howl for a while, and finally got the courage to tiptoe close to the hot spring, and then someone cautiously reached out to explore the roiling spring water.
The fear on his face disappeared instantly and was replaced by a face full of surprise.
“Not hot quack!”
"Really?"
“Not hot at all!”
"Sigh!"
A group of people became a lot bolder. They stretched out their hands to test the temperature of the spring water and were amazed. Then a large group of people began to take off their armor and clothes, and jumped into the pool one by one like dumplings. The mist was swirling and water splashed everywhere.
, a large group of naked wild men began to drink water, wash their faces and scrub their nails.
Xu Chen took a sip of water and was about to drink it, when he suddenly noticed a tinge of yellow coming out between a guy's legs. He quickly spat out the water, and with a black face, he swam to a corner and lay down again.
These dogs are so uncouth as savages. They have only seen people peeing in swimming pools, never in hot springs.
But just when he was about to enjoy this trip to the hot spring and soak away the dust and fatigue of more than ten days, suddenly there was a strange and piercing scream in the forest not far downstream from the hot spring.
“%￥#@……”
The Mongolian people standing next to the hot spring suddenly changed their expressions. They raised their spears and clubs and shouted at Xu Chen and others in the pool.
Several hunters from the Yu Gong clan also pushed away the woman who was rubbing her back and climbed ashore. Without wearing any clothes, they quickly looked for their weapons.
"Enemy attack, come ashore!"
Without waiting for Xu Chen's order, Feng roared and jumped up, and then a large group of naked hunters climbed out of the hot spring pool. They didn't even have time to put on their leather armors and clothes. They grabbed bows, arrows, spears, shields and short spears and rushed into the woods outside the hot spring.
go out.
"Eh huh huh..."
In the dense primeval forest not far away, strange and sharp screams could be heard, one after another, resounding throughout the entire valley.
"Raise the flag and sound the horn. The third team will stay to protect Chen Ga. The first team and the second team will attack from the front. The fourth team will stay behind. Those who resist will be killed without mercy. Charge!"
"Chongga~~"
Amidst the sound of the horn, a large group of naked savages rushed into the woods in the direction of the screams, carrying quivers on their backs and holding longbows, spears, vines, shields and other weapons.
A group of Mongolian people looked at each other.
What the hell are these situations? Are these guys not afraid of death at all? I wonder if those savages are like wild beasts and are more agile than monkeys in the woods. Isn't it likely that a lot of casualties will occur if they rush in so recklessly?
"Follow up, keep up!"
Most of the Ba people ran away in the blink of an eye, leaving only the group of flag bearers and trumpeters. Several guides from the Yugong clan were already familiar with the ways of the Ba people, and they rushed out after them.