The great shaman of the Gonghuo Tribe was wearing an embroidered skirt and white cloak exclusive to witches, and was wrapped in a thick animal skin garment. He was holding a dark and tall scepter, and was leading a group of middle-aged and elderly women who also had feathers on their heads.
Inspections back and forth to construction sites and farmland.
About two miles south of the Gonghuo Tribe's Mountain Col, this is the new residence of the newly relocated Five Ghost Tribe.
Most of the Five Ghosts are ugly, reticent, withdrawn and timid. According to the Gonghuo hunter who brought them here, these people have been cursed by the gods, although the Gonghuo shaman is very reluctant to accept these people.
She lives near her tribe, but the conditions Xu Chen offered her were too much for her to refuse.
As long as she is responsible for settling this group of foreign races, the future war compensation and labor reform between the Ba and Gonghuo tribes will be cancelled.
Although the most difficult year has passed, the tribe is still in a state of lack of food and clothing, and nearly half of the remaining captives have not returned. The compensation for another ten years is also a huge wealth. Xu Chen gave her such a
There was no way she wouldn't accept the opportunity.
However, Xu Chen's behavior of constantly sending people to Gonghuo Basin made her very confused and panicked.
For any tribe, having more people is a good thing, just like building houses and reclaiming wasteland currently requires a lot of manpower.
A group of captives from the Gonghuo Tribe were still working outside to help other tribes. It was a time when there was a severe shortage of manpower. In order to build houses and open up grain fields, she had already sent all the women and children to work.
Time waits for no one. She urgently needs to change the long-standing hunting and gathering habits of the Gonghuo Tribe and strive to keep up with the development of the Ba Tribe. Not to mention surpassing the Ba Tribe, but at least not to be surpassed by other tribes such as the Wu Tribe, otherwise the Gonghuo Tribe will be ahead of the Alliance Tribes.
The prestige and appeal will become smaller and smaller.
After Xu Chen mobilized the Gonghuo Tribe and the Lei Tribe to conquer the Yu Gong Tribe, the several tribes he participated in received a group of men and women who had been reformed through labor. These manpower just made up for the shortage of manpower in each tribe.
But what followed was food shortage.
Especially the Gonghuo tribe, in order to accommodate the Five Ghost tribe, they need to consume more food every day. Although they can supplement it through hunting, it is far from enough, because almost all the people sent are women, children, old and weak, young and middle-aged men.
They couldn't make it, and because the people and the land were unfamiliar, they didn't dare to compete with other tribes for prey, which led to an even greater shortage of food, and the Gonghuo tribe had to increase subsidies.
Just when she was worried, Xu Chen asked the wizard to arrange for three thousand kilograms of grain to be delivered.
This grain was temporarily lent to them, and they would need to pay back more grain next autumn, but it also relieved the urgent needs of several tribes.
In order to complete Xu Chen's mission, the Gonghuo tribe not only continued to provide food, but also guided and helped the Five Ghost tribe to build houses.
Now it has been more than a month since Xu Chen sent these people from the Five Ghost Tribe, and it has also entered December. If nothing else happens, Xu Chen should be returning soon, so the Gonghuo Tribe needs to arrange these people as soon as possible.
People, we can't let Xu Chen think that she is perfunctory.
At this moment, the old witch no longer had any hatred for Xu Chen, but instead only had incomparable awe.
In less than a month, Xu Chen conquered two major tribes, the Yu Gong Clan and the Five Ghost Clan, and both were tribes with great witches. Every time he conquered a tribe, Xu Chen would always find a way to go to the Gonghuo Clan.
Sai people, right now, the number of people sent by the Yu Gong clan and the Five Ghost clan alone has exceeded 300.
She didn't quite understand what Xu Chen's purpose was?
But after the delivery of three thousand kilograms of relief grain, the old witch slowly seemed to have some understanding. As long as the wasteland was cleared to grow grain, the grain grown on both sides of the Cang River this season would be too much to eat.
Xu Chenguo's ultimate goal may be to form a huge gathering area of different races in the Gonghuo Basin.
And this place should have been the territory of the Gonghuo clan.
But now she couldn't make the decision and could only let Xu Chen arrange it, and even had to take the initiative to help.
Perhaps, the Witch King has other deeper meanings!
He is a lucky man blessed by the gods, and this may also be the will of the gods.
So the old witch, who had some ideas at first, quickly abandoned these ideas and could only keep urging a group of Gonghuo craftsmen who helped guide the construction of the house to speed up the construction.
"Woo~~~"
Just as the old witch was inspecting the construction of the houses of the Five Ghosts, several melodious horn sounds suddenly came from the lower reaches of the Jicang River.
This horn sound is completely different from the bark horn sound used by all tribes. It is very rich, clear and penetrating, and can be heard from miles away.
Almost at the same time, the craftsmen and women who were building the house stopped at the same time and turned their heads to look downstream of the river.
Not long after, several more horn sounds were heard, this time the sound was clearer, and people near the Gonghuo Tribe's mountain col and the Thunder Tribe also heard it.
"The Witch King Guiga!"
After a moment of silence, almost all the men, women, and children within several miles of the riverbank cheered and dropped the stones, wood, bricks, and tools in their hands and headed straight for the riverbank pier.
The team of hunters who were hunting on the other side suddenly stopped chasing the beasts, and then ran straight to the river beach with shouts and screams, jumped on the raft with excitement on their faces, and headed downstream.
"Tap tap tap tap..."
Several fast horses galloped downstream along the river beach from different places. On the horses, there were hunters holding their horns high and blowing their horns. The sound of whining was carried by the cold river wind in the depth of winter, downstream and the Jicang River.
The news spread far and wide on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
The Witch King has been away for two months, and finally returns amidst everyone's expectations.
When I come back this time, I don’t know how many good things and good news I will bring back that I have never heard of or seen before.
Maybe, five, six, seven or eight more powerful tribes have been recovered.
The rafts traveling with the wind and the current were very fast, and the hunters on horseback on the shore were even faster. In less than half an hour, more than ten miles passed in an instant. They saw a long row of blue rafts in the middle of the river going upstream. On the rafts
, a group of shirtless hunters were breathing hot air and paddling hard.
The Wang Banner and Qinglong Banner, which had begun to fade, fluttered in the river breeze.
The hunters with disheveled armor on the raft were sitting or standing talking and laughing loudly.
After more than a month apart, the feeling of returning home made these exhausted warriors feel relaxed and excited as never before.
“嘢嚯嚯嚯…”
The hunters on the shore and on the rafts that came down the river to meet him shouted excitedly.
The hunters on the bamboo rafts also stood up one after another, waving and shouting enthusiastically to their companions on the bank and in the middle of the river. When the two sides finally met, a huge cheer broke out.
Although everyone belongs to several different tribes.
But at this moment, no one felt the slightest sense of isolation or strangeness.
The Gonghuo Alliance and the Ba Clan Alliance have long been indistinguishable from each other in the minds of these hunters.
Xu Chen's return, in this cold weather, brought unparalleled excitement to all the tribes gathered near the Gonghuo Tribe.
As the bamboo raft going upstream slowly approached the pier on the river beach, the densely packed men, women, and children waiting on the shore burst into enthusiastic cheers. A large group of young people and children kept running and shouting along the river bank, like heroes returning from a great victory.
Generally, they were greeted by the hunter and the most respected Witch King.
The boy is still the same boy, with a warm smile like spring breeze on his face, waving to the cheering crowd on the shore.
The hunters on the bamboo rafts also kept raising their oars and bamboo poles and shouting loudly to the people who greeted them, venting and expressing their excitement about returning home.
Before the bamboo raft could reach the shore, the hunters on the shore jumped into the river and pushed the raft to the shore regardless of the cold water.
Xu Chen had just landed ashore, and before he could say anything, he was surrounded by enthusiastic men, women, and children. Thousands of people squatted down or even lay on the ground, shouting to His Majesty the Witch King to welcome their king's return.
This is Xu Chen’s third visit to Gonghuo Basin.
The first conquest brought incomparable fear and anger to the Gonghuo tribe.
The second time was inheritance, which brought shock and intimidation to the Gonghuo Alliance.
But this third arrival brought the warmest cheers and heartfelt awe.
From power to virtue, Xu Chen finally moved all the Gonghuo people with his actions and dedication, and gained their sincere surrender.
"Welcome back to His Majesty the Witch King!"
The old witch led a group of tribal chiefs and leaders with feathers on their heads, and squatted respectfully in front of Xu Chen. Everyone's face was filled with pious and submissive smiles.
"Great witch, please get up, everyone, please get up, thank you for your hard work!"
Xu Chen helped the old witch up with both hands, and then loudly asked all the people squatting on the ground to get up. Then he turned around and ordered everyone around to make room for the hunters to move everything off the bamboo raft.
There were not many things, just some animal skins and bird feathers harvested along the way, as well as some plant specimens and rare medicinal materials collected along the way.
The autumn breeze was refreshing when I left, and the frost and snow hit my face when I came back.
This road trip, full of wind and rain, can be called a large-scale active exploration by mankind.
The men, women, and children who were watching looked at the items that were carried to the shore and saw that they were filled with animal skins and plant roots. Many people showed a little regret on their faces.
Even the old witch felt a little surprised and disappointed. He didn't understand the use of Xu Chen bringing these back.
But until Xu Chen unfolded the map and looked at the densely packed geographical locations and distribution maps of animals and plants marked on both sides of the Wulong River, everyone felt an eye-opening excitement and excitement.
A large group of hunters who went on an expedition ignored their fatigue, and excitedly began to brag with the men, women, and children, talking about their unprecedented feats and expeditions.
This trip was tantamount to a completely new upgrade for all the hunters who participated. It not only broadened their horizons, but also opened their minds. More importantly, they opened a door to a broader world for the tribe.
, the flying soul is no longer limited to the small world of Gonghuo Clan and Ba Clan.
Listening to the hunters' loud narrations, the crowd of onlookers burst into exclamations and excitement from time to time, and soon these disappointments were forgotten.
The old witch stood quietly in front of the map, watching Xu Chen point to each place marked on it and tell about the harvest of this journey. Her skinny and dark cheeks, as dark as orange peel, slowly turned into incomparable shock and joy.
Awe.
As a great witch with a long heritage, she understands the importance of knowledge and insight.
Although this map was simple, it allowed her to see a vast world beyond inheritance.
No one in the tribe understands the importance of communication and communication better than her.
Xu Chen returned from this long journey with seemingly empty bags, but this map was the biggest gain. Its significance far exceeded all the animal skins and population wealth.
The return of Xu Chen and others unscathed made her understand that the opportunity to communicate with stranger tribes further away had arrived.
Piles of bonfires were lit in the open space on the river beach where inheritance ceremonies were held in the past.
The hunted wild animals and stored grains were all moved out and started to be grilled and cooked.
Men, women, old and young gathered around the campfire talking and laughing loudly, singing and dancing to welcome the returning warriors. Regardless of tribe or race, they all gathered together, cheering lively, and listened over and over again to the returning hunters telling their bizarre experiences along the way.
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The hot springs of the Mongolian people, the salt mines of the indigenous savage tribes, the encounters of the Five Ghosts, the man-eating demons with human faces and bird bodies, the lead mines polluted by demons, the terrifying cursed place, the vast misty lake, and the Cicha tribe
The battles, the bamboo forests all over the mountains and plains, the big fish jumping out of the water in the lake, the grasslands and forests that can't be seen at a glance, the long-tusked giant beasts that grow on their faces...
Never tire of hearing all the stories.
No matter how many times it is told, men, women, old and young will listen with great interest and keep exclaiming.
Even if they don't go out, they can finally appreciate the vast world outside and the strange things they have never heard of before.
Xu Chen and others who returned to the Gonghuo Clan could finally take a breath, forget about the hardship of eating outside in the wind and the dew and the danger of facing the invasion of wild beasts every day, eat and drink enough, and then have a good sleep.