The drizzle outside the cave has long since stopped, and although the sky has not cleared up, it has become clean and clear. The white clouds and mist covering the rolling hills around the valley are also dissipating, revealing their original appearance of mottled and emerald green.
In the distance, from the direction of the mouth of the valley, the familiar call of the hunter returning came.
Many children rushed out in droves and cheered with bare feet on the wet and cold river beach.
Some adult men and women were also welcomed out.
Xu Chen also threw away the hay in his hand and went out to get some air.
The witch and a group of clan leaders also hurriedly followed.
Half a day passed, and they no longer regarded Xu Chen as an invader. Instead, they were filled with gratitude and awe.
Especially the witch, who was wearing a pair of crutches and a pair of straw sandals that Xu Chen personally knitted for her. The warm and soft feeling when she stepped on the ground reminded her of the shame and shame she felt when those warm and flexible hands roamed her body last night.
Ecstasy.
She followed step by step, walking cautiously. In her eyes, there was only a young and upright figure with a red cloak, gently billowing in the slight cold wind, like a giant possessed by a god.
In the distance, more than a dozen horses came cheering, surrounded by a large group of fur savages. The hunter on the horseback had a carefree smile, and the group of fur savages were also excited and excited. They were crying and howling with joy all the way, and there were many among them.
Few people carry the hunted beasts on their shoulders
As the group of people got closer and closer, they could see more clearly near the cave. When they saw clearly the beasts brought back by the hunters, the joy on the faces of men, women, and children slowly turned into a kind of incomparable fear and sluggishness.
Because there were too many prey brought back, more than ten, and almost none of them was too small. The smallest one was also a muntjac. If placed in a small tribe of dozens of people, plus other cereals and wild fruits, it would probably be enough.
Enough for the whole clan to have a full meal.
With the sound of horse hooves and shouts of joy, a group of hunters wearing furs plopped down more than a dozen beasts on the ground.
These beasts are of different types, including wild deer, wild sheep, wild muntjac, and even three wild wolves.
Several mounted hunters got off their horses and took down several huge wild birds with brocade feathers from their saddles.
Some beasts were still bleeding. A strong smell of blood hit their faces. A group of children cheered and jumped on them. They lay on the beasts like a group of little wild wolves and began to fight for blood. The atmosphere of surprise was instantly broken. The men and women of the Pi tribe
The young and old burst into violent cheers, and the front of the cave was filled with joy.
A group of Pi tribe hunters who came back with beasts on their backs danced and started telling the story of the hunt to their companions who had stayed behind.
"Quack, quack, savage quack!"
A group of returning hunters laughed heartily, causing a group of Ba hunters who had stayed behind to laugh too.
Xu Chen's face turned black and twitched.
I've only had enough food for a few days, and I'm so embarrassed that I've almost forgotten who I am.
And just as a group of men, women, and children of the Pi tribe were surrounding the prey in surprise, admiration, and excitement, another group of cavalry and a group of fur savages returned from the valley entrance with the prey.
After a while, a bunch of beasts of all sizes dropped down from the front of the cave.
The leader of this team was a dragon, and their harvest was bigger and bigger, including a large wild boar.
In the eyes of the men, women, and children of the Pi tribe who were even more horrified, excited, and awe-struck.
Long turned over and dismounted, inserted his thick bronze spear, strode up to Xu Chen, clasped his fists and laughed: "Your Majesty, the Witch King, there are too many beasts here, too stupid, too easy to kill."
Xu Chen's dark face slowly broke into a smile, nodded slightly and said:
"Very good, thank you for your hard work. It looks like we can have a good meal tonight. When we get back this time, I'll treat you to wine!"
"Hey, drink and drink!"
A group of riders instantly burst into cheers.
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Harvesting more than twenty wild beasts in half a day was like a dream to the two groups of savages, the Pi tribe and the Dai tribe.
Yesterday, it was windy, cold and rainy, and it felt like a disaster was imminent for the Pi tribe, but now it was as if they were celebrating the New Year.
Hundreds of people were rushing back and forth in the cave and on the empty river beach.
More than a dozen temporary wooden frames built from cut wood were hung with wild animals.
A group of hunters wearing leather armor holding sharp golden daggers would disembowel the prey, remove the bones and chop the meat, and hand them over to the skin men and women in large chunks.
In front of the cold cave, several bonfires were lit one after another.
On the bonfire, some Bameng hunters set up a barbecue grill, directly put half or whole heads of some of the smaller beasts on wooden sticks, and put them on the bonfire to grill.
Amid the excitement, the aroma of barbecue soon began to fill the air.
Dozens of children, large and small, were chasing and playing between the river beach and the bonfire, and the men and women all had smiles of great excitement and joy on their faces.
And whenever they saw those foreigners wearing leather armor and laughing happily together, their eyes all showed a kind of incomparable admiration and awe.
Especially the young leader who was wearing a red cloak and was surrounded by their great witch and a group of clan leaders, gesticulating, chatting and laughing. His expression was extremely respectful, and he did not dare to approach even when he was walking. He took the initiative to go around every time he passed by.
These people are so aggressive, and this manic hunting style is unheard of.
What they gained in half a day was more than the entire tribe usually gained in half a month.
Especially the big wild boar, which is heavier than three adults. It has two tusks as thick as arms and a mouth full of sharp teeth. Its whole body is covered with thick hair as thick as steel needles. Just looking at it makes people feel cold all over.
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To hunt such a giant beast, at least hundreds of hunters would be needed.
Even the hunter team would rather face tigers and giant bears than do this thing, because basically they can't kill them. On the contrary, once they are injured and make them angry, they may suffer heavy casualties.
But according to a group of Pi tribe hunters who went with us today, they came back and explained excitedly that this huge wild boar was tortured to death by a group of knights and was hit by dozens of arrows.
The peeled off animal skin can also bear witness to this statement. It is densely covered with wounds and holes, like a broken sieve.
Looking at the lively and joyful scene, the young witch and a group of clan leaders had no other thoughts in their hearts at this time, only deep awe and even fear.
Fortunately, there was no resistance yesterday, otherwise the river beach would be filled with the corpses of the Pi tribe today.
As the aroma of barbecue became stronger and stronger, a grand barbecue feast also kicked off on the damp and cold river beach.
Hundreds of men, women and children, regardless of tribe, all sat around the campfire, and large pieces of roasted meat were cut off and began to be shared.
In front of Xu Chen, there were piles of the most tender parts of all beasts.
In front of all the Bameng hunters, a lot of the best and most cooked meat was also piled up.
Men, women, old and young were all eating like crazy, talking and laughing loudly.
This scene has never been experienced by their entire family.
At this time, no one regarded Xu Chen and others as demons anymore, but as a group of warriors and spreaders of civilization with aura of gods.
Because it not only brought them this unprecedented feast of flesh and blood, but also brought them the skills of rope-twirling and straw sandals making.
There was a lively atmosphere of eating meat, talking and laughing, and some of the Pi tribe and Dai tribe hunters who followed them out for hunting became a lot more courageous. They began to actively talk and laugh with the Bameng hunters. With great awe and caution, they gestured and talked.
Issues.
Although this kind of communication was in a very vague and difficult to understand state, they were all savages and hunters, so they gradually began to communicate some clearer contents.
Not far to the northwest of the Pi Tribe, there is a very ferocious beast. It is longer than a horse, has wings, and roars like thunder. It has eaten several Pi Tribe hunters. This beast must be a dragon.
About half a day to the west of the Pi tribe, there was a fierce tiger that was huge in size. The Pi tribe had sent dozens of people to encircle and suppress it, but it failed and resulted in many casualties.
To the southeast of the Pi Tribe, and about half a day downstream along the river in the canyon, there is a group of huge wild wolves, blocking the Pi Tribe's road to the other two tribes...
As we get to know each other more and communicate more, some information becomes clearer and clearer.
The purpose of the Pi tribe hunters saying these things is also to use the powerful force of the Ba League to help eliminate these hidden dangers.
Because these wild beasts blocked the communication between tribes, making communication between tribes difficult.
In fact, these things exist in any tribe, but the Ba tribe and the Gonghuo tribe have undergone earth-shaking changes in the past two years due to bow and arrow weapons and hunter training, and many of them have been wiped out.
Just like the Ba tribe, the only connection between them and the Wu tribe was the riverbank, but there was a group of nearly forty wild wolf families living there all year round, which posed a huge threat to the exchanges between the two tribes.
This is also the biggest reason why people from the two tribes hardly interact with each other.
A small number of people is not safe, and a large number of people delays gathering and hunting.
Therefore, we can only organize two tribal gatherings in spring and autumn each time, and mobilize on a large scale to ensure safety.
Since the group of wild wolves were killed, the two tribes have become more frequent. With Ma and Bawu Avenue, the two tribes are almost like visiting relatives, with constant exchanges.
Between the Wu people and the Ji people, the area near Maogong Ridge was also the territory of a fierce tiger, and Maogong Ridge was also the channel for exchanges between the Hu people and the Muya people.
With this fierce tiger occupying the mountain as king, the passage between the four tribes was almost cut off. Three or five people did not dare to leave at all. Therefore, they had to wait until the tribal exchange meeting to summon a large number of people to pass. This is also the season.
The reason why the Cang clan always leaves together.
Between the Wu and Hu tribes, and between the swampy riverbank where Wushui and the Wulong River mouth meet, there is also a dragon. It has threatened the exchanges between the Wu and Hu tribes for decades. Later, it was killed by the dragon at the hunting meeting.
He led others to kill him and almost died himself.
In addition, between the Cang and Qia tribes, the source of the Golden River is the Yinlong Gorge. The dragon is bigger and more ferocious. Xu Chen stole the tower from the Gong Fire Tribe and passed by the Yinlong Gorge to arouse hatred. The dragon actually followed him all the way to Gong.
The Fire Tribe, and then Xu Chen had to kill him to kill him.