It is precisely because these beasts within the Ba League have been continuously killed as their strength has increased in the past two years that the communication between the tribes has been extremely smooth.
The same is true for others such as the Gonghuo Clan and the Yu Gong Clan. They are in dangerous places with wild beasts running rampant.
In the past, tribes were not willing to interact with each other, but it was too dangerous.
Of course, the long distance is also a very important factor.
But the real meaning of the long journey is that it is not safe to spend the night outdoors.
Without a safe enough shelter, sleeping in the wild is almost like courting death.
It wasn't until Xu Chen invented the tent that this situation changed slightly.
Although the tent cannot resist the attacks of wild beasts, it can often avoid being discovered by wild beasts.
This is the benefit brought by the progress of civilization.
At the moment, the Pi and Dai tribes and even the nearby Tage tribe, which they have no idea about, are also facing this dangerous living situation, and the environment is even worse because the mountains here are bigger, the cliffs are steeper, and the tribes are more scattered.
Because of these ferocious beasts and dangerous mountains and rivers, communication between tribes was inevitably cut off. They could only guard one-third of an acre of land and move within the limits of a day.
And this is also the root cause that the Dai Clan and the Ji Clan are less than a hundred miles apart, but have not been understood for hundreds of years.
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t.
If you go out for a day and cannot find a familiar tribe to stay, it will be very dangerous. If you cannot find a familiar and safe place to stay within two days, there is almost a risk of the group being wiped out. As for traveling aimlessly for three days, it is like seeking death.
There is no difference.
Between the Dai clan and the Ji clan, just three days away, the terrain is unfamiliar and wild wolves are rampant.
This distance is a forbidden area for survival, and you will die if you step out of it.
These savage tribes have always lived and reproduced according to the tribe's living traditions. The experience of generations of ancestors who have fought through blood and death tells future generations not to go too far.
The reason why Xu Chen dared to go out for three months was firstly because he was well prepared; secondly, because he had a raft; thirdly, he was not afraid of gods and monsters, and had no fear of the mysterious and unknown; fourthly, he had lived in the wild all year round and knew the directions well.
and ways to survive in the wild.
Although the river also hides huge dangers, it is still much safer than the beasts in the barren mountains. In addition, he set out in winter, which happened to be the most peaceful time in the Wulong River, plus a group of well-trained
As a hunter, he feels he has enough ability to protect himself.
But savages like the Pi Dai tribe cannot.
The equipment is poor, the training is almost zero, and there is no logistical support. The tribe still relies on these hunters to maintain tribe safety and food stability. It does not have any ability to travel far and explore, and can only survive in a small area.
While eating and drinking, the topics discussed by the hunters reached Xu Chen's ears almost verbatim.
Witches and a group of clan leaders also look forward to Xu Chen's help.
As long as these ferocious beasts that are entrenched nearby are eliminated, the connection between the Pi tribe and other tribes will be greatly strengthened, the scope of activities will be expanded, and the food they will get will naturally be more abundant.
Xu Chen was chewing on the pepper-flavored barbecue sprinkled with a little pepper noodles and salt, drinking aphrodisiac fruit tea, and thinking about whether he should help.
He is here to rob this time, not to help.
Moreover, these things are very dangerous, and there may be casualties. He does not want to cause trouble.
However, after careful consideration, he finally said that he could help deal with the group of wild wolves in the southeast first.
First, compared to super beasts such as dragons and tigers, wolves pose the least danger.
Second, it happens to be just downstream of this small river. Not to mention the direction is relatively clear, the walking conditions along the river beach should be better, and the river beach is wide, which is more conducive to the advantage of riding and shooting.
The third is that there are a lot of wild wolves in this group. After hunting, you can not only get a batch of high-quality leather goods, which can be used to keep out the cold in winter. In addition, the wolf meat is hot and nourishing. Taking it back can also replenish the body of the road construction team.
The most important thing is that helping once can greatly gain the Pi tribe's surrender, making them feel grateful, and future communication will be more convenient and easier.
He could even use this matter to legitimately take away some of their men and women tomorrow, saying that as long as the Pi tribe is willing to provide people to help build roads and some young women in exchange, he will arrange for people to help solve other problems in the future.
As for whether it can really be solved, it is not important. What is important is to first occupy the righteousness and prevent the Pi people from conflicting and resenting it.
After all, tigers and dragons are not easy to defeat, no matter which one.
These two ferocious beasts are solitary beasts and are not easy to find. Even if they are found, the tiger and dragon's suppression of the horse's bloodline is too obvious, which can easily cause confusion and cause great potential for death and injury.
Especially the dragon, that thing can fly and is very vindictive.
These two characteristics are still fresh in Xu Chen's memory, and his scalp feels numb when he thinks about them.
Of course, although tigers and dragons are dangerous, there are also many benefits after hunting them. Both flesh, bone, and skin are good things, especially tiger skins and dragon teeth. It is not an exaggeration to call them natural treasures.
The price offered by the Ba tribe for an adult tiger skin was five giant bronze axes. This was a huge amount of wealth that made all tribes jealous.
Unfortunately, tigers usually live in deep mountains and old forests, so it is not easy to encounter them. If you encounter them, you will usually have no choice but to run away without preparation. If you run too slowly, you will become a tiger.
As for dragon teeth, they are even more valuable.
Nowadays, the Dragon Tooth Scimitar represents the supreme order of His Majesty the Witch King. It is an authoritative object with a divine aura. Just like the Great Witch's Scepter, it can command groups of hunters.
As of now, Xu Chen only has four swords in his hands, and he has only made two dragon-tooth scimitars.
In the future, he also wants to make the dragon the totem of Ba, so he doesn't really want to hunt more, but wants to preserve this magical species.
Although a group of clan leaders and leaders were a little regretful about Xu Chen's reply, they were still very grateful when Xu Chen said that he could help eliminate the wolves first, and they squatted on the ground to express their gratitude.
Since he decided to help, Xu Chen did not waste time, and a group of hunters were almost full and full at this time.
So Xu Chen summoned a group of officers and several hunter leaders of the Pi tribe to discuss the matter. Within ten minutes, the plan was finalized.
All the hunters in Bameng began to prepare, sorting out their bows and arrows, and then selected a few strong hunters from the Pi tribe who were familiar with the areas where wolves were inhabited. They were led by a few slightly lighter Bameng hunters.
Ride along and act as a guide.
Half an hour later, the hoofbeats of more than fifty war horses were like thunder, crushing the sand and grass along the way, galloping all the way along the river, and soon disappeared in the valley.
After everyone left, the lively valley suddenly seemed quiet.
Several bonfires were still burning brightly, but all the remaining Pi and Dai people were nervous and looking forward to it.
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It takes about thirty miles to walk for most of the day, which is less than an hour for riding a horse.
Xu Chen also set off with the hunting team.
Of course, he was just watching the fun.
Hunting should be left to Feng Helong and Heng, these excellent hunter leaders, to arrange and solve the problem. He will not pretend to know how to give random orders.
What they are bringing now are almost all the most elite hunters in Bameng who are proficient in mounted shooting.
If he can't kill even a group of wild wolves, then his three or four years of hard work will be completely in vain.
As you go downstream along the river, the river beach does become wider and wider.
Along the way, you can also see some traces of the activities of Pi tribe hunters, including broken and discarded sticks and spears, piles of stones piled up as markers, broken thorns and trampled grass paths.
In the valleys and rivers, you can see lost and running wild beasts everywhere. Herds of yellow sheep, forest deer, hares and foxes gather together. There are wild beasts everywhere. The situation looks very different from the situation near the Ba and Wu tribes, just like when Xu Chen just crossed over.
The situation in the valley and the big river beach made him sigh with emotion.
Long and Heng were waiting for a group of hunters who had gone out to hunt in the morning. They excitedly pointed around and talked about what happened during the morning's hunting.
Scenes of so many wild beasts running around are now almost invisible near the Ba and Wu tribes and even around the habitats of the entire Bameng tribes.
Bows and arrows and mounted archery bring about the crushing of wild beasts by humans. As long as the prey is targeted by the hunter, there is almost only one way to die. The flatter the river beach, the more so.
After two years of large-scale hunting, there are no longer many wild beasts to be seen on the large river beach where the two tribes are connected. Either they were killed or they ran away. Now there are only a few bison herds and some wild animals left.
Fierce and domineering wild boars and other large beasts that are difficult to hunt.
Therefore, the hunters of the Ba and Wu ethnic groups actually have no hunting skills. Nowadays, they are not always able to return with big catches. They often have to abandon their horses and go to the mountains and forests to search for traces of wild beasts.
However, in this way, we also gradually explored the conditions in the mountains near the two tribes, and found many areas for collecting wild fruits.
With fewer wild animals, more and more people will naturally have to rely on farming for food in the future.
This is also a true microcosm of the development of human civilization.
It’s not that I don’t want to hunt, it’s that I gradually lose the ability to hunt.
But now, near the Pi Tribe, which is only seven or eight miles away from the Pi Tribe's residence, there are already so many wild beasts that all the hunters are howling with excitement. If Xu Chen hadn't strictly ordered not to stay on the road, some hunters who hadn't come out in the morning would have already complained about these.
A large-scale sweep of wild beasts would probably take more than fifty people and kill hundreds of them in half a day.
More than half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and at the reminder of the Pi tribe hunter, the horse began to slow down.
Because the area is already inhabited by wolves, it has basically entered the range of activities of wolves.
Sure enough, a group of people walked not far forward when they heard the howls of wild wolves starting to sound from the river beach and the mountains and forests on both sides of the river. They were sparse at first, but gradually became more and more loud, as if there were wild wolves roaring from all directions.
Demonstrations and warnings.
Xu Chen reined in his horse and stopped. Gu Heju and seven or eight Ba hunters who were accompanying him for personal protection also stopped.
"I'll be waiting here for you all to come back after your victory. Go ahead!"
Xu Chen decided to stop there in order not to alarm the wolves and not to let himself get involved and frighten a group of hunters.
Generals such as Feng, Long and Heng followed the instructions of the Pi tribe and after looking around, they divided into four teams and dispersed around.
One of them went to the other side of the river, one to the foot of the mountain, and the other two continued to move forward slowly along the river beach. Soon, more than forty people disappeared into this wild mountain without any movement.