After leaving the Wu tribe, there were only a dozen Ba tribe hunters and twenty young men and women left, as well as young witches and several older Pi tribe leaders who came with them to take care of and learn from them.
Their last stop is the end of the trip, and it is also the destination they are most nervous and looking forward to, the core tribe of Bameng, the Ba tribe with the highest authority of the great witch.
But when we set foot on a spacious and flat road hidden in the mountains and forests, the winding road ahead seems to be leading to the most mysterious and hopeful place of gods.
The young witch and several older leaders were sitting in a carriage, and everyone was so nervous that their bodies were trembling slightly.
The driver of the carriage was a Ba hunter.
Ever since Xu Chen went out to survey and supervise road construction, a carriage from the Ba tribe would come to the Uzu tribe every day to wait for news about Xu Chen and others, and would go back in the evening.
And today, they finally waited.
The carriage bumped all the way and was not going very fast. Twenty young men and women followed on both sides of the carriage, walking quickly to keep up with Xu Chen and others, while looking around with surprise on their faces.
The flowing Wulong River, the wide river beach, the silent mountain forest, the occasional wooden house and the smoking charcoal kiln nearby, and the small animals and birds that occasionally cross or pass by on the road.
Everything is so novel and mysterious.
From the moment they arrived at the Ji clan, everyone felt as if they had entered a completely different world.
This world is completely different from the environment in which their ancestors have lived for generations. While it is awe-inspiring, it is also full of tension and excitement.
Don't they know what they'll see next?
At sunset.
A group of people arrived at the entrance of the Ba Valley, where a group of people were busy building the Eye of the Gods altar on the top of the mountain.
When Xu Chen set out, the altar had just started.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month later, a stone path up the mountain ridge was completely dug.
Hearing the sound of horns and the familiar call of returning tribal hunters in the distance, a group of men who were building an altar came down from the mountain excitedly and waited on the suspended plank road at the entrance of the valley. When they saw the flags and figures of Xu Chen and others,
A warm cheer erupted instantly.
The carriage stopped on the rocky plank road at the mouth of the valley. Xu Chen and a group of hunters also dismounted excitedly, and hugged each other and beat their chests with a group of men, expressing their joy and longing after being separated for more than a month.
After a period of excitement, Xu Chen briefly introduced the origins of the Pi people. After a group of people knelt down to salute the witch, he led a group of people up the mountain along the stone path to see the construction of the altar.
Although I have been away from home for more than a month, this trip is much easier and safer than last winter's adventure. The places I passed along the way were all familiar tribes. Everywhere I went, I was treated warmly as the most valuable guests, except for the last few days.
Except for the Tianzundai tribe and the Pi tribe who were caught in the rain and suffered a bit of bitter cold, they were doing very well at other times.
The most important thing is that the harvest from this trip was huge.
He saw the tremendous changes in the two major tribes, the Bameng and the Gonghuo League, and felt that his efforts over the past few years had not been in vain.
All tribes are developing rapidly according to his plan, showing rapid progress and changes.
As long as all the roads between the two major tribes are connected this year and next, and then the large tribes are split up according to his ideas and start to disperse and build more villages and node towns, in three to five years, this large area will show a more
With the booming development trend, his kingdom plan will also become a reality.
After recovering the Pi Tribe and finding out the general distribution area of the Ta Ge Tribe, the kingdom's territory centered on the Gonghuo Basin was basically formed.
In the future, the Gonghuo Clan will be the center of royal power and administration, the Ba Clan will be the center of theocratic power, and two important national centers will be built, and then the Yu Gong Clan, the Five Ghost Clan, the Youqing Clan, and the Pi Clan will be the second echelon of the kingdom.
, continue to slowly expand around.
Xu Chen didn't know how big the kingdom would be in the future.
But he knew that everything that followed had nothing to do with him. He only needed to mobilize various tribes to continue exploring and conquering in all directions according to the situation, and the map would become bigger and bigger and clearer.
Although being the King of Witches is just an ideal, he has almost gathered ten witches now. It is still very possible to become the King of Hundred Witches in this life. After all, who can live without some ideals, otherwise he will be like a salted fish?
What's the difference.
On the top of the hill at the entrance of the valley, the trees and thorns have been cleared away, and the rocks have been excavated using fire and watering methods to level out a rocky land of nearly 100 square meters.
In the middle, an octagonal altar about one meter high was built with stone bricks and pottery bricks. There were steps leading directly to it. The altar was in four directions: southeast, northwest, and a huge stone was placed on each side.
The altar is still under construction, so the site looks quite messy. There are work tools scattered everywhere on the ground, such as rattan baskets, backpacks, hemp ropes, wooden poles, copper picks, copper hoes, copper axes, copper hammers, etc., and even some
There are two wheelbarrows.
Seeing the tools scattered all over the floor, Xu Chen and others were not surprised. After all, they were working and it was impossible to place them neatly.
But these were extremely shocking in the eyes of the young witch and a group of Pi tribe people who followed.
Although they have seen these magical tools on the way here, these are magical tools that the Pi people have never had. They thought they could not get any of them, but now they are just like ordinary sticks.
No one cares.
But what puzzled them even more was why the Ba people spent so much energy building this strange thing on the top of the mountain.
It doesn't look like a house was built, and it certainly wasn't used to live in.
Xu Chen and a group of men who were building the altar climbed onto the unfinished altar. Standing high up here, they had a panoramic view of the entire valley.
The most conspicuous thing is naturally a straight road in the valley that leads directly to the foot of the mountain and a large area of farmland on both sides of the dry river. Although these farmlands have been harvested and yellowed, the crisscrossing ridges and ditches can still be seen clearly.
In addition, there is a smoking place at the foot of the mountain, which is the kiln. Next to the kiln, there is a spacious compound with three gates.
Although we are seven or eight miles away, we can still vaguely see the figures walking back and forth in the courtyard and the river beach, the grazing livestock, and the children playing and chasing each other. We can even occasionally hear the shouts of men, and occasionally
There was also a loud voice.
No need to guess, it must be Grandma, she is scolding a certain clan member again.
After looking at the valley, Xu Chen raised his eyes slightly and could just see the temple of his late mother on the opposite mountainside.
After a large number of trees near the entrance of the cave have fallen leaves, they appear sparse and empty, so you can see it very clearly, like a big eye looking down at the direction of the Taniguchi Altar.
I didn't think it was just used to fool others, but now that I've seen it more, Xu Chen gradually started to feel a bit like it.
"See there?"
Xu Chen raised his hand and pointed to the mountainside to ask a group of Pi tribe people.
The young witch and a group of tribesmen were attracted by the scenery in the valley at this time, and everyone looked at them with dull faces.
Compared with the Ji tribe, Muya tribe and Wu tribe passing by along the way, the place where the Ba tribe lives does not look any different. It is not even spacious and the conditions are not good because the river has stopped flowing.
.
Without sufficient water sources, the survival of the tribe will be greatly affected.
But compared with other tribes, the Ba people have a special atmosphere, that is, they look particularly neat.
The farmland on both sides of the entire valley is planned to be cultivated very evenly, and there are even neat embankments in the low areas. In addition, the compound at the foot of the mountain also looks very regular and impressive. The layout of the entire valley is in order, without the chaos of other tribes.
a feeling of.
A group of people were awakened by Xu Chen's words. Although they couldn't quite understand what they were saying, their actions were still very clear, so they all raised their heads and looked in the direction he pointed, and then they saw the cave hidden in the dense forest on the mountainside.
This seems to be just an ordinary cave. Although it is a bit strange, I can't see any difference... Wait!
After a moment of observation, someone suddenly shouted something in surprise, and a group of Pi people suddenly became commotion.
"God quack!"
A Ba hunter who returned together squatted down with excitement and piety on his face.
Then all the Ba hunters, including a group of male craftsmen who were working, also squatted down with extremely serious expressions.
They all felt a great honor to be chosen to build the altar, so they were the most active in working every day. They went out early and came back late, changing from their previous lazy style of eating and spending the whole day. They all worked very hard.
The scale of this altar is not small, and the amount of work required to build the temple of the late mother is much greater.
But it only took about a month before and after Xu Chen left home, and the altar was mostly completed.
According to the daily living habits of the tribe, they would finish work and go home for dinner before and after the sun sets, but this group of people always went back last, and most of the time it was almost dark.
If the altar is built earlier, the Ba people will receive more blessings and protection from gods earlier, and the Ba people will become stronger and more prosperous.
Although the men are lazy, they are very serious and dedicated when it comes to protecting the tribe.
This is the overall view of men, they are never ambiguous when doing big things.
Just like when encountering danger, he will risk his own life to save his companions and tribesmen.
So you can't say that men are lazy in many cases, it's just that they don't have the time to perform and pay. In times of crisis, only men can turn the tide in the end, and they won't even hesitate to sacrifice their lives for it.
Seeing that a group of previously ferocious hunters were suddenly so pious and awe-inspiring, the young witch and a group of skin tribesmen also felt a trembling feeling in their souls while exclaiming, and they all hurriedly followed suit and crouched down.
After a while, Xu Chen stood up and said with a smile: "Let's go, it's time to go home. I will take you to see the great witch first, and then tomorrow I will take you up the mountain to worship the old mother goddess!"
Soon, a group of people got up and followed Xu Chen down the mountain.
"Blow the horn, beat the drum, raise the flag, return home, drive~"
Xu Chen got on his horse, knocked the horse's belly and took the lead into the valley. Suddenly, drums and trumpets sounded behind him, and two big flags were raised high. Under the sunset, facing the northwest wind blowing from the valley, he went straight to the compound.