The old woman coughed and slowly walked to the stone slab and sat down with the support of two young girls. A group of women also sat in a circle.
Everyone looked very serious, and they were also secretly sizing up Xu Chen.
The two girls, in particular, looked at Xu Chen with eyes full of curiosity and uneasiness.
Ten days ago, people from the tribe went to the Ba tribe to convey the invitation of the great witch to attend the annual witch chief conference.
It was fine when I went there, but when I came back a group of people were like crazy. They ran seven or eight miles from the valley entrance to the witch's cave, howling like ghosts and wolves, and then brought out a bunch of weird things that no one had ever seen before, as if they were offering treasures.
When Wu saw these things, he was stunned. He tremblingly picked up these things and looked at them repeatedly. He repeatedly asked about their origins. After a group of hunters explained with pictures, all the tribesmen who came after hearing the news were also shocked by these magical things.
indescribable.
The straw sandals and bark ropes are roughly understandable. They are made of hay and bark twisted together. Although the style is magical, it is still within the scope of understanding.
But cloth and pottery were completely beyond everyone's understanding.
A group of hunters excitedly talked about their experiences among the Ba people, who used cloth to make clothes, used pottery to cook, drink and store food, used pottery bricks to build fire pits and pools, built houses with stones at the foot of the mountain, and used mud to build kilns to bake pottery.
Wait for changes.
In particular, a group of hunters used indescribable emotions of horror and extremely exaggerated gestures and expressions to describe the scene of Ba people hunting wolves with bows and arrows, which shocked everyone and stunned them.
They couldn't understand the pottery and linen in front of them.
It is even more difficult to understand a bow and arrow that has not been seen before.
Just use a curved stick tied to something called a rope, which looks like a tree vine, and you can easily hunt down ferocious wild wolves, and kill seven of them with a small number. This terrifying weapon is completely beyond the control.
their imagination.
However, the Ba people did not reveal to them that these were invented by Xu Chen.
Therefore, everyone is still speculating whether the Ba people have received guidance from some god.
But today they learned that everything was done by this underage boy from the Ba ethnic group.
The most important thing is that according to Mu Ba's description, Xu Chen fell to death when he went down the mountain to learn hunting not long ago, but he woke up from the fire when he was about to be cremated.
It is incomprehensible that a person can survive after death.
And it is even more unacceptable to suddenly be able to invent so many magical items after waking up.
The only explanation is that God revived Xu Chen and gave him powerful abilities.
In recent days, what a group of people saw in the Ba ethnic group has spread among the Uzbek ethnic group.
Naturally, the tribes who came to attend the Witch Lord Conference today learned the news quickly.
Many people have seen the items brought back from the Ba people, and Wu has been studying imitations, but except for the rattan basket, he has almost no clue.
Today, a group of tribal leaders who arrived in advance naturally hurried up the mountain to visit the witch after hearing the news and wanted to see the authenticity.
After seeing it, everyone was amazed.
Just now, the women of the other three tribes were communicating with shamans in the cave. In order to show their respect for the Ba tribe, the chief of the Wu tribe and several important leaders of the tribe were all waiting at the foot of the mountain to welcome them.
Just outside the cave, the Uzbek people faced provocations from hunters from other tribes and used their legendary bows and arrows to intimidate everyone.
Wu was afraid of causing fights and conflicts between tribes, so he had to personally stop the riot.
Now that the real owner has arrived, everyone wants to figure out the specific methods of making these pottery, linen, ropes, straw sandals and even bows and arrows.
So after a brief communication between the witch and several tribal leaders, Mother Balenbi stated everyone's request in pictures.
Although she is the clan leader, Xu Chen has slowly become the core of the tribe recently.
These changes are subtle.
In her mind, Xu Chen had long been equated with a witch who could communicate with the gods.
The shaman is the most respected spiritual leader in the tribe.
She cannot make any decisions for Wu.
Therefore she must seek Xu Chen's opinion.
Xu Chen roughly understood what Mu Ba said. Of course, his incomprehension did not affect his understanding of the plans of Wu He and these tribal leaders.
Originally, it was the simplest and simplest consensus in primitive society to share and disseminate innovative inventions.
This kind of sharing and communication enables human civilization to continuously accumulate and progress.
But for Xu Chen, what he is used to is invention patent protection.
Also accustomed to business transactions in complex societies.
He is more than happy to share and spread it.
But if you want to have sex for nothing, you definitely can’t do it.
He is also waiting to use these invention patents to obtain more resources, wealth and tribal status for the Ba people, so as to push himself towards a greater goal, and ultimately lead all tribes, including the Uzbek people, to prosper together.
The progress of any civilization is intertwined with wars of blood and fire and battles of intrigue and blackmail.
If he wants to succeed, he must first make these primitive tribes surrender under his big linen pants.
Only by having sufficient strength to become a strong leader can we lead the human race to progress together.
Otherwise, all ideals are in vain.
The key to convincing people with virtue is fists and strength.
Therefore, Xu Chen will never easily satisfy these tribes and use his innovative invention patents for free.
If you want to use it, you can get the benefits.
Even if the exchange cannot be equal, at least there must be enough sincerity.
Otherwise, once a powerful tribe like the Wu arm themselves with bows and arrows and open kilns, small families like the Ba that have split off will have no choice but to continue to eat dirt.
Unless Wu is willing to let him become the leader of the Wu tribe.
But this is certainly impossible.
The inheritance of the matrilineal clan determines the dominant role and leadership position of women in human life.
For men to revolutionize and become dominant, it will require a long historical evolution and cannot be achieved overnight.
So under the hopeful gaze of Wu and a group of middle-aged and elderly women, Xu Chen shook his head slightly with a serious face and whispered the word "no"
"Chen Ga..."
Although Momba left the decision-making power to Xu Chen, she did not expect Xu Chen to refuse so simply, which made her feel very uncomfortable instantly.
The other four tribal leaders with feathers on their heads also looked ugly for a moment, and even looked angry.
Even the eldest Wu Canglao's face showed great disappointment, but soon his face gradually calmed down. He raised his hand to stop several indignant tribal leaders, and gently stroked a clay pot in front of him and remained silent for a long time.
Then he looked up at Xu Chen.
"Moxy Gaga?"
"Guangga!"
Xu Chen turned around and pointed to a large group of savages gathering on the river beach far down the mountain.
Guang, the meaning of exchange is probably a matter of dialect accent.
Wu and the women all understood.
Then there was an incomparable silence in the cave.
Tribes communicate with each other through gatherings and exchange their own items. This is also an ancient inheritance.
Although primitive people are willing to share, the existing wealth is regarded as the private property of the tribe, and there is absolutely no concept of sharing. Some hostile tribes will even rob each other's belongings.
In order to compete for territory and wealth, wars between ethnic groups are also very cruel.
Although the five tribes are currently a loose alliance with close ties, they are not the same tribe after all. It is understandable that Xu Chen is unwilling to share technology and proposes an exchange.
However, so many exquisite items can only be provided by the Ba tribe, and they are very jealous and urgently needed by other tribes. In exchange, the Ba tribe will definitely become the richest tribe.
This not only made the other four tribal leaders feel uncomfortable, but Wu also found it difficult to accept.
The atmosphere became tense for a moment.
The middle-aged female leader of the Wu tribe was very angry and scolded Mother Ba. The other three women also excitedly started to attack Mother Ba.
Mother's face gradually became ugly, but she did not let go.
Although I don't understand Xu Chen's thoughts, I also know that Xu Chen is the most important person in the tribe. If he gives up supporting Xu Chen now, the Ba tribe will soon be divided.
Because Xu Chen's prestige among the Ba people is too high now.
If he is not happy to leave the Ba tribe, all the tribes will be happy to accept him, and maybe many tribesmen will follow him.
In the face of offending several other less interested tribes and safeguarding the interests of her own tribe, Muba is still very clear-headed.
"Wuga,%￥#..."
Seeing that Mu Ba was unmoved by the accusations from the group, the head of the Wu tribe said a long series of words to the witch.
The cave fell silent again for an instant.
Mu Ba stood up angrily, but finally restrained her emotions and looked at Wu without saying anything.