The wizard stood up tremblingly, holding the inheritance staff engraved with patterns, and turned to look at the cave wall.
Various graphics are painted on it, including hunting, gathering, flowers, birds, insects, fish, the sun and the moon, etc.
The colors of these rock paintings vary from dark to light, some are almost blurry and invisible, while others are still very clear and eye-catching.
The position where Wu looked at carefully should be the graphics just painted, including pottery pots, pottery cups, pottery bowls, rattan baskets, etc.
This rock painting records the process of human survival and development under harsh natural conditions.
The shaman is the wise man and spiritual leader of the tribe.
It shoulders the sacred mission of guiding the reproduction and development of the human race.
Although she is only a witch of the Wu tribe, she is also a great witch respected by the other five tribes. In her heart, all tribes are treated equally and have equal status. All tribes should unite together to make the tribe stronger.
Although it is impossible to be completely fair and just in reality, and tribal conflicts do occur from time to time, in general, several tribes get along peacefully, especially the Uzbek tribe, which has developed rapidly in recent years and already has hundreds of people.
It is precisely because of the growth of the Uzbek people that human beings can thrive and exist stably in this area.
Several other small tribes have actually been protected by the Wu tribe.
Five days' journey downstream, there are even larger barbarian tribes, which are always preparing to expand their living territories. Although there are some exchanges between the two sides, there are more conflicts and contradictions.
Although she was very disappointed that the Ba people were unwilling to share the making methods of pottery, bows and arrows, and cloth, they were still the common wealth of the six tribes including the Uzbek people. If the Ba people were expelled from the alliance, then the Uzbek people would lose these things forever.
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Of course, there is another way, which is to force the Ba people to hand over the methods for making these magical items.
But as a great witch, she can never do such a bad thing, nor can she support any tribe to do so.
Witches should be fair, just, and selfless, safeguarding the interests of all tribesmen and tribes under the guidance of gods.
Although Chen has strong wisdom and creativity, he lacks the noble character that a witch should have.
The god who guided him did not endow him with the necessary qualities to become a shaman.
Therefore, in the silence, the old shaman wore a floor-length animal skin and held an inheritance staff that was taller than a human and engraved with various patterns and full of rich paste. After thinking for a long time, he turned around and faced Muba and the Wu tribe.
The clan leaders each said a few words, then coughed and sat down to continue weaving rattan baskets without talking.
A group of women stood up. Mother Ba's old face was a little pale, and the head of the Wu tribe looked a little angry and unwilling. The other chiefs and leaders were also dissatisfied, but they didn't say anything anymore. Instead, they all exited the cave together.
Then they took the people of their respective tribes down the mountain and left.
The Ba people stayed last.
Mother turned around and looked at the cave. After hesitating for a long time, she didn't go in again. Instead, she couldn't hide her disappointment and said to Xu Chen, "Let's go!"
Although Xu Chen was confused, he also knew that the visit to the witch was over, so he followed Muba and the tribe down the mountain carrying baskets and burdens.
He could see that the visit ended on bad terms because of his refusal.
Judging from the performance of several other clan leaders, they are very dissatisfied with themselves, and may also be full of resentment towards the Ba clan.
But what's the use of being resentful and dissatisfied.
He doesn't care.
Contribution without benefit is the most significant loss to him.
These tribes all want to use the patents for free, which is definitely not possible.
Of course, he had no idea that Mu Ba wanted him to be recognized by the great witch and make him a witch of the Ba tribe.
But even if he knew, he wouldn't care about the name of a witch.
His goal is to be a king, and he only wants to be a witch after a few tricks.
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On the river beach at the foot of the mountain, several people from primitive tribes who had come to attend the Witch Lord Conference gathered in groups and were watching the mountainside.
The impact of the changes on the Ba people was too great.
After all the tribes arrived, after hearing the news from the Wu tribe, they couldn't wait to take their tribe's most powerful warriors up the mountain to visit the great witch. The purpose was very clear, that is, they hoped that the great witch would come forward and let the Ba tribe hand over the production they made.
The methods of pottery, cloth, bows and arrows, and rattan baskets.
But it didn't take long, as the leaders of each tribe came down angrily with their people, and the discussion about the cave quickly spread on the river beach.
The Ba people actually refused to share and teach these technologies.
Even more explosive news spread. The leader of the U tribe even proposed to expel the Ba tribe from the tribal alliance.
Of course, this proposal was rejected by the great witch.
At the same time, the great witch also rejected the request of the Ba tribe, which was to recognize a young man named Chen from the Ba tribe as the new shaman.
According to the discussion in the cave, all these changes in the Ba tribe were caused by this young man named Chen.
The topic of hoping that Chen could become a witch was mentioned by the leader of the Ba tribe at the foot of the mountain. Many people heard it, and it also shocked many people at the time. However, no one thought about the inconspicuous young man among the crowd.
It was thought that the Ba clan leader was planning to elect a new clan leader due to physical reasons.
Although the chiefs of each clan are not real witches, they are also leaders recognized and blessed by the great witches. They can exercise some witch powers, such as holding coming-of-age ceremonies, selecting marriage candidates, naming new babies, and giving names to deceased people.
Arrangements for funerals etc.
The Witch Lords Conference is actually a meeting where the leaders of each tribe bring their tribesmen to show off the strength of the tribe, saying that they are working hard for the reproduction, growth and development of the tribe, and at the same time seeking blessings from the great witch. Recommending and replacing tribal leaders also requires the recognition of the great witch. Although this
Issues are uncommon, but necessary.
The basis for the existence of the tribal alliance is the wisdom and prestige of the great witch.
The more powerful a witch is, the greater his prestige will be, the more tribes will join him, the stronger his strength will be, and the larger the territory he can control.
Although the origin of witches cannot be verified and seems to be a divine system passed down from ancient times, for all primitive tribes, only with the support and blessings of witches can the tribes thrive, otherwise there will be various disasters.
If the tribe has its own witch, the cohesion will be stronger, it will gain more tribal support, and attract more men to join.
The Ba tribe refused to share advanced technology, causing the news that the high-level talks broke up to spread throughout all tribes in an instant.
The commotion caused by this was very obvious.
Many tribes are dissatisfied with the Ba people and believe that they are too selfish and should be expelled from the Witch Lords Conference.
At the same time, many people believe that if the great witch refuses to recognize the proposal of a new witch of the Ba tribe, the Ba tribe will definitely not receive the blessing of the great witch, and disaster will surely befall them in the future, so they need to stay away from it.
Of course, there are other different ideas.
After all, the Great Witch did not agree to the Ba people's request, but he also did not agree to the Wu people's request. This shows that the Great Witch has no ill intentions towards the Ba people, because the Great Witch is fair, just and selfless, and the Ba people's request for exchange is not excessive. After all, these
The magical things are all invented and created by the Ba people, and the exchange is completely in line with the habits of the witch masters' conference.
And at the same time, there was news that frightened all the men, that is, the Ba people used bows and arrows in front of the cave to scare away a group of the strongest hunters.
The power of that arrow was enough to frighten all tribes.
Therefore, amidst the commotion, I watched from a distance a group of Ba people carrying baskets and carrying burdens coming down from the mountain. The behavior of the primitive people on the river beach was also very different.
Some had angry faces and made a lot of noise.
Some people are afraid that bad luck will bring disaster to themselves and avoid it.
Others came forward with excitement on their faces, holding the items they had brought.
The Witch Lords Conference will last for three days, and trading is the most lively part of it.
The trading venue is the river beach at the foot of the mountain.
Each tribe will occupy a piece of territory and place the items they bring on the grass for other tribes to choose from. If both parties are satisfied with the other's goods, the transaction can be completed.
As the host tribe of the Witch Lord Conference, the Wu tribe will provide some simple food and protection to all arriving tribes, and will also prevent conflicts between tribes, but they are not concerned about the content of the transaction.
So this is a completely free trading market.
The sun is now in the west, but there is still a long time before dark. As the leaders of each tribe come down from the mountain, one after another tribes start to set up stalls.
So on the river beach, here and there, you can see all kinds of goods displayed everywhere.
These goods are very original.
Most of them are animal skins, most of which have very thick fur, and the varieties are in a mess. In addition to the normal wolf skins, wild sheep skins, and cow hides, there are also many strange varieties that are not recognized at all, such as those with sharp points and thorns, and those with thorns.
There are many scales, armored ones, and even many thick python skins. They are colorful and look very scary.
Now that it is approaching winter, the demand for warm animal skins is greatest, so the most exchanges are made.
A powerful tribe like the Uzbek tribe hunts many ferocious beasts every year. There are even tiger and bear skins that Xu Chen has never seen before. Because of the large number of people in the Uzbek tribe, they need a lot of food and shelter.
Ordinary animal skins, stone knives, stone axes, spears and other tools also consume a lot of money. Some small tribes that are not strong enough will exchange the excess for what they need.
Also very popular are various beautiful bird feathers, which are a status symbol and are mainly used for decoration.
Tribal chiefs and older women can wear feathers to reflect different statuses. However, birds are the most difficult animals to hunt. The more beautiful the feathers, the more precious and rare they are. Therefore, some tribes will also use brocade feathers to replace themselves.
Urgently needed winter items.
In addition to these two relatively abundant and popular goods, there are also teeth, horns, claws and even bones of various beasts, some stones of different colors, etc.
In short, except for stone knives, stone axes and sharpened spears, there is no trace of artificial manufacturing in this primitive tribe's trade fair.