Chapter 192: Knowledge of the Great Southwest Wilderness
"The monkey with four ears is the long right; the body of the tiger and the tail of the ox are the pig; and this one is the snake?"
All three strange beasts had been killed by the hunter group from the southwest. At this time, hunters from various tribes came to the Chifang clan, and Lu Hui and the others carefully told Yu Zai what happened during their trip to the southwest.
"We left the mountains and fields governed by Chaishan Mountain from the far west of the three mountains and four fields, and walked southwest for ten days. The warriors of the Jinghua clan killed the Changyou and brought it back. On that day, we saw a tall and majestic
Mountain."
As Lu Huan narrated, everyone's thoughts were gradually pulled back dozens of days ago, as if they had witnessed with their own eyes all the strange things they encountered in the southwest.
[In the past years]:
The mountain is right there, it won't move, it won't leave.
Lu Huan and other hunters approached the mountain, but what greeted them was increasingly strong wind pressure.
"This shouldn't be the case. There are high mountains and ridges in the southwest. Wu once said that strong winds come from the South China Sea. The Houtian clan will lose their temper when encountering high mountains and ridges. The direction of these winds is not right."
Yu Li and others were hiding in the lee of the wind. It was getting dark. The hunters could not move any closer. They had to hide more and raise the flames. Otherwise, wild beasts from the southwest would probably attack them at night.
This is an unknown area, and even the three mountains and four fields have not been explored so far, but according to reports, there should be several sacred mountains of the Nanshan system in the southwest to suppress it.
This wind started blowing from the moment they arrived here and saw the blurry mountain shadow.
Moreover, the sky would get dark from time to time. If warriors from various tribes had not seen the scene where the Houtian clan descended and plunged the world into darkness for a moment, they would probably have thought that there was some god or man living here, or a large-scale monster.
Strange beasts, and even an unlucky place.
"This mountain is so tall, and it is not a separate peak. It must have its own name."
"That depends on what we can find on this mountain."
The hunters found a mountain wall in the lee of the wind. There was a large cave with a sleeping bear living in it.
The bear was awakened, salivating, and looked at these "uninvited guests" in horror.
"Ouch!"
After ten breaths.
"Woo"
The bear was beaten hard, his eyes were black and his face was swollen, and he huddled in the corner of the cave crying.
The hay it collected was spread under its buttocks by the hunters.
"Don't show such a crying face, we will stay here for one night and won't eat you!"
The hunters lit a fire and roasted and ate the meat of the beasts they had caught on the road, watching the beaten bear shivering.
"Hey, what a good bear. These caves are really convenient."
The flames were crackling and burning, and the bear looked up at the corner and shed tears. It was really a bear sleeping in a cave. The robbers came from the east and not only forced the bear to stay overnight but also beat the bear. The most important thing was that he didn't even leave a quilt.
The soldiers are still discussing the issue of this mountain.
But soon, a second group of uninvited guests appeared at the entrance of the cave.
A tall, human-shaped black figure walked in, clutching the wall of the cave. It was shaped like a human but covered with pig's bristles. Its roar sounded like an ax chopping wood.
"what?"
This monster saw the hunters in the cave, and also saw the forest of spears and axes.
It was suddenly startled, and when it looked at the bear again, it had already been beaten up.
Ten more breaths.
"What is this thing?"
Xiang Lei put his spear against the monster's head, which frightened the monster and kept begging for mercy. However, no one here recognized this monster.
"It looks like a mountain."
"Shandu plus dolphin?"
A "fusion" scene emerged in everyone's mind.
The Dangkang fusion between the Santo God and the Akagata clan is almost like this. But the key point is that monkeys and pigs can be fused. What kind of ugly thing is this?
"It seems like this guy also wants to rob the bear's cave. The bear wants to thank us!"
The hunters caught the monster and went on the road the next day, while the big bear sat at the entrance of the cave, with black eyes, waving his bear paws, and crying to see him off!
Don't let his mother-in-law come again, thank you!
The monster was escorted by everyone, and they were quickly brought to a place.
Among the mountains and fields, everyone climbed onto a towering hill and saw the shocking scenery in the distance.
A huge stone city is being built. The tall totem pole is at least ten feet tall and is carved from stone. However, the vague god carved on it is confusing.
Countless people were driven away like cattle and sheep, and the quarry of Diyoushi was obviously nothing compared to this place.
"Although these tribesmen were driven away, they were not like slaves. They had no shackles on their bodies and no scars from being whipped. However, everyone was mentally depressed and had difficulty raising their strength."
"This is obviously the reason for working hard for many days without rest."
"Corvee."
Yu Meng took off his bow and arrows and entered a state of alert. At the same time, he said to everyone: "There are also corvees in the south, and there are some in the Central Plains."
Corvee refers to a certain amount of unpaid social labor that civilians stipulated by ancient officials must undertake within a certain period of time or under special circumstances. It includes general force service, military service and miscellaneous service. It has been numerous and harsh throughout the ages.
During the pre-Qin period, the common people were required to perform unpaid labor services, most of which were forced labor. Broadly speaking, it refers to various miscellaneous services, including field hunting, chasing bandits, hunting thieves, funerals, sacrifices, etc. Similarly, forced labor still refers to specific levies.
Corvee labor includes large-scale labor such as building cities and roads, digging rivers and embankments, transporting supplies, etc.
Military service refers to those who are drafted as baggage troops and are required to go to the battlefield.
In the third generation, most of the corvees in the Central Plains were collected by the water conservancy department in order to repair rivers and control floods. In addition, the three generations of Yao, Shun, and Yu were not interested in building wonders, so there would be no Great Wall, pyramids, etc.
something like
"What is this doing?"
Yu Meng saw in the distance, under the huge totem pole, a majestic high platform.
This is a mountainous field, with two huge mountains faintly visible in the distance, and this hilly area seems to be located in the middle of the mountains.
A tall wizard stood on the high platform, devouring the beast's meat.
His aura was very powerful, and the majesty of the witch made Yumeng and the others feel shocked even from a distance.
The hunters hid and put their weapons on the monster's neck. However, the monster danced and danced, indicating that he was not with these people and that his tribe was also a victim. After spending a long time and making gestures, the monster finally let him
The hunters understood some of the causes and consequences.
The cave where the bear lived before, that tall mountain, is the dividing point between the Southwest Wilderness and the Southern Wilderness, and the south is Yaoguang Mountain!
And the place they arrived now is actually the entrance area of the Southwest Wilderness. There are two mountains in the distance, one is Xiangshan Mountain and the other is Chongyin Mountain. At the entrance of the Southwest Wilderness, there is a mountain called Linyu Mountain between the two mountains.
As for the great underground abyss, it is called "Min Abyss".
The monster drew a tall "Emperor of Heaven". His appearance was neither Emperor Ku nor Emperor Zhi. His face was smeared with it, but he looked extremely great and divine.
"Is this the emperor?!"
Xiang Lei almost gasped. If this vague and supreme emperor of heaven is not the emperor of the Central Plains, then he can only be the third emperor lineage that is outside the central plains and is known as the two emperors Huang and Yan. That is,
Emperor Kuang!
"Is that a platform for worshiping Emperor Kuang? But that totem doesn't look like it belongs to Emperor Kuang, does it?"
The hunters were confused, but at this time, the tall wizard finished eating the flesh and blood and began to shout loudly.
"Because, because, why!"
As he shouted and offered sacrifices, the totem responded, and the sky quickly began to darken, and the familiar wind pressure from before also appeared again!