From the old haunt of the Yanjiao tribe to the Longboat tribe, the distance was a little far. It took more than one or two days to get there, and they had to rest several times on the way.
Yang Sui was more familiar with this area. Although he couldn't tell them in detail, he could still tell them where there were tribes, markets, and so on.
In the old haunt, Shao Xuan was injured in order to deal with the people of the Wan Shi tribe. His clothes and pants were stained with blood, and there were many scratches. He looked quite down and out.
In the central region, many tribes were very particular, especially those big tribes. At first, they judged people by their clothes. Those who wore good clothes would be classified as big tribes, and those who looked sloppy would be classified as small tribes that they didn't want to pay attention to.
After arriving at the market, Shao Xuan went to exchange for an animal skin coat. Animal skin was not as comfortable as ferocious beast skin, but at this time, he couldn't ask for too much. He just wanted to look a little decent. After all, he didn't want to lose face in the central region, right? If the Shaman knew about this, he would have to lecture him again.
In addition to some winter clothes, Shao Xuan also prepared some food for the journey. He also inquired about the layout of the surrounding area, and improved the map in his hand.
Yang Sui also went to change into a few winter thick fur clothes. He didn't use Water Moon Stones, nor did he use jade. Instead, he used a kind of shell.
Those shells were polished, chiseled, and strung together with ropes. This was the "currency" that many people used to exchange things. When Shao Xuan was with the Pu tribe, he had heard people talk about this kind of "currency". He had also seen some in some markets, but at that time, many questions couldn't be answered. Yang Sui, who often used shells to trade, gave Shao Xuan a not very detailed explanation.
"This kind of shell is very useful. Many people in the central region like to use this kind of beautiful shell to make ornaments. In addition, this kind of shell powder can be used to make medicine and paint. It's said that the people of the Lu tribe like to mix some shell powder into their food when they feed their animals. Later on, many tribes followed suit. Oh, people who make pottery also like to use some shell powder … Ah, anyway, many people like it, so this kind of shell can be traded in the central region."
Yang Sui handed a seashell to Shao Xuan. "In our tribe, it is said that people from the distant seaside often bring a lot of these shells. We only need to exchange a few things for a large number of shells. I brought a lot with me when I left the tribe. "
Speaking of this, Yang Sui was proud. Although the tribe often suffered from drought and the harvest was not good, the shells from other tribes helped the tribe survive. Some people who often went out could exchange the shells for a lot of things.
To some extent, the Rain tribe could be considered a local tyrant tribe. If the harvest was not good, they could still use the shells to make up for the losses.
Not every kind of shell was popular. Shao Xuan asked more about this kind of shell coin, which was recorded in the animal skin volume one by one. Thousands of years ago, this kind of "payment" was not popular. It was necessary to let the people in the tribe know about it, or they would know nothing about it when they came.
Since it was a kind of "coin", Shao Xuan naturally could not take the shells from Yang Sui for free. He exchanged a bunch of water moonstones with Yang Sui and put them in the animal skin bag. He would take them back with him when he returned to the tribe.
Shao Xuan pinched the shells. They were quite solid. In this bunch of shells, the colors were not exactly the same. The white shells had a white luster, like shining pearls. The other colors also looked good. No wonder the people in the central region who had begun to pursue "beauty" liked to use this kind of shell to make ornaments.
"It's getting colder and colder." Yang Sui gathered the animal skin coat that he had just exchanged from the market. He was shivering in the wind. He looked at the sky and said, "Shao Xuan, I think it will probably snow here in three days. It will be the same in the Longboat tribe. "
"Then we have to hurry up." Shao Xuan said. Once it snowed, it would be much more difficult to travel.
However, the good thing was that the winter here was not as cold as the winter in the Yanjiao tribe. According to Shao Xuan's knowledge, it would not snow all the time in the winter here. Even the rivers in some places would not freeze.
He was used to the winter where the world was full of white snow and cold wind, so it was not a big deal here.
"Shao Xuan, aren't you cold?" Yang Sui looked at Shao Xuan who was wearing a thin animal skin coat and asked.
"I'm fine."
Yang Sui shook his head and looked at Chacha who was descending from the sky. He put on the animal skin coat and a fur cloak, wrapping himself like a cocoon. He also wrapped his head, leaving only his nostrils and eyes exposed.
It would be colder when flying in the air. As the weather began to drop significantly, Yang Sui felt uncomfortable, so he had to do this.
Chacha looked at the man who was wrapped in layers of animal skin with contempt. He stretched out his claws and flapped his wings, flying up again.
According to the direction that Yang Sui pointed out, two people and an eagle hurried on their way again. Fortunately, it was much more convenient to fly in the air and avoid many detours. According to Yang Sui's words, the Longboat tribe was not far away. They would definitely arrive in three days, maybe two.
However, Shao Xuan was happy too early.
One day later, Shao Xuan looked at the Y-shaped river in front of him and asked Yang Sui, "Which way should we go?"
Yang Sui's expression was constipated. After a moment of silence, he replied, "I don't know."
Even if there was a map, Shao Xuan only drew a rough map according to other people's descriptions. In this era, the map of this place could not be very accurate. Even if other people showed the map to Shao Xuan, there were many places that were not accurate. It was really because the current map was too rough. With a few simple lines, it was impossible to find the exact location.
Shao Xuan believed too much in Yang Sui's experience and sense of direction.
"I remember that we can go there by following the river." Yang Sui was also helpless. He had followed the traveling team from the other side of the Longboat tribe to the central region, which was not far from this river. He remembered that he had been walking near the river. He really didn't know that there was such a fork here, so he couldn't remember the way back from the central region to the edge.
To the left or to the right?
Generally speaking, if there was a wide branch and a narrow branch, it would be fine. The Longboat tribe would naturally go to the wide branch. But now …
Looking at the two branches of the same width in front of him, even Shao Xuan couldn't tell which one was the right one to choose.
There was not a single person in sight, nor were there any traces of human activity nearby. In this small area, there was no other tribe.
This was a place where no one went.
They could either wait here to see if other people passed by and then ask them, or let Chacha fly forward to explore the way first, or turn back to ask others for directions.
The former was too uncertain. As Yang Sui said, now that it was almost winter, there were fewer people coming out. Who knew when they would see the third person? And the latter also needed time.
"Then … what should we do?" Yang Sui covered his hungry stomach and asked.
Shao Xuan thought for a while and made a decision, "It's late now. Let's take a rest nearby and wait for tomorrow."
"I think so too. There should be several fleets of the Longboat tribe that haven't returned this year. They will definitely pass by here on their way back. We should be able to see the fleet of the Longboat tribe after waiting for a while. It's said that they will return to the tribe before and after the snow. "
"Well, let's wait nearby." Shao Xuan glanced around and pointed to a mountain nearby, "Let's go there."
Shao Xuan hunted a beast, roasted it, and ate it. Then he went to a place on the mountain where he could clearly see the situation on the other side of the river.
"If the fleet of the Longboat tribe passes by at night, you can see it from far away. The Boat River Fire is not a lie." Yang Sui said.
"The Boat River Fire?"
"You'll know when you see it." Yang Sui yawned and went to find a leeward place to take a nap.
In the middle of the night.
Shao Xuan opened his eyes and looked at the fork of the river. He didn't find anything. But when he looked upstream, he found a little spark moving.
No, it was not a spark. It was a ship with burning torches.
When the ships on the other side were getting closer, the "spark" became a line of fire.
It was the fleet of the Longboat tribe. Every ship was burning with torches. There were so many ships that it looked like a moving line of fire.
Was this the Boat River Fire?
Because the fleet of the Longboat tribe often sailed on this river, it was called the "Boat River". And the Boat River Fire was probably like this.
Chacha saw the "Boat River Fire" and flapped its wings to wake Yang Sui up.
Yang Sui yawned and looked down. He was delighted, "It's really here! This is the Boat River Fire! "
Shao Xuan had seen too many things in his previous life, so this scene was nothing to him. But in today's environment, it was undoubtedly shocking.
The ships of the Longboat tribe were really big, bigger than Shao Xuan expected. They were also stable. There were masts and sails on the ships. But now, most of the ships were still driven by manpower. Shao Xuan could clearly hear the sound of paddling.
"Do they travel at night?" Shao Xuan asked.
There was no radar, navigator, or other auxiliary tools, but the ships of the Longboat tribe could still travel at night.
"The fleet of the Longboat tribe often goes this way, so they are very familiar with it. Many people used to travel at night, but many accidents happened. They either hit the shore or had other accidents. But it is rare to hear of an accident in the Longboat tribe. The Boat River Fire is one of the most unique sights of the Longboat tribe. "Yang Sui looked at the long stream of fire below and said with admiration.
On the Boat River, Shao Xuan watched the "Boat River Fire" gradually come to a fork and pass through the branch on the right.
"It's over there!"
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