After eating a pot of bear meat, the few people who were hurrying on their way cut some withered grass and dried it next to the fire to dry the cold and water vapor. They spread it on the ground and covered it with a layer of animal skin before taking a good rest.
Yan Zhi and the others didn't have the same physical strength as Shao Xuan. Up until now, they had been tense. It could be said that they were physically and mentally exhausted, so they needed to rest to relax.
There were fewer insects in the smoked cave, so they wouldn't be bitten by sleeping. There were many small insects in the wild caves, which could cause a lot of trouble to the totem warriors who hadn't really awakened. But now, they didn't need to worry too much.
Before they found this cave, they had encountered several caves. But before Yan Zhi and the others went in, Shao Xuan said that it was not suitable for people to live in. There were either a lot of insects or bats. Where there were bats, it was almost a small world. There were parasites in the cave and all kinds of insects raised by bat feces, so people couldn't live in it.
Shao Xuan was indeed a man who had followed the traveling team everywhere. He was so familiar with living in a cave. Yan Zhi and the others thought.
Not only Yan Zhi, but also Yang Sui thought so.
But in fact, they didn't know that Shao Xuan's experience of living in a cave was not learned from the traveling team. He had lived in a cave since the first day he came to this world. Even after he left the cave and built a house, he still lived in a cave when he often went hunting with the hunting team.
Who would have thought that the powerful Yanjiao tribe in the central part of the world had now lived a more primitive life than here? They couldn't even make pottery. It was not because they didn't have the technology, but because even if they had the technology, they couldn't make pottery because of various factors. So, except for fighting and hunting skills, there were too few things left.
It was unknown what Yan Zhi and the others would think when they saw the real Yanjiao tribe.
When they left the Longboat tribe, Yan Zhi and the others brought three pots to boil water. Two of them were broken on the way, and now there was only one left.
After eating some barbecued meat, Shao Xuan went out to look for other prey. The meat was enough for Yan Zhi and the others, but for him, it was nothing. Without higher quality food, Shao Xuan could not adapt to the beast meat. Since the "quality" could not be changed, he could only satisfy the "quantity".
Therefore, before Yan Zhi and the others went to sleep, they saw Shao Xuan eating meat. After they woke up, they saw Shao Xuan eating meat. A pile of bones had already been thrown to the side.
Yan Zhi, "…"
After traveling with Shao Xuan for so long, Yang Sui had gotten used to such a situation. One Shao Xuan and the other Chacha were like two bottomless pits. Yang Sui really didn't know how such a tribe could feed its people. Could it be that they had more farmland and more livestock?
Yang Sui had also asked about this, but Shao Xuan did not answer. He only said that they ate meat most of the time, but he did not eat so much when he was in the tribe.
Yang Sui would never have thought that the most common food of the Yanjiao tribe was actually the ferocious beasts, which they avoided at all costs.
"I have something bad to tell you." Yang Sui went out to drain water and came back, saying to the people around the fire.
"What? Will it snow for a long time? "Shao Xuan asked.
"Yes." Yang Sui squatted by the fire and said while drying his hands, "The snow will last for about ten days, but after it stops, the weather will not be clear. It will be cloudy for a day or two, and then it will continue to snow. As for how long it will last, I don't know. It depends on which direction you go. If you go to the Rain tribe, the snow will be less and less. If you go to the direction you said, the snow will still continue. "
Shao Xuan thought for a moment and asked, "If you go to the direction I said, will the river freeze?"
"Not all of it will freeze."
"Then it will." Shao Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Then let's stay here for a while. When the ice on the river melts, let's go. As for the period of time when it snows … Yan Zhi, can you build a boat? It doesn't need to be too big, just enough for ten people. "
"No problem, but we need some materials." Yan Zhi said.
"Tell me what you need. I will try my best to find it." Shao Xuan said.
Before going to the Longboat tribe, Shao Xuan wondered if he could learn some shipbuilding skills in the Longboat tribe. After all, each era had its own characteristics. This world was completely different from the world he knew in his previous life. Therefore, Shao Xuan needed to learn a lot of new knowledge. However, when he arrived at the Longboat tribe, he found that they, like many other tribes, were xenophobic. They were very strict about what they had mastered. Even wanderers like Yan Zhi and the others, who came to the Longboat tribe many generations ago, could not understand many things until now. Only the people of the Longboat tribe could master the skills, and could not be taught to outsiders.
However, Shao Xuan thought that when they returned to the tribe, they could discuss it with Yan Zhi and the others. Even if they could not build a big boat like the Longboat tribe, it should not be too bad. They just needed to experiment more.
In the following time, Shao Xuan cut trees to find materials, and then built a boat with Yan Zhi and the others.
Twenty days later, the snow stopped, and the temperature rose.
Winter was not over yet, but the ice on the river had almost melted.
"There will be seven or eight days of sunny weather, and then the temperature will drop again, but the process will be a little longer. There will be a buffer period of ten to twenty days, from rain to light snow to heavy snow. After that, the temperature will drop and the river will freeze. You should pay attention." Yang Sui said.
"Well, I know. Thank you. " Shao Xuan went back to the cave, and carried out the six-meter-long boat that they had built together these days.
Yan Zhi and the others wanted to help, but they did not expect that Shao Xuan could easily carry the boat alone. He walked faster than them.
"Are all totem warriors like this?" Jiao Wu whispered, looking at the figure in front of him who carried the boat easily.
"Absolutely not!" Yang Sui said quietly, and then looked at Yan Zhi and the others, "This may be the characteristic of the Yanjiao tribesmen."
"Hurry up and keep up!" Yan Zhi slapped Jiao Wu's head and said. However, although he tried to be serious, the corners of his mouth could not help but rise.
The Yanjiao tribe seemed to be really strong.
In their simple way of thinking, those with greater strength would naturally be stronger.
When Yan Zhi and the others came to the river, Shao Xuan had already put the boat in the river.
As Yang Sui said, the ice on the river had melted by more than ninety percent, so there was no problem for the boat to sail.
After getting on the boat, Yan Zhi and the others consciously picked up the wooden oars and rowed.
Along the river, they went a little further and passed a fork, and then they would arrive at the section of the river where they had followed the expedition team of the Pu tribe.
When they arrived there, Yang Sui had to part with them.
"I will go back now, just in time for the sacrificial ceremony after the end of winter." Yang Sui looked at Shao Xuan and the others, "Thank you for letting me follow you all the way here."
"You have also helped us a lot. Well, I will ask Chacha to give you a ride. "Shao Xuan made a gesture to the air.
"Haha, that's great. I have to cross several mountains in that direction. With Chacha, it will be much easier. "Yang Sui wrapped his animal skin tightly around his head, leaving only his eyes, nose, and mouth exposed.
Chacha descended, stretched out its claws to catch Yang Sui, and then rose.
"I hope to hear news about the Yanjiao tribe!" Yang Sui shouted as he rose.
When he returned to the Rain tribe and became a real shaman of the Rain tribe, Yang Sui would not be able to walk around like now. But... if he was unlucky and it didn't rain in the coming year, he could find an excuse to go to the Flaming Horns tribe to communicate with them.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was a good idea. Yang Sui began to think about what excuse he would use to visit the tribe when it did not rain.
Seeing Yang Sui leave, Shao Xuan took out the animal skin roll with a map on it. There were many places on it, some of which were detailed, some of which he had visited personally, and some of which were rough, according to what others had said. Yang Sui also told Shao Xuan about the Rain tribe and the surrounding area. The map also marked the location of the Rain tribe.
"Yang Sui's tribe is quite far from here." Yan Zhi looked at the map and said. The map in Shao Xuan's hand was the most detailed one he had ever seen.
As for Yang Sui, Yan Zhi and the others treated him differently because he was a shaman. But after this period of contact, they felt that Yang Sui was a good person, and he told them a lot of things that happened in the central region and other places. They were reluctant to part with him now.
"We will meet again if fate wills it. At that time, he will be a real shaman, and you will be real totem warriors. "Shao Xuan said.
Shao Xuan's words made them look forward to it.
Yan Zhi thought of Mu Qian. When he left the Longboat tribe, because the Longboat tribe was closed in winter, he did not see Mu Qian again. But when he left, he asked He Er to pass a few words and a piece of animal skin with some words on it. He hoped that when they met again, it would be a better situation.
"Let's go and find Yan Shuo." Shao Xuan looked at the sky. During this time, he also tried to check the sky in another way. When he used the special energy, he found that there seemed to be some air currents surging in the sky, which he had never seen before.
Since he left the tribe, his own strength had also changed.
Although he could not see it as accurately as Yang Sui, Shao Xuan could also make some judgments based on those changes.
Taking advantage of the sunny weather, Shao Xuan and the others hurried on with the wooden oars. After a few days of sunny weather, it rained again. The weather was gloomy for a few days, and then it started to snow.
It was rare to see people on both sides of the river in winter. As they sailed across the river, they would occasionally see one or two people along the way. They were people from some small tribes who lived around the river.
From here, it could no longer be considered the central region.
When the river began to freeze again and snow was falling, Shao Xuan took Yan Zhi and the others to the shore and set foot on the place where wanderers and slaves lived.
Probably in winter, there were no boats passing by and no people on the shore. The slaves were called back to do other work. Only some wanderers came out to look for food.
Several wanderers were trembling and planning to go back from the shore. They had no harvest these days, and there were very few travelers in winter. Naturally, they could not get much reward.
As they were walking, one of them suddenly found a boat coming to the shore.
"Hey, over there!" The man hurriedly said to his boss.
The few of them turned their heads to look and were overjoyed.
"Let's go and have a look!" The boss of the group said.
The so-called "go and have a look" meant that they would act according to the circumstances. If it was someone they could not afford to offend, they would treat him with a better attitude and work hard for reward. But if it was someone who was not a threat, they would take the risk of directly killing him and robbing him.
The snow was getting heavier and heavier, blurring their vision.
The few of them trembled and ran over with their hands clasped together. Hidden in their sleeves were thin stone knives and other tools and weapons. Acting according to the circumstances, they naturally had to prepare things first.
There were only five people over there. Four of them looked as if they were about to die from exhaustion. Their footsteps were heavy. There was even a woman who was carrying a few animal skin bags. Maybe there were a lot of good things! The people on the other side were even happier.
"Big brother, take them directly …" The man made a chopping gesture and said, "Leave the woman."
"Let's wait and see."
The five people who had just come ashore were getting closer and closer. The boss was inclined to the idea of directly killing them and robbing them. But, just as he was about to say something with a harmless smile, the person in front of the five who had just come ashore turned around and looked at them.
The boss, "…"
The harmless smile on his face froze, his body trembled even more, and he turned around and ran away.
"Hey, big brother, why are you running …" One of them was still puzzled, but after seeing Shao Xuan, he ran faster than his boss.
Seeing the people who came over and ran away as if they were avoiding a ferocious beast, Jiao Wu was puzzled, "Why are they running away?"
Yan Zhi guessed something, but he did not say anything. As a person who had lived in the wanderer area since childhood, he could naturally see that those people were also wanderers, but they were the kind who had bad intentions.
"Let's go." Shao Xuan took Yan Zhi and the others and walked towards Yan Shuo's house.
Because of Shao Xuan's deterrence at that time, in the past six months, no one had a direct conflict with Yan Shuo. The slave owner did not do anything, as if nothing had happened.
This also made Yan Shuo's life much better. Coupled with the sudden appearance of the totem tattoo before winter, Yan Shuo found that his strength had increased again, and sometimes he could hunt some satisfactory prey in the mountains.
At this moment, Yan Shuo was in the house, and the family was eating barbecue around the fire. There was fish soup in the pot, which was caught on a few days when the weather was good.
Looking at his wife and children, who had become rosier, Yan Shuo thought that it would be better if he could really return to the Yanjiao tribe.
As he was thinking, Yan Shuo heard someone knocking on the door.
And this kind of knocking rhythm and strength meant that it was not someone from the wanderer area.
Yan Shuo signaled his wife and children to hide in the house. Although no one had caused him big trouble since Shao Xuan left, but for safety's sake, he was still very cautious.
"Who is it?" Yan Shuo shouted and walked to the door with a knife.
"It's me, Shao Xuan."
Hearing the voice outside the door, Yan Shuo did not care about anything else. He threw his precious knife behind him and hurriedly moved the thick wooden board away.
Seeing Shao Xuan, Yan Shuo was very excited.
"Come in quickly, it's cold outside!" Yan Shuo asked his wife to take out the frozen fish and other things, and then he was about to say something to Shao Xuan, when he saw the four people who followed Shao Xuan into the house.
"They are?" Yan Shuo looked at the four people. He felt that although it was the first time he saw these four people, there was an inexplicable sense of familiarity. He had already guessed the possible answer.
"They are all people like you." Shao Xuan briefly introduced Yan Zhi and the other three people. As for the people of Yan Shuo's family, he had already told them on the way.
Although Yan Shuo's house had been expanded, it was still a little crowded with five more people, but it was also much warmer.
After drinking some hot soup, they gathered around the fire, chatting and becoming familiar with each other.
Yan Zhi and the others used to be on guard against people, including the descendants of the Yanjiao tribe, but they believed in Shao Xuan, so they also believed in Yan Shuo. These were the people who would go back to the tribe with them.
"When the winter is over, we will leave." Shao Xuan told them his plan. “
With them, Shao Xuan planned to go to the Drumming tribe. In the Drumming tribe, the other people's lives would be protected. If they went to other places, they would encounter a lot of trouble.
"Although the people of the Drumming tribe look fierce, they are good people. Moreover, we will need their help."
"Shao Xuan, you can arrange it. We will listen to you." Yan Shuo said.
"Yes, you can decide." Yan Zhi also said.
"Are there many crocodiles in the Drumming tribe?" Jiao Wu asked tentatively.
"Yes."
"... Crocodiles are very dangerous."
In the Longboat tribe, Yan Zhi and the others had seen the crocodiles brought back by the fleet. They had been hunted during the voyage. They had only seen it from a distance, and only saw the crocodile easily bite a wooden stick as thick as an arm into pieces.
"But in the Drumming tribe, as long as you behave and do as I say, those crocodiles are actually very good helpers."
Shao Xuan told them about the situation of the Drumming tribe, as well as what he had experienced in the Drumming tribe.
"However, before going to the Drumming tribe, I plan to go to the Pu tribe to find someone. The Pu tribe is not far from the Drumming tribe. If we go to the Drumming tribe, we will pass by the Pu tribe. "Shao Xuan said.
At that time, when they separated from the traveling team, Shao Xuan told Yu that if they could catch up, they would meet somewhere. However, when the people of the Pu tribe arrived, they stayed for two days, but they still did not see Shao Xuan. In order to go back, the people of the Pu tribe could not wait for Shao Xuan. This was not something that Yu could decide alone, so they left when the time came.
However, Yu was not worried. He knew that Shao Xuan's real strength was stronger than it looked. Besides, there was an eagle. When Shao Xuan left, he also told him that if he could not catch up, he could let the traveling team of the Pu tribe go first, and he would visit the Pu tribe later.
After being separated from the traveling team of the Pu tribe for a long time, Shao Xuan planned to visit Yu and several people who had helped him in the traveling team before going back. By the way, he could get some frog poison from the Pu tribe, which might be useful on the way back.
Although the winter here was as long as that on the other side of the river, the weather here was not so bad.
When the moon came out, the weather was actually warmer.
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