It had been more than half a year since they last saw this crocodile. Now, this crocodile was more than two meters long, growing faster than ordinary crocodiles. According to the people of the Drumming tribe, these crocodiles would grow faster and faster, especially during the rainy season. Every time they left and came back, they would experience a crazy growth process.
"Little guy, long time no see." Shao Xuan looked at the crocodile and said. He also reached out and touched the hard skin on the crocodile's head.
Seeing that Shao Xuan was so familiar with the little crocodile, the warrior who led them into the tribe smiled even wider, and his attitude became more enthusiastic. However, with their big mouths, Jiao Wu felt a chill run down his spine.
These people's eyes were really like crocodiles. Jiao Wu and the others thought.
If they saw the fighting state of the Drumming tribe, this feeling would be even stronger.
After a winter, although the temperature was warmer, it was not to the extent that they liked. However, in the Drumming tribe, crocodiles could be seen everywhere.
Several warriors of the patrol team protected Yan Zhi and the others and led them into the tribe. If no one led them, the crocodiles would attack strangers and eat them as food.
Some crocodiles floated up from the pool, coldly looking at the people passing by, and then sank back into the pool.
Jiao Wu and the others were tense, but the two children's mentality was much better. They curiously stared at the large and small crocodiles around.
Since they came to the Drumming tribe, they naturally had to visit the chief and the Shaman of the Drumming tribe. Moreover, Shao Xuan had something to discuss with them.
Last time when Shao Xuan came, the two had shown a friendly attitude, hoping that the two tribes could cooperate. This time, Shao Xuan came to talk about cooperation.
The Shaman and the chief of the Drumming tribe had received the report from the patrol team and were waiting outside the house.
Standing outside the house to greet him instead of sitting inside showed the attitude of the Shaman and the chief, showing that they valued Shao Xuan.
"Long time no see, Shao Xuan." The Shaman of the Drumming tribe looked at Shao Xuan and said.
"Not too long, only half a year." Shao Xuan walked over and took out a piece of jade as a gift.
Fan Mu took over the jade and felt a gentle warmth in his hand, which eased his irritable mood a lot.
It was not that they had never seen jade before, but because the tribe was located in a remote area, far away from the central region, and unlike the Pu tribe, they did not like to travel far. In addition, the Pu tribe rarely brought jade back, so within the tribe, there were not many people who had seen jade. Only a few people with high status had seen it.
The Shaman of the Drumming tribe looked at Shao Xuan with a more relaxed expression, not only because it was a gift from Shao Xuan, but also because he knew that before Shao Xuan left, he only had some water moonstones on him. For someone who could travel with the Pu tribe, wander around the central region, and bring his tribesmen back safely, his strength should not be underestimated.
As a Shaman, what he saw was not only the immediate benefits, but also something that was more beneficial to the development of the tribe in the long run.
Although the shaman didn't quite understand why the people Shao Xuan brought here looked like ordinary people who hadn't awakened, he knew it involved the secret of the Flaming Horns tribe, so he didn't ask in detail. He just asked people to take Yan Zhi and the others to the next room to rest, and then he and Fan Mu took Shao Xuan into the room to talk in detail.
"Move the tribe?"
After hearing Shao Xuan's words, the Shaman and the chief of the Drumming tribe were very surprised. Generally speaking, unless there was a great change, the tribe would not move at will. The bigger the tribe, the more difficult it was to move.
"Yes. To be honest, our Shaman and the chief have long wanted to move the tribe to the central region, because the tribe used to be in the central region, but later left because of some things. When I go back this time, I will tell the Shaman about the situation in the central region, and he will probably make the decision together with the chief. "Shao Xuan explained, hiding something.
"If we move the tribe, we may land in the Drumming tribe. At that time, I hope the Drumming tribe can help us. I promise that we will not be a threat to the Drumming tribe, nor will we invade and occupy the territory of the Drumming tribe. "Shao Xuan said.
Whether they would invade and occupy, these were not things that they believed in Shao Xuan. After all, Shao Xuan was not the Shaman, nor the chief of the Yanjiao tribe. As the chief of the tribe, Fan Mu and the Shaman had to consider more.
Shao Xuan was not in a hurry. He would stay in the Drumming tribe for half a year until the end of the rainy season, which was also agreed by the Shaman and Fan Mu. They would also make a decision in this half a year.
After talking for a long time in the Shaman's room, Shao Xuan came out and went to Fu Shi's house with Yan Zhi and the others.
Although they had not seen Shao Xuan for half a year, Fu Shi's family was still very enthusiastic and took out meat to entertain them.
As a result, Yan Zhi and the others saw the "heroic" and bloodthirsty people of the Drumming tribe at the dinner table.
Hearing Shao Xuan say that they would live in the tribe for half a year, and there was no place to live here temporarily, Fu Shi rolled up his sleeves and said, "I will help you build a house! Just build the one next to it. When Chen Jia has a family and children, he can live there too. "
The houses of the Drumming tribe were partly built on water. Shao Xuan was not familiar with this kind of building technique, so he really needed Fu Shi's help. But fortunately, there were many people, and Shao Xuan was strong enough to carry wood to build a house. After a day, a house about the same size as Fu Shi's house was built.
There were three rooms in the house. One was for Yan Shuo's family, one was for Yan Zhuo and his wife, and the remaining one was for Shao Xuan and Yan Zhi and his brother. They would live here temporarily, so it would not be too complicated. Besides, they basically worked outside during the day, so they would only live here at night to give their children a place to stay.
"Let's make do with it for now." Shao Xuan looked at the house and said.
"That … that …" Jiao Wu pointed to the crocodiles swimming in the pool under the house and stammered. Wouldn't he have nightmares living here?
"It's okay. As long as you don't provoke them, they won't attack you." Shao Xuan said.
"Bang!"
Chacha threw down a deer he caught from the forest and left.
Under the guidance of Fu Shi, Yan Zhuo and the others went to the river to deal with the deer, and then dragged it back to the house.
Before roasting it, Shao Xuan asked Yan Zhuo to cut a piece of meat from the deer, walked to the window, and threw it to the small crocodile in the pool.
Although it seemed that crocodiles usually crawled and swam slowly, they were quite fast when hunting. The meat that Shao Xuan threw out was accurately caught in the crocodile's mouth.
They would live in this house until the rainy season. Of course, living in the Drumming tribe, Shao Xuan also paid the "accommodation fee". Sometimes he would send some game to Fu Shi and the others. After all, this place belonged to Fu Shi's family, and Fu Shi's family usually helped them a lot.
Shao Xuan intended to leave before the rainy season, but to leave, they had to build a boat, which needed to be stronger and more durable than the previous one.
In terms of wood, Shao Xuan would look for wood in the forest near the Drumming tribe every day. If he was satisfied, he would carry it back. If he couldn't find it, he would go to a farther place to look. When the people of the Drumming tribe saw that Yan Zhi and the others wanted to build a boat, they also came to help. Of course, many of them were sent by the Shaman to learn. They also wanted to learn some shipbuilding techniques. Although they usually used crocodiles as boats, sometimes they also needed such things. The "boat" looked much better than the rafts of the Pu tribe.
The most important thing was that when they heard that the boat was commonly used in the central region, they became excited. Sometimes when Shao Xuan went out, many warriors of the Drumming tribe would follow him. When Shao Xuan came back, they would also carry various kinds of wood.
This shipbuilding was related to whether they could return to the tribe smoothly. Shao Xuan had already discussed the requirements of the boat and the hull design with Yan Zhi and the others. There were no trees that were big and strong enough to make a canoe, so they could only use wood to make a boat.
Yan Zhi and the others also put all their energy into building the boat. It could be said that all their hopes were on this boat, so they couldn't be careless.
They found a lot of things, such as gum, glue, wooden nails, stone nails, fish skin, bamboo, rattan grass and so on. They tried them one by one, and then used them on the boat.
Without metal, it was naturally more difficult, so they needed to use more things to make up for it.
Of course, they also needed a sail. On the way, Shao Xuan went to the Luo tribe several times. The gum and fish skin used by the Luo tribe were the things that Shao Xuan needed, as well as the materials to weave the net. Shao Xuan asked them to weave a more compact net, on which a layer of thin and strong fish skin, which was used by the Luo tribe to make summer clothes, was stuck. After paying them, Shao Xuan took the "sail" back.
He also brought back some linen from the central region, and the fish skin sail was a spare.
During the time they lived in the Drumming tribe, Jiao Wu was no longer afraid of the crocodiles. Although he still avoided them, he was not as afraid as he was at the beginning. Moreover, Shao Xuan also told them that on the way back to the tribe, they would encounter more things that were more terrible than the crocodiles. If they didn't even dare to look directly at the crocodiles, how could they sail?
When the boat was built, the rainy season was coming. As a means of support for their return, Yan Zhi and the others built a wooden shed to protect the boat.
After a long time of thinking and discussion, the Shaman and the chief of the Drumming tribe made a decision. They were willing to help the Yanjiao tribe when they arrived, and allowed the people of the Yanjiao tribe to enter their tribe. Shao Xuan swore by the totem that he would not rob the Drumming tribe of their water moon stones and other things, nor would he maliciously hurt the people of the Drumming tribe when they arrived.
The two sides discussed for a whole day in the Shaman's hut. Although most of the people of the Drumming tribe were not so complicated and did not think too much, as the leaders of the tribe, the Shaman and the chief were much more shrewd and thoughtful.
After finalizing the cooperation between the two sides, the Shaman of the Drumming tribe specially wrote a letter on an animal skin roll to the Shaman of the Yanjiao tribe. At the end of the animal skin roll, there was a totem of the Drumming tribe. This was the communication between the Shaman and the Shaman. This was the first high-level communication between two tribes that had never formally met.
The Shaman wrote something, and the chief also wrote something. Shao Xuan would bring it back. He believed that the Shaman and the chief would be very happy to see this.
"The rainy season is coming. Are you ready?" The Shaman of the Drumming tribe stood by the window, looking at the sky outside and asked.
Behind the Shaman, Shao Xuan carefully put away the animal skin roll and replied, "Almost. When the rainy season comes, we will prepare some food and bring it back."
Shao Xuan had said that he was not sure when the Yanjiao tribe would move, but it would be as soon as possible.
Compared with other high-level members of the Drumming tribe, the Shaman believed in Shao Xuan and the Yanjiao tribe more. When he first felt the power of the Yanjiao tribe's Shaman from the stone card with the totem of the Yanjiao tribe, he believed it. It was the Shaman's intuition and feeling.
"I look forward to your early arrival."
"Me too." Shao Xuan said.
Coming out of the Shaman's house, Shao Xuan looked at the sky. It was going to rain soon. When the rain came, the rainy season would come.
The biggest change in the rainy season of the Drumming tribe was the crocodiles.
In this boundless river, many river animals would be active in this rainy season, and so would the crocodiles of the Drumming tribe.
When the rain came, it also indicated that this year's rainy season had begun.
Crocodiles, big and small, went to the river one after another. The crocodiles that usually stayed in the pond in front of Fu Shi's house also left.
When these crocodiles came out of the valleys, tributaries, quagmires, and ponds, they moved their big claws and dragged their huge bodies slowly on the ground. It was a spectacular scene.
The little ones who didn't leave with the team last year could also leave this year after a year of growth.
Because of the rain, Shao Xuan and the others didn't go out today.
Looking at the crocodiles, big and small, passing by the house, Shao Wu said, "I don't usually see so many crocodiles."
"Because usually many of them don't come out, so you don't see them." Yan Zhi said.
Yan Nian and his brother stood in front of the window, looking away from the crocodiles outside, and asked Shao Xuan, "Brother Xuan, does our Yanjiao tribe also have such crocodiles?"
"No."
"Then what do we have?" Yan Nian was very curious.
"In addition to people, there are only a few strange creatures."
"Are they like Chacha?"
"They look different." Shao Xuan took a charcoal pencil and drew some pictures on the board, "This is Caesar, a wolf. This is Hou, a cave lion. And Si Ya, a deer dolphin, looks a bit like a wild boar, but has no hair. You will know when the time comes, and …"
Shao Xuan also told Yan Zhi and the others about the tribe's situation, so that they could be mentally prepared. However, for Yan Zhi and the others, it didn't matter whether the tribe could make pottery, jade, silk clothes, big boats, etc. They just wanted to go back to the tribe, which was their biggest wish.
The rainy season passed day by day, and the crocodiles of the Drumming tribe gradually left. When the rainy season was over, the only crocodiles that could be seen in the Drumming tribe were those who were not born in the breeding season. They couldn't leave, and the people in the tribe would take care of them.
"It's time for us to go!"
Shao Xuan asked everyone to pack up their things, move the boat out, and carry it to the river.
The shaman and chief of the Drumming tribe, and some other senior members of the Drumming tribe also came to the river to see them off.
After saying goodbye to the people of the Drumming tribe, they boarded the boat.
Shao Xuan came here from the Yanjiao tribe, but there were still many places that Shao Xuan hadn't been to. When all the tribes in Yanjiao moved here and settled down, he would go to those places again. He would go to the Thousand Masks tribe, the Hui tribe … and the Rain tribe.
"Goodbye!" Shao Xuan waved to the people on the shore.
They opened the sail and returned.
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