Under the giant pit, there was indeed a place similar to the Fire Crystal mine.
After Keke, someone dug out another Fire Crystal. The morale, which had been low for more than ten days, was suddenly lifted.
What was the purpose of coming here?
Wasn't it just to dig out more Fire Crystals? Since they couldn't dig out the Fire Crystals in the giant pit, they could dig out the Fire Crystals here. Besides, the bat leader was in "closed-door training", so they didn't have to worry about anything. They dug hard, thinking that they could dig out as much as they could while the bat leader was away.
Another six days passed.
The Fire Crystals, big and small, had filled a bag, and this was only a part of them.
Shao Xuan estimated that there was still about half of them.
These Fire Crystals were enough for all the warriors in the tribe.
Seeing Ao open a roll of animal skin, Ta wiped the sweat on his face and asked, "What did the Shaman say?"
After finding the Fire Crystals, Ao wrote another roll of animal skin for the Shaman and asked someone to take it to the Shaman.
The joy of finding the Fire Crystals faded a little from Ao's face, and he looked a little serious.
"No one is allowed to disclose the Fire Crystals!"
During the break, Ao called everyone over and ordered them not to tell others the location of the Fire Crystals, the process of finding them and how much they dug out.
The last time the five hunting groups came here, they found the Fire Crystals in the giant pit. But this time, they dug an underground tunnel under the giant pit to the foot of the mountain, which needed to be kept secret.
If they didn't go back to the old place, it didn't matter, because it was theirs anyway. But then they would definitely go back to the old place. Once someone told people in other tribes about this, it would bring a lot of trouble, and even a war.
The fewer people knew, the better. Fortunately, this time they brought people from the advance group. They knew and understood these people well, so they trusted them.
It was time to go hunting, and they needed to go back to the tribe. Ao didn't take all of them back, but left some people here to keep digging. He took the other people and the Fire Crystals to meet with the hunting group, and then went back to the tribe.
Shao Xuan wanted to stay, in case the bat leader suddenly came out, but Ao refused.
"The Shaman asked you to go back."
Shao Xuan didn't insist. If the Shaman wanted him to go back, he must have something to tell him.
When the hunting team returned to the tribe, all the people in the tribe knew that the chief had brought people to look for the fire crystals. It was impossible to keep it a secret, as long as they did not tell them the specific location.
Fortunately, many people in the tribe were obedient. If the Chief and the Shaman didn't say anything, they wouldn't ask. For them, it was a great fortune to have the fire crystals. They didn't need to care about other things.
The entire tribe was overflowing with joy. Recently, there had been a lot of good news. They had returned to their old haunt, and now they had the Fire Crystals. Everything made them happy for a long time.
At the top of the mountain, inside the Shaman's stone house.
The Chief, the two team leaders, and several elders who had more authority in the tribe all gathered here. Shao Xuan was also there.
In the past, Shao Xuan was not qualified to attend such meetings. But now, no one had any objection. Sometimes, when making some decisions, they would ask for Shao Xuan's opinion. After all, Shao Xuan was the only one who went to the old haunt and came back. He knew much more than those who stayed here all the time.
"The tribe will let everyone absorb the Fire Crystals during the sacrifice ceremony next year." The Shaman said, "But before the sacrifice ceremony, we can't relax."
They couldn't put down other things just because of the Fire Crystals. Moreover, how much they could absorb depended on their state and ability. Those who had many hidden injuries, those who had not recovered from serious diseases, and those who were malnourished, it was better to adjust their body to the best state before the sacrifice ceremony.
This time, it was not a matter of one person or a few people. It was related to the whole tribe. Everyone, from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain, had to pay attention to it.
Ao nodded, looked at Ta and Guigou, and said, "I will take people to the green land and try to bring back as many herbs as possible."
Many injuries of totem warriors couldn't be healed by themselves, so they had to rely on herbs. Ordinary herbs were not very effective, so they had to use the ones in the green land.
"Leave the Fire Crystals with me first." The Shaman asked Shao Xuan, who had been sitting on the side and had been silent, "Xuan, what do you want to say?"
"When I was there, I found that many people had their own ways to find the Fire Crystals. If we take a lot of Fire Crystals there, we will be like living targets. Probably before we reach the old haunt, we will be consumed by waves of people, especially those from the central tribes. They are not weaker than us."
Hearing this, everyone, including the Chief, was shocked. They looked at Shao Xuan, waiting for him to continue.
"I know that some people use jade boxes to store the Fire Crystals, which can block all kinds of detection. But," Shao Xuan pointed to the big bag of Fire Crystals on the stone table in the middle, and said, "We don't have enough jade boxes to store the Fire Crystals. Besides, jade is also very precious there."
No one had found a jade mine around, and no one had ever seen jade. It was the ones brought back by Shao Xuan that made people have a preliminary understanding.
The Shaman smiled, "Don't worry about this."
Saying this, the Shaman took out a wooden box, which also contained Fire Crystals. However, before opening the box, Shao Xuan did not perceive the existence of the Fire Crystals.
"What is this?" Shao Xuan's eyes lit up.
"This is a box made of 'Hollow Wood'. I believe that the blocking effect is not weaker than that of jade. Hollow Wood can be found in the green land. After cutting it and drying it, we can also bring it back to make boxes. "The Shaman said.
"That's good!" Guigou patted his thigh, "I'll take people there to cut more and bring them back. We can make more Hollow Wood Boxes and bring all the Fire Crystals back to the old land!"
"No, I don't plan to take all the Fire Crystals." The Shaman's words stunned the excited people.
"Why?" They were puzzled.
The Shaman smiled faintly, "If one day we go back to the old land and encounter a bigger accident, we will come back here. This is our escape route. Leaving some fire crystals is also a safeguard. "
Inheritance and continuity were things that every tribe could not ignore. As the Shaman, he naturally had to consider things in the long term.
"The fire crystals dug out are enough for all the totem warriors in the next sacrificial ceremony. As for the rest, take some of them with you and keep them for future use. As for the rest, Ao, you have to put them back into the tunnel you dug, and then close the tunnel and cover it."
As long as those who followed Ao kept the secret of the tunnel, it would be fine. Shao Xuan had said that the Fire Crystals were very tempting. The Shaman believed that when outsiders got the news from other people in the tribe, they would definitely look for the giant pit.
What was in the giant pit?
The Half King level Bat Leader!!
"If someone really looks for it … Then let them die!" The Shaman's usually calm gaze became sharp, causing everyone present to feel a chill run down their spines. They couldn't help but tremble.
King Beasts were not common.
Shao Xuan only knew that there was a King Stoneworm in the mountain where Mai's hunting group's second stronghold was, and he had felt that kind of pressure from a very dangerous distance.
King Beasts were not easy to deal with. Shao Xuan was just an exception. He believed that the King Beasts could deal with the outsiders in the future. Even if the Half King Level Bat Leader was not really at the King level, it was enough to deal with them.
The Shaman's words made the people present silent for a long time, and then they sighed deeply.
"We do need to think more about it."
"I have no objection to this."
"Let's do as you say."
"Don't let others know about this."
The Shaman didn't let them leave until they finished discussing the Fire Crystals in the stone house.
"Xuan, you stay." The Shaman said.
When the others left, the Shaman said to Shao Xuan, "Remember to prepare for the Sacrificial Dance at the beginning of next year."
Shao Xuan's face twitched, and he said, "Yes."
Although the dance was a little weird, he would get used to it. For this dance, he had to hunt some good prey and make new clothes. At that time, it would be inappropriate to wear the old clothes at the Sacrificial Ceremony. He would be laughed at, and his strength would be regarded as stagnant.
The Shaman asked Shao Xuan to be one of the members of the Sacrificial Dance, not only because of Shao Xuan's contribution to the tribe.
In the year when Shao Xuan was away, fewer people awakened their totem power at the Sacrificial Ceremony. In addition, the Shaman tried to engrave two beasts, but they both failed.
The warriors who raised the beasts thought it was their own problem. They didn't raise the beasts well, so the engraving failed. But the Shaman knew that he was the main reason.
When he engraved the beasts, he wasn't as good as when he engraved the first batch of beasts. Halfway through the engraving, he felt powerless. One of the beasts didn't even have a totem.
The Shaman thought that Shao Xuan was also the reason. When Shao Xuan was there, the situation would be much better.
Of course, the Shaman wouldn't tell Shao Xuan about this. But every time he thought about it, the Shaman wished he could go to the fire pit and kowtow to his ancestors, to vent his depression.
How could such a talent not be a Shaman?
Shao Xuan didn't know about the Shaman's depression at all. He went to find Ao, and decided to go to the green land with him. Before returning to the old haunt, he wanted to find more herbs. One reason was to prepare for the future. When he returned to the old haunt, there would be many places to use herbs. But when he arrived at the old haunt, he wouldn't be able to adapt completely in a short time. He didn't know the geography of the old haunt, so it would be difficult to find good herbs.
And the other reason was because of Old Ke. Old Ke was old. Before the Sacrificial Ceremony, he wanted to give him more nourishment. The better he was during the Sacrificial Ceremony, the more Fire Crystals he could absorb. It would be good for Old Ke in the future.
In other tribes, disabled people like Old Ke didn't live well. Shao Xuan only hoped that he could improve as much as possible.
Before the winter came, the entrance to the Fire Crystal Cave was blocked, and the surroundings were covered. No one could see that there was a tunnel there. After two or three years, it would be even more difficult to see.
Before the winter, Shao Xuan prepared a lot of food for the children in the cave.
In the past two years, the kids who came out of the mountain cave would bring something to the kids in the mountain cave before winter every year. Now, the kids in the mountain cave had caught fish and meat sent by others, so they were much stronger than before. If they were well nourished, their chances of awakening would be higher.
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