Shao Xuan looked at Mai in surprise. He did not expect Mai to say something like that.
Didn't they agree that he would only be allowed to come with them next time? Why did he change his mind?
Was it because of the punch just now?
"Okay." Shao Xuan answered.
Shao Xuan was more than willing to go out with the hunting team next time. The forest changed every day, and different things could be seen at different times. For example, there were flowers that only bloomed once a year, and plants that only bore fruit once a year. The earlier they went out, the more they could see. Otherwise, they would have to wait for another year to see the same thing again.
Lang Ga and Ge had said that many plants in the forest were dangerous, and they needed to know how to identify them. However, they could only know when they saw them. Otherwise, they would not have the concept based on other people's descriptions.
Besides, since Mai allowed Shao Xuan to come with them next time, he obviously recognized Shao Xuan's ability. As for the rest, Shao Xuan only needed to go back and prepare.
At this time, someone came in to look for Mai. It was Tuo, who they had met before. Knowing that they had something to discuss, Shao Xuan did not want to disturb them, so he left.
"Uncle Mai, you go ahead. I will go back and prepare. Thank you, Uncle Mai! "
After Shao Xuan left, Mai moved his stiff palms. He shook his shoulders and swung his arms slightly, which made a series of cracking sounds. Because of Shao Xuan's punch, several bones in his arms were dislocated. However, this shake pushed all the dislocated bones back to their original positions.
Although his palms looked fine, Mai knew that there were injuries on his palms. He had underestimated that kid!
Mai had planned to comfort and enlighten Shao Xuan so that he could focus on his training. He also planned to give some examples of hunting to Shao Xuan, so that he could take him out to hunt next time. However, after feeling Shao Xuan's punch, Mai changed his mind.
"What did the kid say he was going to prepare?" Tuo asked.
"About the next hunting trip," Mai answered.
Tuo was a little dissatisfied. "Didn't he say that 'Sharpening the axe will not delay the work of cutting firewood'? I thought he was waiting for the next hunt. Did he come to beg you just now?"
For the sake of the Shaman, Tuo's attitude towards Shao Xuan was not bad. However, he did not want to give in when it came to hunting. The hunting that had just ended was an example. Fei's several serious mistakes during the hunting operation almost implicated the others.
Mai shook his head. "He didn't mention it. I allowed it."
"Why?" Tuo was puzzled.
The smile on Mai's face grew wider and wider. "Since the blade is almost polished, it's a waste of time to keep sharpening it. Whether it can be sharpened or not, it's impossible to keep cooped up in the tribe. We can only go out and train in the forest."
After leaving Mai's residence, Shao Xuan walked briskly down the mountain. Every step he took was huge, but his movement was very small. It looked like he was just floating over the stones.
After going down the mountain, Shao Xuan did not immediately go back to his cabin. Caesar went to help the children in the cave to dig out stone worms, so Shao Xuan was not worried.
When he came to Old Ke's cabin and was about to shout, he saw the straw curtain at the door being lifted up. An old man with a head full of silver hair strode out.
Looking at the old man's face, it was obvious that he was angry. His beard was almost sticking up.
Seeing Shao Xuan standing at the door, the old man frowned and looked at Shao Xuan from head to toe. It seemed that he was questioning something. His eyes were like a stone knife that could not wait to cut Shao Xuan a few times. His beard trembled. It seemed that he wanted to say something, but in the end, he only left with a heavy "Humph". Then he turned around and left.
Shao Xuan was confused. Was he a psychopath?
Seeing Ge poking his head out at the door, Shao Xuan asked, "Who was that?"
After making sure that the old man was far away, Ge laughed and said, "That was Lang Ga's grandfather."
That was Lang Ga's grandfather?!
Just as Lang Ga said, he was a bad-tempered old man.
Walking into the cabin, Shao Xuan told Old Ke that Mai allowed him to go hunting next time.
Ge was surprised with his jaw wide open. Old Ke, on the other hand, seemed to have expected this. He replied with a calm face, "Hmm", and let Shao Xuan go into the inner room to polish the hunting stone tools.
The stone tools used for hunting were more demanding and time-consuming than the stone tools used for training. Shao Xuan had a lot of stone tools for training, but only a few for hunting. Half of them were given to Old Ke to trade, and the other specially made ones were given to Lang Ga and Mai. Shao Xuan only had five fingers left.
Shao Xuan did not say much. He took off his animal skin coat and went into the inner room.
Ge looked at the straw curtain hanging there as a partition and smiled. Old Ke wanted to hide the girl and teach her by himself.
Old Ke did not allow outsiders to enter the house, but there were always some people like Ge who would enter through the window. Of course, there were also some people that Old Ke could not stop, such as Lang Ga's grandfather.
Old Ke wanted to prevent others from snatching Shao Xuan away.
"Hey, Old Ke, why do you think they allowed Xuan to follow the team in advance?" Ge asked.
Old Ke did not say anything.
"Tch, if you don't want to answer, then don't answer." Ge walked inside and carefully lifted the straw curtain to look inside. He wanted to see what was different about Shao Xuan compared to before. He could even make Mai, who had always been strict, let him go.
After looking for a while, Ge walked back with his chin in his hand. He was shocked as if he saw a carnivore suddenly become a vegetarian.
"He, he, he …" Before Ge could say what he had just seen, he saw Old Ke holding a white knife and sharpening it. The word "he" was stuck in his mouth. After a while, he stuttered and pointed at the knife that was being sharpened, and then at Old Ke, "You, you, you …"
There were many marks on the body of this saber, and there were also many small gaps on the blade, which looked like sawteeth. This was caused by its previous use. The hilt that was installed in the early years was also broken, so it was simply removed. The part of the hilt that was exposed was a part that was integrated with the saber body. The original hilt that was installed was installed on this part of the saber.
Ge's eyes were glued to the knife, and he could not return to his senses for a long time. He had already guessed what Old Ke wanted to do. It was also because of this that he was surprised. This was even more shocking than seeing Shao Xuan's totem pattern.
When Shao Xuan finished sharpening the stone core and walked out, Old Ke was installing the handle on the knife that had already been sharpened. The handle was installed with a kind of resin, which was mixed and melted. Shao Xuan had used this method before. It felt good, much better than wood or rope.
"Wait for a moment. You can take it back when the handle is done." Old Ke said to Shao Xuan, who was about to leave.
Shao Xuan looked at the knife. The knife was wide, and the blade was about half a meter long. The back of the knife was about a finger thick. It was much thicker than many of the stone knives that Shao Xuan had made.
Looking at Ge's expression, Shao Xuan knew that this knife was extraordinary. He had never touched the knife, so he could not say anything. However, as he looked at it, he felt a heavy chill coming from the knife, as if it wanted to press people into the ground.
"What is this?" Shao Xuan was puzzled.
"This is a knife made from the teeth of a ground shell." Ge looked at the knife, his face full of reluctance. He wanted to snatch it and hold it in his arms. This knife had not appeared in front of anyone since Old Ke's leg was broken. He had begged Old Ke countless times before, but Old Ke never agreed. He was not even willing to take it out to see. But now, Old Ke was going to give this knife, which symbolized his best days, to Shao Xuan.
Ge was envious, but he also knew that in his current situation, he could only be envious. There was no need to think about anything else.
"Ground shell?!"
It was a ground shell!
Even though Shao Xuan had not seen it with his own eyes, he had heard from Lang Ga that it was a giant ferocious beast that lived underground. When hunting, if you met a ground shell, don't even think about throwing stone spears at it. The only thing you could do was to run away. No one wanted to fight a ground shell, because they could not win.
He had heard so many hunting stories from Lang Ga, but he had never heard of a hunting team fighting against a ground shell.
When Old Ke handed the knife to Shao Xuan and pushed him out of the door, Ge was still craning his neck to look around. His eyes were glued to the knife.
Shao Xuan stood outside the house for a long time with the knife in his arms. It was not obvious, but it weighed at least two hundred pounds.
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