The Xia people had high standards in many aspects. If they praised something, it must be good stuff.
Shao Xuan also believed that the bone plates on the backs of crocodiles that were over a hundred years old would make excellent armor.
"Your armour is also made from the bone plates of a crocodile that's over a hundred years old?" asked Shao Xuan.
Heng's crocodile armour was assembled. Although it looked like a crocodile, if you looked at it separately, you could see the differences. For example, the protective bone plates on his chest and back were slightly different from the ones on the crocodile he was killing. You could see the patterns on them.
"Oh, that." Heng was proud. "This fish is over two hundred years old. Of course it's different."
The bone plates of a crocodile that was over two hundred years old were much sturdier than a hundred-year-old crocodile. This one-hundred-year-old crocodile was so big yet Heng had called it the shortest of its age. A normal two-hundred-year-old crocodile would definitely be much bigger than this one. Heng was proud of himself for being able to hunt such a huge creature.
"How old is the big crocodile in the river?" Shao Xuan was referring to the giant crocodile that Heng had a grudge against.
"That one? I don't know. Maybe it's over a thousand years old, maybe even older. No one can be sure. "Heng sighed. The enemy was too strong, he could not fight it.
Seeing that Heng didn't want to talk about it, Shao Xuan changed the topic and asked about making armour.
"Don't hunt another one. Use this one. Although it doesn't look big, it's fine as long as it's over a hundred years old. You saw the one in the shallow water. Even if it was bigger than this one, it might not be a hundred years old. It's not easy to catch one over a hundred years old, "said Heng.
"Alright, I'll give you something in exchange." Shao Xuan reached into his bag.
"Sigh! It's just some bone plates. I have a lot of them in my collection. You don't have to give me anything in exchange. I'll give them to you! " He saw that Shao Xuan was young and his tribe was far away. He didn't look like he had anything good but he wasn't a threat. Heng had a good impression of him so he decided to help him. He didn't need these things anyway so he rejected him.
"Because it's a long journey, I didn't bring anything. Here, take this. It might be useful," Shao Xuan said, pulling out a Water Sun Stone. He only had two water sun stones with him now. He would give one to Heng and exchange it with something else.
"You don't have many things in your hands, so don't take them. Just … eh?" Heng was about to decline when he saw the crystal in Shao Xuan's hand. He paused and asked curiously, "What is this?"
"It can emit light." Shao Xuan explained the usage of the crystal. In a relatively closed cave, it was definitely more convenient to use crystals than fire. After all, burning a fire consumed oxygen. In a cave with poor sealing, burning a fire for a long time would cause people to feel uncomfortable. Plus, it wasn't convenient to start a fire in the forest.
"It really emits light?" Heng tested it according to Shao Xuan's instructions. It really did emit light!
"Do you have anything else?" Heng was more interested in these new things.
Shao Xuan shook his head. "No." This was the only special item he had that could be used for trading.
"Alright, I'll take this. Don't take anything else out. Keep some with you, sometimes it can save your life. " Heng was already surprised that Shao Xuan could take out a crystal that could emit light. He didn't expect Shao Xuan to take out anything else that could catch his eye. He didn't like the bronze sword Shao Xuan had. On the way here, he had criticized the sword's craftsmanship in front of Shao Xuan.
"When I remove the bone plates from this fish, I'll tell you how to choose the best bone plates for armour." Heng couldn't stop talking. "Armour is very important in the forest. For example, if you're walking in the forest and suddenly meet a beast that's faster than you, you can't escape in time and get bitten. If you're not wearing armour, you'll be bitten to death immediately. But if you're wearing armour, you won't be bitten at all! Hehehe, you won't be bitten at all! Hahaha! "
Shao Xuan: "…"
When he saw Shao Xuan's speechless expression, Heng's smile faded. However, he still thought he had told a very funny joke. His eyes were still smiling.
"Young man, don't be so serious. Smile more."
Heng knew he was exaggerating. If you were bitten by a fearsome beast, even if it couldn't bite through you, a fearsome beast with a strong bite could still bite you to death even if you were wearing armour.
Armour wasn't invincible. Of course, having armour was always safer than not having armour. Shao Xuan understood this. Before he came to the sea, he had always been wearing bug skin. It had good protection and was light. When Shao Xuan was still a mid-level totemic warrior, Shao Xuan's bug skin had helped him a lot when he fought against a high-level totemic warrior.
However, Shao Xuan had used the bug skin to cover the core seed. He had given it to Tuo and the rest to bring back to the old haunt. Now, he had to replace it with something else. It was true that the forest was dangerous. Shao Xuan wasn't completely unscathed on his way here. It was just that he had a strong recovery speed, that was why he looked more relaxed than others.
As they cooked the meat soup, Heng continued to tell Shao Xuan about his dangerous experiences in the search for Gongjia Mountain. However, after listening to him, Shao Xuan still decided to continue searching. Heng stopped trying to persuade him. Young people just don't listen to advice!
It was rare to have someone to eat meat and drink soup with. Heng was in the mood. He talked a lot but Shao Xuan managed to glean some useful information.
After eating and drinking, Heng did not stop. Shao Xuan listened as he worked on the rope. At first, Heng did not mind. To tribesmen, making rope was a daily skill so he continued to talk to Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan made a rope and twirled it around his fingers. He had saved it for divination.
When he came here, he wanted to combine the deciphered cloud patterns with divination to determine the correct location. However, on the way here, he had tried a few divination attempts and failed so Shao Xuan did not continue.
Now, Shao Xuan had obtained more information from Heng. It was all very useful information. He believed that Heng was telling the truth so he decided to try the rope divination again.
Heng was talking excitedly when he saw Shao Xuan playing with the rope with his eyes closed. He was not angry. It was not easy for this young man to come to such a dangerous place alone and still be alive. He must be tired. Young people were young people, playing with ropes when they were tired.
However, very soon, the smile on Heng's face faded. It was replaced by a serious expression. He maintained his posture but his eyes were fixed on Shao Xuan's movements.
At first, he thought this young man was just playing with the rope to pass the time. However, Heng was once an upper-middle class person in a big city. He had seen all sorts of things. Naturally, he could tell what Shao Xuan was doing.
Divination!
Was he from Yi City? No, this kid said he was from the Yanjiao tribe. He was a tribesman. On the way here from the river, Shao Xuan also had totemic patterns on his body. He was not from the Great Six. How did this kid know how to do this?
However, when he thought about it, some tribesmen did know how to do divination. It made sense that this kid knew how to do it. However, this kid was so young. Was he familiar with divination? How far could he go?
Heng's mind raced.
This kid insisted on looking for Gongjia Mountain and even knew how to do rope divination. Perhaps he could really find it. No, he definitely couldn't. Other than the Xia people, no other tribesmen could find Gongjia Mountain!
However, even if they couldn't find it, they might be able to find it closer to Gongjia Mountain …
The flames danced in the wind and the wood in the fire crackled. Heng was not distracted. His heart was in turmoil.
Under Gongjia Heng's unblinking gaze, the rope in Shao Xuan's hand was knotted one by one. Heng did not understand what the knots meant but he knew that if the divination failed, the knots would not be successfully tied. So did the divination result?!
Finally, Shao Xuan opened his eyes.
Heng was nervous too. He did not even notice that the meat in his hand had turned into minced meat.
"You … What did you find?" Heng was so nervous that his voice trembled.
Shao Xuan was not surprised that Heng saw through him. In fact, he did the divination in front of Heng on purpose.
"That direction." Shao Xuan pointed in a direction on the other side of the river. "I don't know the specifics. I just know we should go that way. I think it's the same direction you've been to before."
"Of course I know it's the right direction!" Heng said urgently. "But what happens after we get there? How far can we go? What will happen after we get there? "
Heng knew he was heading in the right direction but he had been searching for twenty years and he still could not find Gongjia Mountain! He might have been smiling happily earlier but when he thought about the fact that he could not find it after twenty years and did not know if he could find it in the future … Damn it, he was anxious!
Shao Xuan scratched his nose that was scratched by the flying grass. "I don't know either. I'll see when the time comes." This was the truth.
Heng was speechless.
As the sky darkened, Shao Xuan decided to spend the night here. However, he did not sleep in the cave or the stone house. Instead, he slept in a small house on a tree. This was another resting spot for Heng. If there was any danger on the ground, he would run up the tree.
That night, Shao Xuan slept on the wooden bed in the tree house. He closed his eyes and fell asleep. However, in the stone house under the tree, Heng could not sleep. He tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.
He could not sleep so he got up and went to the forging room.
When he was frustrated, he would go to the forging room and hammer at the copper blocks. He did it for no specific purpose, just to vent his frustration.
He hammered. Clang!
Should he go out with that kid to look for it?
He hammered again. Clang!
However, he couldn't bear to lose face. Why would the Xia people need help from outside the tribe? Dignity was important.
He hammered again. Clang!
He had been searching alone for twenty years and still couldn't find him. Perhaps that kid could be of some use?
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Annoying! Annoying! Annoying!
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