When they returned to the team, the weather had begun to clear up. After the continuous darkness and turbidity, they saw the clear sky again, which made them feel much more relaxed.
A rainbow appeared in the distance. However, at this time, no one wanted to take a look at those wonders at all. They were all worried about the future.
During the time when Shao Xuan and the others left for the old haunt, several groups of people were sent out to inquire about the situation in different directions. Knowing more information about other places would be beneficial for Yanjiao's later actions.
When Shao Xuan and the others returned from the old haunt, several groups that had gone out also came back one after another not long after them.
According to them, there wasn't a single place that wasn't damaged. However, some tribes suffered heavy losses, and the terrain changed greatly. The ground cracked, and countless houses collapsed, and some even disappeared. However, some places didn't suffer as much damage. The most obvious ones were the places where the large tribes were located.
Some small and medium sized tribes were hit to varying degrees, but comparatively speaking, the big tribes, such as the Mang tribe, the Eight Limbs tribe, the Longboat tribe and so on, suffered some losses, but to the whole tribe, it was not too big of a blow, and didn't hurt their bones.
"Where they were, the earthquake was not too violent. In terms of degree, it was probably similar to where we were resting." The returning soldiers said.
"I heard that thousands of years ago, many tribes were not in their current positions. For example, the Mang tribe and the Eight Limbs tribe were not close to each other. They migrated later." Ao said. In the past four years, he had learned a lot of information from the people in the traveling group.
"It seems that they also migrated at that time. It's just that they did not migrate far away and occupied several relatively stable places. That's why they suffered less damage during the Catastrophe." Shao Xuan said.
Every tribe settled down for a reason. They wouldn't settle down there for no reason. Just like how the Flaming Horns used to live in the Fearsome Beast Forest, they hunted for prey. For a tribe that no longer hunted for a living, a relatively stable land with fertile soil and a water source was a very good place to settle down.
"No wonder those tribes didn't do anything. They were already prepared." The Shaman sighed. It was because the ancestors of those few tribes had occupied several relatively stable and convenient places to develop during the earthquake that they were able to avoid the disaster of that year and this time. However, some small tribes that happened to be in the areas where the earthquake was intense were unlucky, and some of them were even exterminated.
"That's why a good place is so important!" The two shamans sighed in unison.
However, how could a good place be so easy to find?
Back then, Yanjiao lived in the Ferocious Beast Mountain Forest, which was far away from the few places where the earthquake was relatively weak. They didn't have time to fight for territory, so later on, the tribe had to travel far away to find a place to live.
So where would Yanjiao go this time?
In fact, as early as when Shao Xuan pointed in that direction, Wu and Ao had thought that it might be the place where they used to live, but they immediately denied it. After all, there was still a river that they couldn't see on the other side of. At this time of the year, how could they get there? Or would they have to wait another year to get there?
After the people who went out returned, the group set off again. This time, they went directly in the direction that Shao Xuan had pointed out.
The old land had been destroyed, and they couldn't go back to live in the short term. They had to find a new place to start over. Although the old land had been destroyed, the harvest of the past four years couldn't be erased. Pottery, metalware, textiles, farming, breeding, and so on had made great progress. After being isolated from the world, Yanjiao people were like dry sponges, crazily absorbing everything.
In the past four years, too many changes had happened, especially the fire seed.
Without the power of the fire seed, would the group disperse? This was a huge stone hanging in the hearts of the shaman and the chief.
However, they had to take it one step at a time. First, they had to find a new place to live.
Shao Xuan looked at the new knot. He just wanted to confirm where the road was.
"How is it?" The two chiefs next to him stared at Shao Xuan nervously.
"Follow the original plan. Keep going in that direction." Shao Xuan balled up the rope in his hand and squeezed it with his fingers, crushing the knotted rope into bits of grass.
In fact, Shao Xuan had thought about whether the knot divination was pointing to the place where they had lived in the past. After all, in terms of living conditions, it was indeed a very good place. It was very suitable for the Yanjiao people. Otherwise, the Yanjiao tribe wouldn't have been able to live there for nearly a thousand years and still be living well. However, the river was the biggest obstacle.
The long group continued to move in that direction. Many of the carriages and ox carts had been destroyed in the disaster, so they couldn't accommodate more people. Sometimes, they used animals to carry the injured.
Along the way, they encountered many robbers. However, Yanjiao had many people and tight defenses, so they didn't let the robbers succeed. Most of the robbers were from small tribes. The disaster of their tribes was almost a devastating blow to them. They had no food and no manpower, so they could only crazily fight for the loot.
Yanjiao's route was different from when they first went to the old haunt. After all, they spent more time on boats back then, but now, they were walking.
Some of the big and small rivers that had dried up were now gradually rising. Although they didn't know what was going on, this trend was always good.
The Yanjiao tribe moved again. The news of the destruction of Yanjiao's old haunt was spread by some long-distance trading teams. More and more people knew about it. Naturally, there were people who were doubtful. Along the way, they even met people from the Longboat tribe who came over and said that they could help, provided that Yanjiao gave them something in exchange.
The Longboat tribe was after the green-faced fanged beasts. The seven green-faced fanged beasts in Yanjiao's group were drugged when they left the tribe. When the earthquake happened, the seven beasts were unconscious. Now, they seemed to be waking up. Fortunately, they were enslaved by Shao Xuan, so their aggression was restrained.
After the Longboat tribe brought back the green-faced fanged beasts they caught in the mountains, they tried to forge them. Unfortunately, they didn't succeed. However, they learned some things and wanted to try again, but they didn't have the materials. Coincidentally, Yanjiao's "disaster" happened, so they wanted to take this opportunity to make a deal.
Yanjiao refused.
Most of the Longboat tribe's ships were damaged, and they didn't have enough materials to rebuild them. After all, although the earthquake didn't affect them much and they didn't have many casualties, many trees were destroyed. They were short on materials. If they built a ship now, the quality would be lacking. Yanjiao didn't want to make this deal. They wouldn't tell the other tribes the secret of the new bronze wares. Even if they needed a ship, they could make it themselves.
However, building a ship took time and a lot of materials. If they couldn't complete it, it was better to travel on foot. Besides, the water level in each river was rising. It wasn't as deep as it used to be. It might not be convenient to sail on it.
Other than the Longboat tribe, the other tribes also had the same idea. However, they were all busy with their own affairs. They didn't lose much in the disaster, but they didn't lose much either. They had to reorganize, so they couldn't take care of Yanjiao for the time being.
Days passed. When the Yanjiao team finally arrived at the Drumming tribe, the Drumming tribe was busy with reconstruction work. When they heard the whistle from the patrolling warriors, they thought it was an enemy invasion. They didn't expect it to be the Yanjiao people they hadn't seen in a few years!
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