Early in the morning, the entire tribe was filled with the sounds of people yelling and banging. It was very lively.
The place that had been quiet for four years was bustling again.
Pieces of stone and thick wood were being transported to the mountain where the tribe was located.
The people in charge of making pottery were also busy. Everything was good here except for the soil. It was not suitable for pottery. However, those who had experience in pottery were able to distinguish where the soil was most suitable for pottery. After being escorted out by the patrolling guards, they found three spots. If one didn't have good eyesight, they wouldn't be able to distinguish the difference in soil quality. At least, they hadn't found it when they were here before. They didn't know if it was because of the earthquake not long ago.
Although the three spots were a little far from the mountain where the tribe was located, the Yanjiao people had plenty of strength. Moving things was a piece of cake.
After the soil was transported back, some people, led by Xing, found that the soil was more suitable for making bricks. The bricks they made were very good for building houses. Back then, Xing treated a simple pottery left behind by his ancestors as a treasure. Even now, that pottery was still kept by him. After he went to the old haunt, he came into contact with pottery and mastered the technique of making pottery. He had been addicted to it. Now, he was in charge of all pottery matters in the tribe.
After the fire seed merged, Xing and some of the elders in the tribe were much healthier. It was as if they were younger by half. Shao Xuan could still hear Xing's proud laughter when he was building the house.
Xing said that he would start making bricks and pottery immediately. However, they couldn't wait forever. There were so many people in the tribe. Who knew when they would have bricks? Therefore, most of the houses were made of wood and stone. It wouldn't be too late to change them after the bricks and tiles were made.
The people in charge of farming had already started looking for suitable land. When the Yanjiao people left, they had dug a man-made lake. Now, the lake was still there, but the path connecting it to the river was broken. After all, the river was no longer there. The river bank had also changed a lot. There was a long bulge along the bank, like a giant python lying on the bank.
In the future, the tribe would dig the path connecting the river and the lake again. The crops that couldn't withstand the drought would be planted around the lake. The ones that could withstand the drought and were suitable for the mountain environment would be planted in some places on the mountain.
Duo Kang had already brought people to dig for stones. The core seed wrapped in white worm skin was also placed in a place. Now, they had to choose a stone to throw over.
The nearby area had already been cleaned up by the warriors. They cleaned up all the threatening beasts and plants. Those that could be eaten were dragged back to cook, and those that could not be eaten were burned. The outer walls that had been destroyed needed to be rebuilt. Ta and Guigou, the two team leaders, took those who were itching to hunt. The tribe did not have enough food now. Rebuilding the tribe was physical work, which consumed a lot of energy. They needed to hunt to survive.
Zheng Luo and the rest were not familiar with this place, so they followed in batches to learn the way. There were five hunting routes and one new exploration route, so they had to memorize them all.
Shao Xuan's family had a giant-antler deer brought back by Chacha for breakfast today. Caesar had gone into the forest with the other ferocious beasts of the tribe to hunt for prey, and had not returned yet. They followed the hunting team, so Shao Xuan was not worried.
After building the house, before Shao Xuan could rest, he saw Lang Ga dragging a net bag over.
"I just caught them in the river. Take a look." Lang Ga untied the net bag and shook out the fish inside.
When Shao Xuan came back from the shore in the morning, he saw Lang Ga casting the net. Shao Xuan asked Lang Ga to inform him when he caught any fish. Shao Xuan wanted to know what fish were still in the river.
"There aren't many fish. There are Drumming crocodiles in the river. I didn't dare to go to the center of the river, so I caught them from the shore." Lang Ga explained.
Before the river disappeared, if they cast the net directly, it would be easily broken by the river beasts, so they made fish fences. Every time they caught a variety of strange creatures, but now that the river was gone, they could cast the net again, but the fish they caught were very monotonous.
He cast the net and caught some fish, but he didn't catch anything else. He only saw two or three piranhas with sharp teeth. Their mental state was good, but unfortunately, the Drumming tribe's crocodiles were all around. The piranhas couldn't be arrogant here at all. They would only become the crocodiles' food. In the morning, Shao Xuan saw a crocodile bite several piranhas.
"I think the river won't be so dangerous in the future," Lang Ga said.
The Drumming tribe was here, so the crocodiles would not leave.
The river had risen a lot compared to yesterday. In the morning, the tribesmen added a few rafts to the pontoon bridge, and the position of the rafts tied to the shore had also risen. However, now the river was rising slower and slower, and it was almost flat. In the future, the river would remain the same, unless there was another great change to change it.
"By the way, when I was casting the net today, I met people from the Drumming tribe who came from the other side to borrow wood. I had a chat with them." Lang Ga told Shao Xuan about what happened in the morning.
Because the forest of the Drumming tribe was badly damaged, many trees were broken and several mountains had disappeared. The existing trees could not provide enough wood for them to build houses. There were only some small trees, unless they went further away to cut them down. If there was no Yanjiao incident, perhaps they would have used some thin wood instead. But now, there was a lot of wood here, and it was thick and strong enough. So the chief of the Drumming tribe sent people over to borrow some wood.
Most of their water moonstones were lost in the past disaster. Perhaps they were buried deep in the ground and could not be dug out. The small amount they had was traded for food by the traveling team. Now, if they wanted more wood, they could only borrow it.
Ao and Zheng Luo both knew about this. It was just wood, so they did not care. They just gave some to the Drumming tribe, and the two sides became closer. From time to time, people from the Drumming tribe would come over to chat with the Yanjiao people.
Lang Ga got the news from the Drumming tribe's people who came to carry the wood.
"Do you remember the Luo tribe?" Lang Ga asked.
Shao Xuan thought for a moment. "Yes, they're a tribe that's good at making fishing nets."
The Luo tribe was close to the river and had a mountain. In the past, they often went to the Pu tribe to trade. Shao Xuan had traded fishing nets with them, and also exchanged a few sets of fish skin clothing. The Luo tribe's fishing nets were indeed very sturdy. The fishing nets they made could last longer in the river, and would not be broken by the river beasts that were good at gnawing on vines and wood.
"What happened to the Luo tribe?" Shao Xuan asked.
"The Luo tribe is gone." Lang Ga's face was full of sympathy. "I don't know if anyone escaped, but most of the people, along with their fire seed, are gone."
The Luo tribe did not have the Drumming tribe's crocodiles to warn them. They were also close to the river, so when the disaster happened, they could not escape in time and disappeared along with the entire river bank.
The Drumming tribe's people also felt sad when they talked about it. After all, a tribe they once knew had disappeared in the great change of the world.
"It's not just the Luo tribe. I heard from the Drumming tribe's traveling team that a few small tribes near the river are also gone."
Lang Ga sighed. Someone called him from afar. He answered, then Lang Ga put away the fishing net and left.
Lang Ga ran back not long after he left. "Xuan, the people on the shore said someone is looking for you!"
"Who is looking for me?" Shao Xuan thought it was someone from the Drumming tribe. He got up and walked over.
"I heard that person is called Yang Sui." Lang Ga shouted.
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