Because of the fat duck's arrival, Shao Xuan thought about the results of the knot divination. He finally understood where the knot was pointing.
This forest was not the only place in that direction. The knot was pointing to a place even further away, on another continent.
Most of the birds in the sky must have flown over from the other continent. The green duck must have migrated along with the birds. It happened to encounter Yanjiao and stopped here. Looking at it this way, it was possible that the birds were migrating due to the change in weather.
In the past two winters, this continent had been unusually hot. If it was the complete opposite on the other side, it would have been extremely cold. Looking at it this way, the birds might have sensed a warmer place and decided to migrate to avoid the cold.
Looking at the green duck swimming leisurely in the lake, it did not look like it was in trouble, nor did it look like it sensed danger. Hence, the possibility of a natural disaster was very low.
After knowing this, the restlessness in the tribe calmed down for the time being.
Actually, after settling down, Shao Xuan had been thinking about what the tribe should do in the future.
In the past, when the river in front of the tribe was still an insurmountable moat, living here was like living in isolation from the rest of the world. They would not see any outsiders. But now, the moat was gone. Even the unknown and terrifying obstacles in the sky were gone. Chacha could fly back and forth every day without meeting any obstacles.
After arriving, Shao Xuan could roughly guess why Chacha did not return with the other great mountain eagles from its movements and cries.
Normally, great mountain eagles would only fly to Eagle Mountain when they were at a stage in their growth. For example, young eagles that had never been to Eagle Mountain after hatching but had already reached their limit. Yes, young eagles. To great mountain eagles, eagles that had never been to Eagle Mountain were all young eagles.
The other type of eagle that went to Eagle Mountain was an adult eagle that had once again entered the stagnant growth stage. They had already begun to age, and if they did not go to Eagle Mountain, they would continue to age until they died. Once they successfully entered Eagle Mountain and came out, they would undergo a complete transformation and enter the next stage of growth. In theory, a giant mountain eagle was also a type of beast that could grow indefinitely. No one told them this. It was a conditioned reflex that originated from their bloodline, just like how they would eat when they were hungry and drink when they were thirsty. Once they entered that period, they would have a natural instinct that would tell them where to fly and find a solution to their problem.
However, Chacha was not a young eagle, nor had it entered a stagnant growth stage. It had to take a greater risk to go to Eagle Mountain, so it had to stay there longer than other eagles. Among the eagles that went to Eagle Mountain at the same time, only Chacha behaved so willfully that the other eagles thought he was courting death.
Therefore, when Chacha finally came out of Eagle Mountain, the other eagles had already left.
When Chacha wanted to fly to the Fearsome Beast Mountain Forest, it realized that a disaster was coming. Whether it was underwater, on the ground, or in the sky, everything was changing. Chacha did not dare to run around, so it tried to fly along the route that Shao Xuan had taken with it. Then it flew along the Yanjiao hunting area and flew to the place where Yanjiao used to live.
Chacha chased away the other birds and beasts that lived there, then waited for the disaster to end. That was how the rest of the story came to be.
In fact, Chacha would have flown there if not for the invisible barrier in the sky above the river. Even though the river was no longer there, Chacha was still afraid. The scene it saw when it left with Shao Xuan in the canoe was deeply engraved in its mind. Therefore, after the disaster ended, it dawdled for a while. When it was sure that the barrier in the sky was gone and it was about to fly to the Fearsome Beast Mountain Forest, the Yanjiao team actually came.
With the barrier in the sky and the river gone, there were more and more exchanges between the two sides of the river. The pontoon bridge was still there, and the tribe could not continue to live here in seclusion like before. They would have to interact with more people, and every tribe had their own strengths and characteristics that were worth learning. Back then, Yanjiao lived alone in seclusion because of natural isolation. They could not interact with outsiders, but now it was different. They could only broaden their horizons by interacting more. Moreover, they still had to gather information, especially about the desert and the other continent.
Let's not talk about the distant future. Even now, the end of the year winter was getting closer and closer. People in the tribe still wanted to trade the animal skins they hunted for other things.
The pontoon bridge could only bear a limited amount of weight, and it was not very stable. Later on, the river level rose and the river width increased, making the pontoon bridge less reliable.
When Shao Xuan and the others came, the width of the river was only two or three hundred meters. Now, the water level had gradually risen to six or seven hundred meters. Although it had stopped rising, once winter ended and the ice and snow in the upper reaches melted, the river level might change seasonally. Moreover, there was still the rainy season. Therefore, the tribes on both sides of the river were prepared.
The Zhi tribe had originally planned to rebuild their tribe, but they retreated two hundred meters away from the river bank, just in case. On the Yanjiao side, there was no need to worry about their living quarters. However, they had to pay more attention to the low-lying farmlands.
The tribe did not count on the pontoon bridge made of wooden rafts floating on the river. Now, Yanjiao had begun to build ships. In the future, when the expedition team went out to trade, they could learn from the Longboat tribe and use a fleet. They could cross the river and go deep into the land. On the other side of the river, there were many tributaries that flowed into the river, so the fleet could go straight in.
Shao Xuan had been thinking about this for the past few days. Since the tribe had decided to settle down here, and the river was no longer as intimidating as it used to be, there would definitely be more people coming and going from this river. Until now, the river in front of the tribe still didn't have a name. If the expedition team went to other places to trade, and someone asked where the Flaming Horns lived, how would they answer?
Would they say, "We live on the other side of the river?"
There were so many rivers, who knew which one they were talking about?! Not every tribe knew about the dangerous river that used to be.
However, since this river was related to Yanjiao for a thousand years, why not name it after some words related to the Yanjiao tribe?
It wasn't popular to name streams and lakes these days. Tribesmen usually used the method of demarcating their territory. If it was within their own territory, it would be their own section of the river. Or if it was completely within the territory of the Drumming tribe, they would name it. They did not care about rivers that were not in their territory. Even the Longboat tribe's famous "Boat River Fire" legend did not name the river that their fleet often passed by.
Then Yanjiao would set a precedent!
The river … the river in front of the Yanjiao tribe …
The Yanjiao River?
That didn't sound too good. That would make it sound like the entire river belonged to the Flaming Horn tribe. The river was so long that even if the Flaming Horn tribe wanted to expand, they couldn't really take this endless river into their territory.
The Flaming River?
After thinking of a few names, Shao Xuan went to the top of the mountain to discuss with the shamaness and chief. He told them his idea and made the final decision.
Shao Xuan told them his idea. Zheng Luo, Ao and the two shamanesses looked at him with eager eyes.
This was a good idea!
The shamaness had been thinking about how to make the Yanjiao tribe famous. But now was not the time to go on a crusade. Although many people knew about Yanjiao after the battle of Wanshi, it was far from enough for her!
As long as there was a chance, the shamaness would not reject it. Shao Xuan's suggestion was exactly what the shamaness wanted.
They also wanted to name it "Flaming Horn River", but they knew that it would be too much. It would cause the other tribes to be rebellious. There would definitely be more people from other tribes who would object. Then they would use their own tribes' names to name their own sections of the river. That would become a tribal dispute, and it might not last long.
"Then why don't we follow Xuan's suggestion and call it 'Flaming River'?" said Zheng Luo.
The shamaness thought for a moment and nodded.
The others had no objections. The name "Flaming River" was decided just like that.
The name of the river had been chosen but not everyone knew this name. Even if they knew there was a Flaming River, they might not know it was here.
"We can put up a stone tablet," said Shao Xuan.
In many places, stone tablets or other signs would be used to tell outsiders the name of the place or object.
"That's right! We can put up a stone tablet! We can even carve a tribal totem on it! Let people know we named the river! "Duo Kang rubbed his hands together. He was itching to make a stone tablet.
After the decision was made, the tribe immediately took action.
Shao Xuan used the fearsome beast bones he hunted some time ago to make ten bone tablets. He engraved the name "Flaming River" on them and added the words "Erected by the Flaming Horn Tribe". Beside the tablets were the Flaming Horn totemic patterns. He planned to place them near the tribe.
Although they did not name it "Yanjiao River", it was not that far off. It was just more subtle.
Other than the section near the tribe, the tribe also sent a team of warriors to the other side of the river to put up stone tablets further upstream or downstream.
As a result, some tribes that lived near the river often saw people who were easily carrying large stone tablets and setting them up by the river.
Flaming River? Why was it called Flaming River? Some people were confused, some were unhappy.
The Flaming Horn tribesmen grinned and tossed the giant stone tablet into the ground.
We call it "Flaming River"!
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