The Drumming tribe had made a big move this time. They were about to face a battle that had been delayed for a thousand years. It was bound to affect everyone in the tribe. In order to prevent the weaker ones from getting hurt, Bo Gu went to make arrangements after leaving the shaman's house.
Their core battlefield was where their tribe was located. The Drumming tribe was one of the few tribes that used their own place as their battlefield. If they wanted to evacuate everyone who couldn't participate in the battle, they would have to evacuate everyone from their tribe's territory.
Bo Gu's plan was to let those people leave through the Ya tribe's underground cave and then find a place to hide. The Ya people weren't strong in battle but they were good at finding a place to hide.
Bo Gu had seen the person who came out of the ground under his house before. The Ya tribe wouldn't participate in the battle but they would help the Drumming tribe send the people away.
Hence, in the next two days, there were many pregnant women and children carrying bags going into the cave under Bo Gu's house. They would leave through the cave and the Ya tribesmen would lead the way for them.
In these two days, there were more fearsome beasts in the area, especially those patrolling at night. They could even hear the clear sound of waves coming from the river bank. Now that the beast was no longer hiding, the Drumming tribesmen wouldn't go near the river bank. They would only guard the borders of the tribe and hunt down the beasts that intruded.
On the third day, the Drumming tribe was very quiet. There weren't any children playing around and no one was running around.
When the sun was high up in the sky, the shaman walked out of his house and walked towards the fire pit.
The other Drumming tribesmen also came out of their houses and gathered around the fire pit.
Before the hunt began, they had an important ceremony.
To the Drumming tribe, the net was a tool and also a religion.
Perhaps people from other tribes didn't think much of a net, but every time before and after a hunt, the Drumming tribe would hold a special ceremony. Just like the Flaming Horn tribe's mobilization meeting before a hunt, there would be a sword cleansing ceremony after the hunt. The Drumming tribe did the same.
The more important the hunt, the more complicated the ceremony was.
To many tribes, they only needed people, tools and strength to hunt. But the Drumming tribe thought that it was more than that. For them, there was one more important and necessary procedure before a major hunt — a ceremony!
Without that ceremony, the people of the Drumming tribe would feel that no matter how powerful you were, no matter how skillful your hunting skills were, and no matter how sharp your tools were, without a ceremony, there wouldn't be a satisfying hunt, and they wouldn't be able to achieve their goals.
That ritual would bestow power to the hunting net in their hands. This power would allow them to hunt with satisfactory results. They would not miss their targets, they would capture enough prey, and all their tools would achieve the greatest effect.
When it came to rituals, they would naturally mention the Shaman. The Shaman was the host of the ritual. All important rituals of the tribe were inseparable from the Shaman. The Shaman was the most important person of the ritual. Without the Shaman, the ritual would not exist. The hunting net could not be given power, and the hunting operation would end miserably.
It could be said that in the eyes of the Drumming tribe, hunting was a witchcraft operation. The witchcraft would decide the time and method of hunting. The Drumming tribe's main hunting method was net hunting. The Shaman played a crucial role in net hunting, which was why the Shaman of the Drumming tribe had a high status, while the chief's status was far lower than the Shaman's. They could do without a chief for every important operation, but they definitely couldn't do without the Shaman.
When the Gu shaman came to the fire pit, Bo Gu and the others were already there. Inside the fire pit, there was a pile of hunting nets that filled the fire pit!
The nets piled up like a small hill, blocking the fire seed from the fire pit. They didn't burn because of the fire seed in the fire pit.
If you looked closely, you would notice that the nets piled up in the fire pit were different from the ones the Drumming tribe usually used. This was because the beast they were about to hunt was much stronger than the ones they usually hunted! Ordinary straw nets couldn't stop the beast's footsteps at all, let alone kill it. Therefore, they used the best nets they could make this time. Every year, they would gather raw materials for this kind of net during the appropriate seasons and store the hemp fibers. When it was needed, they would take out these precious materials to weave the highest level hunting net.
"Are you ready?" The Shaman shifted his gaze from the fire pit to Bo Gu and the others.
"Yes." Bo Gu looked at the people gathered. These were all the participants of this operation, a total of 1300 people. More than half of them would be in charge of the outer perimeter. Most of them were beginner totemic warriors, while the other half would be in charge of the inner perimeter. Most of them were intermediate totemic warriors, while the experienced ones would be in charge of the inner perimeter.
"If that's the case," the Gu shaman's face turned serious, "Cast the nets!"
Everyone lined up in a long line. This wasn't the first time they did something like this, so they didn't need to say much.
Bo Gu, who was the first on the left, walked towards the fire pit. He stopped in front of the fire pit and stretched out his hand.
The Gu shaman took out a long and thin leaf. The leaf was thin and brittle, as if it would break if touched.
The Gu Wu used three fingers to pinch the leaf, and with a wave of his hand, the withered leaf was like a thin, sharp knife, slicing through Bo Gu's palm.
Blood followed the path of the leaf and slid down Bo Gu's hand into the fire pit. The whole process took less than a breath's time.
Bo Gu stepped to the side and the second person stepped forward. Just like Bo Gu, he stretched out his hand.
Everyone who participated in the battle would drip their blood into the fire pit.
Even though there were 1000 people here, it didn't take long. When the last person finished, it only took half an hour.
When everyone was done, the Gu shaman flicked his finger and threw the leaf into the fire pit, sticking it on top of the hunting net that had been piled up into a small mountain.
What was the meaning of the net?
Subdue!
Conquer!
As the ceremony continued, this thought seemed to have spread out along with the net.
Inside and around the Gu tribe, there were waves of restlessness. The birds that used to fly here had long left. The insects that hid behind the leaves had already spread their wings and flew away.
The other reason why the Gu tribe didn't want the Yanjiao to interfere was because if the net was activated, the Yanjiao wouldn't be able to do anything. In fact, they might even leave the net.
In the Flaming River, the calm waves churned as if something was stirring vigorously below and was about to burst out of the water.
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