On the way back, Shao Xuan would check on the ice blocks every few days, as well as the animals that had been frozen for who knows how long.
The reason why Shao Xuan picked the ice block was because the bones in the ice block were the best preserved.
Before leaving the tribe, Shao Xuan had been studying the desert monster he got from the Hui tribe. He figured out some of its secrets, but he didn't have the time to test it out. So this time, Shao Xuan planned to test his theory on the ancient beast corpses sealed in the ice.
The people of Rock Hill City turned the dead into monsters. The most important thing was the bones. The monsters were dead, but they could still move. Their bones were what supported them!
Shao Xuan could see the bones of the animals through the ice blocks. The other animals in the ice blocks either had no bones or their bones were dim. Only the bones in the ice block were brighter in Shao Xuan's special vision. This meant that the bones weren't seriously damaged, and they might even be more active.
The more active they were, the higher Shao Xuan's chances of success.
The one sealed in the ice block didn't look like anything special. The creature inside seemed to be curled up into a ball. Shao Xuan couldn't tell what kind of animal it was.
But it didn't matter. The ice blocks they fished up should be able to last until they landed. As long as they saw land, they could get more ice from the mountains to replace the melted water.
"How long until we reach?" Duo Kang asked Shao Xuan.
Winter was over and the moon was out. They definitely wouldn't be able to make it in time for the tribe's sacrifice.
Shao Xuan looked at the direction the Universal Eye was facing and estimated the time they would be at sea. "Soon. At our current speed, we should be able to see land in ten days."
"That's good!" Life on the sea was too boring. Duo Kang felt his bones itch and wanted to move around. He still preferred the mountains and forests. The Taihe tribe was also dispirited because they weren't used to it.
Only the people of the Longboat tribe were still in a state of excitement.
Ten days later.
Following the eagle's cry in the sky, everyone's mind shook.
"We're here?!"
Duo Kang, who had been sleeping, quickly climbed onto the observatory and looked ahead with his binoculars.
"Haha! They had arrived! We see land! "Duo Kang laughed as he shouted down.
Many of the dispirited Taihe people also came out and looked ahead. They couldn't see the land yet, but since Duo Kang said that it was right in front of them, they were very excited. For them, this was the beginning of a new life.
"How's your language and writing these days?"
"It's alright. Normal communication is no problem. We'll be more familiar with each other in the future."
It was rare for the Taihe people to chat and laugh with the Yanjiao soldiers.
Shao Xuan looked at the wooden compartments in the cabin. Originally, they were filled with ice, but now, 99% of it had melted. Only a little bit of ice was left floating on top. The various insects and beasts that were frozen in the ice were also lying in the water.
If they didn't land soon, they would rot and stink in less than two days. In fact, some of them were already starting to smell.
There were no children or people who hadn't awakened their totemic power on this ship. On this ship, there were only three to five people who could enter, and they were all strong people with strong resistance to diseases.
He ordered people to seal up the melted wooden compartments. Once they landed, they would bring them to the snowy mountains.
There were eagle cries in the sky, but they weren't Chacha's cries. They were from other giant mountain eagles.
"There are people from the Hui tribe here," Shao Xuan heard one of the cries and said.
He was familiar with that cry. It was the Hui tribe's Gu La's eagle named "Shan Dao".
As the fleet continued to move forward, the land became clearer. They could see the tall mountains and the eagles flying in the sky.
Shao Xuan let Chacha bring him over first.
"You're finally back!" Gu La stood on Shan Dao's back and shouted when he saw Shao Xuan and Chacha flying over.
"When did you arrive?" Shao Xuan asked.
"The chief said he was worried that you wouldn't be able to find anyone after you came back, so after you left, people would come here every day. Even in winter, sometimes people would follow, sometimes they would send a few eagles. Now that winter is over, we would also come here. I didn't expect to see you today! "
Gu La looked at the fleet on the sea, "There are too many ships."
"Yes, we built five new ships. One of them ran into some problems on the way, so now there are only twenty-four ships in total," Shao Xuan explained. On the way back, they encountered a hunting sea beast. It crashed into the ship and made it half-scrapped. It wouldn't sink for a while, but it couldn't continue sailing.
After transferring the people on that ship, the remaining twenty-four ships continued to sail, which was what Gu La saw now.
"Did you get the people?" Gu La asked again.
"Yes, but they're not used to life on the sea. Their mental state isn't very good, so they need to rest for a few days before setting off again."
"We found a suitable place to rest nearby. It's a cave. Although it can't fit everyone, it can fit about five hundred people."
"A cave that can fit five hundred people? That's enough, "Shao Xuan said.
He let the people in the worst condition rest in the cave. The others either stayed on the ship or found a place to rest outside the cave. Totemic warriors had good resistance to the cold.
When they finally touched solid ground, the exhausted Taihe people quickly recovered. They even curiously conversed with the people from the Hui tribe. They weren't familiar with the language here, so they spoke slowly.
Since the Taihe people and Yanjiao were allies, and the Hui tribe and Yanjiao were allies, the allies of allies were also allies. That was why Gu La and the others were very friendly to the Taihe people. They caught some fresh beasts and brought them over.
Shao Xuan asked Chacha to bring the wooden boxes of ice to the snow-covered mountains. There were many mountains nearby, and he wasn't sure if it was because the temperature hadn't risen in this season, but half of them were covered in white.
On the colder mountain peaks, the melted water turned into ice again, freezing the insects and beasts.
Shao Xuan wore a pair of gloves made of animal hide and washed away the mud on the surface of the unknown creature he scooped up from the ice.
Surprisingly, the mud was still tightly wrapped around the creature.
As the mud was washed away bit by bit, the creature that Shao Xuan couldn't see clearly was finally completely exposed in front of him.
Wings?
Shao Xuan looked at the wing-like thing that was wrapped around the creature. There were some thin and short hairs on the wings.
Shao Xuan pulled the wings but couldn't move them. He didn't want to force them open either, so he stopped. Instead, he looked at the sharp claws that were exposed.
It was the same as a bat's. It was attached to the wings like a hook.
Thinking of the fatal wounds on the insects and beasts he found in the ice, he looked at the claws again. Perhaps the wounds on the insects and beasts were caused by these claws.
After looking at it for a while, Shao Xuan placed it in a wooden box and covered it with a wooden cover. When he came back tomorrow, it would be frozen again.
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