After the Flaming Horns migrated here, they decided that this cave was the most suitable place to store the core seed after a discussion.
It was neither too far nor too close to where they lived. It wouldn't affect the tribesmen's lives, but it wasn't too far away either.
The seed affected both living and non-living things, especially those with weak resistance. People who hadn't awakened their totemic power couldn't get too close. Even powerful totemic warriors had to stay a certain distance away from the seed. Even if they used herbs to strengthen their resistance every day, they still couldn't withstand the seed's effects.
That was why the guards were still some distance away from the cave. There were many traps along the way. Only those who were familiar with the layout could pass through safely.
When Shao Xuan arrived at the cave, he didn't let the guards follow him in. Usually, the guards wouldn't enter the cave unless it was necessary. Every time they stood at the entrance, they felt like their bodies were on alert. For the Yanjiao who hunted often and had sharp senses, it wasn't a good feeling. If it wasn't for the fact that the seed was an important source of weapons, they would've stayed away if they encountered such a situation elsewhere.
The guards already gave Shao Xuan the bug-skin clothes. After changing his clothes, Shao Xuan moved the big stone away from the entrance, walked into the cave, and moved the stone back to block the entrance. The outside light was suddenly cut off, and only some wind blew in through the hidden ventilation holes, causing the airflow inside to flow.
The water moonstones were much brighter than usual in this cave. Shao Xuan knew this from his time in the desert. This was the seed's effect on the stones.
The cave was filled with the smell of death, as if warning all living things to stay away. This was why many beasts stayed away.
Yanjiao spent a lot of effort to dig this cave. The tunnel was wide and tall enough for them to transport the stones. For other tribesmen, they had to rely on tools or a lot of manpower. But for Yanjiao people, if the stones weren't too big, they could carry one by themselves.
A tunnel led directly to where the stones were placed. It was carved into a wide, circular field. For the seed, the Yanjiao people had almost emptied it.
Pieces of carefully selected stone were placed neatly in a circle around the core seed in the center.
The better the material, the shorter the time it took to change. The smelted material would be better too. Plus, the Flaming Horns were good at choosing materials. If they didn't have a core seed or a metal tool, they would still choose materials and grind them into tools. Today was different from the past. Now, everyone was choosing stones for the sake of sending them here. This way, they would be able to obtain better weapons. People always liked to change in a better direction. This was a necessity for survival.
There were many paths between the stones in the center to make it easier for people to check. Every once in a while, someone would come over to check which stones could be moved to the casting room.
With Shao Xuan's special vision, he didn't need to rely on the light from the water moon stone to see the changes in the stones.
In the past, the quality of the stones would be directly distinguished by light and darkness in the special vision. However, these stones that had been placed here for a long time had begun to change. The images that appeared were no longer uniform. Instead, they seemed to have been divided into sections with different shades of colour. Only a special section was needed to forge the new bronze. The metal ores in the other sections may be precious, but at least for now, the Flaming Horns did not need them. Maybe in the future, when forging skills reached a higher level, they would shift their focus to the stone sections.
Shao Xuan didn't look at the other stones. Instead, he went straight to where the crystals were. There was an area specially set aside to store the large crystals from the Drumming tribe. At a glance, this area was the only one that was different from the other stones.
At the time, Shao Xuan's idea was a whim. Originally, they wanted to store the crystals and trade them with the slave masters on the other side of the sea. After all, the people there preferred beautiful and rare stones. It was Shao Xuan who sent some of the larger crystals here. As for the smaller ones, some were stored. Just as Zheng Luo and Duo Kang thought, some of them could be used for trade in the future. The rest was used by Shao Xuan to polish lenses. He made a magnifying glass for Gui Ze to study herbs. He also made a few binoculars for everyone to keep watch and travel.
When he came to the area where the crystals were placed, in his special vision, most of the crystals had changed. Only the surface didn't change much, but the insides were completely different.
Especially the center, in Shao Xuan's special vision, it was as bright as the moon. Compared to the other stones, it was as dim as stars. This was also the reason why no one objected when he had people trade with the Drumming tribe to place more crystals here.
Under the influence of the core seed, these crystals underwent strange changes.
Not every stone was suitable to be placed in the core seed's area of influence. Some stones, like jade, were not suitable. Their changes were too slow. If a jade was placed here and taken out after a few years, the changes might not be obvious. The better the jade, the slower the change. No one had the time to wait.
What was even more strange was that Shao Xuan had also chosen some crystals from other places. Some of them were similar to the Drumming tribe's crystals. However, after a while, they realised that the Drumming tribe's crystals had the most peculiar and fastest changes.
Perhaps the Drumming tribe's crystals were not the normal crystals Shao Xuan thought. Since the Drumming tribe treated them so specially, it seemed like they had their own special characteristics.
There were too many stones that looked the same but were different in essence. It wasn't easy to tell them apart. Even Shao Xuan couldn't use his special vision to tell them apart. But now, he found a way to use the core seed to tell them apart. However, this method required a long time and couldn't be decided in a short period of time.
It was rare to see a stone suitable for the core seed cave. Of course, the tribesmen wouldn't object to Shao Xuan's decision. Compared to trading crystals with the slave masters, they were more willing to create something more valuable for themselves.
Up until now, Yanjiao had already obtained larger crystals from the Drumming tribe. However, because they didn't know if the crystals were what Yanjiao needed, they didn't bring them all in. After all, if Yanjiao didn't need the crystals for now, they might as well rely on other stones. It would save them a lot of time and space.
However, if they found out that the crystal contained something that everyone needed, and that it was more valuable than the other stones, and could bring more benefits to the Flaming Horn tribe, then the Flaming Horn tribe would transport all of their crystals here.
Deactivating his special vision, Shao Xuan used the light from the water moon stone to look at the crystals.
Most of the crystals the Drumming tribe took out were colourless crystals, but now, the inside of the colourless and transparent crystals had changed beyond recognition. Of course, the most eye-catching was the crystal core.
Inside the transparent crystal, the center was filled with all kinds of colors, as if the originally colorless crystal had been dyed into a colorful color. Some yellow, red, gray, brown, and other colors were scattered around in an irregular pattern, blocking the things inside, making it impossible for people to see what exactly was inside.
The crystal core was small at first, but as time passed, it slowly grew bigger. Shao Xuan felt that the crystal core was about to 'grow' so he came here. He needed the core, not the colourful stones that surrounded the crystal core. The crystal core was the brightest thing Shao Xuan could see in his special vision.
In his special vision, the brighter something was, the more precious it was. This was something Shao Xuan had learned from his experience.
Since he didn't know what a crystal core was, Shao Xuan only picked the smallest crystal.
When he picked it up, Shao Xuan's hand sank. Shao Xuan couldn't help but be surprised.
Heavy!
The crystal core had become much heavier!
This wasn't just a small change. The change was too obvious. It was several times bigger than before. It was hard to ignore.
Without Shao Xuan's permission, the other people who came in to move the stones didn't dare touch the crystal even if they were curious about it. They just watched from the side and reported to Shao Xuan when they left. So until now, no one knew that the crystal core was so heavy!
This made Shao Xuan even more curious about what was inside the crystal core. Shao Xuan put the crystal core in the animal skin bag he had prepared and left the cave. He took off the white worm skin coat and gave it to the guard. Then, he brought the crystal core to the forging room.
The people in the forging room were busy forging weapons. They hoped that every Yanjiao warrior could have their own new bronze. However, there was a limit to the number of green-faced fanged beasts they could take each time. They also had to make sure that the green-faced fanged beasts were healthy. After all, they didn't know if there was an eighth green-faced fanged beast in this world. The forest of fearsome beasts was so badly damaged that they didn't know how many had survived. No one could be sure if there were any green-faced fanged beasts in this forest.
However, everyone knew about sustainable development. This kind of thing couldn't be rushed.
That was why the people in the forging room had some free time. During this free time, everyone would gather to discuss their recent discoveries and experiences. The Flaming Horns were already lagging behind the others in this area. Only through communication could they improve their skills. This was their only advantage. If they didn't improve at all, they wouldn't be able to face the other tribesmen. They might even be replaced by others.
"Hey, Grand Elder, why are you here?" The people who were chatting saw Shao Xuan and quickly got up to greet him.
"I brought you something." Shao Xuan took out the crystal core from the animal skin bag.
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