The hillside was covered with Buckthorns.
The entire village was surrounded by a wooden fence and a 1 m high earth wall. On the side of the fence and the earth wall, there were some simple but effective wooden watchtowers. "Are those watchtowers also in the village?" On the lookout.
It was sunset, and a few wisps of smoke were already rising from the chimneys of the village.
The moment Zhang Tie followed Ivan's group to the edge of the village, he had been noticed by the people on the watchtowers.
"Ivan and Bulman are back, all of them are back! They've even gained 8 iron-teeth hyenas... "The people on the watchtowers had sharp eyes. After throwing a glance at Zhang Tie, they had exclaimed with a heartfelt pleasure.
Closely after this exclamation, many younger kids ran out of the village while shouting "elder brother", "elder brother". At the same time, they rushed towards Zhang Tie and pulled the corners of the clothes of the youths and teenagers. Some of them even circled around the iron-teeth hyenas on the backs of Ivan's group. Some of them drooled while some shouted that they wanted to make clothes with the skins of iron-teeth hyenas. It was pretty boisterous.
All the villagers in the village had coarse skin; however, they were very sturdy, which was the feature of the aborigines living in Ice and Snow Wilderness. The village was not rich. All the places looked a bit simple. All the houses in the village were one-storey cabins. After being surrounded by wooden fences, each cabin had 2 or 3 cabins. However, it was still full of cheers and laughter; especially after the hunters came back.
After knowing that Zhang Tie had just saved the 8 teenagers in Kurgan village, Zhang Tie was undoubtedly warmly welcomed.
Uncle Zieg, the village head of Kurgan village, took Zhang Tie to his home. After that, the 8 teenagers' family members made various kinds of dried meat. After that, the 8 teenagers' family members sent various dried fruits and Buckthorns to Zhang Tie. They all appreciated Zhang Tie very much.
Zhang Tie was also moved by the simplicity of the villagers. After walking around the village, Zhang Tie knew that this village was not rich. However, the things that the villagers sent to him were basically the best that the village could provide.
For example, jerky. On the way to the village, Zhang Tie knew that the iron-teeth hyenas would be pickled for their meat besides their fur. Although Zhang Tie knew that it didn't taste good, it was not a waste for these tribesmen living in Ice and Snow Wilderness. Those families left the bad meat at home; instead, they sent Zhang Tie top-class meat such as venison and pheasant which smelled very good.
Sieg, the head of Kurgan village was a tough man at his 50s or 60s. Due to the hardships in Ice and Snow Wilderness, he looked a bit older than his actual age. Therefore, Zhang Tie was not sure about his specific age.
Deep wrinkles appeared on Zieg's forehead. However, his body was very straight. Not only was it straight, but it was also very tall. He was almost two meters tall, and his shoulders were thick and broad. At first glance, he gave off the feeling that he could take on responsibilities.
After handing those items to his wife for processing in the kitchen, Sieg and Zhang Tie sat by the stone table in the courtyard and chatted.
After that, Zieg's wife made two cups of hot water for them. Watching the yellowish-green leaves and the golden soup floating in the terracotta cup, Zhang Tie blinked his eyes out of disbelief, 'Are they tea? No way! Since when did the tribes in Ice and Snow Wilderness live such a luxurious life?' If a packet of tea could be transported here, it would definitely be much more expensive than that in Blackhot City.
Picking up the cup, Zhang Tie sniffed it and found that it smelled a bit different than tea water. However, it also contained a faint fragrance of plants. Zhang Tie then blew on it. After blowing it for a bit, Zhang Tie felt that the soup tasted a bit sour.
"Are they tea leaves?" Zhang Tie asked.
"They're indeed not from the East. They're Seabuckthorn tea made by us!" Squinting his eyes, Zieg had a mouthful of it with a very enjoyable look, "The leaves of Seabuckthorn tree could be eaten by both humans and animals. Thanks to the Buckthorn trees on the hillside outside the village, nobody in Kurgan village has been starved to death for over 200 years. As long as the Buckthorn trees are alive, we can survive too! "" That's right, the Buckthorn trees are alive! "
The head of Kurgan village said proudly.
"It tastes good!" Zhang Tie revealed a smile. After drinking two mouthfuls, he also gulped down the leaves like Zieg. After that, he chewed and swallowed them. No matter what, Zhang Tie could not afford to drink expensive tea drinks. It was nothing different than the "wild spring" made by the elders of Huaiyuan Palace. Although a cup of "wild spring" might be more valuable than all the Seabuckthorn trees on the hillside, Zhang Tie didn't measure the value of something by money. This value had been deeply implanted in Zhang Tie's mind since he was born in Blapei.
Seeing that Zhang Tie didn't mind it at all and ate those Buckthorn leaves which could also be used to feed livestock, Sieg finally revealed a brilliant smile as he thumbed up towards Zhang Tie, "You're the real friend of our Kurgan village!"
Zhang Tie had almost figured out the personalities of these upper tribes in Ice and Snow Wilderness. Both the young Ivan and Zieg were straightforward and clear-cut. If you treated them well and respected them, they would treat you better and respect you more. However, if you dared to offend them, they would definitely fight you to death.
Zhang Tie liked these people.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Tie decided to tell the most important thing that he wanted to know since he came to Kurgan village.
"When I came here, I heard from Ivan that a member of school of patron had come to Kurgan village a few days ago. Can you tell me about that person? I'm also a pious believer of school of patron. It's really out of my imagination that I could meet a member of school of patron in Ice and Snow Wilderness!"
"Oh, you're a believer of school of patron?" Zieg threw an amazed glance at Zhang Tie.
"Right, when I was in Norman Empire, I was a pious devotee of the school of patron. When I saved Ivan and his brothers, I mentioned that I was a follower of the school of patron. Ivan then told me that a member of the school of patron had come here a few days ago!"
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, Zieg didn't doubt it anymore, "The one who came to Kurgan village is a powerful wild patron of school of patron. He's here to investigate the animal tide on Grey Hill!"
Zhang Tie's heart raced. It was his second time to hear the name "wild patron" of school of patron. When he attended the survival training in Wild Wolf Valley for the first time, Zerom told him that wild patrons of school of patron had a powerful ability to control animals. It was a very powerful and mysterious profession. Zhang Tie had not imagined that he could meet such a person here.
"Is there anything strange about this animal tide?"
Needless to say, there must be something special if it could attract wild patrons to investigate it. Otherwise, why would those people come here?
"The last time there was a beast tide on Grey Hill was seven years ago. Now it's happening again. This is indeed strange!" Chief Zieg said with a frown.
"Why?"
"According to the history of Ice and Snow Wilderness and the previous animal tides, the interval between each animal tide was about 12-15 years. As Ice and Snow Wilderness is too large, many powerful wild living beings without natural enemies would have a sharp increase in population after a period of recuperation. As a result, there would be an animal tide. It's nothing strange. However, this time, the second animal tide broke out only 7 years after the last one. It's very unusual. This has never happened in Ice and Snow Wilderness before! "
"Is that the only reason?"
"Of course, there's something more strange!" Zieg's wrinkles on his forehead deepened, "Previously, animal tides would not break out at the same time. When iron-teeth hyenas arrived, other living beings such as wild huge wolves and hell rats would not break out at the same time. However, this time, I was told that different living beings' animal tides came from different places in Ice and Snow Wilderness. What's even stranger is that this beast tide has rendered the spells of many tribes and villages in the outskirts of the Grey Hill ineffective … "
"Bloody territory?"
Realizing that Zhang Tie didn't know what was bloody territory, Zieg patiently explained it to Zhang Tie. The so-called bloody territory was a magic spell that shaman priests in Ice and Snow Wilderness applied with the fresh blood and lives of some wild beasts and dangerous living beings. The only function of this magic spell was to prevent those dangerous living beings from approaching the tribes and villages being protected by this magic spell so as to provide an invisible protection for people living here.
A type of Bloody Territory Spell targeted only one kind of beast. In the surroundings of some large tribes, there would often be many layers of Bloody Territory Spells protecting them, expelling some dangerous lifeforms that could threaten the ordinary people of the tribe, and not daring to rashly approach.
Take Kurgan village as an instance, over 4 decades ago, a shaman priest released a bloody territory for this village, which was aimed at iron-teeth hyenas which always appeared near the village. Since that bloody territory was released, over the past 4 decades, although Kurgan village had experienced some animal tides, none of the iron-teeth hyenas had approached 10 miles away from the village.
However, this time, not knowing whether the spell of the bloody territory had lost its effect or the iron-teeth hyenas became crazy, 10 km was not the safety line that Kurgan Village could keep iron-teeth hyenas out of the village anymore.
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
