After Xiong Ye's mother, she gave birth to five more children with different people. Four of them survived. Although she was very powerful, she could not always raise Xiong Ye. Therefore, after Xiong Ye awakened at the age of ten, he moved out of his mother's cave and went to live in the big cave that was provided for children who left their parents and the elderly and disabled who could not go hunting.
The children and the elderly could get the most basic food distributed by the tribe. At the same time, they needed to do some simple gathering work or other chores.
For example, in this season, there were very few plants that could be gathered, so they could only gather firewood nearby.
They did not have much work to do. When they were free, the elderly and disabled would usually lie down in the valley or in the cave to save energy. Some children would do the same, but Xiong Ye was different.
Although his father had passed away early, he vaguely remembered that his father had once brought him out to hunt. At that time, he thought that he wanted to become as powerful as his father when he grew up. He wanted to be the chief so that the people in the tribe would not have to starve.
Since he wanted to be the chief, he definitely could not lie down all the time. His father had told him to eat more and train more!
The people in the tribe were very friendly to the children. The elderly were not stingy in teaching the children their experiences. He asked them about the outside world, learned how to fish, how to make traps, and even what kind of insects could be eaten.
He even shamelessly helped the Grandpa Priest to work and exchange food from him.
The food distributed by the tribe could keep them from starving to death and let them grow up, but it could not let them eat their fill. However, he was very good at making trouble and could always feed himself. Later, he met Shi Li, and the two of them hit it off even more. They looked for food everywhere.
Because of this, he could become one of the most powerful warriors in the tribe when he had just reached adulthood. Just having a powerful beast form did not mean that one could become a powerful warrior!
After Xiong Ye ate a small half of the Lesotho dragon, he returned to the cave where there was a lot of wood drying in front of the door.
His cave was very spacious. There was nothing in it except the stone bowl and stone axe that he had made himself.
Before winter last year, he had stored a lot of food and hay in the cave. But after winter, the food was gone and the hay was dirty.
He had thrown away the hay the other day, and now the cave seemed very empty.
He was about to become partners with Lion Li. Lion Li's cave was for his mother and younger brother to live in, so they would definitely live here. Then, this cave would look a little shabby.
Xiong Ye looked at the wood drying by the door and carried some back into the cave. Then, he transformed into his beast form and began to scratch the bark with his claws.
He piled up the bark in a corner, which could be used for fire in the future. As for the remaining tree trunks, he laid them in the innermost part of the cave.
The cave was too cold, and it was uncomfortable to sleep on it. Usually, they would lay something on the ground before sleeping.
In the past, when he slept alone, he just needed to lay some hay on the ground. But in the future, there would be two people … Xiong Ye felt that he could be more particular. He followed Grandpa Monkey's instructions and laid a layer of wood in the cave. In the future, he would cover it with dinosaur skin, and finally, he would cover it with hay. It would be very comfortable to sleep.
In addition, he could also use wood to make tables and stools … He could go and get more wood tonight.
After Xiong Ye laid seven or eight pieces of wood, he heard his uncle's voice coming from outside, "Time to divide the meat!"
Hearing this voice, he picked up the stone bowl in the corner and rushed out. The others in the tribe followed suit, moving quickly.
This was a habit they had developed since they were young — no matter how busy they were, they could not miss their meals!
Every day, when they were eating, was the happiest time for everyone.
Today, the hunting team had a good harvest. Everyone could get a big piece of meat, and the chief of the tribe, Xiong Ye's uncle, Xiong He, was in charge of dividing the meat.
First, he cut off a piece of liver, the most tender meat, and asked someone to bring it to the priest. Then, he divided the meat among the people in the tribe.
The old, weak, and children in the tribe consciously stepped aside to let the people in the hunting team get the meat first.
Everyone in the hunting team, regardless of gender, got more meat, and those who contributed more would be rewarded. When it was Xiong Ye's turn, Xiong He gave him not only a piece of raw meat, but also an ostrich dragon's heart.
Xiong Ye took it and went to the fire to roast meat for himself.
One after another, other people came to his side and roasted meat with him around the fire, but … Shi Li did not come.
Xiong Ye stood up and looked around the crowd.
Although Shi Li liked to sleep, he would never miss out on dividing meat. Sometimes, before the meat was cooked, he had already finished his share … Why wasn't he here today?
But he did not see Shi Li, only Yang Ying and Yang Su.
"Where's Shi Li?" Xiong Ye walked over and saw Yang Ying and Yang Su roasting meat, and the meat was very big.
The two of them could not get so much meat, so Shi Li's share must be in it.
Yang Ying glanced at Xiong Ye, but since there were outsiders around, she was very polite to Xiong Ye. "He's sleeping, and asked us to help him get his food."
Xiong Ye originally wanted to ask Shi Li to chop trees with him at night, but Shi Li wanted to sleep, and did not even come out for dinner … Xiong Ye decided to go by himself.
At that time, he could give Shi Li a surprise.
Xiong Ye returned to his position, ate a quarter of his roasted meat, and planned to bring the rest back to the cave.
He was used to storing food, and he was not used to using up all his food after a winter … Tomorrow, he must think of a way to bring a big guy back!
Many people had the same thought as Xiong Ye, and some had only eaten a fifth of the meat, or even less. The hunting team would not go hunting tomorrow, so there would be no meat to be shared.
Moreover, there was bone soup to drink today.
Some wild vegetables were added to the soup, which looked like the bones of an ostrich. Although it did not taste good, it could fill one's stomach!
But Xiong Ye did not drink the soup — he did not like eating grass!
Night had fallen, and the fire in the square had been extinguished. Xiong Ye brought the rest of the meat back to the cave, and then left the cave with his stone axe, walking towards the exit of the col.
At the exit, there was a door made of wood and vines, and there was a cat squatting beside it.
This was a member of the tribe, Xiong Ye's cousin, Mao Jin. She was only fourteen years old, and her beast form was very weak, but she was very alert after transforming into her beast form. Since a year ago, she had taken the initiative to guard the door.
Xiong Ye thought it was a good thing for her to do this. Everyone should make their efforts useful.
Seeing Xiong Ye, Mao Jin "meowed", licked her paws, and lay down again.
Xiong Ye smiled, opened the door, and walked out.
They usually would not destroy the woods near the tribe. Xiong Ye walked out, and deftly walked through the woods. Soon, he came to a forest far away from the tribe, and then he began to cut down trees.
After cutting down the big tree, and removing the branches and leaves on it, he soon got a thick piece of wood, and started to cut down the next one.
He cut down four in one breath, and realized that he would not be able to carry any more, so Xiong Ye stopped.
"Do you need help?" A voice suddenly sounded. Xiong Ye raised his head, and saw a man standing under a tree in the distance. It was Zhou.
Zhou looked a little strange — not only did he put dinosaur skin around his waist, but he also put two pieces on his body … In their tribe, usually only girls would do this because they were afraid that the meat on their chest would affect their hunting, or because it was too cold in winter.
Well, it was still quite cold now. Zhou probably put these burdens on himself because it was too cold.
"Why are you here?" Xiong Ye was a little surprised.
Zhou said, "Picking fruits."
Only then did Xiong Ye notice that Zhou was holding a few fruits in his hands.
These were fruits of a type of grass. They were not big, and very sour, but they were very common. They grew from spring to autumn.
When he was young, he was hungry, so he often found these fruits to eat, even though they would make his teeth sour.
However, he did not eat them much after he was 12. Occasionally, he would pick them for Shi Li — at that time, Shi Li's family had not joined the tribe yet, so his mother and younger brother always had nothing to eat.
These fruits should only be available when they were hotter, and most of them were still blooming. Xiong Ye did not know where Zhou found them.
Xiong Ye said, "I don't need your help." With Zhou's small body, could he carry the wood?
Xiong Ye tore off a vine and tied the four pieces of wood together. Then, he took off the animal skin on his body, and turned into a brown bear.
His beast form was very big, and moving around in beast form consumed a lot of energy. He usually did not do this, but he had eaten his fill today, and there was food at home, so he was not worried.
"Roar!" Xiong Ye roared at Zhou — he could not speak in his beast form, so he could only do this.
However, Zhou seemed to be looking at something. He actually turned his head away, and only turned back when he heard Xiong Ye's roar.
Xiong Ye signaled for him to follow, and then he walked forward, deliberately slowing down his pace.
He was afraid that Zhou would not be able to keep up.
There were two moons in the sky, one in the west, and the other in the east. They scattered some light, but it was enough for Xiong Ye to see the road ahead clearly. Occasionally, he could see something running away in the distance.
It should be a small ornithopod dinosaur. Unfortunately, he made too much noise, and before he could get close, those small dinosaurs had already run away …
Xiong Ye felt that it was a pity, but he quickly calmed down.
It was not suitable for hunting at night.
As Xiong Ye walked, he unconsciously walked faster, but Zhou still followed behind him and did not fall behind.
Xiong Ye turned his head and glanced at Zhou.
Although this person had not awakened, his stamina was not bad. Well, when Zhou's mother was still alive, she never treated Zhou badly!
Eating and drinking well every day, Zhou's body would not be too bad.
An ordinary person like Zhou, although there were few things he could do, it was not impossible for him to join the hunting team. Xiong Ye felt that when he went back, he should urge Zhou to train well.
He was going to be the chief, and the chief should be responsible for everyone in the tribe!
The two of them quickly returned to the tribe, one in front of the other.
Xiong Ye put down the log, turned into human form, and put on his clothes. He said to Zhou, "You have followed me for so long without falling behind. You are still very powerful. Train well in the future, and you will definitely be able to join the hunting team! By then, you will be able to eat meat every day! "
In Xiong Ye's opinion, eating grass was definitely a painful thing. Some people liked to eat grass when they were in beast form, and when they were in human form, they would also eat meat wholeheartedly.
But now … Zhou probably would not be able to get any meat.
He turned around, looked at Xiong Ye, and said, "My name is Zhou Ji."
Xiong Ye looked at Zhou Ji in surprise, "You have awakened? What kind of animal is Ji? Why not Zhou Ji? "
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